It’s an army in a box sort of pre-order coming for Games Workshop. New pre-orders have revealed Adeptus Custodes for use in Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: The Horus Heresy as well as numerous Battle March Army Boxes for Warhammer: The Old World.
The Custodes Support Battle Group can be used in both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: The Horus Heresy. The box updates a trio of units into modern, detailed – and more importantly, plastic – forms. Each box contains four Gyrfalcon jetbikes, a Pallas Grav-attack, and a Telemon Dreadnought.
The Custodes Support Battle Group is only available while stocks last.
Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Journal Tactica – Prospero Burns: Judgement of Valdor reveals how the indomitable Legio Custodes were dragged into the Burning of Prospero and how they fought the scourge of sorcery at every turn – including when daemons started popping up. This softback book contains a huge amount of background information on the assault on Tizca and the spirited defence of the Thousand Sons, plus new scenarios, game rules, extra units, and a brand new army list for Daemons of Tzeentch – just as planned.
Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legio Custodes Dice Set allows to show off your loyalty. Cast in pearlized red acrylic with gold pips, you get 19 D6 (with the Legio Custodes logo in place of the ‘6’) and a scatter dice. These dice are only available while stocks last.
Warhammer: The Old World – Battle March Army boxes allow players to dip their toes into the game. They are perfect for quick 400-750 point action-packed games.
Five factions are getting new Battle March army boxes to help you deploy a force perfect for this game mode. They are:
Empire of Man
Commander of the Empire 20 Empire State Troops 10 State Missile Troops 10 Empire Archers 10 Flagellants 5 Empire Pistoliers
Araloth, Lord of Talsyn 10 Eternal Guard 5 Sisters Of The Thorn/Wild Riders of Kurnous 8 Glade Guard/Deepwood Scouts 4 Glade Riders
High Elf Realms
High Elf Lord 10 Lothern Sea Guard 5 Shadow Warriors/Sisters of Avelorn 5 Ellyrian Reavers Lothern Skycutter Tiranoc Chariot
Orc & Goblin Tribes
Orc Boss on War Boar Battle Standard Bearer Goblin Shaman 15 Orc Mob 5 Wolf Riders 5 Orc Boar Boyz Mob Orc Boar Chariot
Each box is also an ideal starting point for a new army, and you’ll save money compared to buying the contents individually.
From Black Library comes Raldoron: Revenant by Guy Haley. With Sanguinius attempting to stop Horus’ advance to Terra, Raldoron of the Blood Angel Legion is forced to rely on untrained Inductii, and he comes across the many issues that lay with such fresh recruits. Can his example and command be enough to stop these new Legionaries turning insane from the Red Thirst, or will their violent nature cause a shift back to the blood-soaked past of the Revenant Legion and lead to a dire situation?
Raldoron: Revenant will be available in its regular hardback edition as well as an awesome Special Edition release, which is signed by the author and features red foil on the cover and spine, a nice ribbon page marker, and loads of other extra details.
The Special Edition is only available while stocks last. This will be your first chance to buy the hardback edition, which will only be available while stocks last, although it may return to print at a future date.
There’s a lot coming in next week’s Games Workshop pre-orders. Fans of Warhammer: The Old World, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, and Blood Bowl all have something to look forward to.
Head to Warhammer: The Old World starting with General Hans von Löwenhacke. A mercenary by circumstance rather than choice, General von Löwenhacke is one of the most trusted generals in the fragmented Empire. The miniature will be available in Forge World resin.
Harald Gemunsen, Grand Master of the Knights Panther is the Grand Master of one of the largest Knightly Orders in the Empire. His goal? Protect the soul of the Empire and her people from threats. Available in Forge World resin.
The Wizards three include a Battle Wizard, Elementalist, and Necromancer, each with a familiar. These are self-taught talents who can cast a variety of useful and deadly spells on behalf of whichever patron is paying them. They are all made of Forge World resin, and each Wizard is sold separately with their familiar.
There’s also some classic kits returning.
Captain of the Empire, and Engineer with Hochland Longrifle are two heroes that are the last word in Imperial martial skill: a mighty Captain twisting a massive flamberge with consummate skill mid-duel, and a crafty Engineer poised with his Hochland Longrifle, making the final adjustments to aim before taking out an enemy Champion. The Captain has two head options, while the Engineer may instead peer through a new-fangled telescopic contraption. Both miniatures come with molded 20mm bases which you can trim and set on the 25mm square base included in the blister pack.
