EditorialWD 371 · Inside cover
Andrew Kenrick welcomes the Dark Eldar’s comprehensive relaunch and the answers it brings to questions left open by their original sparse Codex. He connects the pleasure of discovering their role in the Fall to reading new revelations in the Horus Heresy novels, arguing that carefully developed answers can be as exciting as the setting’s enduring mysteries.
Warhammer 40,000The Horus HeresyDark Eldar
CommunityWD 371 · pp. 18–21
The news pages introduce Mike Anderson’s fighter-pilot Grombrindal and examine the whimsical runes and aviation details of the annual White Dwarf miniature. Graham McNeill reflects on winning the David Gemmell Legend Award for Empire and on Gemmell’s influence on his writing. The online preview points readers toward the Dark Eldar designers’ commentary, pain-token modelling and additional assembly guidance.
Warhammer Fantasy BattlesWarhammer 40,000Dwarfs
TacticsWD 371 · pp. 44–49
Adam Troke argues that High Elf success depends on controlled movement, choosing where to receive charges and preparing a decisive counterattack. He surveys the units’ strengths while repeatedly returning to their combination of lethal skill and physical fragility. Support from chariots, cavalry, Eagles, missile troops and magic helps the infantry deliver its attacks without being overwhelmed. A 2,498-point example assigns explicit jobs to sweepers, a firebase and complementary elite blocks, illustrating a plan to concentrate the army against selected portions of a larger enemy force.
Warhammer Fantasy BattlesHigh Elves