8-19-25

On today’s Art of War Battle Report, Richard’s new Warpbane Task Force Grey Knights take on Michael’s Champions of Contagion Death Guard in this clash between Imperium and Chaos!

As always, this competitive battle report is going to focus on the tactics and strategies employed by two of the best players in the world. Stay tuned to find out why John might not be the only person running a Stormraven Gunship and how the Death Guard plan to crash it!

Richard’s Grey Knights are led by 3x Grandmasters in Nemesis Dreadknights, one of which has Paragon of Sanctity. Supported by a Strike Squad, 2x Razorbacks, an Interceptor Squad, a unit of 10 Purifiers, and 2x units of 5 Purifiers, a Stormraven Gunship, and a Subductor Squad.

Michael’s Death Guard are led by a Daemon Prince of Nurgle, a Lord of Contagion , a Biologus Putrifier with Final Ingredient, 2x Foul Blightspawn, 2x Lord of Poxes, and a Malignant Plaguecaster with Visions of Virulence. Supported by a unit of 10 Plague Marines, and 3x units of 5 Plague Marines, two Chaos Rhinos, a unit of 3 Deathshroud Terminators, a unit of Chaos Spawn, 3x Foetid Bloat Drones with Heavy Blight Launchers, and 2x units of Poxwalkers.

Today’s battle will be fought using the Chapter Approved 2025-2026 Tournament Companion – Mission K, Scorched Earth Primary, Search and Destroy Deployment, on Games Workshop Terrain Layout #1