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 Dysartes wrote:
Hang on - Sisters only got four detachments? How many are they squeezing out of this tin y EC roster? My memory is telling me six which, while fitting, is kinda insulting to the Sisters.

Yeah it's 6.

I will say that from the leaks I've read (all of the rules & a few pages of the lore), speaking as an extreme EC fan who had sky-high hopes and expectations, the whole thing feels like a labour of love from the designers. The art, lore, everything looks genuinely fantastic. They clearly cared and put a lot of thought into the detachments as well. The only bizarrely disappointing bits are the unit omissions and weird half-inclusion of daemons. But everything else feels great to me, and I don't say that lightly.

 Dysartes wrote:
Hang on - Sisters only got four detachments? How many are they squeezing out of this tin y EC roster? My memory is telling me six which, while fitting, is kinda insulting to the Sisters.

Testify! Hallowed Martyrs, Penitent Host (more about flagellants and penitent engines), Bringers of Flame and Army of Faith. Mostly very generic in style, and leaving several Orders without a detachment that fits their previously established playstyles.

I'm also annoyed by the Genestealer Cult codex not having a cyborg'd up detachment to replace the Bladed Cog.

 Dysartes wrote:
Hang on - Sisters only got four detachments? How many are they squeezing out of this tin y EC roster? My memory is telling me six which, while fitting, is kinda insulting to the Sisters.

EC likely includes an extra detachment to make up for missing Grotmas, while Sisters now have five in total. The daemon 'ally' detachment is also pushing up the EC roster a bit.

My expectation is that DG/TS/WE will have closer to 5 detachments each including the daemons.

 xttz wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Hang on - Sisters only got four detachments? How many are they squeezing out of this tin y EC roster? My memory is telling me six which, while fitting, is kinda insulting to the Sisters.

EC likely includes an extra detachment to make up for missing Grotmas, while Sisters now have five in total. The daemon 'ally' detachment is also pushing up the EC roster a bit.

My expectation is that DG/TS/WE will have closer to 5 detachments each including the daemons.

While I hope it's not the case, I can absolutely see GW giving World Eaters eight different variations on, "KILL! MAIM! BURN!" because they're the most boring faction in the game.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/f07zlb44/warhammer-relics-brilliant-new-gear-from-the-warhammer-merch-store/

the scarab plush is really cute

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

Pleased to see there are a few extra shoulder pads & helmets in the basic kits & noise marines.

I was prepared to pick up a sacrificial troop kit from some spares but this is much better.

I want a few spares for adding to things like tank crew etc and didn't want to pay the ridiculous fees for bit stores from the UK now.

A few of the bonus heads won't go amiss in my Slaanesh old world army either.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

Careful now, that's how you get an infestation of white scar players gnawing & scurrying about the skips in the back of your local store!

GW should do a "ad on" top knot set like the extra skulls kit and be done with it. Just multiple sprues for all your top knot needs.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

No, if you look at the sprues, the topknots are not separate. Some heads have them, some don't.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

You philistine!

 stahly wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

No, if you look at the sprues, the topknots are not separate. Some heads have them, some don't.

Gah! The article said

Each lot of 10 can pick from 12 helmeted and eight unhelmeted heads, and you even get to add topknots** to six for a real splash of Slaaneshi flavour.

I should have checked for myself rather than take their word for it! Well, a few will have Daemonette heads, then!

 Mallo wrote:
Pleased to see there are a few extra shoulder pads & helmets in the basic kits & noise marines.

I was prepared to pick up a sacrificial troop kit from some spares but this is much better.

I want a few spares for adding to things like tank crew etc and didn't want to pay the ridiculous fees for bit stores from the UK now.

I did grab a box of Horus Heresy MKVIs to mix and match for a little more variety.

 Marshal Loss wrote:
You philistine!

If it's good enough for Abaddon, I don't want anything to do with it!

 stahly wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4xvlhken/the-emperors-children-army-set-examining-the-new-kits-in-detail/

EC sprues. Oh thank Slaanesh, the topknots are separate pieces that I can just chuck away.

No, if you look at the sprues, the topknots are not separate. Some heads have them, some don't.

Looks like that's the case for the Noise Marines, but the basic Marines do appear to have separate top knots.

Anyone know what the free GW store mini or coin are for next month ?

Dudeface wrote:
Contents page is out in the wild, all leaks were correct.



Things are about to get weird for chaos armies from here.

Well, it looks like I'm going from about 2000 points down to 1100. There have been some pretty iconic units like bikers that have been removed, and that is sad, especially with nothing it seems to replace them. Which is the real kicker. With no new models to promote (im talking new new, not just re-sculpts, it doesn't make sense to limit the customers buying options for the older stuff. It looks like if you really want to field some armor, your going to have to split your army and pick some EC and some basic chaos. I'm sure in casual play no one will object, especially if you have it all painted.

