Greetings, bearers of the plague!

The air grows thick, the nights darker, and the stench of decay carries on the wind. As Halloween approaches, Warhammer Combat Cards is giving itself over to the pestilent blessings of Nurgle. It’s a season for rot, ruin, and grim celebration… and something foul stirs on the horizon.

Whispers of Decay

Where others bring fire and steel, Nurgle’s chosen spread despair with every step. Entire worlds have rotted under their march; crops withered, rivers turned to sludge, and cities reduced to mouldering husks. The Death Guard, ever-resilient, stride on unbothered, their lungs filled with pestilent smog and their bodies made strong by the very diseases they carry.

Legends speak of a figure wreathed in smog and shadow, a harbinger of plague whose weapon cuts as surely as disease itself. As the veil thins this October, keep your decks sharp… for an ancient power is ready to march once more.

A Very Nugle Q&A With Harry

To mark the spooky season, we sat down with our very own designer, Harry, to dive into the putrid world of Nurgle. From cursed office supplies to questionable sandwiches, nothing was off the table.

Here’s Harry’s take on some truly disgusting, and perfectly Nurgle, questions.

If you had to design a scratch-and-sniff Nurgle card, what would it smell like?

Harry: Oh god, why would that even be a question? That said as a kid I did buy these weird toys that all smelled terrible as a gimmick, called “Stink Blasters” so maybe there is a market there. I guess a marketable one that wouldn’t get you arrested would be something like used gym socks that have been left in a sports bag under your bed for half a year? This is a weird question.

What’s the most disgusting food combo you secretly love (and would Nurgle approve)?

Harry: So I’ve been told this is disgusting, but it’s pretty great. Marmite and strawberry jam sandwiches. Turns into this awesome sweet and sour spread. It’s not for everyone but I would definitely recommend it. Would Nurgle approve? They’re pretty tame ingredients, but Marmite is almost all yeast so there has to be some nod of approval in there somewhere

If you were blessed by Nurgle for a day, what “gift” would you want? (Slimy tentacle? Unstoppable immune system?)

Harry: Umm so with all of his “gifts” he doesn’t really make anything better, just stops you from caring? So I guess being 100% stress free for a day sounds pretty good? Just without adding all the other things that come with it that would normally be stressing you out. Like your eyes falling out or something.

If you could curse one office object with Nurgle’s rot, what would it be (printer, coffee machine, stapler…)?

Harry: Why? What? I mean if the goal here is to infect as many people as possible… probably the fridge? That covers milk, soft drinks and lunches. Pretty good spread. If it was as few people as possible I’d probably go for my desk. I work from home 99% of the time so no one should be messing with my desk, and if they are, they deserve it.

If you could add one ridiculous Nurgle unit to the game, what would it be?

Harry: Umm are we talking real or made up? A real one that will never make it in would probably be the Nurgle Toad Dragon, which is kind of what it sounds like, smash a dragon and a toad together and then add Nurgle sauce on top. It did technically have a model in 3rd edition Warhammer Fantasy, but has a very cool model in Warhammer Total War, and I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t exist in 40k? 40k doesn’t have enough dragons for sure, and no Fuegan you don’t count.

The Plague Feast Commences!

Halloween is a time for shadows and fear, but in the 41st Millennium, fear takes the form of disease, decay, and despair. Something ancient stirs this October, and when the rot blossoms in full, no battlefield will remain untainted.