Wyrd Games Show Off Malifaux Releases For September
September 8, 2020 by brennon
As always, the team at Wyrd Games have a fun bunch of releases for you to check out this month. September brings a bevvy of different options for use in Malifaux so make sure to dive in and check out the various characters and creatures that will be making an appearance.
Kirai Core Box // Malifaux
One of the big options this month is the Kirai Core Box here which comes with plenty of ghostly additions to your tabletop force. If you like the idea of introducing more evil spirits into your games then this might be worth considering, especially with that massive Ikiryo there who is destined to get painted up in proper spooky fashion.
You've also got the rather aptly named Study Group which is packed full of monstrous creations which I'm sure were fascinating to study...from a certain perspective.
Study Group // Malifaux
This set comes with some very creepy individuals and I am particularly drawn to the mass of flesh and iron that is the Students Of Sinew. They seem like the kind of creatures you'd see in wild horror movie, hunting you down through the bowels of some creaking mansion.
Switching tack a little you've also got the Between The Ley Lines boxed set...
Between The Ley Lines // Malifaux
...where Hannah Lovelace gets to unshackle herself and go wild with her massive walker in tow. I don't think I'd like to be on the other end of those fists when she gets angry. You also get a pair of Librarians who are very firm about what happens when you don't pay your late fines.
Sticking with the same faction we've also got these exceptionally cool Dead Outlaws. Who could say no to undead cowboys?
Dead Outlaws // Malifaux
There is a lot of motion mixed into these miniatures and I love that we've got them "on the draw" so to speak and also fanning the hammer to blast away their foes. I even love that we've got a miniature with arrows still stuck in him, a perfect way to demonstrate how he might have died and also his resilience on the tabletop!
One of the fun sets for this month is also Things That Go Bump!
Things That Go Bump // Malifaux
I don't think you'll be wanting to introduce this to the tabletop if you're an arachnophobic individual! I love the Bandersnatch in particular who is leering up ready to pounce and drag that poor fellow away into the darkness.
The Brood Mates set also gets a little devilish with some awesome Nephilim for you to introduce into your games.
Brood Mates // Malifaux
Lilitu and Lelu both look awesome and you could have a lot of fun with the paint schemes here. The box art shows them as red and blue and I bet you could do some fun things with their skin colour and clothing swapping between colours to show them as a little bit of a package deal.
If you fancy blasting things away or beating it up with your martial arts skills then you've also got the Lords Of War.
Lords Of War // Malifaux
I love the narrative of the Fuhatsu miniature as he's being held up by desperate pals. It immediately drops you into the storytelling on the tabletop and gives you an idea as to what the character can do on the tabletop. You've also got the deadly Ten Thunders Brothers who look decidedly deadly but in a different way.
It is not pictured here but you can also pick up the War Pigs bundle which introduces some lovely wild options for fans of the Bayou.
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Those look stunning.
They look fabulous especially the brood mate’s.
Great to see the Freikorps back for third edition; they still look great!
Also, do I spot some cinematic blast effects sculpted around the barrels of Fuhatsu’s gun? Throw in a chain of spent shells left over from an ork build, and you’ve got a GREAT cinematic piece!
Continuing their product strategy of mixing new sculpts in boxes with old sculpts that many existing players of those factions will aready have. Puts me off buying more!
It wouldn’t be any better if they grouped existing models together and just released new boxes. You would still get boxes where models already owned would need to be bought to get ones you don’t own unless you already owned everything from a faction. And at least Wyrd recognise that this is an issue for existing players and operate their Special Order programme where you can just order the new model in a box by itself. There’s a little bit of a premium on those, but they’re far cheaper than buying the repackaged box (check out Waylands site if you… Read more »
Didn’t know about that option – thanks. Will remove any barrier of paying for stuff you already have. I can understand why as a business model they want to reduce the number of SKUs they and any outlets have to handle; it’s why others like Corvus Belli regularly retire older SKUs to keep the numbers manageable.
Tbh, I think I would prefer that everything remains on shelves rather than being retired, but whatever works! The thing to remember with Wyrd’s Special Order system is that it only runs for 12 months after a model is released, and only covers new models in boxes with old ones, but not new sculpts of old models (for example the Jacob Lynch Core Box has new sculpts of Jacob Lynch and Hungering Darkness, and a new Henchman, Kitty Dumont. But because Jacob and the Hungering Darkness were already released they aren’t available for Special Ordering, but Kitty Dumont is/will be… Read more »