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Sister Act 40k

Mitch Beard & Rob Helton40ksisters.libsyn.com
The podcast for Warhammer 40k Adepta Sororitas enthusiasts
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Episodes

Suffering and Sacrifice

The March dataslate has dropped and the Emperor has led us from the darkness! Join Mitch and Scott for a classic Sister Act 40k dataslate review, where we talk over every little change with a puritanical zeal worthy of the Golden Throne. Scott and Mitch also riff on their favorite builds coming out of the dataslate - spoiler alert, its Hallowed Martyrs time!

Apr 14, 20251 hr 30 minEp. 73

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Listeners, it is time to face our judgment. The Emperor has deemed us unworthy of our rules and points, and has blessed us to suffer mightily to earn our redemption. That's right, time to review the latest balance dataslate! Join Mitch and Scott as we run through the changes, our thoughts on what this means for the sisters, and where to go next. Finally - Mitch send his deepest, deepest apologies for the super long delay in getting this episode out. My personal life has been in utter shambles be...

Feb 07, 20251 hr 54 minEp. 72

Triumph without Triumph

The dialoguys bring Rhys Cunningham onto Sister Act 40k! Rhys is a world-class player from Australia who has won multiple major AUS events as well as representing the Aussies at WTC this past year. Rhys recently went 8-0 at a GT with a Triumph-less list after the Fall MFM changes, and we just had to have him on the show to talk through the tried-and-true bringers vehicle list. Enjoy!

Dec 12, 20241 hr 34 minEp. 71

Dialoguys Meet at Last

Mitch finally meets a cohost!! Scott recently traveled to the UK to visit Mitch, play at the LGT (and Friday Night Doubles), and even visit Warhammer World! Listen in to learn all about Scott's excellent adventure to the home of Warhammer and this latest evolution in the Mitch-Scott bromance. Finally, as a bonus you also get to hear all about McWerp's adventure too, as he came all the way from western Canada to join us for much of the experience. The Emperor Protects (the bromance)!...

Nov 28, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 70

Judgment Day

The MFM is out and judgment day has arrived for the sororitas. The Emperor's finest had become lax in their faith, using a powerful codex to defeat His foes without sufficient suffering and castigation. Fear not sisters, for our judgment has given us new opportunity to prove our faith after bearing a new burden of points hikes! Listen in to hear Mitch & Scott dissect the points changes, what it means for our faction, and our new place in the meta. Our Emperor deliver us!

Nov 17, 202445 minEp. 69

Only the Penitent Man Will Pass

The London Grand Tournament has come and gone, and with it the incredible 5-0 performance by Will Whitaker! Join Mitch and Scott as they figure out how the heck Will took Penitent Host all the way to a 5-0 finish and a trip to the shadow round, losing only to eventual 2nd place finisher Brian Seipp.

Nov 16, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 68

Praying Outside the Box

After a phenomenal series of 5-0 showings, Mitch and Scott had to bring Stephen Box back to talk about his very unique Army of Faith lists! We talk about Stephen's list building philosophy for army of faith and the evolution of the list across his three recent runs at competitive events. Enjoy!

Oct 03, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 67

Jack Leads Leeds

Jack Tite returns to Sister Act 40k, newly triumphant after his takedown of the 2024 Leeds UKTC supermajor! Join Mitch and Scott as they talk through Jack's list, his take on bringers of flame, what he thinks about running Vahl-less Paragon warsuits, his love affair with the blessed foot canoness, and what it took to make it to the top. Enjoy!

Sep 18, 20241 hr 30 minEp. 66

Bringing the Flame to Belgium

Join Sister Act 40k host Scott Ketcham as he interviews Mitch on his WTC adventure as part of team Iceland 2024! Mitch talks about his path to joining the team in the first place, the prep it took to get to ready, the list, the event itself, and a quick recap of his 7 games at the event. Listen in to find out all about the BINz, Mitch's epic failure, and his long road to ultimate redemption by the end of the event.

Sep 09, 20241 hr 53 minEp. 65

Top of Tacoma

Beloved show host and hero of the Imperium Scott Ketcham goes to Tacoma, a 450 person GW tournament, and makes it to the finals! Listen to this monster of an episode where Scott breaks down his list, games, and Patreon questions in incredible detail. Well done Scott, we're all so proud of you!

