There are usually plenty of Warhammer Nova Open reveals to drool over, and even though 2024 is a leaner offering than the likes of AdeptiCon earlier this year, there's still enough to perk a fans' ears up. Death Korps of Krieg and an Aeldari relaunch for 2025, you say...?
While many of the Warhammer Nova Open reveals tease what we can expect for the hobby over the next six months or so, there are some goodies for the here and now too. It's a particularly good show if you play Age of Sigmar, for example; the bulk of announcements revolve around the Stormcast Eternals' many reinforcements, and even if it's not your faction of choice, these are particularly handsome models. There's even a terrain piece that should be an interesting headache to contend with.
Sure, we're bound to get more info for next year as we approach 2025 (ranging from one-offs that seek to challenge the best board games to the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game revamp), but for the time being, this is what fans can look forward to. I've broken these announcements down below with my thoughts to provide some commentary on what it all means.
Age of Sigmar Nova Open 2024 reveals
- Massive range refresh for Stormcast Eternals
- New Battletome for Slaves to Darkness on the way this year
- Roadmap spotlights Destruction & Death refresh in 2025
Warhammer's fantasy game got the lion's share of reveals for the Nova Open 2024, and the vast majority revolved around Stormcast Eternals. Alongside many new models (including one of its first nonbinary human heroes), we also got a better idea of what to expect from the next year of releases. It seems that greenskin fans are going to be kept busy, suffice to say.
Stormcast Eternals
Following the reveal of yet more Skaven earlier in August, the Stormcast Eternals have finally received their due. Fresh off their defeat at Hel Crown in the launch event to coincide with Skaventide, Sigmar's reincarnated warriors have had their range massively reinforced with equally massive models. I've sketched out the details below, but the headline act would be a monstrous kit riding on a brook-no-nonsense griffin. A new Battletome was revealed too, but we knew that was coming and we haven't had a properly good look inside yet.
2025 roadmap
Following confirmation of the final AoS releases for 2024 (a Slaves to Darkness Battletome alongside a Darkoath Tribes box for the Spearhead game type), we got a brief tease of what we can expect to see next year. It looks to be a good time for fans of greenskins; the Orruk Warclans are getting a Spearhead box, yes, but it seems as if their smaller fellows, the Gloomspite Gitz, are going to enjoy something of a range refresh with an army box and new individual models. Their rank and file are long in the tooth now, so a refresh is definitely due.
Something big is promised for the forces of Death as well, so the cronies of Nagash are likely to get a similar treatment. Or could a new campaign be being hinted at?
Warhammer 40K Nova Open reveals
- Death Korps of Krieg get an army next year
- Aeldari are relaunching in 2025
- Next year will be a big one for Chaos
It was a leaner show for Warhammer 40,000 fans, but there does seem to be a lot on the horizon. Namely, the Astra Militarum is getting reinforcements from one of its most popular branches – the Death Korps of Krieg. We've seen this grim and gritty group of troopers recently via the last Kill Team starter set, but now they're gaining an entire army to rally around.
This will be followed by a long-awaited relaunch for the Aeldari (some of those units are really showing their age) with promises of revised Aspect Warriors and more to go with them. We then get revitalized Imperial Knights, accompanied by the vague promise of Chaos goodies further into the year…
Horus Heresy, Old World, & Blood Bowl Nova Open reveals
- Tanks are a focus next year for Horus Heresy
- Empire and High Elves next to get models in Old World
- Chaos Dwarfs return to Blood Bowl
Although Warhammer's other games didn't get massive announcements (if any, in the case of Warcry, Underworlds, and Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game), there's still enough to chew on. Here's a whistle-stop tour:
And that's it for this year's Nova Open reveals! Want other cool stuff to daydream over? Be sure to check out our guide to the best tabletop RPGs, or the best card games.
