Here’s a first look at the new plastic Horus Heresy Knights and some new Blood Bowl-hitting pre-orders on September 23rd, 2023.
Get those hobby dollars ready if you want any of these new releases from Games Workshop that will go up for pre-order with your favorite retailers on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023, around 1 p.m. EST.
If you’ve been waiting patiently for more Cerastus Knights to come in plastic, this will be the week for you! Obviously, they aren’t cheap, but they are far cheaper and more accessible than buying them in resin from Forge World.
Let’s check out what you can score.
New 40k Plastic Cerastus Knights & Blood Bowl Vampires: FIRST LOOK
Cerastus Knight Acheron
The Acheron variant of the lofty Knight Cerastus loves nothing more than to get right up into the very grille of the foe. Armed with a flamestorm cannon and reaper chainfist, it can clear infantry in great gouts of superheated promethium or wide sweeps of its chainblade. It’s an exterminator, a grim steed designed for the express purpose of slaughter.
The first knight has a new chain fist and a flamer designed for sweeping infantry efficiently. Both Knights feature the sprue above with a poseable weapon feed that utilizes multiple sections to get the length perfect for any pose possible.
Cerastus Knight Castigator
The Castigator prefers to fight at mid range, laying down a hail of high-yield explosive shells from its castigator boltcannon. It can still tussle in melee, however, with its tempest warblade – a mighty sword that deploys volkite technology to really lay on the hurt.
The other knight is slightly longer-range focused but still has a fantastic melee weapon!
The Drakfang Thirsters
The Vampires are back to suck the blood out of Blood Bowl, with a new plastic team. You get 14 players in total – two Vampire Blitzers, two Vampire Runners, two Vampire Throwers, and eight Thralls for a mid-match snack. You also get all the usual balls, coins, and tokens – and a transfer sheet.
This new team has a ton of variety, and with four new Forge World characters you can choose to add this week, there are even more options!
Spike! Journal Issue 16
You’ve got the team and you’ve assembled the star players, so you’re probably going to need rules for them. Spike! Journal 16 contains all that and more – it’s a one-stop shop for all things Vampire in Blood Bowl, including rules, tactics, lore, and more.
If you plan on getting the new team, be sure to pick up Spike for their rules!
Vampire Team Pitch / Cards / Dice
Complete the vampiric look with these accessories: a double-sided pitch and dugout set (in which you play in a Vampire’s castle with some very flammable carpet), some chic dice for the proper obeisances to Nuffle, and a card set which includes two types of Special Play, reference cards, Star Player cards, and blank positional cards to record your on team.
It wouldn’t be a Blood Bowl release without new faction flair, like a pitch and dice to match.
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