With slightly singed-whiskers, the Skaven pour out in an uncountable mass, with a whole horde of new miniatures and a Battletome which go on pre-order next week. There’s also a Made to Order for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game and a stack of books from Black Library.
Battletome: Skaven
The Skaven are now in the ascendant, their scabrous god fully established within the Chaos pantheon, and their boundless desire to consume being realised in real time. Battletome: Skaven is the ultimate companion for these vile ratmen, demonstrating their craven behaviour in full and providing all the tools required to play with them.
At 128 pages long with an eight-page gatefold section, Battletome: Skaven is packed with lore, and features Battle Traits, Battle Formations, Heroic Traits, Artefacts of Power, and Spell, Prayer, and Manifestation Lores. There are 43 warscrolls covering the vast menagerie of Skaven characters, troops, horrors, and war machines, plus rules for the Gnawfeast Clawpack Spearhead, two Armies of Renown, and two Regiments of Renown.
Battletome: Skaven - Gamer's Edition
New for the latest edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar are Gamer’s Edition Battletomes, which contain all the same great content in a smaller format – it’s all explained here. The Skaven edition includes 61 rules reference cards which cover all of the essential rules you need to play, as well as cards for your Spearhead force, and both Armies and Regiments of Renown. These are kept in an envelope in the back cover.
Spearhead Skaven
The Skaven have amassed two mighty Spearhead forces. One is available in the Ultimate Starter Set, while the second is a new release. This is the Warpspark Clawpack, featuring 25 miniatures, including a classic Grey Seer, leading three Stormfiends – fusions of moulder experiments and Skryre tech – a Warp Lightning Cannon, and 20 new Clanrats. Rules for using this Spearhead in the bespoke game mode will be available for free on Warhammer Community, or you can simply add them to your army as flea-bitten reinforcements.
Vizzik Skour, Prophet of the Horned Rat
Every god needs their herald, and the Great Horned Rat has elevated a monster into a prophet via the apocalyptic fires of the Vermindoom. Vizzik Skour now leads a congregation known as the Great Grand Gnaw Horde, infecting allies and dissidents alike with the death frenzy, driving them to greater and greater heights of senseless violence. A massive creature draped tattered robes, armed with an unholy gnawstaff, covered with a host of vermin, and crowned with a cluster of twisted horns, this malignant priest is a fantastic centrepiece for any Skaven army.
Krittok Foulblade
Of all the Clawlords in the Clans Verminus, only Krittok Foulblade is assiduous enough to dangle the promise of survival to foster a sense of loyalty in his minions. Despite his advanced age – for a Skaven – Krittok is deadly in combat with his daemon-blade Doomfang. He can fight with the ferocity of a much younger Skaven every time he strikes a bargain with the Verminlord trapped within it, though every time a deal is made, the daemon’s sentence is reduced…
Arch-Warlock
Each of the Clans Skryre is ruled by a master inventor and chaotic engineer known as an Arch-Warlock. Their singed fur and cruel prostheses speak to a reckless life spent in pursuit of new and ever-more destructive weapons. Their mastery of technology is a form of sorcery, which they conjure with crackling stormcage halberds.
Warlock Galvaneer
All Skaven Warlocks are obsessed with pushing technology to its limits, and the Warlock Galvaneer’s inquiries are generally focused on unpredictable warp lightning. Their warpvolt obliterators channel coruscating ribbons of energy which can fry foes or supercharge allies’ weapon batteries.
Master Moulder
Master Moulders are the overlords of the Clans Moulder, dedicated to pushing the limits of the flesh as far as they can – with grotesque results. Their creations are amalgams of stitched flesh, horrors that bear little resemblance to their original forms.
Acolyte Globadiers
The Clans Skryre have a penchant for deadly weapons, but few are as lethal as the volatile poisoned wind globes. Acolyte Globadiers hurl these fragile poisoned orbs at their foes, choking them with warpstone-tainted gas.
Warpspark Weapon Battery
When possible, Skaven prefer to remain safe from reprisal and engage their enemies from a distance. Warpspark Weapon Battery crews take this a step further and hide themselves within the seething swarms, thinning out enemy forces from within the safety of numbers. This set builds three teams which can be equipped with Warpvolt Scourgers, Ratling Guns, or Warpfire Throwers.
Warp-Grinder
The beam fired from this warp-drill fang can punch through the skin of reality itself, allowing the Skaven to tunnel into the midst of combat. When they arrive, the weapon makes short work of the toughest armour.
Stormvermin
Those destined to join the Stormvermin are chosen at birth after showing their worth by devouring their brood-mates. They are then submitted to brutal training regimes by pitiless Clawlords and outfitted with the very best equipment available. Their discipline and ferocity is unusual among Skaven, and often surprises enemies expecting the typically uncoordinated rabble.
Doom-Flayers
The endless tinkering of Skryre engineers has resulted in many manic machines, such as the erratic Doom-Flayers. Their riders love nothing more than revving their warp-engines and clattering into the enemy – with devastating results.
Brood Terror
Out of all of the Clans Moulders’ horrific experiments, Brood Terrors are perhaps the most abhorrent – a Master Moulder is grafted into a larger beast. These twin-headed monstrosities lash out with their hooked flails and warpflame scourgers.
Skaven Reinforcements
The tide of Skaven does not cease there. The Clawlord on Gnaw-beast, Warplock Jezzails, and Rat Ogors are all breaking out from the Skaventide boxed set, available separately for the first time. The Ratling Warpblaster will follow shortly. Thanquol on Boneripper and the Plaguepack are meanwhile getting reboxed.
