Brood Terrors are among the most hideous aberrations of the Clans Moulder. These twin-headed titans lurch between bouts of low cunning and bestial rage. Surrounded by clouds of mutagenic fog, they lumber forth with an ungainly but definite purpose. Hooked flails drag their prey closer, bathing them in warpflame or vivisecting them with swift knife arms.

Krittok Foulblade is canny and cruel in equal measure, with a profound instinct for where his minions' deaths can best serve him. This same cold and calculating mindset is extended by the Clawlord to his dealings with his daemon-blade Doomfang, for the raging Verminlord trapped within its steel must be bargained with constantly if its powers are to bolster Krittok's own warrior abilities.

The Acolyte Globadiers of the Clans Skryre are a step above the thrall-rats that toil on the production lines or serve as fodder for weapons testing. They are tinkers, miners, and munitionists, who constantly scheme in hopes of attaining the status of Warlock – a fact which sees their masters hurl them into battle carrying fragile spheres of volatile toxic gas, the better to thin out any future rivals.

Warpspark Weapon Batteries are members of the Clans Skryre, who often go to war unnoticed among hordes of slavering Clanrats. When the time is right, they reveal themselves, unleashing their bizarre but mighty machines on an unsuspecting foe. Whether through a hail of bullets, gouts of eerie warpflame, or bolts of warp lightning, they reap a deadly harvest for the glory of the Horned Rat.

Master Moulders are experts in stitching muscle and flesh into new forms, and using warpstone to trigger mutations that twist mortal corpus beyond recognition. They take warped pride in the monsters they have brought into unholy life and consider the battlefield successes of these creatures to be their own.

Vizzik Skour was created in the apocalyptic fires of the Vermindoom, and has the distinction of being the chief priest of the Horned Rat, Lord of the Gnaw, and master of the mind-shattering death frenzy. The force of this daemon's diabolical zeal is enough to crack the land and drive Skaven swarms into a frothing frenzy.

Rat Ogors are rabid war-mutants created by grafting nimble Skaven to the muscled bulk of ogorkind through strange flesh-crafting, sorcery and infusing them with warpstone shards. These misbegotten warriors are then pumped full of all manner of toxic serums designed to magnify both their regenerative properties and their natural frenzy.

The Skaven menace is a motley amalgamation of a wide variety of clans that often fight together, but also retain their independence. In a large pitched battle, you'll find warriors from every one, each with their own ways of war.

Warpspark Clawpacks are formed when the teeming multitudes of the Clans Verminus are wielded alongside the volatile war machines of the Clans Skryre. The Clanrats serve to die at a Grey Seer’s discretion and provide an opportunity for devastating Skryre technology to be brought to bear.

An Archmagos Prime is a commander of the Taghmata Omnissiah – a high adept of the Machine Cult, chosen from amongst their peers to lead in battle, armed and girded for war with the finest armaments and defences their arcane arts can provide. Each is as formidable in their own way as the superhuman Legiones Astartes, and their inhuman intelligence and power spawned of ancient science is not to be underestimated.

The Triaros is the primary armoured battlefield transport of the Mechanicum Taghmata in the Age of Darkness, relying on unique technologies held as arcana by the magos autokrator and never divulged for wider Imperial use, even by the Legiones Astartes. Its galvanic traction drives and hermetically sealed storage bay allow it to operate in hard vacuums and hostile environments, delivering Tech-thralls and even light automata into combat. Layered wardings, interlocking energy shields, and independently animated weapons servitors keep the Triaros protected from harm, while its reactor-fed shock ram can shatter and incinerate whatever it touches.

Tech-thralls are a source of expendable labour on many forge worlds, typically created from those poor souls who transgress against their Tech-Priest masters. In times of war, this same fate befalls many in order to quickly raise a form of disposable militia, known as the adsecularis. The organic human bodies of the tech-thralls, already altered to lift heavy loads and function in hostile environments, are fitted with basic weapons systems and bodily protection. On the battlefield they serve as expendable troops, unskilled but relentless and indefatigable – an army of the alive-yet-dead, puppeted by the magi who command them.

