In the grimdark future of the 41st millennium, there is only war. Lots and lots of war, in fact, thanks to Warhammer 40,000 and its spinoff games. At Adepticon 2026, Games Workshop announced the next edition of Warhammer 40k, kicking off the next edition of the miniatures wargame on the world of Armageddon.
Armageddon
The planet Armageddon is well-known by Warhammer 40k fans as the site of many a conflict, including the ork warboss Ghazghkull Thraka’s battles against the Imperium’s Commissar Yarrick and many conflicts against the forces of Chaos. A recent video announced the return of Commissar Yarrick (previously thought dead), kicking things off for the new edition.
Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition will begin with an Armageddon box, featuring the Blood Angels (a faction of loyalist Space Marines) battling against orks. Leading the charge for the orks is Wazdakka Gutsmek, an Evil Sunz warboss with a need for speed and a brand new model.
The box will include equal armies of orks and Blood Angels, including new models for Blood Angel Intercessors and Ork Boyz. While we can assume that a recently-revealed Ork Warboss model may also be included, the full contents of the box are still unknown.
11th Edition
The announcement of any new edition of Warhammer means rules changes are ahead, but Games Workshop revealed a few upcoming changes. These include:
- Army Detachments are more flexible, allowing players to mix-and-match Detachments within the same army.
- The new edition will include over 70 new and updated Detachments across its factions.
- Missions now vary based on the armies’ Detachments, allowing armies to play to their strengths.
- Objectives are now based on terrain footprints, rather than round objective markers, to represent control of key locations or objects.
- Terrain rules are receiving an update, making it harder to shoot at enemies that have the benefits of cover.
- Various changes to combat include more flexibility when choosing charge targets, changes to activation order, and adjustments to consolidation/pile-in rules.
Whenever a new edition is announced, there’s always concerns about older codexes (army-specific rulebooks) becoming obsolete, which can be especially frustrating for players whose armies received their codexes later on in the edition. However, Games Workshop has stated that 10th edition codexes and faction rules will still be valid, so players don’t need to throw out their old rulebooks yet.
And Much More
The announcement of 11th edition may be the biggest Warhammer 40,000 news, but it’s far from the only news. Games Workshop also revealed multiple new models for the Imperial Guard, Adeptas Sororitas, and other popular factions.
For fans of other Games Workshop properties, they also announced new models for Age of Sigmar, Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, and more.
You can catch all the updates and announcements on the Warhammer Community website here.
Are you excited for the next edition of Warhammer 40,000? Will you be siding with the orks or Space Marines? Let us know in the comments and keep an eye on G33k-HQ for more!
