AOS N&R (Adepticon p211, Range Purge p221)

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**GaroRobe**

I think the color scheme doesn't help either. Everything sort of melds together and there isn't anything to draw the eye or focus on.

They swap the trim as well. Eternus has silver armor trimmed in gold, his not Dracolith has armor that's bronze/gold and trimmed with metal.

**Sotahullu**

You know, despite being Master of the Dark, Be'Lakors minions wear very bright metal armor.

**Sersi**

His Master's Voice wrote:
That Khorne priest is pure 80s fantasy awesomeness, to the point even the armoured pants don't bother me all the much.

Temple of Doom for sure. But what immediately came to mind was "Apocalypto" and the high priest from "The Fountain".

**Geifer**

Sotahullu wrote:
You know, despite being Master of the Dark, Be'Lakors minions wear very bright metal armor.

It's funny but kind of makes sense. I think GW may have been a bit boxed in when they decided to give Belakor his own faction. At that point undivided Chaos Warriors had a tradition of claiming black for themselves. The Chaos gods have their own colors associated with them, like red for Khorne or green for Nurgle, and they could have gone that way with Belakor, but since he's supposed to be a particular flavor or flavorless, and with black already taken, realistically that doesn't leave much else than grey and white, or their respective metallic equivalents.

**Wha-Mu-077**

Sotahullu wrote:
You know, despite being Master of the Dark, Be'Lakors minions wear very bright metal armor.

What's more fitting for a champion of all the gods, than bare steel, not painted in any god's nor the Everchosen colours?

**Clockpunk**

I've just realised that all three dedicated battleplans in Arcane Cataclysm call for one unit of 10 Kairic Acolytes, but the boxset comes with 20... I would say surely a misprint, but looking at the units points, they already lead on the Lumineth, so wonder if this will be addressed soon.

**nels1031**

Ogor Mawtribes:

While on the hunt for ever more delicious prey, we first caught wind of the Bloodpelt Hunter at the NOVA Open. This fearsome predator heralds the arrival of the gluttonous Ogor Mawtribes.

Where others see mystical lands to conquer, Ogors only find a banquet of delights. They are irresistible, immovable, and ready to feast in style with the upcoming Battletome: Ogor Mawtribes.

Whether carving up the realms in eccentric circular hunts known as Mawpaths, or fleeing from the gnawing supernatural bite of the Everwinter, all Ogors share a handful of things in common – brute strength, a knack for building tools of war, an endless hunger, and… heinous halitosis.

To stand before either the Gutbusters or the Beastclaw Raiders is to face off against the hunger of the Gulping God Gorkamorka made manifest – a million mouths that will consume all that stands before them.

These tribes aren’t just mindless bellies on legs, though – their rough-and-ready culture is built on simple tenets – might is right, eating is good, and bodily functions are hilarious. These are the main ingredients of their cultural stew, but each tribe sprinkles in their own flavour– all covered in the battletome.

The tome contains a hearty lore and background section, a gorgeous miniatures showcase with lots of painting tips, and an army rules section reworked for the current edition.

New battle traits unlock army construction options, while individual Mawtribes define your horde. Field ranks of extra powerful cannon-wielding Leadbelchers as the Underguts Mawtribe, or imbue your Mournfang Packs with unnatural swiftness with the Thunderbellies Mawtribe.

These flexible options are backed up by 28 warscrolls and a Path to Glory section focused on undertaking the Mawpath. There’s also a host of battle traits, command traits, artefacts, as well as spell lores and prayers for Butchers and Firebellies and Beastclaw Raider Priests, respectively.

Whatever flavour of Ogor army you favour, Battletome: Ogor Mawtribes is full of tasty options. We’ll be digging around the innards of this tome closer to release, so sign up for the Warhammer Community newsletter, so you don’t miss out.

**tneva82**

Sparse article. Mawpath is name for PTG thingie they have so that's hopefully good(PTG is fun). Cover is also improvement. Besides that nothing new. Well kragnos warscroll straight in book for those that it matters.

**DaveC**

Is there another leak out there?

Ogre Mawtribes preview

Looks like the Bloodpelt Hunter is the only new unit/leader (and maybe a single model for the release - old Butchers still in the pictures)

**lord_blackfang**

So zilch new entries besides the one new Hunter. Meh-ing and the speed of *sigh*

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Maneaters are in there though. Probably a good time to dig mine out and sell them on.

**GrosseSax**

lord_blackfang wrote:
So zilch new entries besides the one new Hunter. Meh-ing and the speed of *sigh*

My expectations have been set so low that I'll be satisfied if non-Irongut heavy Gutbusters lists become playable.

**Scottywan82**

I wonder why the new Hunter isn't just the Icebrow Hunter. Why make a new unit?

**lord_blackfang**

Scottywan82 wrote:
I wonder why the new Hunter isn't just the Icebrow Hunter. Why make a new unit?

So you have to buy a new model to gain access to the new profile, which will be better than the old unit.

**Scottywan82**

lord_blackfang wrote:
Scottywan82 wrote:
I wonder why the new Hunter isn't just the Icebrow Hunter. Why make a new unit?

So you have to buy a new model to gain access to the new profile, which will be better than the old unit.

Ah. I forgot about Greedy Bastard's Razor.

**Rihgu**

My guess is the Icebrow will keep its role as a tracker/hunting pack keeper and the new one will be a monster hunter.

**tneva82**

So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

**frogert_poj**

tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

Cant speak for everyone, but I want more than just a single hero (overpriced) release. AOS is now 7 years in right? And some factions have gotten a bit more than nothing. The more things change the more they stay the same.

