Check out the latest LVO successful checklist for Warhammer: The Outdated World, and why it really works.
This final weekend noticed LVO (the Las Vegas Open) 2025 happen. LVO is without doubt one of the prime wargaming occasions on this planet. The 40K Grand Match had over a thousand gamers, making it (I’m fairly positive) the most important on this planet. However LVO isn’t simply 40K, there are plenty of different occasions there as nicely. There was after all a big Warhammer: The Outdated World occasion there. With 70 gamers this was one of many bigger occasions we’ve seen for Outdated World and a real GT. When the mud had settled on six epic rounds of The Outdated World, just one checklist remained undefeated. Blue Ford, of Squarehammer, together with his Bretonnian Exiles managed to go 6-0 and clinch Greatest Basic. In the meantime Myles ONeill (That two Ls) took greatest general after going 4-2. An awesome displaying for each, however in the present day lets take a listing on the checklist nobody may beat!
Blue Fords Profitable Record – Bretonnia
The Quest of Sir Alistair de Vienne [2000 pts]
Warhammer: The Outdated World, Kingdom of Bretonnia, Bretonnian Exiles
++ Characters [986 pts] ++
Valiant Guardian Alistair de Vienne [294 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Lance
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Royal Pegasus
– 2x Fortunate Heirloom
– Ironspike Protect
– Advantage of Heroism
Lord Morien le Bruyant [262 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– Protect
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Basic
– Royal Pegasus
– Frontier Axe
– Advantage of Knightly Mood
Sir Tancred de Bastonne [155 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Battle Normal Bearer [Banner Of Honourable Warfare]
– Barded Pegasus
– Falcon-horn of Fredemund
Gilles le Breton [275 pts]
– The Dolorous Blade
– Heavy armour
– Protect
– Barding
++ Core Models [500 pts] ++
11 Knights of the Bretonnian Realm [308 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– First Knight (champion) [Gauntlet of the Duel]
– Normal bearer [War Banner]
5 Knights of the Bretonnian Realm [132 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– First Knight (champion) [Gauntlet of the Duel]
11 Artois Peasant Bowmen [60 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Longbows
– No armour
– Skirmishers
– Musician
++ Particular Models [314 pts] ++
5 Pegasus Knights of Parravon [314 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– First Knight (champion)
– Normal bearer [Banner Of The Zealous Knight]
++ Uncommon Models [200 pts] ++
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Peacemaker Bombard [100 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Mild armour
‘Ol Dependable Bombard [100 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Mild armour
How The Record Works
Now general it is a fairly commonplace Brettonian Exiles checklist, not not like what I took to NOVA. I believe most individuals who’ve been following tournaments or the meta will perceive the way it works. The core of the checklist is absolutely in it’s very highly effective characters. These guys are going to do plenty of heavy lifting. One factor of be aware is that the checklist does eschew any magic and focuses solely on fight characters. It’s purpose actually is to be quick sufficient that magic received’t matter a lot.
Each Barons and the the BSB can be a part of up with the Pegasus Knights to vanguard ahead and certain get a primary flip cost off. With solely 6 drops it’s fairly more likely to get the +1 to go first. The Knights even have sufficient fashions to offer you Lookout, Sir! for a bit. As an enormous outdated brick that character/knight combo is fairly unstoppable and might actually choose and select it’s fights. The characters are additionally robust sufficient to go off on their very own and choose fights.
Outdoors of the characters and the Peg Knights there isn’t an entire ton of methods to the checklist, but it surely all works. You’ve obtained a pair of Bombards to do some lengthy vary harm and pressure the enemy to shut. These are additionally fairly nice in mirror matches. You’ve obtained a unit of skirmishing Archers, as a result of it’s important to. A small unit of Knights to be annoying after which one bigger unit of Knights. I like the massive unit as a result of with Cussed it’s fairly arduous to get factors off of them. They’re additionally sufficiently big to cope with weaker enemy models on their very own. However this checklist actually is about letting the Pegasus Knights and characters kill issues and have the remainder of it present a little bit of assist.
