Armies of Warhammer are components of the table-top games Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000. The armies have been defined into a separate "army list," and they are described in more detail in the Warhammer Army Book or Warhammer 40,000 Codex. Players of either game, or their spin-offs, have a wide variety of army choices and each army can be customized to suit a particular playing style. All games are produced by Games Workshop.
For a current list of Army Books, see Warhammer Army Book.
The Empire
Dwarfs
Bretonnia
Lizardmen
High Elves
Wood Elves
Dark Elves
Aestyrion (Khaine/Tyrion's combined Dark and High Elf army from the Khaine End Times book)
Host of the Phoenix King (Malekith's combined Dark, Wood, and High Elf army from the Khaine End Times book)
Host of the Eternity King (Malekith's combined Dark, Wood, and High Elf army from the Khaine End Times book)
Warriors of Chaos
Daemons of Chaos
Beastmen
Legion of Chaos (Glottkin's combined Warriors, Daemons and Beastmen army from the Glotkin End Times book)
Grand Legion of the Everchosen (Archaon's combined Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Skaven and Beastmen army from the Thankquol End Times book)
Orcs & Goblins
Skaven
Vampire Counts
Tomb Kings
Undead Legions (Nagash's combined Tomb Kings and Vamprie Counts army from the Nagash End Times book)
Ogre Kingdoms
Chaos Dwarfs (Warhammer Forge)
The following armies have been discontinued or replaced:
Dogs of War (Mercenaries. This army was released in 5th edition and updated online for 6th. The rules were taken down during 7th, and the army listing was deleted on the website, though many models remained listed as part of various armies and under miscellaneous until the purge of metal models in early 2014.)
Kislev (Units were part of the Empire in 4th/5th edition. Had a White Dwarf rules pamphlet in 6th edition that could be fielded as an allied force with the Empire. Models have since been discontinued from Games Workshop at the end of 7th edition. Kislev also had a full Warmaster Force until the discontinuation of that game.)
Araby (Araby was a fully playable Warmaster Force until the discontinuation of that game.)
Beasts of Chaos (Replaced by Beastmen during 7th edition.)
Hordes of Chaos (Split into Warriors of Chaos and Daemons of Chaos during 7th edition.)
Realm of Chaos (Split into Hordes of Chaos and Beasts of Chaos at the start of 6th edition.)
Undead (Split into Tomb Kings and Vampire Counts at the end of 5th edition.)
Slann (Discontinued at the end of 3rd edition and replaced by Lizardmen at the start of 5th edition)
Forces of Fantasy, written by Richard Priestley and Bryan Ansell and published by Games Workshop, was a supplement to the original Warhammer Fantasy Battle Rules (1st Edition) and detailed the following armies:
Men of the East
Men of the North
Men of the Orient
Men of the West
Dwarfs
Gnomes
Halflings
Dark Elves
High Elves
Sea Elves
Wood Elves
Giants
Great Goblins
Night Goblins
Red Goblins
Hobgoblins
Orcs
Lizardmen
Slann
Chaos
Undead
Goodly Hosts
Marauding Monsters
The armies listed below are not considered 'official', although some may have experimental rules published either in print or on the Games Workshop website, or may have fan made army books. A few of these forces have models for sale and current legal rules in the monsters supplements for the Storm of Magic expansion.
Albion (Storm of Magic, was focus of Dark Shadows campaign)
Fimir (Storm of Magic)
Zoat (Storm of Magic)
Gnomes
Halflings
Half-Orc
Hobgoblin
Kingdoms of Ind
Cathay
Nippon
Norsca
Amazons
Pygmies
For a current list of codexes, see Codex (Warhammer 40,000)
Chaos Space Marines (Black Legion and Crimson Slaughter has Codex Supplements)
Chaos Daemons
Dark Eldar (Haemonculus Covens has a Codex Supplement)
Craftworld Eldar
Eldar Harlequins
Necrons
Orks
Tau Empire (Farsight Enclaves has a Codex Supplement)
Tyranids
Genestealer Cults
Space Marines (Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Grey Knights, Deathwatch and Space Wolves each have their own chapter Codex.)
Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard)
Militarum Tempestus (Stormtroopers)
Inquisition
Adepta Sororitas (Sisters of Battle)
Imperial Knights
Skitarii (Troops of Adeptus Mechanicus)
Cult Mechanicus (Priesthood of Adeptus Mechanicus)
Squats (scrubbed from the background and setting at the end of 2nd Edition, though they are mentioned for the first time in almost 20 years in the 6th Edition main rulebook)
Daemonhunters (replaced by Space Marine Grey Knights Chapter during 5th edition)
Witch Hunters (replaced by Sisters of Battle during 5th edition)
Warbands of Mordheim
Campaign battles between small 'warbands' (typically 10-20 models) in the Warhammer Fantasy world. Uses 28mm scale.
