Don’t miss these spicy AoS rumors for which new Battletomes, factions, and Battleboxes may be next for Age of Simar!
Wondering which faction is getting a battlebox, battletome, or other releases for AoS? Well, if they are on this list you’re in luck, if not, well they are just rumors anyway.
With that said, these seem solid as the same source predicted the slowdowns and new AoS dragons.
Still, they are rumors so take them with as much or little salt as you need. \
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models to keep an eye out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still to be revealed!
Games Workshop Releases AoS Battletome Roadmap for 2023!
Warhammer Community unveiled the new roadmaps and a video of what new miniatures we can expect in 2023!
What wondrous releases could we be referring to? We’ll never tell. But let’s remind ourselves of the roadmap. Battletome Slaves to Darkness will be fully unleashed on the Mortal Realms very soon, while the Beasts of Chaos and Gloomspite Gitz will be present to tear down civilisation in early 2023.
Five further Battletomes are planned for spring – one for Grand Alliance Order, two for Chaos, and two for Death – followed by another Order battletome in summer. We’ll leave it up to you to speculate…
Well, technically, Winter doesn’t end until March 20th 2023, so GW has about three months to release three books. We hope Slaves to Darkness is pretty soon, as they have already dropped the army box.
From the sounds of it, Beasts of Chaos and Gloomspite Gitz will be released together (probably in a big box). After that, things get a little harder, but according to rumors, we’ve heard about Seraphon (and now basically confirmed by GW in the video below), Ossiarch Bonereapers (could easily be one of the Death books in Spring), and obviously Cities of Sigmar.
However, Cities of Sigmar would make more sense for Summer as a big release, and they still seem a little way off. Now, let’s check out the shrouded minis hinting at new minis!
New Age of Sigmar Minis Spotted
Don’t worry; the picture quality improves after this one and is a little less shrouded. Honestly, any guess is going to be quite a leap with this one…
Next up, this basically just confirms Seraphon because what else could this be? Basically, nothing! So, notch one of those books up for the faction!
This one looked like yet another miniature for Seraphon, so they might be getting a pretty big rework in 2023!
This is obviously something for one of the Chaos books and might be a rework of something Khorne perhaps!
Last but not least, we have this model. This could be for a lot of armies, but the way it’s holding the blade and the back piece, we would lean towards the Hedonites of Slaanesh.
Be sure to check out the video below for some more action shots.
Warcry & Underworlds Roadmap For 2023
Over in the Gnarlwood, there are two more Warcry expansions to come in the current season – entitled Bloodhunt and Nightmare Quest. Warhammer Underworlds is expecting one more warband and the Beastbound Assault rivals deck.
So, they didn’t really give too much on these, more or less just a promise of more. So not too much to dive into, honestly other than the fact they promise more will be on the way.
New Beasts of Chaos Battletome Book Revealed!
Let’s start with the Beasts of Chaos Battletome.
The new battletome brings new rules and abilities for loads of current units, with a strong emphasis on ambushing your enemies. There are all sorts of tricks you can play to surround your opponents and make them regret the day they decided to enter the wild lands.
Well, first up, they announced a new Beasts of Chaos battletome and said it will be next (well. alongside the Gloomspite Gitz). In the preview, they promised there will be some buffs and big ways to bring them into the new edition.
It sounds like anything from previous iterations will all be put into one big book, which is always easier than trying to gather a bunch of rules!
New Gloomspite Gitz Battletome Book
We heard rumors for a long time about Beasts of Chaos and Gloomspite Gitz getting a combined box set and their books being revealed at the same time. Now it’s looking like those rumors might just be true!
They also promised a ton of buffs in this battletome, so things are looking up for the goblins!
New Beastlord
The venerable Beastlord is being redone in plastic, as you need someone formidable to lead your new herd! They even released some rules for him as we
Read more about Beasts of Chaos here!
Wolf Riders Are Now Snarlfang Riders!
As we said, these are basically the reimagining of Wolf Riders, and you just love to see them! Goblins riding wolves are just so iconic for all fantasy, so it is really cool to see them getting a rework!
Read more about Gloomspite Gitz here!
RUMORS New Bundle Box Sets Coming to Age of Sigmar
The first box is said to be Gloomspite Gitz vs. Beasts of Chaos. This box is rumored to be full of new minis, so be on the lookout! We have also heard of Gitz vs. Slaves to Darkness too.
No one is 100% sure about the box, but the upcoming Oath Breakers (Chaos Dwarves) will be kicking off the “Broken Realms” of the new edition, but that’s supposedly not coming until 2023 at the earliest.
Gloomspite Gitz vs. Beasts of Chaos?
Rumors said this would be a dual army box, meaning you’ll get new stuff if you play on either side! The Gobbo side of things will see a new Scuttleboss on Giant Spider. While the old mini isn’t too bad, it’s nothing to write about.
While that’s nice, Beasts of Chaos will get a host of new minis; Doombull, Bullgor, and Jabberslythe. All three of those kits really need a rework (not to mention everything they have).
Gloomspite Gitz & Slaves to Darkness AoS Battlebox?
Another set of rumors from 2021 pointed to this battlebox for Age of Sigmar.
The Gitz Battletome is about a 3-year-old book, which is quite old with how much things have changed with AoS in that time. Not to mention a new edition of the rules. If we had to guess, they may need a little bit of work.
Whereas the Slaves to Darkness have not grabbed as many updates as we would expect for them or even had new models in quite some time (start collecting box aside), so hopefully, they get all this around that December 2022 timeframe for their Battletome.
Ossiarch Bonereapers
They received some new stuff for Underworlds, so that’s usually a good precursor to new minis for AoS. This probably won’t happen for a while, but supposedly they will be getting a new hero on foot and Mortek Archers, and a Vanguard box.
Sogetting two new units are something you can’t complain about for any faction these days!
Umbraneth
It all started when they did a preview of Shadow, Iron, and Broken Realms and revealed this shadowy artwork. It reminded us of Malerion taking a new form. Some of you may have heard of the name “Malerion” aka Malekith, aka the Witch King before from the world that was… We’ve also seen a little short story of him talking to Morathi and the fact that he is finally manifesting himself into the mortal realms.
Well, he needs an army to lead, so we expect them to be kind of like dark elves in a sense. We haven’t seen any minis, but this looks like GW has been setting them up for a long time now. If you want to read more about the initial time we thought they were coming, check that out here.
According to this new rumor, though, these will be near the end of 2022 at the earliest…
Looking into 2023
Even more rumors about a Seraphon vs. Skaven may be the first battle box of 2023, but that’s pretty far off and not super-confirmed. So take that with as much salt as you need; we’ll just have to wait and see yet another thing.
Global disruptions seem to be putting more and more releases farther and farther out. Before, we used to be able to tell when a new edition of any game would drop. These days, however, look for more time to pass in increments of years between editions as well.
It is worth noting that if this rumor is true, Skaven will end up getting two battle boxes, as they were just in the Echoes of Doom from the Summer of 2022.
Oath Breakers
While it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a full-scale release for them, minis released here and there for a long time now from Forge World- which have since disappeared.
This would just be a cool rework of an army that never got its day in the sun (well, maybe they did about ten years ago). With these being the last of the three mentioned, we’re not really sure when we would see them, but they are probably who we are most excited for!
They have some really cool old minis to style the new army on, and with the sculpts GW has been putting out, they could look amazing! Unfortunately, according to the rumors, they won’t be hitting the game until 2023 or later…
New AoS Slaves To Darkness Ogroid Theridons Revealed by GW!
Just to note on all the Slaves to Darkness stuff, while the army box has been released, the individual models have not yet.
Theridons are shock-assault infantry par excellence, corded with thick muscle and standing head and shoulders above lesser, human warriors. Their speed and bulk carries them straight through enemy lines with an unstoppable horn-tipped charge, swinging colossal axes as easily as an aelf would flick a paintbrush.
Once possessed of a mighty empire that stretched across great swathes of Ghur, the ogroids – known to themselves as Goroans – fought alongside Gorkamorka’s hordes, seeking the Destruction of all that threatened their civilisation. Unfortunately, the Bonesplitterz aren’t the most reliable neighbours, and the Goroan empire fell to rampaging greenskins.
Read more here about the Ogroids!
New Models For Slaves to Darkness
The new Chaos Chosen models are actually really sweet, as each one is about as cool as a character model themselves!
We saw the daemon prince revealed last time, but it’s nice to know what all the options that are coming in the kit will look like.
AoS Slaves to Darkness New Chaos Knights Preview by GW!
GW just confirmed new AoS Slaves to Darkness Chaos Knights, and it looks like they will finally be a multi-part kit (sort of)!
These were only available as fixed-pose miniatures in the Start Collecting box released in December of 2019, so it’s nice to see them finally getting their own kit, especially because Chaos Knights are just so cool and such a cornerstone of AoS/Fantasy Chaos armies.
Warhammer Community unveiled one new mini for the kit so far, but also some of what to expect next. Let’s take a closer look.
Unfortunately, they edited their post, and now there are two versions of their teaser post, one that seems to indicate the new models; both are and are not the Easy To Build versions.
Currently only available in Start Collecting! Slaves to Darkness, Chaos Knights are a Warhammer essential – and now these iconic mounted warriors are coming as a standalone kit with a new standard bearer, champion, and that all-important musician.
And
Currently only available as fixed-pose miniatures in Start Collecting! Slaves to Darkness, Chaos Knights are a Warhammer essential – and now these iconic mounted warriors are coming as a standalone multipart kit.
We have no clue which “Scrodingers Knights” version is correct, as there are no update notes on their post.
Rumor is that there will be an additional sprue included with the ETB knights from the Start Collecting Box set that will have bits for the musician, standard bearer, champion etc.
Just look at this horn-blowing herald – a gifted Chaos Warrior outfitted with menacing armour and a blood-red cloak, mounted upon a warped steed covered in ornate barding, ready to thunder into the enemy’s craven front line as an avalanche of blood and iron. What could be better than that?
We saw Eternus, Blade of the First Prince a few weeks ago, which you can check out here. So we really wished they would follow up with knights, and thankfully, they have!
While they only showed the one mini, it’s just really cool and a definite upgrade from the old ones.
GW Previews New Slaves to Darkness Models, But There’s a Catch
Warhammer Community unveiled the new minis and some more of what to expect with the battletome, but not necessarily in a good way.
Read more about Chaos Warriors Here!
New Chaos Knights
Charging into battle on blood-caked hooves, Chaos Knights are ready to make a shish-kebab of the enemy. The knights from the Start Collecting! Slaves to Darkness box will get a standalone release, with a new command retinue frame. There is also the option of an ensorcelled warhammer for their Doom Knight champion.
Read more about Chaos Knights here!
New Heroes
Warriors who catch the attention of the gods may be presented with dark powers on the Path to Glory. These Exalted Heroes are armed with rune-etched weapons, tailor-made for taking heads and winning infamy.
The new heroes are definitely cool and really have a great chaotic feel.
AoS Cities of Sigmar Dawnbringer Previews!
The Dawnbringer Crusades are Sigmar’s grand push back into the lost regions of the Mortal Realms, founding new settlements that they hope will someday grow into Free Cities of their own. Each expedition is spearheaded by a contingent of soldiers armed with hardened steel, behind which trails a caravan of colonists, supplies, beasts of burden, and pre-fabricated buildings. If all goes well these soldiers will be able to join in and settle down peacefully, too – if all goes well.
Unfortunately, they do say in the article that this is still a long way off. Even going as far as to say we will not see them this year. But let’s hope they don’t push too far into 2023.
Global disruptions seem to be putting more and more releases farther and farther out. Before, we used to be able to tell about when a new edition of any game would drop. These days however, look for more time to pass in increments of years between editions as well.
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should keep an eye out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!
All the Newest GW Model & Rules Previews
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