Don’t miss the new Age of Sigmar (AoS) Battlescroll balance update for April 2026, with our look at the key rules changes across all factions, from Order to Chaos!
The latest Age of Sigmar Battlescroll balance update has landed, and it’s shaking things up in the Mortal Realms.
With new battletome supplements, points shakeups, and a few spicy rule tweaks, the latest Battlescroll is here to stir the pot. So, whether you’re charging into matched play or fine-tuning that next tournament list, there’s plenty in this update to change how your army hits the table.
Let’s take a closer look at the latest Age of Sigmar warscroll updates and how they’re reshaping armies now.
April 2026 Age of Sigmar Battlescroll Updates
Updated April 2nd, 2026, by Rob Baer with new information, points, and the most recent April updates and FAQs.
There is a lot packed into this Battlescroll, but the big picture is pretty easy to follow. GW made a broad rules tweak to auxiliary units, cleaned up a bunch of Spearhead interactions, and then went faction by faction, tightening up abilities, timings, and a few rules that either felt too loose or were creating weird edge cases on the table.
The Overall Rules Changes
Outside the faction updates, one of the biggest universal changes is the new auxiliary unit surcharge. After your first auxiliary unit, each extra one starts stacking an additional twenty-point tax. So the second costs plus twenty, the third plus forty, the fourth plus sixty, and so on. That is GW making it pretty clear they want players to stop stuffing lists full of aux picks without paying a real price for it.
There are also a bunch of Spearhead-specific updates covering which units count as reinforcements and a few broader rules interactions. Those are the kind of changes that may not look flashy in a headline, but they usually matter a lot once people start actually putting lists on the table.
AoS Faction Changes
- Blades of Khorne: Khorne got one of the more noticeable glow-ups here, with Born of Butchery getting a much cleaner resurrection mechanic for non-Unique Baleful Lords, while Drawn by Blood moving to the end of your turn should make the timing a lot less clunky on the table.
- Disciples of Tzeentch: Tzeentch picked up a full stack of changes to Smoke and Mirrors, Fold Reality, Tome of Eyes, Chaos Spawn recursion, and both versions of Spellmaster, all aimed at making the army’s trickery feel more controlled and less messy, plus GW clarified that persistent effects stay on a unit even if it leaves the battlefield and comes back from reserve later.
- Flesh-eater Courts: GW cleared up Delusions and Madness so you can’t suddenly swap into the Delusion regiment ability you did not pick at the start of the battle, which shuts down any sneaky mid-game switcheroos.
- Gloomspite Gitz: The Gitz got a couple of nice tune-ups, with the Snarlboss’s Great Snarlin’ Howl now boosting both Rend and Attacks for Companion melee weapons on a three-plus, while Frazzleburned Scrap on Snarlpack Cavalry now simply gives them Strike-first if they charged that turn.
- Lumineth Realm-lords: Lumineth picked up several cleanup changes, including updated setup wording for Hyshian Twinstones, tighter targeting on Valorous Intervention, and Turn to Stone now handing out Strike-last if it deals at least three mortal damage, while Sanctum of Amyntok, the Dawnrider Lance Regiment of Renown, and the Varinor FAQ all got tidy-ups to stop weird rules interactions.
- Maggotkin of Nurgle: Festus got a cleaner rules pass, with The Leechlord’s Curse now clearly giving him one leech point for the rest of the battle and Annelid Engorgement tying his Control boost to however many leech points he gained that turn.
- Nighthaunt: Nighthaunt got a few nice quality-of-life tweaks, with Discorporate now giving plus one to save rolls on a three-plus, Mounting Dread shifting to the end of any turn, and Bladegheist Revenants becoming even more annoying on objectives by making charges into them harder unless the enemy rolls at least a five.
- Ironjawz: Ironjawz got two clean but solid buffs, with Killa Beat now adding one to the Damage characteristic of melee weapons until your next turn and Bash ’Em Ladz! now handing out Crit (2 Hits) for the same stretch.
