The indie miniatures sensation Trench Crusade has opened pre-orders for Carcass Front, its very first two-player starter set. Priced at $129.99, the box ships in late July with everything two players need to wage holy war across a nightmarish alternate history trench network.
Revealed at AdeptiCon just days before Games Workshop's own big preview, Carcass Front introduces two brand-new warbands. The Procession of the Sacred Affliction are fanatical zealots who deliberately infect themselves with leprosy as religious penance, then wade into melee with blade and holy fire. The Heretic Naval Raiders are deep-sea diver-themed infiltrators who pick apart foes with precision gunfire before closing in with rusty blades. Each of the 16 plastic miniatures comes with two assembly variants.
The box also packs a 96-page hardcover campaign book with two full campaigns. The Path to Leviathan is a two-player narrative arc that builds towards a showdown around a colossal sea monster, while the second is a map-based campaign supporting two to eight players competing for territory and arcane secrets.
Trench Crusade first emerged as a free-to-download set of playtest rules in 2023 and has grown rapidly into one of the most talked-about miniatures properties in the hobby. Creator Tuomas Pirinen told The Gamer that moving to plastic was a "gigantic gamble" for the young brand, but the reception at AdeptiCon, where the booth was constantly packed, suggests the gamble is paying off.
Sources: Wargamer | Goonhammer | The Gamer | Trench Crusade