Vanguard Tactics 40k Workshop - ADVANCED 4hr Workshop - LVO 2026

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For competitive-minded players who want to walk into their next tournament calm, prepared, and ready to play

Master Your Game Before It Matters

New edition, a big event, or just a stretch of feeling rusty, they’re all the best time to build good habits. We’ll make sure you’ve got the rules correct, know the common pitfalls to watch for, and have a clear game plan for every mission, terrain layout, and matchup you’re likely to face at LVO.

Your Gateway to Tournament Confidence

We’ve run this workshop for years at major events, helping hundreds of players walk in feeling calm, prepared, and ready to perform.

Are you feeling nervous about attending an event as big as LVO? Maybe it’s your first tournament and you’re not sure what to expect. Or maybe you’ve been out of the game for a while and feel rusty. If any of this resonates, you’re not alone, and the Vanguard Tactics Advanced Workshop is here to help.

Why This Workshop Is Perfect for You

Overcoming Event-Day Nerves
Attending a major event like LVO can feel overwhelming. How do you prepare for your games? What if you don’t know the rules as well as your opponent? Not sure you have the right game plan for your list? This workshop is designed to eliminate those fears, so you feel calm, confident, and ready to enjoy your experience.

Getting Back Into the Game
If you’ve been away from the game for a while, or are still getting to grips with the current edition, it’s natural to feel out of your depth. This workshop brings you up to speed on the essential strategies and rules so you can dive back in with confidence.

Personalised Coaching for Maximum Improvement
A Vanguard Tactics coach is always close at hand, circulating through the room to guide you through drills and games as you need them. That means:

✅ Immediate feedback: real-time coaching tailored to your playstyle
✅ Hands-on learning: coaches walk you through tactical choices and decision-making as they happen
✅ One-on-one support: ask questions and get expert insight specific to your army

With expert coaches close at hand throughout the room, you’ll rapidly improve your game while working in a supportive, structured environment.

Play Your Disposition, and Your Army at Its Best
Every game starts with the disposition you’ve picked. We’ll teach you how to build a game plan, work around your opponent, and pilot your own army to the best of its ability within that framework, spotting what your list does well, where it scores, and how to make the right calls for the mission in front of you, not just the army across the table.

Master Terrain and Deployment
Half the game is decided before the first dice roll. We’ll walk you through every terrain and deployment layout you’ll face at LVO, plus the intricacies of the terrain rules, so you can form a clear game plan the moment you see the table: knowing where to push, where to hold, and how the board shapes your scoring.

Learn With Your Own Army
You’ll use your own 2,000-point army throughout the workshop, for every drill and practice game. That means you:

🔹 Master your army: learn how to maximise the strengths of your own list
🔹 Prepare for LVO matchups: train with the models you’ll actually use in tournament games
🔹 Build real confidence: get comfortable making decisions with your specific units

Everything you learn applies directly to your games at LVO, and every event after it.

Hear From Past Participants

“Steve and his team did an excellent job being hands-on with the training, not just demonstrating better ways to play, but giving us time to practice and working with us hand-in-hand. These are things I’m going to remember for the rest of my 40k career.”
Workshop participant, Ork player

“I’ve always been fuzzy on secondaries. Now I’m a lot more confident about which ones to keep and which ones to redraw.”
Workshop participant, Ork player

“I play Orks, so I run a lot of models and really struggle with engagement ranges. Understanding how fight first works, how cover works, and how terrain affects your models really impacted me.”
Workshop participant, Ork player

“Having a top-level coach walk me through my decisions and show me my options was invaluable. It really opened my eyes to things I never would have thought to do on my own.”
Matthew, Thousand Sons player

“A lot of info gets thrown at you, but as you start implementing it in games afterward, it really starts coming back to you. The way it’s explained is super smooth.”
Matthew, Thousand Sons player

What You’ll Learn

✅ How to read your disposition and build a game plan for any opponent, mission, or army
✅ How to understand terrain and deployment layouts, and plan from the moment you see the table
✅ How to play your own army to the best of its ability within the mission you’re given
✅ Key in-game tactics, including screening, move-blocking, and scoring objectives
✅ Techniques for staying composed under pressure
✅ Practical strategies for managing the flow of a game and finishing on time
✅ What questions to ask your opponent to keep games clear and smooth

What You’ll Need

✔ A 2,000-point army, built to the current rules (does not need to be painted; proxies are fine as long as they’re reasonably representative)
✔ Dice & tape measure
✔ Your codex and any relevant rules
✔ Mission cards
✔ Pen and paper for notes

FAQs

❓ Do I need to be attending the main LVO tournament to join this workshop?
➡ No, this workshop is open to everyone, whether or not you have an event booked.

❓ I'm new to Warhammer 40k, will this workshop be suitable for me? ➡ This workshop is built for players who already have a few games under their belt and want to sharpen their competitive edge. If you're brand new, we'd recommend starting with our Beginners Workshop, it'll give you the foundations you need.

❓ Does my army need to be fully painted?
➡ While a painted army enhances the experience, it’s not required.

❓ Will I get something out of this if I’m already a regular tournament player?
➡ Yes, even experienced players benefit from fine-tuning their skills and gaining new perspectives.

Don’t Let Nerves Hold You Back

Don’t let nerves, confusion, or inexperience hold you back from enjoying everything LVO has to offer. Join us Thursday, October 1st from 3:00pm to 7:00pm for the Vanguard Tactics Advanced Workshop and make it your best event yet.

Spaces are capped at 30, so if you want in, don’t wait.

📩 For more information, contact us at stephen@vanguardtactics.com

All physical items such as those that are pre-ordered or are included with a ticket, must

Thursday: Registration & Vendor Hall Opens
Thursday: Workshop - 3pm to 7pm

Organized By:
Stephen Box - Vanguard Tactics

Elevate your LVO experience with the VT VIP Premium Add-On (Separate purchase require) which includes:

• VIP Add-on

• VT Dice

• VT Measurement Gauge

• VT T-Shirt

• FLG Army Travel & Display Tray

• VT Dinner Invitation

• VT 40k 11th Ed Starter Course Bundle

All physical items such as those that are pre-ordered or are included with a ticket, must be picked up during the event by no later than 9AM on Sunday October 4, 2026. Items will not be shipped. Items not claimed by 9AM on Sunday will be resold and the original purchase will not be refunded.

This is a digital ticket for an event occurring at the Las Vegas Open 2026 (435 S Grand Central Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89106), from October 1-4, 2026. You will not receive a physical ticket for this event.

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