2nd place at Nova Open Warcry GT

Dagger:

Killaboss with rusty flail

Gutrippa with wicked stikka

Bushwakka

Shield:

Hrothgorn Mantrapper

Quiv

Gutrippa with wicked stikka

Hammer:

Ardboy boss with ardboy choppas

Shank

Gutrippa with wicked stikka

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Hrothgorn artillery – The center of gravity in this list is certainly Hrothgorn Crossbow. Putting this Ogor in Kruleboyz creates very interesting situation where Gutrippas (and Shank/Killaboss) positioned within 3″ of Hrothgorn can respond to enemy movement nearby with Kunnin’ Trap reaction and use powerful S6 4/8 ranged attack against approaching enemies. Additional ways of generating extra crossbow attacks comes from Quiv triple – Here You Go, Boss! and in case Hrothgorn kills someone – Might Makes Right!.

Secondary threats – Fortunately the list isn’t as one dimensional as the paragraph above suggests and is full of other threats that can have great impact on the game. Not only there are 2 additional big threats in from of Ardboy Boss and Killaboss, but even the smallest fighters here can ruin opponent plans with Shank’s Sneaky Snares double, which is the strongest net ability in the whole grand alliance and a trap from Bushwakka that deal 2D6 damage which is insane for only a double.

List variants – As the list is centered around Hrothgorn, Quiv and Kruleboyz reaction, there is a lot of ways it can be build. Even the author of the list modified it for September edition of TTS league (he placed 2nd, more details and standings HERE). The changed list had Killaboss and Ardboy boss replaced by Brute boss and Gutrippa boss, which added You messin’ to already great list of available abilities which increased the potential value of Gutrippas.

3rd place from 2023 Adepticon (3-1 score)

Dagger:

Gutlord

Brewgit

Shreek

Shield:

Gutlord

Brewgit

Gnoblar

Hammer:

Luggit & Thwak

Quiv

Bushwakka

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Brewgit buff – The center of this list gravity is obviously a pair of Gutlords and what makes this terrifying duo even more scary is Loonshine Potion that Brewgit can serve them.

Gutlord buffed this way transforms his offensive profile to exactly the same as unbracketed Chimera – the scariest thing you can meet in the game. Having the ability to do this in 2 different places on the map (and potentially both) makes planning your opponent moves a nightmare.

Gutlord abilities – Your scary giants have access to 2 very helpful abilities that will help not only deliver “Chimera strike” where needed but also will help you keep punching when your first target is already “dealt with”

With On the Mawpath the threat range of your Gutlord increases to 9″

Bushwakka trap – When all of your targets are out of range, your opponent managed to remove your Gutlords or the mission requires your gnoblars to survive you can set up a trap marker that will hurt incoming enemy before it has the chance to strike.

2nd place with 3-0-1 score at Adepticon 2023

Dagger:

Bounder Boss

Snirk Sourtounge

Brewgit

Shield:

Orruk Megaboss

Prog the Netta

Hammer:

Boltboy Boss

2x Stabba with Barbed Net

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Loonshine Potion – Destruction has access to both most deadly heroes (like Megaboss here or Ogor fighters) and most efficient “force multiplayer” ability in Brewgit double. The offensive power of this list comes from insane damage of Megaboss or Snirk Sourtounge buffed by +3 attacks, what slowly becomes default solution in competitive destruction lists.

Treasure play – with FAQ updating the Madcap Destruction ability (triple available to Bounder Boss) it is possible to move your squig riding lunatic for 16+2D6 inches, which in case of winning initiative in Reaper should let you grab the treasure and move to any place on the map you want making slow warbands very inefficient against you.

Power Projection – It may seem difficult to deliver the crushing punch with Megaboss buffed by Brewgit to the place that would hurt your opponent the most but thanks to abilities available to your Orruk you can reach opponent that are 7″ away (and maybe spread the buff if you invested triple)

The other way to reach distant enemies and a great workaround for fighters with very high Tougness is Bolboy Boss double – Aimed Shot.

Nets – One of the strengths of Destruction Soup archetype is that the little gitz can impact the game as much as the damage powerhouses by using their nets. Often single 3+ roll will decide the games and because of that even the smallest of your fighters can never be ignored and must be included in your opponent plans.

