It’s Warmachine Wednesday and we’re still on the — railless — Crucible Guard hype train, with the latest pre-orders coming this week, as well as catching up with Khador's finest, Kapitan Zahara Vilkul, in a daring raid on the invading Orgoth.

Today’s TL;DR

• AdeptiCon event cart preview is live! – and you’d better believe it’s chock-full of Warmachine

• Brewing up for pre-order – Crucible Guard Core Expansion and Captain Eira Mackay with Railess Interceptor will be ready for pre-order from December 18.

• Southern Kriels Kithguard pre-order - The Kithguard spring an ambush.

• New lore in the Warmachine app – Join Kapitan Zahara Vilkul and the SKS-6 in the ‘Devils You Know’ lore drop.

• Xmas MiniCrate reminder – Don’t miss out on Brinebloods’ Shadowtongue, now with a Cryxmas twist

AdeptiCon 2026 event cart preview — start your planning now

In case you missed it, AdeptiCon released their event cart preview this week. From team tournaments to Grand Narratives, we’ve got Warmachine events a-plenty lined up for AdeptiCon 2026. Plus, of course, the all-important keynote! 

Start planning your AdeptiCon:

Check out the full Warmachine event line-up

For the hobbyists, we’ve got P3 Paint & Takes and, of course, the P3 Grandmaster painting competition where you can compete for trophies and prizes. Add P3 Paint to your plans. 

Fresh from the lab, pre-orders reaching critical mass

Pre-order the latest from the Guard with the Crucible Guard Core Expansion, head your forces with Captain Eira Mackay and the Railless Interceptor, and secure your lab with Crucible Guard objectives and defences. Ready to claim from December 18 — perfect if you’re stocking up an existing lab force.

No brakes, no rails — pre-order Mackay and the Railless Interceptor

When a warjack needs pushing past its limits, Captain Eira Mackay is the one at the controls. Together with her Railless Interceptor — an armoured, alchemically charged engine of war, part war wagon, part locomotive, and all wild invention — Captain Eira Mackay is ready to take charge with the Crucible Guard.

Captain Eira Mackay and the Railless Interceptor are also available to pre-order from December 18 the Steamforged store.

Prefer to print your own experiments? You can pick her up as an STL on MyMiniFactory.

Expand your lab with higher concentrations of mayhem

Increase your lab’s volume with Major Aline Bennet and her host of specialised infantry, forming the steady core of your Crucible Guard force. Take to the skies with the Rocketmen, including Rocketmen Ace, Stinger, and Captain, all ready to leap ahead of the main line and take the fight straight to the enemy.

Add some heavy support with a heavy warjack kit, buildable as a Toro, Suppressor, or Vindicator, so you can deploy the exact solution your experiment demands.

Fill out the ranks with disciplined Crucible Guard infantry, led by an officer and standard, so you know your lab is secure. Add some bite with specialised Combat Alchemists, Prospero, and a Dragon’s Breath Rocket team, giving your growing army the reactive punch it needs when the pressure starts to rise.

Tell the story of the Golden Crucible’s relentless pursuit of progress, no matter the risk. Start your own experiments in alchemical warfare. Explore the Crucible Guard now in the Steamforged store.

Prefer to print your own creations? Harness the power of invention and discover the Crucible Guard digital collection in the Warmachine Tribe Store on MyMiniFactory.

Fire, fumes, and formulas. The Guard is back in force.

The Kithguard spring an ambush! — Pre-order your Command Starter today

From the jungles of Alchiere comes the rattle of munitions, the snap of undergrowth, and the unmistakable bellow of a trollkin warbeast.

The Southern Kriels Kithguard begin planning their daring ambushes and operations pre-orders now, with the Kithguard Command Starter first in line for the draft and coming to a battlefield near you Feb 19.

Find out more about the crack command squad — Prepare to defend their ancestral territories with trollkin might.

The devil you know

Join Kapitan Vilkul and the SKS-6 on a daring ambush in this week’s Warmachine lore release, as the Winter Korps force partner with Cygnar to take on the Orgoth raiding Khador. Proof that the enemy of my enemy is my friend — or are they? Here’s an excerpt:

A massive blast pierced the air, momentarily lighting up Khardov’s walls. Vilkul’s mission would bring her closer to the ongoing siege. Nowhere as close as she would have liked, but her role was not to man a city’s walls in its defense. She and her soldiers were Khador’s scalpel, not its shield. SKS-6 was best used to slice open tiny wounds an enemy would not notice until it collapsed from the loss of blood. 

“We have guests for dinner.” The Jackal’s voice cut through Vilkul’s musings. Sergeant Lazarenko was her right hand and—if she had one—closest friend. The burly Khardic man jerked a thumb over his shoulder.

“For people who fly everywhere, you’d think they’d manage to make it on time.”

Vilkul followed Lazarenko’s gesture and turned to see the approaching figures. Their armor glinted faintly in reflected flashes of distant artillery. The newcomers looked almost out of place in this scabbed-over landscape. She picked out their leader, Captain Hasker, by the boiler of his warcaster armor. Upon learning of this joint operation, she had requested a profile on the man and his military career. He was responsible for numerous successful strikes against Orgoth forces, almost enough to impress her.

The Hounds were eyeing the Cygnarans with the predatory expressions that earned them their nickname. Korporal Teterya wolf-whistled at the unmarred enamel of the southerner’s armor; it was in stark contrast to the battle-damaged kommando armor she wore. 

A man in warcaster armor broke from the group as Vilkul approached, extending a gloved hand. “Captain Buck Hasker. You’re Vilkul?”

Intrigued? You can read the full story right now exclusively with a Warmachine app subscription.

Subscribe now and you’ll unlock:

• A whole library of lore

• Unlimited army list building

• A free Exulon Nostilla & Aberration model bundle with an annual sub.

Xmas MiniCrate ends soon – Shadowtongue walks the line

December’s MiniCrate brings something special. Shadowtongue, Death’s Dominion is a limited edition alternate sculpt of the warlock Captain Shadowtongue from the Southern Kriels Brineblood Marauders.

This version imagines Shadowtongue from his past as an enslaved living weapon of Cryx, wreathed in dark chains with a soul cage hanging heavy at his side.

If you want him leading your games, make sure you’re subscribed to MiniCrate between November 28 and midnight on December 27. You’ll secure this sculpt and get a fresh exclusive miniature every month. 

Give yourself the gift of MiniCrate! Cage Shadowtongue, Death’s Dominion for your collection.

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