Age of Sigmar's quarterly Battlescroll dropped on 2 April 2026, and Games Workshop has finally taken a hammer to one of the competitive scene's most-loathed list-building tricks. From now on, the second auxiliary unit you take in any list costs an extra 20 points, the third another 40, the fourth another 60, and so on. If you've been spamming three or four Spawn of Chotec or Doomwheels to break the meta, the design team would politely like a word.
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Set up your group for freeGoonhammer's review called the change a kill-shot for current and future spam builds, noting it "will pretty much kill those builds and any future similar builds stone dead." Skaven and Seraphon had been the worst offenders, leaning on cheap auxiliary chaff to stack value the rest of the meta couldn't match. The cumulative tax is GW's clearest signal yet that they want auxiliaries to feel like a sprinkle of flavour, not the main course.
Beyond the auxiliary fix, this is a fairly gentle quarterly tune-up. Plenty of small points drops across underperforming factions, with Lumineth getting a surprisingly light touch given recent tournament results. Flesh-Eater Courts copped most of the points hikes after months of dragon and terrorgheist lists topping the table. Woehammer's full breakdown has the per-faction stats if you're a points-tweaker.
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See how it worksIf you've been holding off on a fresh army because you couldn't beat the auxiliary spammers, now's a good time to dust off that Stormcast Eternals box. The Cities of Ash Spearhead is also right around the corner, so plenty of clubs will be running learn-to-play sessions soon. If you're an organiser, this is a great moment to host a 1,000-point introductory tournament for newer players. List your event free on Backseat Gamer and you'll find local Sigmar veterans queuing up to coach the next wave.
Sources: Goonhammer | Woehammer | Warhammer Community