1st place from “Gnarlwood into the unknown” 2023 tournament

Dagger:

Gutlord

Brewgit

Ardboy with Big Choppa

Shield:

Brute with pair of Brute Choppas

Ardboy with Big Choppa

Hammer:

Brute Boss with Boss Choppa

2x Ardboy with Big Choppa

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Mobility problem – With 3″ move on most of the fighters there might be a problem with getting to fights on time to use powerful attack profiles this list provides. Fortunately for only a double the threat range of Gutlord is increased to 9″ (7″ move and 2″ attack range)

There is also a way to boost the speed of all fighters around your leader with Waaagh!. So first round one or both of this abilities will most likely happen.

General plan – The main idea is to use 2 of the strongest abilities in Grand Alliance Destruction to take whats yours. First of this abilities is Loonshine Potion and Brewgit is sitting next to Gutlord for a reason – after using this ability on your Ogre you have the offensive power of unbracketed Chimera (6 A, 6 S, 5/10 dmg) at your disposal for the next attack and there is nothing in this game that is not terrified of it. If there is a fighter that projects “no-flying zone” for enemy monsters it’s certeinly Gutlord buffed by Brewgit.

The second ability makes sure that when numbers matter you are not at a disadvantage with your more elite force. With you messin’ you don’t have to worry about Skeleton Warriors or other hordes and the list provides a spare brute in case something went south.

Hunt the Hunter – With absurdly high damage on Gutlord it’s important to remember that your Brutes (since January 2023 Errata) can use Duff Up Da Big Thing so in case you need to crack some T7 annihilators it may be a better idea for your Brewgit to buff your Brute Boss and and use Duff Up Da Big Thing to get to Strength 7. With both of your heroes having such high Strength it may be a best idea to fight your opponent most elite fighters first which would help your already durable Ardboyz live even longer.

Dagger:

Gutlord

Gutrippa with Wicked Stikka

Stabgrot

Shield:

Gutrippa Boss with Wicked Stikka

Stabgrot

Hammer:

Gutlord

Shank

Gutrippa with Wicked Stikka

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Battle pair formation: Try to position your stabgrot in base to base contact with Gutlord whenever possible. The combination of base sizes of both fighters and the 3″ range of kruleboys reaction makes it impossible to finish movement within 1″ of Gutlord or Stabgrot without entering area covered by both “trigger range” of kruleboyz reaction and atack range of Gutlord. This area extends to almost everywhere in 2″ range around Gutlord. As this formation is limiting the movement of Gutlord and forces him to move around little stabgrot in some cases it’s a good idea to consider future directions where Gutlord may want to move and position the goblin to intefere as little as possible (i most cases its best to position stabgrot on the side closest to battlefield edge). The obvious goal of this formation is to transfer Stabgrot actions to Gutlord attacks. This plan may require using a lot of “wait” actions and in some cases using both activations of gutlord for wait actions to be effective, so in case you are outnumbered by a lot or opponent has access to range damage I suggest not to rely on this plan too heavily

Dagger block: Both Supremacy and Tides of Battle present an option to prepare a trap for enemy battlegroup that will appear in second round in the bottom-right corner of the battlefield. The combination of the facts that Rumble Pack warbands consist of many chaff models, Gutlord very high damage and ability to get additional attack on kill with only a double make it a great idea to spend first turn of the game on positioning your Gutlord on the edge of bottom right objective as close to battlefield edge as possible (use +3″ move double to get there) so all the fighters that will be deployed there will be in Gutlord’s 2″ range from the start. With the help of Bonus attack action on kill from your other double you can expect to kill 2 or 3 models there (ideally in first activation). In case you are playing Early Grave and the opponent has slow leader that will appear in the trap you can add stabgrot behind the Gutlord to make it impossible to leave the trap without triggering kruleboyz reaction.

Spoils of War: The following strategy is risky, requires two doubles, almost no enemy shooting and less than 5 fighters in opposing Hammer (which is quite common), but gives the possibility to punish 3″ move spam warbands with non ideal deployment (which are also common). In case your opponent generally lacks the option to reach “your” objectives with many fighters you can try to exploit it with a 2 step plan: First move your Gutlord with +3″ move double into enemy objective and try to kill chaff model. You must engage stronger fighters with mobility in the process so they won’t kill your stabgrot in response. If you managed to kill enemy fighter, didn’t lose anyone in your opponent activation and the next move is doable proceed with second step: move your Shank onto objective with Gutlord using double move action while also trying to net enemy fighter outside of the objective. If you manage to do so then no matter what your opponent will do, if all of your guys will survive this round you will get an early lead (ideally remaining enemy activations can’t threaten your objectives and you add your spear to enemy objective). The plan isn’t perfect, requires some luck and precise positioning but in proper situation can lead to advantage and in most cases burning objective on your opponent side round 2 equals victory