Mysteries are about to get solved in 40k, as the next installment of Psychic Awakening rumors has been spotted. WAR OF THE SPIDER is coming!
Engine War was discovered before LVO by folks Port Scrying, and now we have Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider (or perhaps a clever code name). Chances are this is legit, and here is why.
First things first, at the time of writing this, we still have yet to get our hands on The Greater Good and Saga of the Beast. And we still hardly have any clue of what will be in the latter of those books. Now with that said, GW has also explicitly said that every faction in 40k would have some kind of role to play in Psychic Awakening. It would only make sense that we keep seeing more books drop until every faction is covered.
Port Scrying & Psychic Awakening Engine War:
With what looks to be a snapshot of some kind of GW product listing, this made its way to Imgur, and now we know not only that Engine War is legit, but how you can find this information for yourself.
This supplement will see the war for the Imperium’s soul kick into high gear, as Imperial Knights, Chaos Knights, the Adeptus Mechanicus and Daemons of Chaos battle amidst revelations of hidden sub-cults, twisted schemes and even more surprises…
Not much to say about it yet, but now that we know about it, we can expect to hear more news and hints about rules soon! Look for this to arrive in April if it follows March’s Saga of the Beast.
Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider
According to this port manifest, there is a new Psychic Awakening book on the way, and while it’s exact contents and factions are still unknown we can make some guesses here.
BoLS posted this image from the inside of Greater Good, which may hint at least one faction involved with this new supplement:
The last time we saw “relic” Eldar armor, we got a whole new run of models from Games Workshop. Way back in 2011, the Doom of Mymeara Imperial Armor book introduced us to the Shadow Spectres Aspect Temple and their Phoenix Lord Irillyth.
Doom of Mymeara 2011 (Out of Print)
The Imperial ice world of Betalis III is under attack from the combined might of three massive Eldar war hosts. Their motivation for attacking this seemingly insignificant planet is unknown, but General Myndoras Odon of the Cadian 6th Armoured Regiment is intent on bringing about the total destruction of these Eldar invaders. Wielding the might of three Imperial Guard regiments and joined by the savage strength of Bran Redmaw’s Great Company and the colossal power of Titans from the Legio Gryphonicus, the Eldar of Craftworld Mymeara, Craftworld Alaitoc and their Corsair allies may soon regret attacking one of the Emperor’s worlds. Imperial Armour Volume 11: The Doom of Mymeara provides a detailed account of the Eldar invasion, as well as background and rules for its protagonists, the Eldar of Craftworlds Mymeara and Alaitoc, their Corsair kin and the forces of the Imperium. Also included are profiles for new special characters, machines of war, and a new Eldar Warrior Aspect squad, the Shadow Spectres.
Remember the very first book in this Psychic Awakening series gave us a new Phoneix Lord, Jain Zar, and the “Fallen” Lord Drazahar models. Plus to add more fuel to the fire, there is currently no known Warp Spider Phoneix Lord.
Warp Spider Models
These Warp Spider models, first released in the early 1990s are definitely due for an update, like Jain Zar, Ghazghkull, and Mephiston before them.
Will we see a new Phoneix Lord in War of The Spider, or is this all just elaborate wish-listing and rumor-mongering? We will know soon enough!
With all of this taken into consideration, what kind of factions do you think will be in Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider?
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