Prey, power & pumpkin spice — Warmachine Wednesday
Grab a hot beverage, crack open your app, and let’s take a tour through this week in Warmachine.
We’ve got hunts in the ruins, Umbrean Ursine might in the form of a new warlock fresh from the borderlands, and a Cryxian nightmare big enough to redecorate your battlefield. Oh, and a pumpkin-spice powered Nekane for good measure.
Today’s TL;DR
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New lore: Interstitial: The Hunt is live in the app. Kishtaar is on the prowl in Ord.
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Khador update: Rules for the latest Umbrean warlock Kapitan Kazimir Morozov just landed.
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Pre-order alert: You’ll be able to nab Kapitan Kazimir Morozov this week. Rally the Ursine!
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A colossal unearthed: The Cryx Necrofactorium Hellraker is loose. Run.
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Frozen & Forgotten Unboxing: KiriothTV dives into the latest two-player set: Frozen & Forgotten.
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MiniCrate magic: Nekane’s gone full fall. All pumpkin, hold the latte.
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ICYMI: Mat Hart’s latest AMA teased some tasty Warmachine sneak-peeks.
A new hunt begins — Kishtaar hunts new prey.
This week’s lore drop, The Hunt, takes us into the scorched ruins of Ord where Kishtaar, ruthless warcaster of the Orgoth Sea Raiders, is on the prowl. What begins as a hunt through ash and silence turns into a clash of predators, as she locks onto a foe worthy of her attention.
“…A whisper caught Kishtaar’s attention, an urgent echo carried over bare stone. She paused, all motion ceasing and her body now utterly still. The world shrank down to her beating heart as Kishtaar closed her eyes to concentrate, waiting for another murmur.
The next sound came a handful of heartbeats later.
A low groan. Above, through a shattered window on the second floor of the building to the right.
She wasted no further moment or movement in response. Her feet padded soundlessly over the cobbles and then aided her hands as she quickly climbed up the side of the building, the hooks in her gauntlets providing leverage where handholds were absent. Within moments, she had reached the opening and carefully snatched a glance through the jagged shards of glass.
A bare room, sparsely decorated and with bare floorboards. A soldier lay atop them, wearing the teal unform of Ord’s Crucible Guard. Crimson stained his shirt to a muddy hue. His eyes were closed and his body still but for a tremble that shook his jaw, and his lips were white where pain drew them tight; his teeth gnawed at chapped skin. A second soldier knelt at his side and held his hand in hers. Her eyes betrayed her concern as much as her body language as she leaned over him.
These two were weak and presented little challenge. But they were prey, nonetheless—and the hunger of Kishtaar’s Fellgoeth masters was endless.”
Want to bring that ferocity to the tabletop. The Orgoth Sea Raiders Battlegroup puts Kishtaar and her warjacks in your hands, ready to hunt your opponents just like in the story.
Old Umbrey summons its strength
Prepare to bring forth fury in gifted form. Kapitan Kazimir Morozov’s rules are live in the Warmachine app today. Fire it up, see what tricks this bear of a man can pull, and start plotting your first lists with shapeshifters aplenty.
Kapitan Kazimir Morozov goes up for pre-order tomorrow. If Khador’s your flavour, this is one you won’t bear to miss.
Pumpkin spice up your painting queue
MiniCrate’s already embracing Autumn! Nekane’s turned up in full witchy regalia, complete with pumpkin ordnance glowing green. This one’s a seasonal special — grab it for your October painting lineup, and maybe pair it with an actual pumpkin spice latte while you’re at it.
Spellbinder Nekane will be available with a MiniCrate subscription from September 28. Subscribe with a MiniCrate subscription between September 28 — October 27 for shipping in late November.
From the Necrofactorium, with malice
The broken coast won’t be alone in its name. The Hellraker colossal is out now and on the loose. It tears through the crust of the earth, hurling carapace grenades, and has enough scything mandibles to make an Exulon nervous.
Bring the chaos of the Necrofactorium to mayhem in battle. Collect and command your Hellraker available on the Steamforged store today
If you’re painting a Hellraker up in glorious necrotite glow or blighted gold, tag us on your socials with #warmachine & #paintmachine. We want to see the claws, the grit, and the battlefields redesigned into ripe harvests for the nightmare empire.
Frozen & Forgotten unboxed
Want to see what the new two-player set looks like in the wild? KiriothTV has you covered. Two cadres, hard plastic minis, and a first taste of the Final Hunt vs Graveborn showdown. Perfect for anyone about to drag a mate into the Iron Kingdoms with them.
Get started with Warmachine in Frozen & Forgotten, perfect for two players to paint and play their first games of Warmachine this set contains everything you need for your first 30-point games.
Two armies. One box. Endless grudges Pre-Order Frozen & Forgotten today — launching November 14
ICYMI — Mat Hart talks Warmachine in a new AMA
Mat Hart popped up on Reddit for an AMA and snuck in a few peeks about what’s coming next for Warmachine, including one Warcaster that just might be crazy enough to work with Cryx.
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