The latest edition of Warhammer 40,000 received its first major update of the year just two weeks ago, and the meta has already shifted. To get the inside scoop on how the game is maturing, Warhammer TV presenter Lewis spoke to Josh from the Warhammer Studio.
The Balance Dataslate is too recent to share any completely solid data, but early indications are that Aeldari and Chaos Space Marines are loosening their iron grip on the top tables at major tournaments – as Josh points out, we’ve seen Astra Militarum and World Eaters win recent events.
“Drukhari have won a number of events since the Balance Dataslate was released, which is great to see players doing well with the brand new Skysplinter Assault Detachment we created for them,” Josh told Warhammer Community. “Especially considering before the update Drukhari were trending as one of the lowest win rates.
“Astra Militarum, World Eaters, Space Marines, Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Sororitas, Necrons, Aeldari, Chaos Space Marines, Death Guard, and Thousand Sons have all won events since the Balance Dataslate. Considering this is only two weekends of events data it is fantastic to see such a diversity in the factions winning.”
“Aeldari and Chaos Space Marines win-rates look to be trending down into the preferred 45-55%, though players are still finding great success with them.”
The team wants to let the major changes sit for a while before committing to any further tweaks, but the early data is very encouraging. And where certain factions are still struggling, they are in the sights of the developers.
We’ll have more from Metawatch next week, when we return to the Mortal Realms to discuss the impact of the yet-more-recent Battlescroll.