If you are looking to score the new Piety & Pain box or any new releases this week, crazy allocations from GW are back…
If you want to support your local store, you better get in line early! We had hoped with the slowdown in releases moving to every 3-4 weeks that it would free up more stock, but they are almost as bad as ever…
One thing is for sure, for many releases in a row, stores are not getting nearly enough stock.
For now, 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…
Piety & Pain Battle Box
This fantastic set includes two armies – Adepta Sororitas and Drukhari – alongside a 32-page campaign book packed with datasheets, missions, Crusade rules, and Theatre of War rules for urban arenas. There’s also the story behind the campaign, as Lelith Hesperax murders her way through Battle Sisters, which you can find out more about in our suitably grisly preview.
We’ve known the contents for a while now and even got a glimpse into some of the rules which you can check out here.
The Drukhari force is a swift Wych Cult warband led by the legendary duellist Lelith Hesperax. The stunning new plastic model of this beloved character is joined by ten Wyches, five winged Scourges, and a Venom.
Lelith’s updated model is in this set and she looks fantastic, if previous boxes are anything to go off of this will be the only way to get her for quite some time.
The Adepta Sororitas army includes five heavy-weapon toting Retributors with a pair of Armorium Cherubs, a heavily armoured Immolator, and a Palatine – a new hero with head and weapons options.
These Sisters of Battle are also getting their own new model in the Palatine, while she isn’t as exciting as a named character, she will most likely also be a timed exclusive for this box for a while.
Drukhari 9th Edition 40k Codex
This book lets you use your collection of Kabals, Wych Cults, and Haemonculus Covens in realspace raids across tabletops everywhere. It has everything you’d expect from a codex – datasheets for the entire Drukhari range, extensive background, gorgeous art, army-wide abilities, a miniatures showcase, and, of course, bespoke Crusade rules for your xenos raiders. It’s simply a must-have for any fan of the Drukhari – and it includes a code to unlock all the rules from the book in Warhammer 40,000: The App.
The newest codex will be great for anyone thinking about trying them out or already has an army made from previous editions. The added bonus of getting a copy for the warhammer app is nice, but using a physical book is always good too.
Drukhari 9th Edition 40k Codex (Collectors Edition)
Just like most releases, there will be a limited edition collectors version if you want to show off your devotion. They are always heavily limited though, so get it fast if you want it.
If you want to check out all the new Dark Eldar rules teasers we have seen already, we got you covered in this article here.
Drukhari Combat Patrol
This boxed set contains 18 plastic models, making up a force that’s perfect as an army for Combat Patrol-sized games or the start of a Crusade force. Top tip: adding the Drukhari half of Piety and Pain would be an awesome move. Combat Patrol: Drukhari is themed around the Kabals, with an Archon leading 10 Kabalite Warriors and five Incubi into battle. Every raid needs speed and firepower, and that’s where the Raider and Ravager come in.
This Combat Patrol is great, containing great models that the Drukhari are known for. Not to mention two vehicles to add to the carnage.
Drukhari Datacards
Datacards are a great option to help speed up the first games as you learn new rules, preventing you from flipping through pages and instead just using some small cards that you can separate for your game.
Drukhari Dice
Dice offer another way to pronounce your loyalty to the Drukhari.
Act 1: Book Of Rust – War Zone Charadon
As well as the epic narrative, the book includes three codex supplements for the forge world Metalica, Imperial Knights House Raven, and the Drukhari Cult of Strife. There are also three Armies of Renown, forces which trade off restrictions in unit choices for additional benefits, including new Warlord Traits, Relics, Stratagems, and even Psychic Powers. The book includes Armies of Renown for the Adeptus Mechanicus, Death Guard, and Imperial Knights.
War Zone Charadon provides a brand new narrative option for anyone who is more interesting in the fluff side of 40k. There are also several pages of new rules for the featured factions so it may be worth checking out for that.
Act 1: Book Of Rust – War Zone Charadon (Collectors Edition)
Just like the codex, you can get a limited collectors edition of the book if you want, just make sure you grab one before they are gone.
Designed to work with the rules in The Book of Rust, this expansion includes 24 Crusade missions – six for each game size – along with rules for playing Plague Purge Crusades and a suite of Agendas, Requisitions, and Stratagems. It also includes the basic rules for Warhammer 40,000, making it a handy reference guide while you play.
Lots of content headed our way in the new few weeks, question is will there be any value in it, or is it yet more paywall locked 40k 9th Edition rules?
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Crazy Allocations Back Again from GW
Allocations:
- 4 Piety & Pain boxes
- 5 Combat Patrol boxes
- 10 Drukhari dice sets
- 15 Chardon Book of Rust / Mission Book
- 30 of Drukhari Codex
If you want any of the items above, and plan on getting them from your store, get there on day one. Four or five of anything usually doesn’t last long and we doubt any of the stores will have trouble selling out of their allocated boxes, especially the new bigger sets.
Piety & Pain has garnered a lot of attention and with both Dark Eldar and Sisters players benefiting from the box, four should go in no time.
This is also one of the best Combat Patrols they have made yet. So, that means 5 could be bought in the first couple of hours a store opens.
One upside however is that there larger limits on the books at least!
Possible Paywall
Now, this is not even mentioning the Paywall for new rules inside the Book of Rust. It is going to run $60! That means if you just bought the DG book for $50, you’ll be paying $110 for just rules in a couple of months. That’s just a feels bad on top of the allocations. Let’s just hope the Cult of Strife rules are not also hidden behind a paywall as well, it would really suck to pay $110 for rules in one week…
Unfortunately, it looks like the slowdown hasn’t done much to help them get stock numbers back up. Looks like we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with the online side of things.
Because of this, stores here in the states aren’t getting very much of anything!
What do you think about the small allocations to stores for GW new releases? Will you be picking any of these releases up?
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
