GW announced two whole factions of Age of Sigmar miniatures are going to Legends, along with a ton of other models for 4th Edition.
This is nothing new for GW games, as every time there is a new edition, they generally rotate out older models. Legends models are still playable in casual play (they will have free rules) but will only be allowed in tournament play until the summer of 2025. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the models and factions that will be affected by this change, as well as what it means for players and collectors.
GW Trashes Two Whole AoS Factions & Sends More To Legends
Here is the latest on the Age of Sigmar factions and models that are moving to Legends from Warhammer Community.
Two factions, Beasts of Chaos and Bonesplitterz, as well as a number of older Stormcast Eternals from the Sacrosanct and Warrior chambers, will be receiving free-to-download digital battletomes. These will feature new background and rules, and will be considered legal for use in competitive play until summer 2025. At this point they will move over to Warhammer Legends, and will no longer be supported for competitive play.
We encourage you to continue using your collection for casual play, and we will continue to support this content with rules and balance updates as needed throughout the edition.
Well, if you play Beasts of Chaos or Bonesplitterz, your time in AoS is coming to an end, well, at least in competitive play. It looks like GW wants them to be more focused in the Old World, so it might be time to buy some square bases for your models.
Then, for Stormcast, they have so many units that it feels like GW is giving them the Primaris/Firstborn treatment with these updated ranges.
Additionally, a number of older Warcry and Warhammer Underworlds warbands for the Slaves to Darkness will go off sale and enter Legends. Many more Underworlds warbands will remain on sale, and will be supported only by digital Legends warscrolls in the next edition.
A handful of units, mostly those using older resin miniatures, will also be retired from the range, and will move over to Warhammer Legends.
The Warcry Warbands look like they will not have a solid place in the new edition of AoS, or maybe they will just make new ones for 4th edition.
Stormcast Eternals Moving to Legends
We begin with Sigmar’s finest, the Stormcast Eternals, who have one of the largest miniature ranges in Warhammer history. With so many warscrolls – often for troops who have similar fighting styles – certain units are returning to the distant halls of Azyr. These include the entire Sacrosanct Chamber, who have decided to work on the cure for the curse of Reforging from their workshops in the Realm of Heavens.
Soon after the release of the new edition, a battletome containing most of these warscrolls will be made available to download for free on Warhammer Community – representing those warriors who are simply too devoted to their cause to return to Azyr.
This is a ton of miniatures, but we’ve already seen that the Liberators are getting a new look. So, expect a lot of these miniatures to get reworked, and of course, we don’t think anyone would complain if you used the older models with the newer rules. It really looks like GW wants to give them the Primaris treatment; instead of making more and more new units, they are going to rework the look to be sleeker and fresh.
Skaven Moving to AoS Legends
The instigators of the Vermindoom are also losing a number of old miniatures – many of which will be replaced with fantastic new ones in due course. But with this rataclysm still unfolding, none but the Grey Seers can predict where these replacements will fall. It’s safe to say that the Skaven still have plenty of tricks left up their ragged sleeves.
Any unit that doesn’t receive an updated warscroll when Battletome: Skaven drops will receive a Legends warscroll.
Again, many of these will just be getting new kits, so the move to Legends is more about the models than the rules themselves. This is a great list to look at to speculate what kits we can expect to grab a rework this time around. Now, onto the model ranges really leaving the game…
Bonesplitterz
From the armoured bulk of the Ironjawz to the lanky cunning of the Kruleboyz, the Orruk Warclans are as diverse as they are vicious. However, the Bonesplitterz subfaction is also leaving the range. They will receive Battletome: Bonesplitterz as a free download.
Well, the Savage Orks (originally) are leaving the game. It is pretty clear they are not getting new models; they are just getting Legends rules and will be gone from all competitive play after the summer of 2025. If you have a bunch of them, we would try to get out to some tournaments before that!
Slaves to Darkness
With the arrival of the Darkoath, the Slaves to Darkness have finally found their definitive mortal followers. This means that a number of warbands representing the wider worshippers of Chaos in the Mortal Realms will be retiring from the spotlight – and the range. This mostly involves warbands from the previous edition of Warcry, as well as Khagra’s Ravagers from Warhammer Underworlds – but they’ll all get Legends warscrolls.
The Darkoath are strong-arming their way into the army, so it makes sense a lot of these older and more random units would move to Legends.
Beasts of Chaos
The Beasts of Chaos are leaving Warhammer Age of Sigmar, but they’ll be back in the future… or rather, the past. Yes, the Beastmen are returning to their old feeding grounds in the World of Legend and Warhammer: The Old World.
Not every beastman is exiting the Mortal Realms. Tzaangors and Slaangors will remain amongst the followers of their patron deities, but the wild greatfrays following Chaos Undivided will soon be repackaged and return to terrorise the forests of the Old World.
Well, we had hoped for a rework of these models for a long time, and it never came. Now we know why. They have been a staple since the game started, so it is sad to see them move to Legends, especially since a lot of people have collected them over the years. However, the silver lining is that they are moving to Old World, so at least you can grab some square bases and start playing there.
Just like with the Bonesplitterz, getting some tournaments in before the summer of 2025 is still possible if you have a large collection of them.
Other Models Moving to AoS Legends
There are also a handful of other miniatures going off sale and receiving Legends warscrolls.
There are a few more random units going to Legends, but that’s nothing too wild for a new edition.
GW Confirms New AoS Edition, Free Rules & Release Date
The new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar introduces some significant changes to the game, including the rotation of certain models and factions to Legends. While this may be disappointing news for some players, it also presents an opportunity to try out new units and strategies. Whether you play competitively or casually, there will still be plenty of options available in the Mortal Realms as the Rataclysm falls.
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