Age of Sigmar (AoS) Points update and Battlescroll for October 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.
ARTICLE SUMMARY
- Biggest winners: Nighthaunt picked up better Ward saves and Crit (Auto-wound) on several units, while Sons of Behemat gained more flexibility with Mancrusher-led regiments.
- Biggest changes: Khazalite Holds received extensive keyword and rules updates, while most Regiments of Renown had their faction eligibility lists revised to accommodate more armies.
- Warscroll cleanup: October focused on ability timing, Champion restrictions, keyword changes, and rules clarifications for factions like Ogor Mawtribes, Skaven, and Daughters of Khaine rather than major points adjustments.
October 2026 Age of Sigmar Rules Updates: Faction Changes, FAQs, and Spearhead Fixes
Updated by Rob Baer on October 28th, 2026, with the latest Age of Sigmar rules changes, faction updates, Spearhead adjustments, and FAQs from Games Workshop.
Games Workshop’s October 2026 Age of Sigmar rules update brings another round of faction changes, with Nighthaunt getting better saves and weapon abilities, Khazalite Holds receiving several keyword updates (Fyreslayers are getting all the keywords to join the army), and Ogor Mawtribes picking up some important rules clarifications.
Sons of Behemat also get more regiment-building options, while several warbands have their Champion keywords adjusted. There are new FAQs covering army construction, enhancements, and spell miscasts, too.
Most of these are smaller fixes rather than major army rewrites like September was, but a few could change how certain units perform on the tabletop.
Overall Age of Sigmar Rules Changes
The October update clears up three core rules interactions:
- Regiments: Heroes joining another Hero’s regiment, such as The Shadow Queen joining Morathi-Khaine, take the place of a non-Hero unit. They don’t add another regiment slot.
- Enhancements: Enhancements gained during a battle don’t cost points, even if they normally have a points cost. This includes abilities such as Kharadron Overlords’ Special Procurement.
- Spell Miscasts: Mortal damage from miscasts doesn’t count as damage inflicted by a Spell ability. GW specifically clarified this for interactions such as the Morghast Archai’s Ebon-wrought Armour.
- These clarifications should settle some common rules questions without changing how most armies are built or played.
October Age of Sigmar Faction Changes
Order
- Daughters of Khaine: Blessing of Khaine now has the timing Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase.
- Khazalite Holds: Blazing Impetus now targets a visible friendly Grimmdron unit wholly within twelve inches of a Grimmdron Priest, provided the unit wasn’t set up that turn. The Priest then makes a D6 chanting roll.
- Khazalite Holds Keywords: Auric Runeson on Magmadroth, Vulkyn Flameseekers, and The Chosen Axes receive Khazalite Holds and Grimmdron keywords. Marks of Vulcatrix now apply to Grimmdron Monsters, while Vulkyn Gifts replaces Fyreslayers with Grimmdron and Magmadroth with Monster.
- Khazalite Holds FAQ: Multiple Auric Runesons on Magmadroths can target the same Auric Runefather on Magmadroth with Fire, Blood and Vengeance.
- Runewright: Rhythmic Hammering now explicitly begins with Reaction in its timing.
- Ydrilan Riverblades: Champion changes to Champion (1/10).
GW also notes that the Khazalite Holds updates are intended for digital content using Battletome: Khazalite Holds. Players still using Faction Pack: Fyreslayers should ignore those changes, but don’t forget that the Scourge of Aqshy Fyreslayers rules have also been renamed Scourge of Aqshy Khazalite Holds.
Chaos
- Skaven Eshin: Champion changes to Champion (1/10).
- Bomb Rats: The ability now specifies one Bomb Rat for every ten models in the unit and now you place it next to the target.
Death
Nighthaunt picked up several of the more noticeable improvements in October, particularly for units that could use some extra durability.
- Tomb Banshee: Piercing Scream gains Crit (Auto-wound).
- Headsmen’s Curse: Save improves to 5+, Ward improves from 6+ to 5+, and Tool of Judgement gains Crit (Auto-wound). A trailing comma is also removed from the keywords.
- Thorns of the Briar Queen: Ward improves from 6+ to 5+, and Piercing Scream gains Crit (Auto-wound).
- Pyregheists: Champion changes to Champion (1/8).
