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Pages 142-143 of the AoS 2.0 Core Rulebook specifically includes lore for most of the old High Elf model ranges. Specific model types are called out by name, such as Swordmasters and the White Lions. I don't see the same for old school orcs and gobbos. I don't put it by GW to simply ignore old lore, but to recently put out a Core Rulebook with fluff points concerning elf/aelves that could be dropped or summarised without specifics and then potentially drop things like White Lions, which I've seen some be wary of, doesn't make sense. Just throwing that out there. I certainly don't know what's on GW's mind.

Also, some have said that kits like White Lions are already off the webstore. They are off the UK store, which might mean rebranding/rebasing. They are not off the US store. Just purchased a kit.

My suspicions are that the Isle of Blood/Spire of Dawn warscrolls without proper kits might be moved to legends and that's what that reference is about. Again, I'm no seer.

 Kanluwen wrote:
If they remove the Isle of Blood HE stuff, it kills the Swifthawk Agents as a faction.

Currently the faction is:
-Skywarden(Skycutter mounted Hero--which is annoying because the guy can be built on foot as well)
-Skycutter
-High Warden on Griffon
-Shadow Warriors
-Spireguard
-Reavers
-Chariot

Out of those 7 units, only 3(Skywarden/Skycutter are the same kit) are currently able to even be purchased!

Come to think of it, the Skycutter is also solid in the AoS lore. The Idoneth Deepkin were introduced via stories of Skycutters and Swifthawk Agent networks reporting on the undersea aelves. I don't think GW is concerned about making the elf sub-groups standalone-able. The whole point of the Cities of Sigmar is to emphasize that these are cities with mixed demographics. I do hope that there are elf battleine units so I can make a pure elf army. I wouldn't be surprised if the remaining Swifthawk units occupy only the "Other" battlefield role. It's all speculation right now, though, so we wait for the announcements and the book.

 Overread wrote:
GW did say they'd let us know; but at the same time if a kit is going off sale and they run out of stock and one of the reasons it was going off-sale was the mould braking/wearing out then some might vanish early as you can bet since the new Tome was announced sales will have gone up.

Both from those getting ready and those wanting to complete armies and get models before any wave of sales when GW announces formally what is going.

Possibilities. For what it's worth, found this Dakka thread on the sale notice topic: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/735949.page

Summary: stock control systems are "stupid" and rely on SKU key IDs. If an item's packaging, name, reference, sometimes price, or any number of things change the system won't know until a tech does a manual or batch change to a new key ID. This results in "no longer on sale" until the new stock and its ID are put in the system. Temporaily out of stock means the ID key stays, it's just out of stock. None of this means things are not being removed, but none of it means they are. I don't think GW's manufacturing is capable of making smooth transitions to new stock for most items, so this problem comes up.

We wait until GW makes its announcement on the matter, as they said they would. All else is speculation. I speculate only few items are cut for good. They stated warscrolls, not kits, will be removed. Could be a sly way to ease uncertainty, but I think it's just stuff that's been floating out there without miniatures in production, like Isle of Blood/Spire of Dawn items and old High Elf and other models like artillery that have non legends warscrolls but nothing for sale..

I'll be using my Spire of Dawn High Warden as a General on Griffon as that's exactly what it is. Reavers can be Outriders, Spireguard can be Archers or Guard, and if it comes to it, Swordmasters can be Greatswords. Swordmasters are baked into Core Rulebook Eldritch Council lore, though, so it'd be odd to see them go. I don't think White Lions are going away, too unique and full of opportunity. These things just need good rules to use them, which Cities of Sigmar can provide.

I'm just some person on the internet, though. I could be wrong.

Edit: I'm incorrect about the "warscroll only" statement. Re-read the Warhammer Community post and it mentions Order units leaving the range and moving to Legends. It is concerning that nothing in the post, from the images to the text, mentions any High Elf unit, even though they're baked into the lore. Wait and see.