The long-awaited Astra Militarum update release is here, including units from the army box, and more are hitting pre-orders this Saturday, Jan 21st, from Games Workshop.
Games Workshop has revealed all the new releases going up for pre-order this Saturday, January 21st, at 1 PM Eastern time here in the states!
New Astra Militarum Imperial Guard 40k Pre-Orders Revealed
Codex: Astra Militarum
Dark clouds gather over a divided Imperium, and the billions-strong Astra Militarum is the last line of defence against total chaos. This codex includes all the lore and rules you need to wield the Hammer of the Emperor, bringing massive firepower to bear with ranks of human soldiers and armoured vehicles.
If you’ve been waiting to start grabbing new releases until they are available outside of the army box, this is the week for Astra Militarum!
Lord Solar Leontus
Lord Solar Leontus is the supreme commander of the Astra Militarum in the Segmentum Solar, a brilliant strategist and quite handy in a fight. Astride his biomechanical steed Konstantin, he directs his armies from the front line, and can be found getting stuck into the thick of combat just as often as he organises entire crusades from the war room.
The new face of the Militarum is here on his golden steed, but you can, of course, paint him in any color scheme!
Lord Castellan Ursula Creed
Ursula J Creed is every bit her father’s daughter – an indomitable will holding the soldiers of Cadia together through thick and thin. She’s a force multiplier on the battlefield, issuing multiple orders every turn and squeezing every drop of potential from the Guardsmen under her command.
One of the major leaders of Cadia is now available to the front line and be a massive support piece for your forces!
Cadian Shock Troops
The Cadian Shock Troops are the model on which many other regiments are based, and for good reason. These dependable soldiers pack multiple special weapons and are especially good at stoically holding the line on objectives with their lasguns blazing.
The new bread and butter are super popular, so many players are probably happy about being able to get these now!
Cadian Command Squad
Guardsmen can flag a little when left to their own devices, and it’s the job of the Cadian Command Squad to direct their efforts with orders. The Platoon Commander empowers nearby infantry, while the medic, standard bearer, and vox-caster add their own unique boons to the mix.
Lead in style with the new Command Squad, which is also reasonably popular among competitive players.
Heavy Weapons Squad
Firepower is the name of the game in the Emperor’s armies, and this unit of three Heavy Weapons Teams is a great way to add an extra punch to your army. Each team can be assembled with a mortar, missile launcher, heavy bolter, autocannon, or lascannon, so you can tailor your troops to whatever you need blown to smithereens.
Lay fire down range with these heavy weapon options.
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank
Baneblade too big for your garage? Leman Russ not got quite enough oomph? Enter the Rogal Dorn Battle Tank, a steel behemoth packing enough firepower to wipe out entire companies of cultists – take your pick of two big guns or one really big gun, on top of many other smaller and medium-sized guns.
Of course, it wouldn’t be guard without some tanks! And this Newer Rogal Dorn tank is quite a nice model, fitting right in between the Baneblade and Leman Russ.
Field Ordnance Battery
Field Ordnance Batteries are an invaluable support asset. Each pack of two has three different weapon options each – the malleus rocket launcher, heavy lascannon, or bombast field gun.
If Heavy Weapons don’t give you enough power, these Field Ordinance Batteries will hopefully add enough firepower!
Sentinel
Sentinels sweep through rough terrain at high speed, conducting reconnaissance and harassing enemy flanks with surprisingly heavy weapons for their size. Keep your pilots safe in an Armoured Sentinel, or get an extra burst of speed with the Scout Sentinel. They can both mount a giant chainsaw arm – do you need anything else?
These mobile armored threats are cheap and quite good, so lots of players are sure to like the new model.
Baneblade
Eight different super-heavy tanks owe their lineage to the venerable Baneblade chassis, and every single one can be built with the contents of this box. Not only that, but the kit now contains an extra sponson sprue, allowing you to make the full range of weapon options from one box. Pick your favourite from the Baneblade, Banehammer, Banesword, Doomhammer, Hellhammer, Shadowsword, Stormlord, or Stormsword tanks, and crush your enemies beneath mighty adamantium treads.
As one of the largest tanks, this is an eye-catcher. It’s both a great hobby project and a menace in any list it can fit into! Click here for our tutorial on how to make all eight tanks out of just one kit.
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Equally as versatile, the Leman Russ is a mainstay of Imperial Guard regiments and can be outfitted to tackle almost any enemy you might encounter. There are turret options for the Leman Russ Battle Tank, Demolisher, Executioner, Vanquisher, Eradicator, Punisher, and Exterminator variants included in one set for the first time, plus sponson weapon choices and a huge transfer sheet packed with regimental icons.
The Iconic Leman Russ is also getting a new package with all the variants, so get this if you need any reinforcements!
