Games Workshop Reveals Combat Patrol, Battalion Boxes for Eye of Terror Expansion

Games Workshop has announced four new product boxes tied directly to the Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron expansion books: a Combat Patrol: Iron Warriors set and three Eye of Terror Battalion boxes covering Sons of Dorn, Adeptus Mechanicus, and Imperial Knights.

The Iron Warriors Combat Patrol continues Games Workshop's recent push to give the heretic Astartes some serious tabletop infrastructure. The three Battalion boxes round out the announcement with offerings for two Imperial factions and one of 40k's more mechanically distinctive armies, suggesting Reign of Iron intends to pull in a wide slice of the player base rather than centering the narrative entirely on the IVth Legion.

The timing fits a pattern Games Workshop has been building since at least last month, when the company revealed four additional Combat Patrol sets alongside The Maelstrom sourcebooks, a narrative campaign release covered separately. Stacking Combat Patrols and Battalion bundles on top of sourcebook announcements has become a recognizable Games Workshop launch cadence, giving players entry points at multiple price and commitment levels before expansion books hit shelves.

No release dates, prices, or box contents have been confirmed for any of the four newly announced products. What Games Workshop positions as "support" for the Reign of Iron expansion books could mean simultaneous street dates, staggered releases, or simple thematic alignment; that distinction matters for anyone planning a hobby budget around the launch window. Official product listings with full contents and pricing remain the next concrete piece of information to watch for.