Warmachine Wednesday – Of folklore, free minis, flesh and a Phantasm
It's Warmachine Wednesday! this week we're learning the old ways of Umbrey and taking a look at Exulon Nostilla & The Aberration super heavy monstrosity with monstrous rules to match.
Today’s TL;DR:
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New lore in the app — Chapter One of Saga: The Old Ways is live in the app! We’ve included a spooky little snippet for you, too.
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New rules — Exulon Nostilla & Aberration — Meet Exulon Nostilla and her terrifying companion, The Aberration — the first 80mm super heavy monstrosity.
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ICYMI: Dusk got Colossal. Mat Hart dropped a cheeky tease in last week’s Reddit AMA.
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Lock & Load 2025 — Lock & Load 2025 badge and event tickets are officially on sale!
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Dreadguard Scyir — New breakout model for Dusk House Kallyss
Lore for cold, dark nights: Saga: The Old Ways – Chapter 1
This week, we’re learning the old ways. A story steeped in the bone-deep cold and creeping folklore of Khador. The Old Ways is a brand-new narrative that dives deeper into the ancient borderlands where myths walk alongside man and prophecies are all too real.
“I want a scary story tonight.”
The young prince was finishing his evening ablutions as Katya turned down his bed. “You will have nightmares,” she told him matter-of-factly.
The young prince spoke in unaccented Khadoran—speech and enunciation were among the lessons he received each day—while Katya’s Umbreyan accent was still strong. It was partly why she had been chosen as one of the prince’s many governesses, tutors, and valets. Not the accent itself, but where it was from. Her connection to old Umbrey and a part of the prince that was now lost.
“I hardly ever have nightmares,” Vlad said as he came from the washbasin and sat on the edge of his bed.
“Oh really? Then what do you dream about?”
The prince thought about this for a moment. “Warjacks, lately. I wish that I could be a warcaster, like my father was.”
“Be careful what you wish for, little prince,” Katya said, smiling. “A warcaster carries a heavy burden.”
He lay down in his bed, and she tucked the blankets up around his shoulders. Here in the palace, it was not so cold, even in the midst of the Khadoran winter, but still there was enough of a chill that the blankets were welcome.
“Very well,” she said, “a scary story, if I can manage one. I will tell you a tale that my mother told me. A story about the old lands, the old ways…”
Subscribe today and you can read the full story — and follow each new chapter as it unfolds in the Warmachine app.
New rules: Exulon Nostilla & The Aberration
Fresh from the deepest nightmares of the Cephalyx hives comes Exulon Nostilla, a Journeyman warcaster who’ll work for just about anyone — if you’re brave (or foolish) enough to let her.
Nostilla’s toolkit is all about battlefield control. She can seize enemy warriors with Dark Seduction, return fallen troopers to play with Revive, and protect key models using Vision. Her psychic ranged attack disables enemy spellcasting for a round, and she can funnel focus to monstrosities with Vitalizer. A flexible, ruthless support piece.
Backing her up is The Aberration, Warmachine’s first-ever 80mm super heavy monstrosity — and it hits the table like a biomechanical wrecking ball. Its Hormone Manipulation ability lets you pick from three powerful effects at the start of each activation, adapting damage output, accuracy, or mobility to suit the moment. Its massive weapon loadout includes critical decapitation, grievous wounds, and lockdown effects — all while benefiting from Hyper-Aggressive movement and Impervious Flesh damage reduction.
Both models are coming this August — but here’s the best bit:
If you're an annual Warmachine App subscriber, you’ll get both models completely free as part of your subscription!
Annual Subscription: $69.99 per year
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Unlimited army list building
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Access to 20+ years of Iron Kingdoms lore & novels
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Full lore releases for all the latest prime armies
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FREE hard plastic model set: Exulon Nostilla & Aberration* (releases Aug 2025,MSRP $69.99)
Yep, that’s right — grab the app, go annual, and get your minis delivered straight to your door in August. No extra charge. No catch. Just two massive cephalomek nightmares in a box.
Check out the Warmachine app now for full rules and subscriber details.
Let us know how you’re planning to use this gruesome duo in your battlegroup!
ICYMI: AMA with Mat Hart
Last week, co-creator Mat Hart swung by the Warmachine subreddit for a live AMA — and it did not disappoint.
Community questions ranged from game balance to narrative futures, but the standout moment? A first-look teaser of the upcoming Dusk Colossal: The Phantasm. It’s haunting. It’s beautiful. It’s very big.
Read the full AMA and see the teaser here
Lock & Load 2025 — Event sign-ups are live
Time to book your table and prime your warjacks — Lock & Load 2025 is a go! Badges are already flying out the door, and event tickets just went live on Monday, June 16.
There will be epic Iron arena skirmishes & Iron gauntlet tournaments, lore & sculpting seminars, painting competitions, and maybe a few surprises we’re keeping up our sleeves for now. This is the Warmachine event of the year, and we want to see you there.
Check out our full rundown of what’s on at Lock & Load 2025
Grab your badge and event tickets now via the WarFaire Weekend official website.
Arm the eternal: Dreadguard Scyir pre-order now live
Silent. Unyielding. Undead. The Dreadguard Scyir has stepped from the shadows and into your command roster. Once nobles of Ios’s finest military houses, these elite warriors now serve House Kallyss with blade, pistol, and grim purpose.
Armed with a greatsword, a hand cannon, and centuries of battlefield experience, the Scyir is a relentless frontline solo who leads by example — and by execution. With Weapon Master, Cleave, and the Vampiric rule to fuel their onslaught, this commander is ideal for reinforcing your undead legions with a sharp edge and colder heart.
Originally part of the Dusk House Kallyss Auxiliary Expansion, the Scyir is now available to pre-order as a standalone solo — claim yours today.
New MiniCrate: Successful Experiment
Alchemy, as it turns out, is more of an art than a science—and the Crucible Guard have always been happy to blur the line.
July’s Minicrate miniature is a twisted triumph of transformation: Successful Experiment, a new alternate sculpt riffing on the disturbingly beefy Failed Experiment unit.
It’s also a showcase of just how close "progress" and "monstrosity" can really be. Want one? Subscribe to MiniCrate by June 27 to secure your specimen — and get a new exclusive model each month.
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