AN INDEPENDENT WARHAMMER REFERENCE ARCHIVE ONLINE // EST. M026
Index Obscura.THE WHITE DWARF ARCHIVE

TACTICS·WHITE DWARF 344

Cold-hearted Killers: Sample Assassins

August 2008·p. 18

THE SHORT VERSION

Three Assassin builds illustrate the different jobs available through the Gifts of Khaine. A Venom Sword threatens monsters through a lethal Toughness test, while additional attacks and Rending Stars make a flexible troop hunter. The character killer combines flight, Killing Blow and enhanced challenge overkill. The examples demonstrate how a hidden Assassin can be tailored to a target without consuming the army’s normal character allowance.

FOLLOW A THREAD

Assassins Gifts of Khaine Venom Sword Rune of Khaine Cloak of Twilight Character challenges

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 344, p. 18.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.

KEEP EXPLORING

Another page to turn.

Back to the archive →
EditorialWD 344 · p. 1

Editorial: Dark Elves and New Armies

Mark Latham introduces Gav Thorpe’s return to discuss the Dark Elves and describes the Studio tournament following the new Warhammer 40,000 edition. His own early elimination contrasts with Matt Hutson’s continuing Blood Angels campaign. The difficulty of choosing a new army prompts the revival of A Tale of Four Gamers for the far future, with collecting principles intended to apply across game systems.

Warhammer 40,000Warhammer Fantasy Battles
August 2008Read summary
InterviewWD 344 · pp. 14–27

Harbingers of War

Gav Thorpe presents the Druchii as a society shaped by Malekith’s grievance, ambition and need to dominate, rather than simply an assortment of villains. That outlook carries into aggressive magic, Eternal Hatred, inexpensive supporting Warriors and powerful specialist units. Jes Goodwin and Brian Nelson explain how they developed the new Cold One Knights and Corsairs, while artwork and Chris Peach’s painting examples translate the army’s character into visual choices.

Warhammer Fantasy BattlesDark Elves15 paint colours
August 2008Read summary
InterviewWD 344 · pp. 20–21

Knights of Dread

Jes Goodwin describes building a Cold One from a skeleton through speculative muscles to its final hide, using dinosaur references without sacrificing the demands of a ranked miniature. Tail length, sharp features and base size influence the result, and exaggerated claws risk making a beast look juvenile. Bony chin projections solve the problem of controlling its jaws. Coordinating helmet crests with the Corsairs restores recognisable Dark Elf heraldry across the range.

Warhammer Fantasy BattlesDark Elves
August 2008Read summary