40K Fireside

Discussing the recent BT nerfs

Discussing the new GC detachment for Imperial Guard!

Discussing the BDS and wider meta

Warning- this one is quite visual :)

Recap of the ITT :)

November meta update and discussion

Liam VSL Interview

New Ultramarines Datasheets Breakdown — Marneus Calgar, Cato Sicarius, and the new Victrix Honor Guard (are they actually upgrades?)Back from Coventry and Raven Guard testing, and today we're talking ULTRAMARINES.Games Workshop just dropped new datasheets for:- Marneus Calgar (new version),- Cato Sicarius (Terminator armour profile),- Victrix Honor Guard (as a standalone unit).These have been rumoured for a while, and now that we’ve had time to think instead of just reacting, I’m walking through:- what actually changed,- how they compare to the current/old datasheets,- what combos they unlock in actual lists,- and whether they’re real competitive tools or just flavour.This is not hype, this is “would I take this to a tournament?”Topics in this episode:00:00 Intro / why Marines always get new toys 01:05 Ultramarines as a “character chassis” faction 02:05 Marneus Calgar (new profile) - No more 4+++ feel no pain (thank you) - Gains Deep Strike + Terminator keyword - Loses the built-in Victrix “bodyguard package”, becomes more modular - Fall back + shoot/charge AND advance + shoot/charge aura - Why I think he’s ~110–120pts and what that means for list design - Which hosts he actually makes scary (Bladeguard, Eradicators, Stern Guard, Terminators) - Why flexibility - raw stat brick now10:50 Cato Sicarius - Terminator armour, 2+/4++, 5W - Reworked melee kit: strike / sweep / coup de grâce - His heroic intervention aura is cleaner (unit, not just himself) - BUT: loses Scout + Assault from the old datasheet (which was huge) - Can basically only join Victrix now - Does that actually beat just running old Sicarius or a different captain?18:40 Victrix Honor Guard (now their own unit) - Now a standalone choice (you can run multiple squads) - 2+ save, 4W, OC2 bodies with “minus 1 to wound” when led by a Captain/Chapter Master - Banner gives +1 Str / +1 AP once per game - Blood Surge exists, but I explain why blood surge is easier to play around at high skill levels - Twin-linked precision beatstick inside the squad - Why they start overlapping with/possibly replacing Terminators and Company Heroes in a lot of shells25:20 Are these TRUE upgrades? - New Marneus vs old Marneus: trades raw durability (no 4+++/FNP brick) for list freedom and CP utility. This is probably a win. - New Sicarius vs old Sicarius: weapon glow-up, but losing Scout + Assault and being basically glued to Victrix might be a net downgrade. - Victrix vs Terminators/Company Heroes: 4W OC2 minus-one-to-wound infantry with decent guns and melee… feels like “better Terminators” in a lot of lists.31:10 List concepts - Cheap Marneus “CP battery + mobility aura” instead of the full Gilman/Calgar/Victrix bus - Victrix + a budget Lieutenant in a Rhino to create a mobile OC brick that can reactive move / blood surge onto points - Eradicators + Marneus for advance-shoot-charge vs Combined Arms style Guard - Terminators + Marneus using 1CP -1 Damage in melee in First Company Task Force for combat mirror work / teams formats34:15 What I’m doing next - I’ll be building some prototype Ultramarines lists assuming reasonable points costs (I’m benchmarking Victrix at -40ppm and “lean Marneus” at ~110–120) - I’ll show which shells feel like real event lists vs win-more fluffIf you’ve already theorycrafted something disgusting with the new datasheets (especially Victrix bricks or Rhino-delivery ideas), drop it in the comments. If you’ve got an archetype you want me to build on video, tell me and I’ll include it.Also live right now:- Coventry recap (7-1, Raven Guard in practice, Sisters tech, Guard jail setups)- Grey Knights Warp-Bane Task Force masterclass with Innes (Stormraven abuse, macro, matchups)- Guard Combined Arms masterclass with Naim (3 terrain formats, 3 lists, role-by-role breakdown)

🔥 Welcome back to Fireside! In this episode, Dave and Vik dive deep into the London Grand Tournament (LGT) 2025 – now officially the largest singles Warhammer 40K tournament in history with over 1,050 players!We cover:The rise of the LGT vs. LVO as the world’s biggest singles eventMeta breakdown: most popular factions, sleeper picks & underdogsWhy World Eaters top the charts, the surprise surge of Aeldari, and the combat-heavy shakeup with Blood AngelsHow elite players like Liam, Innis, Brian, and Skari are approaching the tournament with Chaos Space Marines, Space Marines, Orks, and DrukhariOur honest predictions on who might take the crown and which “underdog” factions could overperformIf you’re curious about the current 40K competitive meta, the LGT scene, or want insights into list choices from some of the best players in the world, this is the breakdown you don’t want to miss.⚔️ Who’s your pick to win LGT 2025? Drop it in the comments!👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell for more Fireside deep dives on competitive Warhammer 40K.00:00 Introduction to the Podcast00:26 Overview of the London Grand Tournament01:50 Meta Breakdown and Popular Armies04:35 Discussion on World Eaters and Other Armies14:11 Low Representation Factions20:28 Interesting Lists and Strategies30:01 Analyzing Fuegan and Fire Dragons30:25 Black Templars Deep Dive31:22 Space Marines in the Meta32:05 Raven Guard Strategy Discussion36:54 Orks and Battle Wagons42:24 Drukhari Reaper's Wager Breakdown48:51 Tournament Predictions and Final ThoughtsCheck out our E-courses for competitive Warhammer at https://40kfireside.com

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Hey there everyone,Vik and I have both been LONG TIME Knight players, absolute power houses and veterans of the faction!So we're here to discuss some of the two more powerful Knight detachments and the new Knight Defender. We've got movement examples, and discuss a lot about hwo this impacts the game.We cover our thoughts on how design spaces like this impact the wider philosophy of the game we all love, and question some of the impacts it might have in the meta directly ahead.This IK book does seem to be quite strong, with a lot of powerful abilities, and buffs in places like thunderstomp that really cover a lot of flaws in the previous book.Let us know what your thoughts are, do you think the ALPHA STRIKE potential of the new knights is problematic? Or will you be able to counter punch hard enough?