Skaven Warscroll Cards and Dice
Orchestrate your devious battleplan with the aid of this set of 50 handy reference cards. It contains all 43 warscroll cards, alongside seven Spearhead cards to use the Gnawfeast Clawpack in games of Spearhead. The Great Horned Rat himself can also bless your rolls with a set of 16 Skaven-themed dice. These are coloured dark green with bright green pips, and feature the Skaven logo on the six face.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game™ Made to Order
Many units and heroes are returning to Middle-earth on a Made to Order basis next week. The Forces of Good can recruit six Warriors of the Dead, two pairs of Minas Tirith Command, Gandalf the White as he appeared at Minas Tirith, the nine Heroes of the West, and Frodo and Sam in Orc Armour.
Evil armies get a Mordor Troll, Mordor Orc Captains, and a 14-strong Warband of Easterling Warriors. The Fall of the Witch-king set featuring Éowyn, Merriadoc Brandybuck, and the Witch-king of Angmar is also coming.
All of these products are cast in metal, and as Made to Order products they will be available from 10am local time on Saturday 7th of September until Monday 8am BST on the 16th of September.
White Dwarf 504
September’s issue of White Dwarf is packed with fantastic Warahmmer articles. Kroot mercenaries are the core focus, with rules for a new combat patrol, taking your Kroot on crusade, and a monster-hunting mission alongside an in-depth history of these alien mercenaries. For Warhammer Age of Sigmar fans, A Tale of Four Warlords bows out with a huge four-player battle, while there is a two-player Stormcast Eternals and Skaven campaign.
The Warhammer Studio is showcasing six fantastic 3,000-point armies painted for their Ollanz cluster campaign for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy.*
Dawn of Fire: Hand of Abaddon (Special Edition)
The eighth and penultimate instalment in the Dawn of Fire series is here. The scheme of the notorious Hand of Abaddon is slowly but surely bringing a mysterious plan to fruition, while other agents of Chaos seek out an ancient evil that could decide the outcome of the entire war. Nick Kyme’s Hand of Abaddon will be available in a gorgeous special edition featuring a casebound cover, gold ribbon bookmark, and internal art spreads. Each copy is signed by the author, and numbers are strictly limited.
Dawn of Fire: Hand of Abaddon
This new adventure is also available in standard paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats as the war between the Imperium and Chaos puts everyone on a monstrous collision course.
Dawn of Fire: Hand of Abaddon German and French Editions
German and French readers can also read the latest instalment of the Dawn of Fire series in paperback and eBook editions.
Dominion Genesis
Gryphonne IV was once one of the greatest Forge Worlds, but the inexorable advance of Hive Fleet Leviathan has left a lifeless husk populated by a handful of listless Magi. Explorator Talin Sherax refuses to leave the planet to ruin, and upon learning of a mysterious relic that has the power to restore the world to its peak potential, she sets off on a journey that threatens to draw her over the threshold of heresy. Dominion Genesis by Jonathan D Beer will be available to pre-order in hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats next week.
Temple of Silence
The witch-hunting, daemon-slaying ven Densts return from a gruelling mission and seek shelter near the town of Moonhollow. Their welcome is far from warm, but when night falls the true mysteries of its strange priests and the relationship it has with the town of Moonhallow are revealed. Temple of Silence by Richard Strachan is available to pre-order in paperback next week.
Lords of Nocturne
The Salamanders Da’kir and Tsu’gan are battle-brothers and fierce rivals, but their paths diverge as they are sent to face trials that will push them to their limits and beyond, before fate conspires to draw them back together for a confrontation that will decide the future of the Salamanders Chapter. Lords of Nocturne is an omnibus of Nick Kyme’s tales, collecting Salamander, Firedrake, Nocturne, and the anthology Tome of Fire in paperback and eBook editions.
Renegades: Lords of Excess (French Edition)
The Emperor’s Children are among the most violently hedonistic warriors in the galaxy, living in pursuit of ever-greater sensation. Xantine, the leader of the warband known as the Adored, is tired of petty raids on meagre worlds and desires something greater. When an Imperial bastion cut off by warp storms is found to hold a massive cache of priceless rejuvenat treatments, the allure of building a perfect fiefdom in his own image proves too great to resist. Lords of Excess by Rich McCormick will be available to pre-order in paperback and eBook formats for french readers next week.
First up on Warhammer+ this week is the second episode of The Tithes. Harvest focuses on one of the most infamous of all the Imperial tithes – the steady supply of psykers that keep the Golden Throne, and ultimately the Imperium itself, in working order.
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Ed is meanwhile discussing triadic colour schemes over on Citadel Colour Masterclass, instructing us on colour choice, weighting, and how to apply these schemes to your own miniatures. And as the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 draws ever closer, Loremasters has prepared a potted history of Demtterian Titus, the hero of Graia, who has made the unconventional journey from Ultramarines Captain, to Deathwatch, to Lieutenant.
There’s a rat infestation on Warhammer Community next week as we poke our noses into the rules and background of the new Battletome: Skaven, bring you new Kill Team news, and check out a new miniature for Blood Bowl. Our whiskers are twitching in anticipation.
For those looking forward to the upcoming Space Marine 2 video game, tune in on Wednesday at 4pm for an exciting early look with Hang Out and Play. Our presenters will be playing the game and speaking to one of the developers live on Twitch — you won’t want to miss out.
* This product is delayed in Australia and New Zealand.