white dwarf 515 (aug-25) (english)

white dwarf 515 (aug-25) (english)

released 15th august 2025

here’s what you can look forward to in the august issue:

planet warhammer
models, letters and questions sent in by readers. plus, a bird of the month!

worlds of warhammer
are they angels or are they fear incarnate? what are your perceptions of the legendary space marines?

warhammer 40,000

dreadnoughts
‘even in death, i serve…’ a whole load of vengeful bullets to the enemies of the emperor.

warzone bastior: the recidious sector
a closer look at the trio of worlds featured in warhammer 40,000: space marine 2.

mini-game: space marine operations
it’s warhammer 40,000: space marine 2, but on a board with miniatures! will you play as the bulwark? the heavy? the sniper? you are going to love this.

create a chapter
want to create a space marine chapter of your very own? read this first!

chapter approved
a gallery of homegrown chapters forged by members of the warhammer studio.

the jade talons
real-world hobbyist adam staincliffe shares his chapter. they’re definitely not renegades.

hobby hangout
adding weathering to your power-armoured paragons. don’t tell the chapter serfs.

warhammer age of sigmar

the lord of ruin
tremble before the might of the great horned rat. he is all that dwells in the deep – or is he?

spires of the gnaw
dive into the nightmare realm of hexeneste in this colossal rat-infested diorama.

other articles

the trials of albarak: a debt of honour
as misguided duardin turn on each other in a moment of desperation, albarak makes a wondrous revelation.

designers’ notes: saturnine
cryptic crossword, nine across: phoebe is like lead; gloomy and sombre. it’s only the lowdown on the new horus heresy box set!

the legiones astartes
we delve into the evolution of the space marines in preparation for the great crusade.

white dwarf bunker

access granted!
here you will find painting challenges and the latest bunker news.

the warhammer underworlds league
the studio league concludes with a showdown between seraphon and a mob of gitz.

warhammer 40,000: space marine 2 operations mission pack
inspired by the video game, here’s a suite of rules enabling you to play part of the story as a kill team mission.

satellite uplink
leaders and heroes take centre stage.

bunker bingo!
the latest hobby from the white dwarf team.

each copy of white dwarf 515 also comes with a cardboard insert containing a double-sided card featuring the scenarios of the month for warhammer 40,000 and warhammer age of sigmar, a space marines transfer sheet containing 442x transfers, an a2 poster featuring space marine armour marks on one side and warhammer 40,000: mechanicus ii on the other, and 8x double-sided cards for the space marine operations mini-game.

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