What's New Today ...Grand Alliance of Chaos Contents and More

I wonder when The Empire shows up in the AoS lore...

It's here, it's official, the new Grand Alliance: Chaos! As you'd expect, this is huge news and today's post is going to be suitably massive as a result. Read on to find out more about this new book and it's contents.

Via Warhammer TV:

A blight upon the once-verdant mortal realms, the forces of Chaos are a terrifying swarm of murderous killers who fight for the glory of their hideous patrons. Monsters, daemons and mortals are all caught within the spell of Chaos, lured by the promise of glory and bound to destroy. Followers of the four Dark Gods - and the Horned Rat - storm across the lands, slaughtering all in their path with brute strength, revolting disease and sheer animal cunning - though the Stormcast Eternals fight bravely, to turn back this tide is surely beyond the will of even Sigmar...

A truly weighty tome clocking in at over 300 pages, Grand Alliance: Chaos is an absolute must-own artifact for anyone and everyone collecting Warhammer Age of Sigmar Chaos armies; whether concentrating on a single faction, mixing and matching from the range or splitting the pantheon into smaller chunks, this book is everything you need! The ultimate guide to the myriad forces of Chaos it features extensive information on each of the 21 the factions that make up Chaos, Warscrolls for each and every warrior and beast from each faction (a total of 158!), guiding information and diagrams helping you to choose, collect and organise your forces into armies ready for the gaming table - and a number of Warscroll Battalions, collections of Chaos might with their own special rules and abilities.

Grand Alliance: Chaos details the many different factions that make up the mighty hordes of Chaos at the dawn of the Age of Sigmar. From terrifying daemon legions to glory-seeking mortal warbands, scurrying swarms of back-stabbing skaven to rampaging bands of mutants and monsters, the servants of the Chaos Gods are incredibly varied and diverse. 

This book provides an insight into the background and character of each faction, showing how many of them organise themselves for war and describing the reasons that they fight. In this way, Grand Alliance: Chaos provides in-world context for your collection of Citadel Miniatures, and shows you how to mass them into a warband fit to win the regard of the Dark Gods themselves.

The book's index...

Within the pages of this book, you will find a broad range of warscrolls covering all the individual units and characters available to Chaos collectors. You will find a number of warscroll battalions that provide guidelines and exciting in-game bonuses for collecting such formations as a Tallyband of Nurgle or one of the Clans Skyre.

With this eldritch tome in hand, you can gather your grim and evil hordes and lead them to battle against the defenders of the Mortal Realms. The victory of the Chaos Gods is surely at hand, so amass your army of glory-seekers and set out to seek your rewards upon the field of battle.

Related to this release, GW is about to (re)launch the Warriors of Chaos line, now renamed as Slaves to Darkness (for reasons...), and a new "starter" pack called "Lord Heldrath’s Deathtide". Check it out!

Lord Heldrath’s Chaos Deathtide: $180 (about £130)

For those who like the Lore, here are 5 big previews for the new Age of Sigmar Balance of Power Campaign Book.

Via Scanner :

War is coming to the realms of Sigmar, and this new book picks up right where the Quest For Ghal Maraz left off. The Celestant Prime is coming, Allies are rallying to the side of the Stormcasts, and Chaos, well is being typical Chaos it looks like.

Could this be the end for a mighty champion of Sigmar?

Lies and Half-truths!

Keep an eye on UR-Gold!

Slaanesh may or may not be dead, and it looks like someone missed them!

Ultimate Powerrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

So the stage is set for the next episode in the Realm Gate Wars saga. Will Sigmar solidify his battle lines and push forward OR will Chaos once again triumph?

In other news, rumors about a Adeptus Mechanicus (2.0) release are oozing from the warp... apparently with a new codex coming later this year... Here are the rumor's basics:

The Codex

• Look for a Combined Adeptus Mechanicus book to replace the current pair released in 2015.

Models

• New combo Robot kit will make 2 different robot versions.
• New Transport kit.
• New Flyer kit.

Rules

• Knights moving to LoW.
• Mixed chatter regrading specialized Ad-Mech fortifications.

Seems perfectly logical to combine all the codexes in one book, and also adding to the army transport vehicles and flyers, but all the Adeptus Mechanicus and Skitarii releases are just about an year old and some armies from the 40k universe do not even have a paper codex, nor formations or any new models in years... Yes, I'm talking about the Sisters of Battle and a part of me wishes that GW would redesign their army...