The Characters In Element
Given the significance of the characters on this checklist I figured we should always take a deeper have a look at them. Now this specific character grouping/arrange is one which I recommended to Blue once we workshopped this checklist a bit (not that he actually wanted by assist!) and it clearly labored out for him! So if it appears much like say my NOVA checklist, that’s a part of the explanation. The primary character he has is a Baron:
Valiant Guardian Alistair de Vienne [294 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Lance
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Royal Pegasus
– 2x Fortunate Heirloom
– Ironspike Protect
– Advantage of Heroism
Now that is your fairly commonplace Baron with Advantage of Heroism. He’s meant to go off and attempt to monster slayer/killing blow massive issues and he’s good at that. The pair of Fortunate Heirlooms are used principally to re-roll wounds in hopes of getting that wanted six to snicker-snack an enormous dangerous. Blue needed to strive one thing fancy right here with the Ironspike Protect. It was his perception that when the hits it does to enemies that rolls 1s to hit or wound would get monster slayer/killing blow because the mannequin has the rule not a weapon (much like how slayers work). I perceive nonetheless the TO’s dominated this didn’t work and allowed him to swap it for a third fortunate heirloom earlier than the occasion began.
Lord Morien le Bruyant [262 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– Protect
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Basic
– Royal Pegasus
– Frontier Axe
– Advantage of Knightly Mood
Subsequent up we have now second Baron. This has really grow to be my favourite loadout for a Baron in Brets. It manages to maintain him on the cheaper aspect of issues by not utilizing all his magic gadgets factors, however he stays one of many deadliest fashions within the recreation. He’s is rocking 4+d3 assaults on the cost, with hatred, at S6 Ap -3 and a pair of wounds- he can smash most enemies. Throw in one other 5 assaults from the mount and it’s carnage.
Sir Tancred de Bastonne [155 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– The Exile’s Vow (replaces the Knight’s Vow)
– Battle Normal Bearer [Banner Of Honourable Warfare]
– Barded Pegasus
– Falcon-horn of Fredemund
A Paladin BSB rounds out the Pegasus Mounted characters. This dude is absolutely there for utility and to not struggle a lot. The downgrade to a Barded Pegasus and lack of lace imply he’s just some further assaults if he will get into fight, but additionally means with skirmishers he’s simple to maintain out of b2b/the combating rank. The Falcon-Horn is without doubt one of the greatest gadgets within the recreation. In the meantime the Banner of Honourable Warfare is absolutely meant to offer the unit re-rolls to hit vs monsters with ranged weapons, which the FAQ counts breath weapons amongst. That helps the Advantage of Heroism Baron get in additional hits. So his function is absolutely anti-dragon. Nonetheless I’ve heard that the LVO TO’s dominated that dragon breath weapons didn’t rely for the banner, type of killing this combo.
Lastly we have now the Inexperienced Knight, who we should always all know the way he works. This man is fairly annoying, with ethereal and respectable assaults. Popping out of woods and steams he’s additionally fairly quick and nice for looking rear-rank enemy characters or tying up issues with out magic assaults. He’s additionally fairly arduous to attain factors off as he can maintain coming again. He helps spherical out a steady of very quick and versatile characters that basically pull this checklist via.
Congrats once more to Blue for Greatest Basic and going undefeated! Tell us what you consider this checklist down within the feedback!
Abe is that uncommon factor, an Austin native born and raised right here. Although he retains on transferring round, DC, Japan, ETC., he at all times appears to search out his approach again finally. Abe has many years of expertise with a variety of tabletop and RPG video games, from historicals, to Star Wars to D&D and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since nearly the beginning, again when he labored at after which owned a neighborhood gaming retailer. He was once massive into the aggressive Warhammer event scene however age has mellowed him and he now appreciates a superb informal match. He at the moment covers 40K techniques and lore, in addition to all issues Star Wars, with occasional dabbling in different subjects. Abe stays in mourning over the lack of WFB to this present day.
