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Necromunda’s new edition launches with a Core Set, refreshed gangs, and new terrain, plus Gang Books, Core Rulebook, gang tactics and campaign cards, Underhive Crews, Zone Mortalis pipes, and status markers. Black Library titles The Wicked and the Warped and The Infinite and the Divine are returning in print; pre-orders are live.
Warhammer Community outlines a wave of next-week previews: a full Ogor Mawtribes Army Set for Age of Sigmar with new minis and 52 warscroll cards; fresh Titan weapons for Legions Imperialis; Made to Order Middle-earth miniatures returning; a limited Mephiston: The Box Set from Black Library; and Warhammer World’s Book of Dioramas, plus weekly Warhammer TV features and two upcoming reveals, with regional delays noted for Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Warhammer Community outlines new Warhammer 40,000 starter sets and beginner bundles to ease newcomers into building, painting, and playing, including the Starter Set with 46 miniatures (Space Marines vs Orks), terrain, boards, the Core Rulebook, and beginner handbook; an Introductory Set with 12 miniatures, playmat and paints; Intercessors + Paints; Orks + Paints; Paints + Tools; Getting Started with Space Marines; Getting Started with Orks; plus Black Library titles Ghosts of Cadia Special Edition, Longshot, The Devastation of Baal, and Lords of Blood omnibus, all available to pre-order.
Warhammer Community’s Saturday pre-orders drop covers Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, and Black Library, led by Ciaphas Cain (with Jurgen) and a host of new boxes: Hippogriff AFV, Centaur RSV, Astra Militarum Battleforces, Necron Host, Chaos Space Marines Warband, Tyranid Swarm, The Horus Heresy Maximus Battle Group, Whirlwind Missile Tank, Zone Mortalis, plus illustrated editions and special releases (For the Emperor, The Sabbat Worlds Crusade, Rynn’s World Special Edition, Hive: Part One in French/German, Ciaphas Cain: Vainglorious, Defender of the Imperium). Most items are limited-stock or region-delayed (Korea).
Warhammer Community looks ahead to a busy release week: boxed Battleforces for Warhammer 40,000 (Tyranids, Chaos Space Marines, Necron, Astra Militarum) plus new vehicles (Centaur RSV and Hippogriff AFV), a Horus Heresy Maximus Battle Group box, Whirlwind Missile Tank, Journal Tactica: Zone Mortalis, and a raft of Black Library editions and paperbacks. The piece also highlights Warhammer TV programming, a forthcoming Warhammer Preview event, and the start of the Battle for Hive Death Mire campaign, noting that Ciaphas Cain and four 40k Battleforces are delayed in South Korea.
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.
Two new Space Marines tanks—the Falchion Super-Heavy Tank Destroyer and Spartan Prometheus Assault Tank—join this Saturday’s Horus Heresy pre-orders, each with customizable weapon options, and Black Library is publishing Eisenhorn: The Omnibus (with a French eBook release announced for June 2026).
Ciaphas Cain and Ferik Jurgen are getting official plastic miniatures for Warhammer 40,000, with Cain posed heroically and Jurgen in Valhallan garb; the set can be built as two figures separately or on a larger base for a diorama. The release is paired with an illustrated and annotated edition of For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell; pre-orders will be announced soon, and Cain’s latest adventures can be followed in Vainglorious.
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 launches the Black Library app, unifying ebooks and audiobooks in one place and enabling purchases to transfer from BlackLibrary.com by August 31; it includes an eReader and audiobook player, supports linking your MyWarhammer account (iOS/Android/Web), and offers 2,000+ titles (English, with French/German where available) with in‑app purchases. Early testers who use the app before 10:00 UK time on April 20 can claim eight free stories: Avenging Son, Mark of Faith, Sanguinius: The Great Angel, Dominion, Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology, Darkoath, The Return of Nagash, and Realmslayer: The Gotrek Gurnisson audio drama. Download from Google Play and the Apple Store; video guides and customer support help with linking accounts.
Black Library Celebration 2026 unveils new Horus Rising hardback (and Premium Edition) plus a broad slate of fiction across Orks, Dwarfs, Necrons, and more with multiple language editions and digital formats; the Blood Bowl line introduces the High Elf Caledor Dragons team along with Spike! Journal issue, terrain and accessories, plus related rulebooks and app content. The event also highlights reprints, illustrated editions, and the free paperback Black Library Celebration anthology in stores while stocks last, with ongoing Warhammer+ features and painting content.
Warhammer Community unveils Saturday pre-orders tied to The Maelstrom: Lair of the Tyrant—headlined by Huron Blackheart and the Red Corsairs—with a narrative expansion, new detachments and battalions for Chaos Space Marines, Aeldari, Orks and Leagues of Votann, plus Collector’s Edition content, Black Library novels, and related merch (blanket, map, etc.) available while stocks last.
Warhammer Community’s Sunday Preview unveils The Maelstrom: Lair of the Tyrant narrative for Warhammer 40,000, following Huron Blackheart and the Red Corsairs with new rulebooks, Detachments, and a campaign system; it introduces two core kits (Huron Blackheart with Masters of the Maelstrom and Lords of the Maelstrom Battleforce) plus Eldritch Raiders, Drukhari, and Leagues of Votann battalions, plus a Map of the Imperium knitted blanket and Black Library releases like Ghost Legion and Death Rider. The piece also highlights Warhammer+ content and notes regional delays (Australia/NZ) for certain products.
Warhammer Community showcases Saturday pre-orders across Chaos Space Marines and Marauders: new battleforces for Khorne Daemonkin, Sekhmet Coven, Vile Vectorium, and Lords of Excess; Chaos Marauders and Marauder Horsemen; Cataphractii Terminators in two configurations; Breacher Squads and upgrade sets; plus new Black Library titles Apostle and Death of Integrity with MP3/eBook formats—pre-orders live now, with prices in the low-$20s.
The Black Library Book of the Year 2025 was won by John French’s 'Dropsite Massacre,' a compelling retelling of a pivotal Horus Heresy event, with other notable entries including works by Dan Abnett and Mike Brooks. The event showcased a variety of stories from the Warhammer universe, highlighting the year's top releases and setting the stage for 2026's upcoming titles.