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punisher357 wrote:
I dont think it's an immortal. Look at the stuff on the side. Looks like the belts on an overlord. I think it's a new hq

Well that leak mentioned the immortal overseer and if it is a true leak and that was his special rules then I sure as hell will not be using him

 Aza'Gorod wrote:

punisher357 wrote:
I dont think it's an immortal. Look at the stuff on the side. Looks like the belts on an overlord. I think it's a new hq

Well that leak mentioned the immortal overseer and if it is a true leak and that was his special rules then I sure as hell will not be using him

The Captain Morgan and Tachyon Arrow are from the two models I've been calling Necron Lieutenants.


You can see both in this photo.
Tachyon Arrow is on the right, in front of the quadrupedal walker and mixed in with the Scarabs. Has a scythe too!
Captain Morgan is on the left of the second block of Necron Warriors, fading into the artwork of the Monolith.

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Immortal character confirmed to be an overseer, something about boosting firepower

"Mid-level Character'

Warrior sprues have enough weapons to give everyone either the flayer or reaper

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/13/warhammer-40000-preview-whats-in-the-boxgw-homepage-post-1/

It's called a royal warden and the mandrite is called a... Plasmancer?

Interesting to note that all four of the new character models come on duel sprue - but oddly shared between Spacemarines and Necrons.

That's a strange one; characters on duel sprues is one thing, but I thought GW had learned the lesson of not putting difference races on the same sprue.... Odd one that might delay those characters getting released on tehir own in the future.


All the rest are separate sprue and there's no "pushfit" style in there either. It's all fully normal models.


New scarabs look cool with a swarm cluster as a single part with what looks like rock decorations on the base.

Well, ‘leak’ seems false now. Lots of wrong names - but, that could be a matter of translation.

They've confirmed its not a starter set but a launch set. So no dice, rulers etc... but instead more models. It's basically aimed at existing fans more so than new fans

So that suggests perhaps a dedicated starter later or even that this big set could be limited and that a dedicated starter might come later. Or GW might be leaving behind the idea of two faction starters adn using getting-started sets per faction instead.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Well, ‘leak’ seems false now. Lots of wrong names - but, that could be a matter of translation.

They mentioned the Canoptek Reanimator buffing infantry and having atomising beamers or something. The plasmacyte is supposed buff the skorpekh for combat or some such thing

New weapon on the overlord as well

Harbingers of Destruction are back, this time as a standalone unit.

Plasmancers are a mysterious class of Cryptek also known as Harbingers of Destruction. This ominous title is well earned, as it happens. A Plasmancer is a master in the art of weaponising the hypertechnology of the Necrons, and the plasmic lance its bears – equally deadly at range as it is in melee – is a fine example of its skills given form. Floaty and frail-looking? Yes. Super deadly at every distance? Also yes.

The Cryptek dude is called a Plasmancer, and he seems to count as a Harbinger of Destruction according to the website article (it's up)

I'm hoping we get more Harbinger options again

From what they've said so far it's safe to say the leaked rules were false.
The canoptek plasmacyte has nothing to do with reanimating the destroyers better its actually to make them deadlier

Theyve confirmed that the 2 Skorpekh destroyers with twin blades have the same weapon, so 2 weapon types per squad, not 3

Which is weird, because they are clearly different weapons, but whatever.

Interesting how the Overlord now has a glaive instead of the warscythe. I hope they didn't rename the warscythe.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Which is weird, because they are clearly different weapons, but whatever.

Interesting how the Overlord now has a glaive instead of the warscythe. I hope they didn't rename the warscythe.

I'm sure it's just a new option. The Warscythe is too iconic. Hopefully they still buff the Warscythe though.

Lokuhst Destroyers and Canoptek Doomstalker confirmed as names

The one from the image is the Lokhust Heavy Destroyer

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Which is weird, because they are clearly different weapons, but whatever.

Interesting how the Overlord now has a glaive instead of the warscythe. I hope they didn't rename the warscythe.

Yeah I agree, they are very different looking so it seems silly to do the same thing. On the other hand they are pretty comparable on size so I guess it's not that surprising they are about as strong as eachother.


