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Warhammer Community’s Big Summer Preview unveils new Starter Sets for Warhammer 40,000 (Space Marines vs. Orks), beginner-friendly Getting Started and Introductory boxes, plus faction paints and ready-painted terrain kits like Combat Patrol: Battlezone and Armageddon terrain with a Battle Mat, all aimed at helping newcomers dive in quickly and giving veterans new table options—more details coming soon.
Hive Death Mire on Armageddon Prime starts a three‑week global Warhammer 40,000 campaign where players report weekly battle results online (any faction allowed, but victories must be for Orks or Space Marines). You can join via My Warhammer online or at local Warhammer stores for a fourth location (Gallows Spaceport). Weekly results determine the fate of the hive, with a final lore update and a new detachment for the winning side, plus a draw to win 40 x 1,000‑point Space Marines or Orks armies. Terms apply.
Warhammer Community’s Sunday Preview outlines next week’s pre-orders for Warhammer 40,000’s 11th edition, including the Armageddon box, a portable Core Rules book, Combat Patrol Companion, Terrain Area Set, and the Chapter Approved Mission Deck 2026–27, plus the Dominatus narrative deck and Armageddon: Season of Fire Black Library edition, with Warhammer+ content and updated downloads rolling out this week.
Warhammer TV drops three new episodes this week to align with the 11th edition pre-orders: How We Roll covers Detachments and Missions and terrain focus, Loremasters: Operation Imperator follows a Space Marine counterattack on Armageddon, and Warhammer Colour Masterclass teaches painting Ork Boyz; the update also expands Warhammer Vault with White Dwarf 519 and highlights Warhammer+ subscriber perks.
Warhammer Community launches a Global Battle event for Warhammer 40,000 to decide the fate of Armageddon's Hive Death Mire. Running 22 June–13 July, players submit online results using the new edition rules to determine the fate of three Hive locations (a fourth location is decided by local stores). Weekly faction reveals reward the winning side, and the overall victors unlock a new detachment plus a chance to win one of 40 1,000-point Space Marines or Orks armies. A free MyWarhammer login is required to submit results; Armageddon boxed set pre-orders include an invitation to join The Siege of Death Mire.
Warhammer Community reveals five Ork characters in the Armageddon boxed set—Warboss, Bigboss, Bannernob, Painboy, and Weirdboy—each bringing a unique role to the fight (leadership, crowd-cleaving, Waaagh energy, battlefield medicine, and destructive power) as part of the new Warhammer 40,000 Armageddon rules.
An illustrated history of the Space Marines’ Land Speeder, tracing its arc from the 1988 original through armor upgrades, the Tornado and Typhoon variants, the 2009 Storm, Ravenwing versions, and the 2020 Storm Speeder, finishing with the return of a combined-armament Land Speeder in the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon boxed set.
Warhammer Community previews the Big Mek Dakkarig for the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon launch box. The ambulatory war engine debuts with datacard rules and features a Dakkablitz ability that nearly doubles its fire rate against smaller targets, making it a tough, high-firepower Walker that works well with Dread Mob detachments and can serve as a Warlord; the piece also teases a Space Marines Land Speeder reveal in a follow-up preview.
Warhammer 40,000's 11th edition launches with the Armageddon box as the headline release, and a broader wave of products follows: Combat Patrol Companion (a lore-rich beginner guide), Terrain Area Set (16 double-sided templates for standardized terrain), plus standalone releases of the Core Rulebook, Chapter Approved Mission Deck, and Dominatus Deck (with a variant Ultramarines cover). All items will be available to pre-order just after Armageddon to help players dive into the new edition.
Warhammer Community unveils Operation Imperator, a coordinated Space Marine campaign to break Ghazghkull’s siege of Armageddon. After Commissar Yarrick’s breakout from Hive Volcanus, an Imperial distress call draws in chapters like Ultramarines (Marneus Calgar) and forces from the Indomitus Crusade, including Salamanders, Black Templars, Space Wolves, and Blood Angels, among others. The plan features theatre badges (Infernus, Deadlands, Acheron, Volcanus) and dedicated campaign symbols, with the Operation Imperator book included in the Armageddon launch box detailing major war zones and forces. The Imperium must lift Armageddon’s industrial and symbolic significance even as Ork Waaagh! altars grow louder.
Warhammer Community reveals Armageddon: Season of Fire, a new Black Library novel by Jude Reid that explores a pivotal Armageddon battle from three perspectives—Astra Militarum, Adepta Sororitas, and Space Marines—as Hive Tartarus fights to hold back an Ork invasion; the piece also includes an exclusive interview about writing the tie‑in for a new edition and how the Orks are depicted as monsters with cunning.
Warhammer Community unveils the full Armageddon boxed set, showcasing new Space Marines—Captain with Relic Shield, Librarian, Chaplain with Jump Pack, Vanguard Veterans, Ancients, Intercessor Squad, Eradicator Squad, and Land Speeder. The article explains their gear and roles on the battlefield, notes that all miniatures are push-fit and chapter-flexible, and highlights armaments, banners, and paint schemes that link to multiple Chapters such as Ultramarines, Salamanders, and White Scars. It also references Operation Imperator and directs readers to the full unboxing video and related Armageddon content.
Warhammer Community dives into the Armageddon launch set’s Ork line, walking through the Warboss, Big Boss, Bannernob, Painboy, Weirdboy, 20 Boyz, 10 Gretchin, Wartrakk, and Big Mek Dakkarig. The article emphasizes push-fit minis with no clan markings for easy customization, notes features like a Waaagh! banner and interchangeable parts, and showcases painted examples (Bad Moons, Evil Sunz, Deathskulls). It also previews the Space Marines half of the launch box and teases forthcoming coverage of Dakkarig’s rules and the full unboxing video.
The Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon boxed set includes a 114-page lore book called Operation Imperator, delivering the latest Armageddon campaign details separate from the game rules. It covers major Space Marine Chapters (Blood Angels, Salamanders, Crimson Fists, Ultramarines, Black Templars, White Scars) and Ork clans (Goffs, Evil Sunz, Deathskulls, Bad Moons, Snakebites, Blood Axes), plus key heroes like Commissar Yarrick, Ghazghkull Thraka, and Marneus Calgar. The book outlines the Armageddon war zones, lists involved forces, and is packed with maps and new artwork. Operation Imperator is a first-wave, lore-focused volume that will be sold only with the Armageddon boxed set, with rest of the box contents released separately later.
Warhammer Community will stream the contents of the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon boxed set on May 1, 2026 (7pm BST), revealing new miniatures such as an Ork Boy, Intercessor, Boss Nob, Vanguard Veteran, Weirdboy, and a Chaplain with Jump Pack; the full box is shown through live YouTube and Twitch coverage, with detailed images on Warhammer Community, and the event kicks off Grot Week.