Tuesday, June 23, 2026

War Room: A Dark Conspiracy – Week 7 Field Report

WEEK 7 – Reports from the Battlefront

63 clashes reached the campaign desk this week, and the war took on a stranger shape: less a clean reshuffle than a grinding of old scores, fresh wounds and unexpected revivals.

The global crown remains in Skaven claws, but Week 7 belonged on the tabletop to the Ogre Kingdoms, who took a perfect return from three appearances. Kislev also surged, the Tzar’s riders carving a path upward through local massacres and satellite wins, while Hordes of Chaos and Tomb Kings kept the pressure on the upper board. The hardest fall was daemonic: the hosts of the warp plunged from the top four into the middle pack after a week of failed incursions.

Best performers this week:

  • Ogre Kingdoms: 3.00 PPG over 3 games; W7 rank #1 ↑ (from #17).
  • Kislev: 2.50 PPG over 6 games; W7 rank #2 ↑ (from #7).
  • Hordes of Chaos: 2.25 PPG over 4 games; W7 rank #3 ↓ (from #2).
  • Tomb Kings: 2.20 PPG over 5 games; W7 rank #4 ↑ (from #9).
  • Chaos Dwarfs: 2.14 PPG over 7 games; W7 rank #5 ↔ (stable).
  • High Elves: 2.12 PPG over 8 games; W7 rank #6 ↓ (from #1).
  • Dark Elves: 1.88 PPG over 8 games; W7 rank #7 ↑ (from #13).
  • Bretonnia: 1.82 PPG over 11 games; W7 rank #8 ↔ (stable).
  • Vampire Counts: 1.71 PPG over 7 games; W7 rank #9 ↑ (from #12).
  • Lizardmen: 1.67 PPG over 6 games; W7 rank #10 ↓ (from #4).
  • Dwarfs: 1.62 PPG over 8 games; W7 rank #11 ↓ (from #6).
  • Orcs & Goblins: 1.00 PPG over 12 games; W7 rank #12 ↑ (from #18).
  • Skaven: 1.00 PPG over 3 games; W7 rank #13 ↓ (from #3).
  • Wood Elves: 1.00 PPG over 3 games; W7 rank #14 ↓ (from #11).
  • Dogs of War: 0.90 PPG over 10 games; W7 rank #15 ↓ (from #14).
  • Beastmen: 0.50 PPG over 8 games; W7 rank #16 ↓ (from #15).
  • Daemons: 0.50 PPG over 4 games; W7 rank #17 ↓ (from #10).
  • The Empire: 0.31 PPG over 13 games; W7 rank #18 ↓ (from #16).

On the global board, Skaven remain #1 despite a poor weekly return, Dark Elves hold #2, and Hordes of Chaos keep #3. High Elves rise into #4, Chaos Dwarfs climb into #5, and Daemons tumble from #4 to #10. Lower down, Kislev and Ogre Kingdoms both give their followers cause to shout, while the Empire and Beastmen continue to bleed ground.

Battles of note:

  • Ogre Kingdoms produced the only perfect weekly return, taking three wins from three appearances and giving the Maw its cleanest campaign week so far.
  • Tzar_Dom’s Kislev tore through Beastmen and Orcs & Goblins locally before the satellite rota added further wins, making the Ice Queen’s armies the week’s sharpest climbers.
  • Hashut’s followers lit the local tables: Hashut_Yannick and Zharr_Naggrund_K delivered three Chaos Dwarf massacres, including a 3,000-point crushing of the greenskins.
  • The week’s strangest coalition came in The Old World, where Daemons fought beside Bretonnia against an Orc & Goblin Troll Horde supported by Chaos Dwarfs. The Troll Horde side took the field with a Minor Victory.
  • The Asur-Druchii feud flared again across the satellite fronts, with High Elves twice beating Dark Elves in Rear Guard actions even as the Druchii claimed other victories elsewhere.

Here is the master ledger of this week’s tabletop advances.

II. Faction-Specific Tactical Engagements

II.I Agents of the Slann

Beastmen

  • Global standing: #18 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #16 ↓ (from #15).
  • W7 return: 8 games; 0.50 PPG.
  • Record: 8/3/24 (+1/+1/+6).

