Welcome to 'Data and Dice,' where we delve into the heart of Kings of War tournaments. Today, we're dissecting the Clash of Kings Australia 2024, armed with comprehensive data and insights. With the excitement palpable, let’s plunge into the data-driven depths of this grand event. If you haven't already listened to them, please check out the latest episodes from Direct Misfire (Direct Misfire - a Kings of War Podcast | Direct Misfire Podcast (podbean.com)) and Counter Charge (Counter Charge (ohiohammer.com)) where they discuss the CoK 2024 lists.
Faction Breakdown
A total of 24 factions made the cut, with a fairly strong balance across the lists. Here is the full table:
| Faction | Count |
|---|---|
| Abyssal Dwarfs | 5 |
| Empire of Dust | 5 |
| Goblins | 4 |
| Nightstalkers | 4 |
| The Herd | 4 |
| Kingdoms of Men | 4 |
| Undead | 4 |
| Dwarfs | 3 |
| Ogres | 3 |
| Elves | 3 |
| Northern Alliance | 3 |
| Varangur | 3 |
| Trident Realm of Neritica | 2 |
| Free Dwarfs | 2 |
| Forces of the Abyss | 2 |
| Basileans | 2 |
| Halflings | 1 |
| Salamanders | 1 |
| Forces of Nature | 1 |
| League of Rhordia | 1 |
| The Order of the Green Lady | 1 |
| Noble Undead | 1 |
| Ratkin | 1 |
| Orcs | 1 |
In my army review about the Abyssal Dwarfs, I expected the CoK changes would be good to them--and I'm not surprised to see them top the list here along with EoD. This is a good mix of factions overall and will give an early look at the effectiveness of the CoK 24 changes.
Unit Composition Breakdown
Our analysis begins with a broad overview of the unit compositions. Players are bringing a lot of unit strength: the typical army brings close to 14 drops (of which 11 are scoring) and 24 US. As expected, the Goblin lists bring the most, with Christopher Willcox sporting 18 drops (15 scoring) and 35 US. On the low end, Dan Harwood (Herd), Ed Hamacek (Rhordia), and Luke Shafer (KoM) all manage just 20 US, while Kathryn's uber-elite Basileans bring 21 US on just 10 drops.
The most popular units? No surprises here, given the makeup of the lists.
| Unit Name | Count |
|---|---|
| Forest Shamblers | 14 |
| Giant | 11 |
| Fleabag Riders | 10 |
| Beast Cavalry | 10 |
| Warriors | 9 |
| Skeleton Spearmen | 9 |
| Ravagers | 9 |
| Gargoyles | 8 |
| Abyssal Grotesques | 8 |
| Soulflayers | 8 |
| Hunters of the Wild | 8 |
Magic Items
45 different items were taken! Here are the top few:
| Magic Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Sir Jesse's Boots of Striding | 23 |
| Brew of Strength | 16 |
| Blade of Slashing | 14 |
| Lute of Insatiable Darkness | 11 |
| Fire-Oil | 11 |
| Blessing of the Gods | 9 |
| Brew of Sharpness | 8 |
| Mace of Crushing | 7 |
| Mead of Madness | 7 |
| Staying Stone | 6 |
| Inspiring Talisman | 6 |
| Orb of Towering Presence | 6 |
| Hammer of Measured Force | 6 |
| Brew of Haste | 6 |
If you've been following KoW for awhile, none of these come as a surprise. The Orb of Towering Presence, in particular, makes a routine showing on these lists. I'm a bit surprised to see the Hammer of Measured Force, which many players think is a points trap. I guess we'll see how it performs!
