Legion of the Damned rules are coming, but GW’s Autumn Preview Q&A also confirmed Custodes is the last 40k Codex you’ll see until 2027.
Games Workshop followed up its Big Autumn Preview with a Q&A hosted by Adam and Eddie from Bugman’s, answering community questions about Warhammer 40k, Kill Team, the new Tone Pro paint range, Adeptus Custodes, Warhammer: The Old World, Age of Sigmar, and a few things that apparently aren’t quite ready to be talked about yet.
The biggest piece of news for Warhammer 40k players is probably the Codex schedule. Games Workshop confirmed Adeptus Custodes is the final Codex release of 2026, meaning players shouldn’t expect another new Codex until 2027. GW says a new roadmap is coming in the new year, with plenty more Warhammer 40k releases planned.
There were also confirmations for new Steel Legion miniatures, the Legion of the Damned digital rules, Kill Team Armageddon terrain, future Old World army updates, and plenty more.
Here’s everything Games Workshop answered, organized by topic instead of the order it came up during the stream.
Warhammer 40k Codexes, Roadmaps, and Army Rules
- Codex schedule: Adeptus Custodes closes out 2026 as the last 40k Codex, so anyone waiting on their book is now waiting on the new roadmap GW plans to show in the new year.
- Legion of the Damned: there’s no Codex coming, but lore and rules for the Damned Legionnaires land in the first Codex: Space Marines digital drop, and the Kill Team: Armageddon terrain gets its own Killzone release.
- Steel Legion: new Armageddon Steel Legion miniatures are in the works, just not for 2026.
Q: Will there be a roadmap like Games Workshop has done in previous years for new Codexes? Is Adeptus Custodes the last one coming this year?
A: Yes. Adeptus Custodes is the final Codex of 2026.
Games Workshop says it plans to reveal a new roadmap in the new year because 2027 is “bursting with Warhammer 40,000 content.” They suggested that roadmap could potentially appear during the next preview.
Q: Will the Legion of the Damned get a Codex or any new books?
A: Not a dedicated Codex, but they are getting new material through the quarterly digital drops for Codex: Space Marines.
The first Space Marines digital drop will feature the Legion of the Damned, including both lore and rules for the Damned Legionnaires.
Q: Will the next Imperial Knights Codex include Horus Heresy units like the Cerastus chassis, similar to what happened with Custodes?
A: No. The next Imperial Knights Codex will not include the Horus Heresy units inside the Codex itself.
However, Games Workshop says those units aren’t being removed from 40k. Players will still be able to use the older Knight chassis in their armies in the same way they can currently.
Q: Valerian and Aleya aren’t listed in the new Adeptus Custodes Codex. What happened to them?
A: They’re still part of the Warhammer 40k setting, but they aren’t included in the Codex.
Players can continue using them with Warhammer Legends rules.
Steel Legion and Armageddon
Q: Games Workshop mentioned a destroyed Steel Legion tank. Does that mean new Steel Legion are coming this year?
A: Games Workshop confirmed that new Armageddon Steel Legion miniatures are being worked on, but they will not release in 2026.
GW wouldn’t give a release date beyond saying more information will come as the release gets closer.
Kill Team: Armageddon and Legion of the Damned
Q: Will the new Killzone Armageddon scenery eventually be released separately?
A: Yes.
The scenery from Kill Team: Armageddon will eventually be released as a separate Killzone, so players won’t have to buy the box containing the Legion of the Damned and Ork teams if they only want the terrain.
Q: Now that the Legion of the Damned are returning, could Sergeant Centurius come back?
A: Games Workshop didn’t confirm anything.
Their response was basically that bringing him back “would be neat,” so file this one firmly under no announcement yet.
Q: Will new Approved Ops release around the same time as Kill Team: Armageddon?
A: Yes.
Games Workshop actually intended to mention this during the Autumn Preview but forgot. Kill Team Approved Ops 2026 will release alongside the Armageddon box.
Q: How tall are the Legion of the Damned models compared with Primaris Space Marines?
A: Games Workshop says they’re roughly the same height as Space Marines.
The hosts also provided a visual size comparison during the video.
Q: Can Legion of the Damned be attached to an Astra Militarum army like Imperial Agents?
A: No indication was given that Guard armies can take them that way.
Games Workshop described the Legion of the Damned as a Space Marine unit, pointing to their lore of appearing during moments of extreme danger to aid Space Marines.
Q: Are the Legion of the Damned miniatures interchangeable enough to customize with Horus Heresy or other Space Marine parts?
A: Yes, they appear to be very conversion-friendly.
The heads and shoulder pads are separate, while the arms are generally separate from the torsos. Games Workshop specifically said players should be able to swap parts between the kit and other Space Marine kits.
The kit also includes a separate banner and weapon options including a plasma gun, meltagun, heavy flamer, and different pistols.
Adeptus Custodes
Q: Will Warhammer Academy update its painting tutorial now that there’s a new Custodes Combat Patrol?
A: Yes.
Games Workshop says the plan is to update Warhammer Academy whenever a new Combat Patrol releases so players have tutorials that match the current boxes.
Q: Are the new Custodes coming to Legions Imperialis?