The brayherds had another week of fury without reward. A single satellite victory could not hide local losses to Bretonnia and Kislev or the brutal attentions of Hashut’s followers.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Chosen Objective, Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen fell upon Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Chosen Objective, Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen advanced against Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. Neither side could force the final breach: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Chosen Objective, Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen crossed blades with Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. They yielded ground, but not honour, in a close-fought Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen clashed with Tzar_Dom’s Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol. The army was swept from the field with brutal certainty: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen pressed hard into Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The army was swept from the field with brutal certainty: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a brayherd of Beastmen pressed hard into a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a brayherd of Beastmen fell upon a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a brayherd of Beastmen crossed blades with a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

The herds end the week at the foot of the table. Rage is plentiful; results are not.

Chaos Dwarfs

  • Global standing: #5 ↑ (from #8).
  • W7 performance: #5 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 return: 7 games; 2.14 PPG.
  • Record: 16/5/13 (+4/+0/+3).

Hashut’s followers burned hot again. The Dawi-Zharr mixed triumph and disaster, but the local furnaces roared loud enough to drag them up into the global top five.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs pressed hard into Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army. By the final turn, their line had been broken utterly: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Capture, Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs crossed blades with Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire in a 2,000-point army. The enemy host was smashed from one end of the field to the other: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs drove into Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen in a 2,000-point army. By the final turn, the field was nothing but wreckage and trophies: a Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs pressed hard into Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins in a 3,000-point grand host. When the dust settled, the opposing line had ceased to exist in any useful sense: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs clashed with an Imperial army of Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Meeting Engagement, a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs drove into a Kislevite rota of Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Meeting Engagement, a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs drove into a brayherd of Beastmen in a 2,000-point army. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

The forge-fires have lifted the Dawi-Zharr into fifth. The price was paid in blood on both sides, but Hashut has always accepted such currency.

Dark Elves

  • Global standing: #2 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #7 ↑ (from #13).
  • W7 return: 8 games; 1.88 PPG.
  • Record: 24/8/7 (+6/+0/+2).

The Druchii answered the loss of the crown with cold efficiency. Their local raids cut down the Dogs of War, while their wider war mixed victories over Daemons, Wood Elves and greenskins with painful checks from Ulthuan.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Chosen Objective, Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves pressed hard into Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Chosen Objective, Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves clashed with Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Exterminate, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves pressed hard into a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol. A handful of standards and bodies made the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves advanced against a woodland warhost of Wood Elves fielding Spirits of Athel Loren (WE-AB) in a 3,000-point grand host. The enemy line moved with the Spirits of Athel Loren at its back, the woods themselves seeming to answer the call. Spellsingers whispered through branch and root until the battlefield itself seemed to listen. The margin was narrow, but the ledger favoured them: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves drove into Zambula’s Wood Elves fielding Spirits of Athel Loren (WE-AB) in a 2,000-point army. The enemy line moved with the Spirits of Athel Loren at its back, the woods themselves seeming to answer the call. Spellsingers whispered through branch and root until the battlefield itself seemed to listen. A handful of standards and bodies made the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves fell upon a daemonic host of Daemons in a 2,000-point army. Tzeentchian fire and muttering unreality crawled over the field. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Rear Guard, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves advanced against a glittering Asur host of High Elves in a 2,000-point army. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Rear Guard, a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves pressed hard into a glittering Asur host of High Elves in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

Naggaroth still waits just below the summit. If Week 8 offers the Druchii more victims and fewer Asur counterstrokes, the crown could yet change hands again.

Daemons

  • Global standing: #10 ↓ (from #4).
  • W7 performance: #17 ↓ (from #10).
  • W7 return: 4 games; 0.50 PPG.
  • Record: 24/6/14 (+1/+0/+3).