The improved Ward saves should help keep the affected Nighthaunt units around longer, while Crit (Auto-wound) makes their weapons more reliable when scoring critical hits.
Destruction
- Ogor Mawtribes: Eat ‘Em Alive now requires a friendly Ogor unit that used a Fight ability targeting another unit that turn, excluding Faction Terrain and Manifestations.
- Feed the Maw: If the terrain feature is demolished, the Head Butcher suffers D3 mortal damage before being placed wholly within three inches and outside combat. If it can’t be placed, it’s slain. Attacks targeting the Head Butcher target the terrain feature instead.
- Beastclaw Keywords: Huskard on Thundertusk, Frostlord on Thundertusk, and Hrothgorn Mantrapper replace Beastclaw Raiders with Beastclaw.
- Sons of Behemat: Matriarch’s Mob and Stomper Tribe now allow Mancrusher Gargants to lead regiments as though they were Heroes. Any Little units can join those regiments.
The Sons of Behemat change gives both Armies of Renown more flexibility when building lists, while the Ogor changes clarify some potentially awkward interactions with faction terrain and Manifestations now too.
October Age of Sigmar Spearhead Changes
A few Spearhead abilities receive identical timing adjustments:
- Nighthaunt Slasher Host: Death Stalkers changes to Once Per Turn (Army), Start of First Battle Round.
- Orruk Warclans Swampskulka Gang: Covered in Mud changes to Once Per Turn (Army), Start of First Battle Round.
Both changes specify exactly when the abilities are used, clearing up potential confusion over their timing.
Other Age of Sigmar Warband Updates
Several smaller warscroll changes clarify Champion allowances and faction keywords.
- Twistweald: Champion changes to Champion (1/8).
- Ydrilan Riverblades: Champion changes to Champion (1/10).
- Pyregheists: Champion changes to Champion (1/8).
- The Chosen Axes: Gain Khazalite Holds and Grimmdron keywords in place of Fyreslayers.
- Hrothgorn Mantrapper: Beastclaw Raiders changes to Beastclaw.
Bascailly these are mostly housekeeping adjustments, but updated keywords can determine which faction abilities and enhancements a unit can use.
Age of Sigmar Regiments of Renown Changes
Most of the Age of Sigmar Regiments of Renown got updated in October, with revised faction eligibility lists that determine which armies can take them. The changes also reflect the addition of Khazalite Holds and Helsmiths of Hashut to various regiments.
- Faction Eligibility: Dozens of Regiments of Renown have updated lists of eligible factions, so players should double-check which armies can still field their favorites.
- Khazalite Holds: The faction appears across numerous updated regiments, including Bundo Whalebiter, Drekki’s Privateers, and Krong the Club.
- Helsmiths of Hashut: The Chaos faction is now listed for several regiments, including One-eyed Grunnock, Enforcers of the Tithe, and Nurgle’s Gift.
- Cogfort Regiments: Rogue Engine and Cogfort Raiders have particularly broad faction eligibility, making them available to armies across all four Grand Alliances.
- Norgrimm’s Rune Throng: This regiment is scheduled to move to Warhammer Legends on June 1st, 2027.
Either way, these changes are mostly about which armies can include particular Regiments of Renown rather than rewriting how they work. So, with so many eligibility lists being updated, it’s worth checking the latest roster rules before adding one to an army.
Age of Sigmar Points Updates: Grand Alliance Order Winners
Below are the September changes, because pretty much all of the points remain unchanged in this update, other than regiments of renown, a couple of keywords, and one adjustment that GW said they got wrong last time.
Stormcast Eternals (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Eleven cuts and not one NERF. Knight-Draconis leads the way at thirty points cheaper, while Knight-Arcanum, Knight-Azyros, Knight-Questor, and Tornus the Redeemed all dropped ten. Stormdrake Guard came down twenty, the single-model Stormdrake dropped ten, and Gryph-hounds, Vanguard-Hunters, and Shock Handaxe Vanguard-Palladors all lost ten. The Scourge of Aqshy Stormstrike Palladors got ten points cheaper too.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 20
This is about as one-sided as a points pass gets. Every marked Stormcast change went in the player’s favor, and thirty points off Knight-Draconis makes that single Stormdrake Guard package look a whole lot better than it did last month.
Cheaper dragons and cheaper support characters at the same time? Pretty good week to be wearing sigmarite.