A: Maybe.
Games Workshop gave no confirmation, only saying that armies of Custodes in Legions Imperialis would be cool. RIP
Primarch Lore
Q: When will Lion El’Jonson and Roboute Guilliman finally meet?
A: Games Workshop didn’t reveal anything.
The hosts said they had no idea when or if that meeting would happen, although they joked about how the Lion might react to everything Guilliman has been doing to hold the Imperium together.
Warhammer Tone Pro Paints
Q: Will Games Workshop show examples of miniatures painted with the other Tone Pro colors?
A: They said they’ll see what they can do.
More Tone Pro coverage is planned for Warhammer Community over the next few weeks, and Games Workshop said it would try to provide examples showing some of the individual colors.
Q: Which Tone Pro blue would work for Crimson Fists?
A: Their primary suggestion was Blue Gorkshroom, starting with the darkest version.
They also suggested Ultramar Blue 1 as another option, potentially shaded with Blackstone Void 1 mixed with shade medium. For the Crimson Fists’ red areas, Carmine Blade was recommended.
Q: Will the Warhammer Colour app be updated for Tone Pro, and will Games Workshop make painting videos using the range?
A: Yes to both.
The app will be updated to include the new paints, and Games Workshop says more instructional content and videos are coming.
Q: Can Tone Pro paints be thinned with Aircast Thinner and used through an airbrush?
A: Yes.
Games Workshop confirmed the range can be thinned with Aircast and run through an airbrush.
Q: Will the shirts Adam and Eddie wore during the Autumn Preview be sold?
A: There are currently no specific plans to sell them.
They said they’d pass the suggestion along and encouraged viewers to let Games Workshop know if there’s enough interest.
Q: Will Warhammer Tone Pro be sold as a complete paint set?
A: Not currently.
Games Workshop says there are no plans right now for a giant complete Tone Pro paint set, so the paints will need to be purchased individually for the time being.
Warhammer: The Old World
Q: Does the reference to “gargantuan treemen” for Wood Elf Realms mean there’s a new Treeman miniature coming?
A: No.
The rule in the River of Bones expansion refers to using the existing Treeman miniatures.
One of the hosts did say he’d personally like to see the Old World team make an enormous new Treeman someday, but that was a personal wishlist item rather than a reveal.
Q: Will more Old World factions get the same sort of updated treatment as Warriors of Chaos and Tomb Kings of Khemri?
A: Yes.
Games Workshop confirmed that more Old World armies will receive similar treatment, although it isn’t ready to say which factions are next.
That leaves possibilities such as Beastmen Brayherds or the Empire of Man open, but neither was specifically confirmed.
Age of Sigmar: Khazalid Holds and New Factions
Q: What’s the lore behind the Khazalid Holds? Did they survive the Age of Chaos, or were they recreated from the Dispossessed?
A: The Khazalid empire was fractured and largely destroyed during the Age of Chaos by invasions from Skaven, Chaos, and other threats.
Different groups scattered throughout the Mortal Realms. Some eventually became Kharadron, some fell to Hashut, some fled to Azyr and Sigmarite settlements, while another group escaped into the Realm of Death under the protection of Gazul.
With the forces of Chaos being pushed back, those survivors are now emerging again and attempting to reclaim their ancestral lands.
Q: Does the addition of another Order faction mean the other Grand Alliances will each get a new faction too?
A: Not necessarily.
Games Workshop says new armies are developed through a creative process rather than trying to keep a strict numerical balance between Order, Chaos, Death, and Destruction.
There could be more Order factions before another alliance receives something entirely new, although GW says it tries to make sure every Grand Alliance has interesting releases coming.
Conversions and Using Models Across Warhammer Ranges
Q: Can players use Old World models and parts to represent different cultures in Age of Sigmar armies, such as using Tomb Kings components in a Soulblight Gravelords army?
A: Absolutely.
Games Workshop actively encouraged players to use bits from different Warhammer kits to represent unique cultures and ideas within their armies.
One of the hosts mentioned using Bretonnian components in a Cities of Sigmar army and mixing parts between different Orc and Orruk collections.
What Would the GW Hosts Bring Back?
Q: If you could add any obscure unit or faction to Warhammer, what would it be?
A: Eddie said a lot of his old wishlist has already been covered by factions and concepts such as Genestealer Cults, Exodites, and Arbites.
He’d still like to see a Fallen unit for Warhammer 40k and more Kurnoth-related miniatures for Age of Sigmar.
Adam went considerably deeper into the 40k archives and picked the Hrud, the mysterious alien species that appeared in artwork going back to the third-edition Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.
Final Thoughts on the Autumn Preview Q&A
So the Codex tap is off until 2027, and honestly, that makes the next preview the one to circle. GW says next year is “bursting with Warhammer 40,000 content,” but until a roadmap shows up, that line doesn’t give you a single date to plan an army around.
Until then, GW is leaning on digital drops and side releases to fill the gap. If the Legion of the Damned release shows up with real rules and not a page of flavor text, we’d guess that becomes the way smaller factions get updated from here on out (fingers crossed).
And Steel Legion players? Well, they’re still holding the longest ticket in the queue.
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