This was the most Black Templars thing ever. Grimaldus standing back up at the end? You can't beat that!

“Hero of Helsreach”, the crowd cheers… As if there is only one….' - Reclusiarch Grimaldus

And Brother Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Emperor, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou may blow thine xenos to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the Emperor did grin. And the Imperium did feast upon the orks, and eldar, and Tau, and necrons, and heretics, and breakfast cereals, and chaos, and large squigs. And the Emperor spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy xenos, who, being heresy in My sight, shall snuff it."

A victory with nearly 100% casualties? The Death Korps would be proud.

This batrep has blessed me with the image of an astartes almost bringing down a plane with a grenade out of sheer fury

Ever since he joined Chaos, Steve has seemed unstoppable.

Artarion, Priamus, Bastilan, Cador, and Nero were watching over Steve and Grimaldus this game.

I love the banter, you can tell that they're two close friends having a DAMN CLOSE game. Good sports all around.

Watching this channel for quite some time and I can definately say, this was the most epic game I have seen here!!! Greeat Job Guys!!! Lots of fun.

I like this arc Steve is on. His dalliance with the dark gods, his penitent crusade.

I love how, in the overhead shots of the full table, you can see Steve rolling small handfuls of dice to work out the curse his Astral Claws laid upon him for making them pretend to be loyalist. Edit: Just wanted to note that *this* is 40k for me. Orks vs Space Marines. Desperate last stands, battles fought to the final breath, the only survivors clinging to the objectives and brawling with what little life they have left to claim the win in the dying moments of the battle. Absolutely delightful. I’ll admit to not liking Steve as much as say, Nick or Tycho, but this game turned me around completely. Well played for both players.

Legitimately one of the best 40K games I’ve watched. Beyond the tight finish, both Steve and James were so funny

"I think it's absolutely ridiculous tossing grenades at jets".. we'll I think it ridiculous blocking ground units with jets 😆

Don't get me wrong, James is awesome. He brings beautiful armies every time, he's just the right amount of cocky, and he's a hell of a sportsman. BUT hot damn for my boy Steve! Kill Team Challenger was the first video I ever watched for this channel, so I'll always be team Steve!

I payed for the whole seat but I only needed the EDGE! The tension was palpable and my heart was in my throat. Amazing work, Play On team and thank you so much for what you do.

I think this was THE best episode ever yet!! Great tactics used, great armies, + intense dice rolling!!

This as by far been one of the closest games I think I've seen on the channel! That was awesome playing by both Steve and James and here's to the year of Steve: Steve Strikes Back!

I legit cheered when Steve won! What a great match!

Wow, what an amazing episode. Steve and James recreated the novel Helsreach, down to how Grimaldus essentially rises from the dead. I’m also happy that Steve kept his cool through James’ numerous boxcar rolls and clutch 6s and managed to claw his way back to victory - it was looking pretty grim there for awhile. Great game - always a treat watching these two gents in action! 👏👏👏

Gotta love that WAAAAGH at 15:46 never knew a speed WAAAGH sounded different!

That was one of the best yet, great to see Steve take the win against mr initiative. Great looking armies, great game, great job guys.

What a tense game! I honestly thought Steve was done for early in the game with the model disparity. But he clawed it back wonderfully! I believe in Steve!!

That was the greatest clutch play ever! The first roll of Steve, a 1, set up the video thinking Steve was gonna get dunked by the dice again!

as someone who is considering getting into warhammer, its really entertaining watching the orks either wreck shop or the other way around. love watching this kinda stuff from you guys

I’m always either a day early or a day late XD

I'm an ork fan that was fantastic !!!! Well done to both players!

Tau Nick's off camera scream when the bike explodes made me laugh

I think this is by far the best battle report yet, I was actually so invested and now wanna read the Helsreach book

Never lost Faith on Steve. Keep the crusade going battle brother!

That was one of the coolest 40k battles I've ever seen. Nice job to both participants! Real exciting stuff

That was an epic comeback by a fellow Black Templar player! Wow that was close! It's never over until it's over...or the last dice throw is thrown...

What a quality game. Good sports, great banter, and Grimaldus doing what he does best.

Congrats Steve!!! Great selection of armies and unit choices were on point James!

This was the best round I have ever seen. So many epic moments. Grenade into the plane, plasma pistol into the other plane... And a Glorious marine rising from the ashes finale!

I really wanted Steve to win, but I didn't really know HOW badly until Grimaldus stood back up and I almost jumped outta my chair with hype. THIS WAS A FREAKING AWESOME GAME! Definitely tying with my fav ep of Tak vs Nick's Sky Battle! Love this channel and I love the people behind it. Thanks for the entertainment!

I've watch this game for about 13-15 times, and I still find it so fun to watch. I don't even play 40K, but I do enjoy watch it a lot.

It was awesome to see Steve happy and not cranky. We do appreciate it when you come for a match during lunch break to play even when your cranky. But, congratulations on the game. Stay happy bro its great seeing you this way!!!

Spoiler: Grimaldus repeated his glory days of Helsreach once more! Way to go!

40:24 i dont think I've ever seen Space marine Steve this happy, i think his Black Templars look great and maybe the fact that he painted this army, is why his dice rolls were so great! or maybe the Templars just love Steve that much

FASNTASTIC game, cant ask for a better match than that, so close and such a good back and forth, loved it lads, keep up the good work!

No matter the end result, it was great to see Steve have so much fun on camera. Great game overall

Loving it! Orks always make for a good time!! My brothers are ridiculously lucky getting sixes all the time. Small thing I just noticed is that around 7 minutes Steve uses transhuman and the edit note says 4+ to hit

Space Marine Steve is a gentleman of the highest caliber.

