Golden Demon 2026: AdeptiCon Finalists Part 2

Warhammer Community has released the second part of its showcase featuring the finalists for the Golden Demon 2026 competition held at AdeptiCon. The announcement, published on April 15, 2026, highlights a series of miniatures that earned Finalist pins across several distinct categories.

The Golden Demon is a prestigious painting competition where artists demonstrate high-level technical skill in miniature painting. The latest set of finalists from AdeptiCon includes entries from various game systems and scale categories.

AdeptiCon Finalist Categories

The second part of the AdeptiCon finalists announcement covers several specific competition brackets. These include:

• Warhammer Age of Sigmar – Single Miniature
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar – Large Miniature or War Machine
• Warhammer: The Old World
• Blood Bowl
• Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game
• Duel

These categories represent different challenges in scale and complexity, ranging from individual character models to large-scale war machines and competitive duels.

Competition Results and Winners

While the April 15 announcement focused on the finalists, previous reports from March 2026 detailed the top winners of the AdeptiCon event. On March 29, 2026, the official Warhammer Facebook page announced the top three placements for a specific category:

• 1st Place: David Powell for Knight of the Third Crusade
• 2nd Place: Riccardo Agostini for Templar Knight
• 3rd Place: Marco

social media reports from March 30, 2026, indicated that the winners’ reveals were split into parts, with a second part specifically covering the Horus Heresy and Necromunda categories.

Upcoming Events

The Golden Demon competition is scheduled to return later in 2026 at SPIEL in Germany. Warhammer Community stated on April 15, 2026, that information regarding entry requirements and processes for the SPIEL event will be provided soon.