Games Workshop has put out some epicWarhammerminiatures this year, but fans have picked these miniatures as the best of the best this year. Every year, Games Workshop grows its two signature franchises,Warhammer 40,000andWarhammer: Age of Sigmarwith new miniatures and new lore. Some of these miniatures are brand-new units, while others are refreshes of classic characters or units with new sculpts and builds. While these miniatures are meant to be used in gameplay, many fans enjoy building and painting them for display and hobby purposes.
As part of their year-end celebrations, Games Workshopheld a pollto determine what were the best Warhammer miniatures of the year. This year, Games Workshop divided the vote into three categories, focused onWarhammer 40,000,Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and everything else.This year’s winningWarhammer 40,000miniatures were the Night Lords Nemesis Claw, while fans voted for Ushoran as the topAge of Sigmarminiature.The epic Tomb King/Liche Priest on Necrolith Bone Dragon fromWarhammer: The Old Worldwon the final miniatures category.
What Were The Top Warhammer Miniatures Of The Year?
The Night Lords Nemesis Claw unit consists of eight fearsome and grotesque Chaos Space Marines from the Night Lords chapter.These miniatures were originally made forWarhammer 40K: Kill Team,but can also be used in traditionalWarhammer 40Kgames.Other topWarhammer 40Kminiatures include the Provisionally Prepared diorama showing two Ratlings preparing a meal on the battlefield, as well as the Inner Circle Companions and Asmodai, Master of Repentance fromthe Dark Angels.
As for the fantasy-themedWarhammer: Age of Sigmargame, Ushoran is a Mortarch of the ghoulish Flesh-Eater Courts that received a line-wide refresh this year. Other topAge of Sigmarminiatures include the rat daemon Vizzik Skour, the Chaos warrior Abraxia, and the Chaos Sorcerer Lord.The only representative of the forces of Order was Grombrindal, the classic White Dwarf who got a new model this year in celebration of 500 issues of the White Dwarf magazine.
Warhammer: The Old Worldgot a lot of love in the “other miniatures” category, with the Tomb King on Necrolith Bone Dragon miniature coming in first and Lady Élisse Duchaardcoming in second place. Warhammer: The Old World brought back the classicWarhammer Fantasysettingin early 2024, withGames Workshop re-releasing dozens of classic miniatures alongside a handful of new miniatures.Necromundaand theHorus Heresygames also received votes, with the Malstrain Alpha mini representing the former and the Thousand Sons Librarian Consul and Alpha Legion Saboteur Consul representing the latter.
Our Take: 2024 Was A Good Year For Warhammer Fans
Even More Great Miniatures Are Expected In 2025
Between a ton of fantasticWarhammerminiatures, the release ofWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2,and news that Amazon Studios was moving forward with aWarhammer 40Ktelevision series, it was a great year forWarhammerfans. Games Workshop spread out a lot of love between its core and side games this year, with bothWarhammer 40KandWarhammer: Age of Sigmargetting great new miniatures.
More fun is on the way in 2025, including refreshes of the Aeldari, some new Gloomspite Gitz models, and a new set of Death Korps of Krieg models, all set to be released very soon.