Thank you for your time and until the next publication


Joaquim de Oliveira

"There is no truth in flesh, only betrayal."

"There is no strength in flesh, only weakness."

"There is no constancy in flesh, only decay."

"There is no certainty in flesh but death."

— Credo Omnissiah

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Behold... the Chaos Grand Alliance!

Hello once more... it seems that the "Whole Lot of Chaos!" is actually really a whole lot of stuff... check it out!

The four horsemen gather. Technically only two are horses ... I think...

Next week we shall see two more Duardin Fyreslayers: the Battlesmith and the Grimwrath... check these pictures:

But now pay some attention to the new releases panel...

A 304 page book for just £20? Is it just a fluff book or something more? Maybe the answer is in this next rumour...

via Warseer’s Archibald_TK (1-18-2016)

What is coming this weekend:

– Bloodthirster, Bloodcrushers (now per 6), Bloodletters & Bloodthrone are back in new packaging.
– Battlesmith (1 model) 23€ – £18 – $30 – AU$ 1.000.000 and a liver
– Grimwrath Berserker (1 model) 23€ – £18 – $30 – AU$ 1.000.000 and a kidney
– Chaos Alliance book or whatever it’ll be called in English (304 pages, yup, no typo here, softcover) 26€ £20 $33
Ah, it’s the old softcover Codex pricing! 158 Warscrolls for the 21 following factions:
– Everchosen
– Slaves to Darkness
– Khorne Bloodbound
– Daemons of Khorne
– Tzeentch Arcanists
– Daemons of Tzeentch
– Nurgle Rotbringer
– Daemons of Nurgle
– Hosts of Slaanesh
– Daemons of Chaos
– Brayherds
– Warherds
– Monsters of Chaos
– Chaos Gargants
– Thunderscorn
– Master Clan
– Clan Verminus
– Skryre
– Moulder
– Pestilens
– Eshin

It sounds like the first of the “big faction books” including all the current warscrolls for the Chaos Faction (1 down, 3 to go). Note the very large pagecount, softcover format and the $33 low price. GW must have a good reason for dropping the price and changing the format.

Now that's a release, 304 pages with 158 Warscrolls... man I can't wait to find out more about it... check this little teaser:

Via spikeybits.com

Warriors of chaos from every Chaos God... plus Daemons, Beastmen and Skaven? Will the warscrolls be the same previously published in PDF, or will we see someting new?

Nagash, the Supreme Lord of the Undead, vs the new Archaon... I wonder...

Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira






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New Year... New Army?!

Hello there, I wish you all had a wonderful christmas, with everything you needed and desired. And since we're almost in 2016, are there any new year's resolutions?

The best of 2015 (?)

It seems that, after all the rumours, turns out that the new army after 2016 is a release of starter sets from various factions either Age of Sigmar and 40K 's... Check these lists.

List from miniwars.eu

List from natfka.

And we already have some pictures from the newest WD#101 for January to back it up:

Check out more in belloflostsouls.

After some calculations (I´ve only tested for Tau Empire and Slaves to Darkness, aka WoC) and I´ve to say the prices seem great: For the warriors of chaos box for 85 USD, about £57, you get £74 worth in miniatures but is it better than the old battalion box? Well, In my case I already have a box of marauders (from a trade with a friend) and I really don't like the warhounds models (I have another model in mind to replace them...), on the other hand I don't have a sorcerer neither a chariot, so I think I'l stick with the new box...

In the case of the Tau Empire box the difference between rates is even greater: £93 of stuff, considering the ethereal's price around £18, in a box of £57! I reckon that (at least) one of them is going to be my christmas gift to myself....

But not with this squig.... I hope

Thank you for your time and  wishing you all happy holidays and a new year full of positive achievements.

Joaquim de Oliveira




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Daemonic Assault on 40k?!

I know that I've been quite silent lately, but this time I'm back! After three weeks of Age of Sigmar stuff I was wondering what little piece of 40k was comming this weekend and it turns out its still focused in the recent bord games and... in Daemons!

Trench warfare against daemons... why not?

GW Daemons are attacking Calth & The Assassinorum Execution Force – Check these out!

