EditorialWD 443 · pp. 54–57
Robin explains how a foundational army mechanic differs from optional detachment benefits, using Cult Ambush as a design case study. Hidden counters preserve the feel of a planet-wide uprising while giving the player a reliable plan and the opponent a meaningful uncertainty to solve, avoiding problems created by the older random system.
Warhammer 40,000Genestealer Cults
EditorialWD 524 · Inside cover
The editorial uses modelling, painting, gaming and reading as the four pillars that support the hobby. It introduces the issue through concrete examples of each, from converted Knights and Battlemages to Speed Freek painting, a vehicle-heavy battle and the concluding instalment of the Chronicles of Bain.
EditorialWD 523 · Unnumbered editorial
The editors introduce an issue devoted to Imperial and Chaos Knights and the new Iron Warriors releases, including the redesigned Defiler. They also explain the decision to publish Jamie Farquhar’s Iron Warriors collection as a tribute following his death in 2024: his conversions had already appeared throughout the magazine’s Arks of Omen storyline, but his whole army had never received its own feature.
Warhammer 40,000Imperial Knights