Midlife Heresy: A Warhammer Podcast

We’ve demonstrated repeatedly that we can’t command our own armies particularly well. So naturally, this week we’re putting ourselves in charge of the Imperium’s most elite alien hunters.

Join Matt and Lucas as they go head-to-head in the Ultimate Deathwatch Draft! The rules are simple: assemble a six-man Xenos-hunting Kill Team using warriors from six completely different Space Marine Chapters. From team leaders and heavy weapons specialists to close-combat psychpaths and wildcards, every pick must be justified.

But who has built the Imperium’s finest Xenos-hunting squad, and who has assembled six heavily armoured idiots who can’t agree on anything?

We are LIVE from the floor at Comic Con London! 🚀

In this episode, we’re bringing you straight into the chaos: dodgy microphones, epic cosplay spot-checks, weird and wonderful finds, and our first ever hosting of an eBay Live!

Grab your badge and step into the convention hall with us!

Many thanks to those that took time to stop and chat with us on the day including:

@Adampaintsbadly

@ironwarriorcosplay

@7thcitycollectables

@ebayliveuk

Today on Midlife Heresy, we’re joined by YouTube’s ultimate rumour hunter and Imperial Fists loyalist, Chapter Master Valrak!

Rather than just talking about the latest leaks, we went deep. We explore how Valrak turned a childhood passion into a full-time career, his unfiltered thoughts on the state of 11th Edition, and we also put Valrak in the hot seat: If he was appointed Warmaster tomorrow, which Primarchs would he pick to conquer the galaxy—and who would backstab him first?

Grab a brew, get your paints out, and settle in for 20 core questions with one of the biggest names in the Warhammer community.

Two armies entered the battlefield. One fighting for the glory of the God-Emperor, the other fighting for the Dark Gods. Both were convinced they were right—but only one of us remembered how his army actually worked.

In this episode, Matt and Lucas dissect their latest tabletop battle between the fanatical Black Templars and the corrupted Chaos Space Marines. Expect tactical analysis, questionable decisions, sibling rivalry, and plenty of accusations of heresy.

Welcome back to Midlife Heresy, the podcast where two middle-aged brothers get together to debate 40K with absolutely zero adult supervision.

This week, after a proper cold open recap of our latest match—Orks vs. Imperial Fists(featuring some truly questionable tactical blunders)—we pose a terrifying hypothetical: What if Matt and Lucas were handed the keys to Games Workshop for 24 hours?

We step into the corner office as Joint CEOs of GW to fix, tweak, and overhaul the tabletop universe we love. From untangling the release calendar to solving starter sets, we’re running through the ultimate hobby wishlist.

Eighteen (well...twenty...) original Space Marine Legions went out to conquer the galaxy—but which one was actually the best?

We aren't picking our favorite Primarchs, arguing over the coolest armor schemes, or settling "who would win in a fight." In this episode, Matt and Lucas are ranking every single Legion (that we know about) from 18 to 1 based purely on cold, hard metrics: battlefield effectiveness, adaptability, real achievements, Heresy performance, and their lasting legacy on the Imperium.

To keep things fair (and prevent instant civil war), we’ve established strict rules—including the most important one of all: we are ranking the Legions, not the Primarchs.

What if Erebus stubbed his toe and died on Day 1 of the Great Crusade? What if Magnus actually listened to Malcador? And what if Guilliman tried to manage Angron’s anger with an Excel spreadsheet?

On this episode of Midlife Heresy, Matt and Lucas pull on the loose threads of Warhammer 40K lore to test the Butterfly Effect. We take tiny, seemingly insignificant changes to the history of the Imperium and follow the dominoes as they crash down across 10,000 years of grimdark history.

What happens when you give two beginners with very little Warhammer interest and zero Warhammer knowledge access to the Games Workshop webstore with a strict 1,000-point budget, and a theoretical limitless credit card? Complete tactical anarchy, surprisingly expensive taste, and far more Titanic units then is sensible.

In this episode, Matt and Lucas put their marriages (and their wallets) to the test as they reveal the 1,000-point Warhammer 40,000 lists built entirely by their wives. One went full speed demon with the White Scars, while the other was drawn to the sleek, space-elf aesthetics of the Aeldari. Neither had any idea what the rules were — they followed the ultimate rule of cool.

Join us as we break down the lists, run through the official Midlife Heresy Wife Army Rating System™, and ask the ultimate question: Has she accidentally made a new meta?

Power Creep, Codexes, and 11th Edition Chaos.

Three months into 11th Edition and Games Workshop is already ripping up the rulebook. In this episode, Matt and Lucas sit down to tackle the big questions every middle-aged tabletop gamer is asking: how do we deal with the 40k power creep? And are the rules, detachments and changes getting so bloated we can’t keep up without staring at our phones?

We break down the massive shift for Space Marines, controversial Legends moves and the brand-new Ork Codex as well as taking an overall look at the 11th Edition Arms Race.

Oh and Matt finally changes his t-shirt.

***SPECIAL GUEST ALERT***

This week on midlife Heresy, Matt and Lucas sit down with the one and only James from Tabletop tactics.

We talk about his origin story, what happens when your hobby becomes your job, and the behind the scenes of creating one of the hobbies most popular video series.

This is not one to miss.