Destruction is getting even more love as GW just announced a new Ogor model, for the Feast of Bones? Don’t miss the new Ogor Tyrant.
If you have been looking for one book for Orruks or to play Empire in a meaningful way, then Warhammer Community has you covered! Plus new Ogors may also be on the horizon as well!
If you missed the first update for AoS two new “multifaction” books are en route for the Mortal realms! We actually commented that with this new look for Orruks that something simiar for the Ogors could be on the way soon as well.
If I was a betting man I would put down a fat stack on a combined Ogors book in the near future as well.
Turns out, that may just be the case!
Two New Battletomes Announced!
Earlier this year, we told you that EVERY Grand Alliance would be getting at least one new battletome – and we’re incredibly excited to announce the next two. Both of these books reinvent much-loved factions, bringing them into the second edition of the game in style.
Ironjawz and Bonesplitterz, together at last! Orruk Warclans isn’t so much one battletome as three, containing allegiance abilities and sub-factions for the Ironjawz and Bonesplitterz, as well as a third set of allegiance abilities for the Great Waaagh! – a combination of both forces. This offers these popular factions much more strategic diversity, with the ultra-durable Ironjawz complemented perfectly by the fast-moving and frenzied Bonesplitterz.
Cities of Sigmar
Since the beginning of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, we’ve heard stories of the free cities and the brave alliances of humans, duardin and aelves who guard them… The Living City, Tempest’s Eye, the Greywater Fastness, Hallowheart, Anvilgard and The Phoenicium are now beloved parts of the setting, and at long last, they have a battletome of their own!
Completely out of left field and very much appreciated by hobbyists who have been hoping for this day for 4 years, the Empire is returning.
Cities of Sigmar takes sub-factions as diverse as the Scourge Privateers and the Ironweld Arsenal and forges them into a single force. No fewer than seven sets of allegiance abilities allow you to field mixed forces of duardin, humans and aelves, with a massive roster of units available.
Yep, that’s right they said Dwarves and Elves folks! Looks like the Aleven Wanderers and possibly the Duardin Dispossessed will get rules inside yet another multi-keyword/faction tome!
The arrival of Cities of Sigmar does mean a handful of Order units will be leaving the range and becoming Warhammer Legends later this year. We’ll be providing a full list of which ones closer to the time. The number of units available in the book is still vast, with loads of warscrolls.
What’s more, each City of Sigmar can enlist units from Battletome: Stormcast Eternals into their main force, while Tempest’s Eye and The Living City can draw on aid from the Kharadron Overlords and Sylvaneth, respectively, as full members of your army that share your allegiance abilities.
No word on new models yet, but the rules may be more than enough to make up for this if you ask these players!
Feast of Bones:
Warhammer community took the covers off a new Ogor Tyrant model at their recent event, and he looks stunning.
This is the first Ogor designed with the Mortal Realms in mind, combining classic aesthetic touches like a tusked gutplate and grisly trophies with some neat touches from the Age of Sigmar.
Look closely, and you’ll see vials of potions, some kind of magical sword and even the faceplate of an unfortunate Stormcast Eternal adorning this model, giving it the feel of a wandering, barbaric warrior-king.
Remember the Ogors, well the Ogre Kingdoms rather first debuted back in January of 2004! So the majority of the range is in “Warhammer High School” currently.
Ogor Tyrant Circa Early 2000’s
The range was re-booted in 2011 to include the mounted calvary models we now know as Beastclaw Raiders. The featured image above is from that Army book’s cover!
What’s next for these “fatties” is anyone’s guess, but a combined faction book similar to Beast of Chaos, and the two above would probably be a welcome addition to AoS!
Don’t forget, there may be more books on the way too…
Seraphon also look to be getting a 2.0 reboot for Age of Sigmar as well according to rumors from June that seems to be supported by some of the rumor engines as of late.
Rumors From an Industry Insider:
Lizards are coming back late summer for a bigger release than Sylvaneth.
The only “lizard” faction we know about is Seraphon and while the Sylvaneth are still being held up, they’ve definitely gotten a lot of support. That makes us wonder exactly what kind of help the Seraphon could be getting this summer. Most overhauled factions at the very least get their own set of Endless Spells, however, Seraphon have a lot of older models too. Maybe we could see some minis transferred over to plastic or even get reworked.
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