A Dark Uprising Awaits As New Necromunda Set Revealed
October 24, 2019 by brennon
Something sinister stirs down in the darkness of the Underhive as a new gang joins the battle for supremacy in Necromunda thanks to Games Workshop. This is all going to be part of the new Dark Uprising set which introduces the Corpse Grinder Cult into the mix!
The new set will come with two full gangs to get you started. You have the previously mentioned Corpse Grinder Cult...
...and going up against them, a set of very stoic and grizzled looking Palanite Enforcers.
I can see people using that Corpse Grinder Cult in all sorts of different ways, bringing the models into their Kill Teams and Warhammer 40,000 armies as well as using them down in the depths of the Underhive. The same goes for the Palanite Enforcers who I think would be great for use in Kill Team.
Inside the set, you'll also get yourself some Zone Mortalis terrain, a board to play on, rulebook, cards, dice and all the additional accessories too. This seems like a fun new addition to the world of Necromunda which could be a good entry point for those looking to try something different in the Games Workshop hobby.
More Chibi-ness!
As well as the news on Dark Uprising there was also a look at some new Chibi models which will be popping up for collectors.
Here you have an Eversor Assassin, Skitarii Ranger, Primaris Space Marine, Sister Of Battle and finally a Grey Knight. These have been worked on by Bandai so they're a little different in scale and scope from the ones we've seen for the Pop! range but they still look pretty cool.
Do you think you'll be snapping up the new Necromunda set or some of these Chibi figures?
"I can see people using that Corpse Grinder Cult in all sorts of different ways..."
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That looks amazing. I have the first edition box set and a pile of MDF terrain, but now looks a great time to get into the game if you haven’t already.
Such grim. Much Darkness. Oh wow. … and then you hit the chibi after the fact that there have been other KS projects doing the same thing.
I’ve got a lot of thoughts about this announcement, so I’ll split them up: -If you’ve already got the Palatine Enforcers, this set is nice as it gives you new weapons and gear to work with, so you can mix them with the existing kit for more options. -The Corpse Grinders are really nice and creepy; they fit well with the Cawdors as they’ve got the same “underhive scav” look, and they could be good Khornate cultists with some Chaos iconography. -There are SO many uses for plastic Zone Mortalis. I could see this working well with Necromunda, Kill Team,… Read more »
Love the look of the new Necromunda set. Definite buy for myself. Two awesome looking Gangs and that scenery will be useful in multiple games.
I bought Necromunda when it came out a couple of years ago and have to say that the terrain in this new edition looks a lot better than the barricades and doors I got.
It was very annoying how they released the gang books one at a time and then did the complete rules with everything in it… so I’m a bit anti-Necromunnda for that reason.
And… I have picked up Kill Team and Warcry since, so no plans to pick the new Necro set up.
Plastic Zone Mortalis components is excellent. I would not be surprised to see new Kill Team and 40K supplements to make proper use of Zone Mortalis settings.
You already have Kill Team Arena which is basically the same thing, and I could see the rules translating over well into 40K with more skirmish combat between individual units without big tanks or flyers.
Arena does it to an extent, but is limited also because it is designed to be competitive and balanced. I don’t think GW would put out terrain like this just for a specialist game when it could easily be adapted. Small unit combat would be great.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a new Killteam starter set appeared with similar terrain …
Christmas is approaching and that’s usually a good excuse to release new boxed sets.
Great looking model’s l seriously love the enforcers.
Sorry but those cultists look like they belong in AoS than they do in Necromunda. It’s a hard pass from me on this one 🙁
The poses seemed a bit boring for the new gang too
Not sure if it’s due to GW’s Art Director, but ALL the 28mm minis they produce these days seem to be falling into this over fussy AoS style aesthetic. Even Space Marines are starting to feature flowing cloaks and “ornaments”. The Corpse Grinders look like they would fit into Warcry, AoS better (if you just removed the pistols and put another knife in there).
Space Marines had cloaks and ornaments since…oh, at least 1998 when cloaked Black Templars were depicted on the cover of 3rd edition. Dark Angels had cowled and be-trinketed look since even before then. If anything, new primaris models are less cluttered than the marines designed 10 or 15 years ago.
Grim Dark Cuteness ?
I didn’t know that was possible …
Ever heard of Cultist-Chan?
My wallet just leaped out of my pocket and burst into flames…
Very static poses on the new gang, most of the legs look identical, abit boring for me
The cultists look like they’d be a great fit for Blood Pact cultists that fight against Gaunt’s Ghosts. But the design just doesn’t do it for me. I’ve been curious about the Enforcers, but I’d likely be better served by just picking up them on their own.
I thought Zone Mortalis was supposed to be the 2D version…
Yep. This stuff was built for Flatland games. The walls and such have the same shape as the blacked out “walls” on the board tiles. They’re expanding into a bit of 2.5D apparently. 😉
Yeah, the stairs are what get me. Side scrollers make stairs work because you’re moving up and down on a flat plane. I’m not going to complain about this terrain because it is awesome looking stuff, but it seems to violate the dimensional limitations of two planes.
The dimensional limitations are really only in the minds of the players. There is no spoon. 😉