WHITE DWARF #521 – WARHAMMER MAGAZINE (FEB 2026)

White Dwarf #521 has marched into the Brass Dragon, and this February 2026 issue is basically a hobby tavern brawl in magazine form: skirmish wars, painting tricks, campaign stories, and a fat stack of bonus game bits tucked right inside. It’s a love letter to the smaller, nastier fights across the Warhammer worlds, with spotlight time for Kill Team, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, and more.

Inside Issue 521, you’ll find:

WARHAMMER 40,000
• Deadly Encounters: Tomb Worlds – brand-new Kill Team rules with ancient anomalies, unstable rooms, and unpredictable threats waiting behind every hatch.
• Paint Splatter – a step-by-step guide to getting those villainous Night Lords looking properly murderous (without the paint job becoming a crime scene).
• Hobby Hangout – scenery painting with a “Necron interior design” crash course (cold, metallic, ominous… very on brand).
• The Battle of Sanctuary 101 – long-lost pict-captures and lore with “classified briefing” energy.
• Space Marine Operations – the mini-game returns with new missions, new enemies, and new squad options, including scenarios inspired by Space Marine 2.
• Gaunt’s Ghosts – legend, propaganda, or something sharper… either way, it’s required reading for Guard fans.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR
• A Shining Company – four Lumineth heroes bring light to the darkness of the Jade Abbey.
• Legends of the World-that-Was – Grombrindal checks in on fellow survivors of the End Times.
• Arc Arcana: The Realms Remarkable – field notes from Erasmus Zonn on strange wonders across the realms.
• War in the Blighted Wilds + A Tale of Four Warlords – new rules and Path to Glory progress as the warlords push deeper into dangerous territory.

OTHER ARTICLES
• Tales From the Underhive – Necromunda campaign stories straight from the sump.
• Battle Report: Barons vs Nightmares – a full-on Blood Bowl showcase with twenty pages of highlights and heartbreak.
• The Chronicles of Bain: The Hole – the serial story continues, and Bain is… extremely not having a good time.
• Access Granted!, Your Warhammer, and Bunker Bingo – hobby challenges, reader submissions, and general Bunker shenanigans.

BONUS GAME CONTENT INCLUDED
Each copy of White Dwarf 521 also comes with:
✔ 1x double-sided “Scenarios of the Month” card for Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar
✔ Tokens + cards for Warhammer Quest: Darkwater (8 double-sided tokens, 4 Lumineth character cards, 4 equipment/upgraded equipment cards)
✔ 1x double-sided Bunker rank tracker
✔ Scan-and-print Space Marine Operations cards (1x Threat Level Extremis card + 2x Threat Level Terminus cards)

If your idea of a relaxing evening is “new rules, new missions, and a fresh painting project that spirals into a whole army,” Issue 521 is absolutely your next pickup. Stock tends to vanish like a loot crate in the underhive, so snag a copy while it’s still on the shelf.