Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 233 Slaughterbrutes and Mutaliths have had a Warscroll update

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**Requizen**

One of the FLGS near me has like 3-5 of the old Island of Bloods at 30% off their box price. I wonder if I should pick them up and flip em on here or ebay...

**Kanluwen**

Baron Klatz wrote:
That's very interesting.

Is it just release filler and a temporary sell to clear stock or is something else going on?

I hope they tie it's rebooted background into the Aelven city that was built(and successfully defended) in the realm of life.

It looks like it will be somewhere else.

All I know is YAY! Spireguard! My old Sea Guard have a new name!

**Requizen**

From Atia's blog in the comments section:

I'm quite surprised to see this news too, hope this is a good direction because from what I have seen, there is some quick lore on the boxset, name change for the elves, and some other info that I will nitpick to make it short.

Quick lore on the boxset:

" The Dawnspire stands at the edge of the Transient Isles. Immense, drifting islands of black stone hanging in the air above an azure sea, they were once the subject of foul sorceries, a powerful Chaos wizard seeking to bring them crashing down. The mages of the Eldritch Council were able to stop this foul ritual, but not before two of the islands were lost to the depths."

Name changes in the Elf side:
Prince on Gryphon became High Warden
Archmage still Archmage? ( not really sure on the IoB name)
10 Swordmaster
Lothren seaguard became Spireguard
Elliyrian Reavers became Reavers

So this is the info of what I have seen:
- Complete rule to be used in the game ( hopefully there is an update in the warscroll)
-Background narrative as always (again, hopefully we could see the lore of the elves in AoS getting more explanation)
- 2 Warscroll battalion and 2 Pitched Battle Profile, one for each force
- Round and square base for each model
- stated in the last paragraph : "Previously only available in Warhammer Island of BLood, this is another chance to own these superbly detailed and dynamic miniatures." It is stated as "Available while stocks last"

hopefully this helps!

Sounds pretty good. Glad to see the elves getting some attention, they're a really cool army. I bet those Skaven Weapon teams will be selling like hotcakes on the secondary market.

**Nostromodamus**

I nabbed a set on ebay a while back, gorgeous minis, I'd be tempted again at the right price.

**lord_blackfang**

I have two, it's a fantastic set.

**RazorEdge**

Do someone think we will see soon Battletomes for Eldritch Council and Clan Verminus?

**unmercifulconker**

Gonna have to find this hidden camera in my room, I decide to do an Azyr force with a lot of Lion and Eagle motifs and what do GW do? Bring back one of the best eagle character models yet? Somethings going on.

I will definitely be picking this up, some of my favorite sculpts these, plus more AoS lore with Aelves will be nice.

**Kirasu**

Awesome! More skaven that are completely out of scale with current AoS models. Are there actually people who need these old models? Is there a lack of Mr griffon rider on ebay?

**Nostromodamus**

Kirasu wrote:
Are there actually people who need these old models?

Yes, because they are great.

**AegisGrimm**

Kirasu wrote:
Awesome! More skaven that are completely out of scale with current AoS models. Are there actually people who need these old models? Is there a lack of Mr griffon rider on ebay?

Not really. Stormcast can be "accepted" as freakishly huge on purpose, and AoS Chaos forces are stupidly upscaled for no reason. The Island of Blood models are some of the best models GW has put out.

The monopose Rat Ogres look so much better than the multipose ones, the two characters are great looking, and frankly a clanrat with shield and hand weapon added to a long base with the packmaster makes for a really cool "lightning-jezzail" team that doesn't rely on finecast or a collector model at a budget rate. Not to mention the other, impossible to buy retail weapons teams.

**Baron Klatz**

" The Dawnspire stands at the edge of the Transient Isles. Immense, drifting islands of black stone hanging in the air above an azure sea, they were once the subject of foul sorceries, a powerful Chaos wizard seeking to bring them crashing down. The mages of the Eldritch Council were able to stop this foul ritual, but not before two of the islands were lost to the depths."

Nice new lore background. I wonder if the Skaven are a taskforce that are trying to get their claws on the wizard's artifacts before the council claims them?

You can always count on Skaven taking things that everyone else wants to lock away.

Really sounds like a good release, I already have one box but another one may be joining it soon..

**NinthMusketeer**

AegisGrimm wrote:
Kirasu wrote:
Awesome! More skaven that are completely out of scale with current AoS models. Are there actually people who need these old models? Is there a lack of Mr griffon rider on ebay?

