Wyrd Games expands Malifaux with campaign-focused Index of the Untold

Wyrd Games used Index of the Untold to push Malifaux Fourth Edition beyond straight competitive play, turning the collection already on your shelf into the basis for a longer campaign. Released June 18, the book is built for campaign and cooperative gaming and gives players three clear paths: create their own Master, guide an evolving crew through an ongoing campaign, or team up against the game itself.

That structure makes the release especially interesting for painters. A campaign book built around 13 narrative scenarios and 20 unique non-player enemies does more than add table variety, because it creates reasons to finish themed crews instead of stopping at tournament-ready basics. A force can now be painted with story in mind, from a grim Guild patrol with unified basing to a ragged Resurrectionist hunting party or a Neverborn warband with a more theatrical palette. In a game where models already carry strong personality, that kind of framework encourages more display-minded work, more custom bases, and more deliberate color choices that match the tone of a crew’s story arc.

The book also includes brand-new fiction that expands the Malifaux setting, which matters because lore often changes how a miniature feels on the painting desk. A model stops reading like a single game piece and starts looking like a character with a place in the world. That usually has a direct effect on backlog motivation, especially for collectors who own half-assembled crews waiting for a project with a stronger narrative hook. When a rules book also deepens the setting, it gives painters another reason to pick a color scheme that tells a story rather than just matching a faction badge.

For players who enjoy Malifaux most when the table feels like a scene, Index of the Untold points in a clear direction. The release is not chasing the tournament meta as much as it is expanding what can be done with the minis already built, painted, or still waiting in the pile. That is the real draw here: a campaign book that asks you to look at the same crew and imagine a Master, a story, and a set of enemies around it.