HUGE rumors for 9th and 10th Warhammer 40k edition new releases, including the next 40k Primarch, Leagues of Votann, Tyranids, Space Marines, and more!
There has been a decent amount of rumors about 10th edition Warhammer 40k that supposedly will drop next summer (in 2023).
That being said, these are all rumors, but a lot of them, given Games Workshop’s previous track record, make sense… but take them with as much salt as you need!
Keep reading for more on the likelihood of 10th edition Warhammer 40k soon, and rumors about the rest of 9th and 10th Edition Warhammer 40k edition new releases, including the next potential 40k Primarch, Leagues of Votann, Tyranids, Space Marines, and more!
RUMORS: 10th Edition 40k Rules Reset & Epic Returns
The latest Chapter Master Valrak rumors on YouTube and B&C (edited for grammar) seem to indicate not only the return of 10th Edition 40k that pretty much everyone suspects but also provide a few scant details.
10th is apparently coming next year, and they will be resetting it, everything going back to indexes as we got with 8th Edition. Take it with all the salt you can consume.
Also, EPIC is coming back for the Horus Heresy, apparently.
Indexes were what Games Workshop used back when they reset the 40k rules set to 8th Edition back in 2017, with the promise of fewer books needed and only eight pages of core rules.
Each index featured rules for either the Imperium, Xenos, or Chaos factions as a quickstart way to get players up and running with the new 8th Edition 40k rules mechanics before each codex came out.
While the promise of fewer rules needed to play was a great idea then, it didn’t even stand up to the first major event of the 8th edition, with GW having to hot-fix scoring flyers after the 2017 ATCs spammed so many.
Unfortunately, the rules bloat mushroomed from there, unfortunately to what we have today with tons of supplement microtransactions and a Warhammer 40k army builder App that has never quite lived up to everyone’s expectations.
On the Epic 40k side of things, it seems like releases have slowed for both Adeptus Titanicus and Aeronautica Imperialis, so perhaps re-releasing Epic (small-scale games of 40k) would be a great way for Games Workshop to recycle these models in the new 1/4 scale to be used together with perhaps some unseen similarly scaled 40k models.
Here’s a great look at the differences in scale from the old 1990s epic scale, the new AI, and the current 40k sizes. The plastic AI Thunderhawk is a perfect 4″ long, exactly 1/4 the size of the Forge World one! The same goes for the Titans in Adeptus Titianicus compared to Warhammer 40k.
So the stage may be set for TWO new versions of Warhammer 40k, and regardless of which of these systems you want more, these are spicy rumors for sure.
Is 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Really Coming in 2023?
GW has kept to a 3-year cycle for new editions as of late (since 2014 for Warhammer 40k specifically). Now with how many books are already out, there is a chance near the middle of 2023, we could easily 10th edition Warhammer 40k drop. However, the most likely thing to signal the close of 9th edition Warhammer will be the release of more new Space Marines books and releases this fall.
Here is how they released in 8th edition before we went to 9th as an example of what may be in store for us later on in 2022…
- Space Marines (2nd Edition) August 2019
- Ultramarines (Space Marines) August 2019
- White Scars (Space Marines) August 2019
- Iron Hands (Space Marines) September 2019
- Ravenguard (Space Marines) September 2019
- Imperial Fists (Space Marines) October 2019
- Salamanders (Space Marines) October 2019
The biggest clue we have to the release date of the World Eaters Codex and new miniatures is comparing the Death Guard release of 2017 and the Necron release of 2020. Both of which were fully released later in the fall of 2017 and 2020 respectively.
There is also a good chance Games Workshop will release the World Eaters similar to the sisters, with an Army box release followed months later by separate stand-alone waves of releases. If that is the case, we could also see them in the fall of 2023 as well.
So either way, it looks like the World Eaters may just be the hot new release of 10th Edition 40k in 2023, with Space Marines being the fall release.
