A new GW Christmas Day preview is hidden in plain sight, and there are plenty of new minis to reveal- check it out!
The last time Games Workshop did the Advent Engine preview, back in 2021, they capped it off with a massive Christmas Day preview to show off a bunch of miniatures from the calendar.
While they haven’t officially announced another big box preview this year, we expect something similar!
In 2021, the majority of the rumors were for two big battle boxes, Eldritch Omens for 40k and Fury of the Deep for AoS. So this year, the Advent Engine might be the same thing, with previews for two 40k armies and AoS armies battling each other in bundle boxes that are coming in early 2024!
However, we are still relatively early into the previews, so it might be a little harder to pinpoint all the factions involved this time around (but we have some guesses).
New Christmas Day Preview Hidden in Plain Sight
If you remember, back in 2021, this preview dropped early in the morning on Christmas Day. This advent Engine is shaping up to be the same thing.
However, they might not be so focused on just a few armies this time around. Either way, there’s a chance you want to set your watches and let the families know you might need to take about an hour’s break on Christmas morning!
At this point, we have some pretty solid hints for Death Korps of Krieg, Swooping Hawks, and possibly Death or Slaves to Darkness for AoS. Which means we have at least some idea of what to expect! Let’s rewind to everything covered from the last Advent Engine, then jump into what we can expect moving forward!
What Was Revealed in 2021
Eldritch Omens included 16 miniatures, which were all new except the Maulerfiend! This had plenty of new miniatures but didn’t quite cover all the rumors.Â
There were also two AoS armies included, with Fyreslayers and Idoenth Deepkin arriving in the Fury of the Deep box set that was revealed two days after Christmas in 2021.
So, whether you play AoS or 40k, there will be a little something for you!
What Could We See This Year?
The latest Death Korps of Krieg rumors come from Valrak.
The rumors initially were about a brand new regiment coming to the Astra Militarum, but as they get closer, it’s looking more and more like DKoK may be getting the rework.
Especially considering they already have a giant Forge World line, we’ve seen the Kill Team, and there’s even a Rumor Engine that could be for them.
While they might not get everything currently from Forge World in plastic, things are looking good for a big refresh. With the Rough Riders coming back to the Guard, we expect that to come over for them, some of the tanks, the characters, and maybe brand new Heavy Weapons Teams.
The new Swooping Hawks rumors come from the B&C via Valrak.
Aspects:
- New Swooping Hawks (Linked to KT Apparently)
- New Fire Dragons
- New Warp Spiders
Phoenix Lords
- New Asurmen
- New Baharoth
- New Fuegan
- New Warp Spider Phoenix Lord
They have been slowly reworking the Aspect Warriors, as they are all very old kits (other than the reworked ones). So it would be nice to get more of them updated, and with every codex release so far in 10th each faction has gotten a new miniature release.
Games Workshop has updated Banshees, Dark Reapers, Shining Spears, and now Striking Scorpions. If they do these three that are rumored, we’d only be left with a couple of old kits at this point.
Most notably, the Dire Avengers (but at least they are in plastic) and the other lesser-known aspects that may not get models. Could we possibly see a DKoK versus Edlar this year? It would definitely be something!
Kill Team
We already saw that Night Lords will be getting a new upgrade kit, but we don’t know the other side of the box; luckily for Drukhari players, the rumors point to Mandrakes as the other half.
The Mandrakes will be a completely new kit, and they really need it! While the existing Mandrake unit looks great, it is still in Finecast and is super hard to get (not even on GW’s US site at the time of writing this.)
Most people seem to be currently looking for ways to proxy their Mandrakes, so this is a much-needed change. Let’s just hope you can actually get these ones, and they aren’t paywalled for months.
Since we are wishlisting here, could this also be the start of a more extensive range refresh for the Drukhari, as some of the models are quite old, and maybe a new character (come on, just give us Vect)?
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