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On today’s Art of War Battle Report, Michael’s Warpforged Cabal takes on Tucker’s Xenocreed Congregation Genestealer Cults!

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 if Tucker’s Denunciation of the Tyrant Michael Mann rings true in the choir of battle!

Michael’s Thousand Sons are led by a Daemon Prince with Warp-Cursed Runemaster, 3x Daemon Princes with Wings, one with Warp Syphon, and a Tzaangor Shaman with Perplexing Cloak. Supported by 2x Chaos Predator Annihilators, 3x Chaos Predator Destructors, a unit of Chaos Spawn, a Forgefiend, a unit of 4 Sekhetar Robots, and 3x units of 10 Tzaangors.

Tucker’s GSC are led by an Acolyte Iconward with Denunciator of Tyrants, Acolyte Iconward with Deeds that Speak to the Masses, 2x Biophagus, a Primus with Incendiary Inspiration, and 2x Reductus Saboteur. Supported by 3x units of Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols—one of 5 and 2x of 10—and a unit of 5 and unit of 10 Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers, 2x Goliath Trucks, 3x solo Achillus Ridgerunners, 2x units of Atalan Jackals, 2x Hybrid Metamorph units and a unit of 5 Purestrain Genestealers.

Today’s battle will be fought using the Chapter Approved 2025-2026 Tournament Companion – Mission L, Take and Hold Primary, Search and Destroy Deployment, on Games Workshop Layout #3.