r/WarhammerCompetitive

88K archived posts · Jul 2017 – Sep 2026

Competitive Discussion for Warhammer 40k, 30k, and AoS.

This subreddit is for the discussion of competitive play, national, regional and local meta, news and events surrounding the competitive scene, and for workshopping lists and tactics in the various games that fall under the Warhammer catalogue. This sub is actively moderated and curated. Reading and understanding the rules is important and the responsibility of every user.

Created Jul 14, 2017

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#RULES Rule 1. Don't be a jerk. Competitive games can get intense, but this is still a game - be excellent to each other. (Automod has an obscenity filter because some people cannot abide)

Rule 2. Discrimination will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Full stop.

Use of language whose intent is to insult or disparage a person or people based on sex, gender, race, sexual preference, spiritual or religious beliefs, intellectual or physical disorder or handicap, age, nationality, culture, creed, species, preference in breakfast cereal or other notable difference not listed here will immediately result in a perma-ban without warning.

Rule 3. Public shaming and call-outs are not permitted.

Public shaming posts and threads which seek to call out members of the competitive gaming community (with or without cause), or which are intended to influence public opinion of a specific person, are not permitted, and will earn you a ban.

Rule 4. Follow content guidelines:

Please avoid the following:

* Standalone questions with direct answers (use the sticky QnA post)
* Content that does not relate to competitive play
* Vague or click-baity titles
* Advertisements, Patreons, Gofundme’s etc **of any kind** (Talk to mods first)
* “Build me a list”/ “What should I buy” posts.
* Standalone Image posts (some of your own commentary is required)
* "Why is X good" / “Is X good” / “What load-out should I use” unless accompanied by some of your own input and thoughts.

Rule 5. Follow content guidelines, cont'd:

Also avoid:

* Posts that can only be answered with “Ask the TO”
* Speculation / "what if" / "what would you change" posts.
* Non-Constructive Balance whining - it's fine to say you think something is weak, but if you want to discuss it here then include ideas how to work around that weakness (Within currently available rules), shallow dooms-day threads will be removed

Rule 6. List post requirements:

Pasting a list from Battlescribe doesn't facilitate getting useful advice, people need context to offer you constructive feedback.

List posts should therefore be formatted in a way that is easy to read at a glance and include the following minimum requirements:

* Why you chose the units you chose and your gameplan
* A description of your meta / mission packet (Your Meta substantially impacts how relevant advice is)
* An explanation of what advice you are seeking and what you want help with

Rule 7. Self Promotion

Self promotion and sharing of your own content is allowed, however we heavily encourage content creators to engage with the Community in the comments section when sharing their own content.

Poll and survey type submissions must be cleared with moderators in advance

#Ban policy

Bans may be appealed through modmail. In almost all instances, a temporary ban issued for repeated content/post guideline infractions will be lifted as soon as a user acknowledges they've read the rules and understand the issue.

Ban appeals for rule 1 that continue the behavior will result in the ban being extended.

Rule 2 violations are ineligible for appeal.

Reporting

We are a small but active mod team, with families and full time jobs in addition to the passion we share for this game and hobby; we heavily rely on the community to spotlight problematic posts and users for us, and encourage all users to use the report function and give as much information as possible.

If reporting doesn’t allow for everything you have to say, a quick modmail with an explanation and a link to the post or comment will do nicely. We take all reports seriously!

#Feedback for the Mod Team

Questions or feedback for the mod team? Please message us via Modmail Here!

#What is competitive? Competitive play is, first and foremost, playing for the purpose of challenging your skills and your tactical prowess, against any and all odds - often with the end goal of winning!

Competitive play isn't about being a jerk to your opponent, or being unsportsmanlike, or doing anything it takes to win at all costs - even though some people view it as such (both competitive players and players on the receiving end of competitive play styles).

It's understanding and playing within a rule set and attempting to be as competitive as possible within that structure. Here is a brief introduction to how that applies to this sub.

To understand what the competitive mindset is all about, start here with this article that describes what playing to win is and isn't. The article links to a book of the same name, which is available free on the website.

Consider reading [this article by u/MagicJuggler](https://www.reddit.com/r/WarhammerCompetitive/comments/7j4qh3/a_competitive_guide_to_rule_lawyering/?ref=share&ref_source=link) about rules lawyering, and understand how it is used in a competitive mindset.

#Warhammer Reddit Directory

Looking for more of a certain thing? We've got you covered. Check out one of our awesome sibling subreddits; they've got one for everything!

######/r/Warhammer

######/r/Warhammer40k

######/r/AgeofSigmar

######/r/Warhammer30k

######/r/KillTeam

######/r/AdeptusTitanicus

######/r/WarhammerUnderworlds

######/r/40kLore

######/r/ImaginaryWarhammer

######/r/40kRPG

######/r/warhammerfantasyRPG

######/r/Minipainting

######/r/Grimdank

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