A whole new year of awesome Warhammer releases has dawned, and what better way to start things off than the launch of Warhammer: The Old World? Today is the day that pre-orders go live, and there’s a host of new and classic kits for the Kingdoms of Bretonnia and the Tomb Kings of Khemri, along with the rules, the army boxes, and plenty of other useful stuff.
Please be aware that for most customers everything below is on a two-week pre-order window, and will be released on the 20th of January. For certain products in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, pre-orders open at the same time, but won’t be delivered until on or around the 10th of February.
Warhammer: The Old World Core Set – Kingdom of Bretonnia Edition
Raise your banners with an entire army of Bretonnia, alongside with the complete rulebook, dice, templates, whippy red measuring sticks, transfers, and an army list to field the entire contents as one 1,250-point force. This hefty box is the perfect way to make a start in Warhammer: The Old World, and contains the brand new Lord of Bretonnia on Royal Pegasus leading 12 Knights of the Realm, 36 Men-at-Arms, 24 Peasant Bowmen, and three Pegasus Knights. It is available in English, French, and German versions.*
Warhammer: The Old World Core Set – Tomb Kings of Khemri Edition
If you’d prefer to start your adventures in the scorching deserts of Khemri, the Tomb Kings have the troops you need. This set includes the full complement of rules, dice, and accessories above – including a 1,250-point army list – but this time with a clattering horde of skeleton soldiers led by the massive new Liche Priest on Necrolith Bone Dragon – 40 Skeleton Warriors, 32 Skeleton Archers, 16 Skeleton Horsemen, three Skeleton Chariots, and a Tomb King or Prince on foot. Or you can mount the Tomb King on the Bone Dragon instead of the Liche Priest. It is also available in English, French, and German.*
Warhammer: The Old World – Rulebook
Join the eternal war for the World of Legend with the new core rulebook for Warhammer: The Old World – packed with background lore, miniature showcases, and rules for the game. This massive 352-page tome covers the history of the Old World, where serried ranks of stalwart troops march in ordered formations as magic crackles through the air and war machines hurl deadly projectiles at charging cavalry and monsters. It is available in English, French, and German.*
Warhammer: The Old World – Forces of Fantasy
To get your miniatures on the battlefield you’ll need an army list, and for those factions fighting (ostensibly) for the goodly virtues of peace, order, and justice, their rules can be found in Forces of Fantasy. This book contains five core Grand Army lists: one each for the Empire of Man, the Kingdom of Bretonnia, the Dwarfen Mountain Holds, the High Elf Realms, and the Wood Elf Realms, including unit profiles, magic items, special rules, and alternate magic lores aplenty. It is available in English, French, and German.*
Warhammer: The Old World – Ravening Hordes
The World of Legend is beset by the Ravening Hordes – warbands of riotous Orcs, gloomy undead, and marauding Chaos worshippers. This book contains core Grand Army lists for four factions: the Orc and Goblin Tribes, the Tomb Kings of Khemri, the Beastmen Brayherds, and the Warriors of Chaos, providing units, army lists, special rules, unique spell lores, and powerful for you to live out your villainous ways. It is available in English, French, and German.*
Arcane Journal: Kingdom of Bretonnia
While the Forces of Fantasy and Ravening Hordes books contain complete army lists for each faction, the Arcane Journals expand them with in-depth background lore and maps, rules for special characters, new magic items and options, and variant army construction options with Armies of Infamy.
Arcane Journal: Kingdom of Bretonnia contains rules for three characters – the Green Knight, Sir Cecile Gastonne, and Lady Élisse Duchaard, Prophetess of Brionne – with options for building Bretonnian Exiles and Errantry Crusade armies, a narrative scenario, and more magic items.***
Questing Knight Paladin with Great Weapon
Noble Bretonnian champions take up the Questing Vow, searching for the mythical Grail. This resin miniature depicts just such a Paladin, marked as one who’s taken up the vow by the travelling equipment worn on his back, and as an indomitable fighter by the greatsword plunged into an unfortunate Orc’s head.**
Bretonnian Battle Standard Bearer on Foot & Mounted
The mighty heroes of Bretonnia don’t always fight on horseback, and Battle Standard Bearers hold their glorious banners aloft whether they’re on foot or on horseback. This pack of two resin miniatures builds both, each with their own intricate heraldry and weapons.**
Handmaiden of the Lady
Young Bretonnian girls who display magical aptitude are spirited away by the Fey Enchantress, only to return years later as powerful wizards known as Handmaidens of the Lady. This resin miniature can be used either as a Damsel or Prophetess, and comes with two options for left hand, right hand, and head.**
Battle Standard Bearer on Royal Pegasus
The worthiest of Paladins selected to carry a battle standard may do so from the back of a royal pegasus, bearing the banner high into the sky where the whole force might see it. This kit builds one plastic Battle Standard Bearer on Royal Pegasus, which can be equipped with any of the magic banners available to the Kingdom of Bretonnia.*
Classic Kingdom of Bretonnia Miniatures
Alongside the new kits, many Bretonnian miniatures from yesteryear are returning to the battlefield. Three plastic Pegasus Knights swoop from the skies.*
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The legendary Grail Knights display their supernatural prowess in one set of three metal miniatures with plastic horses, alongside a Grail Knights Command set featuring a Grail Guardian, a Standard Bearer, and a Musician, also in metal and plastic.
