Astra Militarum vs Tyranids! Nick's Vanquisher is looking for Redemption. Warhammer 40k in 40m.

The Astra Militarum are on pest control duty and there are a lot of big bugs that need exterminating!
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Guard Nick had a challenging time with the Guard and in particular, one of his tanks in his last showing. He is looking for some redemption in this game versus Mubin who has issued a challenge to all other members of Play On. In this Warhammer 40k battle it is the Astra Militarum and lots of tanks versus Tyranids and brain bugs right before Arcs of Omen and the new points.
The Gauntlet Games:
Nick vs Mubin - Astra Militarum vs Tyranids: • Astra Militarum vs Tyr...
Tycho vs Mubin - Death Guard vs Thousand Sons: • The Daemon Primarchs F...
Steve vs Mubin - Blood Angels vs Tyranids: • Blood Angels vs Tyrani...
Tak vs Mubin - Dark Angels vs World Eaters: • Dark Angels vs World E...
JT vs Mubin - Drukhari vs Thousand Sons: • Thousand Sons vs Drukh...
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[@PlayOnTabletop]

Want to check out other games in Mubin's Gauntlet? Here are links: Nick vs Mubin - Astra Militarum vs Tyranids: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYTInmufq82CfJY Tycho vs Mubin - Death Guard vs Thousand Sons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHW6nIZpaNGKp80 Steve vs Mubin - Blood Angels vs Tyranids: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGLZhmOve7Zgha8 Tak vs Mubin - Dark Angels vs World Eaters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eInPeJ2MpL2Kl8k JT vs Mubin - Drukhari vs Thousand Sons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnvNnqONd6qfbNk

[@CodenameApollo]

A very good gauntlet! And I just had an idea I want to share with you guys, if you guys are up for it, I would love for us to run a narrative mission

[@DirkReinecke]

Nick rolled a six to hit on his vengeful salute with the Shadowsword. The Shadowshord has the regimental keyword, which means born soldiers applies, so that should have been an autowound.

[@ZaberFangAT]

I think he was also hitting on 4s, not 5s. I'm pretty sure Turret weapons get +1 to hit

[@vector6006]

I love the mental image of the shadow sword turning its cannon and just deleting the tyranophex

[@florians9949]

Prety sure that shot was shapped into a middle-finger.😂

[@BloodWolf752]

You see that tyranophex? I don't want to.

[@-AxisA-]

The tank itself would have to turn to turn it's cannon, if there would be a tank like that irl.

[@theonlymann1485]

@@-AxisA- "Tank Destroyer" or similar class of having no turret and mounting a bigger cannon on the hull for more firepower was a thing in WW2 so i guess yes? Strv-103 if you want a cold war example of a MBT with no turret, or kanonenjagpanzer(means hunter tank with gun or something, not sure) for the german production

[@-AxisA-]

@@theonlymann1485 I knew someone who knows tank history would come and give such an example of an actual tank!

[@madtree933]

Giant bugs vs tanks and lasers. A tale as old as time.

[@SuperMrHiggins]

Think they have made quite a few movies about it as well, lol. Guard vs Nids, Starship Troopers should definitely be showing on a screen in the background.

[@bane9179]

😂 you made me chuckle

[@danstrickland8908]

I really think that Nick’s in game sound effects should be used in the narrative intro to set the stage for a truly titanic struggle

[@ahoyturtle]

I think Nick's sound effects should be recorded and played over every vehicle movement and action from now on...

[@williamfawkes8379]

I think they should be recorded and played from powerful radio towers to repel the Tyranid hive fleet from Terra. It's the only way to be sure...

[@SnakeBites47]

I agree

[@dr.koolerbz9960]

That Tyranid paint scheme is on POINT!!!

[@snufflebunny539]

It's the regular Behemoth scheme. Rather near

[@brandonbackup873]

@@snufflebunny539 Black and red never looks bad. Edgy sometimes, but never bad.

[@dr.koolerbz9960]

I'm also talking about how clean it is and the dry brushing is a nice hint of the 3rd color.

