Imagine you have a lot of free time and you can spend it however you like in the worlds of Warhammer – what kind of person are you? Do you seek glory amid the perilous wilds of the Mortal Realms, carrying Sigmar’s will into uncharted lands? Or do you lace up your boots for the arguably more dangerous pastime of street-level Blood Bowl?
Whatever your whims, we’ve got you covered in today’s pre-orders – the new narrative saga for Warhammer Age of Sigmar begins this week, while the Gutter Bowl expansion clambers out of the nearest sewer grate.
Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers
The first chapter in an epic new narrative series begins with Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers, as two intrepid crusades strike out from Hammerhal on a quest to bring Sigmar’s light to the realms. There’s just one problem – one of them is destined to fail…
Inside you’ll find reams of background lore surrounding the Twin-tailed Crusade and their travails in the realms of Ghyran and Aqshy, as well as the Harbingers whose machinations will doom or deliver them. Accompanying them are full rules for four new Regiments of Renown – one for each Harbinger – and a Path to Glory battlepack allowing you to play alongside the Dawnbringers story with your own campaigns of expansion.Harbingers is only the first of a four-part series, so join in the story with your armies of Order, Chaos, Death, and Destruction.
Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers (Limited Edition)
Start your Dawnbringers collection off right with this awesome Limited Edition of Harbingers, featuring a luxurious soft-touch cover with gold foil details, a black ribbon page marker, and gilt page edges for that premium feel. The saga promises to be a major milestone in the living story of the Mortal Realms, so make sure you mark the occasion in style – but act fast, as only 500 individually numbered copies are up for grabs.
General’s Handbook – Pitched Battles 2023-24
A whole year of brand new matched play content begins in the General’s Handbook – Pitched Battles 2023-24, featuring armies from across the Mortal Realms clashing for control of Andtor – an ensorceled realm where primal magic runs free. This hefty 96-page ringbound volume contains the latest battlepack for waging competitive Pitched Battle games, including 12 new battleplans, eight battle tactics, and six grand strategies to help you claim victory on the battlefield.
You’ll also find updated battlescrolls for all universal Endless Spells, rules for the new Lore of Primal Frost, two fresh core battalions, and a raft of enhancements to customise your forces. This is the essential gaming companion for the next year of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, so pre-order yours today!
Phulgoth’s Shudderhood
As the valiant Twin-tailed Crusades venture out into the wilderness, they’re followed by more than just baggage trains – Harbingers track their every move, ready to swoop in and take advantage of the chaos for their own agendas. Phulgoth’s Shudderhood is one such warband, comprising two Pusgoyle Blightlords and five Putrid Blightkings led by the brand new Harbinger of Decay.
Rules for recruiting this Regiment of Renown into your Chaos armies can be found in Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers, and the miniatures are also perfect for starting a new Maggotkin of Nurgle army or expanding an existing one.
Jerrion’s Delegation
The passage of such an important procession requires that a proper royal delegation be sent, and only the most trusted of messengers can carry the king’s proclamations. Unfortunately for the Dawnbringers, it’s the Flesh-eater Courts who’ve come to entreat, and the Marrowscroll Herald – available for the first time in this set – is more concerned with reaping a bloody bounty than the fine arts of civilised diplomacy.
The herald leads a band of loyal retainers slavering ghouls named Jerrion’s Delegation into battle, counting a full 20 Crypt Ghouls, three Crypt Horrors, and three Crypt Flayers. Rules for adding this Regiment of Renown to your Death armies can be found in Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers, and the miniatures are also perfect for starting a new Flesh-eater Courts army or expanding an existing one.
Fjori’s Flamebearers
Not all roaming warbands are out to prey upon the Dawnbringers – Fjori’s Flamebearers come from a fallen magmahold to reinforce the side of Order. Led by a fierce new Grimhold Exile – a sole survivor of their lost home – this force of five Hearthguard Berzerkers, five Auric Hearthguard, and 10 Vulkite Berzerkers is a brutal close-combat powerhouse with supreme Monster-fighting skills.