Kharadron Overlords (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: The boats got cheaper. Arkanaut Frigate and Arkanaut Ironclad both came down twenty points, Endrinriggers dropped ten, and the Scourge of Aqshy Endrinriggers dropped twenty. The big one is the Scourge of Aqshy Null-Khemist, which fell a full forty points.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 14
Forty points off one hero is a lot. If it wasn’t making lists before, you’re at least looking at it again now. And both boats got cheaper at the same time, so suddenly you’ve got a little more room to play with.
Idoneth Deepkin (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Four cuts, no hikes. Eidolon of Mathlann, Aspect of the Sea came down thirty points, the Akhelian Thrallmaster dropped twenty, and both the Ikon of the Sea and Lotann shaved off ten.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p.12
It’s not a huge list of changes, but these are pieces Deepkin players are actually putting on the table. Thirty points off the Aspect of the Sea is the one that is really noticeable, since that’s usually fighting with a second Akhelian package for the same chunk of your list.
Lumineth Realm-lords (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Eight cuts against three hikes. Alarith Stonemage, Avalenor, Alarith Spirit of the Mountain, Alarith Stoneguard, and Vanari Bladelords all came down ten, the Vanari Lord Regent on Lightcourser dropped twenty, and both Scourge of Aqshy entries (Alarith Stonemage and Scinari Loreseeker) got cheaper as well. Going the other way, Ellania and Ellathor went up twenty, Hurakan Windchargers went up ten, and the foot Vanari Lord Regent went up ten.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 16
Yeah, twenty more on Ellania and Ellathor hurts if that’s the model you built around. But look at where the discounts landed, though. Basically, the whole Alarith package got cheaper together, from the Stonemage all the way up to the Spirit of the Mountain.
Sylvaneth (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Treelord took the biggest single cut in the faction at forty points, with Arch-Revenant, Grove Guardian, Treelord Ancient, and the Scourge of Aqshy Kurnoth Hunters with Greatswords all down twenty. The taxes are Warsong Revenant and The Twistweald, both up twenty.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 24
Forty points off a Treelord? Yeah, now you’re actually checking whether you can fit one instead of just liking the model. Then with twenty off the Treelord Ancient, suddenly the whole Forest Elder side of the book is noticeably cheaper. Warsong Revenant and The Twistweald pay some of that back, though, with increases…
Seraphon (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Four cuts and nothing else. Saurus Oldblood, Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur, Saurus Scar-Veteran on Carnosaur, and plain old Skinks each came down ten points.
Verdict: Slight buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 18
Not much going on here. The Saurus side got a few points back, and GW pretty much left the rest alone. Ten points off Skinks is sneakier than it looks, though, because those little guys end up in a whole lot of lists.
Age of Sigmar Points Updates: Grand Alliance Order Losers
Fyreslayers (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Five hikes. Zero cuts. Auric Runesmiter and Auric Hearthguard both went up twenty, Vulkyn Flameseekers went up ten, the Scourge of Aqshy Vulkyn Flameseekers went up a brutal thirty, and the Ash-cloud Rune artefact now costs twenty points instead of nothing.
Verdict: NERF
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 10
Yeah, Fyreslayers got hammered here. Every marked Fyreslayers change costs more, and two of those hikes land right on the Runesmiter and Hearthguard combo that does a lot of the heavy lifting getting the army across the board.
And the Ash-cloud Rune going from free to twenty is probably what people will notice most, though, here.
Daughters of Khaine (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Seven hikes against two cuts. Morathi-Khaine went up twenty to 770, the foot Hag Queen went up ten, Blood Sisters went up ten, the Scourge of Aqshy Melusai Ironscale went up ten, and the Scourge of Aqshy Khainite Shadowstalkers went up twenty. Two battle formations also stopped being free: Coven of Blood now costs twenty and Fervent Ritualists costs ten. The only relief is ten points off the Hag Queen on Cauldron of Blood and ten off the standard Melusai Ironscale. Avatars of Khaine are now Manifestations summoned by Bloodwrack Shrines.
Verdict: NERF
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 8
Morathi going up again is the obvious headliner, but I’d be looking harder at those formation costs when you actually sit down to build a list. Coven of Blood going from free to twenty means every list that wanted it suddenly has to find those points somewhere, and that’s usually coming out of model count.