[@RichSmithson]

Yeah i much prefer the red over the usual purple. Pretty sure there is a hive fleet specifically for fighting Chaos and they have this red and black colour scheme in the lore too.

[@snufflebunny539]

@@brandonbackup873 ah your thinking of Kronos. Behemoth is Red and Dark blue faded into black.

[@razabaza41]

I think Nick has found his team here....I know he loves the Tau, BUT the guard just suits his play style! WELL PLAYED NICK! YOU HAVE MY GUARD A ++

[@peters6345]

It's essentially tau again tbh XD

[@abysswatcher9172]

I don't play the table top. So really how different do the Militarum and the Tau play?

[@ofgreyhairwaifu4089]

@@abysswatcher9172 in the previous codex AM was a combined arms faction, which required you to use infantry, tanks, siege engines, and sometimes even psychers and specialist. The Tau in the previous codex was a faction where you buy an expensive big robot and spend all of the remaining points on shield drones to artificially bloat it's health to absurd amounts. I love Tau aesthetic and lore but the codex made them THE most boring faction.

[@Alpharius2479]

@@abysswatcher9172 Orders make guard units more flexible and able to adapt at least slightly while tau units rely more on marker lights and units that can actually survive some return fire

[@boxsox8873]

Agreed

[@evadrrab]

The amount of dice that Nick is able to bring during shooting is insane. Really shows the guard as a firing hoard faction. Imagine facing into that amount of firepower.

[@williamfreigang9072]

I've had a really rough week, and Nick's joy and sound effects honestly took most of the sting away. Thanks Ta- Commissar Nick!

[@pesh8126]

Hope your week gets better asap

[@lionsoldier1179]

I don’t know what was more impressive, the tons of saves Mubin pulled for his Flyrant, or the evisceration the Shadowsword laid down.

[@MubinTalati]

Why not both?

[@DoktorRamos719]

Good game, gentlemen. Can't tell you how happy I am to know the team finally has a Tyranid player. Go forth and consume for the Great Devourer!

[@ShowMeTheSoup]

Easily the scariest army to fight against as the IG. I’ve lost many a good soldier to the claws and teeth of the swarm

[@meesterskullbaby]

edit: Nick's sound FX are everything. What a wild and hotly contested match. Props to both players

[@bentkaczuk2526]

Absolutely amazing game!!! Always love Nick! Tau or guard, makes each game he is in a delight to watch. Also the new guy was also really fun to watch and I can’t wait to see more of him!

[@scytheme]

Man, Mubin is a gem. Get him on more please!

[@MubinTalati]

Thank you! There may be more of me to come considering I did throw down the challenge to fight through the Play on Gauntlet

[@austinevs]

Yea more Mubin!

[@inoroth2001]

He had some really rough dice and never stopped smiling!

[@willfrederick6885]

Ok im loving those new deployment and objective display graphics, you all just keep upping the production value!

[@benwaardenburg]

Editor here, thank you! It's a bunch of work but I think it really helps show the table and help with readability for everyone!

[@bhodg24]

@@benwaardenburg As a newbie just getting into WH, the objective graphics are lifesaving. Really appreciate it.

[@Jimothyjohns]

The dice were really in Nick’s favour. That first turn was devastating against Mubin

[@Dragon_Fyre]

Except for the endless 1s to determine # of shots fired… and of course the Shadowsword failed vengeful salute.

[@Jimothyjohns]

@@Dragon_Fyre still, he weakened so many of Mubin’s Nid first round that it was much easier to mop up the rest

[@ericruediger2752]

The "Starship Troopers" matchup is one of my favorites. I remember seeing a picture in what I believe was the old 3rd edition rulebook? And there was a beautiful diorama of Nids charging into some Guard. I was sold on the game lol... God I feel old

[@happymitty5044]

'puts hand on brainbug', "they're afraid!!"

[@christophervennix9861]

Turn 2 saves and unlucky rolls on Nicks Volcano cannon prevented that from being an extremely one-sided match. Quick count - the Tyranids made 21 of their 4+ saves and only failed 15. That Volcano cannon only needed one more hit to one-shot that backline Tyranofex which would have basically crippled the Tyranid army. One more failed save on the Hive Tyrant would have knocked that out. Honestly the new Guard are looking great, genuinely able to compete in the battlefield with some of the strongest armies out there. Well played.

