GW announced new Orks and Adeptus Custodes releases for updated codex books, Combat Patrols, and Battleforces that are hitting pre-order!
One of the most exciting aspects of Warhammer 40k is the constant release of new models, codexes, and rules, which keeps the game updated and dynamic. So there’s good news this week for hobbyists who want to expand their Warhammer collection by adding unique models.
New 40k Orks, Adeptus Custodes Codex, Battleforces, Combat Patrols Pre-Order
New Warhammer 40k releases were announced for pre-order, including updated codexes, combat patrols, and battleforces for the Orks and Custodes in 10th Edition. Here is the product lineup that will be available to pre-order with your favorite retailers on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, around 1 p.m. EST here in the States.
Codex: Orks
The definitive document for playing Orks in 10th edition arrives in two flavours – regular and the Collectors Edition. Either volume contains the comprehensive rules, background, and painting guides you expect from a Codex, as well as a code to activate your copy on the Warhammer 40,000 app. The Collectors Edition is strictly limited in number, and arrives with unique artwork, a ribbon bookmark, and green foil accents.
As for the rules, there are 51 Datasheets, six complete Detachments, new Crusade tools to launch a galaxy-shaking Waaagh!, and a Combat Patrol in the form of Morgrim’s Butchas – an ornery gaggle of Beast Snagga Boyz.
Get all the new Ork rules in this extensive new codex featuring their large roster and faction rules.
Battleforce: Stompa Boyz
There’s a new Ork Big Mek – and this box is the first place you can get him. He’s accompanied by a full army: 10 Ork Boyz, 10 Loota Boyz (who can be built as Burna Boyz), a Trukk, and a Stompa. This is a truly mighty force to be reckoned with, and the Big Mek can lead either the Boyz or the Lootaz. He has two head options, and weapon options including a kustom mega-blasta, a traktor blasta, a power klaw, and a drilla.
The greatly revered Stompa finds itself in this Battleforce, which already makes it a banger!
Be sure to check out our pricing and value breakdown here for this box to see if it’s worth your hobby dollars.
Combat Patrol: Orks
Known as Morgrim’s Butchas, this mob of angry Beast Snagga Orks are clearly disappointed by the dearth of big monsters and vehicles in Combat Patrol and are taking out their frustration on everyone else. You get a hulking Beastboss flanked by 20 Beast Snagga Boyz and backed up by four Squighog Boyz, making this a hard-hitting Combat Patrol with lots of big charge energy.
If you like the somewhat recent addition of the Beast Snaggas, then this patrol is a great option bringing a selection of them to you!
Ork Datasheets and Dice
Get Waaagh! [your name here] up and running with two crucial player aids: the Orks dice and datasheet cards. The Dice Pack contains 16 six-sided dice cast in swirled green plastic with white pips, while the datasheet cards collect all of the unit and Detachment rules you need into 55 quick-reference cards.
Keep track of your rules easier or show off your devotion with these two options.
Codex: Adeptus Custodes
Take the Ten Thousand out for a spin with Codex: Adeptus Custodes, the essential companion for collecting, painting, and playing an entire army of the Emperor’s personal bodyguards. Inside you’ll find extensive background lore on this force of demigod champions and their psychic blank compatriots, alongside four thematic Detachments, 18 datasheets covering the primary fighting force of the Adeptus Custodes, and ample Crusade content for taking your Talons of the Emperor on a narrative campaign.
This captivating book will also be available as an awesome Collectors Edition with a suitably gilded soft-touch cover, though like the Adeptus Custodes themselves it’s strictly limited in number – so don’t miss your chance to scoop one up.
Get all your new rules in their brand-new codex.
Battleforce: Auric Champions
The brand new Shield Captain leads an overwhelming force of Custodians in the Auric Champions battleforce. The Captain comes with two head options and wields a powerful pyrithite spear, while his bodyguard comprises five Wardens, six Allarus Terminators, and six Vertus Praetors mounted on fearsome jetbikes.
Battleforces are the de facto cheapest way to start building a new army (other than secondhand). When the army has a smaller unit pool, and most of them are decent, it’s hard to go wrong with this spread of models.
Again, be sure to check out our pricing and value breakdown for this box here to see if it’s worth your hobby dollars.
Combat Patrol: Adeptus Custodes
Wield the golden sword of the Emperor in smaller-scale Warhammer 40,000 games with Combat Patrol: Adeptus Custodes, which also makes for a great start to a larger army. The patrol is led by a charging Blade Champion, who can assemble his force from five Custodian Guard and a choice between three Allarus Terminators or three Wardens – you’ll get all of the miniatures in the box, but they’re just too powerful to take the whole lot into a single game of Combat Patrol!
For a slightly smaller option, this is still a good chunk of an army and with a selection of very playable miniatures, too!
Adeptus Custodes Datasheets and Dice
Complete your Custodian collection with handy dice and datasheet cards, decked out in the shining gold the Ten Thousand are known for. The pack of 16 dice are cast in swirled gold plastic with bright red pips and the faction logo on the six.
Keep track of your rules easier or show off your devotion with these two options.
Whether you’re a fan of the green-skinned Orks or the shining Adeptus Custodes, these new pre-order releases are sure to add excitement to your Warhammer 40k collection. With updated Codexes, Combat Patrols, and Battleforces, hobbyists have a wide range of options to choose from this week!
What do you think of all the new releases hitting pre-order this week?
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