Empire of Man State Troops, Greatswords, and Flagellants are three different types of infantry for the Empire of Man. 30 State Troops are professional soldiers equally capable with halberds, spears or the old sword’n’board – for extra hitting power, the ability to fight in two ranks or additional armor, respectively. The kit contains enough parts to make up to three command groups and comes with a 290-piece transfer sheet. Greatswords are a cut above. They fight with lethal two-handed swords and full plate armor. The set contains 20 troops with enough kit to build two full command groups, plus 290 transfers. Flagellants lack armor and skill at arms, but they more than make up for that with the Frenzy special rule and brutal two-handed flails. As well as 290 transfers, you get 30 Flagellants and enough parts to build up to three Standard Bearers and three hot-headed Prophets of Doom.
Empire of Man State Missile Troops and Archers deliver some long range support. Missile Troops is a box of 30 soldiers who can be armed with crossbows or handguns, for extra range or armor penetration. There are enough parts in the box to build three full command groups, and the Sergeants can be equipped with Hochland Longrifles and powder monkeys. Archers are scouts and skirmishers – 20 skilled bowmen who can move up the field and pepper the advancing foe, redeploying with a nimbleness the State Troops lack. The Archers have enough parts to build two unit champions, while the State Troops also receive a 290-piece transfer sheet.
Empire of Man Helstorm Rocket Battery and Steam Tank deliver some machines of war to bring heavy damage to the enemy. Steam Tanks are monstrous engines of war delivering bone-crushing S8 cannon hits, and woe betide any foe that comes into contact with the tank at top speed. The kit comes with numerous cosmetic options – especially for the Engineer poking his head imperiously from the hatch.
The Helstorm Rocket Battery may also be built as a Helblaster Volley Gun, both devastating heavy artillery pieces designed to ruin an oncoming enemy attack. The former can bombard the field with blast markers, while the latter can put out up to 30 shots a volley. This box comes with two to build how you please, as well as six crewmen and some optional battlefield accessories.
Numerous heroes from several eras of Warhammer are meanwhile returning in metal and mounted on plastic horses.
The Grand Masters three features The Knights Panther, Knights of the Blazing Sun, and Knights of the White Wolf. These three Grand Masters return from the dim, distant depths of the early 90s to reassume command. Each is sold separately and comes with a plastic horse.
Warrior Priests of Sigmar and Priests of Ulric are three sets that include: an individual Warrior Priest of Sigmar, a pack of three more, and a pack of two Priests of Ulric.
The Witch Hunter roam the land in service of all of the great churches and temples.
Sir Cecil Gastonne, the Wyrm Slayer earned his title by killing Norndrak the Tyrant and earning renown across the realm. He now spoils for a fight with Khemri, and can even earn the Terror special rule once he’s killed a monstrous unit in combat. He is made of Forge World resin.
Burlok Damminson was an old dwarf in the era of Karl Franz, but we see him here as a young and impetuous inventor who’s really getting on the nerves of the Engineers’ Guild… He’s armed with several proprietary experimental weapons, and substantially improves nearby ranged units by his very presence. He is made of Forge World resin.
Frydaal the Chainmaker is a Chaos Champion making the most of the civil war in the Empire. She raids the northern coast and establishes barbaric settlements in the ruins of Imperial cities. She is made of Forge World resin.
Galrauch the Great Drake was the first of the great dragons to fall to the power of Chaos, and he’s now a twisted shadow of his former self, a two-headed nightmare wielding consummate arcane power and monstrous physical prowess. A little of the noble drake is still inside, battling the corruption of Tzeentch, and sometimes even wresting back control for a moment. This is a classic miniature returning in its original metal form.
Not to be outdone, there’s also multiple releases for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy.
Boreas-pattern Deredeo Dreadnought and weapons packs are here to reap a heavy toll on the enemy. The Boreas pattern marches out, decked out in Boreas air defense missiles, with a choice of volkite Falconets or Arachnus heavy lascannon batteries.
You can also order the weapons for each Deredeo pattern individually with two weapon sets, allowing you to augment your Boreas with Anvilus armaments and vice versa.
Arvus Lighter finally arrives in plastic! The Arvus Lighter can carry up to 12 troops, delivering them via Deep Strike to anywhere on the battlefield and providing covering fire from an optional crew-operated multilaser. The kit has been designed from the ground upwards. It also comes with a 149-piece Division Aeronautica transfer sheet.
