Nick Nanavati

Art of War - The Competitive 40k Network

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Every week we Interview a Top Performing 40k Player from a recent tournament! We produce a two part show every single week. In the first segment Warhammer 40k legend Nick Nanavati, introduces you to the player who has been performing notably well in the competitive Warhammer 40k tournament scene. You will learn about what makes them tick, their story, their practice, their play style, and how they win. During the second segment Nick Nanavati puts his critical analysis to the test, and he works with the guest to unpack the specific list which they used to achieve glory. All of the strategies, t...

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Custodes Bouncing Back on the Scene! 162.1- Mike Garcia 28.10.2022 43:47

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Custodes) [45 PL, 6CP, 965pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost Detachment Type / Shield Host: Adeptus Custodes, Emperor's Chosen Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim + HQ + Trajann Valoris [8 PL, 200pts]: 1. Master of Martial Strategy, 2. Champion of the I...

Custodes Bouncing Back on the Scene! 162.2- Mike Garcia 28.10.2022 44:46

AOWdu 116.1 Balance Slate Review.... I guess 25.10.2022 48:04

Adam is joined by the lovely Matt Robertson from th UK, we talk swings and misses of the latest balance slate, what we needed or wanted and what if anything is changed. It's a fun time and Matt is an amazing guest, so chill, so humble, despite wracking up an incredible 40k resume. Also now a AOW coach!

AoW Unbroken ep 73.1- That Tyranids Show- Eric Forsman 24.10.2022 39:16

Blake Law, Brad Chester, and Jaime Paris interview Eric Forsman about his success with Tyranids! US Open Chicago: Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) [66 PL, 1CP, 1,345pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim Hive Fleet: (Hunt...

Clowning Around With Jack 161.1- Jack Harpster 20.10.2022 45:33

Nick and Paul interview Jack Harpster about his recent win with Harlequins! Twilight Battalion Shadowseer: Twilight Pathways, Mirror of Minds, Agent of Pandemonium - 130 Troupe Master: Warlord, A Foot in the Future, Fusion Pistol, Twilight Fang, Veiled King – 105 12 Troupes – 9x Harlequin Blades, 1x Caress, Embrace and Kiss – 171 12 Troupes – 2x Harlequin Blades, 5x Kiss, 3x Embrace, 2x Caress – 2...

AOWdu 115.1 Random chats with Tony V 18.10.2022 1:06:42

With the dataslate looming (and overdue) I was unwilling to put out any game content such as retrospectives or such and have it invalidated immediately! So instead i reached out to AOWdu's most faithful man of violence Anthony Vanella! We talk a fair bit about WTC, some of the psychology therein, game theory and meta stuffs, it's very free form and i didn't have a single note written to guide us!...

AoW Unbroken ep 72.1- It's Me Again Tau, Love Blake- Oliver Smith 17.10.2022 31:36

Blake Law and Brad Chester interview Oliver Smith about his run at GW Chicago with Tau! US Open Chicago: Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T'au Empire) [49 PL, 3CP, 954pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim Sept Choice: T'au Sept +...

It's Chaos Season! 160.1- Vik and Alex 14.10.2022 44:37

HQ + Dark Apostle [6 PL, 110pts] : Mark of Slaanesh Illusory Supplication & Blissful Devotion . 2x Dark Disciple: 2x Close combat weapon Lord Discordant on Helstalker [10 PL, -2CP, 190pts] : Mark of Slaanesh . Baleflamer, Techno-virus injector, Impaler chainglaive, Bladed limbs & Mechatendrils . Flames of Spite [Aspiring Lord (- 1 CP)] . Mantle of Traitors [Gifts of Chaos (- 1 CP)] Master...

AOWdu 114.1 State of the Superfaction: Chaos 11.10.2022 1:04:31

Ah Chaos are a force in the meta again, players are loving it, all is well in this grim darkness! With just about all the factions for Chaos (Baring World Eaters) having gotten their codex treatment this edition, it was time to perform the Superfaction Medical on the whole shabang! For this endeavor Adam was joined by Blog for the Blood Gods Dean Sinnbeck and WTC Team Poland Coach Danny Porter! Ho...

Hey, It's Eldar 159.1- Chris Wright 08.10.2022 54:49

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [103 PL, 3CP, 1,998pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Craftworld Selection: Ynnari: Strength From Death Detachment Command Cost Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim + Stratagems + Stratagem: Relics of the Shrines [-1CP] + No Force Org Slot + Seer Council (Unit) [5 PL, 10...

Hey, It's Eldar 159.2- Chris Wright 08.10.2022 59:20

AOWdu 113.1 Faction Ladder Update! 04.10.2022 1:08:40

With Votann droping a week earlier than we expected the spicy Faction Ladder episode with Le Falcone was postponed until now! Here we are with the full Ladder being updated with all the Nephilim data in Tow, additionally we prognosticate upon where Votann will be placed following their FAQ nerfs. Peter is always a good time and the spice does indeed flow, no one is safe!

