Sister Act 40k

The March dataslate has dropped and the Emperor has led us from the darkness!  Join Mitch and Scott for a classic Sister Act 40k dataslate review, where we talk over every little change with a puritanical zeal worthy of the Golden Throne.  Scott and Mitch also riff on their favorite builds coming out of the dataslate - spoiler alert, its Hallowed Martyrs time!

Listeners, it is time to face our judgment.  The Emperor has deemed us unworthy of our rules and points, and has blessed us to suffer mightily to earn our redemption.  That's right, time to review the latest balance dataslate! Join Mitch and Scott as we run through the changes, our thoughts on what this means for the sisters, and where to go next. Finally - Mitch send his deepest, deepest apologies for the super long delay in getting this episode out.  My personal life has been in utter shambles between a very rough patch at work combined with coordinating a house purchase & move, and our release cadence has suffered as a result.  Expect more content very soon with a review of Champions of Faith!

  The dialoguys bring Rhys Cunningham onto Sister Act 40k! Rhys is a world-class player from Australia who has won multiple major AUS events as well as representing the Aussies at WTC this past year. Rhys recently went 8-0 at a GT with a Triumph-less list after the Fall MFM changes, and we just had to have him on the show to talk through the tried-and-true bringers vehicle list. Enjoy!

Mitch finally meets a cohost!! Scott recently traveled to the UK to visit Mitch, play at the LGT (and Friday Night Doubles), and even visit Warhammer World! Listen in to learn all about Scott's excellent adventure to the home of Warhammer and this latest evolution in the Mitch-Scott bromance. Finally, as a bonus you also get to hear all about McWerp's adventure too, as he came all the way from western Canada to join us for much of the experience. The Emperor Protects (the bromance)!

The MFM is out and judgment day has arrived for the sororitas. The Emperor's finest had become lax in their faith, using a powerful codex to defeat His foes without sufficient suffering and castigation.  Fear not sisters, for our judgment has given us new opportunity to prove our faith after bearing a new burden of points hikes!  Listen in to hear Mitch & Scott dissect the points changes, what it means for our faction, and our new place in the meta.  Our Emperor deliver us!

The London Grand Tournament has come and gone, and with it the incredible 5-0 performance by Will Whitaker!  Join Mitch and Scott as they figure out how the heck Will took Penitent Host all the way to a 5-0 finish and a trip to the shadow round, losing only to eventual 2nd place finisher Brian Seipp.

After a phenomenal series of 5-0 showings, Mitch and Scott had to bring Stephen Box back to talk about his very unique Army of Faith lists!  We talk about Stephen's list building philosophy for army of faith and the evolution of the list across his three recent runs at competitive events.  Enjoy!

Jack Tite returns to Sister Act 40k, newly triumphant after his takedown of the 2024 Leeds UKTC supermajor! Join Mitch and Scott as they talk through Jack's list, his take on bringers of flame, what he thinks about running Vahl-less Paragon warsuits, his love affair with the blessed foot canoness, and what it took to make it to the top. Enjoy!

Join Sister Act 40k host Scott Ketcham as he interviews Mitch on his WTC adventure as part of team Iceland 2024! Mitch talks about his path to joining the team in the first place, the prep it took to get to ready, the list, the event itself, and a quick recap of his 7 games at the event. Listen in to find out all about the BINz, Mitch's epic failure, and his long road to ultimate redemption by the end of the event.

Beloved show host and hero of the Imperium Scott Ketcham goes to Tacoma, a 450 person GW tournament, and makes it to the finals! Listen to this monster of an episode where Scott breaks down his list, games, and Patreon questions in incredible detail. Well done Scott, we're all so proud of you!

Stephen Box comes onto Sister Act 40k to talk about the newly released points for our codex! While some changes made us wince a bit, overall we see a lot of potential in our new book and many opportunities for creativity. Join Stephen and Mitch as they talk about all the units in the context of their points, along with tons of ideas on how to use them and what kinds of lists we might start to see as our community starts to experiment in earnest!

