Weekly Shopping List: Week 7

Another new week, another batch of pre-orders! I'm going to have to get through my materials fast to catch-up here.

This week, Nurgle Re-Packs seem to dominate the stage, with only one real new piece coming out. It's nice to see another new AoS army starting to get their pieces together, but man, after a slow few weeks of all Eternals, this is moving fast!

White Dwarf/Hobby Books
White Dwarf 81: This issue looks to be all Chaos, if the blurb is to be believed. Though 40K actually gets a shout-out, so the domination of AoS in WD may be coming to an end. Still, with new releases every week focusing on Age of Sigmar, I doubt AoS articles aren't the majority of the coverage.

Khorne Bloodbound
Exalted Deathbringer: The sole Khorne model is the Exatled Deathbringer, certainly has a proper Khorne name. This beefy Hero unit has a huge axe, a huge set of claws, huge horns, everything Khorne would like (could use more skulls though). It's an impressive looking model (a bit goofy, but in proper Khorne fashion) for $28, seems like a better deal than our Week 2 Lord-Celestant atleast.

Nurgle Rotbringers
Bloab Rotspawned/Morbidex Twiceborn/Orghott Daemonspew: Another model kit that can be assembled into a variety of models, this $76 dollar piece represents one of three general types riding atop a foul beast. Each one slightly different than the other, however they're all named units, meaning you don't need to get a group of these guys to represent cavalry. Still, if you wanted a full collection of all three, it would cost your a pretty penny.
Festus The Leechlord: A named character that has some great character. From the nurgling stuffing body parts in his backpack to the poor soul being rotted away with acid, this is a cool character model. $19.25 will net you this guy and that's not bad at all.
The Glottkin: Nurgle's big boy model, the Glottkin is a $109 large model and the most expensive for AoS so far. Apparently a group of triplets, it consists of one massive model that two brothers ride on top of. It's certainly impressive looking and would obviously stand out on the table.
Gutrot Spume: A named general type, this $26 dollar model is of a unit going mid-mutation. Half of his body is tentacles and mawed beaks, while the rest is a bloated mortal. It's another dynamic piece that just looks awesome.
Harbinger of Decay: This is a great looking piece, though seemingly pricey at $40. This mounted unit looks great, especially the desiccated horse he rides upon. The rider himself looks fantastic, the price makes it tough to love, especially for a single mounted unit of standard size, but the sculpt is great.
Lord of Plagues: A generic general if you don't want to use any of the named characters, this is your classic Nurgle follower. The bloated body pitted with disease and exposed guys, the helm covering the face, it's all there. For $14.75 you can make your own general for the Rotbringers.
Putrid Blightkings: These are the heavy infantry for the Rotbrings, all fantastically mutated and bloated with disease. Like the Blood Warriors for Khorne, these guys represent the top tier grunts of Nurgle. $55 will let you assemble 5, but they have a lot more variation than the Blood Warriors, allowing for more distinctive looking units.
Rotbringers Sorcerer: The wizard unit for the Rotbringers, a standard cloaked and bloated character. He's $15 for a single model, around the price for most of the Caster/Hero models of a standard mortal scale.

Of note is the two Rotbringer bundles up for pre-order. Usually I don't mention them because they contain nothing new, but there are different. One offers Nurglings and the other Chaos Spawn, neither of which are offered separately under the new Faction. While you can get them under the Old World Daemons of Chaos faction, they're not yet ready for the Rotbringers. Waiting for new packaging perhaps?

That's Week 7, an expensive Week if you're going full collection, The Glottkin alone is pricey. However, you can get a good handle on your Rotbringer army in one go if that's what you want to play, though you are missing some basic infantry unit types still.