Imperial Players Take Week 2, Build 2-0 Lead in Death Mire Campaign

Q: How did the new champion, Kaius Konorius, ultimately reshape the grim future of the war-torn planet Armageddon?

Kaius Konorius did not ultimately change Armageddon’s fate in any decisive way. Although Games Workshop unveiled him after the Imperium’s strong second week in the “Siege of Death Mire” campaign, the wider player-driven conflict did not end in an Imperial breakthrough. The campaign’s early narrative suggested that Konorius, summoned by Marneus Calgar as his champion, symbolized renewed Imperial momentum. His reveal came as Imperial forces led 2-0 and appeared close to fully repelling the Orks from Hive Death Mire. In that sense, he marked a morale and narrative boost for the Ultramarines and the Imperium. But the final outcome undercut the idea of a dramatic turnaround. According to the campaign results, Ork players rallied in the closing stage and won the battles for Hive Heart and Gallows Space Port, turning the overall result into a draw. Rather than securing the hive city, the Imperium was left locked in a prolonged stalemate. So Konorius reshaped Armageddon less by delivering victory than by becoming part of its next phase: a long war of attrition. He entered the canon as a new Imperial champion and a notable reinforcement for Calgar’s forces, but the planet’s “grim future” remained essentially unchanged—continued, grinding warfare between the Imperium and the Orks, with no decisive end in sight.

1 articles · Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jul 6

Imperial players won Week 2 of Warhammer 40,000’s Siege of Death Mire, extending their global campaign lead over Ork players to 2-0 with two battle zones left.
Thousands of submitted game results decided the week, with Games Workshop saying Imperial forces are slowing the Ork advance on the key Armageddon hive city and inflicting heavy losses.
Kaius Konorius was unveiled as the new miniature reward for the winning faction — a veteran Ultramarines blademaster summoned by Marneus Calgar as his champion.
Hive Heart will be decided by online result submissions, while Gallows Space Port will be settled through registered games in Warhammer stores.
Two remaining locations now leave the Imperium well placed to seal victory, though Ork players can still force a draw in the campaign’s final phase.