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FIXED - Untap, upkeep, draw - 5 things top players do before moving a model. Aug 24, 2025

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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 :)

WTC Roundtable Recap Aug 24, 2025

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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 Prelude Jul 16, 2025

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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

Up To Speed - Knights Jun 25, 2025

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

Tyranids Subterranean Tierlist Jun 25, 2025

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

Balance Dataslate Analysis Jun 04, 2025

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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.

Thousand Sons Unit Tier List May 27, 2025

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Hey guys,

This is quite a visual one, but I've been slacking on uploading to Spotify for awhile - shout out to Tom A.

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A Double Guard & Eldar 5-0! | Fireside 40K Apr 22, 2025

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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).

70. Ynnari go 7-0 & More Dakka Nerfed! Apr 09, 2025

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Welcome back to Episode 70 of the Fireside 40K podcast hosted by Vik Vijay & David Gaylard of Team Ignite.With Dave (Guard - Mechanised Assault) & Team Ignite winning the Saffron Slam Team Event and Vik going 7-0 at Sheffield Super-Major with his Ynnari, we've got plenty to discuss in this episode of Fireside 40K. More Dakka! has officially been nerfed by GW, in this episode we discuss the impact this will have on the meta and if we think the balance changes were done correctly.Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. See you by the Fireside,Dave's website is https://holodocs.aiDave & Vik

69. The Meta, More Dakka & Emperor's Children | Fireside 40K Apr 01, 2025

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Welcome back to Episode 69 of the Fireside 40K podcast hosted by Vik Vijay & David Gaylard of Team Ignite.We go back to our roots with this one! An audio-only update on the factions we've been testing, our thoughts on the meta as a whole, tournaments we've got coming up and our thoughts on the how to improve the balance of the game.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).

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