There is a total of 32 teams entered this year, which gives us 256 armies at the event
This creates the average of 16 of each army or 6.25% for purposes of army distribution
Full list can be found here
| Race |
Quantity |
Percentage |
| Dark Elves |
28 |
10.94% |
| High Elves |
26 |
10.16% |
| Skaven |
24 |
9.38% |
| Daemons of
Chaos |
23 |
8.98% |
| Empire |
22 |
8.59% |
| Orc's and
Goblin's |
21 |
8.20% |
| Vampire
Counts |
20 |
7.81% |
| Warriors of
Chaos |
20 |
7.81% |
| Dwarfs |
16 |
6.25% |
| Wood
Elves |
13 |
5.08% |
| Ogre Kingdoms |
13 |
5.08% |
| Chaos
Dwarfs |
10 |
3.91% |
| Lizardmen |
9 |
3.52% |
| Bretonnians |
8 |
3.13% |
| Tomb Kings |
3 |
1.17% |
| Beastmen |
0 |
0.00% |
| |
256 |
100.00% |
From the above chart we can quickly identify the more popular races. The Dark and High Elven variants predictably top the charts followed closely by Skaven, once again proving they are a very competitive book even in a highly comped environment (despite what the sneaky rats will tell you).
Daemons are also over represented,as everyone knew they would be (I thought every team would take them) as are Empire. Interestingly enough, Orc's & Goblins punch above their weight highlighting the first book of the rank for 8th has some fight in it yet. Vampire Counts is also another surprise. I would have thought there to be far less fielded under the restrictive comp.
Warriors keep a presence in the top half. I had thought to see more of them however still an honest number. Dwarfs then round out the last to break even on numbers. The new book has created very little interest it appears, although the army preforms a very specific role in a team.
Now there's the losers in the list. Wood Elves at 13 does not I think fairly represent the strength of the book, more the short period of time require to have prepared for their use. Ogre Kingdoms still have a little fight left in them but many are shunning them in today's meta environment. Chaos Dwarfs come along next to the howls of those calling them not a real army (get over yourselves). This years comp allowed for a much stronger build than last year, and I am surprised there is not more present.
Lizardmen is the big loser here IMO, and I would have thought they would have had numbers closer to Vampire Counts (and the counts be down where the Lizardmen are). Bretonnians still manage to claim half their quota, despite the age of the book. Interesting as they do admirably well in a team environment. Hopefully the new book will help them along.
Tomb Kings, those poor bastards. If this is not a clear indicator the book has failures in its mechanics I don't know what is. In an environment that has them with extra points and no comp, where the rest of the field is heavily comped, only 3 countries opted for them. And then there was Beastmen. No representation whatsoever. This surprises me but maybe is more of a reflection of how many other good books there are in 8th, rather than a 7th edition book trying to compete.
So the armies breakdown probably will not surprise many, other than a few armies. Next post I will look at some of the build trends that are prevalent in the field...
