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General’s Handbook 2017

September 2017·pp. 14–15

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The annual handbook expands multiplayer games, treacherous deals, sieges and realm-specific battle conditions alongside revised pitched-battle profiles. New faction allegiance abilities and warscroll-card releases give existing collections more distinct rules and make their effects easier to track during play.

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ShowcaseWD 422 · pp. 6–7

Three Decades of Warhammer 40,000

A sequence of rulebook and starter covers traces the game from Rogue Trader to Dark Imperium. Space Marines remain the common thread while their opponents change, and the new Crimson Fists cover carries that recognisable imagery into the Primaris era.

Warhammer 40,000
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ShowcaseWD 422 · p. 7

Primaris Intercessor Veteran Sergeant

The anniversary model carries a sheathed gladius, veteran insignia, purity seals and marksmanship honours. Alternative heads and a separate shoulder pad let collectors adapt the commemorative warrior to their own Chapter, while the notice explains its limited period of availability.

Warhammer 40,000Space Marines
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ShowcaseWD 422 · p. 8

Mortarion, Daemon Primarch of Nurgle

Mortarion returns as an enormous winged plastic model carrying Silence and the Lantern. Interchangeable weapon hands change his pose, while corrupted Barbaran Plate, censers, phosphex bombs and miniature plague attendants connect his daemonic form to ten thousand years of bitter history.

Warhammer 40,000Death Guard
September 2017Read summary