- Slaves to Darkness: The big change here is Rally the Tribes for the Darkoath Horde, which now brings back half the models in a destroyed unit and places them near a battlefield edge, but now costs one command point, while both the Gaunt Summoner and Gaunt Summoner on Disc of Tzeentch also got tougher thanks to better saves and wards.
- Soulblight Gravelords: Soulblight mostly got timing cleanup, with Aura of Antiquity now happening in your combat phase and Cursed to Rise Once More moving to the end of your turn, while Radiant Wings now gives infantry heroes a twelve-inch move and Fly, which is a pretty spicy mobility bump.
Age of Sigmar Points Updates: Grand Alliance Order Winners
Cities of Sigmar (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: A pretty wide batch of points cuts across heroes and core units, including the Battlemage on Griffon, Dreadlord on Black Dragon, Freeguild Marshal on Griffon, Galen ven Denst, Pontifex Zenestra, Tahlia Vedra, Freeguild Cavaliers, Fusiliers, Steelhelms, and Wildercorps Hunters. The big loser here is the Freeguild Command Corps, which went up by ten points.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 3-4
Cities came out of this looking pretty happy. There are a lot more discounts than taxes, and most of them landed on units people actually want to put on the table. Sure, the Command Corps caught a nerf, but that barely dents what is otherwise a very friendly pass for the faction.
Fyreslayers (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Fyreslayers picked up a pile of points cuts on heroes and infantry, including the Auric Runemaster, Auric Runesmiter, Grimhold Exile, Auric Hearthguard, both Hearthguard Berzerker builds, and Vulkyn Flameseekers. On top of that, a few upgrades got more expensive, including Scales of Vulcatrix, Ash-beard, Ash-cloud Rune, and Droth-helm.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 7-8
This feels like GW tossing Fyreslayers a pretty decent bone. The unit discounts are the kind players will actually notice right away, especially on some of the elite infantry pieces. The upgrade taxes sting a little, but not enough to outweigh all the cheaper bodies and heroes.
Idoneth Deepkin (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Idoneth saw solid drops on the Akhelian King, Aspect of the Storm, Isharann Tidecaster, Mathaela, Volturnos, Leviadon, Morrsarr Guard, Namarti Reavers, and Namarti Thralls. The only real bump here is the Ikon of the Storm going up by ten points.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 8-9
This is a pretty clean win for Deepkin players. Most of the faction’s notable toys got a little cheaper, and the one nerf is not exactly enough to ruin anyone’s day. If you already liked where Idoneth was heading, this just makes the list-building math a little easier.
Kharadron Overlords (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Kharadron got points cuts all over the place, including the Aether-Khemist, Aetheric Navigator, Arkanaut Admiral, Drekki Flynt, Endrinmaster with Dirigible Suit, Null-Khemist, Arkanaut Company, Ironclad, Gunhauler, and Grundstok Thunderers.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 9-10
This is one of those updates where KO players are probably smiling before they even finish reading the page. GW trimmed points on a bunch of useful pieces without really handing out a meaningful downside in return. Cheaper boats and cheaper support heroes is not exactly a hard sell.
Seraphon (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Seraphon got a long list of points cuts, including the Saurus Scar-Veteran on Aggradon, Saurus Scar-Veteran on Carnosaur, Skink Oracle on Troglodon, Skink Starseer, Stegadon Chief, Aggradon Lancers, Bastiladon with Solar Engine, Engine of the Gods, Hunters of Huanchi with Starstone Bolas, Kroxigor Warspawned, Ripperdactyl Riders, Saurus Guard, Saurus Warriors, and Stegadon. The one notable nerf is the Spawn of Chotec going up by ten points, and a couple of faction options like Coatl Familiar and Lore of Celestial Manipulation also got a twenty-point tax.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 14-15
Seraphon got a lot more help than hurt here. There are a few little taxes mixed in, but the bigger story is that a whole stack of dinosaurs, support heroes, and solid battlefield pieces got cheaper. That is usually a pretty good sign your army just got easier to build without feeling like you are fighting the points sheet.