Ave Imperator sisters, the Emperor has truly blessed his most faithful! The new codex is here!! The only way to make this episode as epic as the book itself was to bring out the big guns - Rob Helton returns triumphantly to this episode, marking the first time we have ever had 3 cohosts on the show at once. We also praise the Emperor for the return of John Lennon, who joins us for a three hour pilgrimage through the new content.  

Mitch and Scott invite Vik Vijay onto the show once again, fresh from his glorious win at the 260 player Oxford UKTC supermajor. We also had the new points by the time of recording, so we of course had to discuss those changes also. Vik is once again a phenomenal guest and this is an absolute banger of an episode. Listen in to hear all about his tactical insights, hot takes on the new meta, and why Scott will be stuffing McWerp into a multimelta.

Welcome back McWerp aka Brendan McKenzie to the show, newly draped in glory from his huge win at Wet Coast, a 160 person major, with the Sororitas! Join Mitch and Scott as they catch up with McWerp, dissect his list, and walk through his blessed 6-0 run. Enjoy, and as always, thank you for supporting the show!

Mitch recently went to the ETC aka Eurotrash Cup, hosted by Team Netherlands, as part of team Iceland's delegation. After the event, Mitch and Scott wanted to break down the event, so we have invited back Typhus! Typhus is a legendary Team Poland player and an expert in both sisters and teams, and shares brilliant (and occasionally controversial!) takes on how to play sisters in a team setting. Enjoy!

Nick Nanavati of Art of War comes to Sister Act 40k!  Nick has been playing sisters for some time as part of his practice for Team USA as well as for his "Finding the Faith" series in the Art of War War Room.  Join Mitch and Scott as we hear about his development with the faction, thoughts on the current meta, and his very unique approach to list building and play style.

What's this, a meta-pun title?  This must mean only one thing - it's dataslate review time!  Mitch and Scott tag team a review of all the dataslate content - what's changed, who has been newly blessed by the Emperor, and who needs to go back to the convent for remedial prayers.  There's a lot of exciting change on the horizon for the daughters of the Emperor, and I hope you are as excited as we are!

Congratulations to our amazing host Scott Ketcham for his incredible top 16 finish at LVO, including a 6-0 run to the knockout round!  Mitch interviews Scott on his amazing performance, the list and tactics that took him there, and Scott's latest take on how to play sisters at the highest of levels.  Well done!

Mitch and Scott invite Jack Tite onto the show!  Jack is a formidable player in the UK scene who has been crushing it with sisters, most notably with a 5-0 run at the Leicester major in December as part of a 16-0 streak in GTs as of recording time.  We talk about Jack's double-battle-sister list, how he plays the faction generally, and the tactical genius of the rapid ingressing immolator.  Enjoy! Note: this content was recorded before the January dataslate, but as with all of these types of interviews the content is no less relevant just because a few points have changed.

Sister Act 40k continues our exciting new series post-dataslate where we invite on ever more x-0 Canonesses to talk about their lists, what unique takes they have on the faction, and how they thrashed their foes on a relentless march to victory.  For this episode we have managed to land the absolutely extraordinary Vik Vijay, of the Fireside 40k podcast, WTC Team England, and Team Ignite.  Enjoy this wonderful episode where we talk to Vik about his recent 5-0 run at the Coventry 2 day major where he took first place with the sororitas.  Once you finish the episode, best of luck rooting through those bitz boxes for those crossbows you never assembled!

It's trash collection day!  Sister Act 40k welcomes veteran guest McWerp aka Brendan McKenzie back to the show to celebrate his recent 5-0 run at the Kipper's Melee GT.  Brendan wrote a completely unique list based heavily on mass volumes of units to overwhelm his opponents and flood the board with the faithful.  We talk about this brand new sisters archetype, how McWerp came up with the idea, how it performed at the GT, and what's next for the archetype.  Enjoy!

