Games Workshop closes out the year with an impressive wave of new miniatures, faction expansions, and Black Library titles. These releases bring fresh characters, units, and lore for hobbyists across Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer: The Old World, and the Black Library catalog. Below is a detailed look at everything arriving on December 6, 2025.

Warhammer 40,000 Releases

Space Marines: Terminator Assault Squad

This new kit offers a dedicated close-combat Terminator option designed for players who prefer to push into the heart of enemy lines. The set includes a variety of aggressive weapon loadouts such as thunder hammers, lightning claws, and storm shields. The sculpts emphasize bulk and power, with updated armor details and dynamic poses. On the battlefield, this squad excels at breaching fortified positions, holding choke points, and overwhelming opponents with durable, melee-focused pressure.

Space Marine Ancient in Terminator Armour

The Ancient in Terminator Armour is a centerpiece model carrying a relic standard into heavy combat. This release blends classic Terminator bulk with ornate ceremonial details, making it an excellent project for painters who enjoy banners and heraldry. In game terms, the Ancient provides critical aura support to nearby units, boosting their resolve and enhancing their combat capability. It pairs particularly well with the new Assault Terminators for players who want to create a thematic, frontline assault force.

Ultramarines: Ferren Areios

Ferren Areios is introduced as an Ultramarines Master of Rites, a figure steeped in the chapter’s traditions and ceremonial duties. The miniature features intricate armor details, purity seals, and ritualistic embellishments. As a named character, he offers unique strategic benefits—expected to focus on discipline, leadership, and morale. His addition supports Ultramarines players who enjoy character-driven armies built around structure, precision, and tactical flexibility.

White Scars: Suboden Khan

Suboden Khan expands the White Scars character roster with a hero shaped by speed, mobility, and hit-and-run warfare. His model includes dynamic posing and details evocative of White Scars culture. On the tabletop, he is likely to enhance the faction’s trademark swift assaults, providing bonuses to fast-moving units and encouraging aggressive flanking maneuvers. This release is ideal for players who enjoy high-speed, decisive action.

Warhammer: The Old World

Arcane Journal: The Razing of Westerland

This Arcane Journal dives into one of the darker historical moments of the Old World. The book includes narrative scenarios, lore expansions, faction rules, and character profiles tied to the sacking and devastation of Westerland. Players interested in recreating historical battles or running narrative campaigns will find a wealth of material. Army-specific additions help deepen faction identities while offering new tools for both collectors and competitive players.

Chaos Marauders Army Reinforcement Set

The Chaos Marauders reinforcement box brings additional bodies and battlefield options to Chaos forces in The Old World. The set is designed to bolster existing warbands with a blend of infantry, command pieces, and potentially new sculpts or accessories. This release is ideal for players who want to strengthen their Chaos armies quickly without purchasing multiple smaller kits. It also provides a helpful entry point for newcomers looking to start a thematic force built around brutality and raw physical power.

Black Library Releases

The Scouring: Ashes of the Imperium (Hardback)

Set in the immediate aftermath of the Horus Heresy, this novel explores how the Imperium struggles to reclaim its shattered territories during the Scouring. It focuses on rebuilding efforts, vengeful campaigns, and the political fractures left in the wake of the rebellion. Readers who enjoy bridging the Heresy era and early Imperium history will find this book especially compelling.

Ferren Areios: Master of Rites (Hardback)

This story expands on the character introduced in the new Ultramarines miniature. The novel explores Ferren Areios’s role as Master of Rites, touching on chapter ritual, duty, tradition, and the strain placed on leaders during wartime. It is an excellent companion piece for collectors who want the narrative depth behind the model.

Steel Tread (Hardback)

A new hardback edition of this Astra Militarum novel places readers inside the grinding steel world of tank warfare. The book follows the crews of armored regiments as they navigate combat, machine maintenance, and morale under fire. Fans of grounded military science fiction and Imperial Guard stories will appreciate this release.

Minka Lesk: Hell's Last (Paperback)

Minka Lesk returns in a tale centered on human resilience and desperate battlefield action. This paperback edition continues her story as she confronts overwhelming odds and the brutal reality of frontline warfare. Readers who enjoyed previous Minka Lesk novels will find more of the same human-focused drama and grit.