Stormcast Eternals (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Stormcast saw a ton of points drops on major heroes and support pieces, including Celestant-Prime, Drakesworn Templar, Ionus, Karazai, Krondys, Bastian, Lord-Vigilant on Morrgryph, Neave Blacktalon, Vandus, Yndrasta, plus unit cuts on Desolators, Fulminators, Praetors, Stormstrike Chariot, Stormstrike Palladors, and Vanquishers. The big exceptions are Questor Soulsworn and The Light of Eltharion style units not in this book, with Questor Soulsworn going up by ten.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 16-18
Stormcast got a pretty nice round of discounts here, especially on the flashy centerpiece stuff. A lot of the dragons, named heroes, and cavalry-style support pieces came down, which is the sort of update people actually feel when writing lists. Questor Soulsworn taking a bump keeps it from being a total free-for-all, but this still reads like a win.
Age of Sigmar Points Updates: Grand Alliance Order Losers
Lumineth Realm-lords (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: The only points change here is The Light of Eltharion going up by ten points.
Verdict: NERF
Official ref: Battle Profile Update p. 10
This is a pretty small hit in the grand scheme of things, but it is still a hit. Lumineth did not get a big points rewrite here, just a little nudge upward on one standout piece. Not the end of the world, but definitely not a present either.
Sylvaneth (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: No standard Sylvaneth points changed in this update. The only adjustment listed here is for Scourge of Ghyran Revenant Seekers, which went up by ten points.
Verdict: Mostly neutral / slight NERF
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 18-19
For regular Sylvaneth players, this is basically a shrug-and-move-on update. There is not much happening unless you are specifically working with the Scourge of Ghyran version, and even then it is just a small tax. So this one feels more like maintenance than a real balance shift.
Chaos Grand Alliance: Winners
Blades of Khorne (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Khorne picked up a handful of points cuts on the Mighty Lord of Khorne, Blood Warriors, Bloodcrushers, Bloodletters, and Skullreapers. GW also noted that the Aspiring Deathbringer and Exalted Deathbringer no longer have current warscrolls, with both now meant to stand in as a standard Deathbringer.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 23-24
This is a pretty friendly pass for Khorne. Nothing here really looks like a tax, and a bunch of solid, recognizable pieces got a little cheaper. The warscroll cleanup is more housekeeping than anything, but the actual points changes still put the faction ahead.
Hedonites of Slaanesh (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Slaanesh got points cuts on Blissbarb Seekers, Myrmidesh Painbringers, and Slaangor Fiendbloods, while Symbaresh Twinsouls went up by ten points.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 26-27
This one feels pretty fair for Slaanesh. A few units that needed a little help got cheaper, while Twinsouls paid a small tax to keep them from running too wild. Overall, the good outweighs the bad here, even if it is not some giant glow-up.
Helsmiths of Hashut (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Helsmiths got a nice round of cuts on the Daemonsmith, Urak Taar, Anointed Sentinels, Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons, both Infernal Cohort weapon options, and Infernal Razers with Flamehurlers.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 27-29
Hashut made out pretty well here. GW trimmed points on a bunch of units people actually want to test, and there is not really a matching downside to balance it out. When an army gets cheaper across heroes, cavalry, infantry, and one of its better guns, that is a pretty solid day.
Maggotkin of Nurgle (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Nurgle got drops on Bloab Rotspawned, Festus the Leechlord, the Great Unclean One, Morbidex Twiceborn, Orghotts Daemonspew, Beast of Nurgle, and Rotmire Creed. The two losers here are Belga the Cystwitch and Rotigus, who both went up by ten points.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 29-30
This is a win for Nurgle players, plain and simple. A couple of pieces got taxed, sure, but the bigger story is that several chunky heroes and useful support units got cheaper. That usually means list-building gets a lot less awkward, and for Nurgle, that is a pretty nice place to be.
Skaven (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Skaven picked up a mountain of points cuts, including the Arch-Warlock, Grey Seer, Krittok Foulblade, Thanquol, multiple Verminlords, Vizzik Skour, Warlock Engineer, Warlock Galvaneer, Doom-Flayers, Ratling Warpblaster, Warplock Jezzails, and Warpvolt Scourgers. The main nerf is the Plague Priest on Plague Furnace, which went up by ten points.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 30-33
Skaven got treated very nicely here. There are discounts all over the place, especially on the flashy heroes and Skryre toys that people actually notice when building lists. One little tax on the Plague Furnace is not enough to change the vibe. This is one of the clearest wins in the batch.
