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The Spearhead League: Muster Forces

June 2024·pp. 14–17

THE SHORT VERSION

The studio begins preparing compact fixed-list armies for the forthcoming Spearhead league. Its introduction explains how a box can become a complete force while still encouraging command models useful in larger battles. Staff projects range from barrel-armoured gargants to crystalline Chaos imagery, demonstrating that an accessible game format can support personal modelling and painting rather than demand identical-looking armies.

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