GW revealed the new 40k Piety & Pain box set featuring Sisters of Battle and Drukhari complete with two new character models!
It’s time for another online GW Preview for all things Warhammer! Here are the latest reveals from the special Christmas preview on Warhammer Community!
Old Rumors and Engines Coming To The Surface
After the past previews on the Indomitus/9th Edition launch day, there was a “mystery model” that fit the bill for Lelith Hesperax.
We’ll admit, the dagger threw us off when we first saw it. Nothing about it screamed Dark Eldar, although we did take a shot in the dark guessing it could be for some Wyches.
However, we called a new Lelith months ago once we saw these strands of hair with barbs in them. Being the only girl crazy enough to weaponized her hair, this was a dead giveaway.
For a better angle, you can see a striking similarity between Lelith’s current model’s daggers and the one in the rumor engine from above. As for the hair, you can see some long flowing strands with barbs tied in, and the symbol on her bracer was a dead giveaway too that Xenos was getting new models soon.
As for the Palatine, we saw her entire model and even some rules previously.
This senior Sororitas is an experienced battlefield commander, equally at home fighting alongside her Order’s Canoness or taking charge in her absence. In addition to offering the Adepta Sororitas a dedicated ‘fighty’ character, the Palatine’s zealous presence will bolster her Battle Sisters thanks to her Fury of the Righteous ability.
Giving a buff to your units is never a bad thing! And with the rerolls of hits, plus her you can really up the efficacy of certain units. But with some rules already made for her, the Sisters could be one of the earlier armies we see a codex for.
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Piety & Pain Box Set
Both of the characters are coming in the new Piety and Pain Boxset. There isn’t a release date or time frame, however, it’s confirmed and we know it is definitely coming at some point in 2021.
We also get a peek at the contents of the box. There looks to be a combat patrol’s worth of models for each side even including transports for each army.
Looks like our predictions were right! We will be getting a new Lilith model within the boxset leading the Drukhari forces.
The undisputed queen of the Wyches is reimagined in plastic for the first time, deadlier and more dynamic than ever.
This model is extremely dynamic compared to the old model. instead of standing on her base, she leaping off of it ready to strike!
While we already saw the full Palatine model earlier, GW does confirm her placement in the new boxset facing off against Lilith. This poor unnamed character might not stand much of a chance lore-wise, but anything is possible with faith!
Do you remember the previews from earlier this year? Did you think these models would release together like this? Are you going to pick up the boxset in 2021?
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