Sister Act 40k welcomes newly minted 40k legend Jeff Kolodner to the show, who recently took the top spot at the official Warhammer GT in Tampa last month.  Jeff had to fight his way to an 8-0 finish, including through three Art of War coaches for his last 3 games, and he did so in style.  We talk about Jeff's completely out-of-left-field list, how it works, and how he piloted it successfully at one of the top events in the world. Oh, and we maaaay have changed the opening ever so slightly for this one ;)

It's the (sort of) 50th episode of Sister Act!  Rob and Mitch reminisce about our favorite (aka weirdest) moments of the show to date, and then break down Mitch's recent 4-1 run at LGT with the Sororitas (like he'd ever take anything else?).  Thank you to everyone for listening to our wacky little show for the past 50 episodes, and looking forward to the next 50 to come!

EDIT: now with fixed audio, apologies! For this episode Mitch finds himself Robless, but happily is still able to find thrice-blessed content for the most faithful of podcast listeners.  Mitch invites Team Poland and WTC legend Typhus onto the show to talk sisters in 10th, the meta, list archetypes we like, and review some of the high performing lists after the dataslate.  Enjoy!

It's dataslate time!  Mitch, Rob, and first-time guest Danny McDevitt review the huge balance update from Games Workshop.  We cover the changes to the game overall, how we expect the top factions to change, and of course our beloved ladies.  Join us as we faithfully pray over our sacred index in search of the Emperor's blessings in this new age of Warhammer 40k.  Happy flailing!

Note: this is NOT the dataslate review episode!  That one is recorded and already in editing, so stay tuned! After making it through the absolute maelstrom that was WTC preparation and the event itself, Mitch is back with Rob to talk all about his experience with team Iceland!  Rob interviews Mitch on WTC overall, his experiences at the event, and learnings to carry forward for the sisterhood.

Welcome back esteemed guest James Shapiro to Sister Act!  We move on from the hottest of takes in the last episode to ice cold takes in this one now that we all have practice with the new ruleset.  Listen to James, Rob, and Mitch talk about their lists, experiments, and James' successful recent 4-1 run at a GT.  Ave imperator!

IT'S INDEX TIME!!  For this much-anticipated episode, Mitch and Rob had no choice but to welcome back a guest most blessed and beloved by the Emperor.  None other than Saint John Lennon himself returns to tackle a monster 3-hour episode. We review every last piece of content in the new Sisters index for 10th edition, going into depth on every datacard, stratagem, and enhancement.  Enjoy!

Mitch and Rob are joined by much loved returning guest of the show James Shapiro, UK sisters player extraordinaire, to talk about the latest 10th edition leaks and previews!  We also talk all about oil washes with Rob, who gives an absolute masterclass on this amazing hobby technique. Rob's Instagram feed has absolutely gorgeous photos of his models, many of which use the oil washing technique he discusses.  You can see Rob's instagram feed here: https://www.instagram.com/hobby.robby37

The Sisters preview faction focus is out, and Mitch and Rob board the hype train to talk about it!  You may not be surprised by this, but we are very very excited for the new rules! Also check out Rob's Instagram to see pictures of his gorgeous mortifiers: https://www.instagram.com/hobby.robby37/

It's Sister Act time!  Rob and Mitch discuss the new dataslate, rumors dropping for 10th, and then do a segment on the glorious Ephrael Stern and forgettable boy-toy elf friend. We also announce a changeup in the philosophy of the show that will helpfully lead to more consistent content on a more consistent basis! Also our deepest apologies - this should have gone out 2 weeks ago but I just realized that our hosting service didn't publish as expected!

Welcome back friend of the show McWerp aka Brendan Mckenzie to chat about Valorous Heart with Mitch and Rob! We talk about the VH lists that McWerp and Mitch have been cooking up, as well as Mitch's run to 3rd place at the recent International Team Tournament supermajor with this new off meta beauty.  Enjoy!

New content review time!  Mitch and Rob duo episode 41 to talk about the new dataslate, points changes, and Arks of Omen GT book secondaries and detachment.  Enjoy the hot takes, and we look forward to digging more into the new GT season over the coming months!  Spoiler: Rob *will* be talking about mortifiers.

