40k by Knight

40k by Knight brings you strategy and tactics for Imperial (and sometimes Chaos) Knights players of Warhammer 40,000. It’s hosted by Steve and Stig, and brings in expert guests each episode for detailed tactical conversations.
40k by Knight brings you strategy and tactics for Imperial (and sometimes Chaos) Knights players of Warhammer 40,000. It’s hosted by Steve and Stig, and brings in expert guests each episode for detailed tactical conversations.
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Episodes
Episodes



Sep 24, 2026
Episode 61: Winning with Valour in Florida!
Sep 24, 2026
Sep 24, 2026
1 hr 11 min
Brian Jones took a Valourstrike and Dominus Foebreakers combo to the Crucible Major in Florida, went 6 and 1 and came 5th overall. A huge effort!
In this episode Brian talks about his list and how it works, we delve into deployment, go deep on strategy and talk about the match ups into some of the toughest armies in the meta right now.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Sep 24, 2026
1 hr 11 min



Sep 8, 2026
Episode 60: Dom goes 6 and 1 in Manchester!
Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
1 hr 14 min
Dom Ridley came within 1 dice roll of winning a supermajor with Imperial Knights. Even better - he was playing Mani Cheema in the final at Manchester and just needed to roll a 3 to win the game!!
In this episode Dom talks us through his list (Gate Warden Lance and QFP), how it played, the way it was designed, and we go match by match talking tactics and detailed strategy.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Sep 8, 2026
1 hr 14 min



Aug 30, 2026
Episode 59: A whole world of CHAOS!
Aug 30, 2026
Aug 30, 2026
1 hr 13 min
Ratnu Vaidya - the world's top ranked CK player from last season's ITC - has assembled ALL the Chaos Knights players fron this year's WTC to talk about the event and the big changes in the recent dataslate.
All of them took some flavour of wardog spam, and it seems like that's the main thing still on the menu. We go over the lists from the tournament and how the guys did, and then we dive into the dataslate, the points drops the new combos and what ideas they have for new directions to go in. And there are some wild ones!
AUDIO issues on this episode: I apologise. It's very hard to hear my microphone.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Aug 30, 2026
1 hr 13 min



Aug 23, 2026
Episode 58: Artemis and Luis take the WTC!
Aug 23, 2026
Aug 23, 2026
1 hr 13 min
Luis Stiemerling was the top IK player at the WTC. He had some amazing resukts into some very good players and did it was 4 big knight, a mid-knight and Watch Captain Artemis.
In this episode we talk through his list (Questoris Companions with Canis, Lancer, Atropos, Destrier and Artemis), the pre-event switch away from Gate Warden, how the list played, and what changes he would make to it. We also go game by game through the event. Luis is an amazing guest!
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Aug 23, 2026
1 hr 13 min



Aug 5, 2026
Aug 5, 2026
1 hr 22 min
Jason Weeks went 6 and 0 at the Lonestar Open in Texas with the craziest list we've seen in a while. Post-nerf Gatewarden Lance with Throne Bonded Outriders. He took Take and Hold and his list was Canis, an Errant, 2 Destriers, Warglaives an immolator and sisters.
Whaaaat??? In this episode Jason tells us why that list, how it works, what his game plan was, and we go match up by match up. We also answer your questions!
0k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Aug 5, 2026
1 hr 22 min



Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
1 hr 9 min
13 wardogs, and a couple of small units of chaff! Jake Dardzinski went 6 and 2 at the Tacoma Open and was the top placed Chaos Knights player at the event. In this episode Ratnu Vaidya (ITC World Number 1 with CK) joins Steve to ask Jake about his list and play style, as well as the pros and cons of Recon. We also talk about what effect the latest update has on the list and whether he'll stick with it or make changes.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Jakes channel is Rain City Wargaming ... check it out!
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Jul 29, 2026
1 hr 9 min



Jul 25, 2026
Episode 55: Freeblade takes Priority!
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
1 hr 4 sec
We were all set to bring you a deep dive into the amazing play of two of our own at Tacoma. Adrian and julian took the Freeblade GOAT list and went 7 and 1, and 6 and 1 respectively. Then, just before we hit record on the epsiode GW switched it up and made Freeblade a Priority Assets detachment!
So - does that change how it plays? Does it change the list? Should we panic? Is the world falling???? In this episode Adrian and Julian talk us down from the edge and restore our faith in the list.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Jul 25, 2026
1 hr 4 sec



Jul 17, 2026
Episode 54: Purging ourselves of Purge
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
1 hr 23 min
Is Purge the only way to play knights? And is Gate Warden Lance the be-all and end-all for Imperial Knight players? Are there other ways to win with IK? In this episode we call on the combined talents and experience of two of our favourite content creators - Cesar from Recon By Fire and Daniel from Mid Table Tactics - who talk us through Disruption and Priority Assets and then dive deeper into Recon.
40k by Knight is a podcast especially for Imperial and Chaos Knights players, hosted by Steve, Rees, Brian, Ratnu and Stig, that focusses on strategy and tactics for those of us who love the big, stompy life.
Make sure you check out our patreon and discord. If you're not already a member of the discord - join up - it's free! And get the video of the episode on our new youtube channel.
Thanks for downloading the episode - we hope you enjoy it!!
Join the facebook group here.
Brian and the Art of War team have a stack of great videos here.
Stig and the Tabletop Tactics legends are here.
Jul 17, 2026
1 hr 23 min

About the podcast.
40k by Knight is all about helping Imperial Knights play better 40k. That's it. And we've assembled an amazing group of people to help with that mission. Each episode will do deep, answering a specific question and looking at all the different ways to break it down.
The team is:
Steve Joll. Compeitive IK player who hasn't yet cracked anything better than X and 1. Occasional winner of 'Best Painted Army'
Stig. Tabletop Tactics legend and IK enthusiast who gets to play our favourite army on one of the world's biggest 40k channels.
Brian Jones. Literally the best IK player in the world right now. Brian is an Art of War coach and member of the US national WTC team.
Rees Darvill. One of the best Imperial Knights players in the world. Current Number 1 in the ITC.
Ratnu Vaidya. The best in the world with Chaos Knights last ITC season, and off to a blazing hot start in 2025 with CK. Consistently finishing at or near the top of 40k events.





