An avian Arch-Knight and leaping Kroot Carnivore return as this year’s Boxing Day Miniatures

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**beast_gts**

An avian Arch-Knight and leaping Kroot Carnivore return as this year’s Boxing Day Miniatures

It’s the first day of December, and we’re all getting ready for a very Warhammer Christmas. We’ve opened our first window on the Grotmas Calendar, and now we’re revealing this year’s pair of Boxing Day* miniatures.

That’s right, 2025’s Boxing Day miniatures are two returning Commemorative Series entries – The Hunter Strikes for the T’au Empire and The Steel Rook for Cities of Sigmar.

Both are exceptionally popular miniatures that have previously only been available at events. We’ve had a lot of requests for them both, so we’re making them available in Warhammer stores from Friday the 26th of December.

If you receive some Warhammer vouchers over Christmas – the perfect gift to get for the Warhammer fan in your life who you think might have everything – they’re an ideal pick up. They’ll be available while stocks last, but don’t worry if you’re unable to escape end-of-year festivities, or don’t want to brave the cold, as you’ll have a chance to order these online from Saturday the 10th of January 2026. Just like the in-store versions, these will be available while stocks last.

**Crispy78**

Ooh that knight's fun!

**Lathe Biosas**

I thought Boxing Day was after Christmas....

**MajorWesJanson**

Lathe Biosas wrote:
I thought Boxing Day was after Christmas....

In store Dec 26, online Jan 10 it looks like

**Lathe Biosas**

MajorWesJanson wrote:
Lathe Biosas wrote:
I thought Boxing Day was after Christmas....

In store Dec 26, online Jan 10 it looks like

Cool. I went to school in the south east United States. Readin' Comprehension ain't my strong suit.

**Mentlegen324**

Is that kroot really something that there's been "a lot of requests for"? The Steel Rook miniature I can understand as it's fantastic, but the Kroot is pretty much just one of the basic kroot miniatures with a slight repose.It's not even at least a Shaper or something like that with some unique elements.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Steel Rook was also Hen’s Teeth to get hold of, due to a genuine lack of Events during its time in the Sun.

I managed to bag a few at Warhammer World’s Store Anniversary.

The Kroot? Not sure on level of demand, but it is quite a nice model.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Yeah the Rook Knight is very tempting. And I will be back in the US too.
Any idea about pricing?

I might not be able to make it on the 26th though, I prefer to spend a traditional Boxing Day with friends and family.

**BrookM**

If not too overpriced, might just get the knight for Trench Crusade.

**schoon**

Mentlegen324 wrote:
Is that kroot really something that there's been "a lot of requests for"? ...

Sure. It's a nice pose. Very dynamic. I'd request it.

**Overread**

Honestly I'm really glad to see event models like this coming around again for releases. They are great designs and it gives everyone a chance to get them. Shame that they couldn't make it a trio and include that new Wight King that is even more impossible to get hold of as it only appears at new 3rd party store stocking GW events.

**Geifer**

Mentlegen324 wrote:
Is that kroot really something that there's been "a lot of requests for"? The Steel Rook miniature I can understand as it's fantastic, but the Kroot is pretty much just one of the basic kroot miniatures with a slight repose.It's not even at least a Shaper or something like that with some unique elements.

The Kroot might be a victim of slow corporate reaction times. He predates the recent attention Kroot got, and in that time people may have lamented that they had a hard time getting something GW that had steadfastly ignored for two decades. Then the regular Kroot releases gave people their Tau auxiliary fix but the rerelease of the limited model was already in motion and scheduled for long after the original interest was moot.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Yeah the Rook Knight is very tempting. And I will be back in the US too.
Any idea about pricing?

The current collector's series Warhammer+ Necromancer is 45USD. Character prices are all over the place, but I'd expect the knight and Kroot to come in around that price point. Maybe a little more. Maybe a little less. Knowing GW, maybe not a little less.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Overread wrote:
Honestly I'm really glad to see event models like this coming around again for releases. They are great designs and it gives everyone a chance to get them. Shame that they couldn't make it a trio and include that new Wight King that is even more impossible to get hold of as it only appears at new 3rd party store stocking GW events.