Looks like Daemons are on the rise for Games Workshop’s Board Games Betrayal at Calth and Execution Force. In this weeks White Dwarf new rules are dropping for playing Daemons in both games and here are the pics to prove it!

Next week's WD...

It’s quite cool to see the board game sides of things getting some attention. Can we hope for some more unique scenarios for Betrayal at Calth and Execution Force in the future? And what about Space Hulk? One can only hope... As for all you Heresy Era players out there, with Chaos demons running amok in the Calth Board Game, any chance you’ll want to face them on the table in some awesome 30k Legion vs Chaos Daemon action?

And what's about with this new 32mm (round) bases fetish?! They are everywhere! Why do daemons need them?


That's not all... check this new FAQ's!


Meanwhile, inspired by the new releases I've started a Warriors of Chaos warband, for Age of Sigmar... check it's (humble) beggings...

Can't wait to put some paint on these guys...

Thank you for your time and until the next publication...

Joaquim de Oliveira




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BOSL (part1, and 2)

The Everchosen: Review, Painting and More to Come!

“Archaon is the greatest champion of Chaos, the Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse. At his hand, the world-that-was faced annihilation and the Mortal Realms were subjugated.

Now, as the storm of Sigmar sweeps the realms, Archaon prepares to destroy the God-King.”

One question: What the heck has Archaon been feeding his “horse”?

Spoken of in fearful whispers by warlords and kings, Archaon is the shadow of Chaos falling upon the Mortal Realms. Greatest of the Dark Gods’ champions, the Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse, he is the Everchosen – the doom of all. Uniting the armies of Chaos with his fist of iron, wielding the legendary daemon sword the Slayer of Kings and mounted upon the terrifying, three-headed beast Dorghar, he rides out to meet the forces of Order that seek to loosen the grip of Chaos. Archaon – the Three-Eyed King, the World Razor, the Thirsting Predator – will see to it that Sigmar’s heroes fail in their quest, and that the united hosts of Chaos will unmake the Mortal Realms in their terrible, howling glory.

This kit contains all the components necessary to make one absolutely staggering, enormous, intimidating Archaon, the Everchosen. Covered in the gifts of the Dark Gods, he bears the Armour of Morkar, featuring numerous Chaos markings, inscribed with runes of warding and malice. His shield displays the symbols of the Dark Gods, and he clutches the Slayer of Kings. His vast winged mount, Dorghar, has undergone countless horrific mutations as he consumed souls from the carcasses of Archaon’s bested foes – huge wings, the faces of unfortunate Stormcast Eternals whose souls he has consumed embedded within his skin, three daemonic heads and twin tails.

In total 85 components are included, with a gigantic Citadel 160mm Round base.

Size comparison against an Bloodreaver...

The pose and the height achieved in having the mount in an almost vertical position with it’s tail holding up it’s mass is impressive. It gives the physically small Archaon a towering height that showcases both his importance and command of the forces of chaos. This looks like a General that can face down something like Nagash, or boss around the Glottkin without looking just silly – something his old “horse” based model could never dream of pulling off. Heck, Archaon’s model makes the Celestant-Prime look like a pipsqueak!

The details across it are well done, the Khorne, Nurgle, and Tzeentch heads in particular – and even Slaanesh makes a subtle appearance on Archaon’s shield, but no beast/daemon head... or does the lashing tails count as Slaanesh?

If two heads are better than one, what about three?

In short: The Everchosen is big, he’s impressive, and he and his mount provide a Chaos army a fantastic centerpiece model to look good on the tabletop – equal to any other that GW has put out for other factions.

The model is the very essence of the top-tier quality showcase pieces that GW is able to pull off these days. It’s not going to be easily customizable, and you would have a hard time using it for other games...But how will you paint this incredible new model…?

Well never fear, because Duncan Rhodes, "Grand Marshal of Painting Tips", is here to guide you to victory with his latest painting video. At 90 minutes long, this is the most comprehensive painting video we've ever made, including handy bookmarks in the description to help you find the part of the model you're currently working on. Enjoy!

And, yet to come: Varanguard, the Knights of Ruin and Battletome Archaon!

Are the decals for the banners?!

Battletome Everchosen rides into battle – and this time they have the Varanguard, a new "elite" of Chaos Knights, leading the charge! Chaos is fighting back against the Stormcast Eternals’ tide of war! Archaon is getting some new reinforcements to ride with him into glorious battle… here comes the CHAOS!

