Warhammer Plus Unlocks Arkanaut Episode 2 and Drybrush-Only Painting Challenge

Key points

• The second episode of the animated series Arkanaut, titled 'Endrinfall,' is scheduled for release on Friday, October 23, 2026, following the premiere of the first episode on October 16.
• A new episode of the lore series Loremasters, titled 'The Devastation of Tallarn,' is available immediately, detailing the Horus Heresy conflict on the planet Tallarn and its significant tank battles.
• The painting competition Ultimate Paint-Off returns on Thursday with a 'Drybrushes Only' challenge, requiring participants to paint a Chaos Dragon using only new Warhammer Tone Pro dry brushes.
• The competitive gaming series Tale of Four Gamers releases a new episode on Wednesday, focusing on 1,000-point Incursion-sized games and strategic army list discussions.
• The original soundtrack for the Horus Heresy animation Kill Lupercal becomes available on Friday, joining a library of soundtracks from other Warhammer TV animations.

Background

Warhammer Plus is a subscription service from Games Workshop that provides access to over 700 episodes of gaming shows, hobby guides, and animations. The service also offers expanded features for Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar apps, access to lore books, and subscriber-only physical items like miniatures and the Warhammer Yearbook. The Arkanaut series premiered its first episode, 'Meet the Therodoson,' on October 16, 2026, as part of a broader autumn content push that included new animations and product previews.

Why it matters

This content release reinforces Games Workshop’s strategy of using subscription-based digital media to drive engagement with its tabletop gaming and hobby ecosystems. By releasing high-production animations like Arkanaut and interactive challenges like the drybrush-only painting competition, the company aims to retain subscribers and promote new product lines, such as the Warhammer Tone Pro paint range, which becomes available in stores on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

What to watch

Subscribers should expect the release of Arkanaut Episode 2 on Friday, October 23, 2026, along with the Kill Lupercal soundtrack. The Warhammer Tone Pro paint range is scheduled for in-store availability on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Future updates may include further episodes of the Tale of Four Gamers series and additional lore content from the Loremasters series.