Skip to main content PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES Search PC Gamer View Profile Movies & TV Gaming Industry PC Gaming Show Newsletter Signup Community Guidelines Affiliate Links Meet the team About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine Subscription Why subscribe? Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Spring Prime Day Monster Hunter Wilds Marvel Rivals Total War: Warhammer 3's army of Cathay has broken containment and is making its way to tabletop Warhammer at last Jody Macgregor 27 March 2025 Not even a really big wall could hold them back. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Games Workshop) It's been great to see Warhammer's original setting return to tabletop gaming in its resurrected form, having risen from the grave as Warhammer: The Old World. One disappointment following their original announcement was the suggestion that the new armies of Cathay and Kislev, which debuted in Total War: Warhammer 3, weren't necessarily arriving in miniature form after all. Sales have apparently been good enough that, while we haven't heard any more about Kislev yet, at least Cathay's arrival was teased earlier this year. Confirmation has now come as part of the annual Warhammer preview at this year's AdeptiCon event, with a showcase of the upcoming miniatures. They look just like the ones seen in Total War: Warhammer 3, which is no surprise since Creative Assembly developed them in close collaboration with Games Workshop. Defeat Chaos With Harmony and Order – Warhammer: The Old World – Empire of Grand Cathay Revealed - YouTube The artillery pieces, a cannon and a fire rain rocket battery, both look particularly badass with their dragon-shaped maws and ogres among their crew. Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon, a legendary lord in the videogame, appears in both human form—perched atop some tactical rocks—and dragon form, wearing some sick armor. The bulk of the army is made up of jade warriors and jade lancers, with showpiece units like the gigantic sentinels—which come in terracotta, jade, or warpstone flavor—and the sky lantern hot-air balloon. Its crew, preparing to drop bombs and shoot their guns over the side, look like they're having an amazing time. Two more upcoming armies for Warhammer: The Old World were included in this preview: the Beastmen and Wood Elves. As with the other armies of the Old World released so far they're a mixture of new and returning minis, with the promise of a wood elf beast pack first released in 1987 among the antiques being made available again. I've already got a Tomb Kings army and a set of old High Elves, but the temptation to splash out again is overwhelming. I only just forked out for a box of Free Company Militia to use next time I play Mordheim, GW's long out-of-print skirmish game which those little dudes originally came from, and will probably end up buying at least a few Cathayans as well. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Jody Macgregor Social Links Navigation Weekend/AU Editor Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, Zed Games. He's written for Rock Paper Shotgun, The Big Issue, GamesRadar, Zam, Glixel, Five Out of Ten Magazine, and Playboy.com, whose cheques with the bunny logo made for fun conversations at the bank. Jody's first article for PC Gamer was about the audio of Alien Isolation, published in 2015, and since then he's written about why Silent Hill belongs on PC, why Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is the best fantasy shopkeeper tycoon game, and how weird Lost Ark can get. Jody edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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