(Las update: september 27, 2025)
Games Workshop just unveiled a brand-new Combat Patrol: Death Korps of Krieg alongside a Harlequins patrol. It’s a grim, gas-masked task force that mixes line infantry, cavalry and a dedicated heavy-weapons team — a very “Krieg” way to fight in small games. The reveal went live on Warhammer Community on 19 Sept 2025, with GW noting that pre-orders are “coming soon.”
Unit list
According to the announcement, the Death Korps Combat Patrol includes:
- 1 unit of Death Korps troopers (10 models)
- 1 unit of Krieg Command Squad (6 models)
- 1 unit of Death Riders (cavalry) (5 models)
- 1 squad of Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad (4 models)
A total of 25 models. GW frames this as a balanced starter for a siege-minded regiment: infantry hold the line, cavalry pick precise fights, and the HWS provides long-range punch.
Points value
Using the current Wahapedia points (10th ed) for the exact unit sizes listed:
| Unit | Size | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Death Korps of Krieg | 10 | 65 |
| Krieg Command Squad | 6 | 65 |
| Death Riders | 5 | 60 |
| Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad | 4 | 75 |
| Total | — | 265 |
A little below the 500 point average for combat patrol boxes. Anyway: lets remember that Combat Patrol games don’t use points. Each Patrol has bespoke datasheets, secondaries, strats and nerfs that usually compensate the point difference between lists.
Box price and bundled discount
Breaking down the individual kits at warhammer.com (EU):
| Kit (boxed contents) | Official EU price |
|---|---|
| Death Korps of Krieg (10) | €41.00 |
| Krieg Command Squad (6) | €35.00 |
| Death Riders (5) | €51.25 |
| Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad (4) | €41.00 |
| Total if bought separately | €168.25 |
If this boxes comes out at 130€, we’ll get a 38,25€ discount (almost a 23% saving).
Boxes are coming out at a 135€ price, as GW announced in september. The final price raise will be of 5€ for combat patrols. So, having a separated unit price of 168€, and a combat patrol price of 135€, the final discount will be of 33,25€ (a 19% discount).
New vs old Astra Militarum Patrols
- 2025 “Drayden’s Lance” (Kasrkin + Rough Riders + Cadian Command Squad). A fast, surgical Patrol with two 5-man Rough Rider units and a 10-strong Kasrkin unit, led by a Cadian Command Squad — very mobile, elite-leaning, and objective-pouncing.
- 2023 Cadian-themed Patrol (legacy/out of print in many regions). 20 Cadian Shock Troops, Cadian Command Squad, Armoured Sentinel, and a Field Ordnance Battery — more bodies and a walker, less cavalry flair.
- New 2025 Death Korps Patrol. Sits between the two: you keep the elite punch (cavalry) but regain heavier static fire (HWS) and stoic line infantry. It’s the most “combined-arms siegebreaker” of the three — and uniquely Krieg in vibe. (GW’s recent coverage also spotlights the Fire Coordinator on Krieg HWS teams, letting them fire one last time when they die — very on-brand.) (Warhammer Community)
Who is this Patrol for — and what next?
- First-time Guard players who love the Krieg aesthetic and want a cohesive 500-point-ish nucleus that already plays well in Combat Patrol mode. Rules for the box will hit the 40K app “soon after the boxed sets are released.”
- Playstyle snapshot. Infantry hold and screen; Death Riders threaten flanks and finish off weakened units; HWS anchors lanes and punishes armour/monsters; the Command Squad keeps orders flowing. (Krieg heavy-weapons teams even squeeze out a last shot as they’re removed.)
- Smooth expansions to 750–1,000 pts:
- Add a second 10-man DKoK squad (another 65 pts) for board control.
- Fold in Krieg Combat Engineers and/or an Artillery Team to lean harder into siege warfare — both are brand-new plastic kits highlighted by GW.
- A Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn is the natural next “big” purchase for Strike Force games; the Guard still love their tanks.
Release date
The reveal article says “available soon… we’ll let you know when they’re available to pre-order.” GW’s pattern this year has been: reveal → Sunday Preview → pre-order that same week (e.g., the Astra Militarum Combat Patrol featured in the 2 Feb 2025 Sunday Preview moved straight to that week’s pre-order cycle). Expect pre-orders in late September or early October, with the box landing the Saturday after pre-orders open. We’ll update once GW posts the Sunday Preview with a firm date.
Games Workshop confirmed on September 27 that pre-orders are now available. Boxes will start being shipped October 11th.