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The Mounted Yeomen Command set adds a champion, standard bearer, and musician to a unit of five Mounted Yeomen** – metal riders riding plastic horses. Finally, 12 metal Battle Pilgrims form a resilient retinue for your Grail Knights, and can bring along a Grail Reliquae to bolster their morale so long as a model with the Grail Vow is nearby.
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Arcane Journal: Tomb Kings of Khemri
Return to the sands of Khemri with Settra the Imperishable, the Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Khemrikhara, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, the Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, etc, in Arcane Journal: Tomb Kings of Khemri.* This 48-page supplement for Warhammer: The Old World includes a closer look at the history of the Tomb Kings, the ancient nation of Nehekhara, and the Mortuary Cults that pervade this undead society.
Alongside Settra, this Arcane Journal also includes rules for Prince Apophas, the Cursed Scarab Lord and Nekaph, Emissary of Settra – two new special characters – Armies of Infamy rules for Nehekharan Royal Hosts and Mortuary Cults, and some extra magic items.***
Tomb King
The necromantic might of Khemri is held together by the will of its Tomb Kings – great warriors and leaders who rise from the crypts to rule over the deserts in death as they did in life. This new resin Monarch of Nehekhara can represent either a Tomb King or Tomb Prince on the battlefield, and is armed with a hand weapon and heavy armour.**
Tomb Kings Battle Standard Bearer
Royal Heralds are the personal champions of the Tomb Kings, and bear their ornate banners into battle where the living and dead can gaze at the magnificence of their overlord. This new resin Battle Standard Bearer bolsters the magics holding their allies together, reinforcing their skeletal integrity and reducing the damage they take when control over their husks wavers.**
Tomb Swarms
Within the tomb complexes of Khemri, desiccated husks of scarabs, scorpions, and other insects lie in great piles. The presence of a Tomb King or Liche Priest animates these swarms, sending them swirling around interlopers in stinging, biting clouds, and this new set of three resin Tomb Swarms is a harassing unit that can ambush enemy forces where they least expect it.**
Classic Tomb Kings of Khemri Miniatures
It’s only right that Settra the Imperishable (Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Lord of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds the Sceptre, Great Hawk of the Heavens, Waker of the Hierotician, Monarch of the Sky, King of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Gods, etc) returns to the battlefield in his legendary Chariot of the Gods. This awesome metal miniature rides in his plastic chariot pulled by four skeletal steeds.
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Alongside him, a classic metal Liche Priest also rises once more, accompanied by the towering guardian statues known as Ushabti. Each pack of three metal Ushabti – equipped with either ritual blades or greatbows – is a powerful unit that towers over regular infantry, and can crush the human soldiers of Bretonnia with ease.
Add elite infantry power to your hordes with a box of 20 plastic Tomb Guard, including two full sets of command options so you can build two units of 10 or one unit of 20 with champions, standard bearers, and musicians.*
Necrosphinxes are colossal artificial constructs animated by Nehekharan magic, equipped with wings and scything blades for reaping a horrific tally amongst the living. This multipart plastic kit can alternatively be built as a Warsphinx crewed by Tomb Guard equipped with long spears and bows, which can also serve as a mount for a Tomb King – or you can build the mummified monarch on foot.*
Finally, slither into enemy lines and wreak havoc with the serpentine Sepulchral Stalkers. Each kit builds a unit of three plastic monstrous cavalry that can freeze mortals with their petrifying gaze, or can instead be constructed as Necropolis Knights – elite cavalry that ride atop fearsome Necroserpents.*
Warhammer: The Old World – Bases
Miniatures in Warhammer: The Old World use square and rectangular bases, so that they can be formed up into ordered ranks. To make sure that all of your old collection is mounted on the right base size – which is specified in each unit’s rules – packs of individual bases are now available in a wide assortment of sizes.
