Warhammer 40,000 is rolling out the welcome mat for the new edition.
This Sunday Preview focuses on starter products, but it still has plenty for readers and viewers. However, the strongest theme is accessibility, with boxes aimed at curious newcomers and returning veterans. Meanwhile, Black Library and Warhammer TV keep the wider hobby week moving.
New Starter Sets Make 40K Easier to Start
The main Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set is the big entry point, and it looks built to remove excuses. It includes two Combat Patrol armies, one Space Marines force and one Orks force, so two players can start immediately. You also get battlefield boards, terrain, dice, rulers, reference sheets, a full Core Rulebook, and a Starter Set Handbook. That last piece matters, because new players need a guided runway rather than a rules avalanche.
The Introductory Set goes smaller, but it covers almost every part of the hobby. It includes a Space Marine Lieutenant, five Intercessors, an Ork Nob, and five Boyz. It also includes six paints, a playmat, card terrain, starter brush, ruler, dice, and a 48-page handbook. In practice, that box sounds perfect for someone testing whether building, painting, and playing clicks.
The miniatures and paint sets follow the same logic. Space Marines get two Intercessors and six Ultramarines-focused paints, while Orks get two Boyz, a Gretchin, and Goff-friendly colors.
Meanwhile, the Paints and Tools Set adds 13 paints, clippers, brush, and mouldline remover.
Finally, the Getting Started sets bundle a full Space Marine or Ork Combat Patrol with 11 paints, a brush, texture spreader, and faction booklet. Since the models are push-fit, glue is not required, which lowers the intimidation factor nicely.
Black Library adds Ghosts of Cadia by Rob Young, continuing Darya Nevic’s story after Longshot. Longshot itself returns in hardback, while The Devastation of Baal also gets a new hardback release.
French readers get Lords of Blood, collecting major Blood Angels stories. Warhammer TV rounds things out with Deep Strike on Sigmar’s Toll, an Age of Sigmar Battle Report, and Richard Gray on Painting Desk. The article also teases more starter set coverage and another faction reveal tomorrow.
Summary and Final Thoughts
Overall, this preview is less flashy than a giant monster reveal, but it may matter more. The new boxes give beginners cleaner paths into collecting, painting, and playing. Meanwhile, the books and Warhammer TV schedule give existing fans plenty to enjoy. If the new edition needs fresh blood, this is a smart launch wave.
