The Rumour Engine - 13th January, 2026

[Joe]

 

WarCom Article.

 

Power maul. Ribbing on the... handle is interesting? Possibly for Huron's new people?

[TheMawr]

2 minutes ago, Joe said:

 

WarCom Article.

 

Power maul. Ribbing on the... handle is interesting? Possibly for Huron's new people?

 

I don't think this is an infantry sized weapon, the scale of some elements makes it look bigger .. mutilator or defiler even?

[Dezron]

7 minutes ago, Joe said:

 

WarCom Article.

 

Power maul. Ribbing on the... handle is interesting? Possibly for Huron's new people?

 

Don't think it's Power Maul, look at the handle, I think it's on some sort of tentacle. 

[DeadFingers]

A spiky, betrimmed maul at the end of a mechanical tentacle you say?

 

Oh boy I wonder.

 

Edited 11 hours ago by DeadFingers

[Vassakov]

It's obviously basically impossible to judge scale, but the "handle" (shaft?) adjoining the head looks like it has design similarities with the Maulerfiend lasher tendrils, in that it seems to be made of links rather than a solid handle. The style is very similar. There also seems to be a slight curving or kink in the "shaft" suggesting it is in motion.

 

Obviously not impossible for this to be infantry scale as a sort of morning star weapon but it is interesting in light of the rumours. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Vassakov

[Casual Heresy]

Yeah I'd agree that this is a morning star/flail type weapon, and the head of the weapon is giving me Chaos Vibes. I don't think it's Mutilators as nothing in that image is saying fleshmetal to me. So my money is on a chaos character or a melee weapon for the new Defiler.

[TheMawr]

4 minutes ago, Vassakov said:

It's obviously basically impossible to judge scale, but the "handle" (shaft?) adjoining the head looks like it has design similarities with the Maulerfiend lasher tendrils, in that it seems to be made of links rather than a solid handle. The style is very similar. There also seems to be a slight curving or kink in the "shaft" suggesting it is in motion.

 

Obviously not impossible for this to be infantry scale as a sort of morning star weapon but it is interesting in light of the rumours. 

 

Impossible is a big word here, there are brush strokes to work with as well as the minimum size of details like the little pips. Through these you can't see how big something is, but you can see how small something cannot be. Both of these really indicate something likely too big for normal infantry. ( it's still a guess, but an educated one)

 

There is also the 3d printing fingerprint studio paintjobs regularly have, however I dont know anything about 3d printing so I don't know if these usually are the same size, if they are then this thing is big as it would mean a spike is about the size of lady malys head I think.

But again, don't know about 3d printing, so don't know if those lines are consistent or vary between print.

[ZeroWolf]

I'm putting my money down as an updated version of the defilers melee weapon. Seems about right to me

[Gamiel]

The weapon of an Ultramarine Chaplain Dreadnought? 

[Madao]

2 minutes ago, Gamiel said:

The weapon of an Ultramarine Chaplain Dreadnought? 

Captain Titus in Dreadnought armour

[Agrest_IW]

1 hour ago, Joe said:

 

WarCom Article.

 

Power maul. Ribbing on the... handle is interesting? Possibly for Huron's new people?

 

Yep. Probably Defiler or Mutillator , 99% CSM stuff

[roryokane]

The links look almost like weird vertebrae, so the updated Defiler flail thing sounds like an excellent shout.

[Dark Shepherd]

Some kind of Votann piledriver/rock smasher?

[grailkeeper]

Is there a chance it's a bell? Maybe something Wordbearery? Lorgrar?

[Chapter Master Valrak]

Mutilators :) 

[DeadFingers]

1 hour ago, Chapter Master Valrak said:

Mutilators :) 

Well my aim might've been slightly off but this still lands us in "Defiler confirmed" turf so I'll take it. And I'll take the Mutilators too.