The veil flickered rather than tore. Be’lakor won locally, but the wider daemonic record was grim, with High Elves, Dark Elves and the Troll Horde all denying the warp the week it wanted.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Breakthrough, Be_lakor_CH’s Daemons fielding Daemonic Legion (SoC, p.27-32) clashed with Ironbreaker_Chris’ Dwarfs fielding Standard List (DW2-AB) in a 3,000-point grand host. The Daemonic Legion tore at the veil around the field, its warriors less an army than a wound in reality. The Dwarfs came on in a standard fighting order of shield, steel and stubborn contempt. They held just enough of the field to claim the day: Minor Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, a daemonic host of Daemons, supported by a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia advanced against a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins fielding Troll Horde (AJ), supported by a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. Opposite them came a Troll Horde, thick-skinned, ill-tempered and almost insultingly hard to put down. This was a true coalition clash: Daemons fought beside Bretonnia, while Orcs & Goblins marched with Chaos Dwarfs. The enemy took the field by the slimmest useful margin: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Breakthrough, a daemonic host of Daemons pressed hard into a glittering Asur host of High Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol. Tzeentchian fire and muttering unreality crawled over the field. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a daemonic host of Daemons advanced against a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 2,000-point army. Tzeentchian fire and muttering unreality crawled over the field. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

The daemonic hosts fall sharply this week. For the first time in some time, the mortal realms look less like prey and more like resistance.

Dogs of War

  • Global standing: #15 ↓ (from #13).
  • W7 performance: #15 ↓ (from #14).
  • W7 return: 10 games; 0.90 PPG.
  • Record: 10/7/24 (+2/+2/+6).

The paychest took a beating. One local massacre and a named satellite victory gave the mercenaries something to toast, but too many contracts ended with broken pikes and unpaid survivors.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Chosen Objective, Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War drove into Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Chosen Objective, Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War pressed hard into Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War fell upon WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves fielding High Elf Sea Patrol (SoC, 9.94-95) in a 2,000-point army. Across the field, the High Elf Sea Patrol moved with cold coastal discipline and spear-bright confidence. Renowned champions were reported on both sides, turning the engagement into a clash of names as much as armies. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War drove into Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. By the final turn, the field was nothing but wreckage and trophies: a Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Table Quarters, a mercenary company of Dogs of War drove into a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings in a 500-point Border Patrol. Neither side could force the final breach: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, Zambula’s Dogs of War advanced against a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Breakthrough, a mercenary company of Dogs of War clashed with a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Breakthrough, a mercenary company of Dogs of War fell upon a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Breakthrough, a mercenary company of Dogs of War advanced against a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, the Dogs of War fell upon the Lizardmen in a 2,500-point army. The air shimmered with temple-magic and the cold design of the Old Ones. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

A mercenary captain can survive a bad week. A campaign cannot be won on unpaid bravery, and the Dogs need better contracts quickly.

Hordes of Chaos

  • Global standing: #3 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #3 ↓ (from #2).
  • W7 return: 4 games; 2.25 PPG.
  • Record: 26/4/11 (+3/+0/+1).

The northern hosts remain lodged in the elite pack. Week 7 was smaller in volume but still dangerous, with Chaos winning more often than it bled and keeping enough pressure on the leaders to make every banner above them nervous.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Chosen Objective, Khorne_Mathias’ Hordes of Chaos fielding Archaon's Horde (SoC, p.18-23), supported by Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire fielding Cult of Ulric (CR-04, p.2-13) pressed hard into Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos fielding Archaon's Horde (SoC, p.18-23), supported by Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. Archaon’s Horde lent the line the weight of the Storm of Chaos, all iron will and ruinous purpose. This was a true coalition clash: Hordes of Chaos fought beside Empire, while Hordes of Chaos marched with Lizardmen. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Chosen Objective, Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos fielding Archaon's Horde (SoC, p.18-23), supported by Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen clashed with Khorne_Mathias’ Hordes of Chaos fielding Archaon's Horde (SoC, p.18-23), supported by Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire fielding Cult of Ulric (CR-04, p.2-13) in a 500-point Border Patrol. Archaon’s Horde lent the line the weight of the Storm of Chaos, all iron will and ruinous purpose. This was a true coalition clash: Hordes of Chaos fought beside Lizardmen, while Hordes of Chaos marched with Empire. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [8th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a northern warband of Hordes of Chaos clashed with a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army. A figure of legend marched with their host, drawing every eye toward the heart of the battle. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a northern warband of Hordes of Chaos crossed blades with a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

Chaos is no longer climbing in a frenzy; it is consolidating with menace. The top three is theirs for now, and the Dark Gods are unlikely to be content with that.