Mr Votann is here guys!Earlier in the week Tim and I recorded the Votann Masterclass :) It was an absolute blast! Tim has over 30+ games with Votann already.So we sat down to evaluate all of the Votann units and the detachments!We decided to rank each datasheet with regards to its best detachments, some units like Yeigars are just super auto include, whereas others, like berserks are more applicable in Delve Assault :)In addition, Tim's thoughts on what the best detachments are for a WTC singles perspective, we're quite confident Bandfast will be getting changed(?) and Delve looks very good too!Some really interesting takes here, contrary to the meta opinion!

Hey everyone,I had a really fun time putting this together, I asked my friends and other players if they had any pre-turn things they do. I've come back and distilled it down to 5 key rules that you can take away to implement a stronger game plan.They are:THE POITNS:You win games of Warhammer... by having the most amount of points.PRE-MEASURING:"Hey, can you put a dice where you maximum movement is?”MACRO STRATEGY:"What's the current primary differential, am I behind where my macro strategy says I should be?"LINKING TURNS:"What is the destination this unit wants to get to, how can I link 2 movement turns to achieve that?"THREAT PRIORITY:"What are the top 3 threats on the board this turn, and how can I use non-killing ways to nullify them?"Enjoy, and let me know what your effective beginning of turn rituals are :)

Hey there everyone,I wasn't able to attend WTC so I thought it would be a cool idea to have some awesome guests on and discuss some of the higher level topics for WTC so they hopefully translate to your up and coming team events!We've got:Brian Seipp - Team USAAlex Sacco - Team FranceJonathan Sleigh-johnson - Team SwedenLiam VSL - Team BelgiumOn to discuss some of the questions that I haven't really seem resovled, so here's what we discuss:Highlevel stuff:During the Wargames Live stream, I noticed that almost 5x the number of viewers were interested in the Singles Event (~11k vs ~2.2k) has the interest in 40k teams peaked, or is there still significant room to grow?Do you think the event would have been more interesting if there were DG/IK/CK points updates?Faction Specific stuff:Were knights the right choice? we saw very different approaches from all teams, is there a consensus on what's the correct choice?Thousand sons were pretty hyped coming into the event, after a great performance last year, and a similar playstyle in the new codex, were Tsons the right choice?Team composition stuff looking forward:We've now had an update to the game, are there any true 'auto include' armies right now?What faction/archetype is overlooked right now for 8man teams?Orks, Tau, Custodes, Admech, GK all had 5 or less players, do you think that there is room for these factions in a high-end competitive team event?

WTC List Analysis & Winner Predictions! | Fireside 40K,Welcome back to Episode 74 of the Fireside 40K podcast hosted by Vik Vijay & David Gaylard of Team Ignite.WTC Lists are out! In this video we discuss the popular factions and team compositions for the top teams at the WTC. We also take a guess at our prediction of the top 5! Tune in to find out who we think will win the event!Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. See you by the Fireside,Dave & Vik-----------------------------Check out the latest 40K Fireside Masterclasses at : https://40kfireside.com/Joining YouTube membership at any level will give you access to all our members-only videos and if you want to get involved with our super-active and friendly Discord server as well as gain access to our open-coaching sessions (Sessions available to rewatch currently: Liam VSL, Vik Vijay) make sure to join at the 'Phoenix Lord' level.Link to join YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYYtA8JdF-04NKO7ZmORkQ/join

The first episode in my series 'Up To Speed' designed to help you boostrap in understanding armies and changes in the meta!

Hey everyone, a quick episode ranking the tyranid datasheets for the subterranean detachment :)

Welcome back to Episode 72 of the Fireside 40K podcast hosted by Vik Vijay & David Gaylard of Team Ignite.The 40K Q2 balance update is out and we sit down to try to filter out the main take-aways and meta analysis from the suite of changes GW has brought to the game.Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. See you by the Fireside,Dave & Vik-----------------------------The latest Fireside 40K Masterclass is a 7.5 hour deep dive into all aspects of playing Chaos Daemons competitively, check it out here: https://40kfireside.com/courses/the-demonic-masterclass/The latest Fireside 40K members-only video is 'Thousand Sons List Deep Dive | Grand Coven', going through Vik's Bristol Super-Major Thousand Sons list.

Hey guys,This is quite a visual one, but I've been slacking on uploading to Spotify for awhile - shout out to Tom A.https://40kfireside.com for more information on the master class.

Welcome back to Episode 71 of the Fireside 40K podcast hosted by Vik Vijay & David Gaylard of Team Ignite.This last weekend saw both of us playing at smaller events (Vik at the 100-person Glasshammer Major and Dave at the 45-person Dark Sphere GT) and going 5-0. In this episode we chat about the meta, our plans, and a do a recap of the lists/games at the tournaments we attended.Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. See you by the Fireside,Dave & Vik----------For more content and detailed analysis, make sure to join as a YouTube member for exclusive video content. If you'd like to get involved with the discussion on our Discord server, make sure to join at the 'Phoenix Lord' level. LINK TO JOIN FROM MOBILE APP (On browser, use this link or the 'Join' button which will be available next to the video title).