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Each pack of 30mm and 25mm bases contains 100 bases – typically used for infantry of varying sizes – while their accompanying rectangular bases for cavalry contain 20 pieces each. The 40mm and 50mm base packs contain five each, while the larger rectangular bases contain three each.
The massive 100mm x 150mm rectangular bases, only seen on enormous behemoths like the Necrolith Bone Dragon, are available individually – though you’re unlikely to need more than one or two for any normal army!
Warhammer: The Old World – Modular Movement Trays
Moving ranks upon ranks of infantry can be tiresome, and you’ll save yourself a lot of time with some Modular Movement Trays. Each pack contains two sheets of plastic marked out with grid patterns on each side for easier measuring, that can then have straight and corner rims attached to create movement trays at the right size for your units.*
Kingdom of Bretonnia and Tomb Kings of Khemri Reference Card Packs
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This pack of 36 reference cards for the Kingdom of Bretonnia contain handy summaries of your Magic Weapons, Magic Armour, Talismans, Magic Standards, Enchanted Items, Arcane Items, Knightly Virtues and the Lore of the Lady. It meanwhile takes a lot of concentration to hold the necromantic magic of Khemri together, so make sure you’re not distracted with this pack of 36 reference cards. Each pack contains summaries of your Magic Weapons, Magic Armour, Talismans, Magic Standards, Enchanted Items, Arcane Items, Useful Rules, and the Lore of Nehekhara. These decks are only available while stocks last.
Lores of Magic Reference and Common Magic Items Card Packs
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The Lores of Magic Reference Card Pack contains 56 cards that detail the spells for Battle Magic, Daemonology, Dark Magic, Elementalism, High Magic, Illusion, Necromancy, and Waaagh! Magic. Each lore contains spells that blast enemies apart, invigorate allies, summon daemons, raise corpses, and more – so it pays to know what your opponent can do too!
The heroes of the Old World call on armouries of magic items, from enchanted swords to warded standards, and each army has a common list to draw from alongside their more specialised options. This pack of reference cards for Common Magic Items is an invaluable tool for building your mightiest characters and never forgetting exactly what their fancy earrings and glimmering shields do in battle.
Both decks are only available while stocks last.
Warhammer: The Old World Card Sleeves
Protect your cards with this pack of 50 durable clear plastic sleeves, featuring the Old World icon on the back – resplendent with Ghal Maraz and iconography from each of the core factions.
Warhammer: The Old World, Kingdom of Bretonnia, and Tomb Kings of Khemri Dice Packs
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Celebrate the launch of Warhammer: The Old World with three packs of thematic dice. The first keeps the blue-and-gold vibe of the rulebook and features Ghal Maraz on the six face, while Bretonnian generals can match the gleaming armour of their knights with silver dice marked with the fleur-de-lys on the six. And as the undead legions of Khemri are almost entirely comprised of animated bone, it’s only fitting that their dice come in bone-coloured plastic and red pips, with the faction icon on the six face.
All three sets contain 20 dice: 18 regular six-sided dice plus one artillery dice and one scatter dice. The blue set will stay on shelves, but both packs of faction dice are only available while stocks last.*
Map of the Old World
Celebrate the dawn of a new adventure in the World of Legend with a massive Map of the Old World – centred around the key areas featured in Warhammer: The Old World. Stretching from the Taiga in the north to the Badlands in the south, this map printed on heavyweight poster paper is a full metre wide and picks out the locations of important landmarks like Carcasonne and Middenheim.
Made to Order Miniatures
Warhammer: The Old World isn’t the only game getting some classic models back into action – a new crop of Made to Order miniatures from the 41st Millennium is available to order right now. As usual, these miniatures are made strictly as ordered, and may take up to 180 days to arrive.
Add a touch of old style to your silver legions with a metal Necron Overlord with Staff of Light, a Lord with Resurrection Orb, and a Destroyer Lord Upgrade Pack which turns a standard Lokhust Destroyer into a Lokhust Lord – then support their command efforts with the original metal Necron Cryptek. From the far reaches of the Warp, Huron Blackheart strikes out again with his classic metal miniature, while an Iron Warriors Warsmith commands from the sidelines.
