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Warhammer previews the Legion of the Damned’s return as a Kill Team in the Armageddon boxed set, pitting spectral Space Marines against elite Ork Nobz amid wrecked terrain, with datacards and background lore, and rules that let the Legion grow more powerful as turning points progress.
Warhammer Community previews a busy week for Space Marines, led by the Codex: Space Marines and a slate of Armageddon standalone kits, with updated kits for Captain on Bike, Outrider, Vanguard Veteran Squad, Intercessor Squad and Kaius Konorius. The release also includes standalone Armageddon kits, plus regular, collector’s, and limited Codex editions and a Command Pack with 94 reference cards and 24 tokens, plus premium dice. Black Library titles Helbrecht: Sin of Hope, Master of Rites, and Dawn of Fire: Crusade of Vengeance are on the way, and Warhammer TV coverage will showcase Space Marines with new detachment previews and hobby tips ahead of pre-orders.
Warhammer Community previews a big pre-order week: Codex: Orks for the first edition of the new Warhammer 40,000 rules with 15 detachments, expanded Waaagh! and 50+ datasheets, plus an app-update code and a Collector’s Edition. Alongside are Armageddon Ork solo releases (including Big Mek Dakkarig), plus new Warboss, Mek, Boyz, Warbikers, Trukk and the 94-card Ork Command Pack with tokens and dice. Nazdreg has regional delays; Made to Order Skaven and Middle-earth elves and dwarves return, and Black Library titles such as Deathwatch Special Edition, Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!, and Bjorn: The Fell-Handed, plus Demolisher and Warlord of Warlords are highlighted, with daily codex dives teased ahead of the Orks’ release.
White Dwarf issue 527 previews the new Warhammer 40,000 edition, bridging Armageddon events with fresh lore, introduces Space Marines and Orks, and includes a 16-page designer’s commentary on terrain objectives, missions, and movement, plus an Orks vs Blood Angels battle report. It also adds Warhammer Quest: Darkwater rules for the Jade Abbey, offers hobby tips and painting guides, and features a five-part Skaven fiction arc; the issue goes up for pre-order on August 8 with a 12-month subscription option.
The three-week Siege of Death Mire campaign ends in a stalemate, with Ork forces pushing to win Hive Heart and overrunning Gallows Spaceport, while Imperial defenders hold elsewhere. The result is a draw, but both sides receive new detachments to commemorate their efforts (Orks: Equatorial Hordes; Space Marines: Vengeful Hosts) ahead of the next edition of Warhammer 40,000.
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.