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When they die you can recycle the parts: Adeptus Mechanicus in Kill Team

AdMech are the defenders of knowledge and technology. If you see them in Kill Team they're probably murdering Xenos so they can autopsy them, delving into Necron ruins (also Xenos, but Xenos made of technology!), or murdering loyalists because...

Warlord Wednesdays: Knight Focus – Adeptus Titanicus Tactics

Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Titan Principes. We here at Goonhammer’s own Collegia Titanica know that Adeptus Titanicus can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything...

Hear Me Out, Chase: Night Lords

Look it's not some secret that Chaos Space marines are extremely my jam. Luckily, with the release of Psychic Awakening II: Faith and Fury, the Chaos Space Marine forces have been re-armed with lots of great new rules to help...

The Narrative Forge: Campaigns, Part 4 – Mass Campaigns

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Review: Chapter Approved 2019

It’s December again, and with the return of the holiday season comes the return of Games Workshop’s annual Chapter Approved supplement, an annual volume filled with new rules and updates for Open, Narrative, and Matched Play. And with this...

Hammer of Math: I’ve Run Out of T’au P’uns

Welcome back, statheads! This week we’re finishing up our T’au c’hat series by looking at a question that was repeatedly asked by non-Tau players over the last two articles: When shooting at a Riptide, should you target the battlesuit...

Blood of Baal – The Goonhammer Review – Part 2 – Tyranids

Tyranids have been in a rough spot for a while, and we're extremely excited to see them near the front of the queue for some Psychic Awakening goodies. The army has the dubious honour of being one of the...

Blood of Baal – The Goonhammer Review – Part 1 – Blood Angels

When the new Codex: Space Marines released in August with an all-new slate of Codex Supplements covering the compliant first-founding chapters, speculation began as to whether the standalone chapters - the Blood Angels, Dark Angels, and Space Wolves -...

Chapter Approved 2019 Balance Changes – The Goonhammer Review

With the release of Chapter Approved 2019 comes Games Workshop’s annual points review of Warhammer 40,000. And while previous years have seen only changes published in the Chapter Approved Book, this year we’re getting our own standalone book with...

How to Base Everything: Pools of Slime

Basing is a critical part of the painting process. Armies on the battlefields of the 41st Millennium or the Mortal Realms will find themselves fighting across a wide variety of terrain, from lush jungles to barren rockscapes, industrial wastelands...