by Tim Brumpton

“All I needed to hear was the title and I knew I wanted to be in this film.”
— Samuel L. Jackson, on Snakes on a Plane

Tim has been a long-time reader of Plastic Craic and a sometimes contributor of battle reports in our Discord. Tim is a list name connoisseur, and after reading this peach of a FEC list name he came up with, we invited Tim to review the best and coolest list names on show at Cancon: Call to Glory 2026. Over to you mate.

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The title of any creative medium matters. It’s the first impression—often the only one—before someone decides whether to engage with it at all.

Recent versions of Games Workshop’s app have given us an unprecedented ability to write lists, assign artefacts, declare spells, and engage in all sorts of list-building indulgences. One feature, however, goes underrated – but definitely not underused: unlimited characters when naming a list.

This is true across both the 40k and Age of Sigmar apps. Being able to insert literally any number of characters, emojis, and other technological marvels has elevated list titles into their own art form. For some, it’s become almost as important as the list itself.

I’ve spent far too much time in this extremely small corner of the hobby myself. Recently, it came up in our Discord that you can tell a lot about a person from the title of their list. Someone can be running the most competitive filth imaginable, but slap a funny name on it and you know you’re in for a good time. Conversely, a list titled “List 233 Beta-4” gives off an entirely different vibe.

Off the back of that discussion, I was handed the ball to do a light-hearted review of some of the best list names for Call to Glory 2026 – the annual hobby pilgrimage to our nation’s capital and one of the largest AoS events going around.

I’ve highlighted a few list names that genuinely made me chuckle. Don’t expect any competitive commentary here. I rarely see the top tables at my local events, and honestly, that’s not the point of this article. Likewise, if you thought your list name deserved a mention but didn’t get one, don’t let the opinion of some Cairns bogan ruin your day.

Now let’s get into it.

Call to Glory 2026: Top 5 List Names (In No Particular Order)

Alex Quartararo

We’ve started off strong here, with an Ironscale (snake) leading a regiment with 20 Blood Sisters (also snakes) and 10 Blood Stalkers (again more snakes). The second reg is led by a Bloodwrack Shrine (big snake driving a car).

I’ve no shame in admitting this gave me a chuckle when I first read it. It also gives an insight into what Alex is probably going to do with most of those snakes in a game. That is; buff them and throw them into important combats like the distinguished martial artist he is.

Ben Wood

10/10. As a Cairns local, any call back to Bob Katter’s infamous Crocodile remark is an auto win for me. For those unfamiliar, a politician in Cairns some years ago refused to talk about a very hot button issue in lieu of ranting about how Australia’s apex predator, the Saltwater Crocodile, was killing people in volume (they weren’t). It’s got bugger-all to do with his list, but it’s still a winner.

Connor Simpson

You know you’re in for a fun time against Connor. He’s brought 5 big boys and two very aggressive battle tactics. He’s here for the smoke and he’s brought a cracking list. His list name says it all. Deactivate the frontal lobe, roll some charges, lift your opponent’s army.

He does lose some points for factual incorrectness (Skarbrand is now low enough that you CAN take him in this list, just maybe not as strong as the Insensate Rage).

Matthew Johnston

This one ticks a lot of boxes. It explains why he’s running this army. It acknowledges he wanted to play something else. And it throws a mate directly under the bus.

Exceptional list writing. (Also, this is the only time you’ll see me put two Daughters of Khaine lists in a top five anything, so please enjoy it while it lasts).

Gilbert Foyle

Good lord. There’s a lot to unpack here. Firstly, I feel personally attacked by the list name. Long titles are very much in vogue, mainly in the hope that someone on a livestream will have to read your entire 5-0 list name out loud. That is exactly what I did when I saw this, so congratulations—you win.

You redeem yourself with the honest admission that the list is going 2-3 and you’re mostly there for the carpark beers. You then close with possibly the most rogue phrase I’ve ever read in this hobby:
“Slann Chocolate Starfish.”

That phrase will haunt me in my sleep. Brilliant.

Best of the Rest: Honourable Mentions

In Conclusion

List names won’t save a bad deployment, won’t stop a double turn, and definitely won’t protect you from the emotional trauma of failing a 3” charge. But they will tell your opponent exactly what sort of game they’re about to have. And honestly, that matters.

Call to Glory is stacked with competitive players, but it’s also stacked with personality. Nowhere is that clearer than in the list titles. Whether you’re gunning for the podium or just there for the carpark beers, a good name shows you get it. This is a hobby. We’re pushing toy soldiers around a table. And if you can’t have a laugh doing that, I reckon you’re doing it wrong.

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