Averland Mercenaries (Empire)
Beastmen Raiders
Carnival of Chaos (Nurgle)
Cult of the Possessed
Dwarf Treasure Hunters
Kislevite Warband
Marienburg Mercenaries (Empire)
Middenheim Mercenaries (Empire)
Orcs & Goblins Hordes
Ostander Mercenaries (Empire)
Reikland Mercenaries (Empire)
Sisters of Sigmar (Empire)
Skaven Warband (Skaven)
Undead (Undead)
Witch Hunters (Empire)
Amazon Warriors (Lustria)
Bretonnian Knights
Dark Elves Warband
Lizardmen Warriors
Norse Warband
Pirate Crew
Pit Fighters
Shadow Warriors
The Outlaws of Stirwood Forest
Tomb Guardians
Campaign battles between small 'gangs' (typically 5-15 models) in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Uses 28mm scale.
Cawdor
Delaque
Escher
Goliath
Orlock
Van Saar
The Cult of the Redemption
Pit Slaves
Ratskins
Scavvies
Spyre Hunters
Enforcers
Naval battles in the Warhammer Fantasy world.
All Fleets are discontinued, as is the game itself.
The Empire
Bretonnia
Elf
Dark Elf
Dwarf
Orc
Slaanesh
Khorne
Nurgle
Tzeentch
Plague Fleet (Combined Chaos)
Skaven
Chaos Dwarf
Norse
Undead (Rules published in Citadel Journal 6. No models released.)
An ultra-violent version of football in a world which, depending on one's interpretation, may be the Warhammer Fantasy world, or may merely bear a remarkable resemblance to the Warhammer Fantasy world. Uses 28mm scale.
Albion (discontinued)
Amazons
Bretonnians (discontinued)
Chaos
Chaos Dwarfs
Chaos Pact
Dark Elves
Dwarfs
'Pro' Elves
Fatties (discontinued)
Goblins
Halflings (note: halflings are found in WFB but only as Dogs of War units)
High Elves
Humans
Judges (discontinued)
Khemri
Lizardmen
Necromantic Undead
Norse
Nurgle
Ogres/Snotlings
Orcs
Skaven
Slann
Undead
Underworld (combined Skaven & Goblin)
Vampires
Werewolves (Now part of the Necromantic team)
Wood Elves
Large battles in the Warhammer Fantasy world. Uses 10mm scale.
High Elves
Empire
Dwarfs
Chaos
Orcs and Goblins
Undead (Tomb Kings of Khemri)
Dark Elves
Skaven
Bretonnians
Lizardmen
Kislevites
Vampire Counts
Daemonic Hordes
Araby
Large battles in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Uses 6mm scale.
'Codex' Space Marines
White Scars Space Marines
Imperial Guard Armageddon Steel Legion Mechanised Regiment
Imperial Guard Baran Siegemasters Regiment
Orks
Feral Orks
'Speed Freek' Orks
Eldar (Biel Tan Craftworld)
Chaos Space Marines (The Black Legion)
Chaos mortals (The Lost and the Damned)
In addition, the following army lists have been published, but are not considered 'official'
Adeptus Mechanicus Titan Legions
Necrons
Tyranids
Tau Empire (Third Phase Expansion Force)
Imperial Guard Catachan Regiment
Orkimedes' Gargant Big Mob
Black Templars Space Marines
Blood Angels Space Marines
Daemon Hunters (Grey Knights)
Eldar (Saim-Hann Craftworld)
Eldar (Ulthwë Craftworld)
Eldar (Alaitoc Craftworld)
Chaos Space Marines (Thousand Sons)
Chaos Space Marines (Death Guard)
Chaos Space Marines (Emperor's Children)
Battles between fleets of spaceships in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Imperial Navy
Chaos
Ork Pirates
Eldar pirates
Space Marines
Ork Waaagh! fleets
Craftworld Eldar
Dark Eldar Raiders
Tau Empire (including Demiurg, Nicassar and Kroot ships as well as Tau vessels)
Necron Raiders
Adeptus Mechanicus
Space Pirates (discontinued)
Rogue Trader Fleets
Tyranid Hive Fleets
Campaign battles between small 'mobs' (typically 5-15 models) in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Uses 28mm scale.
Gorkers (Orks)
Morkers (Orks)
Diggas (Human)
Muties
Rebel Grots
Small battles on derelict spaceships in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Uses 28mm scale.
Space Marine Terminators
Genestealers
Several publications, such as Warhammer Chronicles 2004, and White Dwarf Magazine, list several armies that are in existence but are forbidden in major tournaments such as Rogue Trader and Games Day Grand Tournament (convention tournament).
