Useful Articles

This page will take a major overhaul over the coming weeks. The 5th edition stuff will be archived at the bottom of the page but not sure how we want to handle this page going into 6th edition - it was difficult to find the right articles if you were looking for them so hopefully we can get a better grip on this and stay on top of this process throughout 6th edition.

I'll be compiling a list of useful articles that don't fit under other categories (How To and Armies in 5th). These will generally not be nerdrages or army lists but analysis and tactics of 40k units, armies and thoughts on appropriate use of these minis on the battlefield, etc. Basically what this blog is all about in a nice bite sized package. As the blog has gotten bigger it has become harder to find old content without trudging through searches, labels or the archive - none of which are great without being able to combine them (please google, let us combine labels in searches!). Whilst I recommend specific searches to use those methods (i.e. Battle Reports), this page will compile what I think are some of the more useful articles produced on the blog and I strongly recommend they be read.

I'm in the process of updating this page for a better layout. It was done by date before and whilst easier for me to maintain (though I didn't...) dates aren't really helpful in terms of finding content you need. I'm currently working on organising these links into different sub-headings (most notably specific armies) to make navigation easier. I've also melded the Article Series page into this one which can be found at the bottom of the page.

Warhammer 40,000 Useful Articles 5th edition Archive

Useful Articles		Analysis
	All Armies	The Art of Reserves - Part 2 Tank shocking - the bane of foot lists Fallacy 40k - Random Game Length Flexibility isn't mobility The Art of Reserves - Part 1 Fallacy 40k - Suicide Melta Disruption in 40k Ranged anti-Infantry - lost in translation What Makes an Army Good? Fallacy 40k - First Turn Hybrid Armies Fallacy 40k - Trading Units Importance of AP1 - reliability Optimisation - Kirby's take Dive, Dive! A Tactica on Going to Ground Vehicle Squadrons Two Skills of 40k Distractions Part 1 Bubble-wrapping 102 Fallacies: I use it and it works for me Foot lists: Why they do and don't work So you wanna get good at 40k? An introduction List-writer's block To Disembark or not? Re-visiting anti-mech: A balancing act Tactics: Destroyed by a horde, now what do I do? Transports: Army within an army and doubling up the FoC Psychic Defences: Mandatory or Not? Advanced Blocking - Tri-Rhino Playing at 1000 points Balanced Lists Back to Basics Part 3: Tank Shock Low, mid and high level play what it does The Unknown/Uncommon army factor How To: Blocking Armies in 5th: Psychic Powers: Introduction & Defenses How to: Suppression Fire Competitive Foot Bubble-wrap units; why they work Mech training
	Game System	Spamming - Bad or Not? Offense or Defense - Which am I? Repetition and Redundancy Learning to Love Losing Social Contracts and Needs in Wargaming between Strangers Evaluating Units Bad to Good 1: The game store Old versus new: Codex changes Your playstyle is not a unique and special flower 'Fixing' single gun tanks - Changing mech for 6th Cutting corners: Where to find that extra 100 points for your army Keeping in the Game Vehicle Changes for 6th? Herohammer and why it doesn't exist Forumitis: Earning your points back The Pain Train: Competitive vs Hobby 40k 5th edition: The Truth Duality Damage potential Force Application: getting the most out of your army Playing what's on the table... Playing competitively: the vaguest of How To's Scaling & Higher Point Games Debunking BoLS's Hybrid Editorial Why mech greater than foot
	Mathammer	40k Theory: It's all about the numbers Fallacy in 40k: Mathammer Mathammer I by Sepharine