Having declared its secession from Imperial rule at the very dawn of the Horus Heresy, Mars sat like a viper upon the doorstep of the Loyalist Throneworld – a locus of industry which toiled ceaselessly in preparation for the inevitable Traitor assault upon Terra. Loyalist incursions throughout the civil war would attempt to stymie these efforts, but eventually, the power of Mars would be unleashed against the Sol System in a maelstrom of violence.

Leman Russ battle tanks are incredibly versatile armoured assets, their turrets mounted with a variety of powerful weapons to overwhelm any foe that dares to oppose the Solar Auxilia. Exterminator autocannons produce a withering hail of fire to obliterate entire formations of enemy infantry, while the Annihilator variant excels at pinpoint lascannon strikes to slice through armoured columns.

Termite Assault Drills are deployed against the most stubborn and intractable positions. These subterranean transports use a potent rock drill to pass swiftly below a planetary surface, employing a melta array to annihilate even the most resilient obstacles. When the Termites emerge, they deploy the complement of Legiones Astartes warriors carried within their hulls, unleashing them behind the unsuspecting enemy lines.

White Dwarf is 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 September’s issue:

Planet Warhammer
Contact has evolved! It still features letters, questions, and pictures of miniatures, but now it has hobby news too.

Worlds of Warhammer
Jordan Green explores how you can use the lore to personalise your armies.

THE WHITE DWARF BUNKER

Access Granted!
Lyle talks about Warhammer 40,000 missions, Warhammer Age of Sigmar battleplans, Kill Team mission packs, and more!

Challenges
Terminators, Bladelords, Aspect Warriors – what will you paint for the Elites challenge?

The Spearhead League
Part three of the Spearhead league – but who has come out on top in the studio?

Scenarios of the Month
New scenarios for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar, plus a new way to play Kill Team!

Basic Training
Some tactical tips to get the most out of your Warhammer Age of Sigmar army in Spearhead games.

Hobby Hangout (Part 2)
The other three members of the White Dwarf team talk about their army colour schemes.

Satellite Uplink
The Grand Strategium discuss community and gaming leagues. We check out elite units.

Bunker Bingo!
How’s your bingo sheet going this year? And what have the White Dwarf team been up to?

WARHAMMER 40,000

Hunting Grounds
Many tales are told of the Kroot during the Fourth and Fifth Sphere Expansions. Here are some of their more infamous activities.

Shakat's Blades
They look like Humans, but these ones are not for eating. A short story dealing with one of the Kroot’s biggest dilemmas.

Na'Pok's Hunters
You asked for a Kroot Combat Patrol… well, here are rules for one. Bon appetit!

Kroot Kinbands on Crusade
Take your mercenary Kroot on Crusade (Krootsade) with this full suite of Crusade rules. Choose your employer wisely…

Predators and Prey
A monster-hunt mission for fans of the Kroot. Includes a steak pit. Yes, we did spell that right.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR

Battle Report: A Tale of Four Warlords
The Warhammer Age of Sigmar crew join us for their final four-way battle, fought across two realms and a river of souls. It’s a big ’un!

Flashpoint Moulderhunt: The Hunt Begins
The Astral Templars strike out for Moulderport in this mini-campaign for two players.

Moulderpoint
Burrow into the background of the greatest Skaven stronghold in Phosphoria, yes-yes!

The Ravaged Coast
A Warcry campaign set on the Ravaged Coast. Features shipwrecks and fiery peg legs.

OTHER GAMES
The Raid on Ollanz-Mu
Bear witness to six 3,000-point Warhammer: The Horus Heresy armies in all their glory.

Each copy of White Dwarf 504 also comes with a cardboard insert which includes 11x Kill Team Order Cards, 9x Nest & Lure Tokens for the Predators & Prey mission, 1x Bunker Achievement Card, and 1x double-sided card including the scenarios of the month for Warhammer 40,000, and Warhammer Age of Sigmar.