We've hit episode 40!!  For this episode we're bringing back returning guest Ash and her brand new chonky engine list - this version with a full 9 paragon warsuits as Valorous Heart!  Enjoy listening to Rob and Mitch try to figure out how this super-off meta list works and how to pilot it to victory.

For this episode we have a Sister Act 40k first - Rob Helton as solo host!  Rob interviews the second and third placing sisters players at the recent London Grand Tournament, the second largest event in the world (eclipsed only by the LVO).  Both guests are veterans of the show, with Aidan Brocklehurst returning to talk about his amazing run to the shadow round with 2 bricks of 20 battle sisters, and Mitch making his first appearance as a guest!

After an unfortunately long delay - Sister Act 40k is back in action!  We welcome new guest James Shapiro to the show to help us break down the meta bloody rose list - what's in it, why, how it plays the game, and tips for beating the current meta top dogs. Once again we apologize for the delay in content over the summer - but we are back in action and have lots of content to get out soon!

You knew this episode was coming!  Beloved guest Kolby Hopkins returns triumphantly to Sister Act 40k to talk about the new GT book, points changes, and dataslate.  We also cover a record-setting 17 Patreon questions about our brave new world.  Ave imperator!

We're mixing it up this week!  Instead of talking about our most faithful of tiny models, we instead will be discussing the humans who lovingly assemble, paint, and battle them.  Rob and Mitch bring on community paragon McWerp aka Brendan McKenzie to talk community: what we look for from it, where to find it, and how to best use it to get the most from your hobby. If you listened to this episode and thought "wow the Sisters of Battle discord sounds awesome", then you should check it out!  Here is a link to join the server: https://discord.gg/BghwGSscJV

Mortal man is both the brick and mortar of the Emperor's Imperium, and the Sororitas know this better than most.  This, of course, is why the best way to purge your enemies is with a brick of 20 battle sisters! Welcome Aidan Brocklehurst to the show to talk with Mitch and Rob about bricks - units of 20 battle sisters, how they play, how they can be buffed, and what kinds of lists want to run them.  We also cover Aidan's amazing 4-1 run at Bristol with a bloody rose double brick list, where he made top table at 4-0 before falling in the finals.  Since this recording Aidan has managed yet another 4-1 with a 4-0 start, so this concept has legs - 80 legs to be exact!

It's dataslate time!  Best friend of the show John Lennon joins Mitch and Rob to talk over the massive balance update that just turned the entire 40k meta upside down.  Join us for a conversation about the changes to the game generally and to the Emperor's most faithful.  With double the miracles, this show promises to be double the fun!

It's rules review time!  The devout duo of Mitch and Rob review the new Bloody Rose supplement in Warzone Nachmund: Vigilus alone.  We talk about the juicy (and not so juicy) new warlord traits, strats, and relics handed down to us from on high in Nottingham.  Enjoy! A huge thank you also to our new editor Tyler, who has edited this show together for us.  You are amazing and we love you!

Tim Pinney, best friend of the show, is back to talk Nachmund!  He joins Mitch and Rob to discuss the new points, secondaries, and overall game changes in the Nachmund GT pack.  Though we may see darkness ahead, true belief in the Emperor (and a lot of angry sacresants) will see us prevail against the mutant, heretic, and xenos in this new season of competitive 40k!

Sister Act 40k returns to its roots with another episode on pain engines, this time talking penitent engines in 9th with the indomitable AshC.  Ash is an absolute terror on the TTS circuit with her brutal 12 penitent engine list, and Mitch and Rob talk with her to learn the optimal ways to both redeem and purge heretics at the same time!

Mitch and Rob are back for episode 30 and there is so much to talk about in Sisters land!  This episode is a 2 parter - first your pious hosts will talk about the new Kill Team Chalnath box set with the gorgeous (and deadly) new novitiates models.  We then invite Stephen Box of Vanguard Tactics to talk about his innovative pure Order of our Martyred Lady list.  He first piloted the concept to a 4-1 finish at LGT, and we have seen it crop up at other events with other pilots since.  Stephen is an innovator and amazing teacher of 40k, and we hope you enjoy listening to his excellent interview as much as we did recording it. 

Mitch hosts the Sister Act 40k coverage of the London Grand Tournament, where nearly 600 players converged in north London (including your intrepid host himself!) to battle it out for glory in the first supermajor event in the UK since 2019. Mitch first interviews amazing guest Thomas Douch, who cracked the top 4 with a no-nonsense pure bloody rose sisters list.  Listen in for some tips from a Sisters pro on how to navigate the current meta and how to pilot our faction at the highest levels! In a Sister Act 40k first, we then interview 3 Patreons who also attended the event with the most pious of factions.  Get an insiders take from Craig, Stephen, and Reuben as they purged countless heretics on the convention hall floor.

After a brief hiatus, Rob returns triumphantly to the show to join Mitch for a review of the Warzone Charadon: Book of Fire content for the Adepta Sororitas.  We talk over the relevant Sisters fluff as well as the crunchy new rules for the Order of our Martyr'd Lady.  Also Rob tells us about a new adventure he is embarking on with Jon of Goonhammer.  Enjoy!

Prepare yourself for the monster part two of the Sister Act 40k 9th codex review, clocking in at 3 hours and 40 minutes of sweet, sweet content with the incomparable John Lennon and Tim Pinney.  We talk about secondaries, stratagems, and all of the data sheets! One quick note - this episode was recorded before both the Lone Star Open from a few weeks ago and Charity Hammer, which just ended, but is being released after both events.  Congrats to John for winning both LSO and the Charityhammer GT with his sisters list, which included many elements that we discussed in this episode!  Also if you haven't had the chance yet, go out and donate to CharityHammer.  Colin Sherman of Best in Faction put on an incredible event recently with over 200 hours of content of the best players in North America playing amazing games for 3 straight days, and all the content is available on YouTube completely free.

It's NEW CODEX TIME!!  The Emperor has rewarded us for our faith with a brand new set of rules, ready to free 9th edition from all forms of xenos, traitor, and heretic.  For this most exciting of topics Mitch and Rob have invited two of our all-time favorite guests onto the show, John Lennon and Tim Pinney of the Floridaman 40k podcast.  In this mammoth episode we talk through orders, armywide rules, hymns, blessings, relics, and warlord traits.  Stay tuned for part two, where we will finish our review of the book with secondaries, stratagems, and datasheets.

Welcome to our last show of the 8th edition Sisters codex!  To send the old book off in style, we invited Brandon Grant, Las Vegas Open and ITC champion, on to the show to discuss his list that won the Battle for LA GT.  Fear not - we also delve deep into his philosophy of list building and 9th game winning to ensure this episode better stands the test of time in a new codex world.  Sadly Rob had to miss this recording, but Mitch did his best to keep the fluff fluffy and the laugh track laughing without him.

Before listening to this episode be sure to polish your power armor to a high sheen, because we have invited the one and only OG Sisters Black Library to the show - James Swallow!!  Mitch & Rob talk to James about everything from his books "Faith and Fire" and "Hammer and Anvil," to keeping our torch alit through the Sisters' long dark age, to storytelling generally! And of course, your well-hyped hosts also just have to gush about the new previews, including the Abbess Sanctorum herself.  Praise the Emperor!

Join Mitch and Rob as they embark on their first ever inquisitorial briefing. In this new type of episode, we bring on an inquisitor famed for their ruthless dedication to purging a particular mutant, heretic, or xenos. For our first ever briefing we will be dissecting drukhari strategy, and could not have gotten a better guest than the one and only Inquisitor Skari! Join us as this famed inquisitor explains exactly what the dark kin are, how you can expect to see them play, and how to beat them on the tabletop. Also on this episode we review some of the gorgeous new model announcements (recorded before the May 4th week announcements unfortunately - we will talk over those very soon!). Ave imperator!