Warhammer Underworlds Buying Guide
This guide is meant to help new players get started with Warhammer Underworlds. With the new Rivals and Nemesis formats, there's never been a better time to start playing! By purchasing a single box ($60 - $95), you'll have everything you (and a friend/partner/enemy/total stranger) need to sit down and play!
The Rivals format of Warhammer Underworlds means that any warband you pick up has a complete deck that you can "open-shuffle-play" (read more here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/10/21/conquer-the-gnarlwood-your-way-with-different-formats-for-warhammer-underworlds/).
The Guiding Principle here is that you can focus on what you want to play, without the obligation to buy everything (though many of us still do)!
First Purchase
Your first purchase should either be the current season's Core Box (our #1 recommendation and currently Warhammer Underworlds Wyrdhollow) or the Warhammer Underworlds Starter Box.
Why We Recommend the Core Box
The Core Box comes with the most up-to-date rulebook and all of the boards, dice, and tokens you need to play the game, plus two warbands and their Rivals decks. In addition, you'll get two more Rivals decks that can be used by any Warband AND that can be used to craft custom decks for the Nemesis (and Relic/Championship) format. You get all of that for just a little more than the cost of the Starter Box plus one Rivals Deck.
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Warhammer Underworlds: Wyrdhollow - Look at all that stuff! |
The less expensive option is the Starter Box, which comes with a standardized rule book, boards, token, dice, and two warbands and their Rivals decks. It's a great place to start on a budget and if you play with others in your local community (or remotely), you can always ask about any rules changes in the current season.
Subsequent Purchases
TL;DR Buying Order
- Wyrdhollow Core Box
- An appealing warband* (if not found in the Core Box)
- The most current Rivals Decks:
*Regarding Older (pre-Wyrdhollow) Warbands
- Shadespire & Nighvault Seasons - These warbands do not come with complete Rivals decks, so you'll have to use a Rivals deck to use them in the Rivals format. (Warbands: Steelheart's Champions, Garrek's Reavers, Ironskull's Boyz, Spiteclaw's Swarm, The Chosen Axes, Magore's Fiends, Stormsire's Cursebreakers, Thorns of the Briar Queen, Mollog's Mob, Eyes of the Nine, Zarbag's Gitz, The Godsworn Hunt, Thundrick's Profiteers, & Ylthari's Guardians)
- All Other Seasons up to Wyrdhollow - These warbands (or core boxes) will come packed with various Universal cards. These are used in Relic/Championship play, but only those from the most recent seasons are legal in those formats.
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