Lizardmen

  • Global standing: #9 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #10 ↓ (from #4).
  • W7 return: 6 games; 1.67 PPG.
  • Record: 18/7/11 (+3/+1/+2).

The temple-cities held to the Great Plan with measured discipline. The cohorts struck down Skaven and Empire, but losses elsewhere kept their weekly return respectable rather than spectacular.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Flank Attack, Sotek_Awakens’ Lizardmen clashed with Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts in a 750-point warband. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen drove into a verminous host of Skaven in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Flank Attack, a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen fell upon a verminous host of Skaven in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen drove into a verminous host of Skaven in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen clashed with an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, the Lizardmen advanced against the Dogs of War in a 2,500-point army. The air shimmered with temple-magic and the cold design of the Old Ones. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

The Great Plan advances by inches. It is not glorious, but it is hard to stop.

Ogre Kingdoms

  • Global standing: #14 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #1 ↑ (from #17).
  • W7 return: 3 games; 3.00 PPG.
  • Record: 9/6/14 (+3/+0/+0).

The Ogres finally found a week worth feasting over. Three games, three victories, and a perfect weekly return gave the gutlords the loudest short-form performance of Week 7, even if the wider campaign table still keeps them in the lower pack.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Flank Attack, Tyrant_Urs’ Ogre Kingdoms crossed blades with ABadPainter’s Empire in a 750-point warband. The enemy host was smashed from one end of the field to the other: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Flank Attack, Tyrant_Urs’ Ogre Kingdoms drove into ABadPainter’s Empire in a 750-point warband. The margin was narrow, but the ledger favoured them: Minor Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, an Ogre warband of Ogre Kingdoms drove into an Imperial army of Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

The Ogres were the week’s perfect performers, even if the campaign table is slow to reward them. The Maw has tasted victory; now it wants volume.

Orcs & Goblins

  • Global standing: #16 ↑ (from #17).
  • W7 performance: #12 ↑ (from #18).
  • W7 return: 12 games; 1.00 PPG.
  • Record: 16/10/48 (+4/+0/+8).

The Waaagh! made more noise than progress, which is still more progress than last week. Four wins gave the greenskins fresh songs, while eight defeats ensured the songs were mostly shouted over arguments.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Capture, Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins fell upon Tzar_Dom’s Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol. By the final turn, their line had been broken utterly: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins clashed with Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 3,000-point grand host. The army was swept from the field with brutal certainty: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Capture, Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins advanced against Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. When the dust settled, the opposing line had ceased to exist in any useful sense: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Breakthrough, Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins pressed hard into Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. The army was swept from the field with brutal certainty: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Exterminate, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins clashed with a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol. They yielded ground, but not honour, in a close-fought Minor Defeat.

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins fielding Troll Horde (AJ), supported by a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs crossed blades with a daemonic host of Daemons, supported by a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army. The Troll Horde lurched forward in a wall of bad temper, worse smell and alarming resilience. This was a true coalition clash: Orcs & Goblins fought beside Chaos Dwarfs, while Daemons marched with Bretonnia. A handful of standards and bodies made the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Meeting Engagement, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins crossed blades with a Kislevite rota of Kislev in a 3,000-point grand host. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Breakthrough, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins pressed hard into a mercenary company of Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Flank Attack, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins pressed hard into a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army. Necromancy hung low over the field, raising the fallen as quickly as steel could make them. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins advanced against a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Meeting Engagement, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins clashed with a glittering Asur host of High Elves in a 2,000-point army. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Meeting Engagement, a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins clashed with a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

The greenskins climb by sheer refusal to stop fighting. It is ugly, noisy and somehow still alive.

Vampire Counts

  • Global standing: #6 ↓ (from #5).
  • W7 performance: #9 ↑ (from #12).
  • W7 return: 7 games; 1.71 PPG.
  • Record: 21/3/11 (+4/+1/+2).

