Jul 16, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min · 12 segments
Is Purge the only way to play knights? And is Gate Warden Lance the be-all and end-all for Imperial Knight players? Are there other ways to win with IK? In this episode we call on the combined talents…
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And one of the big reasons, I think, is because y- you both have, uh, you know, you, you both get a lot of games.
And is it fair to say that you've kind of settled into a, like, reconnaissance is, i- is...
It seems to be the list, the style of play you're enjoying the most at the moment.
It's, it is my front-runner.
I, uh, went into this edition knowing...
I mean, obviously with the internet and all of social media, it's easy to kind of catch on the waves that the popula- like, what's the most popular thing going into it or prediction.
And a lot of people, as you said, kind of gravitated towards Purge.
It's with Freeblade Company, which was our most popular detachment at the moment, and it was catching a lot of steam.
And so as a content creator and just someone that tries my best to not go with the flow, just to make sure that there's nothing better out there, uh, I kind of gravitated to the other detachments.
And one of my friends that plays Tyran- Tyranids exclusively is a big fan of movement shenanigans, and he was already-
... looking at Recon.
So it was one of those things where I knew everyone was going to be gravitating towards, uh, Purge, and so by default I wanted to see if there was something else, a hidden gem in the rough, that I can kind of start spearheading.
And Recon, just the more I played it, the more it felt good.
I liked what was going on-
...
in all the missions.
It had a really good Purge matchup, which I felt was a strong thing to kind of tech against.
And then, uh, the other ones...
And it just kind of opened my eyes that, you know, like, like Ritnu said, the two things you can guarantee in a game of Warhammer is OC and movement.
And-
And one of the big reasons, I think, is because y- you both have, uh, you know, you, you both get a lot of games.
And is it fair to say that you've kind of settled into a, like, reconnaissance is, i- is...
It seems to be the list, the style of play you're enjoying the most at the moment.
It's, it is my front-runner.
I, uh, went into this edition knowing...
I mean, obviously with the internet and all of social media, it's easy to kind of catch on the waves that the popula- like, what's the most popular thing going into it or prediction.
And a lot of people, as you said, kind of gravitated towards Purge.
It's with Freeblade Company, which was our most popular detachment at the moment, and it was catching a lot of steam.
And so as a content creator and just someone that tries my best to not go with the flow, just to make sure that there's nothing better out there, uh, I kind of gravitated to the other detachments.
And one of my friends that plays Tyran- Tyranids exclusively is a big fan of movement shenanigans, and he was already-
... looking at Recon.
So it was one of those things where I knew everyone was going to be gravitating towards, uh, Purge, and so by default I wanted to see if there was something else, a hidden gem in the rough, that I can kind of start spearheading.
And Recon, just the more I played it, the more it felt good.
I liked what was going on-
...
in all the missions.
It had a really good Purge matchup, which I felt was a strong thing to kind of tech against.
And then, uh, the other ones...
And it just kind of opened my eyes that, you know, like, like Ritnu said, the two things you can guarantee in a game of Warhammer is OC and movement.
And-
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