[@williamvega5422]

Lets hope people don't overreact and demand GW nerf them just when guard got good. For the Emperor the Guard shall stand

[@shanehudson3995]

@@williamvega5422 I'm already seeing calls for nerfs. Usually for our Kasrkin bomb. Which costs 4 CP to fully utilize. 3CP normally, and I'd spend another to charge and use a Melta Mine.

[@Bietente]

Great battle report. I've recently recruited a friend to get back into the hobby and viewed a lot of battle reports from different channels and game systems in the last weeks. And while I love the variety we as consumers have to choose from, the production value, narrative and the building of suspense for the 40k in 40 minutes series is way above most other alternatives. Thank you for spending all that effort and the great entertainment!

[@andrewd2099]

I love JT's exclamations. Boy-Howdy! Uh-oh hot dog! What will he come up with next?!?

[@Beavy]

Slobberknocker!

[@Dylfunkle]

These two armies are what got me into the hobby. Beautiful!

[@plebaroni3495]

i watched all the tyranid videos and was waiting for more. i love tyranids so much

[@brendankillingsworth9870]

Shame they so rarely win on this channel lol

[@plebaroni3495]

@@brendankillingsworth9870 yeah. It’s ok though. I still love them

[@HyperViper94]

This was such a good fight! .... Nick im now proud to call you Commissar Nick!

[@ExtremeMeinung]

So happy to have found you guys. Watching your games is so entertraining. The editing in your vids is the best in all of wargaming-youtube because the games are fast and down to the important stuff. No watching you guys count dice without end. Its just soo good.

[@aianmacpherson6190]

Good game by both. But good to see the guard hold and practically table the bugs.

[@ajollyduck]

The hellhound variant with a chem cannon is called the banewolf

[@williamfawkes8379]

That's correct, and the turret was still a hellhound gun.

[@ExternalDialogue]

@@williamfawkes8379 And it seems the hull is a chimera with fuel tanks strapped to it.

[@dote9079]

not in the current codex anymore, its just a weapon swap now

[@williamfawkes8379]

@@dote9079 that was the wrong weapon, the Chem cannon is one barrel with a different shape.

[@patrickwinfield8493]

@@ExternalDialogue that’s the old metal hellhound kit that was around before the modern plastic hellhound. Does look a bit goofy but it’s legit.

[@intense_pickle]

Yay, more PlayOn batreps! These are the highlight of my day and a big part of the reason I stayed in the game.

[@nak3dxsnake]

I wish I had started playing 20 years ago. Getting into the hobby a bit late, but these vids are a great gateway into the 40k universe.

[@intense_pickle]

@@nak3dxsnake been playing since late 4th and I wish we had a channel like this...Blue Table started it all, but guys like PlayOn and MWG made it awesome.

[@MakinaMakinaMakina]

@@intense_pickle Blue table painting wow that takes me back

[@intense_pickle]

@@MakinaMakinaMakina most the old stuff is still up to watch...Didn't age well tho lol

[@rollnycgaming2279]

Great game! Another bloody victory for the Guard! For the Emperor!

[@aidenlamarche1221]

The comparison of both of their first moves shows just how crazy effective guardsmen can be. I was expecting them to get absolutely crushed.

[@Jenkans]

Well done! This is my ideal Battle Rep format. It's well done, with great editing with sound and graphic effects, fast-paced - done in 45 minutes, player asides for what they are thinking/feeling, good close-ups as well as board overviews, quick reviews on objectives and VPs, it's really well done. Having a narrative to summarize things to speed up the video is a great idea too! Maybe I missed it, but it seemed like the Neurothrope only ever did 1 power a turn, and it seemed like the Zoanthropes only did 1 power the entire game.

