There are some really cool new minis for both Blood Bowl and Aeronautica Imperialis that were previewed by GW!
The Blood Bowl releases are two really cool goblins, one a whirling dervish, the other a bomb expert (well, expert for a gobbo). Whereas the Eldar grab some extra AI support with a Vampire Raider and Vampire Hunter.
Warhammer Community revealed the AI stuff here and the Blood Bowl minis here. Let’s check out what’s coming to the Specialist games now!
New Aeronautica Imperialis
First up is the Vampire Raider – this is the largest Asuryani atmospheric craft yet encountered by the Imperium, but its speed and agility belie its size. Armed with twin-linked shuriken cannons and a nose-mounted scatter laser as standard, it can put out an impressive 17 shots at close range, all while carrying its load of jump troops to their drop site.
They did a good job with this one as it looks really cool! With so many shots and the troops inside, this should be quite strong on the battlefield.
Also approaching at speed is the Vampire Hunter, which replaces the Raider’s troop compartment with phoenix missile launchers, meaning it’s the ideal heavy ground attack bomber. It’s also armed with a twin-linked pulsar instead of the shuriken cannon, making it absolutely deadly at long range.
The firepower of this seems even better and especially at long range. Plus, who doesn’t want to go on bombing runs?
These were from a recent reveal too that are going on pre-order for January 15th 2021.
Aeronautica Imperialis – Companion
The perfect addition to your games of airborne combat in the 41st Millennium is here in the form of Aeronautica Imperialis – Companion. This expansion collects new rules, aircraft, and factions, along with existing content previously found within White Dwarf magazine, allowing you to field squadrons from the Necrons, Asuryani, and Adeptus Astartes.
Every once and a while, with so many updates pushed from different mediums, it can help a lot to just have a single book that has all you need. Also for new players, this will be a godsend.
Night Shroud bombers/Doom Scythe fighters
And, just in time for the Companion, deadly aircraft from the Necrons’ air armadas swoop down from Forge World to pit millennia of airborne expertise against the galaxy’s upstart pilots.
Each set contains two planes buildable as either Night Shroud bombers or Doom Scythe fighters. The former possess speed and manoeuvrability akin to the fighters of lesser races, dropping deadly doom spheres with unerring accuracy, while the latter shred rival interceptors with a powerful death ray.
New Blood Bowl Minis
Fungus is the ultimate Goblin Fanatic, proudly displaying his love for mushrooms by carrying them out onto the pitch. In-game, you can just wind him up, let him go, and even retain a little control over him thanks to his Whirling Dervish special rule.
This is a really fun mini, just like all fanatics are, and who wouldn’t want this player on their team? They also showed some rules.
This helps with the variance, but hey, re-rolling is never a guarantee!
Meanwhile Bomber Dribblesnot clearly has an appetite for destruction – just look at all of those extra explosives he’s got in his sack. Want to cause maximum carnage? Throw a bomb at your opponent’s best player and then have it explode as soon as they catch it!
Ah, the old exploding ball trick, how do people keep falling for it? This model is really sweet and is just so chaotic.
Take out a Star Player with this little surprise and your Gobbos will be well on their way to victory!
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