And not every 3rd Party store opening.

We’ve one down the old High Street, and I managed to snaffle the Carl Weathers Catachan. But no sign of the Wight King at all.

**Olthannon**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Steel Rook was also Hen’s Teeth to get hold of, due to a genuine lack of Events during its time in the Sun.

I managed to bag a few at Warhammer World’s Store Anniversary.

The Kroot? Not sure on level of demand, but it is quite a nice model.

Is the Rook Knight monopoose or is it a sprue?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Sprue, but single build.

Also, apologies if I’m missing a joke in your post. I think I probably am, but brain isn’t getting it

**KidCthulhu**

I may have to nab that rook knight online (if possible) after Boxing Day. I've wanted the model since it was first shown off but there's no official GW stores by me.

**Lathe Biosas**

What game is the Rook used in?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Age of Sigmar. Cities of Sigmar specifically.

**Overread**

The Rook was insanely popular when it first launched. Honestly half surprised GW didn't make a rook-armour infantry unit for Cities

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

It’s a very John Blanche/Ian Miller.

Granted not quite as gnarly. But its roots are deep in Warhammer’s early styling.

**Olthannon**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Sprue, but single build.

Also, apologies if I’m missing a joke in your post. I think I probably am, but brain isn’t getting it

Nope! Just wanted to know for conversion purposes! If there is a joke there it's got us both

**Dryaktylus**

Overread wrote:
The Rook was insanely popular when it first launched. Honestly half surprised GW didn't make a rook-armour infantry unit for Cities

Nah, it was just another former Cursed City model.

Jokes aside, it would really have been a nice and fitting addition to CC.

**ccs**

Lathe Biosas wrote:
What game is the Rook used in?

Any game i see fit.

GW? They released it for AoS (Cities).

**Coenus Scaldingus**

They’ll be available while stocks last, but don’t worry if you’re unable to escape end-of-year festivities, or don’t want to brave the cold, as you’ll have a chance to order these online from Saturday the 10th of January 2026. Just like the in-store versions, these will be available while stocks last.

I do hope the online stock won't be a case of "sold out 2.5 minutes after pre-orders open". They mentioned some kind of online release back when it was first shown and I've quite looked forward to that knight finally becoming available; just such a good design.

**Coenus Scaldingus**

Heads-up for the updated timeline (online sales now a week later, but changed to made to order—so no risk of overloaded websites and products selling out within seconds of going on sale):

you’ll have a chance to order these online from Saturday the 17th of January until 26th of January 2026 on a made-to-order basis**.

** UPDATE - Note that this is a week later than we’d previously advertised, but that’s so that we can make this product Made To Order. If you place the order online by Monday 26th January at 8am GMT, you’ll definitely get one!

**Mentlegen324**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Overread wrote:
Honestly I'm really glad to see event models like this coming around again for releases. They are great designs and it gives everyone a chance to get them. Shame that they couldn't make it a trio and include that new Wight King that is even more impossible to get hold of as it only appears at new 3rd party store stocking GW events.

And not every 3rd Party store opening.

We’ve one down the old High Street, and I managed to snaffle the Carl Weathers Catachan. But no sign of the Wight King at all.

That catachan still shows up? I thought that was something where the only way to get it was a few years ago when they had like 1 to random stores

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Yup. Brand new FLGS get him as a one and done.

Dunno if there’s a spend link or owt. But I’ve two or three in my collection now.

**frankelee**

I can now proudly say I waited 45 minutes in the cold to be able to buy the most expensive single GW model I've ever purchased. He is a really cool knight though.

For as much as GW loves money, it's just silly of them not to make all these models easily available to people who want to purchase them. The "exclusive" model concept has been around for decades and I have yet to meet anyone who finds the practice really important or special, it just makes buying something cool impossible for most.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

That’s why I founded the Loot Group.

It ain’t perfect, but we’ve collectively helped get a lot of pretty models to a lot of lovely people, and all without ripping anyone off.

Which reminds me. I’ve loads of this year’s Event Models to fart on. Like….£480 worth.

**Olthannon**

How much is the knight?