Soulblight Gravelords took the top spot at the Wicked Dice Tournament 2026 that took place in Germany on May 17-18.
The event saw 80 players in the five-game tournament, with two lists clearing the field without a single loss to their name, with Christoph Keck’s Skaven’s Fleshmeld Menagerie cruising through his opponents with an unblemished five-zero, only to be topped by Flo Voggetnahler’s Soulblight Gravelord’s Bacchanal of Blood, who also ran a five-zero tournament series, and outpaced the Skaven pointswise.
Keck brought a familiar list, focusing on reinforced Rat Ogors, whereas Voggetnahler relied on a split of Vampire and Deathrattle army with the Askurgan Trueblades finding their way to the top once again, as they have repeatedly over the last few months of competitive Age of Sigmar 4th Edition.
Flo Voggetnahler’s Soulblight Gravelord List
- Battle Formation: Bacchanal of Blood
- General’s Handbook 2025-26
- Drops: 2
- Spell Lore: Lore of Undeath
- Manifestation Lore: Manifestations of the Grave
- Battle Tactics Cards: Restless Energy and Scouting Force
- General’s Regiment
Prince Vhordrai (470)
• General
Askurgan Trueblades (140)
Askurgan Trueblades (140)
Blood Knights (220)
Vargheists (120)
Regiment 1
Necromancer (120)
• Amulet of Graves
Barrow Guard (260)
• Reinforced
Barrow Knights (400)
• Reinforced
Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed (130)
• Lash of the Sire
Faction Terrain
Cursed Sepulchre
Tournament Performance:
- Win vs Sylvaneth (Wargrove of the Burgeoning)
- Win vs Daughters of Khaine (Coven of Blood)
- Win vs Daughters of Khaine (Coven of Blood)
- Win vs Seraphon (Thunderquake Starhost)
- Win vs Kharadron Overlords (Pioneers of Scavengers)
The Setup – A Soulblight Gravelords with a Taste for Aggression
The Soulblight Gravelords player took a rather predictable, but pleasantly refreshed path to victory – relying on a tried and tested Battle Formation – Bacchanal of Blood.
While Bacchanal of Blood quickly loses momentum if a player fails to land their charges in the opening salvo, the +1 to casting rolls for friendly Vampire units from Aristocracy of the Night, the Battle Formation’s Passive ability, is still a worthwhile addition to a list that relies on Prince Vhordrai and a Necromancer.
Voggetnahler went a conservative path, selecting the Lore of Undeath and Manifestations of the Grave, the Soulblight Gravelords’ native Spell and Manifestation Lores, respectively, which have been the go-to option amongst players.
The Battle Tactics Cards picked as part of the General’s Handbook 2025-2026 were what set the pace of the battle for the Soulblight Gravelords’ players with Scouting Force and Restless Energy, which rely on early aggregation and invading the opponent’s territory.
Soulblight Gravelords’ Bite Their Teeth in the Wicked Dice Tournament’s Meta
The choice of Battle Tactics Cards really set the path that Voggetnahler chose to pursue, not only invading the opponent’s territory, but also closing any room for maneuverability enemies may have entertained.
The list featured two Askurgan Trueblades squads, which were not reinforced, and acted alone as a way to tie high-value squads into mortal combat.
While the unit has become a bit of a hit-or-miss because Gut-wrenching Howl (which applies Strike-Last to an enemy unit in combat with the Askurgan Trueblades) activates on a 4+, the blades have been delivering, benefiting from the court’s pan-army Ward (6+) ability, compensating for their 5+ Save, and proving a good damage dealer against the occasional beast.
Voggetnahler wanted to make sure that dice rolls would not be alone in deciding what happens on the battlefield, and mitigating the possibility of ending up short, and gave the Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed Steed the Lash of the Sire Heroic Trait, allowing the player to move a friendly Soulblight Gravelords unit within the bearer’s combat range D6” on a 2+.
The Necromancer carried an Amulet of Graves Artefact of Power, ensuring that any destroyed Cursed Sepulchres may be promptly brought back into action.
The list relied on the Vampire units moving up quickly and pummeling the opponents to death, further benefiting from the Saint of Slaughter End of Any Turn ability by Prince Vhordrai that permanently buffs a Vampire unit that has used a Fight ability to destroy an opponent.
While this buff was only marginal for the Askurgan Trueblades and the Bloodknights, which were run as an unreinforced squad of eight and five, respectively, it still provided a strong opportunity to build strong hammer units even if they were running on fewer points.
Rattling Bones Deliver the Final Punch
While Prince Vhodrai’s General’s Regiment took on the units that benefited from the Bacchanal of Blood, the second component of the army relied on the stronger options among the Deathrattle unit types, fielding reinforced squads of Barrow Knights and Barrow Guard, both a threat and possibly unstoppable unless specifically focused by an opponent.
With the Cursed Sepulchre in forward positions, deploying the Barrow Guard became easy enough. The only real difficulty was not to create a chokepoint for the Barrow Knights, potentially underwhelming the brunt of their first contact after a charge.
Short of that, bringing the fight to the opponent usually means that they may actually end up suffering from the same issue – having clustered their units and preparing to move them in unison forward, or stretch them out as needed.
This is precisely the strength of Voggetnahler’s list, relying on heavy bruisers, while having enough utility, and throwing in Vargheists for control, while also relying on the support of Wight Lord on a Skeletal Steed to potentially trigger the Royal Companions Reaction and possibly lead to a devastating first round for the opposing player.
The list is clever because, while avoiding a head-on fight may seem a possibility while an opponent goes first, and can even counter-charge, the inherent durability of the Deathrattle units, paired with the strong, if somewhat luck-dependent effects of the Askurgan Trueblades, could potentially stop a counter-charge and allow the Soulblight Gravelords list to find its footing again.
Keck or Voggetnahler – Who Would Have Won?
While we mentioned Keck in the opening lines of the article, we haven’t properly looked into the list itself. Keck had a pretty decent list, and a clash between the Soulblight Gravelords’ tournament winner and the Fleshmeld Menagerie could have definitely upset results.
Keck would have had a great way to score his Master of the Paths, relying on early hero kills against the Necromancer or the Wight Lord on a Skeletal Steed, or why not – Lord Vhordrai itself?
The Rat Ogors, even reinforced, though, would have remained susceptible to being charged, with Keck’s entire list relying on head-on aggression.
The Plague Monks could have thrown in an extra screen to possibly stop the key bruisers, and even managed to send Mortal Wounds back through their Spreaders of Filth and Disease passive ability, but then again, the Soulblight Gravelords are equally good at taking damage because of their ability to recover models and units and throw them back into the fray.
We think Keck would have most likely narrowly lost against his opponent here, but it would have been a fight to remember.
Should You Copy Voggetnahler’s List
Voggetnahler has been able to build a Soulblight Gravelords list that is incredibly versatile without narrowing you down to a single playstyle. The units featured by the Nagash player are universally applicable across a range of lists, and can be swapped in and out almost effortlessly to make interesting modifications to the existing build.
If you were to buy the list from the Warhammer Shop in the United States, the total would come to approximately $772, and this is before counting shop discounts, usually 10% – 20%, deals, and secondary market models and units you can purchase.
Keck’s list is actually more affordable at about $650 if you were to buy directly from Games Workshop’s online store. Both lists exclude the costs of manifestations, faction terrain, and the General’s Handbook.