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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/08/sunday-preview-the-slaves-to-darkness-pour-forth-across-the-mortal-realms

New GHB and slaves to darkness solo release. GHB + box of knights for me.

I had no idea the mounted Lord and Eternus were a dual kit. That’s quite impressive. 

 ImAGeek wrote:
I had no idea the mounted Lord and Eternus were a dual kit. That’s quite impressive. 

Oh that is a sweet kit

The Vanguard set is also neat, with a lord in there you can easily double up on them and have a powerful core of chaos models.

All in all fantastic and I bet this clears out those remaining Slaves to Darkness with Prince boxed sets pretty fast now. I'd wager they will vanish over the next day/week with this news.


Only oddity is GW still not updating the Marauders kit.

Is that everything or is there anything missing? I can't remember from the initial leaks.

Pretty sure its everything.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Is that everything or is there anything missing? I can't remember from the initial leaks.

Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount is missing.

EDIT: Nevermind. I didn't notice that it was an alternative build to Eternus.

jullevi wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Is that everything or is there anything missing? I can't remember from the initial leaks.

Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount is missing.

It's there, its part of the duel kit

I wonder if the Halberds/Shields from the new Chaos Warriors will work with the new Chosen minis...

That's a surprisingly good Vanguard box. I'm a little impressed

Thats a solid weekend of releases. I figured they’d space it out a bit.

That might have been the original plan but, again, things get squished these days. That said many of the models have already had retail releases in various forms so many are just split kits going on sale on their own for the first time.

Given the gaps in the releases depending on region, I'd say that they're still having supply chain issues. These were all probably due out last year anyway.

Man every time I look at those new chosen, they are just so dam cool. I already have more than I need, too... but none are the badass new plastic ones...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Given the gaps in the releases depending on region, I'd say that they're still having supply chain issues. These were all probably due out last year anyway.

That would mean they knew like half a year ago they are going to have to delay...

Mounted lord looks better than Eternus. And Chosen are a must buy.

These are so tempting. I can't wait to see the sprues.

There had been some suggestion that the Deamon Prince was being held back until after the release of a 40K Arks of Omen Chaos Battleforce, so I'm glad that didn't pan out - that would have been quite arsehole-ish even for GW.

Euro prices

Eternus is a bit oof. Apart from that, about in line I guess.

I am usually not one to complain about the prices. But everything except Eternus and the Exalted is north of my expected price point.
In case of the Daemon Prince quite far north...

*sigh*
Positive:
I am even more happy about buying the box set now.
Those170€ Last year would be 260€ today.

Edit: interesting how lord_blackfang and i can so completely disagree on what is "to be expected". Guess there is no good pricepoint anyway.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I wonder if the Halberds/Shields from the new Chaos Warriors will work with the new Chosen minis...

It would be very chaotic and on-brand to only let the chosen be equipped with the random weapons provided in a single box

Anyway, how do you wield halberd and shield simultaneously? Sounds like a terribly awkvard combo.

 Fayric wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I wonder if the Halberds/Shields from the new Chaos Warriors will work with the new Chosen minis...

It would be very chaotic and on-brand to only let the chosen be equipped with the random weapons provided in a single box

Anyway, how do you wield halberd and shield simultaneously? Sounds like a terribly awkvard combo.

Historical halbers were used like a spear, axe or hook depending on circumstances, so you could probably do spear-y moves if you were fighting in close formations and using shields. Or you could carry a shield as long as you were just moving about on the battlefield, and drop it once stuck in to use the halberd with both hands. Of course historical halberds were also much more spear-like in appearance and did not have axeheads the size of a grown man's torso

Hulked-out chaos dudes can probably do the more physically demanding moves one-handed and thus enjoy the full halberd benefits even when simultaneously using a shield.

 DaveC wrote:
Euro prices

That makes the Daemon Prince AUD$110.

I paid AUD$120.

For two of them.

CoALabaer wrote:
Edit: interesting how lord_blackfang and i can so completely disagree on what is "to be expected". Guess there is no good pricepoint anyway.

I barely have a pulse on AoS nowadays so if anyone is off it's probably me! But I see Ogroids the same cost as Stormfiends, Chaos Knights same as Blood Knights, etc.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

CoALabaer wrote:
Edit: interesting how lord_blackfang and i can so completely disagree on what is "to be expected". Guess there is no good pricepoint anyway.

I barely have a pulse on AoS nowadays so if anyone is off it's probably me! But I see Ogroids the same cost as Stormfiends, Chaos Knights same as Blood Knights, etc.

As a person that does not play AoS, it looks to me, from the outside, like GW operates on the principle that the rank-and-file days of WH Fantasy are over, but that the amount you're expected to spend on a 'typical' army as a whole more or less stays the same, i.e. you replace 40 clanrats with 2 x 10 Verminoid Spearskitters that cost about the same, and 10 rank-and-file-ish knights with 3 Armourhide Destroyers on Thunderchunk Hulkadons etc.- basically everything shifts down in number but goes up in size and cost.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

CoALabaer wrote:
Edit: interesting how lord_blackfang and i can so completely disagree on what is "to be expected". Guess there is no good pricepoint anyway.

I barely have a pulse on AoS nowadays so if anyone is off it's probably me! But I see Ogroids the same cost as Stormfiends, Chaos Knights same as Blood Knights, etc.

I'm with you on most of that looking quite normal for stuff released at this time. Infantry, cavalry, character on foot. The Daemon Prince seems to be a little on the high side as far as I'm concerned, but maybe it's bigger than I thought. I haven't seen it in a scale picture yet as far as I remember.

And GBP prices

Prince is actually a lot cheaper than I thought considering how many parts its got for spares.

The rest feel expensive, but in lineish with current GW prices on things. I feel like GW is trying to push AoS steadily away from large infantry games into minimum compositions and more skirmishing.

Either its a shift for this edition or its a slow move to have AoS be the "skirmisher" and Old World the "wargame" to have a visual different on the tabletop.

Tsagualsa wrote:


As a person that does not play AoS, it looks to me, from the outside, like GW operates on the principle that the rank-and-file days of WH Fantasy are over, but that the amount you're expected to spend on a 'typical' army as a whole more or less stays the same, i.e. you replace 40 clanrats with 2 x 10 Verminoid Spearskitters that cost about the same, and 10 rank-and-file-ish knights with 3 Armourhide Destroyers on Thunderchunk Hulkadons etc.- basically everything shifts down in number but goes up in size and cost.

I don't know a lot about AoS, but I do know that if 'Armourhide Destroyers on Thunderchunk Hulkadons' isn't a unit by this time next year, I'm organizing a riot!!