Aug 18, 20242 hr 43 minEp. 64

Faithier, Flamier, Penitentier

Stephen Box comes onto Sister Act 40k to talk about the newly released points for our codex! While some changes made us wince a bit, overall we see a lot of potential in our new book and many opportunities for creativity. Join Stephen and Mitch as they talk about all the units in the context of their points, along with tons of ideas on how to use them and what kinds of lists we might start to see as our community starts to experiment in earnest!

Jul 03, 20242 hr 23 minEp. 63

Faith, Flame, and Penitence

Ave Imperator sisters, the Emperor has truly blessed his most faithful! The new codex is here!! The only way to make this episode as epic as the book itself was to bring out the big guns - Rob Helton returns triumphantly to this episode, marking the first time we have ever had 3 cohosts on the show at once. We also praise the Emperor for the return of John Lennon, who joins us for a three hour pilgrimage through the new content.

Jun 19, 20243 hr 12 minEp. 62

Victory in the City of Dreaming Spires

Mitch and Scott invite Vik Vijay onto the show once again, fresh from his glorious win at the 260 player Oxford UKTC supermajor. We also had the new points by the time of recording, so we of course had to discuss those changes also. Vik is once again a phenomenal guest and this is an absolute banger of an episode. Listen in to hear all about his tactical insights, hot takes on the new meta, and why Scott will be stuffing McWerp into a multimelta.

May 29, 20242 hr 16 minEp. 61

McWalloping Wet Coast

Welcome back McWerp aka Brendan McKenzie to the show, newly draped in glory from his huge win at Wet Coast, a 160 person major, with the Sororitas! Join Mitch and Scott as they catch up with McWerp, dissect his list, and walk through his blessed 6-0 run. Enjoy, and as always, thank you for supporting the show!

May 29, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 60

Taking Out the Eurotrash

Mitch recently went to the ETC aka Eurotrash Cup, hosted by Team Netherlands, as part of team Iceland's delegation. After the event, Mitch and Scott wanted to break down the event, so we have invited back Typhus! Typhus is a legendary Team Poland player and an expert in both sisters and teams, and shares brilliant (and occasionally controversial!) takes on how to play sisters in a team setting. Enjoy!

Apr 21, 20241 hr 52 minEp. 59

The Art of Prayer

Nick Nanavati of Art of War comes to Sister Act 40k! Nick has been playing sisters for some time as part of his practice for Team USA as well as for his "Finding the Faith" series in the Art of War War Room. Join Mitch and Scott as we hear about his development with the faction, thoughts on the current meta, and his very unique approach to list building and play style.

Mar 22, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 58

The Meta Repents

What's this, a meta-pun title? This must mean only one thing - it's dataslate review time! Mitch and Scott tag team a review of all the dataslate content - what's changed, who has been newly blessed by the Emperor, and who needs to go back to the convent for remedial prayers. There's a lot of exciting change on the horizon for the daughters of the Emperor, and I hope you are as excited as we are!

Feb 17, 20241 hr 28 minEp. 57

Ketcham Gonna Get Some

Congratulations to our amazing host Scott Ketcham for his incredible top 16 finish at LVO, including a 6-0 run to the knockout round! Mitch interviews Scott on his amazing performance, the list and tactics that took him there, and Scott's latest take on how to play sisters at the highest of levels. Well done!

Feb 13, 20241 hr 46 minEp. 56

Only Roll 6's

Mitch and Scott invite Jack Tite onto the show! Jack is a formidable player in the UK scene who has been crushing it with sisters, most notably with a 5-0 run at the Leicester major in December as part of a 16-0 streak in GTs as of recording time. We talk about Jack's double-battle-sister list, how he plays the faction generally, and the tactical genius of the rapid ingressing immolator. Enjoy! Note: this content was recorded before the January dataslate, but as with all of these types of interv...

Feb 07, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 55

Fireside Finds the Faith

Sister Act 40k continues our exciting new series post-dataslate where we invite on ever more x-0 Canonesses to talk about their lists, what unique takes they have on the faction, and how they thrashed their foes on a relentless march to victory. For this episode we have managed to land the absolutely extraordinary Vik Vijay, of the Fireside 40k podcast, WTC Team England, and Team Ignite. Enjoy this wonderful episode where we talk to Vik about his recent 5-0 run at the Coventry 2 day major where ...