Cities of Sigmar (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Genuinely split. On the cut side, the Conqueror Cogfort dropped twenty, Freeguild Gallants dropped twenty, and Erasmus Zonn, the Freeguild Marshal and Relic Envoy, and the Scourge of Aqshy Alchemite Warforger all came down ten. On the hike side, Freeguild Steelhelms went up twenty, with the Alchemite Warforger and Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal each up ten.
Verdict: Mixed, and the nerf lands where it hurts
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, pp. 3-5
On paper, this almost evens out, but then you remember how many Steelhelms some Cities lists actually take. Twenty points per block stacks up fast, while plenty of lists weren’t taking the Cogfort or Gallants anyway.
If you’re playing infantry-heavy Cities, you’re probably losing actual models overall now even if the totals look balanced.
Chaos Grand Alliance: Winners
Slaves to Darkness (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Nine cuts, with no hikes anywhere. Archaon came down thirty, Abraxia came down twenty, the Chaos Lord on Karkadrak dropped ten (and thirty in the Scourge of Aqshy version), and the Slaughterbrute dropped thirty. On top of that, Chaos Furies and the Fomoroid Crusher each lost twenty, with the Mutalith Vortex Beast and the Legion of the First Prince Screamers down ten apiece.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 38
Thirty off Archaon? Yes please.. He’s already the model a lot of these lists revolve around, and now he leaves a little more room for everything else. Slaughterbrute and Mutalith getting cheaper at the same time makes the monster side more interesting here too.
Skaven (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Seven cuts and no taxes. Lord Skreech Verminking and the Verminlord Deceiver both came down thirty, the Scourge of Aqshy Verminlord Corruptor dropped twenty, the Clawlord on Gnaw-beast dropped twenty, and the Brood Terror dropped twenty. Rat Ogors and Ratling Guns each lost ten.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 36
Two Verminlords both dropping thirty in the same update is kind of ridiculous. Those big daemon rats don’t eat up quite as much of the list now, and Ratling Guns getting another ten-point trim on top is an easy bonus.
Skaven weren’t exactly begging for help, but hey, they got some anyway.
Maggotkin of Nurgle (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Five cuts, nothing going up. Morbidex Twiceborn came down twenty, Orghotts Daemonspew came down ten, Gelgus Pust and the Cankerborn each dropped ten, and the Scourge of Aqshy Sloven Knights dropped a full thirty.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 34
Thirty off Sloven Knights is the one that jumps out to us here. If you kept looking at them and picking Blightlords instead, now the numbers work a little better. Both Maggoth Lords getting cheaper at the same time also gives you a little more reason to consider running more than one.
Blades of Khorne (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Five cuts, all ten points each: Deathbringer, Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne, Skullgrinder, Skull Cannon, and the Scourge of Aqshy Bloodletters. GW also confirmed that the Aspiring Deathbringer and Exalted Deathbringer no longer have current warscrolls, and both models now stand in as a standard Deathbringer on a 40mm base.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 26
Nothing crazy here, but hey, every change went the right way. Deathbringer getting ten cheaper right as it absorbs two old warscrolls is pretty handy, and the Skull Cannon discount is probably the one that may actually make somebody shuffle a list around.
Helsmiths of Hashut (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Three cuts, no hikes. The Daemonsmith on Infernal Taurus dropped twenty, and both Dominator Engine builds (Bane Maces and Immolation Cannons) came down ten each.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 28
Only three changes, but they’re all pretty handy. Twenty off the Taurus gives that flying centerpiece a better shot at fitting into builds where it was getting squeezed out, while cheaper Dominator Engines make taking a pair feel a lot less painful.
For a newer book, getting discounts with no taxes is a decent sign GW thinks the baseline is pretty close to where it needs to be on the table.
Hedonites of Slaanesh (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Seven cuts and seven hikes, split almost perfectly down the daemon and mortal line. Synessa came down thirty, Dexcessa twenty, and the Keeper of Secrets, Lord of Pain, Syll’Esske, Scourge of Aqshy Infernal Enrapturess, and Daemonettes all dropped ten. Paying for it: Lord of Hysteria and The Masque both up twenty, with Thricefold Discord, Myrmidesh Painbringers, the Depraved Carnival formation, Obsession with Control, and the Incensed heroic trait each up ten.