The dead recovered some of the certainty they lost in Week 6. Necromancy carried several satellite fields, though clashes with High Elves and Chaos reminded the midnight courts that not every grave opens on command.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Flank Attack, Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts fell upon Sotek_Awakens’ Lizardmen in a 750-point warband. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] On ground marked for Sheer Heroism!, a midnight host of Vampire Counts clashed with an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. A handful of standards and bodies made the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Meeting Engagement, a midnight host of Vampire Counts drove into a glittering Asur host of High Elves in a 750-point warband. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [8th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a midnight host of Vampire Counts pressed hard into a northern warband of Hordes of Chaos in a 2,000-point army. A storied enemy champion stood against them, lending the opposing line a dangerous centre of gravity. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Capture, a midnight host of Vampire Counts clashed with a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. Renowned champions were reported on both sides, turning the engagement into a clash of names as much as armies. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a midnight host of Vampire Counts crossed blades with Zambula’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Flank Attack, a midnight host of Vampire Counts drove into a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army. Necromancy hung low over the field, raising the fallen as quickly as steel could make them. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

The dead remain in the upper pack. Their losses sting, but their victories suggest the crypt doors are far from shut.

II.II Defenders of the Relics

Bretonnia

  • Global standing: #11 ↑ (from #12).
  • W7 performance: #8 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 return: 11 games; 1.82 PPG.
  • Record: 22/9/26 (+6/+2/+3).

Bretonnia’s lances kept thundering, though not always in the same direction. A crowded week brought wins, draws and ugly reversals, but the realm still climbed a place on the global board.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Chosen Objective, Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia advanced against Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Chosen Objective, Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia crossed blades with Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Chosen Objective, Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia drove into Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. A handful of standards and bodies made the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Capture, Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia crossed blades with Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol. Nothing remained but scattered standards and bitter entries for the ledger: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] On ground marked for Breakthrough, Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia drove into Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol. When the dust settled, the opposing line had ceased to exist in any useful sense: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Meeting Engagement, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia fell upon a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. A figure of legend marched with their host, drawing every eye toward the heart of the battle. The field closed in blood and smoke, with no banner able to claim mastery: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia crossed blades with a Kislevite rota of Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol. The enemy found the telling pressure-point and forced them back: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia advanced against a brayherd of Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Meeting Engagement, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia pressed hard into a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia advanced against a brayherd of Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia pressed hard into an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

The realm climbs, and that matters. The lances are not yet clean of mud and blood, but they are moving in the right direction.

Dwarfs

  • Global standing: #7 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #11 ↓ (from #6).
  • W7 return: 8 games; 1.62 PPG.
  • Record: 30/4/17 (+4/+1/+3).

The Dawi were busy, bloody and only partly satisfied. Several grudges were settled on the satellite fronts, but losses to Daemons, Vampire Counts and Chaos kept the holds from climbing higher.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Breakthrough, Ironbreaker_Chris’ Dwarfs fielding Standard List (DW2-AB) fell upon Be_lakor_CH’s Daemons fielding Daemonic Legion (SoC, p.27-32) in a 3,000-point grand host. The Dawi marched in proper order, every shield and grudge exactly where the ancestors would expect. They faced a Daemonic Legion, a host whose very presence made the air taste of copper and impossible colours. The enemy took the field by the slimmest useful margin: Minor Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs advanced against a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army. A storied enemy champion stood against them, lending the opposing line a dangerous centre of gravity. Neither side could force the final breach: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Capture, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs fell upon a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army. Renowned champions were reported on both sides, turning the engagement into a clash of names as much as armies. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Breakthrough, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs clashed with a mercenary company of Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs drove into an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs fell upon a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs drove into a northern warband of Hordes of Chaos in a 2,000-point army. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Breakthrough, a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs fell upon a mercenary company of Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

The Dawi hold seventh, grumbling all the while. There is enough success here for pride, and enough defeat for a very long list of grudges.

The Empire

  • Global standing: #17 ↓ (from #16).
  • W7 performance: #18 ↓ (from #16).
  • W7 return: 13 games; 0.31 PPG.
  • Record: 14/7/44 (+1/+1/+11).

