Player Spends $400 to Shave 3 Points Off List

Local Warhammer 40,000 player Daniel H. confirmed this week that he spent approximately $400 in new models and hobby supplies in order to remove three excess points from his tournament army list.

According to Daniel, the issue arose after a last-minute points update left his otherwise perfect list sitting at 2,003 points. “It was basically unplayable,” he explained. “I had no choice.”

Rather than removing an existing unit, Daniel opted to replace several models with newer sculpts featuring alternate wargear options, each saving a single point. The solution required purchasing two new boxes, additional bits online, and a replacement character “just to make it all line up.”

“I could’ve dropped a model,” Daniel admitted. “But that would’ve ruined the list.”

Friends report Daniel spent several evenings assembling, magnetizing, and painting the new models at a speed best described as “concerning.” At one point, he considered rebasing an entire unit before realizing it would save zero points.

The final list now sits at a clean 2,000 points, a number Daniel described as “emotionally correct.”

Tournament organizers confirmed Daniel’s list is legal, though one noted that his previous version would have been accepted “by literally everyone.” Daniel dismissed this, citing the importance of precision.

“It’s not about the money,” he said. “It’s about optimization.”

At press time, Daniel was reviewing a rumored balance update while insisting he was “definitely done tweaking.”