A Warhammer battle is as much about magic as the clash of arms in deadly combat. Of course, you do not have to include magic in your games if you prefer not to, although you will be depriving yourself of a large measure of enjoyment.

The complete rules for magic and spellcasting are not included in this game because there are so many spells and magic items that there isn't enough space. The complete magic rules, together with spell cards for all the different sorts of magic (High Magic, Dark Magic, Orc Waaagh Magic, Skaven Magic etc) and many magic items, are included in the separate Warhammer Magic supplement.

We have included a selection of cards representing magic items in Warhammer so that you can get a taste of what magic is about.

The rules below do not constitute the entire rules for magic by any means, but they will be sufficient to enable you to use the items included in the game. We suggest that you take the Magic Item cards so that you can look at them while you are reading the following rules.