Riot Quest: Wintertime Wasteland has blown a cold wind across the Iron Kingdoms with the release of the 2020 Keynote and, more specifically, the Riot Quest Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privateerpress/riot-quest-wintertime-wasteland). With these releases, we get quite a few models for WARMACHINE and HORDES that can be added to our theme forces! I saw a few questions on the live feed asking about which models work where, so I figured now would be the best time to give you all that info. So, with permission from Bee Master Hungerford and the other Overlords at Privateer Press, I’m happy to deliver some model cheer.

A few notes before we begin:

• The data this list was made from is the current rules that are in playtest and are thus subject to change.
• It is possible that a theme force changes to allow models in them that are not reflected here.
• This is not a full list of the Riot Quest models in Wintertime Wasteland, just the 16 you can get through the Kickstarter.

I’ll break this list up into some easier-to-digest chunks because there is a lot of variation. First, let’s start with the strictly Faction models and then move to the Mercenaries & Minions models.

Faction models:

• Captain Karli is a Trencher model, so she’ll fit right into “Gravediggers.”
• Yuri the Hunter will fit in any theme force that allows Yuri the Axe, so he’ll go into “Warriors of the Old Faith” and “Jaws of the Wolf.”
• Bulkhead is straightforward in his play, working for just the “Armored Korps” of Khador.
• Ol’ Grim, being one of the few dual-Faction models, ends up in four theme forces, two for Khador and two for Cryx: “Jaws of the Wolf,” “Winter Guard Kommand,” “Black Industries,” and “The Ghost Fleet.”
• Major Aline Bennet flies into both Crucible Guard theme forces, “Magnum Opus” and “Prima Materia.”
• Lynda the Forgotten—not forgotten by me—plays with the rest of the Infernals in my favorite theme force, “Dark Legacy.”
• Bumbles, lovable Battle Bear that it is, is allowed to roam free in the “Storm of the North” with its other bear friends. It is unbearable how many bears you can have now in one list. UNBEARABLE.
• Shivers, the maniacal little gorax, is allowed into “The Wild Hunt” to serve Circle Orboros.
• Yssylla is one of the magical sorceresses of her people, so she’ll fight for Everblight in “Children of the Dragon” and “Oracles of Annihilation.”

Now, the Mercenary and Minions models:

• Underboss Vizkoya is ziplining into “Jaws of the Wolf” and “Irregulars,” as befits his status as a Kayazy. Don’t you forget it or else you’ll suffer some Brain Damage.
• Stone Lord Guvul Godor hammers his way home in the “Hammer Strike” theme force. Guvul works for Crucible Guard, Cygnar, and Protectorate.
• Boomhowler the Destroyer wrecks his way into “Irregulars,” “Band of Heroes,” “Storm of the North,” and “Will Work for Food.” He, too, works for Crucible Guard, Cryx, Cygnar, and Khador.
• Stonecold Black Bella (bam-ba-lam) fights her way into “Irregulars,” “Flame in the Darkness,” and “Talion Charter” while working for Crucible Guard, Cryx, Cygnar, Khador, and Protectorate of Menoth.
• Dez & Gubbin, Dynamite Duo, make their way into four theme forces themselves, making homes in “Irregulars,” “Soldiers of Fortune,” “Blindwater Congregation,” and “Will Work for Food.” They work for Crucible Guard, Cygnar, Khador, Protectorate of Menoth, Circle Orboros, and Trollbloods. Bringing Dez & Gubbin also allows Malvin & Mayhem into Protectorate of Menoth lists, which I’m very excited to see. (I can’t wait to see where Gubbin gets blasted to next.)
• Kogan the Exile, exiled by his tribe but not his people, can play in “The Devourer’s Host” and “Will Work For Food.” It turns out the Devourer Wurm doesn’t care what your arm looks like, only that you’ll eat hearts for it.
• Gudrun the Wasted stumbles drunkenly into “Irregulars” and “Will Work for Food” while working for a staggeringly diverse cast of Factions: Cryx, Cygnar, Khador, Circle Orboros, Legion of Everblight, Skorne, and Trollbloods.

Parsing the list can be a little difficult, so here is a visual breakdown in the order of the Bee Master’s “Guess the Names” list.

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I hope this guide will help you keep you chill this summer until these models arrive in December!