The plasmancer gives me hope that the other cryptek archetypes will make a return

Post Stream article which has some good stuff: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/13/warhammer-40000-preview-beyond-the-boxgw-homepage-post-2/



Fitted with advanced optics and wielding gauss destructors and enmitic exterminators, Lokhusts are programmed to erase the heaviest opposition. Those powerful jets make them highly mobile, and the long reach of their weapons means they’ll be taking out their quarry and making for an especially resilient target.



The colossal Doomsday Blaster mounted to the back of these leggy constructs can be fired on the move, or they can remain stationary to unleash its full cataclysmic potential. If anyone gets too close, auxiliary twin gauss flayers add a little extra hurt.

Love it, gorgeous models, now they just need to release them

Does anyone think these'll release along side the launch box?

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Love it, gorgeous models, now they just need to release them

Does anyone think these'll release along side the launch box?

Definitely launch in time for Christmas at least. They will probably launch with the new codex.


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Anyone have a link to pics of the new spruces?

 MannyMcCoconut wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
Love it, gorgeous models, now they just need to release them

Does anyone think these'll release along side the launch box?

Definitely launch in time for Christmas at least. They will probably launch with the new codex.

Yeah, we'll probably see it in waves like we did with the Death Guard and Primaris stuff when they first released

I heard the release schedule is for back end of July for the new edition


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 Sasori wrote:
Post Stream article which has some good stuff: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/13/warhammer-40000-preview-beyond-the-boxgw-homepage-post-2/



Fitted with advanced optics and wielding gauss destructors and enmitic exterminators, Lokhusts are programmed to erase the heaviest opposition. Those powerful jets make them highly mobile, and the long reach of their weapons means they’ll be taking out their quarry and making for an especially resilient target.



The colossal Doomsday Blaster mounted to the back of these leggy constructs can be fired on the move, or they can remain stationary to unleash its full cataclysmic potential. If anyone gets too close, auxiliary twin gauss flayers add a little extra hurt.

I suspect the doomsday blaster wont be quite as strong as the cannon. But it has a nice vantage point on the model depending on the new cover rules

One thing to keep in mind, since this is not a stater set, but a limited edition "Launch Set" That may impact the schedule some.

I still think we are going to see the Launch Box Mid July, and then some AoS stuff launch.

I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week, Pariah the week after, then a 1 or 2 week preorder for the launch

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week, Pariah the week after, then a 1 or 2 week preorder for the launch

Seems reasonable. I hope we get a few rule leaks

 Aza'Gorod wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week, Pariah the week after, then a 1 or 2 week preorder for the launch

Seems reasonable. I hope we get a few rule leaks

I vaguely remember them saying that there would be articles this week going into detail about it

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week, Pariah the week after, then a 1 or 2 week preorder for the launch

I thought we would as well, but I don't think they are going to release such a large AOS range so close to the 40k one at this point. I figured they would have done it in the first 1-3 weeks if they were going to.




Also, the article names all the weapons and unit names, which throuhly debunks the 4chan rumors.

 Sasori wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week, Pariah the week after, then a 1 or 2 week preorder for the launch

I thought we would as well, but I don't think they are going to release such a large AOS range so close to the 40k one at this point. I figured they would have done it in the first 1-3 weeks if they were going to.




Also, the article names all the weapons and unit names, which throuhly debunks the 4chan rumors.

Very true, which is nice considering some of them weren't that great. Really looking forward to learning about the Royal Warden and the Canoptek Reanimator though

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
I think we'll see all the AoS stuff next week...

I feel that they won't release both the Lumineth Ream-lords and the Sons of Behemat at the same time.

Eh Sons is basically 1 kit and a book.

Also they launched Flesheaters and Skaven at the same time and both did perfectly fine

 Overread wrote:
Eh Sons is basically 1 kit and a book.

Also they launched Flesheaters and Skaven at the same time and both did perfectly fine

Yeah, but the lumineth relase is much larger than a battlebox some terrain and endless spells like those were