Standout Lists
Every tournament has its surprises. Here, we'll examine a few lists that stood out, either through unconventional choices or through exemplifying current trends. There's a lot of data to parse, but I'll provide the full html file here that has army lists:
| Faction | Name | Pts | Item Pts | Objective | Movement | Defense | Offense | Total Units | Unit Strength | Scoring Units | Avg Speed | Nimble | Shambling | Avg Defense | Nerve Pool | Shots to Six Nerve | Regen | Heal | Iron Resolve | Lifeleech | Stealthy | Total Attacks | Total Ranged Attacks | Expected Damage | Leader | Grounder | Buffer | Missile | Shock | Anvil | Plinker | Pest | Diver | Flanker | Anchor | Chaff | Deck Chair | Battleline |
| Abyssal Dwarfs | Evan Ferris | 2300 | 30 | C | C | A | B | 16 | 21 | 9 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.8 | 230 | 453 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 57.9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Abyssal Dwarfs | Andrew Goodman | 2300 | 60 | C | B | B | B | 15 | 20 | 9 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 206 | 314 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 152 | 58.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Abyssal Dwarfs | Joshua Angel | 2300 | 85 | C+ | B | C+ | B | 13 | 23 | 10 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 4.2 | 201 | 302 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 158 | 64.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Abyssal Dwarfs | Luke Loseby | 2300 | 40 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ | 15 | 28 | 12 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 4.4 | 233 | 399 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 193 | 66.9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Abyssal Dwarfs | Michael Douglas | 2300 | 115 | C | C | A+ | C | 11 | 22 | 8 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.4 | 184 | 486 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 145 | 56.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Basileans | Kathryn | 2300 | 130 | C | A | C+ | B | 10 | 22 | 9 | 8.7 | 5 | 0 | 4.8 | 164 | 296 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 131 | 62.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Basileans | Trevor Younghusban | 2300 | 50 | A | A+ | C+ | C | 13 | 27 | 13 | 9.4 | 8 | 0 | 4.2 | 197 | 287 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 58.8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dwarfs | Adrian Scott | 2300 | 80 | B | D | A | A | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 236 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 73.8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwarfs | Jeffrey Traish | 2300 | 75 | B | C | A | A | 16 | 26 | 11 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 251 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 67.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwarfs | Dale Hastings | 2300 | 25 | A | D | A | B | 17 | 26 | 13 | 4.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 243 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 153 | 61.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| Elves | Matt Curtis | 2300 | 85 | C | B | C | B | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 | 209 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 146 | 65.3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Elves | Lachlan | 2300 | 80 | C+ | A | C | C | 13 | 23 | 10 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 | 4.5 | 199 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 133 | 57.8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Elves | Glen Porritt | 2300 | 55 | C | B | B | C | 11 | 22 | 10 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 | 182 | 352 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 146 | 57.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Empire of Dust | Antony Pedersen | 2300 | 65 | B | C | A | D | 15 | 27 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 238 | 427 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 45.4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Empire of Dust | Nick Prosser | 2300 | 45 | C | B+ | A | C | 12 | 19 | 10 | 7.6 | 3 | 5 | 4.8 | 191 | 388 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 56.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Empire of Dust | Chris Harper | 2300 | 15 | B | B | A | C | 14 | 27 | 12 | 6.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 230 | 399 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 152 | 161 | 47.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Empire of Dust | Rob | 2300 | 20 | C | B | B+ | C | 11 | 22 | 10 | 6.7 | 2 | 8 | 4.7 | 195 | 376 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 130 | 50.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Empire of Dust | Daniel Glenn | 2300 | 15 | B | B | A | C | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6.1 | 3 | 10 | 4.5 | 234 | 383 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 141 | 150 | 50.8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Forces of Nature | Alex Sobinoff | 2300 | 105 | B | B | A | C | 15 | 24 | 13 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.9 | 221 | 440 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 149 | 57.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Forces of the Abyss | Ken Ferris | 2300 | 60 | A | B | B | C+ | 15 | 26 | 13 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | 224 | 262 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 172 | 57.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Forces of the Abyss | Adam MacAskill | 2300 | 20 | A | B | B | B | 14 | 28 | 13 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 3.9 | 216 | 276 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 150 | 156 | 64.3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Free Dwarfs | Robert Sadler | 2300 | 120 | B | B | B+ | A | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.7 | 215 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 190 | 68.7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Free Dwarfs | Stephen Tuck | 2300 | 95 | B+ | C+ | B+ | A+ | 14 | 28 | 12 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 230 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 190 | 82.