The first White Dwarf of 2026 is available to pre-order on Saturday, and it’s opening the year with a bang. Issue 520 is fronted by the foreboding C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer, and brings readers an early look at the lore and design of the miniatures accompanying 500 Worlds: Titus.
The issue contains design notes on the miniatures, including Captain Titus and the Wardens of Ultramar, and Nekrosor Ammentar, while the background and rules writers chime in about the books themselves.
The Warhammer 40,000 coverage this issue is rounded out by an army showcase of Warhammer Design Studio member Daz’s Silver Skulls, and some new missions for the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Operations game – the perfect accompaniment to the rules and missions made free earlier in the month.
For fans of the Mortal Realms, there’s a Nurgle-tinged selection of articles in the issue. First up, you can get a closer read on the lore of the Jade Abbey in Warhammer Quest: Darkwater, before moving on to a quick and efficient guide for painting some of the villains of the new game. Then, there are new rules for leading a deluded delegation of Flesh-eater Courts into the depths of the Jade Abbey – they believe they’re questing knights on an important mission, and who are we to argue?
If, like us, you’re excited about bringing Grandfather Nurgle’s gifts to all those wretched and miserable souls around the realms, then you’ll be happy to see a whole section on building and painting oozing, seeping, and corrupted Nurgle-touched terrain. Then, there’s a husband and wife Warhammer Age of Sigmar collection all themed around Shyish, the Realm of Death.
The White Dwarf team aren’t stopping there either, as there’s a new Warhammer 40,000 serial, The Chronicles of Bain, by Neil Andrew Miller, and in the Bunker you’ll find a look at cool miniatures painted by people from around the world, and a showcase of awesome converted chariots made by members of the Warhammer Studio.
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