The new Shadow Throne box set and Maggotkin of Nurgle faction update are finally hitting pre-orders next week for both Warhammer AoS and 40k!
Games Workshop just let us in on all the new releases like Shadow Throne and the Maggotkin update that is finally going up for pre-orders this coming Saturday.
Now let’s look at next week’s line-up from Warhammer Community.
Shadow Throne
Sneaky Genestealers and stalwart Adeptus Custodes clash in the cavernous chambers within the Palace in Shadow Throne.
Containing two forces ready to fight to the death, this battlebox is also the first place to acquire the Reductus Saboteur and the Blade Champion, new characters for each faction.
Which by the way, both are looking like they will be pretty good additions to their factions.
Just like with most recent box pre-orders, GW is combating scalpers by enforcing a pre-order promise. This is a great step to making the hobby fairer for the average consumer, especially when you realize the huge issue of scalpers in other areas like the PS5 and XBOX Series X market.
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Now let’s check out the AoS releases.
Battletome: Maggotkin of Nurgle
This pustulent tome contains everything you need to play the harbingers of rot, including battle traits, command traits, artefacts of power, spell lores, and Path to Glory rules. There are also grand strategies, battle tactics, and 27 warscrolls covering all of the revolting denizens of Nurgle’s Garden, both daemonic and mortal.
With one of the longest un-updated factions now being brought up to speed, its players can rejoice! They can always pick up the fancy collectors edition if they want to celebrate the occasion.
Rotbringer Sorcerer
Nurgle has also blessed his favoured sorcerers with a glow-up (of sorts), and a new Rotbringer Sorcerer is joining the fray. This warped individual is the perfect vector for a host of new spell lores, which will fill your opponents with phlegm, ague, and cholic.
As the only new unit, this is an exciting model. It reminds us of the Death Guard Plaugecaster who seems to have a very similar Nurgle-y wizard theme, hopefully, it’s as good or better respectively.
Vanguard: Maggotkin of Nurgle
If these maladies and ailments sound appealing, this all-new Vanguard boxed set is an ideal beginning for your own septic spearhead. It’s just as good as a corpulent core for a budding Maggotkin army, or as another pus-filled lesion for your existing legion.
This new bundle type is similar to a combat patrol, but just a touch smaller. This one features the Patrol but adds in some Nurgle Daemons for good measure, giving you a better variety that the faction has to offer.
Maggotkin of Nurgle Dice and Warscroll Cards
As per usual you’ll be able to pick up some new dice and warscroll cards to either show off devotion or help you grind out those early games more efficiently.
Thunderstrike Command
Winging her way to the battlefield for the first time outside of the Dominion boxed set is Yndrasta, the Celestial Spear, Sigmar’s personal huntress with a predilection for collecting enemy heads. Three stocky Annihilators join her with hammers and shields, and a Knight-Vexillor comes sporting a glorious Banner of Apotheosis, which gives your warriors a chance to resurrect before they’re zapped back to Azyr.
Coming out of Dominion, you can now pick up the more elite half of the box for Stormcast if you wanted extras or were waiting for a separate release.
Kruleboyz Boss-Krew
Tired of furtive lurking in the various fens and bogs of the Mortal Realms, the Killaboss is striking out on the prowl. And thanks to his Great Gnashtoof mount, he won’t struggle to find easy prey. Alongside him stands a Murknob with Belcha-banna, a blessed totem that deflects enemy sorceries, and three Man-skewer Bolt Boyz, crude but effective orruk snipers who pincushion their enemies with envenomed bolts.
Similarly, the Kruleboyz also get their more elite options from Dominion released in a new bundle if you were waiting for it!
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