The Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar Battleforces are on the move. Buy one, buy two – heck, buy them all and make a big pit of sprues to swim around in!* On top of that, there’s a new celebratory miniature to look out for, and some new Black Library books.
Provisionally Prepared
Provisionally Prepared is the latest seasonal Commemorative Series miniature, depicting a Ratling sniper team torn between tackling an incoming attack and a tasty sausage. It will only be available while stocks last, and you can pre-order it from next week.
Adepta Sororitas Battleforce: Penitent Crusade Host
Scorch, scour, eviscerate, and annihilate the enemies of the Imperium with the Penitent Crusade Host, zealous Battle Sisters hoping to absolve their sins through the violent fury of battle. This box contains a Ministorum Priest who leads two Penitent Engines (which can be built as Mortifiers), nine Sisters Repentia and their Repentia Superior, and 10 Arco-Flagellants, along with two Adepeta Sororitas Rhinos which convey their contrite combatants into combat. The box also comes with an Adepta Sororitas Transfer sheet which comprises 290 decals.
Imperial Knights Battleforce: Valourstrike Lance
Imperial Knights are towering machines of death piloted by noble scions of chivalrous houses. This Valourstrike Lance contains a Knight Paladin (which can also be built as a Knight Errant) and four Armiger Helverins armed with a pair of devastating Armiger autocannons, which can alternatively be constructed as Armiger Warglaives wielding thermal spears and reaper chain-cleavers. This box also comes with an Imperial Knights Transfer sheet which features 647 decals.
Necrons Battleforce: Hypercrypt Legion
The cruel Necrons are masters of technology so advanced they can rend space and time with a casual gesture. The implacable Hypercrypt Legion manifests onto the battlefield in a shimmer of energy before laying waste to their foes. Marching beneath the reality-warping glow of the C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon is an Overlord with Translocation Shroud, 10 Triarch Praetorians (which can be built as Lychguard), and 10 Necron Warriors accompanied by three Canoptek Scarab Swarms.
T'au Empire Battleforce: Retaliation Cadre
Battlesuits. That’s it. That’s the pitch. The Retaliation Cadre contains four high-tech suits and their attendant drones, which is more than enough to aggressively and enthusiastically spread the good word of the T’au Empire far and wide. You get a Commander and drone, a Riptide Battlesuit and two drones, a Ghostkeel Battlesuit and two drones, and a Broadside Battlesuit and two drones, and each battlesuit comes with a choice of supremely destructive ordnance. The box also comes with a T’au Empire Transfer sheet which features 225 decals.
Dark Angels Battleforce: Inner Circle Task Force
Secretive in the extreme, the Inner Circle is the clandestine central leadership of the Dark Angels. To join them, a battle brother must submit to a series of strict rituals and tests, but the end result is a warrior of unimpeachable loyalty. Lion El’Jonson himself may summon these trusted few to battle alongside him, deploying with an Inner Circle Task Force composed of a Chaplain in Terminator armour, six Inner Circle Companions, and 10 Deathwing Knights (accompanied by two loyal Watchers in the Dark ). This box also comes with a Dark Angels transfer sheet containing 217 transfers.
Ironjawz Battleforce: Wrekkamob
Masterful strategy, tactical traps, and well-planned feints are all for nought before the almighty avalanche of muscle that is an Ironjawz Waaagh! Six Weirdbrute Wrekkaz (which can also be built as Brute Ragerz) are joined 20 Ardboyz, and a rampaging Tuskboss on Maw-grunta (which can also be built as a Maw-grunta with Hakkin’ Krew or a Maw-Grunta Gouger).
Flesh-eater Courts Battleforce: Charnelgrand Jury
The blood-smeared cannibals of the Flesh-eater Courts all live under an intoxicating delusion, truly believing that they are chivalric knights fighting to defend their borders from vile invaders. Only a very few, such as Grand Justice Gormayne, are privy to moments of terrifying lucidity wherein the truth of the matter is revealed. To give into reality would be certain death, and so he leads the Charnlegrand Jury into battle, condemning those who transgress against the Summerking. Alongside the judge himself, the box contains six Morbheg Knights, 10 Cryptguard, and six Crypt Horrors (which can also be built as winged Crypt Flayers).
