Warhammer 40K fans are losing it over the new Kroot army
Jan. 19, 2024It’s hunting season
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The Las Vegas Open is always a good source of reveals, and this year it’s wheeled out an all-new Warhammer 40K Kroot army – and judging by social media, the fans areveryon board.
The enthusiasm is understandable. This ‘Kroot Hunting Pack’ is a massive box featuring a full army composed of all-new sculpts, units, and characters. The new 10th Edition Tau Codex is also featured, and it contains a full Detachment so that you can field a force exclusively featuring Warhammer 40K Kroot. As demonstrated by responses to the announcement, the most common (and understandable, if we’re being honest) response to the new minis goes something along the lines of"GIMME."
In terms of what you’re getting inside the box, the Kroot Hunting Pack is pretty chunky on the whole. The bulk of the force is made up of 20 Kroot Carnivores who have been given refreshed, multi-pose designs, but they’re backed up by the hulking new Krootox weapons platform that is effectively a gorilla lizard with a giant gun strapped to it (though you can also deploy Krootox as shock cavalry, if you like to get up close and personal).
These units are led by ‘gene-shaman’ Shapers. While the War Shaper is essentially your standard battlefield commander, the Flesh Shaper that accompanies them is far grimmer – according to theWarhammer Community reveal, they are “masters of ritual butchery who take a strong personal pride in guiding the carnivorous practices of their fellow Kroot and ensuring only the finest genetic material makes it into their pack’s evolutionary heritage.” Gross.
However, that’s not the final reveal. Apparently, we’ll be seeing more Kroot announcements before long.
The Las Vegas Open has been as full of reveals as always, with everything from Solar Auxilia to anew Warhammer Underworlds warband that is twisted but weirdly sweet.
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