Having said that In comparison 8th Edt. Warhammer Fantasy saw almost every army get multiple plastics kits over its reign...

**GrosseSax**

tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

I just want Gluttons/Bulls and Maneaters to not suck. I don't think I'm asking for a lot.

**Scottywan82**

tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

My complaint was about how the unit isn't really new. It's got a new entry, but it's not really warranted.

**Kanluwen**

frogert_poj wrote:
tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

Cant speak for everyone, but I want more than just a single hero (overpriced) release. AOS is now 7 years in right? And some factions have gotten a bit more than nothing. The more things change the more they stay the same.

Very few of the carried-over armies have seen more than "just a single hero release". Most of the big range releases have been entirely new factions.

Having said that In comparison 8th Edt. Warhammer Fantasy saw almost every army get multiple plastics kits over its reign...

lol, okay suuuuuuuure.

**charles_the_dead_lizzard**

Well, as long as the factions remain fun to play I am fine with no new models. The new Bloodpelt looks quite different to all other Ogors so far, so it might be a tease on the new aesthetic they will take up with the next model wave which might come next edition.

I just hope that they do not nerf out Monsters and that suballigiences are less ,decide on Gutbusters or BCR‘. I would really like them to pudh merged forces more

**frogert_poj**

Kanluwen wrote:
frogert_poj wrote:
tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

Cant speak for everyone, but I want more than just a single hero (overpriced) release. AOS is now 7 years in right? And some factions have gotten a bit more than nothing. The more things change the more they stay the same.

Very few of the carried-over armies have seen more than "just a single hero release". Most of the big range releases have been entirely new factions.

Having said that In comparison 8th Edt. Warhammer Fantasy saw almost every army get multiple plastics kits over its reign...

lol, okay suuuuuuuure.

Here is an example list from the Warseer release post, this was just a single year of Warhammer Fantasy 8th. Which lasted 6 years if I recall. I dont know about you but my napkin math says this is more than what AOS is getting this year.

November 2013: Triumph & Treachery
Dark Elves - Executioners/Black Guard
Dark Elves - Dark Riders/Doomfire Warlocks
Dark Elves - Cold One Chariot/Scourgerunner Chariot
Dark Elves - Black Ark Fleetmaster
Dwarfs - Vampire Hunter White Dwarf

October 2013: Dark Elves (8th edition)
Dark Elves - Dreadspears/Darkshards/Bleakswords
Dark Elves - Witch Elves/Sisters of Slaughter
*Dark Elves - Cauldron of Blood/Bloodwrack Shrine + Bloodwrack Medusa + Death Hag/Crone Hellebron
Dark Elves - War Hydra/Kharibdyss
Dark Elves - Shadowblade

August 2013: Lizardmen (8th edition)
*Lizardmen - Kroq-Gar/Carnosaur/Troglodon + Saurus Scar-Veteran/Oldblood
Lizardmen - Terradon Riders/Ripperdactyl Riders/Tiktaq'to
Lizardmen - Bastiladon
Lizardmen - Skink High Priest
Lizardmen - Gor-Rok
Lizardmen - Tetto'eko

May 2013: High Elves (8th edition)
High Elves - Shadow Warriors/Maiden Guard
High Elves - Lothern Skycutter + Sea Helm
*High Elves - Flamespyre Phoenix/Frostheart Phoenix + Annointed of Asuryan/Caradryan
High Elves - Loremaster of Hoeth
High Elves - Alarielle the Radiant
High Elves - Handmaiden of the Everqueen

March 2013: Daemons of Chaos (8th edition)
*Chaos - Plague Drones
Chaos - Blood Throne/Skull Cannon
Chaos - Burning Chariot/Herald of Tzeentch on Chariot
Chaos - Herald of Nurgle
Chaos - Herald of Khorne
*Chaos - Herald of Slaanesh

February 2013: Warriors of Chaos (8th edition)
*Chaos - Chariot/Gorebeast Chariot
*Chaos - Dragon Ogres (AH)
Chaos - Forsaken
*Chaos - Slaughterbrute/Mutalith Vortex Beast
*Chaos - Lord (SP)
Chaos - Throgg (SP)
*Chaos - Vilitch the Curseling (SP)

**Inquisitor Gideon**

Nobody cares. Last year was an AoS year, this is a 40k year, next year it will be AoS and it will alternate as it always has done.

**lord_blackfang**

tneva82 wrote:
So some complain about lack of new units, other complain new unit is in. Gw is lose-lose

Some even invent bogus complaints to defend their favorite corporation!

**NinthMusketeer**

I want updated kits for resin options more than new units anyways, I think ogors have a pretty good lineup if all the units are made viable. A 'smaller' priest option for Beastclaw would be nice I suppose.

As for the hunters, it lies with the army design. There are two broad sub-armies within Ogors; gutbusters and beastclaw, association mattering a great deal when it comes to allegiance abilities and unit synergy. So these guys are likely to have similar roles but be themed after their respective sub-army.

**Kanluwen**

frogert_pj wrote:Here is an example list from the Warseer release post, this was just a single year of Warhammer Fantasy 8th. Which lasted 6 years if I recall. I dont know about you but my napkin math says this is more than what AOS is getting this year.

You realize that 8th edition launched in 2009, right?

2013 was a big-ish year...and a lot of the items showcased by you then ended up in AoS.

**Rihgu**

8th Edition had by my counts 163 model releases from 2010 to AoS.

In 2021 AoS had 66 or so model releases.

**nels1031**

I think the expectation for this year had always been for a comparatively muted year in terms of the rate/quantity of releases, with a few surprises.

**tneva82**

Well there's still chance for maneaters. Pics haven't showed yet what are used in book and either old models come back or new models come.