We’ll have more to come from Angron and his World Eaters over the coming months…
However, new rumors (and GW’s article) suggest that may not be the case, or perhaps support that assumption with a delayed-release schedule…
RUMORS: New Releases Will Fall Into 9th & 10th Editions of 40k
These are the latest rumors from Reddit. Some of them line up with previous rumors, and some don’t.
This is a burner acc.
The next codex is Votann.
Then Kill Team – set on a space hulk, it’s new kasrkin vs Genestealers (old kit with upgrade sprew)
Then guard codex.
Then world eaters with Angron.
After that we are getting space marine 2.0 with chapter supplements (no new chapter specific models) in 2023. This launch will be with Primaris “terminators” (gravis marines with classic load outs and a take on the classic helmets), missile Primaris devastator (not their name) squad, and melee oriented dreadnought.
The launch of 10th will be nids with a range refresh like the necrons saw. Opposite them in the launch box will be generic space marines with jump pack assault troops and a jump captain (there is likely more units in the box)
A New Warhammer 40k Primarch:
Current Forge World Model For Lion El’Jonson
The confusion is that the generic marines are painted as blood angels as they’re going to poster boy the launch, along with Dark Angels and both will see large Primaris centric updates (including a lion model). It’s going to be a launch focussed in imperium nihilus with “angels of death” codex nostalgia
Edit: typo
Edit 2: Obviously I know Demons exist, I just personally haven’t seen anything specific about their release. They’ll probably be out before space marine 2.0
We know the loyalists are outgunned on the primarch side of things, but it looks like the Lion may return to Warhammer 40k according to these rumors.
However, with all the recent previews for Leagues of Votann, we could easily see them being next. Kasrkin vs. Genestealers could also make sense for Kill Team as we have already seen the new Kasrkin minis. So, once that comes out, it also makes sense for Guard to get a codex.
Once you go past that, GW put out a ton of Space Marines right before 9th, so that all looks good so far (and we’ve seen rumor engines for that type of Space Marine which you can see here). Then, Tyranids do really need a big update model-wise, and since they didn’t get one in 9th it could make perfect sense for 10th.
They said they don’t know when daemons will come, but it will most likely just be a small release somewhere along the line.
RUMORS: 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Starter Set & New Releases
New rumors for 10th Edition 40k were spotted on Reddit that seem to both confirm and deny previous rumors for Space Marines, World Eaters and more…
Burner account
Space Marines 2.0 codex in 2023
– adds jump assault infantry in a shadowspear style release with World Eaters
– “primaris” terminators held back for 10th edition
10th Ed starters feature Blood Angels and Tyranids:
– new “primaris” terminators; jump death company; captain; sanguinary priest
– broodlord, new genestealers, macrofex, hypergants, zoanthrope HQ
Blood Angels faction release:
– Sanguinor (Primarch / avatar of sanguinius), lots of cherubs
– Dante (model has been ready since 2019)
– Death Company chaplain
– Furioso Redemptor
– Sanguinary guard
– Upgrade sprue
Tyranids:
– Macrofex
– Old One Eye (macrofex size)
– Hypergant swarms (105mm base)
– New genestealers
– New hormaguants
The big takeaway is that a major Space Marines release may have been pushed back to early 2023 from previous rumors fall of 2022.
Perhaps the smaller chapter supplements could release first in the fall to drum up hype, then the main 2.0 book could drop along with the rumored new model releases we have seen some images for already.
A new starter pitting Blood Angels vs. Tyranids again like the 2014 shield of Baal Deathstorm set (25 miniatures for $125) would be pretty cool to see. We’re sure Tyranids players would also gobble up new Genestealer models.
However, we have plenty of other things on the way for World Eaters as well, but most notably, a plastic Angron! Either way, all these new rumors point to 10th edition Warhammer 40k and potentially new Space Marines dropping soon.
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!
- New Primaris Space Marines 40k Rules & Minis
- Imperial Guard Rules & Rumors
- New Chaos Space Marines Rules & Rumors
- New 40k Squats Leagues of Votann Army
- Tyranids 40k Rules & Models Rumors
All the Newest GW Model & Rules Previews
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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.
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