Guild War Top 10 Attack Teams

• Heal Judh with Hollan before her burst turn—even at full health if she has not received his buff.
• Leave an adjacent hex where Hollan’s Aberrant can hit an enemy immediately; it cannot move on arrival.
• Check Overwatch before moving Judh; her defensive passive will not protect her during her own turn.
• Preserve Ambush escape space. Treat Judh’s return as a backup plan, not a guaranteed second active.

Community discussion: Judh counterplay and Ambush.

• Place Re’vas where approaching enemies must cross her Overwatch; use high ground when available.
• Keep shooters within Farsight’s support range; include Shadowsun’s range if bringing her as flex. Engage their targets with a friendly unit for Farsight’s ranged bonus.
• With Sho’syl or Darkstrider, arrange Markerlight support before Re’vas’s attack window.
• Check suppression threats and Meds Up durability; Arena-style Overwatch wipes are not guaranteed in Guild War.

Community discussion: Re’vas positioning, support and Guild War limitations.

• Before moving Ragnar: howl, reset him with Aun’Shi, then howl again.
• Spend the buffs on normal melee attacks from eligible characters without a normal ranged attack; Khârn’s active does not qualify.
• Keep Aun’Shi’s reset level high enough; it limits the strength of the second howl.
• Check that several attackers can reach useful targets before committing. Unstoppable does not bypass Overwatch.

Community discussion: Using Double Howl correctly.

• Spread Psychic damage across clustered defenders before using Toth’s active to collect extra shots.
• Manually fire Z’Kar’s free Infernal Cannon after targets take Psychic damage or are on fire; only the selected hex is ignited.
• If bringing Ahriman as flex, build fire coverage for his damage bonuses and additional active hits.
• Consider saving a wounded enemy for Ahriman’s normal ranged kill to refresh his used active.

• Move Nicodemus before using his active for the low-health burst setup; later movement can undo the intended health timing.
• Check Nicodemus’s buff range before sending attackers forward.
• Keep Mephiston and other eligible attackers covered by Dante’s aura when they attack.
• With Lucien in the core, plan his attack around Nicodemus’s melee piercing support.

Community discussions: Nicodemus and Lucien, Nicodemus timing corrections, Dante–Mephiston synergy.

• Start Abraxas’s active and let the initial summon chain resolve before swapping him with Yazaghor.
• Swap into free summon space with reachable enemies; moving farther forward alone does not help.
• Save Archimatos’s Psychic action—or another fresh Psychic hit—to restart the chain after the swap.
• Yazaghor deals his damage before swapping; that hit cannot restart the chain at Abraxas’s new position.

Community discussion: Abraxas–Yazaghor sequence troubleshooting.

• Keep the support group together around Isabella; her resurrection only covers eligible non-Mechanical Imperial units.
• If time allows, use expendable Guardsmen to build Yarrick’s summon count. Do not delay a needed attack chasing maximum bodies.
• Keep charge lanes open for Dreir’s riders before crowding the board with summons.
• Plan Celestine’s advance alongside the team’s follow-up so her target does not leave the support group exposed.

Community discussion: Dreir, Isabella and Imperial summon teams.

• Keep vulnerable Chaos allies adjacent to Rotbone; his rescue is chance-based, not guaranteed.
• Advance together. Check whether fire or a retreating target could split the slow formation.
• Save Maladus’s active for a decisive kill against Rotbone-supported enemies; Always Overkilled prevents their usual recovery.
• Set up Maladus’s passive chain by choosing a victim beside another enemy that is also adjacent to Maladus.

Community discussion: Rotbone, Maladus and formation weaknesses.

• Use WAAAGH before moving Gulgortz when you want extra Boyz; leave adjacent summon hexes open.
• Check fire, wire and overlapping Overwatch before committing the charge.
• Use Tanksmasha’s suppression where available before follow-up attackers cross an Overwatch lane.
• Avoid spending the whole charge on a durable bait target while dangerous defenders remain behind it.

Community discussion: Gulgortz counterplay: bait, terrain and Overwatch.

• Put Exitor-Rho beside the target before other Mechanical units attack it, triggering his follow-up damage.
• Leave an adjacent hex open for Tan Gi’da’s next Skitarii while building summons in Protector mode.
• Use Actus’s repair on an eligible unit with a useful target in range to generate another attack.
• Rho’s Infiltrate helps him approach Overwatch; check the kill and follow-up routes before exposing the rest of the team.

Community discussions: Rho versus Re’vas, AdMech attack-chain tips.