The toughest Commissar in Warhammer 40,000 is back. Games Workshop has revealed Armageddon: The Return of Yarrick, an expansion that brings Sebastian Yarrick, the Hero of Hades Hive, back to the battlefield on a fresh model, with his patchwork of scars and bionics fully intact.
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Set up your group for freeFor players who drifted in after the Primaris era, the backstory matters. Yarrick held Hades Hive during the Second War for Armageddon against Ghazghkull Thraka's Orks, lost his right arm in a duel with the warboss Ugulhard, killed Ugulhard with his chainsword, then tore off Ugulhard's power klaw and wore it himself. He came out of retirement for the Third War, then vanished during the chase for Ghazghkull on Icaria, with only a Fenrisian priest reportedly seeing where the body went. The Imperium rang the Bell of Lost Souls for him, apparently a bit prematurely.
The Return of Yarrick expansion pairs a lore book with the Armoured Gauntlet rulebook, which introduces tank ace mechanics and six new Detachments for the Astra Militarum, Orks, and Space Marines. Headlining the new kits is Wazdakka Gutsmek, the biker warboss the Orks built their Armageddon mythology around, along with a new character called Commissar Graves who looks set up as Yarrick's second-in-command. Two Imperial vehicles, the Hippogriff AFV and Centaur RSV, plus Inquisitor Kroyle and Sister of Battle leader Intranzia Fraye round out the box.
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Start organising for freeThis lines up as the pre-show for Warhammer 40,000's 11th Edition, which Games Workshop confirmed at Adepticon and is now widely expected to launch on 20 June 2026 with the Armageddon starter box. That box puts Blood Angels Space Marines against another of Ghazghkull's WAAAGHs, including the just-revealed Jump Chaplain, Vanguard Veterans, and a new Landspeeder. Price estimates sit around £185 for the box.
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Sources: Wargamer | Wargamer 11th Edition Guide | Warhammer 40K Wiki
