White Dwarf 527 – August 2026

White Dwarfis the official Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing monthly content – including new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests, and more.

Here’s what you can look forward to in the August issue:

WARHAMMER 40,000

Echoes Of Armageddon
Armageddon is at war once again and the comms traffic sounds bleak. Unless you’re Orks, in which case, let’s be ’avin ya!

Designers’ Notes: Armageddon
Want a closer look at the miniatures in the launch box? Of course you do. Stunning photos of amazing models surrounded by commentary from the designers. Perfect.

Paint Splatter: Armageddon
For Sanguinius and… Ghazghkull? Get your Blood Angels and Goff Orks ready for war with these stage-by-stage painting guides.

A New Era Of War
Our rules savants of the far future delve into some of the exciting changes in the new edition. For us, it’s all about terrain objectives!

Dark Millennia
It’s been 39 years since Warhammer 40,000 first translated out of the Warp and into our tiny little minds. Here’s a quick trip down memory lane.

Battle Report: First Contact
Two new games developers take the new models for a spin on the battlefield. Rules commentaries, cunning tactics, and some entertainingly unfortunate dice rolls ensue.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR

A Tale Of Four Warlords
With bleary eyes and paint-spattered fingers, our warlords reach the end of their journey. We take a look at the fruits of their labours.

Secrets Of The Jade Abbey
Shhhhhh. It’s a secret. Okay, okay. Gather round. Closer. Closer. Not you, Nurgling. Closer… No! It’s still a secret!

A Lone Wanderer
Have you ever thought how much fun it would be to wander off into a Nurgle-infested abbey all on your own? You have? Well that’s fortunate. Enter here for a suite of solo quests.

OTHER ARTICLES

Voyage Of The Saltfyre: From Under Clawed Foot
Aye-aye, landlubbers! A Grey Seer and a Deathmaster have a cunning plan-trick. But it requires them taking to the high seas in this new short story. Part one-one of five-five.

Access Granted
Here you will find painting challenges and the latest Bunker news. Curated by Servitor 13.

Your Warhammer
Blood Angels, Orks, the Leaders and Heroes painting challenge, and a spotlight on Crossfire Gaming.

The White Dwarf Round-up
This time, painting metal, the Londaxi Maimer, and Ben’s face.

Bunker Bingo
No Imperial Fists this month! Instead, an Ork Warboss and the greatest of all duardin.

Each copy of White Dwarf 527 also comes with: