Games Workshop’s Sunday Preview revealed the new 40k 11th Edition Combat Patrol Companion, and launch releases are all hitting pre-order on June 13 and coming to store shelves on June 27.
The Armageddon launch box went live last weekend, and this Saturday, Games Workshop peels off the standalone Core Rules, Mission Decks, and a Combat Patrol Companion to keep 11th edition’s launch momentum running. GW revealed the full lineup over on Warhammer Community, and this is the standalone wave that lets anyone who skipped the $295 starter still get into the new edition, a bit cheaper.
Here’s the full lineup hitting pre-order this Saturday, and our thoughts on the products.
New Warhammer 40k Pre-Order Releases
These go up for pre-order on Saturday, June 13, 2026, around 1 p.m. EST in the States, with a street date of Saturday, June 27, 2026, for store shelves.
And if you’re still waiting on something else to hit pre-order, check out the latest lineup in our updated Warhammer Roadmap for 2026.
Warhammer 40,000 Core Rules
Look, the Core Rules book is the portable version of the 11th edition rules that come stitched into the Armageddon launch box. Same rules, smaller (well, thinner) format, with a fresh Ultramarine cover swapped in for the Blood Angel cover that lives on the box version. So if you grabbed the launch box, this is the spare for the friend you’re teaching, or if you skipped the box, this is your cheap way in. But don’t forget, they also have these available for free download.
The book itself runs every core gameplay phase, the battlefield terrain rules, stratagem use, and a full reference of every common unit and weapon ability. That being said, the paperback is mostly a convenience for anyone who wants a physical copy at the table.
Warhammer 40,000 Combat Patrol Companion
Now the Combat Patrol Companion is the on-ramp for new players and the book you hand the friend you’re trying to drag into the hobby. It runs through introductory guides, tips for first Combat Patrol games, and a stack of 41st Millennium lore, so anyone new gets the backstories that let the rest of the hobby make sense.
So if you have ever tried to explain to a non-player why Marines fight Orks instead of teaming up against the Tyranids, this is the book that does it for you. It’s probably the book GW should have shipped two editions ago, and a great tool to help run small start-up games to convince your buddies to join the hobby with you.
Warhammer 40,000 Terrain Area Set
The new Terrain Area Set fixes the “problem” 11th edition created with objectives you fight over as well as cover, and you pretty much need them to play the official layouts in the Chapter Approved Mission Deck.
The set is 16 double-sided card terrain bases in 5 different shapes, which cover every official layout without anyone having to scratch-build a single piece. One note, though, this product is delayed in Korea per the GW announcement, so any international readers should check stock at their local store before pre-ordering.
Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved Mission Deck 2026-27
The new 2026-27 Mission Deck is the matched-play standard for the next year of competitive 40k. It’s 88 cards, and now two players can use it to pull mission objectives independently. Plus, it also has six tokens for marking terrain objectives and a starter rules pamphlet that walks through the whole table setup.
For anyone who plays organized events, this is the deck the TO will be running missions out of, so picking it up early lets you practice the rotation before the local circuit starts using it.
Warhammer 40,000 Dominatus Narrative Campaign Deck: Armageddon
And the Dominatus campaign deck is GW’s new weekend-campaign-in-a-box concept, and it solves the larger “bookkeeping” problem for these types of events. Anyone who has tried to run a story weekend with three campaign books open knows the bookkeeping eats half the day.
Now, everything lives inside the deck. Players link several games into a connected narrative, with campaign points and unit upgrades tracked between rounds and branching outcomes that change depending on which alliance wins what. So now 40k can be streamlined enough that a weekend campaign actually finishes in a weekend.
Black Library: New Pre-Order Releases
The latest Black Library pre-order titles are here; they’re hotter than a Salamander Space Marines’ forge! So if you’re into far-future battles, mysterious quests, or tales of heroism, there’s probably something here for you.
Black Library: Armageddon: Season of Fire (Special Edition)
So Season of Fire by Jude Reid is the lore tie-in to the 11th edition launch wave, and it follows three viewpoints through the battle for Hive Tartarus: an Astra Militarum Guardsman, an Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister, and a Blood Angels Space Marine.
The special edition has the gold-foil cover treatment, red page edges, and is uniquely numbered and signed by Reid. Available strictly while stocks last per GW, so collectors are going to try to score this one fast!
Black Library Paperbacks
Three Black Library novels hit paperback this week: Voidscarred by Mike Brooks is the high-piracy-between-the-stars angle, The Remnant Blade by Mike Vincent follows a disgraced Night Lords champion dealing with insurrection inside his own warband, and Tomb World by Jonathan D Beer puts a shamed Necron praetorian on the hunt to reclaim her lost honor.
It’s a solid spread for anyone who wants paperback prices instead of hardcover. Easy pickup for the hobbyist in your life, too, if a relevant birthday is in range.
FAQ About the 40k 11th Edition Sunday Preview
Is 40k 11th edition coming out?
Yes. The Armageddon launch box is in pre-order now and hits shelves June 20, and these standalone rules products go up for pre-order June 13 and hit shelves June 27.
How long until 11th edition 40k?
The Armageddon launch box is the official 11th edition starter, and it is already up for pre-order with a June 20 street date.
What is Warhammer 40k 11th edition?
It is the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 that launches with the Armageddon box, a new Core Rules book, a Combat Patrol Companion, and the 2026-27 Chapter Approved Mission Deck.
Is Warhammer Armageddon 11th edition?
Yes. Armageddon is the launch wave for 11th edition, with the box pre-orders live now and the standalone rules and cards hitting pre-order June 13.
Final Thoughts on the 40k 11th Edition Pre-Orders
Every new 40k Edition launch lives or dies on the support material that follows the starter box, and this wave fills the gap for anyone who skipped the $295 Armageddon box set. The Core Rules paperback, the Mission Deck, and the Combat Patrol Companion are all the products anyone needs to start running new-edition games at a normal separate price point.
That being said, something to keep track of over the next two weeks is the Korea delay on the Terrain Area Set and whether the supply of the special-edition Season of Fire holds long enough for non-collectors to grab a copy and not just scalpers.
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