AdeptiCon preview season always has a strange kind of electricity. Moreover, it can jump from prestige collectibles to major 40K campaign reveals in minutes.
These new releases do exactly that. One sells spectacle, one unloads an entire Armageddon warzone, and one tees up a fresh animation dogfight. So, taken together, they feel like a sharp snapshot of how wide the hobby has become.
Wazdakka Gutsmek Battles Commissar Yarrick for the Fate of Armageddon
This is the monster article, and it earns the extra space. Right away, it frames the next Warhammer 40,000 expansion as a return to Armageddon, with Wazdakka Gutsmek leading the opening wave of a huge Ork invasion. Moreover, Wazdakka finally gets his first official miniature after years of lore mentions and past rules, which is a big deal for old Ork heads.
His whole deal remains gloriously stupid and perfect. He wants to race across the galaxy on Big Revva, and now he plans to barter his way into Imperium Nihilus by krumping Armageddon first.
Meanwhile, Yarrick returns from the brink of death to defend the planet again, which gives the whole reveal that classic Armageddon pulp energy. However, the article does not stop at the headline duel.
It also introduces Commissar Thenia Graves, a feared hardliner with a modified Centaur transport called Vigilance, plus an on-foot version and a full retinue.
Then it unveils Inquisitor Kroyle, an Ordo Xenos hunter riding a six-legged Garralisk and carrying a Jindarii tox-cycler.
Likewise, Adepta Sororitas get Intranzia Fraye, Dogmata Superior, riding the wonderfully cruel-sounding Throne of Blame and driving her sisters toward righteous violence.
On the vehicle side, the Imperium gets the Centaur Rapid Strike Vehicle and the Hippogriff AFV. The Centaur is open-topped, fast, and built for rough terrain. So, it looks ideal for keeping troops mobile against a Speedwaaagh.
The Hippogriff, meanwhile, is a compact fire support vehicle with several turret options, including battle cannon, castigator gatling cannon, melta cannon, and lascannon. After that, the article gets even bigger. Armageddon: The Return of Yarrick comes as a three-book slipcase, with lore, six new vehicle-focused detachments for Astra Militarum, Orks, and Space Marines, plus the Armoured Gauntlet supplement.
That book pushes tank, monster, and war machine lists, while also adding durability through damage tables and upgrades.
Finally, four themed Battalion boxes land beside the expansion for Astra Militarum, Adepta Sororitas, Deathwatch, and Orks.
The Guard box includes two Hippogriffs, one Centaur, a Rogal Dorn, and 10 Cadian Shock Troops, and it is the first way to get the new vehicles.
The Sisters box packs Paragon Warsuits, a Palatine, Novitiates, and Repentia.
The Deathwatch box brings two five-man Kill Teams in a Corvus Blackstar.
Meanwhile, the Ork box doubles down on speed with six Deffkoptas, a Deffkilla Wartrike, and a Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy. So, this article feels like a full campaign launch, not a simple model teaser.
Weta Workshop’s Mephiston Gets Your Blood Pumping
The Mephiston article is the shortest of the three, and it knows it. Instead of padding things out, it goes straight for collector lust. Weta Workshop is making a 1:6 scale Mephiston statue, and it looks like pure Blood Angels theater. Moreover, the piece shows him hurling psychic power while lightning cracks from his head and fingertips. His force sword, Vitarus, glows with empyrean energy, which is exactly the sort of over-the-top flourish Mephiston deserves.
Meanwhile, the article stresses how closely the statue follows the existing miniature, right down to the skulls on the armour and the blood vials at his waist. That is the right call, because the original model already looks like a metal album cover. The article also folds in the practical details. You can preorder the statue now, and there is also a MyWarhammer prize draw open until 11:59pm UK time on 1 April. Then, because GW never wastes a cross-sell, it also reveals a JOYTOY full-size White Scars Captain helmet with LED eye lenses and a free T-shirt from the merch store. So, this whole piece is less about gaming and more about premium hobby flex, but it absolutely knows its audience.
Aeronautica Imperialis Takes the Fight to the Frozen Skies
The animation article is much leaner, though it still gives enough to chew on. Aeronautica Imperialis is a new three-part animated series for Warhammer TV, and it pits Imperial Navy pilots against Craftworld Saim-Hann Aeldari above a frozen world. Moreover, that setup already sounds like a good time, because the article leans into attrition, dogfights, and brutal aerial warfare. We get two named pilots in the preview.
Kae flies for the Imperium, and the article practically dares you not to get attached. Idranith flies a Nightwing for Saim-Hann, and his cockpit is contrasted with the more rugged Thunderbolt interiors. That small detail helps, because it instantly sells the difference between Imperial brute force and Aeldari elegance. The first episode lands in May on Warhammer TV through Warhammer+. So, as a teaser, this works. It gives a clear conflict, a release window, and just enough character framing to start the speculation. Overall, these three articles make a strong little bundle. One pushes collector spectacle, one unloads a huge 40K warzone, and one promises fast-moving animation with real faction flavor.