Rules for deploying this Regiment of Renown alongside your Order armies can be found in Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers, and the miniatures are also perfect for starting a new Fyreslayers army or expanding an existing one.
Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz
The passing of a mighty crusade isn’t enough to wake some of the subterranean depths’ darkest monsters, but the screeching, magically enhanced voice of the Rabble-rowza can certainly do the trick. This new hero for the Gloomspite Gitz leads Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz, an anarchic rabble of 10 Squig-hoppers, a 12-model Squig Herd, and a full Gobbapalooza.
Rules for adding this Regiment of Renown to your Destruction armies can be found in Dawnbringers: Book I – Harbingers, and the miniatures are also perfect for starting a new Gloomspite Gitz army or expanding an existing one.
Gutter Bowl: The Game of Street-Level Fantasy Football Mayhem
Blood Bowl is the most popular sport in the Old World, and far from the glitz and glamour of the stadiums, common folk play their own slightly less refined version in the streets and sewers of the civilised world. Welcome to Gutter Bowl – the game that’s to Blood Bowl what drunken fans yelling obscenities from the stands is to professional Cabalvision commentary.
This compact expansion set is compatible with any of your existing Blood Bowl teams, and comes with the Gutter Bowl rulebook, a double-sided game board featuring streets and sewers, and two matching dugouts. It’s a great way to put a new squad through their paces or bring your old stalwarts back into the game, full of dirty tricks and madcap action as balls bounce off pipes and players smash through unlucky market stalls.
Old World Alliance Team: Middenheim Maulers
Start the season with one of the most diverse and capable teams in the league with the Middenheim Maulers, an Old World Alliance team for Blood Bowl. Featuring a manifold mixture of Humans, Dwarfs, and Halflings, it can always find the best player for the job – or at least plonk Halflings in front of rampaging Minotaurs when the going gets tough.
Old World Alliance Team Card Pack
Keep track of your rules and players with the Old World Alliance Team Card Pack. Containing 44 cards from rules reminders to blank positional cards for your Blood Bowl superstars, it’s an invaluable tool to keep your mind out of your rulebook and into the gridiron.
Underworld Denizens Team: The Underworld Creepers
Do you think rules are more like guidelines, and any foul not penalised is a foul worth committing? Join the Underworld Creepers, an Underworld Denizens team for Blood Bowl, a squad comprising sneaky Skaven and Goblin players who love nothing more than sticking a good shiv in a Lineman’s ribs. They’re a perfect fit for the less-than-professional games of Gutter Bowl, and with lightning-fast players like the infamous Gutter Runner in your pocket, you’ll have no problem scoring once the opposing team is down for the count.
Underworld Denizens Team Card Pack
Pick up the Underworld Denizens Team Card Pack and keep all of the rules you need for your Underworld Creepers close at hand – from player references to Special Plays.
All of these products are available to pre-order from the Games Workshop webstore now – but they’re not the only things you can get your hands on soon. Lieutenant Titus is returning to duty in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and you’ll be able to get your hands on his first-ever miniature in the new board game adaptation.
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine: The Board Game
The good Lieutenant faces down a swarm of vicious Termagants in Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine: The Board Game, a quick-fire game for two players. This exciting board game contains one brand new Lieutenant Titus miniature, 20 Termagants, and two Ripper Swarm bases, as well as a 40-page story and game rules handbook, a double-sided game board, dice, a ruler, and a sheet of tokens. It’s available to order today from the Target webstore in the United States.
Warhammer 40,000: Leviathan may be sold out on the Games Workshop webstore, but if you didn’t manage to get your copy last weekend, there may still be one or two available at your local Warhammer store. Find your nearest one and head over to see what they’ve got – there’s still time to join the Battle for Oghram!
And finally, if you purchased any Index cards for Warhammer 40,000 last week, a document containing a list of all the changes that have been made to them since is available here. Up-to-date versions of all the Index cards are free to download here.