S4E39 - Top 5 Lists of ArdaCon 2026

Into the West review the results following this year's NOVA Open, one of the largest tournaments in North America. Friend of the channel Andrew returns to help break down the winning lists of this year, and share his experience competing at this tournament.Time Stamps:00:00 Introduction02:06 5th09:50 4th15:10 3rd24:52 2nd30:47 1st39:07 Final ThoughtsLinks:Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/Credits:Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)

Following up our video on the armies with the highest win rate, we are back to talk about armies with the lowest win rate. Using tournament stats from Tabletop Admiral, we break down the current bottom ten armies!00:00 Introduction 01:32 10th02:33 9th04:39 8th06:24 7th07:33 6th09:05 5th10:12 4th11:58 3rd14:13 2nd16:08 1st18:47 Final ThoughtsLinks: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

The cast is back to review the winning lists of the largest tournament in the world, ArdaCon! We break down the top 700 point lists from this year's Grand Tournament, the top 10 winning lists on our Patreon, and the top 5 in the YouTube version. Time Stamps:00:00 Introduction01:16 5th05:50 4th09:47 3rd13:40 2nd17:22 1st23:16 OutroLinks:Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/Credits:Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)

This week, we break down and discuss all the heroic actions of the game, and how rank them in a tier list. Time Stamps:00:00 Intro 00:57 Heroic Move 03:34 Heroic March06:08 Heroic Channelling 09:50 Heroic Resolve 13:14 Heroic Shoot 15:18 Heroic Accuracy 17:20 Heroic Combat19:09 Heroic Strike20:46 Heroic Strength24:58 Heroic Defense27:43 Final ThoughtsLinks: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/Credits:Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

In this episode, we look at armies with the highest win percentages, based on logged tournament games on Tabletop Admiral. Join us as we review the current top 10 lists winning lists.Time Stamps:00:00 Introduction 00:47 10th02:54 9th04:19 8th06:13 7th07:16 6th09:19 5th10:53 4th12:37 3rd15:20 2nd17:56 1st20:16 Final ThoughtsLinks: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We adive into the latest FAQ update, including rules clarifications, erratas, and all of the buffs and nerfs! Scott AKA The Dunlending War Cry joins the cast to fill in for Ian as we break down all the changes and give our thoughts.Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:06 Rules Manual 18:53 Matched Play Guide26:15 Armies of LotR44:31 Armies of the Hobbit 47:15 Armies of Middle-earth 57:32 Final ThoughtsLinks: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Today, the topic is a tier list of the most toxic armies of all time! We kick off going through some of the top meta lists of the current edition of MESBG. After that, we compare them with some of the top armies of the past few editions to see how they stack up!Time Stamps:00:00 Introduction 02:37 Men of the West05:12 Depths of Moria07:40 Army of the White Hand09:00 The Eagles10:25 Garrison of Dale13:12 Ugluk’s Scouts15:27 Kingdom of Khazad-Dum17:46 The Shire18:40 Moria Dragon Build21:27 Riders of Theoden25:53 Assault on Lothlorien28:19 Assault Upon Helm’s Deep31:16 Host of the Dragon Emperor34:55 Battle of the Five Armies37:08 Army of Lake-town40:49 Goblin-town44:13 Rangers of Ithilien47:11 Witch-King + Suladan Alliance48:41 Nature’s Wrath Spam50:02 Army of Arnor53:46 Vanquishers of the Necromancer 55:32 The Black Riders57:17 Angmar01:00:59 Galadriel + Gwaihir Alliance01:04:42 Watcher in the Water Lists01:09:29 The Iron Hills01:12:24 All-Fellbeast Build01:14:48 Alfrid + Legolas Combo01:16:28 Shade + Reaver Combo01:20:02 Final ThoughtsLinks: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

On this episode, we cover 5 of the most toxic armies that we've seen in this edition so far. This is also a prequel to the next episode where we will go into the most toxic armies of all time!Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro01:16 The Eagles03:20 Moria (Dragons)05:55 Depths of Moria 07:44 The Shire10:38 Army of the White Hand15:12 Outro Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We are joined by Andrew and Bazuso for a discussion on pet peeves that have resulted in some of our most miserable tournament experiences. #lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgamesTime Stamps:00:00 Introduction 02:39 Miss-tracking Resources07:19 Time Mismanagement 15:26 Tilting22:01 Dice Rolling30:50 Take Backs39:11 Handling Opponent’s Models41:10 Precise Measuring44:53 Bumping Tokens48:05 OutroLinks: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits:Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music: Bay BridgeMusician: mr. hong (from Audiio)Music: RedlineMusician: EnjoyMusicSite: https://enjoymusic.ai

Joined by friend of the channel Bazuso, we dive into a number of controversial strategies that can currently be used in MESBG; some that are minor and situational, others potentially game-breaking!#lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgamesTime Stamps:00:00 Introduction01:23 Siege Deployment 04:11 Gale Winds Lockout 07:34 Gail Winds Turn Off Shooting 09:50 Untouchable Objective 13:04 Locking Out Objective with Eggs/Flowers16:19 (Locking Out Objective With Heavy Objects)18:23 Blocking Fences20:25 Blocking Maelstrom Deployment28:23 Final Thoughts Links:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWestFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/Credits:Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music: Bay BridgeMusician: mr. hong (from Audiio)Music: RedlineMusician: EnjoyMusicSite: https://enjoymusic.ai