Not really. Stormcast can be "accepted" as freakishly huge on purpose, and AoS Chaos forces are stupidly upscaled for no reason. The Island of Blood models are some of the best models GW has put out.

The monopose Rat Ogres look so much better than the multipose ones, the two characters are great looking, and frankly a clanrat with shield and hand weapon added to a long base with the packmaster makes for a really cool "lightning-jezzail" team that doesn't rely on finecast or a collector model at a budget rate. Not to mention the other, impossible to buy retail weapons teams.

Yeah, there is a huge demand for these models. Not sure what you mean with out of scale; skaven models are all over the campaign books at the current size, plague monks have been reboxed at the same size, etc.

**usernamesareannoying**

The iob skaven are awesome. It's just your typical gloom and doom whining.

**willb2064**

I saw the thread title 'GW re-releasing IOB', thought that GW were announcing 'WFB classic' as a specialist game. Now I'm sad..

**usernamesareannoying**

Oh thank God that didn't happen.
Cheer up though, it's the re-release of an awesome set.
Having said that though I really would like to see something new to tie the high elves in to the new setting.

**Chikout**

So on the French warhammer forum I found some interesting info. The price will be €65! So start collecting price. I am really tempted to get a set now.

**plastictrees**

Just in time to convert Rat Ogres for Blood Bowl!

**Nostromodamus**

Chikout wrote:
So on the French warhammer forum I found some interesting info. The price will be €65! So start collecting price. I am really tempted to get a set now.

If this is true then DAMN.

**Osorios**

Not to be a downer, but doesn't that seem highly unlikely as that would be cheaper than the original selling price?

On a different note, I wonder if GW is doing a reboxing just with a name change, or if they will change the artwork and the paint style of the miniatures. I am curious to see if the "Aelves" are going to painted differently than in the days of old.

**Chikout**

Osorios wrote:
Not to be a downer, but doesn't that seem highly unlikely as that would be cheaper than the original selling price?

On a different note, I wonder if GW is doing a reboxing just with a name change, or if they will change the artwork and the paint style of the miniatures. I am curious to see if the "Aelves" are going to painted differently than in the days of old.

Darth Alec on tga said the price was absurd so I did some digging and found the price on the French forums. This box will not contain the full warhammer rulebook (obviously) so that may be the reason they have decided to reduce the price

**Osorios**

That price would be really cool. I guess putting the rules online helps cut costs.

**JohnHwangDD**

Is this the AoS version of BfV? Extra pops from an old, amortized mold to jump start extra sales? Yes?

**Ohman**

The only bad thing about that price is that it will sell out in minutes rather than hours. I don't know how GW are expected to keep any boxes at all on the their shelves with a price like that.

**Chikout**

Ohman wrote:
The only bad thing about that price is that it will sell out in minutes rather than hours. I don't know how GW are expected to keep any boxes at all on the their shelves with a price like that.

I imagine that is the intention. They want to clear through some old stock, make a quick buck and not clog up shelf space for too long.
A lot of gw's limited releases come down to them running a brick and mortar business with limited shelf space in the stores.

**RazorEdge**

I wonder if we will see new Battletomes for Eldritch Council and Clan Verminius?

**jtrowell**

Damn, at 65€ I would buy it again to complete my ratkin army for Kings of War, plus the elves would be a fine gift for a friend.

And the griffin hero is just perfect for Kings of war, he can be used as a lord on Drakon in an elven list, several can make a drakon unit, and minimal convertions can make it into a very nice human hero on flying beast (variants being available on several human armies, Kingdoms of Man, Brotherhood, League of Rhordia)

Only problem with the skaven is that bein monopose using too much of the rat-ogres and heroes is not optimal, but they make very nice base for convertions.

**shinros**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2016/12/07/rumour-engine-december-7th/

Time for another round of wild speculation as we unveil another appropriately unhelpful teaser of an upcoming new release.

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I honestly think it's Tzeentch for AOS.

**Requizen**

That;s clearly Tzeentch... something. Maybe a disc? Or a warmachine of some sort.

**highlord tamburlaine**

I would've thought dwarf on first glance, then I noticed all the swirling skull faces inside.

Would be neat to see some new Death models, but I doubt we'd be that lucky yet.

**plastictrees**

Top of a disk? Could be a foot peg hole to the right there.