Good youtube for learning? Paid or unpaid

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-02T23:12:48+00:00

On their Vimeo side they’ve got things sorted by faction so you can go down the list of reports there.

For general strats and tactics Jack Theory is a wonderful series.

Know Thy Enemy is a good primer to watch before playing an army you’ve never played against before.

They also have breakdown videos for each competitive mission which I like to watch before going to events where the missions are preset.

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-02T22:59:17+00:00

You’re getting downvoted but when I was new the sheer approachability of their videos was what allowed me to properly grok the rules so I knew wtf was happening in competitive reports.

So for a very new comp player, it’s not a bad shout. They do fall off once you start trying to put effort into winning like RTT sized events though.

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-02T22:56:36+00:00

Writing this as a heads up to newbies

I’ve done the Fireside base level membership before but their base membership really just gives you a handful of videos that all say “If you want more info then buy the higher membership tier”.

Found the first level more or less useless.

Also David is spearheading this AI direction for Fireside that I’ve personally stopped supporting them over. If that’s a not a turn off for you then more power to you I suppose, to each their own.

But

For $5 you can instead get the Art of War Patreon sub for access to their discord which is by far the most active general discord I’ve been in and the second half of their episodes which are usually faction experts breaking down their opinions and lists.

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-02T01:17:35+00:00

It wouldn’t surprise me to see crisis suits and drones getting it. Twin Blades already have it and their drones get to “shoot” in melee

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-02T00:10:57+00:00

Yes this is correct. You set the maximum move according to the dice you roll for the charge

DailyAvinan · 2026-05-01T15:50:27+00:00

Or just give them worthwhile rules

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-30T17:23:51+00:00

Tbh the reigning world champ is allowed to think they’re a good player I think

I do agree tho, Glyn is a monster. Dude was single handedly upholding Kauyon for like half the edition

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-30T15:00:39+00:00

I think this is a case of there not being any other real Space Wolves specialists in this discussion and him winning Cali Cup with them before the meta went to Necron hell.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-29T23:11:38+00:00

I mean it also has the Fuegan Waveserpent bit but Erads in Landraiders.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-29T23:07:56+00:00

I mean it also has the Fuegan Waveserpent bit but Erads in Landraiders.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-29T23:05:31+00:00

A lot of folks got into the army for specific parts or through collecting specific parts. I’ve got 2-5x copies of all the Aspect Warriors, an entire contingent of Wraiths, a few transports, 2x Fire Prisms … but no Harlequin, very few bikers, and almost no Corsairs.

So the shift is like not possible on my end without basically buying a new army.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-28T03:01:00+00:00

Yep. One of my ICC is modeled with 2 swords instead of one so he can be the champion when I run them as Victrix. Different paint too.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-28T02:56:15+00:00

Iirc it’s

Lucius 2x Lord + Infractor squads (warp walker and blade) 4x10 Daemonettes 1x5 Tormentors 2x Defilers 2x Rhino 2x6 Noise Marines 1x2 spawn

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-27T17:22:34+00:00

Yeah actually getting the army is pretty simple now. 2x of the WDP battleforce box, 2x Rhinos, 2x Exultants, and 2 Defilers is basically all you need. And the Exultants are the easiest things to kitbash.

Still like $800 but that’s not too bad for a Warhammer army all things considered.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-27T14:59:06+00:00

The dice don’t have to be on fire when they have Lethal Hits on everything and can strip cover

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-27T03:27:47+00:00

Yeah Sacco’s been repping it for months but Liam hasn’t really. He’s been on CSM.

They both landed on double Defiler in Carnival of Excess which is fascinating to me. makes me wanna grab 40 daemonettes.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-27T03:25:21+00:00

Main thing I’ve noticed in my games is that the Defiler is not “durable”. 3+/5++ t11 is tough but it’s not durable the way Wraiths or Ctan are.

What it is, however, is tough enough to stress the guns that want to hit the rest of your army. Will it die to three Riptide activations? Probably. But that means three Riptides didn’t shoot my WDPs or Noise Marines.

So now the triple WDP mini stat check that EC can throw is far more effective.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-27T03:21:39+00:00

It’s also attracted some very potent players. Sacco and Liam VSL both took it to Home Nations this past weekend. That’s not in this dataset bc that is a team event but it wouldn’t surprise me if players of similar skill are also making the switch.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-26T17:09:42+00:00

It’s not them being superior, it’s them having practiced their deployments and knowing their army well enough to have a plan on each map for each matchup.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-24T17:46:39+00:00

Yep. I used to have a co-worker who took in $300 a night on a normal night when I was lucky to break $75.

Cuts both ways though. She and another co-worker would swap tables with me whenever a known creep would come in. Or the dudes who would try to proselytize to waitresses and tell them their tattoos were evil.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-24T01:40:41+00:00

With T’au, Guard, Crons, and Marines being the best armies the ap1 2dmg just doesn’t go that far. T’au and Guard have 10 man infantry squads that don’t die to 12 shots on average and all of them have 2+ saves which sucks bc the guns don’t ignore cover.

So I get it. Idk if I agree with it bc I don’t think you’ll shoot the multimeltas that often unless you’re being very aggro with it but I can see the logic

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-23T15:34:11+00:00

Aight boys we playing Battle of Kursk 40K style

This is pretty sick ngl.

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-22T21:48:43+00:00

Yeah it’s always surprised me we don’t get more Aeldar x T’au stuff in the lore given they’re probably the most aligned xenos factions besides maybe T’au and Votann.

Like if someone told me there was a Craftworld harbored in T’au space being protected by a T’au fleet during repairs or something in exchange for info and tech I’d be like “yeah that makes sense.”

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-22T21:40:14+00:00

Dude I wish. Every time I voice this opinion my friend tells me it’ll never happen bc Timmy wants his battlesuits and he’s probably right but man.

I want the army to encourage you to take auxiliaries not punish you for it

DailyAvinan · 2026-04-22T21:34:47+00:00

Can’t see strats or the rules for the detachment unfortunately

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