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Welcome to the new and improved Killteam news and rumors thread.

When we last left the previous thread GW had introduced Ashes of Faith, an Inquisition vs Cultists game with a road map for 2023.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/05/01/join-the-inquisition-to-hunt-a-mutating-chaos-cult-in-a-new-kill-team-campaign-expansion/

Big fan of the minis in the box, although the lack of terrain is drawback and I'd be keen to see if the price reflects that. Same goes for the fact you'll need an extra box of Inquisition minis to complete the set.

Also - correct me if I'm wrong, but only one Sister of Silence is included?

 Tyranid Horde wrote:
Big fan of the minis in the box, although the lack of terrain is drawback and I'd be keen to see if the price reflects that. Same goes for the fact you'll need an extra box of Inquisition minis to complete the set.

Also - correct me if I'm wrong, but only one Sister of Silence is included?

There is a x5 next to the single Sister, so I think it is a full sprue.

 Tyranid Horde wrote:


Also - correct me if I'm wrong, but only one Sister of Silence is included?

Squinting at the low res back of the box picture it looks like it says 'x5'

I also hope the arms are compatible enough with other models you can make all the options using Scion bodies or whatever.

We shall see.

It has to be five, given how the sprues work.

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

I admit the amount of people that probably fall into that last category might be somewhat rare...


And this is a palate cleanser release as well as them trying something a bit different before diving into a new season (a season which will hopefully bring us overgrown ruins and crashed ship terrain! ).

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
It has to be five, given how the sprues work.

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

I admit the amount of people that probably fall into that last category might be somewhat rare...

As it happens, this is pretty much me...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
It has to be five, given how the sprues work.

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

I admit the amount of people that probably fall into that last category might be somewhat rare...

Yes on 1.
True on 2.
Come to think of it I do have 5 stormies and would like to build a full squad...

HBMC, are you trying to sell this to me?

Meeeh, 1 copy of a new sprue of dual-build models that you'll want at least 2 of, plus an absolute truckload of old sprues, isn't the most efficient/friendly sales model (even if HBMC lucked out this time)

Its different. No terrain is a big departure.

Could take things in a more Inquisitor playstyle direction?

The_Real_Chris wrote:
Its different. No terrain is a big departure.

Could take things in a more Inquisitor playstyle direction?

Who knows - they said it was 'the first narrative play expansion' which to me implies that it's not gonna stay the only one.

The game can theoretically expand in a lot of ways, but the most obvious ones are to have stuff like 'bosses' (the old old WD KT rules had stuff like 'adversaries', pretty much movie villain end bosses like grotesque supermutants, robots etc.), neutral monsters like the Ambull and then 'elite' KillTeams like a couple of Lictors etc.; if they play their cards right, continuing KT as the 'weird stuff' system would let it replace a lot of the one-off boardgames like BSF, and give it years of life. It's also pretty much inofficial INQ28 already, which is a very good thing. This box alone basically doubles as a INQ28 starter set.

I think GW has sort of hit on a genius way to pad the bottom line while also appearing like they are providing value, by bundling new stuff in with old stuff but at a discount price.

Assuming this hovers around the $200 price point, this is going to be a decent savings on $285 in minis (assuming the Inquisition is a standard $60 Kill team box)

It's a good one for me too -- love the inquisition, love chaos cultists, somehow don't seem to own any of *those* chaos cultists despite having multiples of the ones from the old starter set (6th edition?) and multiples of the ones from Blackstone Fortress.

Actually, put me in the "I could actually use both 5 more Stormtroopers and Sisters" category. I don't play Kill Team, but all of these are useful in my buddy's RPG.

 Haighus wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
It has to be five, given how the sprues work.

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

I admit the amount of people that probably fall into that last category might be somewhat rare...

As it happens, this is pretty much me...

What a coincidence!
Actually I’m basically neutral on the scions but everything else is a win for me, even the narrative play mode expansion.

Depending on how the arms fit, the spare Inquisition bits could just be attached to some of the scions or silents to get all the specialists.

Box set looks pretty neat, but the price point it will be at is probably going to be pretty crazy considering it is likely over 300$ worth of models going by msrp, not including the booklets and such. I could easily see this at 200-250$.

I thought I saw some primaris intercessors in a kill team box on a youtube preview. Was that an old release or something revealed this time too?

 warboss wrote:
I thought I saw some primaris intercessors in a kill team box on a youtube preview. Was that an old release or something revealed this time too?

