This batch of news hits a lot of hobby moods at once. Also, it swings from reading hype to pure plastic temptation. Meanwhile, it feels like GW is bundling things into themed waves again. So, you can plan purchases, rather than chase random drops.
Sunday Preview: Black Library Celebration and Blood Bowl Pre-orders
The Sunday Preview is basically a shopping list with lore attached, and it leans hard into Black Library Celebration 2026. First, Horus Rising returns in hardback, plus eBook and MP3 support through the new Black Library app, and there’s a Premium Edition for collectors.
Next, Orks get loud with Ghazghkull Thraka: Warlord of Warlords, including a fancier numbered edition for display-shelf bragging rights. Meanwhile, the Astra Militarum entry is Chem Dog, where a Commissar ends up leading Savlar Chem-Dogs through Ork territory, which sounds like peak “bad decisions, worse uniforms.” Then, Age of Sigmar gets Grombrindal: The Legend of the White Dwarf, an anthology built for duardin fans. Also, Necron players get the big flex, since The Infinite and the Divine lands as an illustrated and heavily annotated hardback with new art. After that, Faith & Fire gets a 20th anniversary edition, while The Green Tide gathers Ork stories in multiple formats.
Finally, the Reader’s Choice winners show up as paperbacks, plus there’s an in-store anthology freebie and some French and German releases.
On the Blood Bowl side, High Elves return with the Caledor Dragons team box, supported by Spike! Journal Issue 21 and matching pitches, cards, dice, and accessories, while Ogres also get a resin booster for extra bodies.
Zardu Layak: A Word Bearers Novel for the Crimson Apostle
The Zardu Layak announcement reads like a villain pilgrimage story, and it leans into prophecy and dread. Also, it sets Layak up with visions of his Primarch and a belief that he is meant for a galaxy-shifting ritual. However, the hook is that destiny does not equal confidence, so the book plays up his doubt. So, he travels to the forgotten world of Helwain to claim the Anakatis Blades, because Word Bearers never pick the safe option.
Meanwhile, the story teases ghosts and old failures clawing at him, which fits the legion’s “faith as a weapon” vibe. Finally, the announcement confirms standard formats, including eBook and audiobook support in the new Black Library app.
Armoured Temptations: Iron Warriors Combat Patrol and the Falchion Super-heavy
The Iron Warriors reveal is a very on-brand brick, and it screams siege logistics. It spotlights a new Combat Patrol packing five Chaos Terminators, five Havocs, ten Legionaries, and a Warpsmith to keep the engines running. Also, it includes an Iron Warriors upgrade frame and transfers, so your force looks properly trench-born.
Meanwhile, the article pairs this with heavily armoured Battalion boxes built for big games, and they are pitched as ready for the new Apocalypse rules. You get a Space Marine-heavy box with two Repulsor Executioners and two Dreadnoughts, plus upgrade bits and transfers for Imperial Fists and Black Templars.
You also get an Adeptus Mechanicus vehicle bundle built around staples like the Dunecrawler, Ironstrider or Dragoon, and the Skorpius kit with its build options.
Finally, Imperial Knights get a box built around a Knight Valiant with two Warglaives, and it calls out the thundercoil harpoon as a headline moment.
The Falchion reveal is Horus Heresy indulgence, and it exists to bully Titans. Unlike the more flexible Fellblade, the Falchion is all-in on its hull-mounted neutron-wave cannon, because the recoil is too vicious for a turret. Also, the write-up sells it as thick-fronted and purpose-built, which is the polite way of saying “this thing wants a straight line.”
Alongside the tank, the Journal Tactica line continues with a Mailed Fist supplement focused on Legiones Astartes super-heavy tanks. It promises background on how these monsters came to be, plus rules support for fielding them in bulk. Finally, both the Falchion and the book are flagged for pre-order soon, so this feels like the first volley of a bigger Heresy armour push.
In summary, this wave is equal parts bookshelf fuel and list-building bait. Also, it feels curated, since each piece reinforces a theme instead of standing alone.
