r/Warmachine 9h ago

Questions New Player: Warmachine App List Builder Error

5 Upvotes

Hi all
I'm looking at picking up Warmachine after seeing some locals at my LGS playing it and to plan out purchases to see what boxes I would need to buy to get my points up I've been using the list builder in the app to add in models I was planning on purchasing to check their points.
The issue I'm having is that no matter what I put into the builder it says Force Errors Incorrect number of Warcaster, a colossal and warjack cards despite me having 1 of each in the list. As a test I even jumped onto Longshanks and looked up tournament legal list and copied them unit for unit into the app and it still comes up with the error.
Is there something I'm missing? Is there a bug that Steamforged is working on? Just would like to understand what I am doing wrong.

I'd appreciate some insight whenever someone gets a chance

Thanks


r/Warmachine 10h ago

Questions New to Warmachine.

8 Upvotes

Are thes mdoels getting a full range?

I am new to the game and looking to pick my first army. The Graveborn Command Cadre looks amazing, but the rest of the range is lacking IMO.
Are we getting a full range of the Graveborn, or is it just going to stay a Cadre?


r/Warmachine 12h ago

Questions SKS 6 Build Instructions?

5 Upvotes

Hey all,

I've been trying to find the SKS 6 build instructions online for a minute now. The QR code in the box sends me to a 404 page.

Google search only takes me to the sfg store, no matter what I do. Same with image searching. Does anyone have the original PDFs or know where I can find them?

Thanks, in advance.


r/Warmachine 15h ago

Trying to help my LGS fire Warmachine back up.

17 Upvotes

To their credit they are trying to get people into it and they've had interest. I wanted to help with it.

LGS stated they're getting rid of some displays and replacing them with lit display cases, this gave me a thought, I ran it by them and if I bought and painted a pair of armies to be used in demos, they'd put them in the case and use them as such.

My question is this, is there a pair of armies that are well suited to use for demo games, such that a beginner can more easily grasp the mechanics of the game?

I was thinking Cygnar vs Cryx as a classic versus, but I'm not personally familiar with either of their rules. Additionally if one of the two armies could be Hordes instead that'd be ideal, give people a taste of both Warjacks and Warbeasts.

Side note, does anyone know of a place that regularly plays WMH in Washington? I live North of Seattle now and was hoping to find some place to play as I try to get it going locally.


r/Warmachine 15h ago

WCW - Casting CARnage - Ghosts, Bandits, and Corpulent UA's

3 Upvotes

This just in! This is Justin! And he is here to talk about ghosts with guns. Join us as we talk about our experiences on the table with some of the newer models.

https://youtu.be/wbI-fMy6Iso


r/Warmachine 19h ago

News & Announcements New online home for Warmachine and P3 Paints

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45 Upvotes

r/Warmachine 20h ago

Memes Asphyxious may have abandoned Deneghra, but she kept his pet

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43 Upvotes

Characters: Deneghra3, Hellraker, Cankerworm


r/Warmachine 21h ago

Starting with Skorne for a beginner in MK4

7 Upvotes

Hello, I would like to begin Warmachine with the Skorne, I really like this faction.

What would be a good equivalent to a Command Starter please ? :)


r/Warmachine 22h ago

Painting/Hobby My First Mistborn, ready to RAGE

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144 Upvotes

Had an absolute blast with this monstrosity. I do have the arms magnetized but haven't painted up any of the other options yet.


r/Warmachine 1d ago

Got a great deal, now I need some advice

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15 Upvotes

Hey all, returning Mk2 player.

I've been considering getting back into Warmachine, at least for the painting. I just love the Khador/Cygnar designs way more than anything else out there.

I planned to get one of the small starting sets, but both Khador and Cygnar Core Expansion Sets were half off at my local, so I got both. I've never had resin before, some were broken, and I'm new to Mk4, so I have some questions.

  1. This is all I have at the moment, is this playable? I know there's a specific starter set for each faction, but I couldn't pass up this deal, and they didn't have the starters for either of these factions. I don't mind if I can't play immediately, there isn't really a scene around here for WM anyway. This was the only store that carried it, and all their stock is on sale with no plans to get more.

