Topic: Wood Elf Rumour Thread

[Zak]

Salvaged from the 'Good feelings' thread, which has (rightly) been moved to General.

 Quote Originally Posted by antaonix View Post

my korean Local shop manager posted that next fantasy release will be wood elves and they will take 3 boxes that maybe replace some current models, and also there will be one monster kit too. he didn't say anything about plastic characters or exact release date. he just confirmed about GW's second quarter release schedule and i never saw he post a wrong information
Thank you to antaonix for news of my beloved Wood Elves. They are widely believed to be the next Fantasy release, with reliable sources like 40K Radio claiming they will come in May. Antaonix's rumour seems logical to me, based on recent trends. Likely candidates for the Monster box include the plastic treeman that the ever dependable Hastings has been posting about for some time (maybe even years!).

 (Previous Wood Elf Rumour thread can be found here: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...f-Rumor-Thread)

[Zak]

wood elves in May  

[TexasYankee]

I just got back some Wood Elves (Treeman {Lord of the Rings Ent}, Treekin {finecast}, Dryads and Drycha) that a good friend was nice enough to paint in a birch tree color scheme with autumn leaves. I can field about 3,500 points of the Asrai, and I might even pry my wallet open to buy a big new beastie if it's a dragon. 

If nothing else, I hope they at least make these guys competitive again. Yes, I know there are guys winning tournaments with Wood Elves, but I don't do tournament lists. Hoping they make the book as balanced as the Dwarf book, and maybe even make Eternal Guard/Wardancers playable again.

[shavixmir]

Nothing more reliable than a local Korean shop owner...

[Zak]

Nothing more reliable than a local Korean shop owner...

HAHAHA its true dude 

[Finlay]

Nothing more reliable than a local Korean shop owner...

rumours of imminent Bretts and WE have been floating arounjd for a while. unflushable rumours.

[StealthKnightSteg]

Nothing more reliable than a local Korean shop owner...

rumours of imminent Bretts and WE have been floating arounjd for a while. unflushable rumours.

Well not much choice around anyway, only 4 more armies to go: WE, Bret, Skaven and Beastmen

Personally I think they have been working on Skaven now for over a year and will be the last book to come out, as it's the most difficult one to 8-tify if you just look at how big the FAQ is of them 

[Zak]

I have heard a few rumors that say woodelves in may ...but who knows 

[Zak]

So this is a speculation thread and nothing to do with rumours :/
Incorrect, there are several rumours in this thread, including one new one I have not heard before, the Korean rumour in the OP might have slightly dubious provenance, but it deserves discussion nonetheless.

 




Quote Originally Posted by Ender Shadowkin View Post

But you did post yourself what we do have, and to summarize:

Wood Elves in May, Source:40k Radio
 Large Treeman Kit, Source: Mentioned by Harry and/or Hastings (not sure who posted first and who echoed it) for like 2 years know.


 As far as I recall the treeman kit was finished a long time ago, they have just been sitting on it, and no one ever posted an anticipated release date.

[Darknight]

the treeman kit was finished a long time ago, they have just been sitting on it

THIS explains why GW seem so intractable when it comes to customer feedback & suggestions; they have a stick up their butt.

[StealthKnightSteg]

the treeman kit was finished a long time ago, they have just been sitting on it

THIS explains why GW seem so intractable when it comes to customer feedback & suggestions; they have a stick up their butt.

 

[Krudenwald]

As a Wood Elf general, I do hope this is true. My leafy boys and girls have been shelved for far too long. Of course, I've always heard that Bretonnia will be before the Asrai.

I'm also hoping that the WElfs get some stag-riding monstrous cavalry so that I can pirate the models for my Taal-worshiping, hunting themed Hochlanders! Assuming they don't look like the current Stag model. Only Sigmar knows what the sculptor must have been thinking on that one...

[Fidelis von Sigmaringen]

Here are some suggestions for stag-riders.

[TexasYankee]

OK, this may mean nothing, but currently on the GW website, the Wood Elves are the only army without a Battalion Box. (Dark Elves also don't have a "battalion box" but they do have other large group sets.)

[S.O.F]

Here are some suggestions for stag-riders.

Damn I was hoping that was a link to this:

[Zak]

Wood Elves Elves Rules and Release




 Quite some time ago, I was looking at picking up a Warhammer Fantasy army, and Wood Elves really were my army of choice. Of course it was then an outdated army, and a couple friends talked me out of it. Well, now the Wood Elves are back on the stand, as their next army book is in the sites of the rumor mill. So lets take a look at the lastest rumors for Wood Elves


 Wood Elves according to the 40k radio is due for us around May of 2014. So while that is a few months away, there is plenty of time for new information to start flowing.

 Please remember that these are rumors, and still a little ways off. I am assuming these are from playtest rules.

via Ajota from the Spanish Eye of Terror forums
 Hi Guys, new to the forum but a long time Wood Elves player.