[@MubinTalati]

To be fair, Zoanthropes only ever get to cast 1 per turn now and honestly with a +1/ model to cast and +1mw/model (to a max of 3bonus Mortal Wounds) Smiting is the best option with Zoanthropes. As for the Neurothrope, a lot of times he was out of range for most of his spells but when things were targetable he did what he needed to. I find that with only. a pool of half a dozenish spells redundancies are good but limiting on spells to cast since there are some MUST have spells and some okish spells.

[@Jenkans]

@@MubinTalati Fair enough. I may have missed it, or maybe it was edited out, but it seemed like the Neurothrope would do Neuroparasite but no smite, and then the Zoans I only saw 1 super smite (and no others) on the guardsmen. The Zoans did fall back turn 4 so no powers then. Probably I just missed it then. You were there so you know what you did. Good game! I hope to see more!

[@DariusStyler]

I need to say, it has been about 10 years since I stepped away from playing any tabletop games, but watching your videos like this (and literally binging them for the last few days), has rekindled the excitement I had for the game.. and may already be eyeballing a Black Templar army. Well done Gents, well done!

[@stevefelten1197]

Nick has found his new army, GO COMMISAR NICK!! I love Nick's paint jobs.

[@j.b.781]

Really wish something like this existed for Battletech. The production, set, tabletop, and narration are very polished and engaging

[@murray1867]

Very cool to see mubin join the team. Liking the new visual effects too. Happy new year guys!

[@brothgurlegion4229]

Thank you for making it quick and clean. Best battle report out there.

[@MrCMaccc]

Damn Mubin, rocking the beard! Also love the new style for everything like deployment zones and terrain! It's really clear and readable

[@Demondra2]

I havent seen the end yet but as soon as Muben was shown I was like "He's gunna lose again."

[@thefloridaman41]

Great battle, definitely curious to see a Guard tank vs IH Space Marine tank battle down the line.

[@yokogaijinjr.5061]

Love the battle report, however, in 36:16 you can only auto wound in range attacks, but had blast watching!

[@dinkledord7026]

these are so well produced and fun to watch! but seriously add Nick's custom sfx

[@user-ls2vf1sh5z]

I literally have no idea how this is played but it's entertaining as hell.

[@PlayOnTabletop]

One day give it a go

[@Hanibaltherogue]

This was one of the most intense games i´ve watches so far. I love this format! Its like a good action series episode. :-) Keep up with the great work.

[@SmugCanadian]

Two of my favourite tabletop factions for 40k great to see, once I'm done with my Lord of the Rings Isenguard army I'm going to expand my Tyranids for sure.

[@Spiralls]

I'm just getting into Warhammer and this is great and exciting to watch. Thanks guys

[@AP798D]

This battle report was a lot of fun to watch. Watching both of these armies blast each other was classic.

[@StormDunakin]

This is by far my favorite episode. I loved the paint schemes, the map setup/design and the two teams! Great work guys! Really starting this year strong!

[@rjfrantz539]

Those Nids look great! Classic game!

[@skylerburton9903]

This is the first tabletop Warhammer gameplay I have ever seen and gotta say, glad these folks uploaded, this was super fun to watch!

[@s3sellsword]

Wow. Just found this channel. Great way to do batreps with the announcer. Everything moves at a good pace as well. Good work!

[@morikawaren1831]

38:56 this moment give me goose bump XD

[@respectfulevil9022]

The average day in Australia

[@TeaAndTunes]

Great game, and excellent new graphics and production bits! Still very much the best produced and most fun 40K series on YT! 😁

[@tp0pp480]

This was really fun to watch, I’ve never played but you guys made it really entertaining! :)

[@RealDoctorVancouver]

You'll get them next time Mubin. We in the hive mind believe!

[@scottfinlay780]

Deployment graphic was next level!

[@w1ndexpfc]

Best edited Batreps online. I can sit down and watch a game in 20 minutes at 2x.

[@Free_Palestine_419]

Starship Troopers from 1997 is the closet we'll ever get to Imperial Guard VS Tyranids in live action :(

[@user-cq1cw8xz7f]

Daaamn this really is some sick a$$ strategy! I love it and I'm learning how to play the guard as well

[@garylingenfelter4111]

Go Nick! Guard Rolled to Victory.🤔Only thing i can think of is hopefully see some Shock Troopers.

