The Control Phase

Courtesy of SFG, the fellas go through all of the changes in the 2026 Mid-Year Update and give their thoughts. Was the Slaughterhouse nerfed enough? What of Old Umbrey's top performers? Will Storm Legion finally get a competitive pair? These topics and more in our first bonus episode!

The fellas get back to work and discuss recent events including the Bokur Brawl, le Grand Clash & the Australian Super Series. They then go over the recently released Imperatus2 and Chainbelcher cards, including some ideas about how lists could be built with them. They round this out with some thoughts on etiquette in Warmachine, and how to give their opponents a memorable but enjoyable game.*RE-POSTED DUE TO AGGREGATOR BUG*

In this episode, the fellas go into their tips and tricks for figuring out which list to drop once you've been matched into an opponent, including how to resolve list chicken. They then dive into the salient rules update to come out of the FronTier campaign, with a particular on the extensive Grymkin changes to Arcana, the Bloody Parliament and the Slaughterhouse. Lastly, they tackle some listener questions that they weren't able to get to last time. https://bytownbeatdown.ca/

Now that they have some games under their belts, the fellas revisit some of their hot takes while also going over the Steamroller 2026 packet to talk about similarities and differences with the previous one. They go over some recent competitive results out of Australia and the USA, and cap it all off with a discussion about how to play into the gunlines that have become very popular as of late.

In this final episode of the year, the fellas join in on the hype and go over the recent L&L spoilers. They also delve into the January 2025 update to discuss how effective the changes were . The final segment of the episode has the guys go over the pros and cons of the rack's impending doom, and cap it off with some of their hopes for 2026. Intro: 0:00Lock and Load: 4:13Year in Review: 38:10The Rackening: 1:15:01 Hopes for 2026: 1:28:00

The fellas share tips and tricks on how to keep one's caster safe from assassination, including statistics shorthand, rules of thumb and the much-vaunted tactical killbox. They round this out with answers to some listener questions, including how to get the elusive 4-0 at your local steamroller. Intro: 0:00Keeping your caster safe: 16:50Listener questions: 59:27

The fellas spend the entire episode talking about MK4 Cryx from both perspectives - they go into commonly seems pieces, common strategies, strengths & weaknesses and don't even get to the second topic! If you're looking for tips on how to play into the Dragonfather's best, or you are just starting to play them, this is the episode for you. Note: This episode was recorded before the Hellraker's stats were released and we did not have time to go into the Necrofactorium spell rack. An upcoming episode will tackle these subjects.

In our inaugural episode, the hosts talk about who they are and where they're from, as well sharing their hopes for the podcast. Their first segment dives into some commonly made mistakes and how to avoid them, and in the final part they discuss tips on how to play into Gravediggers. Anyone interested in joining the local Ottawa community should check out our Discord server: https://discord.gg/QwSrw7q5hB