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2nd place · 6-0Archived from Iowaaagh! Moose-tacular 2026

8 Aug 2026 · Cedar Rapids, US · played by Tim Royers

Submitted for 11th ed.·Source: ListHammer event results

1200·Updated Aug 30 by GrimSlate Archive

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,995pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 9%, spread across the list; resilience and objective control are in the bottom 4%.

«the top 9%» means above roughly 91% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapedashed ring = average list

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 9% of lists

Top 9% · 6.96 per 100 pts · mostly Talonstrike Kill Team (20%)

265 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Strong against line infantry

Top 19% · 4.79 per 100 pts · mostly Talonstrike Kill Team (20%)

265 pts

Gap · Resilience

Fragile for its points

Bottom 1% · 0.40 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (32%)

135 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 4% · 0.90 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (20%)

135 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 26% · 0.63 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (15%)

135 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 2 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

10 scoring bodies, 15 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 4 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T5.5, 3.5 W per model and 2 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

56weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep91 ×.2

Anti-infantryp81 ×.2

Anti-elitep43 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Objective control is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package4 read

Army ×1Detachment ×1Enhancement ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 3 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Combat Doctrinesconditional

Detachment

Restrictionsconditional

Enhancement

The Tome of Ectocladesconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Hellfire Rounds1 CP
Kraken Rounds1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 10
Largest single investment: Indomitor Kill Team(14%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeTalonstrike Kill Team20%
10 units contribute
anti-infantryTalonstrike Kill Team20%
10 units contribute
anti-eliteTalonstrike Kill Team17%
10 units contribute
anti-armourTalonstrike Kill Team18%
10 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike4
Scouts1
Infiltrators2
FLY3
Precision4
Battleline2

Leader groups

Captain in Gravis Armour → Indomitor Kill Teamenhancement

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

9Possible9Difficult

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
No Prisoners
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 9%, spread across the list; resilience and objective control are in the bottom 4%.

«the top 9%» means above roughly 91% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapedashed ring = average list

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 9% of lists

Top 9% · 6.96 per 100 pts · mostly Talonstrike Kill Team (20%)

265 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Strong against line infantry

Top 19% · 4.79 per 100 pts · mostly Talonstrike Kill Team (20%)

265 pts

Gap · Resilience

Fragile for its points

Bottom 1% · 0.40 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (32%)

135 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 4% · 0.90 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (20%)

135 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 26% · 0.63 per 100 pts · best available: Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (15%)

135 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 2 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

10 scoring bodies, 15 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 4 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T5.5, 3.5 W per model and 2 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

56weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep91 ×.2

Anti-infantryp81 ×.2

Anti-elitep43 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Objective control is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package4 read

Army ×1Detachment ×1Enhancement ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 3 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Combat Doctrinesconditional

Detachment

Restrictionsconditional

Enhancement

The Tome of Ectocladesconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Hellfire Rounds1 CP
Kraken Rounds1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 10
Largest single investment: Indomitor Kill Team(14%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeTalonstrike Kill Team20%
10 units contribute
anti-infantryTalonstrike Kill Team20%
10 units contribute
anti-eliteTalonstrike Kill Team17%
10 units contribute
anti-armourTalonstrike Kill Team18%
10 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike4
Scouts1
Infiltrators2
FLY3
Precision4
Battleline2

Leader groups

Captain in Gravis Armour → Indomitor Kill Teamenhancement

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

9Possible9Difficult

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
No Prisoners
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.