AoW Unbroken ep 71.1- Roboute Guilliman Calling The Hogs! Ward Watts 03.10.2022 29:52

Blake Law and Brad Chester interview Ward Watts about his recent success with Ultramarines! ++ Supreme Command Detachment +3CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Ultramarines) [19 PL, 300pts, 6CP] ++ + Configuration + *Chapter Selector*: Ultramarines Detachment Command Cost [3CP] + Primarch | Daemon Primarch | Supreme Commander + Roboute Guilliman [19 PL, 300pts, 3CP]: Warlord ++ Battalion Detachment...

Talking Team Tournaments, NZ style!- 158.1 29.09.2022 42:05

Nick Nanavati and Paul Murphy talk to Finn Decker about his team's recent with in the NZ team tournament!

AOWdu 112.1 Leagues of Votann Codex Review P2 27.09.2022 1:28:49

Hello and welcome back for the second half of possibly the craziest codex ruleset of 9th edition. If you thought last week was the pinnacle of what this codex has to offer, you'd be totally wrong, things go completely over the top in this half of the review! Hopefully Adam wasn't too 'Bombastic' with his delivery and held the salt in check long enough to entertain and enthrall you in the amazingne...

AoW Unbroken ep 70.1- The Token Guard Episode- Brett Urbanowski 26.09.2022 33:41

Blake Law and Brad Chester interview Brett Urbanowski about his success with Guard! Warzone Houston GT ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Astra Militarum) [67 PL, 4CP, 1,200pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim Regimental Doctrine: Gunnery Experts, Spotter Det...

Creations of Bile Get NASTY!- 157.1 23.09.2022 41:15

Nick Nanavati and Paul Murphy interview Zak Nelson about his success with CSM! ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) [92 PL, -2CP, 1,699pts] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost [-3CP] Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim Legion: Creations of Bile + HQ + Daemon Prince with Wings [11 P...

AOWdu 111.1 Leagues of Votann Codex Review P1 20.09.2022 1:23:37

It's here, they finally did it, they bought back Squats!! And in what fashion, may god have mercy on us all, because the stunties won’t. This book is CRANKED in just about every way. This book might go down as one of the best internally balanced books in the history of the game and I have reeled in the Binary master Richard Siegler for the review! We get the first half out of the way, with pretty...

AoW Unbroken ep 69(nice).1- Sascha the Dark Angel King- Sascha Edelkraut 19.09.2022 46:57

Blake Law and Brad Chester interview Sascha Edelkraut regarding Dark Angels! NOVA Open 2022 Warhammer 40k GT Starting CP: 4 Pregame Strats: 1 WL trait and 1 Relic ++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels) [111 PL, 12CP, 2,000pts] ++ + Configuration [6CP] + **Chapter Selector**: Dark Angels Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [6CP]...

AoW Unbroken ep 68.2- He Used A Castellan, We Had to Bring Him On- Brian Jones 16.09.2022 35:03

Blake Law and Nick Nanavati interview Brian Jones about his success with Knights! NOVA Open 2022 Warhammer 40k GT Brian Jones NOVA Open List ++ Super-Heavy Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Imperial Knights) [103 PL, 2,000pts, 2CP] ++ Army of Renown: Freeblade Lance Chivalric Oath: Oath: Defend the Realm, Oath: Lay Low The Tyrants Questor Allegiance: Freeblade Lance + Lord of War [103 PL, 2,000pts, -4CP]...

AoW Unbroken ep 68.1- He Used A Castellan, We Had to Bring Him On- Brian Jones 16.09.2022 41:13

Unconventional Eldar At the Nova Open!- 156.1 15.09.2022 50:08

Nick Nanavati and Paul Murphy interview Matt Schuchman about his Eldar list! NOVA Open 2022 Warhammer 40k GT ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [44 PL, 875pts] ++ Craftworld Selection: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned + Stratagems + Stratagem: Warlord Trait [-1CP] Stratagem: Relic [-1CP] + No Force Org Slot + Seer Council (Unit) [4 PL, 60pts] Warlock Skyrunner: 5. Quicken/Restrain (br...

AOWdu 110.1 Thousand Sons Codex Retrospective 13.09.2022 1:07:17

This week we return to some good old retrospective reviews with the Thousand Sons getting their turn. Adam is once again joined by Liam Hackett who was on for the original codex review. We have a pretty great time reminicing about how much we got wrong, got right and just how much depth there is to this codex! It's pretty well placed currently and Tsons players can leverage a lot of spice in the c...

AoW Unbroken ep 67.1- The Chaos Space Marine Encyclopedia- Justin Curtis 12.09.2022 43:38

Blake Law and Jaime Paris interview Justin Curtis about everything CSM! ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) [85 PL, , 1,597pts] ++ + Configuration [3CP] + Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [6CP] Detachment Command Cost [-3CP] Gametype: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim Legion: Black Legion + HQ [21 PL, -1CP, 380pts] + Dark Apostle...

Tau Show Up Big At Nova Open!- 155.1 09.09.2022 51:51

Nick Nanavati interviews Andy Gonyo about his recent success with Tau! +++ NOVA - Tau Sept Triptide (Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition) [103 PL, 1CP, 1,998pts] +++ ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T'au Empire) [58 PL, -3CP, 1,115pts] ++ Sept Choice: T'au Sept + HQ + Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [9 PL, -1CP, 195pts]: 5. Exemplar of the Kauyon, Burst Cannon, DW-02 Advanced Burst Cannon, High-output Burst C...