Assault Terminators and Chaos Marauders Lead Games Workshop’s Next Pre‑Orders

What’s coming next week

Games Workshop is pushing melee to the fore in its next pre‑order wave: new Assault Terminators for Warhammer 40,000 and a bulked‑out Chaos Marauders reinforcement for the Old World headline a slate of miniatures, books and made‑to‑order returns due to go up for pre‑order the week of 22 November. The publisher is also opening pre‑orders for several limited Black Library editions tied to the aftermath of the Horus Heresy.

Full details and official images are available on the publisher’s product preview on Warhammer Community.

Key miniatures and kits

Assault Terminator Squad: A five‑model plastic kit of Space Marines in Tactical Dreadnought Armour designed for close combat. Each model can be built with paired lightning claws or the thunder hammer + storm shield pairing. The box includes interchangeable arms, six unique heads, five helmets, five tilting plates, 15 decorative accessories, a Teleport Homer and a transfer sheet with 758 Space Marine decals. Games Workshop pitches the kit as a dedicated charge unit built to break lines or lead boarding actions.
Ancient in Terminator Armour: A plastic banner bearer crafted to protect chapter standards. The kit offers two banner topper options, two right‑arm poses and a choice of four heads (helmet, half‑helmet and two bare). Note: this product is delayed in Australia and New Zealand.
Suboden Khan (White Scars): A grav‑bike character—previously sold in a Combat Patrol box—returning with helmeted and unhelmeted head options. He comes armed with a power sword and the glaive Stormtooth, aimed at Outriders and fast assault lists.
Chaos Marauders Army Reinforcement Set (Old World): A large box for Warriors of Chaos featuring 40 Marauders (enough to make four units of 10 with full command options) and 10 Marauder Horsemen (two units of five), plus extensive head and weapon options. The set also includes two Warriors of Chaos transfer sheets, each with 246 decals, and is supported by a new 48‑page Arcane Journal titled The Razing of Westerland.

Additional hobby items include a large Map of the Old World (Imperial Calendar 2278 poster, 1,000mm × 890mm) and a range of Made to Order metal/plastic Empire state troops and Middle‑earth Strategy Battle Game miniatures.

Books and Black Library releases

Ashes of the Imperium (Chris Wraight): A new novel exploring the Scouring after the Horus Heresy. A premium Black Library special edition—with leather effect cover, screen‑printed art, a metal emblem bearing four legion/Chapter logos, foil blocking and other extras—will be available while stocks last. Hardback, ebook and audiobook pre‑orders are timed across the week.
Master of Rites (Rob Young): Follows Ultramarines Captain Ferren Areios. A limited special edition (signed, numbered and containing an extra short story) joins the standard hardback and digital formats.

Other titles due for pre‑order include Hell’s Last (Justin D. Hill), Steel Tread (Andy Clark) and several regional language editions tied to Horus Heresy collections.

Availability, shipping and purchase notes

Most products in this preview go up for pre‑order starting Saturday 22 November; ebooks and audiobooks may open for pre‑order as early as Friday. Made to Order items (Empire state troops, classic Middle‑earth minis) run on a limited ordering window from 10am local time on Saturday 22 November until 8am GMT on Monday 1 December and can take up to 180 days to ship.
Several Black Library special editions are explicitly limited and labelled "available while stocks last." Games Workshop warns that some items may sell out quickly and that restocks may be considered later.
A small product delay is noted for Australia and New Zealand on at least one item (the Ancient in Terminator Armour).

How these releases fit the hobby and tabletop meta

The Chaos Marauders set and its supporting Arcane Journal are pitched at Old World players who run large, tribal‑style hordes: high model counts with varied weapon and head options plus campaign rules (Path to Glory) aim to make the box attractive to both new players looking for a ready‑built force and long‑time collectors wanting more variety for Marauder tribes.

Black Library’s limited special editions continue to target collectors—premium bindings and extras for core novels in the Horus Heresy era—so expect quick turnover among signed or numbered runs.

Buying guidance

Pre‑order early if you want the special Book editions or expect to need large quantities of Marauders: limited runs and high‑interest items historically sell out fast.
If you’re a tournament player, check the official rules and any "Legends" or updated profiles that Games Workshop publishes online; the preview indicates Legends rules for Ferren Areios will appear soon.
Hobby painters and diorama builders will find value in the decal sheets, banner options and heavy accessory count in the Terminator and Marauder kits—these extras make the boxes useful even if you only want a few showpiece models.
For international buyers, factor in the 180‑day shipping window on Made to Order releases and the regional delay notices for specific products.

Bottom line

Next week’s wave leans hard into close combat, narrative play and collector editions: Assault Terminators offer a marquee, melee‑focused Space Marine box ripe for conversions and display, while the Chaos Marauders reinforcement and Arcane Journal bulk out Old World horde options. Collectors of Black Library special editions and players seeking large model counts should plan to pre‑order early; casual hobbyists can expect plenty of painting and conversion potential across the releases.

For full product images, kit breakdowns and official pre‑order timings, see the publisher’s preview on Warhammer Community.