The Empire endured the campaign’s bleakest Week 7 performance. There were sparks of defiance, but too many frontiers collapsed at once, and Sigmar’s scribes have little comfort to record.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Flank Attack, ABadPainter’s Empire drove into Tyrant_Urs’ Ogre Kingdoms in a 750-point warband. Nothing remained but scattered standards and bitter entries for the ledger: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Flank Attack, ABadPainter’s Empire pressed hard into Tyrant_Urs’ Ogre Kingdoms in a 750-point warband. They yielded ground, but not honour, in a close-fought Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Capture, Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire drove into Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The army was swept from the field with brutal certainty: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Sheer Heroism!, an Imperial army of Empire fell upon a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army. The enemy took the field by the slimmest useful margin: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, an Imperial army of Empire pressed hard into a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, an Imperial army of Empire pressed hard into an Ogre warband of Ogre Kingdoms in a 500-point Border Patrol. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, an Imperial army of Empire pressed hard into a Dwarf throng of Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Flank Attack, an Imperial army of Empire pressed hard into a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Flank Attack, an Imperial army of Empire advanced against a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, an Imperial army of Empire fell upon a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Flank Attack, an Imperial army of Empire crossed blades with a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, an Imperial army of Empire clashed with a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, the Empire advanced against the High Elves in a 2,000-point army. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

The Empire falls to seventeenth. Courage remains in the ranks, but the map is beginning to look very dark indeed.

High Elves

  • Global standing: #4 ↑ (from #6).
  • W7 performance: #6 ↓ (from #1).
  • W7 return: 8 games; 2.12 PPG.
  • Record: 20/8/9 (+5/+2/+1).

The Asur could not repeat their Week 6 dominance, yet Ulthuan still rose. Sea Patrol reverses hurt, but repeated satellite victories against Dark Elves, Daemons and greenskins kept the white banners moving upward.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves fielding High Elf Sea Patrol (SoC, 9.94-95) advanced against Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army. The Sea Patrol of Ulthuan fought with the clipped precision of warriors used to battle by sail, shore and spearwall. Renowned champions were reported on both sides, turning the engagement into a clash of names as much as armies. Neither side could force the final breach: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and confusion of Pitched Battle, Lothern_Pat’s High Elves fielding High Elf Sea Patrol (SoC, 9.94-95) advanced against Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves in a 2,000-point army. The Sea Patrol of Ulthuan fought with the clipped precision of warriors used to battle by sail, shore and spearwall. A figure of legend marched with their host, drawing every eye toward the heart of the battle. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a glittering Asur host of High Elves pressed hard into a midnight host of Vampire Counts in a 750-point warband. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Breakthrough, a glittering Asur host of High Elves drove into a daemonic host of Daemons in a 500-point Border Patrol. Tzeentchian fire and muttering unreality crawled over the field. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Rear Guard, a glittering Asur host of High Elves fell upon a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Rear Guard, a glittering Asur host of High Elves drove into a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 2,000-point army. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a glittering Asur host of High Elves pressed hard into a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, The Asur crossed blades with The Empire in a 2,000-point army. The field closed in blood and smoke, with no banner able to claim mastery: Draw.

Ulthuan rises to fourth, not with the thunder of Week 6 but with the steadier confidence of a faction that knows it now belongs among the leaders.

Kislev

  • Global standing: #12 ↑ (from #15).
  • W7 performance: #2 ↑ (from #7).
  • W7 return: 6 games; 2.50 PPG.
  • Record: 10/4/19 (+4/+1/+1).

Kislev rode out of the snow with real purpose. Local massacres and a string of satellite successes made this the Tzar’s strongest showing yet, the sort of week that turns a desperate rearguard into a campaign again.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, Tzar_Dom’s Kislev pressed hard into Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol. When the dust settled, the opposing line had ceased to exist in any useful sense: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the battle plan set as Capture, Tzar_Dom’s Kislev clashed with Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol. The enemy host was smashed from one end of the field to the other: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a Kislevite rota of Kislev fell upon a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings in a 2,000-point army. A storied enemy champion stood against them, lending the opposing line a dangerous centre of gravity. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a Kislevite rota of Kislev drove into a greenskin horde of Orcs & Goblins in a 3,000-point grand host. The field was lost before the army could turn the fight back in its favour: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Meeting Engagement, a Kislevite rota of Kislev advanced against a Bretonnian lance of Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a Kislevite rota of Kislev crossed blades with a Dawi-Zharr column of Chaos Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

Kislev’s climb is the week’s best proof that the lower board is not fixed. The ice is spreading at last.