Equip your Ceraptek Heavy Construct with a mighty pair of resin Singularity Generators for awe-inspiring firepower, and keep your Tomb World safe with a deadly resin Pylon mounting a Death Ray.
On the Space Marine side, the rapid-attack Land Speeder Tempest thunders across the battlefield to hunt down stragglers, while Lugft Huron – the renegade Chapter Master who would become Huron Blackheart – takes command of his Astral Claws. The Red Scorpions Librarian Sevrin Loth is accompanied by an honour guard befitting his senior position.
Finally, the classic Character Series model Regents of the Ordon Rift returns, featuring the co-leaders of the Red Scorpions Chapter in the wake of Carab Culln’s fall. This cinematic display features both Lord-Regent Casan Sabius and Ancient-Invigilus Sirae Karagon, which can be used in games of Warhammer 40,000 as a Captain and Ancient respectively.
Lords of the Lance
Two mighty lords of Bretonnia combine their forces for a desperate rescue mission in Lords of the Lance by Graham McNeill, a new novel tie-in for the launch of Warhammer: The Old World. Baron Lothar Aquilena calls in a debt of honour when his son is kidnapped, answered by the honourable Duke Carrard of Quenelles – a former brother-in-arms who now harbours a bitter contempt.
Their quest will send the lords into the cursed Land of the Dead, where skeletal warriors rise from their slumber to prey upon the living. This epic new novel is available to pre-order in hardback, eBook, and MP3 audiobook editions.
Lords of the Lance (Special Edition)
Mark the occasion with a special edition of Lords of the Lance, bound in a premium full-art cover with silver foil and page edges printed with the horse head and fleur-de-lys icons of Bretonnia. This edition is limited to just 1,500 signed copies, and contains an introduction from author Graham McNeill and the appendix The Journal of Ebrardus Evotarum.
Blightslayer
Gotrek Gurnisson’s quest for revenge continues in Blightslayer by Richard Strachan. Now drawn to the Realm of Life when saving the life of a blasphemous human warrior-priest binds a new companion to his side. Yet both must put their vengeful desires aside when a sorcerous threat from the Garden of Nurgle threatens to manifest on the coast of Ghyran. Blightslayer is now available to pre-order in a new paperback edition.
The End Times: Fall of Empires
Relive the end of the Old World in The End Times: Fall of Empires, featuring stories from authors Phil Kelly, Josh Reynolds, Chris Wraight, Graham McNeill, and David Guymer. The climactic events of the End Times begin in The Return of Nagash while an army of Nurgle bears down on the Empire in The Fall of Altdorf, and the tales continue in the novella Sigmar’s Blood and three additional short stories.
The End Times: Fall of Empires is available to pre-order now in paperback and eBook editions.
Sons of the Emperor
The Primarchs are the Emperor’s sons, and are among humanity’s greatest champions. The virtuous – and vile – deeds of these peerless warriors during the Horus Heresy eventually became legends to the Imperium, and you can listen to a selection of them in Sons of the Emperor, an audiobook anthology containing eight stories, from authors John French, Aaron-Dembski-Bowden, Nick Kyme, Gav Thorpe, Guy Haley, L J Goulding, Graham McNeill, and Dan Abnett.
Shamanslayer
Gotrek and Felix have once again found themselves in a bit of a bind. When journeying to find the knightly order that previously owned Felix’s magical sword, the pair discover an immense horde of beastmen lurking in the Drakwald, and must battle them and other insidious forces before the Empire is crushed under hoof and horn. Shamanslayer by Nathan Long is available to pre-order as an audiobook.
White Dwarf 496
Prepare for another month of awesome Warhammer content from White Dwarf, as the Bunker reopens with more hobby challenges and gameplay guides. This issue also features a brand new set of Combat Patrol rules starring Space Marine Vanguard troops, rules for using new Cities of Sigmar characters in Warhammer Quest: Cursed City, and the start of a new narrative series featuring the Tome Keepers.
All of these products – except the Made to Order releases – are available for a two-week pre-order, and will release on the 20th of January.
* These products are on an elongated pre-order period in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, and should be released on the 10th of February.
** These products have been delayed in the USA and Canada. Please note that while the regular Mounted Yeomen are delayed, the Command Squad will be available on schedule – they’re getting the lay of the land early.
*** In an earlier version of this article, we claimed that the Arcane Journals would also be available in French and German. This was an error, and we apologise for the confusion.