11th Edition Returning Primarchs?! GW Answers the Question...My thoughts

Overview

The video discusses Games Workshop’s handling of Primarch returns in Warhammer 40,000 and argues that 11th edition will bring more Primarch model/story releases, continuing a pattern that’s been visible since the end of 7th edition.

Main arguments and commentary

Repeated pattern since 7th edition

• The presenter claims Primarchs have returned every edition, sometimes two in one edition.
• This averages to roughly one Primarch return every ~1.5 years.
• Based on that history, they believe 11th edition will include additional Primarch returns.

GW Q&A “twist” (loyalist Primarchs “are all dead”)

• The presenter plays a clip where a Games Workshop representative states that Primarchs are dead—except:
  • Lion El’Jonson
  • Roboute Guilliman
• The presenter interprets this as likely tongue-in-cheek, arguing that Primarchs are major sellers, making another loyalist return very likely.

Who could return — Loyalists

• Vulkan
  • Presented as the most straightforward candidate.
  • Plausible fit for interactions with both Lion and Guilliman.
  • Also aligns with protecting the Imperium’s population during major threats (e.g., orcs/xenos/monsters).
• Jaghatai Khan
  • Another possibility.
  • Especially if 11th edition leans into webway-related stories, since Jaghatai is described as the last Primarch associated with entering the webway.

Who could return — Traitors

• “Big four” chaos-linked Primarchs already returned (in some form):
  • Magnus
  • Mortarion
  • Angron
  • Fulgrim (latest noted)
• Perturabo (next most likely)
  • Suggested based on narrative momentum, including:
    • grand campaign developments
    • sending forces out of the Eye of Terror
    • official attention and artwork
  • The presenter characterizes his “return” as already underway in narrative terms.
• Lorgar
  • Mentioned as plausible due to chaos/rift narrative developments.
  • However, the presenter believes Perturabo is more likely first, with a later “domino effect” potentially leading to Corax-related plotting (Corax searching for Lorgar).

Bigger event the presenter expects in 11th edition

• The presenter highlights GW hints that Lion and Guilliman will finally meet in the active narrative timeline.
• They note this is something the community has wanted since:
  • Lion returned
  • Guilliman took up the Emperor’s sword
• They hope it won’t be limited to a brief codex-style reference.
  • They even express a wish for a more substantial treatment—possibly a novel—to deliver the emotional payoff after 10,000 years.

Timing expectations

• Primarch returns, they say, typically happen mid-to-late edition, not at the start (described as a “kick up the ass” rather than an opening move).
• They expect the next return to occur during the edition lifecycle:
  • roughly within the next 2–3 years
  • framed as “within the next three years,” aligned with how GW tends to pace editions.

Conclusion of the presenter

• The presenter guarantees another Primarch will return in 11th edition.
• They also bet 11th edition will deliver the Lion–Guilliman interaction as a major narrative highlight.

Presenters or contributors

• Video presenter: “Valra” (referred to as “Valra” throughout)
• Games Workshop contributor in the clip:
  • Adam (the questioner)
  • “Eddie” (the speaker responding, as narrated by the presenter)