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The wind turns cold, and that’s your only warning. We pull back the curtain on the Nyss—winter elves who traded the hunt for food into a hunt for purpose—and why their legend as “winter devils” still shakes supply lines and command tents across the Iron Kingdoms. From the Shard Spires to black ice shores, we trace the breakpoints: Everblight’s corruption, refugee years, the deal with sorrow after the lossof Nyssor, and the choice to fight with precision instead of numbers.

Lanyssa anchors the story. Scarred but unbroken, she shapes grief into strategy and raises Sasha and Benkei—ferocious ice lions born of brutal cold—to strike at exactly the right second. We walk through how that lore becomes gameplay: ambush over attrition, angles over armor, timing windows over raw volume of attacks.

We also spotlight the cadre around her: Aelyth's unwavering guard, and the last Ryssovass warriors whose great swords carve intent into battlefields. Their stories expand the Dusk canvas without drowning you in rules text, since journeyman profiles will evolve. 

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A meta surprise beats the hype cycle: Khymaera tops Worlds representation while Old Umbrey lands outside the podium. We dig into 160 players factions to map the Worlds landscape.  Along the way, we zoom in on Brine Bloods with an audit of caster usage, model picks, and why Madame Moriarty quickly became an auto-include that might tempt balance updates.

We also share a tight 50-point report—Brine Bloods VS Orgoth—where terrain tricks, solo removal, and a clutch charge close a game that looked unwinnable on paper, proving that activation order and scenario geometry still beat raw stats.

Then the human side: a new Cryx player learns more in one match than in months, thanks to a patient opponent who demystifies feat timing and threat ranges, hands over a measuring widget, and makes the table feel welcoming. That’s the throughline of our show—strong communities make better metas. If you want sharper list pairs for anti-range and decisive kill turns, cleaner activation plans, and practical insights grounded in real games, this one will earn a spot in your prep.

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Tony and Joe go over the new time release schedule, updated info on Iosan calendar, the rest of Dusk lore, and looking into potential challenges of information gathering while shouting out fan mail and comments.

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Tony and Joe answer Tiny Pockets fan mail request by diving into the Foulblood Armada tactics and explaining some of the rules behind them, while giving the some future insight on how to expand outwards towards a more competitive playstyle. 

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Joe and Tony address fan mail and go back to the very beginnings of the elves and bring the lore to the start of the Empire of the Eternal Dusk.  

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Today Tony and Joe discuss interesting reveals and take aways from the Reddit AMA and how their hobby has been since the last episode along with details about a 2v2 battle.

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In this episode of Not Just Tactics, Tony and Joe talk about the Shard Nocturnes and the models contained within.  What's cooler than mech dragons?  You'll need to listen and find out.

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Today NJT goes over the lore and tactical overview of the Foulblood Armada Command Starter.  

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On this episode of NJT, Tony and Joe discuss and recap the News Machine emails and talk about the announcement of the new starter set and what it contains while speculating the future rules on the models.

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Today Tony and Joe introduce themselves and discuss what is the Warmachine tabletop war game, MK4 armies, and what products to start collecting to get to the battlefield.

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