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Not entirely convinced on the Raven Guard claw being a solve, but I agree on the rest.

The angle of the photographs is different, that's all. They've not photoshopped it to a different shape, they simply cropped from a different photograph shot at a different angle

Yeah, the rumour image is from above, the stock photos are from the front/side. That's why you can't see the third claw on the preview pictures but can on the rumour image.

I think it's also some element of perspective from the paint job too - I still can't quite make out if the shiny bit on his lower hand is the flat top of a triangular blade, or the top half of something more double edged but I think it's the former.

Looks a lot more like that at 1hr:31min of the Youtube video where you can see the size comparison. The light seems to be properly catching the paler, shinier top section of his claws.

So in the rumour engine pic, the curved blades of the lightning claws are kind of hidden under the bulker upper surface of the claws as you're looking almost straight down on them.

Only a handful left of rumors to get revealed yet …







… and the two recent ones



Furthermore, I’m not entirely sure if this one

… is the smoke from one the small kharadron floating objects

It does have the same basing material, so highly likely.

Apparently that spider skull was from a cancelled project.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Apparently that spider skull was from a cancelled project.

Are you sure it's not the back of the tyranid corpse cape on the Votann guy? I haven't seen a rear shot of him... it could be that. But I wouldn't put any money on it.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Apparently that spider skull was from a cancelled project.

Yeah did we ever find out any more details about that?

Nope.

Bummer. Does make one wonder what army would have got a skeleton spider. Assuming that is what it was. Would have made for a cool undead monster.

It might not be a skeleton since one side looks cut/wounded.

Could have been anything -a warhammer quest release; an underworld or warcry party; killteam; a terrain feature on a base; a new army for AoS


Whatever it was it was clearly advanced enough to get printed, painted and included in the teasers.

There's also a chance that whatever its original use it might well come around again. Eg if it was a side game release it might just get a main game release much like the two named heroes for Soulblight from Cursed City

 Snrub wrote:
Bummer. Does make one wonder what army would have got a skeleton spider. Assuming that is what it was. Would have made for a cool undead monster.

It has been rumoured that it was another Incarnate like https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/age-of-sigmar-krondspine-incarnate-of-ghur-2022?srsltid=AfmBOoo6M8y64gpR0Zh3GR-lFN7j5g5iAt1WQ_sfN5g8y1GCgkJpEyP0, this time a spider for the caves of Gallet as described in White Dwarf 498 (the previous bestiary in WD related to the Thondia incarnate so that makes sense).

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer/comments/1gbjnd6/its_been_two_years_since_this_things_been_teased/ltna6kf/

The art for it got reused somewhere for a page background (edit: https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/22826-the-rumour-thread/?page=7167). It seems like it's dead for now, but I wouldn't be shocked if it got pushed into Gloomspite at some point.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:


Immediate thought is Votann Power Maul.

But I’m sure we’ve seen that design somewhere before, I just can’t place it right now.

Almost certainly something AoS Chaos.

I see a foot (boot tip) in a stirrup there on the right.

So something mounted.

Not really sure what else chaos needs mounted like that. Unless it's a Darkoath special character or something.

It's a Darkoath Skullfisher. You can see the hook, heavy metal net and latest catch next to a boot hanging there to dry.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Not really sure what else chaos needs mounted like that. Unless it's a Darkoath special character or something.

Or a rehash of the marauder kit for oldworld...

lost_lilliputian wrote:
I see a foot (boot tip) in a stirrup there on the right.

So something mounted.

Maybe mounted archers?

Whatever it is, I really don't like how perfectly straight the chain strips are hanging.
It's little stuff like that that makes digital so obvious.

 Scottywan82 wrote:

lost_lilliputian wrote:
I see a foot (boot tip) in a stirrup there on the right.

So something mounted.

Maybe mounted archers?

it's worth point out that the boot style doesn't match any darkoath unit I know of - and GW love their visual cohesion across a range.

edit - but then I looked at it again, and what I though was book is actually fabric. the tow of the boot still looks wrong, but make it is darkoath.

But my money is still on new marauders.

Let's hope those war mammoth rumors are, too. (or not. I dont need to spend that kind of money, lol)

I dont think they do rumor engines for anything other than 40k and AoS?

chaos0xomega wrote:
I dont think they do rumor engines for anything other than 40k and AoS?

Only if you consider Necromunda, Kill Team, Underworlds and Warcry "40k and Aos."

So yeah, it's Kislev cavalry.

The hook dont look particulary sharp, so I imagine its something tied to the saddle/harness so they can easily hook up a rope or chain to either pull something, or to restarin the beast. That would indicate its a pretty big creature.

I saw someone on Bluesky comment that the image has many of the same design cues as the Harbinger of Decay. They thought this might be Nurgle cavalry to go with it.

On the actual post they make a big deal about the blade being specific.

Looks chaosy adjacent.

Has anyone made a correct guess... this year?

Yup.

Drillhead and Flamer for the new Chaos Knight, and the control box for the Mole Mortar.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Yup.

Drillhead and Flamer for the new Chaos Knight, and the control box for the Mole Mortar.

I forgot all about the fake Imperial Knights.

I was wondering what our success rate as a forum was on guessing correctly.