If you love grots in AoS you won’t want to miss this rumored release lineup and more preview teasers on the Gloomspite Gitz that are sprouting up!
Age of Sigmar looks like it’ll be having a few old factions brought up to speed in the next Battletome. There’s still so much we don’t know about these greenies. However, we should take a look at the latest previews and rumors.
Here is the latest on these green Goblins from the around the realms:
Rumors Leading up to Grots in AoS
Initially spotted back in August on The Gaming Community by a user named LLV, he had been dropping rumors of what’s coming our way in the months ahead. Apparently, he’s been right before so his words carry a certain weight on the thread. Take it all with a grain of salt now while we look at the details.
Supposedly, we’ve got some Grots headed our way in Age of Sigmar. LLV had this to say:
But Grots (note im saying ‘Grots’ because at this point based on what I’ve been told on the range im not even sure theyre ‘moonclan’ anymore) are happening very soon and I wouldnt be suprised to see them this weekend at Warhammer Fest Europe or at the latest Nova panel next weekend
On August 14th we got a new rumor engine that at the time looked more 40k-ish, but now that we know there is a bad moon rising, perhaps it’s more spider-y in origins?
August 14, 2018 Tyranid Warts? Latest Rumor Engine SPOTTED
What do you think it could be exactly? Perhaps a spider rider of some sort?
There another rumor engine that may fit into all this as well, with a smaller spear pointed out and meaning business:
September 18, 2018 Any Weapon is Better: GW Rumor Engine
This Rumor Engine pic was been spotted and it looks like they’re up in archaic arms.
Then we saw a new “destruction rises” trailer from GW at the Blood & Glory Sigmar Tournament, and things begin to snap into focus:
The Next Battletome…
Blood & Glory this year is playing host to the world’s biggest Warhammer Age of Sigmar tournament (so far!), with hundreds of players in attendance. This event has always been a champion of fantasy wargaming in the Mortal Realms, so we thought it’d be the perfect place to tease just which army will be getting a new battletome next…
Fast forward to what is starting to be called the grotmas previews and the latest video shows more grots, and what looks to be humans of the mortal realms with a big of a fungus problem:
Plus another bad moon rising, promising more previews on Chrismas Day 2018:
The fantastic community over on TGA, however, may have already let the squig out of the bag, with the reveal of what looks to be the new Battletome itself:
Now if this is the new Battletome, there are some things that we noticed on the front cover alone that have us hopping with green fueled joy:
- The name Gloomspire Gitz. That seems to imply boys or lads plural. So the rumors of a multi-faction book (like the Beasts of Chaos) may be true!
- Moonclan theme with the background moon
- Three Eyed Shaman in the foreground looks way different than we’d expect and may give hobbyists a reason to purchase the new one(s)
- Squig rider top left gives hope of a revamp to the classic pewter (and resin) critters.
- Squigs of all shapes and sizes now, more on the menacing side instead of the more classic (jovial) look. However hobbyists love jovial too, just ask Nurgling fans!
Another Gloomspite Gitz Video Emerges
Games Workshop gave us another video on the Gloomspite Gitz showing the Loonking crying out to the Bad Moon. All the different Clans of Grots seem to have a different story on what the Moon really is. But the Loonking is the only Grot to have ever heard its voice.
The Loonking mentions that the Moon could be a giant Spider egg that will hatch and cover the realms in Spiders. He also says that the Shamans believe the moon is a nexus of Shaman souls mashed together. Could the mention of other Clans foreshadow the possibility of all Grot Clans coming inside the new Battletome similar to the Beasts of Chaos?
Rumors From the Community on What’s to Come
Keep in mind that these are rumors and will stay that way until we see some hard proof from GW.
Spotted over on TGA Community, The Grotz of AoS may be getting a handful of new units as well as being lumped into one Battletome (Or so people think).
From Drakensgreed:
…Anyways, we can see Spiders of various sizes in his entourage as well as Troggoths, so I‘d take this as a sign that the GGs will encompass all of these, perhaps including Gitmob but that‘s far less certain due to their mistly outdated line.
We can possibly notice a pattern in GW’s plans. Just like what they did with Beasts of Chaos when they lumped mystical Creatures in with the (Now old) Beastmen…etc. We may see Grotz be lumped into one book as well. Keep in mind, it’s not been confirmed by any means. However, the most recent video shows the Loonking telling different stories from all of the clans. It’s definitely suggestive.
So overall Grots are one of the oldest factions from Fantasy. With hints at a combined Moonkin and XYZ faction book, could GW be molding all the Grot factions into one in an update?
One thing is for sure. They definitely need an update to help round out the Desctuction Allegiance offerings for hobbyists in 2019.
Which Grot Clan has always been your favorite? Have you already started building up your collection? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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