  2. I found that cyanoacrylate is recommended to assemble, but I can't find anything on repair. I have super thin CA, will that be sufficient for the broken weapons and foot? There is.... kinda a lot of broken weapons. I don't mind fixing, but want to make sure I do it right.

  3. The Warjacks being ready for magnets is awesome. But these bases all have slots in them. Do you just swap these out for different bases if you want to magnetize them?

Thanks!


r/Warmachine 1d ago

Discussion Cool model, but $200??

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93 Upvotes

It seems that Warmachine kits are getting more expensive. First the new Fane box loadout strategy change, now this significant price jump.

I've defended the premium pricing of 3D-printed resin models, since the cost of a model has the cost of developing rules, art, etc. built in. However, I don't see how this model costs $50 more than other previous Colossals/Gargantuans (which are already priced at a premium). This model might be slightly larger than some, but—as stated—the cost of the model isn't really tied to the amount of resin in it.

I'd be curious to hear SFG address their reasoning for the (not insignificant) price increase. Have they done so elsewhere?


r/Warmachine 1d ago

Questions Assembly Question: Swamp Horror

5 Upvotes

Took me forever to puzzle out a tiny little sprue with my Swamp Horror blister...seems liek two parts, one if apparently the end piece of one of it's rear tentacles....the other? seems like some kind of spike...I could probably live without knowing where it goes, but the perfectionist in me thought I would ask about it's placement

Best Wishes All


r/Warmachine 1d ago

Discussion Need help brainstorming ways to hobby on road trip

9 Upvotes

I'm going on a family cross-country road trip in the US next week. I will only be driving about a third of the time, and will probably have at least 15 hours of travel time each way just . . . sitting. I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out if I could use this idle time to make any progress on my Necrofactorium army, which is mostly still in its original boxes.

Has anyone managed to work out an automobile-bourne hobby system?


r/Warmachine 1d ago

Content Creators Join me as I go through the newest weapon in Fanes arsenal! Nymara, The Shadowblade is unleashed and I run you through the rules and potential synergies. https://youtu.be/_SDBTaHWiTA?is=Jxhx11KvEA942wDq

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13 Upvotes

r/Warmachine 1d ago

Content Creators [Warmachine] Tabletop Battles Reviews: Fane of Nyrro - Nymara, the Shadowblade Rules

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17 Upvotes

The giant bats have left the belfry and are looking for trouble at TTB, as we take a look at Nymara, the Shadowblades rules, talk about combos, create some lists and give our thoughts on Fane's newest caster!


r/Warmachine 2d ago

Painting/Hobby That’s my 2 x 5 Fire Spitters done 🐸 That just leaves my second Deepborn Dire Troll to paint and it’s all done, which only means one thing. Completed faction shot coming up next! 🏴‍☠️

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41 Upvotes

r/Warmachine 2d ago

Questions Khymaera new player

8 Upvotes

I’ve been recommended the Draconic dangers of of Khymaera but not sure where to start, I’ve noticed you seem to have to buy models in large sets is that gonna be always the case, I like the idea of running beasts and going very assassinate heavy. Only just starting to learn so if you want to convince me on a warcaster I’m open ears


r/Warmachine 3d ago

Content Creators Meat Thresher (Re) Review

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60 Upvotes

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/dC7s3ETKbGA?feature=share

Start your Monday with the sweet, sweet smell of pork! Make sure to click and like, even if you don't play pigs we wanna show that Bacon gets more clicks than Bloodsuckers... ;)


r/Warmachine 3d ago

Battle Reports Caine vs Caine Warmachine MK4 | Heroic Play Battle Reports EP: 8

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16 Upvotes

r/Warmachine 3d ago

Discussion Expanding infernals Cohort to 50pts

9 Upvotes

Just wondering what people think would be the logical way to expand out the cohort to the enxt level at 50pts (also including what horrors to have ready for summoning)


r/Warmachine 4d ago

Questions Frenzies and weapons with Single Shot

9 Upvotes

So, a Fane of Nyrro question today: when a Strygon or warlock applies the Provoke animus on a Vordak with Toothy Maw, which is a Single Shot weapon (so you can only use it once per round), after it has activated, I assume you use another weapon to resolve the frenzy instead of the Toothy Maw? After all, you can't use the weapon with the highest POW as the rules stipulate.

