White Dwarf #524

This is a pre-order items. Street Release date of 05/16/26.

Dive into the latest issue of White Dwarf, the official Warhammer magazine packed with monthly hobby content, new rules, background lore, short stories, columns, painting features, battle reports, and more.

White Dwarf 524 heads straight into the war-torn wastes of Armageddon, with articles exploring the planet itself, a look back at the legendary Commissar Yarrick, and a brutal battle report featuring Ork Speed Freeks smashing into armored infantry. Fans of green mayhem will also find a full biography for Wazdakka, designers’ notes for the new model, and a stage-by-stage painting guide for the Boomdakka Snazzwagon.

For Warhammer Age of Sigmar, this issue turns toward the arcane with a focus on the Collegiate Arcane, including rules for building your own Battlemage using Anvil of Apotheosis and a magical mini-game called Arcane Duel.

You’ll also find the concluding part of The Chronicles of Bain: Da Nasty Git, reader-submitted models and letters, the latest Bunker news, painting challenges, and the return of the White Dwarf Round-Up with highlights from across the hobby.

Inside this issue:

• Armageddon: A Planet at War

• Temporal Distort: Commissar Yarrick

• Galactic War Hosts: Knights, Part 2

• Escalating Conflict army-building article

• Waaagh! Wazdakka biography

• Battle Report: Armoured Breakthrough

• Designers’ Notes and ’Eavy Metal feature for Wazdakka

• Paint Splatter guide for the Boomdakka Snazzwagon

• Joint Ops: Escape The Submersible Kill Team mission

• Arcane Inferno feature for Age of Sigmar

• Anvil of Apotheosis: Collegiate Battlemages

• Arcane Duel magical mini-game

• The Chronicles of Bain: Da Nasty Git

• Access Granted, Your Warhammer, Bunker Bingo, and White Dwarf Round-Up

Also included with White Dwarf 524:

• 1x Double-sided card featuring Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar Scenarios of the Month

• 1x Arcane Duel arena

• 8x Arcane Duel game cards