Verdict: Mixed, but the daemons win
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 30
You look at this and immediately see thirty off Synessa and twenty off Dexcessa because that twin package had gotten pretty expensive. The mortal side picked up a bunch of smaller taxes, but ten here and there on enhancements is easier to swallow than fifty points across those two models.
So daemon-heavy Slaanesh made out better. Sybarite-heavy lists are picking up the bill, though.
Chaos Grand Alliance: Losers
Disciples of Tzeentch (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Five hikes against four cuts. The Burning Chariot went up ten and the Fateskimmer riding one went up ten as well, with the Ogroid Thaumaturge, the Scourge of Aqshy Screamers, and the Silver Summoner heroic trait each up ten. On the credit side, both Gaunt Summoner builds came down twenty, and the Changecaster and Exalted Flamer each dropped ten.
Verdict: Slight nerf
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 28
Twenty off both Gaunt Summoners is legitimately nice. By itself, that would’ve been a solid little win. The problem is several other pieces went the other direction, including Silver Summoner going from free to costing points.
Grand Alliance Death: Winners
Every Death faction came out ahead. All four of them. When does that happen?
Ossiarch Bonereapers (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Thirteen cuts against a single hike, and it’s the longest discount list in the whole document. Nagash came down forty, the Liege-Kavalos on War Chariot dropped thirty, and Katakros, the Gothizzar Harvester, and Immortis Guard each dropped twenty. Arkhan the Black, Mortisan Soulreaper, Kavalos War Chariot, Morghast Archai, Morghast Harbingers, Mortek Guard, Mortek Triaxes, and Necropolis Stalkers all came down ten. The only tax is Kavalos Deathriders, up ten.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 45
Bonereapers probably have the longest “oh, that got cheaper too?” list in the whole update. Ten off Mortek Guard doesn’t look wild by itself, but when you’re taking them in bulk, those savings stack up into real army building. Then Nagash loses forty, and the War Chariot Liege loses thirty, so suddenly the whole army has more room to breathe just in time for its Christmas Battleforce box too.
Deathriders going up ten is basically the one speed bump in all of that.
Flesh-eater Courts (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Eight cuts, one hike. Abhorrant Archregent, Grand Justice Gormayne, Crypt Flayers, and Morbheg Knights all came down twenty, while the Abhorrant Ghoul King, Abhorrant Gorewarden, Marrowscroll Herald, and Crypt Horrors each dropped ten. Royal Beastflayers went up ten.
Verdict: Big buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 41
That’s a pretty big flip from last time, when the monster builds that took the hit. Crypt Flayers and Crypt Horrors both getting cheaper is the big prize here, since those are the bodies doing the fighting, and twenty off Morbheg Knights gets them back into the conversation too.
Soulblight Gravelords (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Seven cuts against three hikes. The Coven Throne, Mortis Engine, and Prince Vhordrai all dropped twenty, with Blades of the Hollow King, the Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed, Blood Knights, and Revenant Draconith each down ten. Going up: Askurgan Trueblades and Fell Bats by ten each, plus The Never-Dead origin at ten more. GW also retired three warscrolls, with Grave Guard, Black Knights, and Zombie Dragon folding into Barrow Guard, Barrow Knights, and Revenant Draconith.
Verdict: Buff overall
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 47
If you play Soulblight, ten off Blood Knights is probably the first number you circle. They’ve been sitting right on that edge of feeling too expensive for a while. Coven Throne and Mortis Engine dropping twenty each also makes those support models easier to work back into a list.
The warscroll retirements are mostly housekeeping, and the base sizes carry over, so your models aren’t suddenly headed for storage or anything.
Nighthaunt (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Six cuts and no taxes. Reikenor the Grimhailer and Scriptor Mortis both came down twenty, Spirit Torment dropped ten, and the Quicksilver Gheists battle formation dropped twenty. Two things that used to cost points now cost nothing at all: the Ruler of the Spectral Hosts heroic trait and the Lightshard of the Harvest Moon.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 43
Honestly, the free enhancements might be the best part of this. If you were already taking Lightshard and Ruler of the Spectral Hosts, that’s effectively forty points back before you even count the twenty off Quicksilver Gheists.
Then Reikenor gets cheaper too which isn’t too bad at all.
