Kill Team Rotation

When each kill team rotates out of Classified (tournament) play, and how long it keeps getting rules after that. Current season: Tomb World. Dates with ~ are estimates.

Previous edition: Aug 2021 to Oct 2024. Current edition: Oct 2024 to ~Late 2027. Next edition: ~Late 2027 onwards.

Season schedule

• Octarius (released Aug 2021) — Classified until Late 2025, rules support until ~Late 2027
• Gallowdark (released Sep 2022) — Classified until ~Late 2026, rules support until ~Late 2028
• Bheta-Decima (released Oct 2023) — Classified until ~Late 2027, rules support until ~Late 2029
• Volkus (released Oct 2024) — Classified until ~Late 2028, rules support until ~Late 2030
• Tomb World (released Sep 2025) — Classified until ~Late 2029, rules support until ~Late 2031

Leaving Classified ~Late 2026

Gallowdark season, rules support until ~Late 2028.

• Exaction Squad
• Farstalker Kinband
• Fellgor Ravagers
• Hand of the Archon
• Hearthkyn Salvagers
• Hierotek Circle
• Imperial Navy Breachers
• Kasrkin

Classified until at least the end of the current edition

Bheta-Decima season, leaving Classified ~Late 2027, rules support until ~Late 2029

• Blades of Khaine
• Brood Brothers
• Chaos Cult
• Hernkyn Yaegirs
• Inquisitorial Agents
• Mandrakes
• Nemesis Claw
• Scout Squad

Volkus season, leaving Classified ~Late 2028, rules support until ~Late 2030

• Angels of Death
• Battleclade
• Goremongers
• Plague Marines
• Ratlings
• Raveners
• Sanctifiers
• Tempestus Aquilons
• Vespid Stingwings
• Wrecka Krew

Tomb World season, leaving Classified ~Late 2029, rules support until ~Late 2031

• Canoptek Circle
• Celestian Insidiants
• Deathwatch
• Exodite Dragon Masters
• Murderwing
• Spectre Squad
• Wolf Scouts
• XV26 Stealth Battlesuits

Declassified

Octarius season, declassified Late 2025, rules support until ~Late 2027

• Blooded
• Corsair Voidscarred
• Death Korps
• Elucidian Starstriders
• Gellerpox Infected
• Hunter Clade
• Kommandos
• Legionaries
• Novitiates
• Pathfinders
• Phobos Strike Team
• Void-Dancer Troupe
• Warp Coven
• Wyrmblade

What does "Classified" mean?

Classified teams are the ones GW allows for official tournament play. If a team is Classified, you can bring it to any official event.

What happens when a team is no longer Classified?

You can't bring it to official GW tournaments, but it keeps getting balance updates, and plenty of local events and leagues still allow these teams. They're perfectly fine for casual games. The kill team box may go out of print and get harder to find, but the models usually stay available in regular 40k kits.

How long does a team keep getting rules?

Longer than it stays Classified. The schedule above assumes roughly two more years of balance updates after a team rotates out. GW has talked about supporting teams across two editions, so treat the exact end dates as estimates.

Are these dates official?

No. GW doesn't announce exact dates, so every date is an estimate based on GW's article about managing the range and the usual season rhythm.

Source: GW's article on managing the Kill Team range.