Primaris Psyker
Primaris Psykers are a cut above the regular sanctioned chaff fed to the front lines by the Imperial war machine – wielding the warp to strip flesh and sear bones. This sought-after miniature was previously only available as part of Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress, and has now been released on its own for the first time.
One of the longest “trapped-in-a-box” models is finally free and gets its own release, so get this if you’ve been waiting!
Datacards: Astra Militarum
Keep track of your Stratagems, psychic powers, and your expanded list of Regimental Orders – Commissars get their own now! – with this pack of 63 reference cards.
Help smooth out the learning curve with these convenient data cards.
Astra Militarum Dice Set
Roll your masses of lasgun attacks in style with this set of 15 acrylic dice, cast in metallic green plastic with shining gold pips and the winged skull of the Astra Militarum on the six face.
Only coming in packages of 15 dice now; we’re not sure how these will be adopted by hobbyists…
Astra Militarum Art Print Bundle
Pick up all of these releases in one go and you’ll score a beautiful art print of the awesome codex cover art, while stocks last. Each print is signed by artist Lewis Jones, and don’t worry if you already began your new army with the Cadia Stands Army Set from last year – a second bundle with just the new miniatures will also be available.
Tons of Warhammer Box Sets Going For Super Cheap on eBay
This month on eBay we found some of the best prices on Warhammer 40k we’ve ever seen! If you find something you want from this list, it is probably the cheapest price around by far.
There are a bunch of deals, including Gargants at nearly $70 off, Nachmund at a crazy deal, Eldritch Omens at almost half price, and more! Check it out.
Mega-Gargants
The Gargants are going for $210 right now, which means this is just an insane deal! This is the deepest discount we’ve seen on the box, so if you want to build some Gargants, you really can’t go wrong with this! As of right now, there are a decent number of boxes left, but we assume at this price they are going to go really fast.
Eldritch Omens
At this price, this is just an insane deal! There are six units inside the box and at this price, each is under $20. If you know a friend who would want the other side of the box, you’ll get a ton of minis for only $60 each. This is probably the best price we’ve found for this box so far!
Ash Wastes
This is $100 off the original price, so if you want to get into Necromunda or the Ash Wastes expansion system, this is hard to beat. We did a value breakdown, and the box has about $465 of value inside, so for $200, you can’t go wrong.
Warhammer 40k Terrain
They have two sets available, and both are pretty sweet deals! Octarius is selling for $112 on GW’s site right now, so almost half-price. While Chalnath isn’t quite as good of a deal, still much cheaper than the MSRP! That’s all for this one store, but there are plenty of other deals out there still!
Knight Dominus:
Currently, this bad boy goes for $170 on the Games Workshop site, a savings of nearly $50 or 30% off. Thats a solid deal for a very cool model that can make both versions of Dominus Class Knights.
This multipart plastic kit builds one Knight Castellan, a titanic long range Lords of War choice for your Imperial Knights army – or a wandering Freeblade for other Imperium forces. This super-heavy walker is armed with a blast-unleashing plasma decimator, an armour-melting volcano lance, and an array of carapace-mounted meltaguns, shieldbreaker cannons, and missiles. The Knight Castellan makes a fantastic painting project and centrepiece, and offers a range of poses, face plates, and armour pieces, allowing you to create a truly unique engine of war. This kit can also be assembled as a Knight Valiant, as well as a Knight Tyrant for Chaos Knights.
Kill Team Nachmund:
This box is currently going for about $30 over cost, which is just wild considering how much you get inside, especially the terrain.
Keep in mind there has been a price increase since this released, so there is even more value to be had now.
Black Templars Army Box:
Containing 13 miniatures, 12 of which are available for the first time in this very box, this is the perfect place to start a Black Templars army or build on your existing force. Leading the charge is the stunning new Emperor’s Champion, and ensuring that the correct vows are uttered and devotions followed is a Marshal.
This originally retailed for $199, so if you get it from eBay, you’ll actually save around 50%! Which actually gives you a bunch of great value! If you’ve been looking to start a new army or pump yours up, you can’t really go wrong with this.
Especially considering one Primaris Crusader Squad box goes for $60 alone!
Chalnath Kill Team Box Set:
This went for $170, so while not as big of a discount as the Black Templar box, this is still a pretty sweet deal and can get you into Kill Team on the cheap complete with terrain and two squads!
Dominion Box Set:
There are a bunch of these listings, which makes sense, as these didn’t do so well when they were released in 2021. Still, this is a great deal at about $100-$110 and will get you an insane number of minis for that price! In theory, you get almost $400 in value at this price, so hard to pass up if you want to play either Stormcasts or Kruleboyz!
Into the Dark:
This originally went for $210, so it’s a great deal at this price! Especially considering these are still extremely new minis (and not available on their own at the time of writing this). You’ll still get a lot of minis for fairly cheap, including the new breached models for the Imperial Navy.
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