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How to Paint Everything: Roboute Guilliman

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. In this chapter, we're looking at how to paint...

Chaos Space Marine Kill Team Tactics: The Legionaries Kill Team (Updated May 2023)

Hello there! Are you a traitor or heretic who hates the false emperor of mankind? Do you seethe with rage at the sight of newer, larger space marines? Do you like the flexibility of being able to run cynical...

Start Competing: Thousand Sons Tactics (Updated May 15, 2023)

Are you a fan of sorcerous tricks that buff your units and hurt those of your enemies? Do you dream of drowning your enemies in a sea of mortal wounds? Were you the person who always played a mage...

Start Competing: 9th Edition Death Guard Tactics (Updated May 13, 2023)

STOP - This page is out of date. You can find our updated guide to playing Death Guard in 10th edition here: Start Competing: Death Guard. Do you like being really, really hard to kill? Do you like to dish out...

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2023, Part 6: Day 1 of Warhammer Fest

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to my ongoing attempts to chronicle my journey through 2023 in the same way I've covered the past two years. In my previous article, I covered my final preparations for Warhammer Fest 2023, including my...

TheChirurgeon’s Final Road Through 2022: The Year in Review

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the final installment of my ongoing log of hobby and competitive play progress through the year 2022. And it's been one hell of a year. When I started doing this, my goal was to...

Nurgley Bois: Death Guard Tactics in Kill Team

Sometimes, you don't want to overwhelm your opponent with numbers, or with technological superiority, or with clever tactics and skillful deployment. Sometimes, like Rocky Balboa, you just want to show the other guy that no matter how much he's...

Understanding Probability and Using it to Improve Your Game

This article was originally published in April 2019. It has been updated as of August 2021. For many 40k gamers, painting minis and buying books is only the beginning. At some point, you're bound to start thinking about how you...

Start Competing: Chaos Daemons

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Chaos Daemons in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. Do you like invading realspace with hordes of slavering warp-spawned neverborn? Do you find shooting...

How to Paint Everything: Ynnari, Part 3 – The Yncarne

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. A year ago we kicked off a three-part...