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The Warhammer Underworlds League

July 2025·pp. 116–119

THE SHORT VERSION

Studio players commit to one warband and one Rivals deck for an open league of self-arranged matches. Early games see Jaws of Itzl narrowly beat Grandfather’s Gardeners, while Nyle’s Grymwatch and Harry’s Zarbag’s Gitz climb the table and Matt’s red Seraphon overpower Dan’s Kainan’s Reapers. Halfway deck statistics show Reckless Fury and Countdown to Cataclysm especially popular, with a single successful Edge of the Knife outing offering a playful caution about tiny samples.

Nine displayed warbands show different practical painting approaches: tutorial-led vampire armour, bright red Seraphon, purple-clothed Skaven, festive Kharadron, sickly or pallid Nurgle daemons, fire-toned bone constructs and quick airbrushed troggoths and Kruleboyz. Named paints accompany those notes, including layered Contrast effects, translucent skin undertones and reverse highlights that turn weapons into hot metal.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

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Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Gal Vorbak RedMephiston RedUngor FleshWhite ScarEvil Sunz ScarletBlood Angels RedFlesh Tearers RedWild Rider RedTroll Slayer OrangeChaos BlackDawnstoneGuilliman FleshWarp LightningAgrax EarthshadeScreaming SkullSeraphim SepiaPlaguebearer FleshMagmadroth FlameImperial FistDoombull BrownCorvus BlackWraithboneYriel YellowAbaddon BlackPallid Wych FleshVolupus PinkSkeleton HordeNurgle’s RotMagos PurpleNazdreg YellowGutrippa FleshGore-grunta Fur

Only paints explicitly named in this feature are indexed.

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