Heck of a game, and always nice to see a Land Raider out on the table instead of the shelves!

Idea for the future: Steve's BT hunting down Steve's traitor Astral Claws. It's Steve vs Steve, and to make sure he gives his best effort for both armies, he gets a "coach" for each side that can 1) help make tactical decisions, and 2) rule that if they feel Steve was trying to lose on purpose for either army, he receives a punishment, the specifics of which can be decided by the Play On team.

15:49 hey guys! just a heads up, speewaaagh doesn't give advance and charge or +1 attack, that's just plain old normal waaagh. Speedwaaagh gives +1 ap to all vehicle/biker models for two turns, and an extra shot per dakka gun for 1 turn. Great production as always thanks for the video

This was my favourite battle so far. So much drama, twists and turns and a nail biting finish.

I’ve watched this video like 10 times now and I still get so happy watching Steve kicking Ork Ass with the crusady boys

Super easy, barely an inconvenience! Would be awesome to get Ryan George in to narrate/play a game!

that emperor's champion is looking sick

These are hands down best WH40k battle reports out there. Such a great piece of work!

Great game Jeez! Love both these guys and the Channel but James is what brings me back here, using Orks is not easy and he's taught me alot which i appreciate. Games Workshop need to sponsor this guy because i wouldn't have ever started collecting and using Orks without seeing what can be done with them on this Channel, awesome job guys.

Why is Chaos Space Marine Steve playing Space Marines?

What a game! And I know it's been said time and again but the quality of these videos and overall production is insane! Hats off heads gentlemen 🎩

I love this channel so much. You guys make the only battle reports that are actually fun to watch and not boring like every other channel I've found making these vids.

Man that was a good one. I love James's Ork bike army this time.

When I watch y’all my wife hears the intro and says, “that’s a nerd overload.” Cant think of a better compliment myself!

Couldn't have ended any better with Grimaldus rising up from the dead... again!

This was one of the best battles I've ever seen on this channel so far. Holy Eff.

Wowwowow. This truly is the year of steve. A year ago It was a bit of a chore to go through games he played, both to watch, and to know he wasn't going to win. And now, his games are so entertaining, his attitude is up , his confidence and his plays are fun to watch. I also really liked watching him play James, who is such a good and entertaining ork player.

Come on Templars!! I need to see a big win from you today! Bring the emperor's light to the degenerate xenos.

The Emperor protected the hell out of Grimaldus 😂

You guys are killing it! These battle reports are the cutting edge of how to spectate this game. Keep it up!

This was one of your best batreps yet. Loved how close it was.

I know a lot was cut out, but did Steve ever use the Templars chapter tactic for 5+ to ignore mortal wounds? I don't know if it was ever mentioned.

I’m certain Steve has made a dark pact with the chaos gods, his luck and dice rolling has become unstoppable. I wouldn’t be surprised if those “Templars”’were in fact Alpha Legion in disguise. Long live Chaos Marine Steve

First battle report ive watched and it was awesome. Great sportsmanship! Excellent example of how to play

Well done Steve!!!!! You used both your heart and your head, so proud. You go boi!!!

steve missed the chapter tactic. 5+++ vs mortals, you just pulled models after the explosion...

You'd think the Orcs would learn at this point not to fuck with Grimaldus.

This was the best game of 40k I have ever seen. Thanks for such great videos!!

That was probably the most fun batrep I’ve ever watched. Keep up the good work! 👍

Oh no its Helsreach all over again...

Steve’s prolly the most entertaining guy on the channel

The dice definitely told one hell of a story today! Nice game guys!

First video, first game I'm watching on this channel and I'm hyped to the max 💯💯💯

I’m new to 40K and I’m loving watching your videos. Just a little request, as a new player, when rolling the dice I’d love to see a little label below as to what is shooting with what weapon and what re-rolls, I know the players say, but sometimes I just see tonnes of dice being thrown and re-thrown and get a little confused.

Great game. Still hoping for more tyranid games. Possible MWG collab? Matthew has an amazing army, just sayin...

I love watching these at work, makes the time fly.

I actually screamed in joy on that final dice roll 🤣 what a game! Love from London, UK

I was looking forward to seeing the Templars shine… then they announced Steve was playing them…

how many dead orks is enough dead orks? most people: a lot black templars: (yells in helbrecht)

I'm just here for Mr. Initiatives initiative roll. Lol 🤣🤣.. just how? He almost never loses that hahaha. Love it!!

I am always cheering for James. He is a smart player and brings well thought out armies.

I was screaming the whole game. What a game boys. Congrats Steve and your BTs.

What a game, well played both of you, it's been a pleasure to watch!

What a crazy game! Always great to see James and da boyz on the channel.

Another great video, keep them up guys. What an exciting game.

Easily my favourite episode so far

What an exhilarating match, great sportsmanship and great plays all round

I've never wanted a man to win more, than I wanted Steve to win this game! You freakin legend!

Thanks for the summary! Can’t wait to see your thoughts on the new shooting phase preview

What a game! Well played both, also nice editiong. Great job!!

This Report was hella fun to watch! Man, i love you guys :D

This was so much fun to watch! Great job!

thanks for the premier, really great to have something to watch during night shift

I find I rarely stay to watch batreps all the way through. This was a pleasant exception. Best game I've ever watched

Such a close & Great game guys love this keep it up

The editing on your channel’s videos is great. Well done, cheers.

Honest to God this was probably the most entertaining bat rep on KZfaq, easily my favourite episode soo far Holy fucking shit i got way too invested