 The rumour is that the Wood Elves release is May 2014 and I have found some potential rules and releases translated from a Spanish forum, not sure about the accuracy but here goes:

 Army wide ASF ( elves only )
 - Hawkeye ( only elves , reroll one to hit, single shots)
 - Spirit of the Forest ( unstable magical attacks, hatred , 5 + ward save , harmony with the forest )
 - Elven Bow ( f4 , rapid fire , extra row )
 - Saearath ( cc weapon , +1 Strength , + 1 SEspecial , spears )
 - Explorers / Ambushers ( NDT : not what it is )

 Forest Guard : Elvish Bow , Hawkeye
 Eternal Guard : f4 , Saearath , L8
 Light Knights : same
 Driades : forms of combat .
 Riders Halcon : Elven Bow , Hawk Eye , launches
 Kournous Riders : Spirit of the forest, Saearath , L8 , F4 , A2 ( idk if directly go deer)
 Arboreal : Spirit of the forest , as
 Banshees : Spirit of the forest, Lamento ( breath attack ) , terror .
 Eagle Claws : same
 Wardancer : same , except for some changes that do not know .
 Forest : Forest Spirit , Bow Elvish .
 Men Tree: Like I
 Millennial choleric : Hate Eternal , and nose to more

 And releases

 Man Megacaja Tree (Giant) / Durtu / Millennium cashflow
 - Great Dragon Box Forest / Lord of the Forest / Sisters of Twilight
 - Safety in Deer Forest Kournous
 - Safety Kournous Riders (apparently nothing to do with the look of today, more fey and spiritual)
 - Safety Wardancer / Forest
 - Riders Box Falcon / Eagle Claws
 - Safety Eternal Guard / Forest Banshees
 - Blister Cantor of Trees
 - Blister Lord of Forests
 - Blister Skaw the Falconer

http://natfka.blogspot.com/2013/10/wood-elves-elves-rules-and-release.html

[Zak]

yeah, admittedly, something's were lost in translation 

[valmir]

I can't wait to devastate my opponent with my millennium cashflow. Although triple-cashflow sounds like an auto-take.

[TexasYankee]

 - Safety Wardancer / Forest
 

[Finlay]

As long as you don't take millenial choleric, that sounds straight nasty

[valmir]

 - Safety Wardancer / Forest
 

Nice catch!

 

[Fidelis von Sigmaringen]

I tried to improve the translation a bit. Note that these rumours date from Fall 2013.

- Army wide ASF (Elves only)
- Hawkeye (Elves only, reroll 1’s to hit, Shooting only)
- Forest Spirit (unstable, magical attacks, hatred , 5 + ward save , Harmony with the Forest )
- Elven Bow (S4 , Quick to Fire, extra rank)
- Saearath ( cc weapon , +1 Strength , + 1 ward save, spears )
- Scouts/Ambushers (NDT: I do not know what these consist of)

Glade Guard : Elven Bow , Hawkeye
Eternal Guard : S4 , Saearath , L8
Fast Cavalry : unchanged
Dryads : forms of combat (?)
Warhawk Riders : Elven Bow, Hawk Eye, Spears
Wild Riders of Kournous: Forest Spirit, Saearath  L8, S4, A2 ( I do not know if they immediately come with a stag)
Treekin : Forest Spirit , unchanged
Banshees : Forest Spirit, Wail (breath attack), terror
Eagle’s Claws : unchanged
Wardancer : unchanged, except for some changes that I do not know .
Waywatcher: Forest Spirit , Elven Bow .
Treeman: unchanged I believe
Raging Treeman Ancient : Eternal Hatred, and I do not know what else

And releases

- Giant Treeman/Durtu/Raging Treeman Ancient
- Big box Forest Dragon/ Lord of the Forest / Sisters of Twilight
- Box Kournous on Forest Stag
- Box Wild Riders of Kournous (apparently, it does not look anything like today, more fairy and spiritual)
- Box Wardancers/ Waywatchers
- Box Warhawk Riders/ Eagle’s Claws
- Box Eternal Guard/ Forest Banshees
- Blister Treesinger
- Blister Lord of the Forest
- Blister Skaw the Falconer

[Finlay]

men without hats look like the lannisters

[Zak]

quit honestly I don't care much about WE I just want them here and finished so GW can bring back Bretonnia   

[Fidelis von Sigmaringen]

Bretonnia’s behind an edition,
Bretonnia’s s behind an AB.
Bretonnia’s behind an edition,
Oh, bring back Bretonnia to me.

Bring back, bring back,
Oh, bring back Bretonnia to me, to me!
Bring back, bring back,
Oh, bring back Bretonnia to me.

Last night as I lay on my pillow,
Last night as I lay on my bed,
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamed that Bretonnia was dead.

Bring back, bring back etc.