Slaves to Darkness (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Slaves to Darkness saw points cuts on the Mindstealer Sphiranx, Mutalith Vortex Beast, Ogroid Theridons, and Varanguard. The bigger change is that the Champions of Chaos battle formation now costs forty points, which is a pretty hefty jump.
Verdict: Slight buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 34-35
This one is a little more mixed than some of the other Chaos books. A few strong units got cheaper, which is always welcome, but GW also made sure one of the better formation picks was not free anymore. So yes, Slaves still came out ahead, but this was not exactly an all-you-can-eat discount buffet.
Chaos Grand Alliance: Losers
Disciples of Tzeentch (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Most of Tzeentch stayed put on points, but the Burning Chariot of Tzeentch went up by ten points, and Fate Slicer now costs ten.
Verdict: Slight nerf
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 24-25
This is not a massive hit, but it is still a hit. Tzeentch mostly dodged a broad points rewrite, though GW clearly decided a couple of the more annoying tricks needed a small tax. Nothing here looks backbreaking, just a light tap on the wrist.
Grand Alliance: Death Winners
Nighthaunt (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Nighthaunt got a pretty chunky round of points cuts on Awlrach the Drowner, Guardian of Souls, Kurdoss Valentian, Reikenor the Grimhailer, Spirit Torment, Black Coach, Chainrasps, Craventhrone Guard, Dreadblade Harrows, Dreadscythe Harridans, Grimghast Reapers, Hexwraiths, and Spirit Hosts. The one standout nerf is Pyregheists, which went up by ten points.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 37-39
Nighthaunt made out pretty well here. GW handed out discounts across a lot of the army’s useful support heroes and staple ghost bodies, which is exactly the sort of thing that helps lists come together a little easier. Pyregheists catching a tax keeps this from being a total free lunch, but this still reads like a win for spooky nonsense enjoyers.
Ossiarch Bonereapers (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: There were basically no standard points changes for Ossiarch Bonereapers in this update. The only marked adjustment here is the Scourge of Ghyran Mortek Guard profile sitting at a reduced cost, while the regular matched play pages stayed almost entirely untouched.
Verdict: Neutral
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 39-41
This is mostly a shrug-and-keep-marching kind of update for Bonereapers. GW did not really come in swinging with buffs or nerfs, so if you were happy with the army before, nothing much changes here. Sometimes no news is news, but in this case it mostly just feels like maintenance.
Soulblight Gravelords (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Soulblight got a big stack of points cuts on Ivya Volga, Lady Annika, Lauka Vai, Mannfred, Nagash, Necromancer, Sekhar, Wight King, Wight King on Skeletal Steed, Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed, Barrow Guard, Barrow Knights, Deadwalker Zombies, Fell Bats, and Vargskyr. The one notable nerf is Askurgan Trueblades, which went up by ten points. There are also a bunch of older units flagged to move to Warhammer Legends on June 1st, 2026.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 41-45
Soulblight came out of this looking pretty happy. There are discounts all over the place, from key heroes to support casters to some of the more useful board-control pieces, which is usually a good sign the army just got a lot easier to build without feeling pinched on points. Askurgan Trueblades taking a small hit barely moves the needle compared to everything else that got cheaper.
Death Grand Alliance: Losers
Flesh-eater Courts (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Flesh-eater Courts got points cuts on the Abhorrant Gorewarden, Royal Decapitator, Crypt Ghouls, and Varghulf Courtier, but took hikes on the Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist, Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Zombie Dragon, and the Royal Zombie Dragon. On top of that, several enhancements got more expensive too, including Savage Beyond Reason, Stronger in Madness, Charnel Vestments, The Grisly Pennant, The Splintered Femur, and Revered Monstrosity.
