Warhammer 40,000 app refresh brings new points and Munitorum Field Manual
Fresh points hit June 17 in the app and an interactive Munitorum Field Manual, turning the next boxed set into a paint-first project list.
The next Warhammer 40,000 box you buy may be the one you paint first, because the refreshed Warhammer 40,000 App and a new interactive Munitorum Field Manual are set to go live with fresh points on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The update brings full unit points across the game, along with Detachment Points and Force Dispositions, so list building will move from guesswork to a clearer shopping and painting plan almost immediately.
For miniature painters, that change lands right where the hobby gets real. A unit’s points can decide whether it is a must-buy now, a later expansion, or a box that waits until the next project phase. A squad that suddenly fits a 1,000-point list becomes worth batch painting this week; a centerpiece that no longer squeezes in cleanly may get pushed back while troops, characters, or magnetized options move to the front of the desk. The updated app and the interactive Field Manual are built to make that sort of decision faster, with the new points available in both places at once.
Warhammer Community has already shown how that pipeline works. On June 9, 2026, updated xenos faction packs arrived with detachments supported through the new Munitorum Field Manual, and the studio said those armies get 2 Detachment Points in 1,000-point games and 3 Detachment Points in 2,000-point games. That kind of structure matters because it changes not just what fits on a roster, but what kind of force gets assembled, painted, and finished first.
The refresh also fits a longer cadence Games Workshop has been building around. Warhammer Community launched the first Munitorum Field Manual for the new edition on June 16, 2023, the moment players could download points for free and start building lists around the edition. Warhammer Studio has since said it aims to release a Munitorum Field Manual update every quarter and a Balance Dataslate every other quarter, though not on a fixed schedule. That steady rhythm means the hobby loop now runs in tighter cycles: rules change, lists shift, and painting priorities follow fast.
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