Here’s what we know about the Battletome Archaon (£35): 120 page hardcover, includes an exclusive decal sheet, covers the entire history of Archaon in the Age of Sigmar, full rules for using him, his Varanguard and chaos forces.

Avarage price for a battletome, just like for example the Stormcast Eternals and the Khorne Bloodbound... but I wonder what other chaos forces are they mentioning... is this the new designation for Warriors of Chaos??

So much dread, spikes and... options of course...

The Varanguard Knights of Ruin...  3 Everchosen Varanguard on large oval cavalry bases. Models come with many weapon options, and Warscroll in box.

The models look great, the weapons and rules also, but £60 for 3 guys ??? I'm not sure...

And finally the WD's end teaser:

I guess ee’ll find out this weekend… and to finish, a picture of, from what I´ve heard, are the new Duardin or "Fire Slayers" for 2016 ...

What the heck do you think they are?

via Warseer’s gwarsh41 12-2-2015 (and imgur)

“This sprue was shown on the warhammer subreddit on reddit.com. Looks to be a slayer, or possibly even a chaos dwarf slayer, but also seems like it could be an ironsmith or forgefather of some sort. Wielding an axe in one hand, and a staff in the other, with a metal mask, and the iconic slayer mowhak. The sprue date is 2016. It was reported that this came in a box of Tau.”

Thank you for your time and until the next publication

Joaquim de Oliveira


This publication was only possible thanks to:

GW and 

BOSL (part1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

What's New Today ...New Horus Heresy Boxed Game

So it begins...

It's here, it's official, our new boxed game – The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth – is available to pre-order now! As you'd expect, this is huge news and today's post is going to be suitably massive as a result. Read on to find out more about this new boxed game and the miniatures inside it.

Get in the game!

Inside the box you'll find 38 brand new plastic Citadel Miniatures, including a Captain, a Chaplain, a Contemptor Dreadnought, five Legion Terminators and 30 (yes, 30!) Legion Space Marines clad in Mk. IV power armour. Add to that four double-sided hex-grid board tiles, an assembly guide, a rulebook, gaming tokens and command cards, a transfer sheet and 12 unique dice and you've got one very impressive boxed game.

Look at those (funky) dice... and markers!

The war for Calth is fought in the cramped confines of the world's underground arcologies, which are represented by the four board tiles. Each of the six missions in the game features a different tile arrangement, making each battle a new and exciting challenge. 

Moar, we want MOAR!

The Space Marines in the box are all multi-part plastic kits that are fully compatible with other Space Marine models and Forge World resin kits. They come with an impressive arsenal of weapons and wargear to choose from, too, giving you loads of modelling options (more on that next week). In the meanwhile Forgeworld has released their own bundles such as the Ultramarines Task Force (image above) and the Legion Devastation Force... check their releases here!

Even the book looks like those from Forgeworld series...

The 48-page book that comes in the box is a brilliant introduction to the Horus Heresy, setting the scene for the war on Calth and introducing the main protagonists – Captain Aethon of the Ultramarines and Chaplain Kurtha Sedd of the Word Bearers.  In White Dwarf 93, out now, we play through Wrath of Veridia, the first mission presented in the box. If you're after an insight into how the game works, make sure you pick up a copy today. Remember, every Games Workshop and Warhammer store, plus many larger independent stockists, have a copy of The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth in store now for you to look at, touch and marvel over. If you're lucky, you might even get to play a game of it. Pay them a visit today to see what it's all about.

The promo video...

Excited? Still want more? Also available to pre-order today are two Horus Heresy novels – The Honoured and The Unburdened – which follow the stories of Captain Steloc Aethon and Chaplain Kurtha Sedd, the two commanders in Betrayal at Calth. They're great stand-alone novels and excellent introductions to the madness, destruction and desperation of the Horus Heresy, though they also tie in nicely with existing novels such as Know No Fear. There's even a special edition available from the Black Library website that includes both books, though if previous special editions are anything to go by it's bound to sell out fast, so make sure you order it now.

Meanwhile, something has come up recently, a new model for Archaon... the New Archaon on Dorghar!

Khorne, Tzeentch e Nurgle heads ... No Slannesh !!!

Thank you for your time and until the next publication

Joaquim de Oliveira

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