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16 - I Taught My Peacock to Write a List - Part 2

December 12, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 16

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Join Erik and Steve from the "Grown Men Playing with Toys" podcast as they dive into the importance of marrying the optimization of a list to different play styles. After receiving listener feedback, the guys discuss the importance of building lists that align with personal gameplay preferences, whether aggressive or defensive, and how that impacts list optimization. They'll once again use Steve's Leagues of Votann list as an example and, in addition, the guys will go through a set of options on how to spend the recent Balance Dataslate and Munitorum Field Manual points updates. Lastly, they'll conclude by emphasizing the values of having confidence in one's play strategy and list working together.

Content Mentioned in this Episode:

I Taught My Peacock to Write a List - Part 1

Defining Different Playstyles in 40K

I Taught My Gorilla to Paint

Erik's Battle Reports

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