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Competitive Innovations: Archive

Competitive Innovations is a (now) weekly column we started with 9th Edition to highlight winning lists from tournaments each week, aiming to see what tools people are using in the new edition and how things change over time. This page has links to each article in the series.

Don't want to search through past editions for the latest hot tech for your faction? Why not take a look at the List Archetypes page, which summarises all the current top builds in the metagame.

2022/8/10 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Skeletal Surge
2022/8/05 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Elves Strike Back Pt.2
2022/8/03 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Elves Strike Back Pt.1
2022/7/27 Competitive Innovations in 9th: From Warp and Tomb
2022/7/20 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nephilim Team Special
2022/7/15 Competitive Innovations Bonus: Paris GT
2022/7/13 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nephilim Unleashed
2022/7/06 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Varying Degrees of Tyranid

Warzone: Nephilim, Chaos Space Marines, and associated balance updates start going live.

2022/6/29 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Play Them Off
2022/6/22 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nachmund Omega
2022/6/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Return of the Wings pt. 2
2022/6/15 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Return of the Wings pt. 1
2022/6/08 Competitive Innovatioins in 9th: T'au Still Got It
2022/6/01 Competitive Innovations in 9th - Part 1: The Tyranid Was Still in Effect
2022/5/26 Competitive Innovations in 9th - Part 2: Aeldari Are Fine, Actually
2022/5/25 Competitive Innovations in 9th - Part 1: Tyranids are Fine, Actually

Chaos Knights and Imperial Knights start going live.

2022/5/18 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Sequel is Always Worse
2022/5/11 Competitive Innovations in 9th: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature
2022/5/04 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Everything to Play For
2022/4/27 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Calm Before the Swarm

The April Balance Dataslate starts going live.

2022/4/20 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Curtain Falls
2022/4/13 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Why So Serious?
2022/4/07 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Joker Mode Pt. 2
2022/4/06 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Joker Mode Pt. 1
2022/3/30 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Down with the Clown
2022/3/23 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Three Ursine Hypothesis
2022/3/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Too Little Warhammer, Not Quite Often Enough

Aeldari starts going live.

2022/3/09 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Godzilla Mode
2022/3/03 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Too Much Warhammer, Too Often Pt.2
2022/3/02 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Too Much Warhammer, Too Often Pt.1
2022/2/24 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Gold Standard pt.2
2022/2/23 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Gold Standard pt.1
2022/2/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Tau Time

T'au Empire starts going live.

2022/2/09 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Crossing the Gauntlet

War Zone Nachmund and the February balance dataslate start going live. And probably Vigilus Alone too, but who can tell?

2022/2/02 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Big Finish
2022/1/26 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Final Stretch

Adeptus Custodes and Genestealer Cults start going live.

2022/1/19 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Showcase Showdown
2022/1/12 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Back to Work, Back to War
2021/12/22 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Advent Annihilation
2021/12/15 Competitive Innovations in 9th: To the Finish Line
2021/12/08 Competitive Innovations in 9th: December Duels
2021/12/01 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Balanced Teams
2021/11/24 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Talos Terrorize Texas

Octarius 2 starts going live.

2021/11/17 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Liminal State

Balance Dataslate starts going live. Octarius 1 starts going live.

2021/11/12 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Orders pt.2
2021/11/11 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Orders pt.1

Black Templars sort of nebulously start becoming legal about here.

2021/11/03 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Talavera Team Special
2021/10/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Many Magnificent Majors pt.2
2021/10/27 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Many Magnificent Majors pt.1
2021/10/20 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Silver Surge
2021/10/14 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Three Apiece
2021/10/06 Competitive Innovations in 9th: NOLA Nailbiter
2021/09/29 Competitive Innovations in 9th: London Goes Big
2021/09/23 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Warp Stirs pt.2
2021/09/22 Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Warp Stirs pt.1
2021/09/15 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Supermajor Surprise
2021/09/08 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Goonhammerception
2021/09/02 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Global Waaaagh pt.2
2021/09/01 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Global Waaaagh pt.1
2021/08/25 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Magnificent Seven

Grey Knights and Thousand Sons live.

2021/08/19 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Slamtastic Summer pt.2
2021/08/18 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Slamtastic Summer pt.1
2021/08/11 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Waaagh on the Horizon

Ork Codex kind of sort of released AdMech Nerfs start going live

2021/08/04 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Look Who's Outside Again
2021/07/29 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Big Summer Blowout pt.2
2021/07/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Big Summer Blowout pt.1

Book of Fire Released

2021/07/21 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Machine Superiority
2021/07/14 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Skitarii Super Sunday
2021/07/07 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Rumblings Down Under
2021/06/30 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Age of the Machine
2021/06/23 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Onslaught GT

Big FAQ and Chapter Approved Universally Live.

2021/06/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Drukhari Endgame
2021/06/09 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Bugeater GT & Armed Forces Day Charity GT

Codex Adepta Sororitas released

2021/06/02 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Rocky Top Rumble and Copenhammer

Codex Adeptus Mechanicus released

2021/05/26 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Triple Major
2021/05/20 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lightning Round and Drukhari Thoughts
2021/05/19 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Maryland Open and Gladiator Gaming GT
2021/05/12 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Red River GT
2021/05/05 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Drukhari and the Dallas Open
2021/04/29 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lightning Round 29/04
2021/04/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Spring Up GT and War for the Wooden Spoon
2021/04/21 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Gladiator Gaming and C. O. A. C. H Team Events
2021/04/14 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Ratcon 2021 & Comic Quest GT

Codex Drukhari released (great wailing and a gnashing of the teeth)

2021/03/31 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Brisbane Open & West Australia Iron Man
2021/03/17 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Equinox 40K
2021/03/10 Competitive Innovations Incursion Special: Objective Secured First Blood
2021/02/24 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lakes of Blood & Gladiator Gaming Teams
2021/02/10 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Over the Top GT
2021/02/03 Competitive Innovations in 9th: LVNO Winner and Hobart GT

Codex Supplement Dark Angels released

2021/01/27 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Adelaide Uprising
2021/01/20 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Objective Secured Perth GT

Codex Death Guard released

January 2021 FAQ released

2020/12/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: First Blood
2020/12/09 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Chaos Reigns 2020

Codex Supplement Blood Angels released

2020/12/02 Competitive Innovations in 9th Bonus: Gladiator Gaming Teams Event
2020/11/19 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Four by Four pt.2
2020/11/18 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Four by Four pt.1
2020/11/10 Competitive Innovations in 9th: GT Triple Threat

Codex Supplement Deathwatch, Codex Supplement Space Wolves, and the Imperial Armour Compendium released

2020/11/04 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Västerås Autumn Bash
2020/10/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Codexes Catch On
2020/10/22 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Northern Front and New Books

Codex Space Marines and Codex Necrons released

2020/10/14 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lite Edition
2020/10/08 Competitive Innovations in 9th: European Bonanza
2020/09/30 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Iron Halo and Red Rock Exterminatus
2020/09/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Europe and Down Under
2020/09/23 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Brisbane GT
2020/09/16 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Invasion GT
2020/09/10 Competitive Innovations in 9th: YHP GT
2020/09/04 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Varbergs GT
2020/08/28 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Hellstorm RTT Safari
2020/08/22 Competitive Innovations in 9th: Battle for Survival
2020/08/06 Competitive Innovations in 9th Edition: An Early Look at Winning Lists

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