Cities of Sigmar Battleforce: Founding Foray
All across the Mortal Realms, Cities of Sigmar expeditions head out into the dangerous wilds to retake territory lost to the God-king in the Age of Chaos, with little more than grim determination, faith in Sigmar, and a battery of blackpowder guns to stake their claim. The Founding Foray is led by a stern Freeguild Marshal and their Relic Envoy, who are accompanied by a Freeguild Command Corps. They direct 10 Freeguild Fusiliers, an Ironweld Great Cannon, and a Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk, who lay down withering fire as five Freeguild Cavaliers make ready to run down retreating foes.
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Shudderblight Cyst
The corpulent mortal followers of Nurgle dolorously march into battle accompanied by the monotonous ringing of bells and the droning din of buzzing flies, all in service of spreading, rot, ruin and disease across the Mortal Realms in the name of the Grandfather. A solemn Harbinger of Decay heads up the Shudderblight Cyst, which is composed of five Putrid Blightkings, 10 Rotmire Creed, and four Pusgoyle Blightlords (one of each pair can be built as a Lord of Affliction).
Eisenhorn: Malleus – Illustrated and Annotated Edition
Gregor Eisenhorn is one of the most infamous Inquisitors, and he cannot escape his past when he is implicated in a great tragedy that brings ruin to Thracian Primaris. The daemon Cherubael has once again returned, and is dedicated to destroying the Inquisitor, be it through death or turning him to the Dark Gods.
Dan Abnett’s classic novel Eisenhorn: Malleus is back in a brand new illustrated and annotated edition featuring five new pieces of art by Tazio Bettin, as well as author commentary throughout the book, and a completely new afterword. This edition will only be available while stocks last.
Skaventide
The Vermindoom has torn a huge portion of the Great Parch asunder, and now only the Stormcast Eternals of the Ruination Chamber stand between the perfidious Skaven hordes and their total domination of Aqshy. Both sides are racing to secure a lost Stormcast Eternal who holds forbidden knowledge that will guarantee their victory, and secure the fate of the realm. Skaventide by Gary Kloster is available to pre-order next week in paperback.
The Ghosts of Barak-Minoz
Drekki Flynt has found himself in trouble once again, drawn into a new adventure after the previously presumed dead crewmate Evtorr has returned, pursued by assassins from Ulgu and raving about the fabled Dead Air. A mysterious area rumoured to be the last known location of the famed treasure-filled city Barak-Minoz, the mention of Dead Air gets Drekki’s attention… but first, he has to navigate the Eye of Testudinous and live. Guy Haley’s novel The Ghosts of Barak-Minoz is available to pre-order in paperback format next week.
Da Red Gobbo Collection (Audiobook)
Icon of da revolushun, mischief maker, unexpected Christmas mascot – Da Red Gobbo is all this and more. But is he one grot, or many? In this collection you can find out the truth, or something equivalent… It contains five stories: Da Gobbo’s Revenge by Mike Brooks, the novella Da Gobbo’s Demise and short story Da Wrong Type of Green by Denny Flowers, and the novella Da Gobbo Rides Again and the short story The Instigator by Rhuairidh James, now in audiobook format.
Wolf’s Honour (Audiobook)
The Thousand Sons’ long standing enmity with the Space Wolves comes to a head as they launch a devastating assault, with only Ragnar Blackmane and his brothers to stand in their way. They must seek out the Spear of Russ, but his nemesis Madox stands between him and his prize. Lee Lighter’s novel Wolf’s Honour is available to pre-order in audiobook format.
The second part of the Warhammer Underworlds Clash is taking place on Battle Report this week, with four hosts playing the last three games – you’ll have to tune in to find out who claims all the glory for themselves.
Next week on Warhammer Community we’ve got word from an informant that Necromunda is in focus, but he’s made us promise we can’t talk about anything else that’s coming. How mysterious!
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