Verdict: Mixed, leaning nerf
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 35-36
This one feels like GW giving Flesh-eater Courts a little help on the smaller support pieces while telling the monster-heavy builds to calm down. The cheaper Gorewarden, Decapitator, Ghouls, and Varghulf are nice, but once you stack in the dragon taxes and all the enhancement hikes, this starts reading a lot more like a bill than a gift.
Grand Alliance Destruction: AoS Warscroll Winners
Gloomspite Gitz (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Gloomspite picked up points cuts across a bunch of heroes and support pieces, including Droggz Da Sunchompa, Frazzlegit Shaman on War-Wheela, Loonboss, Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig, Loonboss on Mangler Squigs, Rabble-Rowza, Snarlboss, Snarlboss on War-Wheela, Dankhold Troggoth, Doom Diver Catapult, Fellwater Troggoths, Mangler Squigs, Snarlfang Riders, and Sneaky Snufflers.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 45-46
This is a pretty generous pass for the Gitz. GW handed out discounts to a lot of the fun stuff, from squigs to troggs to the newer Gitmob pieces, and did not really tack on a meaningful downside. When a faction this goofy gets cheaper across so many good toys, that is a nice day at the loonshrine.
Ironjawz (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Ironjawz got points drops on the Ardboy Big Boss, Megaboss, Weirdnob Shaman, Ardboyz, Brutes, and Maw-grunta with Hakkin’ Krew.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update p. 47
This is a clean, simple win for Ironjawz. GW shaved points off a bunch of core hammers and support heroes, which is exactly what this army wants to see. No weird catches, no surprise tax, just more room to smash faces.
Kruleboyz (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Kruleboyz got points cuts on the Breaka-boss on Mirebrute Troggoth, Gobsprakk, Killaboss on Corpse-rippa Vulcha, Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof, Swampboss Skumdrekk, Hobgrot Slittaz, and Marshcrawla Sloggoth. On top of that, several faction options also got cheaper, including Swamphorde Bullies, Slippery Skumbag, Mork’s Eye Pebble, Swamp Staff, Tough ’Un, and the Skaregob Totem.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 48-49
Kruleboyz made out very nicely here. It is not just units getting cheaper, GW also trimmed a bunch of the faction upgrades and support picks that help the army’s nastier tricks come together. That is the sort of update that makes list-building feel a lot less cramped in a hurry.
Ogor Mawtribes (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Ogors got a pile of points cuts on Frostlord on Stonehorn, Frostlord on Thundertusk, Huskard on Stonehorn, Huskard on Thundertusk, Gnoblar Scraplauncher, Ironblaster, Ironguts, Mournfang Pack, Stonehorn Beastriders, and Thundertusk Beastriders.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update pp. 50-51
This is a very nice update for Ogor players. Beastclaw in particular got a lot of love, and trimming points on things like Ironguts and artillery only sweetens the deal. If you like big hungry monsters and chunky hitters, GW just made that math a whole lot friendlier.
Sons of Behemat (updated April 1st, 2026)
What changed: Sons of Behemat got points cuts on the Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant, King Brodd, Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant, Warstomper Mega-Gargant, and the Mancrusher Mob.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profile Update p. 52
The giant lads got a straightforward round of discounts, and that is about as clean as it gets. There is no big twist here, just cheaper gargants across the board. When your whole army is a handful of massive idiots in boots, every saved point matters a lot more than usual.
Regiments of Renown Points & AoS Warscroll Updates
This time around, GW took the pen to the Regiments of Renown. About half of all the regiments get a points adjustment in the latest AoS Warscroll Update.
Legends AoS Rules Changes
In the September Age of Sigmar balance updates, GW actually made adjustments to the Legends units. In December 2025, though, nothing changed.
So, if you’ve been using Legends units, no hidden discounts.
Final Thoughts From Us: Age of Sigmar Balance Update
And there you have it, the new Age of Sigmar balance updates to pitched battle profiles, terrain features, points changes, and more for the Mortal Realms!
From the squishy squigs of Gloomspite Gitz to the lightning-clad warriors of Stormcast Eternals, everyone’s had a moment under the metaphorical points scalpel in the latest AoS Battlescroll for April 2026.
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