The Malcador Infernus is a Solar Auxilia flamethrower tank with a fuel trailer towed behind it. The massive gout of flames launched from its inferno gun will clear out infantry, light armor and minefields alike, even those protected by the heaviest cover. This plastic kit has numerous choices for sponson and pintle weapons, as well as other optional upgrades, and comes with a 180-piece Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet.
The Valdor Tank Hunter is named for the legendary Emperor’s guard, Constantin Valdor, and deployed in small numbers by the Solar Auxilia. This particular model mounts a devastating neutron laser which will burst even the heaviest tanks like a soap bubble. This plastic kit comes with numerous pintle and sponson weapon options, and an array of other upgrades, plus a 180-piece Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet.
In a big surprise, Blood Bowl gets multiple Made to Order releases. There are four sets of metal miniatures available for Humans (five Throwers and Catchers, and five Blockers and Linemen), Halflings (one set of six), and Chaos Dwarfs (one set of six).
These will all be available on a Made to Order basis from 10am local time on Saturday the 18th of January until 8am GMT on Monday the 27th of January. These products may take up to 180 days to arrive.
Coming from Black Library is a special edition of Red Tithe by Robbie MacNiven. On the prison world of Zartak, darkness has fallen on arbitrators and inmates alike. The Night Lords have come, and with them the shadow of fear and pain. But they are not the only ones with an interest in Zartak. From the void, running on silent, another fleet emerges. Its warriors are grey-clad and white-faced, and their eyes are as black as the Outer Dark – the savage Carcharodon Astra… the Space Sharks! The special edition is numbered and signed by the author, and includes an embossed cover, a ribbon bookmark, and the short story The Reaping Time. It is available while stocks last.
Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden by Chris Thursten will be available in hardback, eBook, and MP3. When the ancient sky-city of Barak-Thryng comes under attack by the Gloomspite Gitz on their quest to reach the Bad Moon, it is an opportunity for the city’s defenders to prove their mettle. But there are darker, more dangerous forces pulling the strings behind this attack, for the Weaver of Fates has set his gaze upon the city.
It is into this powder keg that the legendary White Dwarf appears, followed by the Oathbreakers, desperate for his help in lifting an ancient curse: the Ancestor’s Burden.
Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden collects six short stories previously published in White Dwarf magazine and adds a new short novel – The Maker’s Promise.
The Dark Coil: Damnation by Peter Fehervari will be available in paperback and eBook. In the strangest corners of the galaxy, disparate factions, cults and empires make war and confront deadly truths in a constant fight for survival… but nothing amongst these stars occurs in a vacuum. Look closer, and see that space and time are malleable concepts, and the touch of the Warp is upon the most unexpected places.
The book includes seven short stories and two novels.
See what’s kicking off the new year for Games Workshop. Pre-orders have revealed for next Saturday including the launch of the Empire for Warhammer: The Old World. Joining them for order are the Ironhead Squats for Necromunda and the powerful warmachine Luminark of Hysh for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar.
Arcane Journal: Empire of Man is a 48-page supplement containing new rules, background lore, and scenarios. Included are profiles for named characters Harald Gemunsen, Grand Master Of The Knights Panther, and General Hans von Löwenhacke, plus numerous additional units, two Armies of Infamy comprising the Knightly Orders and the City-state of Nuln, and new magical items. You can get it as a softback book and an epub.
Kick off or expand your army with the Empire Of Man Battalion. It contains 30 State Troops and 30 State Missile Troops that provide the manpower while a mighty Steam Tank lays waste. This box also contains 2 new Empire of Man infantry transfer sheets, comprising 290 decals each.
Empire of Man Reference Card Pack, Dice Set, and Transfer Sheet will help keep things organized and show off your loyalty. The pack of 36 cards lets you quickly reference rules for magic items as well the tricks your Steam Tank can perform, while each set of 20 dice is cast in pearlescent swirl red plastic with gold pips and a Warhammer icon on the six face.
The new Empire of Man Transfer Sheet is covered with detailed emblems of the provinces of the Empire, plus regimental insignia, heraldry and iconography of the Knightly Orders, Marienburg, the City-state of Nuln, and other details – including tiny prayers to various gods which you can actually read…
Some classic kits will be returning too!
The General of the Empire on Imperial Griffon soars above the battlefield with an impressive sight to lead your army. This plastic kit also builds a Wizard Lord on Imperial Griffon – only this one has two heads.
