“My blades are ready for you.”
– Jain Zar
Through the millennia after the Fall, Phoenix Lords have followed the path of the Bloody-handed God to ensure that a new tomorrow may rise for the Aeldari. A true wanderer of the Webway, Jain Zar is one of the most active Phoenix Lords, and will now muster the Howling Banshees of Saim-Hann to raise the storm once more!
Join Jain Zar in fulfilling her quest and hunt down all those who endanger the survival of the Aeldari craftworlds in a new Reinforcement Drop, releasing on 24th October! The Phoenix Lord Jain Zar joins the battlefields of Warpforge at the head of up to 10 new Saim-Hann Craftworld cards on Thursday 24th October, together with a new raid. Keep reading to find out all about the new content!
New Content: Jain Zar
Jain Zar leads her howling banshees charge into battle reinforced by airborne Saim-Hann as a new Legendary Warlord! Become the Storm of Silence and cut your enemy’s life short with piercing shrieks and unrelenting strikes from the skies.
At her command on the battlefield, up to 10 new Saim-Hann Craftworld Troops and Stratagems will make their debut in this Reinforcement Drop, together with a selection of themed cosmetic items.
Do you want to know what the new reinforcement drop brings to the battlefield? Join the premiere and find out in reveal videos by the hosts of the Forgecast:
- The Ecclesiarch at 3 pm UTC on YouTube
- Bjthebrave at 4 pm UTC on YouTube
Unlock new collectable content in a new Raid
Before the new content becomes fully available through booster packs and wildcards, it will be released exclusively through the Storm of Silence Raid event, lasting from 24th October until 31st October at 9 am UTC.
During this Raid event, the whole player base will join forces to unlock new content by earning Medals, an in-game currency that can be spent to collect the new cards in the Raid menu, available only during the event.
Taking part in the Raid Event will allow players to:
- Get access to some of the new content for free, just for playing the game. Raid event rewards are in addition to all normal rewards from playing, and any remaining Medals will get converted into Crystals at the end of the event.
- Try out the Saim-Hann Craftworld faction in case they haven’t already done so. The Raid Mission will reward playing a few matches each day as the Saim-Hann Craftworld in multiplayer mode (both Ranked and Unranked). Remember you can get a starter Saim-Hann Craftworld deck very easily by selecting the faction in the Campaign menu and getting just 100 Campaign Points.
- Rally all players around a common objective, to unlock some amazing cards and cosmetics into the game.
How to earn medals in the Raid
You take part in the raid simply by playing the game! The main focus of the raid is earning Medals to both unlock and collect new content. You can earn Medals in several ways:
- At the end of Multiplayer matches (both Ranked and Unranked) in varying quantities depending on the number of Skulls earned in the match.
- As a reward for completing a special daily Raid mission. Earn Skulls in Multiplayer matches (Ranked & Unranked) with a Saim-Hann Craftworkd deck to fulfil it!
- Purchased with Gold and through special bundles available during the raid event.
How does new content get unlocked?
Not all of the new content will be available from the beginning, and you will need to work together with your fellow players to unlock it all into the game! All Medals acquired by players are also added to a global tally. Once this tally reaches certain milestones, a new card or cosmetic will join the game and become available for purchase with Medals during the event.
Your individual progress in the Raid is also tracked. Consistently earning Medals and helping the global tally grow will not only help unlock new content and net you enough Medals to collect all of the new content. If your individual Medal progress reaches specific milestones and the reward has been unlocked, you will be able to buy that reward with a massive discount! Playing the game is the best way to get your hands on the new content.
Spending your Medals WILL NOT reduce your individual nor the collective Raid progress. All Medals earned during the event are included in the tally, not just your current balance.
How else can I collect the new content?
The Raid menu also features two special shops where you can spend the Medals you have obtained. These two shops include Jain Zar herself and 7 of the new cards, which are immediately unlocked from the start, as well as new themed cosmetic items to give your new Saim-Hann Craftworld decks a look worthy of a Phoenix Lord.
Spending your Medals does not reduce your Raid progress, so shop away and collect the new reinforcements to the Saim-Hann Craftworld! Both the Cards and Cosmetics Raid shops are static and will not change during the event, so you will always know what’s in store. They will also remain available for roughly one day after the event finishes, to allow you to spend any remaining Medals before they get converted into Crystals.
Become a Premium Raider
For those who want to make the most out of the Raid, there will be a “Premium Raid Bundle” purchase available during the event. When you get this bundle, you will receive 1,500 Medals to spend in the raid’s special shop – enough, for example, to add Jain Zar to your collection right at the start of the Raid event! These Medals will also be added to the global tally, so you will be helping all players push it towards its next milestone!
Besides those Medals, you will get the ‘Premium Raid’ badge which increases the Medals you receive from daily Raid Mission by a whopping 150%, for the duration of the Raid. With this bonus, you will not only collect everything faster but also push the global tally further and further to the next milestone.
Twitch Drops and Promo Code
The raid will be followed by a whole fortnight celebrating Jain Zar and the Saim-Hann Craftworld! After the raid ends and the new cards start appearing in Booster Packs, we will begin a new Twitch Drops campaign lasting one week and announce a new Promo Code which will be available for the next 14 days, all themed around this Aeldari craftworld. Stay tuned to take advantage of these promotions and get a headstart in your Saim-Hann Craftworld collections during this time!
What happens when the Raid ends?
Once the Raid ends on 31st October, there will be a 1 day Grace Period during which the Raid menu will still be available, but no more Medals will be earned. This will be your last chance to collect your unclaimed raid rewards and spend your Medals in the Raid’s Card and Cosmetic shops.
At the end of this period, all your remaining Medals will be converted into Crystals and the Raid menu will disappear.
When will the new cards appear in Booster Packs?
Shortly after the Raid ends, the new Saim-Hann Craftworld cards will become available in Booster Packs and players will be able to craft them with Wildcards. An inbox message will announce exactly when this happens. If there are any cards that are not unlocked in the Raid, they will not become collectable – they won’t appear in booster packs and will be removed from the Collection.
The hunt begins! Become a beacon of hope for your people and an avatar of death unending to the enemy by commanding the Saim-Hann as Jain Zar. Follow the skeins of fate, cut a path through enemy lines and make the enemies of the Aeldari pay in blood for their arrogance.