This is the milestone 500th issue of White Dwarf, the official Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing monthly content – including new rules and background, short stories, tactics columns, special guests, and much more.

Here’s what you can expect in the May issue:

• Contact! – Letters, questions, and pictures of painted dwarves sent by you, our readers.
• Inside the Studio – We reminisce about 500 issues of White Dwarf.
• The WHITE DWARF SHOWCASE – An introduction to this month's action in the White Dwarf sanctuary.
• Challenges - Take part in the Monsters and Machines painting challenge.
• The Crusade Campaign – The studio's campaign in the Bastior sector is coming to an end.
• Scenarios of the Month – New scenarios for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and Warhammer Underworlds.
• Core Training – We tackle the Warhammer 40,000 Fight phase.
• Hobby Hangout – Dan pulls out his drybrush to explain the drybrush all over technique.
• Satellite Uplink – Feature on the Rusty Nurgling painting event.

WARHAMMER 40,000

• The Nephilim Anomaly: Xenos Activities – The alien races are taking advantage of the war between the Imperium and the Necrons.
• Tempus Purgatus: Part 2 – A Chronomancer experiences time in a very unconventional way.
• The Spatial Anomaly – Imagine fighting through a boarding action in a rotating battlefield.
• Galactic War Hosts: Tome Keepers – The very chapter of White Dwarf receives the War Hosts treatment.
• Battle Report: The Invasion of Samarkis – Three battles fought simultaneously by four armies to save a world.
• The Samarkis Conflict – Includes a Kill Team mission and Boarding Actions.
• Character Improvement – Do you like the digital paintings in this issue's Battle Report?

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR

• The Legend of The White Dwarf – Unleash Grombrindal in the games of Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Underworlds, Warcry, and Cursed City.
• Designer's Notes: The White Dwarf – We reveal some design insights about the new Grombrindal model.
• Painting Grombrindal – A step-by-step ‘Eavy Metal Masterclass for the White Dwarf!
• Shards of Divinity – The harbinger of an ancient deity is born in this short story.
• A Tale of Four Warlords – The final installment of the series.

WHITE DWARF ISSUE 500 SPECIAL FEATURES

• A 500-Dwarf Legacy – We take a look at the long history of this brilliant magazine.
• The Cover Feature – "The Eavy Metal showcases six stunning dioramas.
• Every copy of issue 500 comes with a commemorative A2-sized poster of the White Dwarf, as well as a cardboard insert with a Grombrindal Warscroll card.