Hot Dust Tabletop Roundup: Week of Oct 20

Warmachine: Cryx Necrofactorium refresh is out

The refreshed Cryx Necrofactorium range went on sale October 20. It has three Army Boxes of about 50 points each: Legions of the Dead, Lord of Damnation and Wraithbinder's Host.

• The Boneyard Keeper 30-point Command Set replaces the old Command Starter.
• New Malefactor heavy and Raptor light warjack boxes replace the Battlegroup Box. Both include every loadout option.
• The Mechanithrall Swarm Warden is now in the Legions of the Dead and Lord of Damnation boxes. Legions of the Dead also has new variant-sculpt Mechanithralls, which will be sold separately as well.
• This is a rebox. Existing models stay fully playable. The old Command Starter, Battlegroup Box, Core Expansion and Auxiliary Expansion are discontinued once stock runs out.

Warmachine: Menoth returns October 27

Steamforged's Warmachine Wednesday confirms the first Protectorate of Menoth release next Tuesday, October 27. It's the Defenders of the Flame Command Set plus the Revenger and Crusader warjacks. Customers who bought the army bundle from warmachine.gg also get the exclusive Four Gifts cards in the Classic edition colourway.

• A new app version is waiting for iOS and Android store approval. It fixes the "Startup Failed" bug, adds one-tap damage tracking and adds an in-app bug report form. It's a full version release, so you'll need to update the app.
• The Cryx Dread Armada FronTier and its bundle end October 29.

Marvel: Crisis Protocol: X-Fiends & Foes

Atomic Mass Games has listed the X-Fiends & Foes Character Pack (MCP14) on the Asmodee store at $69.99. It adds Juggernaut, Mister Sinister, Omega Red and Shadow King. The box has 4 miniatures, 3 bases, 4 character stat cards, 8 team tactic cards, a punch sheet and an insert.

StarCraft: Tabletop Miniatures Game: Raven and Nova Terra

Archon has previewed the Terran Wave 3 additions, the Raven and Nova Terra.

• The Raven is the game's first flying unit on a dedicated flight stand. Its Advanced Sensor Array reveals cloaked and burrowed enemies nearby. It can also deploy Auto-Turrets and fire Anti-Armour and Seeker Missiles.
• Nova Terra comes with two separate Hero profiles. Stealth Mode has Active Camouflage, a Canister Rifle with a Head Shot reaction, and Holo Decoy. Assault Mode has Phase-Reactor Blink, a Hellfire Shotgun and a Monomolecular Blade.

Bolt Action: Armies of France, Free France and Vichy

Warlord Games has previewed the Free French and Vichy lists in the upcoming Armies of France book, which is on pre-order.

• Free French forces get Massed Stubborn, Sacred Ground for outflanking, La Resistance for French Resistance units, and an option to field some units as Armée d'Afrique with Fieldcraft.
• The Vichy Armistice Army has no modern tanks or heavy artillery. It keeps Colmater and Lack of Radios, can take Foreign Legion troops, and makes unpredictable Morale tests.
• The new Vichy GMR section has Counter-Partisan Tactics, which gives it a 24" bubble against Infiltrators.

Conquest: Bound to the Elements: Water

Para Bellum has put the Founder's Exclusive Bound to the Elements: Water for the Sorcerer Kings on pre-order at $99.99, releasing November 25. Michael Kontraros sculpted the 38mm resin miniature. It's numbered to 1,111 and can stand in for a Raj, Sorcerer or Maharaja. It comes with 3 command cards and 12 ritual cards.

Warhammer: The Old World: Tomb Kings

Games Workshop's Sunday Preview puts the Tomb Kings of Khemri up for pre-order this week. The Host of Nehekhara Army Reinforcement Set has 36 Skeleton Warriors, 36 Skeleton Archers and 6 Skeleton Chariots. It comes with Arcane Journal: The River of Bones and Tomb Kings dice and reference cards. This year's Da Red Gobbo, riding a squigmobile, also goes up for pre-order.

Other Tables: Magic

Wizards of the Coast has posted the Star Trek Commander decks. There are four: Federation Fleet (Picard), Landing Party (Spock), Klingon Fury (Worf) and We Are the Borg (the Borg Queen). Each 100-card deck has 32 new-to-Magic cards, and there are surge foil Collector's Edition versions. Wizards will reveal the full decklists later. The decks release November 13, 2026, and are on pre-order now.