Bad news for this weekend’s new Belakor release as supply will surely outpace demand with these puny allocation numbers…
If you want to support your local store, you better get in line early! GW has been fairly stingy with the new releases for some time now, either due to COVID complications or just a rumored business strategy that shuffles the majority of available products to their webstore so they keep all the profits.
It’s kind of hard to tell anymore. While we knew there would be allocations, we didn’t expect it to be quite so severe.
Bad News for the New Be’lakor Release
First, though, let’s check out what goes on pre-order this week, and then take a look at how many of each will be available, and round it up with our thoughts on the matter…
Be’lakor, the Dark Master
Ancient even when the world-that-was was whole, aeons of scheming and subtle preparation are about to bear fruit as Be’lakor makes a power play of realm-shaking proportions in a bid to replace his hated rival Archaon in the esteem of his divine masters.
Be’lakor is a pretty important character in lore, being the first Daemon Prince and all. Unfortunately, he has been on the back burner, but no longer! In Age of Sigmar, he is stepping straight into the limelight.
But that’s not all, he is also coming to 40k with some extra bit options. Making him even more valuable, and likely to be picked up even faster.
Broken Realms: Be’lakor (HB)
Broken Realms: Be’lakor tells the story of his grand plan unleashed upon the realms of Order, following an unlikely alliance and the catastrophic after-effects of a mighty magical explosion. Not only will you be able to read all about Be’lakor at the moment of his greatest work, but also forces of the Seraphon, Stormcast Eternals, and Nighthaunt as they react to the Daemon Prince’s machinations.
The Broken Realms books serve as a vehicle to move the AoS storyline forward while focusing on key characters. This will bring in new lore and some implications regarding the mortal realms. Not to mention new rules.
Atra’zan’s Blazing Calvacade
Three new bundle boxes warscrolls will have rules and implications inside Broken Realms Be’lakor, and may save you a few dollars as well!
Atra’zan the Immolator leads a horde of pyromaniac Horrors against Tzeentch’s foes.
The Celestial Stamped
Starwarden Iq-to presses his Celestial Stampede into battle at the behest of his slann masters.
The Sorrowmourn Choir
Lady Olynder and her personal guard, the Sorrowmourn Choir, are getting involved in mysterious circumstances to prey upon Sigmar’s faithful
Drungon’s Aether Runners
The duardin of Barak-Zilfin are on hand, led by Drongon Humboldsson and his Aether-runners to turn the tide when the night seems darkest
So How Many New Releases Are Stores Getting?
The quick answer is not many, and it’s a bit worse than what was anticipated. Check out the numbers according to the retailers we polled this week:
- Be’lakor: 2 per store
- Broken Realms Book: 3 per store
- All bundle boxes: 1 per store
If you want any of the items above, and plan on getting them from your store, get there on day one. Two of anything usually won’t last long, much less one. With all the hype built up for Be’lakor, this is just such a tiny number. We could easily see bigger stores selling ten or more of them, but at this point, it is what it is.
Just get there early and try to support your store when you can!
Looks like we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with the online side of things. But if these numbers are a good indication (which they usually are) you better plan on ordering online ASAP as well. We’ll be surprised if Be’lakor stays around on the website for more than a couple of hours.
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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.