The War Altar of Sigmar raises the spirits and incite the soldiers of the Empire with their zealous sermons, and the most senior are pulled into battle upon War Altars by heavily barded war horses.
Commanders of the Empire builds two heroes for your army. You get a mounted and one on foot, with an assortment of options to personalize them – building Champions, Generals and Standard-bearers.
Build up your forces with the Free Company Militia, Empire Pistoliers, Empire Knights, and Empire Demigryph Knights.
Sit back and rain death with Cannons & Mortars. This kit builds two great cannons or mortars, and comes with six crew.
Certain classic metal miniatures are also returning.
The Teutogen Guard Warriors and Command are the personal bodyguards of Ar-Ulric, the high priest of the Cult of Ulric. They are personally selected from the Knights of the White Wolf, a prestigious accolade worthy of their fearsome reputation. A set of five Teutogen Guard Warriors can be paired with three members of the Command Group.
Imperial Ogres make a return. They’re a mercenary unit that towers above the puny humans. There are two sets of three: one armed with hand weapons, the other with great weapons, and a dangerous individual casually brandishing a whole cannon.
Finally, there’s one resin kit to round out the first wave of releases.
The Empire of Man Command Set was initially released under the Warhammer Forge banner. It comprises of a General of the Empire, a Captain of the Empire with an impressive Battle Standard, and a Harbinger of Doom – who now has his own rules in the new Arcane Journal.
For Necromunda enter the Halls of the Ancients. The Ironhead Squat Prospectors came to Necromunda some 10,000 years ago as the Confederation of Urlish, and you can find out why they stayed in Halls of the Ancients. Inside the latest supplement for Necromunda, you’ll find a complete history of the Ironhead Squat Prospectors, updated rules for the gangs, including the new Exo-kyn and Svenotar Scout Trikes, plus rules for hired guns, hangers-on, Dramatis Personae and more. Stake your claim on this bounty of fresh new rules and lore in either hardback and ePub editions.
The Ironhead Squat Prospectors Exo-kyn are based on the void suits used long ago by their ancestors, and now employed to hunt treasure in the Necromundan ash wastes. They mine in the depths, far below the sump sea, and they’re quite happy to turn this equipment against anyone who attempts to steal their finds. This set of four Exo-kyn comes with two Techmite Exovator 078b automata, which help them survey for materials and fend off aggressors.
A classic gets updated with the Ironhead Squat Svenotar Scout Trikes. Rugged, dependable, and alarmingly fast, the Svenotar Scout Trike is light reconnaissance vehicle used by the Ironhead Squat Prospectors to roam ahead of the mining clans. Twin-linked weapons help them fend off rival gangs and their vehicles, while Techmite Oculi buzz alongside them, helping their riders zero in on targets with even greater accuracy.
Customize your gang with the Ironhead Squat Prospectors Weapons & Upgrades. The plastic Weapons and Upgrades kit will outfit your crew with new weapons, equipment, heads and arms. This set contains two sprues, including two-handed power axes and picks, flamers, melta guns, mining lasers, gem extractors, circular stone saws and more.
Keep organized and show off your loyalty with the Halls of the Ancients Gang Tactics Cards and Gang Dice. The card pack features 26 Gang Tactics cards, which comprises 18 tactics cards and eight blank vehicle cards. Make sure you’re rolling in style with this set of eight gang dice featuring three six-sided dice, two injury dice, two firepower dice, and a scatter dice, all in a dark white and green swirl with gold ink.
For Warhammer: Age of Sigmar comes Luminark of Hysh. A powerful war machine that devastates enemies by focusing light through a series of finely crafted arcane optics, the Luminark of Hysh is fielded by the Cities of Sigmar in their efforts to purge Chaos from the Mortal Realms.
This kit has been slightly updated to fit better in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and can also be built as a Celestial Hurricanum, which will unleash magical storms rather than beams of light. It includes a Battlemage, who can be mounted on either machine, adding spellcasting prowess to proceedings.
From Black Library comes The Emperor’s Gift (Special Edition) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Through an intensive regime of psychic training, new recruits are brought to the clandestine fortress of Titan to join the hallowed ranks of the 666th Chapter. These legendary battle-brothers must be vigilant and ever ready to defend the Imperium, for the forces of Chaos are never truly defeated.
The Special Edition features a faux leather cover, silver screen printing, and a silver bookmark. Each copy is numbered and signed by the author. It will be available while stocks last.
