Sound familiar? Maybe, just maybe, we get a 40k-themed reprint of Sliver Overlord and a whole slew of slivers with alternate art!
The Tyranids adapt and change depending on their enemies and environment and are ruled by a singular Hive Mind. Okay, this one is wish listing, but my hope is that I’ll manifest it into existence by putting it here.Ĥ0k is home to the Tyranid Swarm, a race of biomorphing aliens that race from planet to planet devouring all biomass and leaving barren rocks in their wake. Next up, I have one word for you: slivers. Besides that, there are tons of robotic artifact creatures that could fit in as Imperium servitors, Aeldari wraiths, or Necron troops. Rocket Launcher, Goblin Sharpshooter, and whatever the guy in Summary Dismissal is wielding. There’s also a slew of “guns” and other modern-ish weapons in Magic. Every Space Marine wears “power armor” in 40k, so this one’s a no-brainer.
ReprintsĬaptain of the Watch | Illustration by Greg Staplesĭespite what you’d expect, there are a ton of sci-fi adjacent cards in Magic that I think could see as reprints in the Warhammer decks.įirst off there’s good old Power Armor. I lead a very interesting and normal life, I swear. Since only the core information is currently publicly available, it’s time for some wild speculation! Don’t worry, I can guarantee I’m qualified for this: I spend all day, every day, thinking about Magic or Warhammer 40k. This mechanic is as close to kicker as you can possibly get, which makes it very simple to understand and quite powerful Speculation SquadĪnother revealed mechanic is the “Squad” mechanic, which allows you to pay a cost any number of times in addition to paying the creature’s mana cost, making that many tokens of the creature you’re casting. I see this having tremendous power potential in Commander, as getting plenty of damage on demand is super achievable with cards like Thermo-Alchemist. One of the revealed mechanics is “Mark of Chaos Ascendant”, which gives spells that you cast from your hand during your turn cascade, so long as they have a mana value equal to or less than the life your opponents lost this turn. I expect to see nearly all these factions represented in one way or another. Their enemies include the forces of Chaos including cultists, daemons, and fallen Space Marines in service to the Chaos Gods, as well as various alien factions like the enigmatic Aeldari, the bestial Orks, the expansionist T’au Empire, and the devouring Tyranid swarms. It wages war on its enemies with the heroic Space Marine chapters and never-ending regiments of the Astra Militarum, or Imperial Guard. The Imperium of Man is on the verge of collapse. Most Warhammer 40k lore is set around the turn of the 42nd millennium, 38,000 years in the future. The heroes in the setting aren’t fighting for a better future, they’re fighting in spite of their enemies. It’s typically understood that there aren’t any “good guys” in 40k, just factions waging war on each other on a staggering scale. Its setting is a violent, cynical, and uncaring place where untold billions die each day and even more live in squalor or worse. Warhammer 40k is often cited as the origin of the “grimdark” genre. And, of course, there’s an abundance of swords. It touches on a lot of classic fantasy tropes with allegories for elves (the Aeldari), orcs (“Orks”), and wizards (known as psykers). It combines classic elements of fantasy with a violent, pessimistic future where heroic Space Marines defend the Imperium of Man against horrific Daemons, enigmatic and ancient aliens, and their own fallen Battle-brothers. Warhammer 40k is an epic miniatures wargame that you’ve probably seen around your local game store.
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