I think that was the new Space Marine Heroes set which is also getting KT rules for the dudes?

 warboss wrote:
I thought I saw some primaris intercessors in a kill team box on a youtube preview. Was that an old release or something revealed this time too?

That's the Japanese 'Space Marine Heros' blind buy product, apparently they now get Kill Team rules.

Mr_Rose wrote:

 warboss wrote:
I thought I saw some primaris intercessors in a kill team box on a youtube preview. Was that an old release or something revealed this time too?

I think that was the new Space Marine Heroes set which is also getting KT rules for the dudes?

Tsagualsa wrote:

 warboss wrote:
I thought I saw some primaris intercessors in a kill team box on a youtube preview. Was that an old release or something revealed this time too?

That's the Japanese 'Space Marine Heros' blind buy product, apparently they now get Kill Team rules.

Ah, thanks. That was the one that excited me a little as I like the basic intercessor style design and it had a combo of loadouts.

The new Space Marine Heroes had its own article.

These characterful new Space Marines will be available first from select specialist retailers this summer, followed by a wider release at a later date. Keep an eye out for more information on when and where you can get yours.

Worth mentioning that they confirmed via FB or Twitter(I couldn't find the exact post referenced on B&C) that buying a full carton nets you all 8 plus an extra of the aiming bolt rifle figure.

The scions sprue(s?) are great for kit bashing to be fair, especially the commander jacket, so I'm always after more.

Every other model in the box I do not own.

However, now I've seen the model options, I am mightily tempted to kitbash the inquisition models instead as I would want them to be very un-uniformed and individual from most other peoples versions.

I'll get the set still.

Lest we forget we also have the last Gallow... something set, Beastmen vs Squats, a line I never thought I'd write.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/05/02/beastmen-are-back-the-fellgor-ravagers-return-to-the-41st-millennium-at-their-braying-best/

With the abundance of Lost and Damned-style releases this edition (Cultists, Traitor Guard, Beastmen, Mutants- ), I hope Mere Mortals is going away in 10th so I can actually field the damn things.

FIamingUndeadRoman wrote:
With the abundance of Lost and Damned-style releases this edition (Cultists, Traitor Guard, Beastmen, Mutants- ), I hope Mere Mortals is going away in 10th so I can actually field the damn things.

Or, a lost and the damned army in general, with accompanying CSM enforcers etc.

 Mr_Rose wrote:

 Haighus wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
It has to be five, given how the sprues work.

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

I admit the amount of people that probably fall into that last category might be somewhat rare...

As it happens, this is pretty much me...

What a coincidence!
Actually I’m basically neutral on the scions but everything else is a win for me, even the narrative play mode expansion.

Same here, this is one box I do not need to split

Can I also take a moment to commend Kid_Kyoto’s impeccable timing; he wanted to kill the old thread to get rid of the “first unread” issue and managed to end it with a blank first unread page!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Honestly, from a minis perspective it's pretty good, especially if you're someone who:

1. Loves the Inquisition.
2. Doesn't own any of the Cultist models.
3. Specifically needs 5 more Storm Troopers and 5 more Sisters of Silence.

Points 1 and 3 apply to me. Already have the cultists, and don't want more. Depending on price, I may buy. Still, I'd prefer buying two Inquisitorial Agents boxes, assuming GW eventually sells them separately.

I do love the Inquisition, and don't have any of the cult units, and only just got a few sisters of silence but... it's not working for me.

The Inquisitor henchmen are really bland. They're all in stoic pose mode and only have a little of that gribbly detail that I'd be looking for. As a base for conversions, sure, but not as they stand. And they only give you 7? Come on!

I need everything in this box.

I'll be doing literally everything in power to get it.

The 10th ed box will also be good value, and as I dude with limited income, it's one or the other.

Sorry Nids. You'll have to wait.

Seems there are more people who want Inquisition, Cultists and have a strange need for both Scions and Sisters of Silence than I anticipated.

 The Power Cosmic wrote:
The Inquisitor henchmen are really bland. They're all in stoic pose mode and only have a little of that gribbly detail that I'd be looking for. As a base for conversions, sure, but not as they stand. And they only give you 7? Come on!

Technically it's only 4, as 1 is a Servo-Skull, another is the Lex-Mechanic (who I resume has zero build options), and the other is the Gun-Servitor. That leaves 4 guys with 2 builds each.

But I think that combining a couple of sets of those with even one or two of these would give you some good combinations and options.