Skaven

  • Global standing: #1 ↔ (stable).
  • W7 performance: #13 ↓ (from #3).
  • W7 return: 3 games; 1.00 PPG.
  • Record: 20/4/7 (+1/+0/+2).

The ratmen kept the global crown, but Week 7 gnawed at its foundations. Three appearances against Lizardmen produced only one win, and the Under-Empire suddenly looks more vulnerable than its position suggests.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

No local engagements were reported from Karak Norn for this faction in Week 7.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Pitched Battle, a verminous host of Skaven pressed hard into a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Flank Attack, a verminous host of Skaven advanced against a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, a verminous host of Skaven pressed hard into a temple-city cohort of Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army. The line bent, broke, and was driven from the field: Solid Defeat.

The crown remains theirs, but the squeaking from beneath it is growing louder. Week 7 did not dethrone the Skaven; it merely showed the rest of the campaign where to put the knife.

Tomb Kings

  • Global standing: #8 ↑ (from #10).
  • W7 performance: #4 ↑ (from #9).
  • W7 return: 5 games; 2.20 PPG.
  • Record: 25/11/12 (+3/+2/+0).

The dead of Nehekhara did not surge so much as advance with terrible patience. Draws could not stop their climb, and their repeated work against the Empire made Week 7 feel like a slow burial.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

No local engagements were reported from Karak Norn for this faction in Week 7.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across a field fought as Table Quarters, a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings crossed blades with a mercenary company of Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol. The field closed in blood and smoke, with no banner able to claim mastery: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings advanced against a Kislevite rota of Kislev in a 2,000-point army. A figure of legend marched with their host, drawing every eye toward the heart of the battle. After the last charge spent itself, the battle remained unresolved: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and confusion of Flank Attack, a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings drove into an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the battle plan set as Flank Attack, a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings fell upon an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. The advance held, the enemy gave ground, and the result was clear: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Flank Attack, a Nehekharan host of Tomb Kings advanced against an Imperial army of Empire in a 2,000-point army. The field was carried in disciplined fashion: Solid Victory.

Nehekhara rises by patience rather than drama. That may be the most dangerous sort of rise in the whole campaign.

Wood Elves

  • Global standing: #13 ↓ (from #11).
  • W7 performance: #14 ↓ (from #11).
  • W7 return: 3 games; 1.00 PPG.
  • Record: 10/8/12 (+1/+0/+2).

Athel Loren fought in flashes: one sharp local victory, two painful satellite reverses. The forest still whispers, but Week 7 did not give the Asrai enough to hold their old place.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves crossed blades with Lothern_Pat’s High Elves fielding High Elf Sea Patrol (SoC, 9.94-95) in a 2,000-point army. Across the field, the High Elf Sea Patrol moved with cold coastal discipline and spear-bright confidence. A storied enemy champion stood against them, lending the opposing line a dangerous centre of gravity. By battle’s end their banners still stood over the contested ground: Solid Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across a field fought as Pitched Battle, a woodland warhost of Wood Elves fielding Spirits of Athel Loren (WE-AB) crossed blades with a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 3,000-point grand host. The Spirits of Athel Loren stirred around the battle, tree-spite and woodland sorcery turning the ground treacherous. Spellsingers whispered through branch and root until the battlefield itself seemed to listen. The enemy took the field by the slimmest useful margin: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On ground marked for Pitched Battle, Zambula’s Wood Elves fielding Spirits of Athel Loren (WE-AB) crossed blades with a Druchii raiding force of Dark Elves in a 2,000-point army. The Spirits of Athel Loren stirred around the battle, tree-spite and woodland sorcery turning the ground treacherous. Spellsingers whispered through branch and root until the battlefield itself seemed to listen. They yielded ground, but not honour, in a close-fought Minor Defeat.

The forest slips, though it does not break. Athel Loren will need sharper ambushes if it means to reclaim the middle ground.

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