GW “confirmed” the mythical wooden leak desk behind years of spoilers; from obscure clues to meme sites, here’s what it means for Warhammer rumors now.
It’s real. The mythical Warhammer leak desk—yes, that wood grain backdrop behind more early reveals than a family group chat—has officially entered canon.
Not thanks to a press release or lawsuit, but because Games Workshop leaned all the way in, built a meme site, and showed it.
After the entire Horus Heresy: Battle for Saturnine box appeared online ahead of schedule, GW didn’t send in the lawyers. They built a meme site. Horus Hearsay was equal parts sarcasm and damage control.
Let’s talk about what that means for Warhammer rumors, how it affects releases, and yes, why that wood desk matters.
(Put Tin Foil On Now)
Did this desk pictured on the HereSAY site launch a thousand leaks?
GW’s not denying the leaks anymore—they’re roasting themselves. From mispacked sprues to suspicious garage sale finds, the hobby’s worst-kept secrets are now official comedy material.
The tipping point? The entire Horus Heresy: Battle for Saturnine box got uploaded before it even hit the warehouse break room. GW didn’t freak out. They made jokes. They leaned into it so hard we’re half expecting the next box to ship with a custom-engraved sprue that reads, “Please Leak Me.”
And let’s not pretend it’s the first time.
Leaky Legends of the Wood Desk
Before Saturnine, we saw the High Elf kit mysteriously photographed on—you guessed it—a very familiar wood desk. Then there was that Drukhari sprue that looked less like a factory photo and more like someone’s afternoon project in a suspiciously tidy garage.
And who could forget the Pegasus build leak? Same-ish wood. Definitely the same grain. Probably the same “hobbyist” who refuses to use a drop cloth in their leaks…
At this point, that desk deserves its own Battleforce box.
Leaky Business Is Good Business
The truth is, leaks are basically Warhammer’s preseason. We analyze carpet fibers, debate the authenticity of background mugs, and wonder if that shadow is a new Primarch or just a poorly placed cat.
GW’s not even pretending to stop them anymore—they’re just adding punchlines and letting the hype train barrel forward with no brakes and no NDAs.
Some of these “oops” moments feel about as accidental as a Chaos ritual. A lone Commander Dante box set here. A mispacked Lord of Poxes there. A Horus Heresy limited edition book is casually hanging out at a yard sale.
Either someone at GW is playing 4D marketing chess, or the internal security policy is just “don’t look in Steve’s backpack.”
And honestly? We respect it.
The Real Lesson? Burn Your Desk. Or Don’t.
Yes, we’ll admit that the wood grain doesn’t match exactly across all of these images… Perhaps wood grain is a popular desk style, and we should consider keeping the tinfoil from cutting off the blood flow next time.
So what’s the takeaway here? Don’t trust wood grain. It’s everywhere, watching. Waiting. Ready to betray your carefully hoarded secrets to the internet.
And if the leaks don’t get you, the memes will. Saturnine is just the latest in a long line of early reveals conveniently framed on highly photogenic desks that all look suspiciously similar.
But you get the idea, if GW’s warehouse has this many leaks and poor inventory control, Games Workshop would call the Pinkertons on themselves (probably).
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Bloody hell.. GW stealing my office desk now! (One of those photos is from my shop/office and definitely not affiliated in anyway with GW). I want royalties for my photos!!!