Dec 17, 20231 hr 36 minEp. 54

Quantity has a purity all its own

It's trash collection day! Sister Act 40k welcomes veteran guest McWerp aka Brendan McKenzie back to the show to celebrate his recent 5-0 run at the Kipper's Melee GT. Brendan wrote a completely unique list based heavily on mass volumes of units to overwhelm his opponents and flood the board with the faithful. We talk about this brand new sisters archetype, how McWerp came up with the idea, how it performed at the GT, and what's next for the archetype. Enjoy!

Nov 26, 20231 hr 44 minEp. 53

None Could Stand Before Them

Sister Act 40k welcomes newly minted 40k legend Jeff Kolodner to the show, who recently took the top spot at the official Warhammer GT in Tampa last month. Jeff had to fight his way to an 8-0 finish, including through three Art of War coaches for his last 3 games, and he did so in style. We talk about Jeff's completely out-of-left-field list, how it works, and how he piloted it successfully at one of the top events in the world. Oh, and we maaaay have changed the opening ever so slightly for thi...

Nov 26, 20231 hr 51 minEp. 52

50 Shades of Faith

It's the (sort of) 50th episode of Sister Act! Rob and Mitch reminisce about our favorite (aka weirdest) moments of the show to date, and then break down Mitch's recent 4-1 run at LGT with the Sororitas (like he'd ever take anything else?). Thank you to everyone for listening to our wacky little show for the past 50 episodes, and looking forward to the next 50 to come!

Oct 17, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 51

Prayers from Poland

EDIT: now with fixed audio, apologies! For this episode Mitch finds himself Robless, but happily is still able to find thrice-blessed content for the most faithful of podcast listeners. Mitch invites Team Poland and WTC legend Typhus onto the show to talk sisters in 10th, the meta, list archetypes we like, and review some of the high performing lists after the dataslate. Enjoy!

Oct 05, 20231 hr 51 minEp. 50

Flailing the Meta

It's dataslate time! Mitch, Rob, and first-time guest Danny McDevitt review the huge balance update from Games Workshop. We cover the changes to the game overall, how we expect the top factions to change, and of course our beloved ladies. Join us as we faithfully pray over our sacred index in search of the Emperor's blessings in this new age of Warhammer 40k. Happy flailing!

Sep 19, 20231 hrEp. 49

Heresy of the North

Note: this is NOT the dataslate review episode! That one is recorded and already in editing, so stay tuned! After making it through the absolute maelstrom that was WTC preparation and the event itself, Mitch is back with Rob to talk all about his experience with team Iceland! Rob interviews Mitch on WTC overall, his experiences at the event, and learnings to carry forward for the sisterhood.

Sep 13, 20231 hr 17 minEp. 49

The Convent Marches to War

Welcome back esteemed guest James Shapiro to Sister Act! We move on from the hottest of takes in the last episode to ice cold takes in this one now that we all have practice with the new ruleset. Listen to James, Rob, and Mitch talk about their lists, experiments, and James' successful recent 4-1 run at a GT. Ave imperator!

Aug 24, 202359 minEp. 47

This Faith Rhino Hath No Brakes

IT'S INDEX TIME!! For this much-anticipated episode, Mitch and Rob had no choice but to welcome back a guest most blessed and beloved by the Emperor. None other than Saint John Lennon himself returns to tackle a monster 3-hour episode. We review every last piece of content in the new Sisters index for 10th edition, going into depth on every datacard, stratagem, and enhancement. Enjoy!

Jun 29, 20233 hr 11 min

Ten Prayers for Blessings

Mitch and Rob are joined by much loved returning guest of the show James Shapiro, UK sisters player extraordinaire, to talk about the latest 10th edition leaks and previews! We also talk all about oil washes with Rob, who gives an absolute masterclass on this amazing hobby technique. Rob's Instagram feed has absolutely gorgeous photos of his models, many of which use the oil washing technique he discusses. You can see Rob's instagram feed here: https://www.instagram.com/hobby.robby37...

Jun 08, 202355 min

Miracles Upon Miracles

The Sisters preview faction focus is out, and Mitch and Rob board the hype train to talk about it! You may not be surprised by this, but we are very very excited for the new rules! Also check out Rob's Instagram to see pictures of his gorgeous mortifiers: https://www.instagram.com/hobby.robby37/

May 20, 202353 min
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