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Goblins | Stephen Devenish | 2300 | 45 | B | B | B | B | 17 | 24 | 12 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 4.2 | 253 | 349 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 61.8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Goblins | Antony Lee | 2300 | 30 | A | A | C | A | 18 | 32 | 12 | 8.6 | 9 | 0 | 4.1 | 266 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 69.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Goblins | Paul Collins | 2300 | 55 | C+ | C+ | C | D | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 268 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 180 | 44.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Goblins | Christopher Willcox | 2300 | 0 | A+ | A | C+ | B | 18 | 35 | 15 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 287 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 240 | 55.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Halflings | Daniel Bird | 2300 | 95 | B | B | B | B | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 205 | 354 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 59.9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kingdoms of Men | Henry Lukin | 2300 | 10 | A | B | C+ | B+ | 18 | 24 | 13 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 | 250 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 67.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Kingdoms of Men | Lyle Marsden | 2300 | 75 | C | C | C | A | 12 | 24 | 8 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 208 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 154 | 71.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Kingdoms of Men | Luke Schafer | 2300 | 50 | C | B+ | D | B | 11 | 20 | 8 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 160 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 115 | 65.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Kingdoms of Men | Gregory Turkich | 2300 | 10 | B | B | B | B | 12 | 25 | 11 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 211 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 61.3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| League of Rhordia | Ed Hamacek | 2300 | 190 | D | C | B | B | 11 | 20 | 8 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 | 183 | 317 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 140 | 62.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Nightstalkers | Andrew Whitehead | 2300 | 90 | B | B | B | A | 13 | 27 | 12 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 212 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 179 | 179 | 68.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Nightstalkers | Lindsay | 2300 | 50 | A | C+ | B | C | 16 | 28 | 15 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 247 | 337 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 167 | 168 | 55.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nightstalkers | Jason Miszczyszyn | 2300 | 15 | C+ | B | C | C | 12 | 23 | 10 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 189 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 138 | 140 | 52.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nightstalkers | Matthew Trewella | 2300 | 55 | B+ | B | C | C | 15 | 24 | 13 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 3.9 | 221 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 160 | 162 | 55.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Noble Undead | Simon Gilbert | 2300 | 130 | B | B | B | B | 15 | 23 | 11 | 6.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.0 | 218 | 418 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 154 | 64.9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Northern Alliance | Eric Caramancion | 2300 | 20 | B | B | B | A | 14 | 24 | 11 | 6.8 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 208 | 330 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 159 | 70.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Northern Alliance | John McGarry | 2300 | 45 | C+ | C | B | B | 13 | 24 | 10 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 207 | 325 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 168 | 67.4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Northern Alliance | Brendan Cousins | 2300 | 85 | C+ | B | C | B | 13 | 23 | 10 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3.8 | 199 | 272 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 151 | 60.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Ogres | Bruce Tobin | 2300 | 80 | C | C | C | C | 11 | 22 | 11 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | 181 | 285 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 142 | 56.6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ogres | Trent Walker | 2300 | 15 | B | C | B | B | 14 | 25 | 13 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 4.6 | 218 | 353 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 151 | 65.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Ogres | Yan Zhi Lai | 2300 | 20 | B | B | C | B | 14 | 22 | 13 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | 207 | 305 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 67.7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orcs | Walter Dirix | 2300 | 5 | B | C | C | A | 16 | 25 | 12 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 230 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 180 | 75.1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Ratkin | Oswald Wendt | 2300 | 55 | C+ | B | C+ | C+ | 13 | 23 | 11 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 4.5 | 208 | 326 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 172 | 56.9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Salamanders | Damien Madigan | 2300 | 40 | C | B | B | B+ | 11 | 23 | 10 | 6.5 | 3 | 4 | 4.7 | 195 | 365 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 165 | 68.2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| The Herd | Ben Rantall | 2300 | 155 | C+ | A | C | B | 13 | 21 | 11 | 8.1 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 | 206 | 301 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 65.9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| The Herd | Dan Harwood | 2300 | 55 | B | A | C | B | 14 | 20 | 12 | 7.4 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 206 | 322 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 66.7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| The Herd | Patrick Williamson | 2300 | 75 | B | A | C | B+ | 14 | 27 | 12 | 7.5 | 7 | 2 | 4.4 | 207 | 307 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 69.