Maybe if they bring back Bikers in next edition, they could bring back Doomrider

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Anyone know what the free GW store mini or coin are for next month ?

Fire dragon, Eldar and Gottek

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/jaoqg3v6/heat-things-up-this-month-with-a-fire-dragon-and-two-coins/

Here comes my review and unboxing of the Emperor's Children army set, inc. high-res sprue images and a scale comparison of the new Tormenters/Infractors: https://taleofpainters.com/2025/03/review-emperors-children-champions-of-slaanesh-army-set/

Emperor's Children are huge! About the same eye level as Primaris, but with less bulky armour. Much bigger than Heresy Marines.

It's a Kill Team release, but still a stealth way to get plasma missionaries, death cultists and freakin' CONFESSORS back into Ministorum forces! Praise the Emperor!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ovfew1bv/wield-the-power-of-the-gods-in-kill-team-blood-and-zeal/

Also some Khorne dudes, but Slaanesh is to ascendant right now for me to care about them.

Managed to grab a Champions of Slaanesh box at a 21% discount, so I'm a happy heretic. Hopefully, I should be able to finish painting a unit of Terminators and 2 Deimos Predators ( ) before it arrives.

Now, time to plan the next purchase to top up the army. I'm pretty sure it'll involve a few metal boxes.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
It's a Kill Team release, but still a stealth way to get plasma missionaries, death cultists and freakin' CONFESSORS back into Ministorum forces! Praise the Emperor!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ovfew1bv/wield-the-power-of-the-gods-in-kill-team-blood-and-zeal/

Also some Khorne dudes, but Slaanesh is to ascendant right now for me to care about them.

Im left kinda confused if they belong in sororitas or agents. I suspect the latter though.

The SoB army had male monks and priests before, they got gutted out during the big plastic update, but they certainly had them. So they could easily fit into a SoB army

The Confessor is straight from the cover of the 2nd ed. Sisters codex.
Plasma missionary is just recently discontinued Missionary with Chainsword, but with the old Missionary with Plasma Gun's weapon.
Drill Abbot is Preacher Josef from the Inquisitor range.
Persecutor is very reminiscent of the Necromunda Redemptionist with Eviscerator.
And Miracle Girl is not a million miles from the saint from the studio's Caris Cephalon Inquisitor campaign.

They seem more like Necromunda gangs than kill teams.

 Flinty wrote:
They seem more like Necromunda gangs than kill teams.

I was thinking that they were Necromunda models that got switched over to KT.

 stahly wrote:
Here comes my review and unboxing of the Emperor's Children army set, inc. high-res sprue images and a scale comparison of the new Tormenters/Infractors: https://taleofpainters.com/2025/03/review-emperors-children-champions-of-slaanesh-army-set/

Emperor's Children are huge! About the same eye level as Primaris, but with less bulky armour. Much bigger than Heresy Marines.

Thanks for the scale comparison. Excellent as always.

I guess that means we're at the point where GW drops the pretense about Primaris and allows other Marines to be the same size because a Marine is a Marine again.

Great review Stahly.

I'm a bit disappointed in the Infractors/Tormentors kit. Why did they have to make them so much taller than regular CSM? Only 5 individual bodies? only 9 individual heads? It really feels like GW have invested as little as possible in this kit.

Why is scale creep still a thing in 2025?

Noise Marines look great, but again for some reason are huge.

Despite this, I'm still very much looking forward to receiving my copy. EC have been a long time coming!

I'll definitely need some different heads to add variety though!

i assume the priests are for SoB. religious-themed units have always been their purview, regardless of gender

the Khorne unit is fantastic. wonder what role it's going to serve in the army. gorgeous models, really showing tactical rocks at their finest

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
i assume the priests are for SoB. religious-themed units have always been their purview, regardless of gender

the Khorne unit is fantastic. wonder what role it's going to serve in the army. gorgeous models, really showing tactical rocks at their finest

They're described as 'militiamen', so the Frateris are back!!!

Don't know why there are two missionaries there, though; the current KT setting is a clearly Imperial world, so I don't know why they'd be there.

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:

the Khorne unit is fantastic. wonder what role it's going to serve in the army. gorgeous models, really showing tactical rocks at their finest

It looks like a shoe-in for a scout / infiltrator (infiltraitor? ) role.

If we also get the rumoured jugger zerkers that's a solid foundation for a fast attack-themed detachment.

I love the ecclesiastes guys! Would be nice if Imperial Agents was a decent force. That would almost get me back into current 40K!