White Dwarf February 2020

White Dwarf is Games Workshop's premium Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing content each month such as new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests and more.

Here’s what you can look forward to in February’s issue:

Contact!
What’s on your mind this month? We share your letters and questions, plus models painted by you, our readers. Also, high-altitude aerial combat.

Worlds of Warhammer
Phil joins us to talk about architects, gardeners and hunter-gatherers. Yep, we think he’s finally lost it, too. Taxi for Phil!

Realm of Chaos: Realm of Nurgle
Painting and modelling advice for creating an army of Nurgle. Warning: includes some pretty disgusting conversions. Do not read while eating.

Putrid Painting
What’s that? Ten pages of Nurgle painting and modelling inspiration wasn’t enough for you? Well, here’s a painting guide for Putrid Blightkings.

Inside the Studio
Check out what we’ve been building, painting and playing this month in the studio.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR
The Tome Celestial – Da Ironsunz
Da Ironsunz are da ’ardest and meanest of all da Ironjawz warclans. Read all about ’em and dere boss Dakkbad Grotkicker right ’ere! Includes 3 warscroll battalions.

Paintin’ Da Ironsunz
Dere’s loadsa yella in this paintin’ guide for da Ironsunz – including guides for classic painting style and Contrast paints.

The Death of Dakkbad Grotkicker
Dakkbad Grotkicker is rumoured to be one of the most kunnin’ of all Orruk Megabosses. But perhaps his time has finally come. Maybe…

Rules Of Engagement
Games developer Louis Aguilar has taken over from Jervis this month to talk about writing army lists and how to get the most out of your forces.

New Growth In Gnarlroot
Something stirs in the Gnarlroot Wargrove… It’s a stunning Sylvaneth army painted by Forge World studio painter Sam Wilson!

WARHAMMER 40,000
Mindfire
Salamanders Librarian Xubari finds himself confronted by a psychic threat in this short story set during the Indomitus Crusade.

Indomitus Crusade Heroes
There are many great heroes of the Indomitus Crusade, but not all of them received the recognition they deserve. Until now, that is.

A Tale of Four Warlords – The Warlords of Vigilus
We join our four warlords for the final instalment in the series. What have they been painting in preparation for the final showdown?

Battle Report – To Crown A Warlord
Death Guard, Black Legion, Genestealer Cults and Raven Guard clash in the culmination to the current series of A Tale of Four Warlords. But who will be the victor – Mark, James, Sam or the other James? Includes a new Scenario, "The Culmination", that our four Warlords will be fighting, along with 12 Secret Schemes.

Echoes from the Warp
Robin Cruddace has returned from the warp to chat about the latest edition of Codex: Space Marines – in particular, Chapter Tactics, Combat Doctrines and new Stratagems.

WARCRY
Born of Flame
New rules and fighter cards for using Fyreslayers in your games of Warcry. Be warned, they like hitting stuff hard and setting things on fire! Includes rules for 10 different loadouts over three fighter types.

WARHAMMER UNDERWORLDS
Glory Points
John Bracken tackles the ‘meta’ of Warhammer Underworlds. We assume it’s a kind of monster…

Path to Victory
A comprehensive Underworlds tactics guide for Hrothgorn’s Mantrappers and The Wurmspat.

WARHAMMER QUEST: BLACKSTONE FORTRESS
Sanctioned Carnage
What would happen if an Eversor Assassin were unleashed inside the Blackstone Fortress? This!

AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS
Panoply of War
A guide to aircraft markings and insignia in Aeronautica Imperialis, including a brief chart showing some of the Imperial Navy's unit structure.

MIDDLE-EARTH STRATEGY BATTLE GAME
An Oath Fulfilled
Tactical advice for using the King of the Dead in the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game.

BLACK LIBRARY
The First Act of Faith
Black Library author James Swallow joins us to talk about his classic Sisters of Battle novel Faith & Fire, which we are serialising in the pages of White Dwarf over the course of the year. This is Part I.