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| The Herd | Tony Winmill | 2300 | 35 | B | A+ | B | C | 14 | 21 | 12 | 8.2 | 8 | 3 | 4.2 | 203 | 325 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| The Order of the Green Lady | Adam S | 2300 | 15 | C | A+ | C | B | 11 | 22 | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | 170 | 300 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 127 | 68.4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Trident Realm of Neritica | Age Zae | 2300 | 65 | B | C+ | B | B | 15 | 26 | 11 | 5.9 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 | 231 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 162 | 68.1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Trident Realm of Neritica | Jon Turkich | 2300 | 40 | B | B | B | C+ | 15 | 25 | 12 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 3.7 | 231 | 281 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 138 | 57.8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Undead | Mitchell Millington | 2300 | 75 | B | B | B | B | 12 | 26 | 11 | 7.3 | 5 | 6 | 4.9 | 195 | 372 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 67.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Undead | Scott Marshall | 2300 | 75 | B | B | B+ | C+ | 12 | 26 | 10 | 6.8 | 2 | 6 | 5.0 | 204 | 396 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 149 | 155 | 58.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Undead | Matthew Sellick | 2300 | 85 | B | B | B | B | 13 | 27 | 11 | 6.6 | 4 | 8 | 4.4 | 223 | 368 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 179 | 185 | 60.9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Undead | Craig Smellie | 2300 | 65 | B | B | B | B | 14 | 25 | 11 | 6.6 | 2 | 7 | 4.3 | 238 | 402 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 61.7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Varangur | Michael Clarke | 2300 | 15 | B | B | B | A | 14 | 24 | 11 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 4.4 | 222 | 354 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 161 | 166 | 73.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Varangur | Steve Houghton | 2300 | 45 | A | C | B | A | 15 | 29 | 14 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 234 | 357 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 179 | 70.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Varangur | Owen Jones | 2300 | 95 | B | B | B | B | 14 | 25 | 13 | 6.9 | 8 | 0 | 4.1 | 215 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 160 | 67.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| AVERAGE | 2300.0 | 59.5 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 13.9 | 24.3 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 215.5 | 351.4 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 155.4 | 159.0 | 62.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 6.3 | |
| STDEV | 0.0 | 38.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 24.8 | 69.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
What do I think of these? A few notes: Traish's Dwarf list is tough. Everyone expects Dwarfs to have good offense and defense, but he somehow manages to mitigate some of their weaknesses by having a list reasonably tuned for speed and scenario play (from a Dwarf perspective). Stephen Tuck takes a similar approach with his Free Dwarf list. Note that in the US Masters, many Dwarf lists looked great on paper, but they're prone to bad match-ups. Will Ordered March change that for scenario play?
A number of Goblin lists look great as well. It's tough to pick against Stephen Devenish, but Antony Lee brings a fun mix: you get all the drops and US of a goblin list, but with plenty of speed 10 fleabag riders to force the issue. I'm curious to see how it performs, but on paper it's a scary mix.
On a pure damage standpoint, Stephen Tuck should do 82.0 expected damage per turn (anticipated output if all units hit at the same time against a def 4 opponent), leading the way. Walter Dirix has a punchy Orc list that comes in second with 75.1, and Adrian Scott is third with 73.8. Steve Houghton's Varangur list could be a surprise: high damage, decent scenario play (29 US, 14 scoring drops), reasonable survivability between stealthy, regen, and iron resolve, and some moderate speed.
Finally, I really like the EoD lists. I can't wait to see how they play, but they should be strong enough to out-grind most opponents and still have the US and drops to compete with the rest of the field (sans goblins). Nick Prosser's list has the most grind ability with avg defense of 4.8, 22 heal, and 9 lifeleech. That's a tough match-up that can out-grind most opponents.
Conclusions
What do you think? Any lists you particularly love or hate in the field?
Below is the Excel file with all the data supporting this. As you note errors, please let me know so I can fix them going forward!
The Clash of Kings Australia 2024 is a testament to the dynamic and strategic richness of Kings of War. As we've seen, data not only tells the story of this tournament but also hints at the evolving nature of the game. Stay tuned to 'Data and Dice' for more in-depth analysis and passionate discussions about all things Kings of War.
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