Grand Alliance Destruction: Winners
Gloomspite Gitz (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Six cuts, no hikes, and all of it pointed at Gitmob. The Snarlboss on War-Wheela came down twenty, the Frazzlegit Shaman on War-Wheela dropped ten, Snarlpack Cavalry dropped ten, and Sunsteala Wheelas dropped ten (twenty in the Scourge of Aqshy version). Scourge of Aqshy Fellwater Troggoths also came down twenty.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 49
GW’s still messing with the Gitmob points, and this one pretty clearly says the War-Wheelas weren’t doing enough. Both Wheela heroes and the Wheelas themselves got cheaper too.
Squig and Troggoth players mostly watched this one from the sidelines, which is fine. Nothing they use got worse.
Ironjawz (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Gordrakk came down twenty, the Megaboss on Maw-krusha came down twenty, and the foot Megaboss dropped ten. The lone tax is the Scourge of Aqshy Brutes, up ten.
Verdict: Buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 51
Twenty off a Maw-krusha? Yeah, Ironjawz players will take that all day. A lot of these army lists come down to whether you can pay for the big guy and still put enough stuff on the table, and now that math is a little kinder. Gordrakk losing the same amount puts the premium version of the Maw-Krusha back in the mix too.
Kruleboyz (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Two cuts and one hike. The Hobgrot Slittaboss and the Killaboss with Stab-grot each came down ten, while Kruleboyz Monsta-killaz went up twenty.
Verdict: Mixed, slight buff
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 53
Cheap heroes getting cheaper is never a bad deal when you’re trying to squeeze in a bunch of little regiments. At sixty and seventy points, these two barely take up any space now.
The trade is Monsta-killaz going up twenty, and that’s enough of a hit that anyone leaning on them is probably reshuffling things already.
Grand Alliance Destruction: Losers and No-Shows
Ogor Mawtribes (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Four cuts and four hikes. Maulbeast Raiders came down twenty, with Grell Firefist, Morga the Mighty, and the Tyrant on Glutthorn each down ten. Against that, Redd the Maw went up twenty, and Gluttons, Hunters with Sabrefangs, and the Maw-cult Fanatics battle formation each went up ten.
Verdict: Mixed, leaning nerf
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 55
Gluttons going up ten hits something Gutbusters take in volume, and Maw-cult Fanatics going from free to ten takes another little bite out of the same budget. Meanwhile, most of the discounts are on named characters you’re only taking once anyway.
Beastclaw did all right thanks to cheaper Maulbeast Raiders, but it looks like Gutbusters are the ones paying for it.
Sons of Behemat (updated September 23rd, 2026)
What changed: Nothing. Not a single points value moved.
Verdict: Neutral
Official ref: Battle Profiles September 2026, p. 57
The giants got their discounts in the spring, and this time GW just left them alone. When your army is five models, sometimes no news really is good news.
Final Thoughts From Us: Age of Sigmar Balance Update
Overall, this one’s pretty friendly. Twenty of the twenty-five factions here came out neutral or ahead. Fyreslayers, Daughters of Khaine, and Disciples of Tzeentch clearly got worse, while Cities of Sigmar and Ogor Mawtribes landed somewhere in the middle. Death didn’t have a single loser.
You can also see another pattern once you look across all these changes. GW cut points on a bunch of expensive centerpiece models like Nagash, Archaon, the Verminlords, Knight-Draconis, and Treelord, while quietly putting points on enhancements and battle formations that used to be free. Coven of Blood, Ash-cloud Rune, Maw-cult Fanatics, and Silver Summoner all went from zero to something. If GW keeps doing this, those little ten- and twenty-point extras are going to get real annoying when you’re trying to finish a list.
Fyreslayers got the worst end of this one. Five NERFS with zero relief is a nasty pass, and there’s no obvious upside elsewhere in the book balancing it out. Maybe GW comes back around to them next time. That could happen, but that’s still just us guessing, since they will be making their way into the new Khazalite Holds battletome soon.
🔗 Related Reads:
- Cities of Sigmar Faction Pack Review
- Nighthaunt Faction Pack Review
- Ossiarch Bonereapers Faction Pack Review
- Soulblight Gravelords Faction Pack Review
- Blades of Khorne Faction Pack Review
- Ironjawz Faction Pack Review
- Kruleboyz Faction Pack Review
- Idoneth Deepkin Faction Pack Review
What do you think of the October 2026 Age of Sigmar points updates, and did your army come out ahead?
