With new art showing Sanguinius and the talk of Horus Heresy weekender previews in February abound, let’s take a look at what we know about Malevolence.
Currently, the Horus Heresy timeline is still being advanced with the Seige of Terra still a ways off for the tabletop game. Overall the timeline is also progressing in the novels, as well as with Adeptus Titanicus whose first expansion will center around the battles on the fringes of the Siege of Terra as well.
That being said, as far as the tabletop game goes, it still isn’t just static replays of old battles either. Book VIII: Malevolence is next for Horus Heresy which has been the centerpiece for topics of new Primarch model(s) and Daemons for months now.
So what all have we heard so far? Let’s take a look back at the latest from all of 2018:
First Word on Malevolence
Here’s all the coverage from the Malevolence seminar and with some updates from Battle Bunnies who were at the event.
Malevolence Seminar – it’s all about daemons, Blood Angels, White Scars, Space Wolves and Alpha Legion.
New Daemon kits coming to combat Legions. Variations and upgrades. They are still working on the rules, and are looking at militia-style rule builds.
Chondax and Signus Prime
Signus Prime will be based around the Sigus system and combating Daemons. Chondax will be based around Alpha Legion trying to stall the White Scars leaving their Chondax Crusade. Rules for Jaghatti and Sanguinius!
Vlka Fenryka are in attendance and it is to do with the Alpha Legion chasing the Rout into the Alaxxes Nebula…There will be a new Destroyer unit for the Blood Angels – they wear silver death masks!
Sanguinius: will be one of the better melee Primarchs.
Raldoron will get rules (almost certainly) in this book. 1 Primarch and 2 Characters for White Scars and Blood Angels.
Possibly Amit might be with the Fleshtearers faction at a later date. But he is still in the runnings.
Dark Angels hopefully in a book 2019, with the updated red books 2020 (this is a best guessed timeline).
White Scars. The previous rules might be updated slightly (from feedback from the community).
A New Faction of Daemons & Legion Details
Yesugai might not get rules in this book for pretty much the same way as Amit above, he might not be so central to the story they are telling at the moment.
Looks like tons of updates are on the way for players of Horus Heresy including Daemons!
Sanguinius, Jaghatai, and Daemons Keep Getting Mentioned
The Varangian Heresy podcast dug a little deeper and had a great summary of the showcase Saturday as well:
White Scars, Blood Angels and Demons!
So breakdown of what’s going on:
Rules for – Blood Angles, White Scars, Demons of the Ruinstorm, space Wolves and alpha legion.
Rules for Khan, Sanginius, Omegon and other characters.
Also civil war within the alpha legion and signups prime and Chandax among other things. Heaps of background story about BA and WS and the others also demons are very themed as stand alone but can still be use to represent the 4 power or minor powers kind of build your own demon list.
Host of sacrifice is a Blood angels destroyer unit.
New revised rules for general destroyer unit are coming.
Next book will contain Dark Angels and 2020 all the red books will be updated and include all the legions.
There is talk of updated psychic rules changing as well as a way to summon these new Daemons. also, Jaghatai will have an option for mounted and dismounted models.
Forge World Previews Sanguinius & Ka’ Bandha Art
We’ve reached 100,000 Facebook fans! That’s a veritable Legion of Forge World fanatics. To reward your loyalty, here’s some brand new artwork from an upcoming release (can you guess which one?)
It looks like Forge World’s next big project is going to be a major plot advancement in the Horus Heresy timeline.
Where do we Stand?
We’ve already seen Alpharius get his model and we know that the Alpha Legion pulled the White Scars away from the Chondax System where the Blood Angels were fighting Daemons of the warp. It would make sense that we would see Jaghatai AND Sanguinius emerge somewhere within Malevolence as they were working closely by each other.
Horus Heresy Weekender is 6 Weeks Away!
The 2019 Horus Heresy Weekender is only about 6 weeks away, and guess what legion is featured on the header and tickets…
For fans of the Horus Heresy and Adeptus Titanicus, the Horus Heresy Weekender is the ultimate event not to be missed. Prepare to immerse yourself fully as you explore every detail of these worlds. Chat with the masterminds who created them, see the latest miniatures, and uncover what the future holds for the hobby you love.
Warhammer World is hosting their big Horus Heresy Weekender February 2-3rd, 2019. This will be the first major Heresy event to kick off the year and Sanguinus previews could be dropping there! (Sanguinius is even on the art of the ticket).
What do you think about the rumors swirling around Malevolence? Would you like to see both Sanguinius and Jaghatai return at the same time? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