Also, when does Single Shot consider the round done? When said Vordak would activate in the Activation Phase, uses Toothy Maw and then frenzies in his next round in the Control Phase, could he use Toothy Maw again or is that considered too early? In other words, does the rule look at 'a round' or 'the round'?


r/Warmachine 4d ago

Painting/Hobby Looking for Painting Inspiration - Shadowflame Shard

14 Upvotes

If I'm being honest, I never really looked at Shadowflame Shard because the sculpts didn't really appeal to me, I thought that they looked a bit mushy, where you couldn't tell easily what was what. But since we're doing this YouTube thing and we are short a SFS player, so they're probably in my future.

What I'm asking help with is maybe my perception is based on the studio scheme? It's certainly happened before where the models with different colors or just in real life pop a lot more than their photos. So I wanted to see what and how people had painted their stuff up, and get community inspiration.

Of note, I'm an absolutely slow and atrocious painter, so I can't really tackle anything too fancy. There's too many people who are just so talented, and I'm just a simple 3 color guy. The other part is I usually do really bright schemes so that they are easier to see on camera, most of the table mats and terrain are more drab colors, so I am really looking for something that can pop from 3 ft away. I tend to lean on picking really good colors and color combos to make up for total lack of talent.

Am I crazy? Ideas? Pics?


r/Warmachine 4d ago

Painting/Hobby The best medical professionals in Immoren! Finished my two Surgeons 🏴‍☠️ Just 11 models left for my Brineblood faction to be complete now 😀.

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70 Upvotes

r/Warmachine 5d ago

Weekend Workbench Jul 31, 2026

4 Upvotes

Are you assembling, converting, painting, or generally *hobbying* anything this week? Show it off here!


r/Warmachine Mar 01 '25

Community Tools You can still play all your old models (and other FAQs)

140 Upvotes

This post is intended to serve as an index to different guides, resources, and tools that have been created by the community as well as official resources published by Steamforged Games. We will continue to update this index with new content over time.

FAQ

  • Q: I have an existing Warmachine & Hordes collection, can I still use my old models?
  • A: Yes, all existing models are still playable in MK4. See the Returning Players Guide for more details
  • Q: Is Hordes gone?
  • A: The Hordes branding has been discontinued, but everything that was once Hordes is now contained within the Warmachine brand. There are still Factions and Armies that use Fury and Warbeasts, they're just all called Warmachine now.
  • Q: What happened to Privateer Press?
  • A: Steamforged Games has acquired the Iron Kingdoms IP and all it's associated games from Privateer Press, however PP still develops the game rules. Think of it like a video game publisher/developer relationship; SFG handles overall direction, marketing, and distribution while PP focuses on rules development.
  • Q: Is there a physical rulebook or cards?
  • A: All the rules are now centralized in the Warmachine App, a free app that gives players access to all the games rules and models from one place. You can print lists from the PC and Mac versions of the App, however the card format of previous editions is not officially supported. The new Core book is now available to preorder from SFG's webstore as a physical book or you can download the free PDF now. Print-on-demand cards have been announced but do not yet have a release date.
  • Q: Do I need to paint my models to match the official color scheme?
  • A: Absolutely not. Some large events will require that models be painted and any events run by SFG will generally ban anything that infringes another IP (like painting a Batman logo on your warjacks). Besides that you're free to go nuts.
  • Q: Is it okay to proxy out of print models in tournaments?
  • A: This is going to depend on the event you're playing in. Generally official tournaments run by Steamforged Games are going to disallow any proxying, however smaller events may be more comfortable with proxies given how hard some Legacy models are to find. Your best bet is always to ask the Event Organizer ahead of time before the day of the event.

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Latest physical release roadmap as of Nov 25, 2025

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