[@acrossthetabletop5486]

Amazing content as always. Keep it all the hard work.

[@colelagneau7226]

watching this felt good as a guard player. re doing my list right now.

[@key7817]

This is the Matchup of my dreams. Really love Nicks Army. I dont know the rules of 40k but i love every single video from U! Keep up the great work

[@sebastiantrost6409]

DAMMIT MUBIN! Who'd have guessed this will be a nickname?^^

[@MartinHades1o2]

Amazing battle report

[@lordnub926]

Vengeful salute is insanely op

[@Borg434]

Great BR. Thanks guys. I'd love to see a rematch post dataslate/points changes!

[@blazekingaion]

I always love seeing nick plays guard! Let's me learn how to be better and is an enjoyable watch!

[@patrickdavis8271]

This was an amazing video Play On Tabletop!

[@BradyHargettOffical]

I wanna say as someone dipping their toes into 40k I appreciate these non 3 hour long battle reports.

[@Dracobyte]

Another great episode as always!

[@lawdpleasehelpmeno]

This was really entertaining and got me to subscribe. The animations and sound effects are great but you should turn the tank turrets to aim at what they're shooting at

[@blackhorizon40k81]

@3:00 those overlays are wicked!!! Great production quality!

[@benwaardenburg]

Editor here. Thank you! It's a ton of work but it really helps sell the story!

[@madisonkung8390]

Excited for another great battle!

[@justinstorm1976]

Good game! Nick your tactical skills and good sportsmanship is exceptional. You and Mubin make this channel great. Keep it Mubin!!! You got him next time.

[@troutwarrior6735]

Absolute classic matchup! Hope the Vanquisher can prove it's worth this time 😂

[@thedandy6765]

i love nicks refelction in the play button

[@2ndhendrix631]

What a great game! You guys are the best!!!

[@Tropicoboy]

I love this new style of editing. Also did Nick forget about the ordinance baterys the first few turns?

[@hawkshot867]

That guardsman paint scheme is so sexy - especially the "DAUNTLESS" on the side of the shadowsun. Hell yeah o7 The guard will see it done!

[@DartzIRL]

An original Leman Russ and Hellhound, with wheeled tracks. A man of class.

[@MrWizzyfizzy]

Nick is officially now "guard nick" wicked video /match 🤙🏼

[@raydentwilight2996]

Mubin rocking the beard!!!

[@Haroith]

Those explosions out the guns are gorgeous! I am even jealous a little bit, 'cause I collect medieval fantasy army with only spears and bows.

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Hmm. Fire arrows?

[@sadas7812]

Awesome Battle

[@AnthonyGobeilleArtist]

I love this board! Gorgeous! Aquarium plants ftw!!!

[@bryaneggemeyer5985]

Good job, Tank Commander Nick! 👏 Emotional damage for the 🐛

[@davetimmins1585]

Love these guys character.. so much fun to watch :-)

[@bobrbw]

I have a guard army, and my friend might start a tyranid army. It’s gonna take a long time before we get to ANYTHING as cool as this

[@chiefnastygaming8485]

This was a damn fine game fellas.

[@juhbellz]

32:11 Nick hits em with the griddy

[@stunsisacul]

I’m an ork player but this is one of my favorite matchups to watch. It’s so primal. Kill or be eaten. Love it.

[@LifeAsaTech]

I appreciate the use of “uh oh hot dog” it’s a deep cut m friends use all the time

[@nyxorelius]

This was a great watch

[@sircashew1097]

“He has the Cadian command squad…” shows a Krieg command squad 😂. In all seriousness, love the work, keep it up 😄

[@lazyvipurr4698]

"He has a Cadian Command Squad." *Shows Death Korps Command Squad*

[@benwaardenburg]

Oopsies

[@neal5807]

just got my first tyranid army, cant wait to get them into battle

[@maikbaumann1250]

"In der grimmingen Dunkelheit der fernen Zukunft gibt es nur *KRIEG* " !

[@justinanderson5962]

that new codex is very nice!!!