	Tournaments	Tournament Terrain Setup Mission Design Tiered Mission Analysis Terrain, Tournament Results and Balance in 5E Forgeworld in Tournaments? Yay or Nay? Standardisation in tournaments: Why it's needed Warhammer Fantasy for the 40k Player Comp & Game design thoughts Swedish comp Tournament Scene VP & KP: Alternative tournament winning conditions Battle-points: Why they're bad Comp scores & Tournaments (uh-oh)
	Hobby	What's acceptable in your hobby - theme Bitz and Model Sites Brushes and Palettes
	Black Templars
	Blood Angels	Mechanised BA - The Support Mechanised BA - The Razorback Jumper/Descent of Angels Deployment 101 Stormraven: Analysis and review Blood Angels and Rhinos Blood Angels Jump Pack Army: Overview of Tactics and Army Selection BA Terminator Thoughts & Follow-up BA Heavy Support Comparison Blood Lance Analysis Foot BA: How to deal with other combat armies How To: Blood Rodeo Blood Rodeo
	Chaos Space Marines
	Chaos Daemons
	Dark Eldar	Guest Article - Dark Eldar Arcane Weapons of Choice Dark Eldar: Do they require the first turn? Dark Eldar thoughts and Venom analysis
	Eldar	Eldar Upgrade Summary Eldar Seer Council Analysis Eldar Analysis: Aspect Warriors, the good & bad Eldar Vehicle Upgrades: Spirit Stones and Shuriken Cannons
	Grey Knights	Beating a Dead Horse - Purifiers in Combat Marine Survivability Psybolt Ammo - Yay or Nay? Karadread - Yay or Nay? What Grey Knights are and aren't Grey Knight and Crowe Musings Crowe + Purifiers - list analysis options Mordark and Singularity Jokaero Math Madness New Paladins Librarians + Grandmasters Psycoteaz - Early Grey Knights list building exercise
	Imperial Guard	Psychic Battle Squads - to mech or not? Foot Guard: How viable? Thinking about Stealth pants Guys, seriously, Guard and Wolves aren't that amazing
	Necrons
	Orks	Ork Analysis: Why they suffer in 5th Armies in 5th: Orks Part 1: Trukks
	Sisters of Battle
	Space Marines	Small and Large Marine Squads The Bolterback - It's Not Good Space Marine Bikes - Guest Article Ironclad Analysis Master of the Forge Review GWvsJohn's Guide to Vanilla Marines Vulkan: Should he always be used? Thunderfire Cannon Analysis Vindicator Analysis Tacticals don't suck & MEQ Troop comparison Thunderbubble: SM mech w/ Terminators
	Space Wolves	Thunderwulf Cavalry - Hybrid Analysis Vindicators are alright and other craziness Guys, seriously, Guard and Wolves aren't that amazing
	Tau	Do I really need pathfinders? Why Firewarriors are such fail How To: Hybrid Tau Applied Ninja Tau take 2 Debunking Ninja Tau
	Tyranids	Tyranids - List building The Forgotten Breed - Zoanthropes Tervigon Spawning Another look at Tyranids Hive Tyrant or Prime: Is it really that simple? Tyranid Thoughts The Myth of the Tyranid Mono-build Tyrannofex Analysis A Different Breed - Abuse Puppy: Ygmarl Genestealers Carnifexes Genestealers & Broodlords Tyranid Warriors Lictors Venomthropes Hive Guard Harpies
	Imperial Armor	Imperial Armor 8 [Elysians]: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Imperial Armor Review: Part 1 - Space Marine List Part 2 - The Tyrant's Legion Dread Mob Imperial Armor 10 - Badab War Imperial Armor 8 [Dread Mob Review]: Overview HQ Elites Troops Fast Attack
	The Internet	Why Use Vassal? Point and Click - The Myth Blogs and Forums: Their own little paradgims Forumitis: Earning your points back MSU is cookie-cutter (not) I only play for fun It's a specialist unit. You just don't know how to make the most of it Why forums rules - by Fester Waaaaaard!
	Other Gaming Systems	Adventures in Vassal: The Difference Between Right and Wrong Necromunda Vassalmunda The Experienced Noob Necromunda: Choosing your gang Building your gang Mordheim: Renewing an Old Love - The Game and Setting An Introduction; Understanding warband development and selection Mordheim 101: Core Rulebook Starting Warband Examples