Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Mortal Realms was Hachette Partworks' first Age of Sigmar magazine. It ran for 80 issues from January 2020 to August 2021. It was built around the Soul Wars match-up of Stormcast Eternals against Nighthaunt, and added a lot of scenery and four premium armies along the way.
It finished five years ago, so what's left are back issues and part-collections. This guide lists every issue, prices what we can against today's RRP and says where the record is thin. We haven't subscribed to Mortal Realms ourselves. Our first-hand experience is with the Combat Patrol magazine.
How reliable is the record? Less so than for the other partworks. We found no Hachette issue pages for Mortal Realms. The contents here come from one fan source, FauxHammer's issue-by-issue list, checked against Lexicanum for issues 1-19. Every issue in our record is marked medium confidence, so check the contents against a listing's photos before you buy.
The short answer
Is it worth buying Mortal Realms back issues? For the named characters and a few kits, yes. For the rest, it depends. We can price only 12 of the 48 miniature releases against a kit we list, because much of Mortal Realms isn't the retail kit. The Soul Wars starter-set sprues, the easy-to-build models and the partwork exclusives have never been sold on their own.
Those 12 releases (15 issues) cost £117.85 at cover price against £326.75 of RRP today. That's £208.90 saved, or 63.9%.
What should you skip? The 29 paint, brush and scenery issues. Mortal Realms has more of them than any other Warhammer partwork we cover.
What was it?
- Run: issue 1 on 8 January 2020, finishing with the two-part Celestant-Prime (79-80) in August 2021.
- Armies: Stormcast Eternals and Nighthaunt, with a Soulblight Gravelords Mortis Engine near the end.
- Premium tier: four armies outside the main pair, for premium subscribers (see premium sets).
- Price: £2.99 for issue 1, £5.99 for issue 2, then £7.99. Multi-part kits cost £7.99 for each part.
- Premium surcharge: £2 an issue.
Every issue and what's inside
Kit names link to their pages on this site, which show every shop we track that sells them in your market. Paint names link to each pot's page. A range like 75-77 is one kit split across the issues in it, and you need every part.
Issues 1-40
| Issue | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 easy-to-build Sequitors + 10 easy-to-build Chainrasps |
| 2 | 4 easy-to-build Myrmourn Banshees, with Corax White and a Starter Brush |
| 3 | 4 easy-to-build Castigators with Gryph-hound, with Retributor Armour |
| 4 | 4 easy-to-build Glaivewraith Stalkers, with Nihilakh Oxide |
| 5 | Xandria Azurebolt (Knight-Incantor, partwork exclusive) |
| 6 | Easy-to-build Thorns of the Briar Queen |
| 7 | Stormhost Silver, Reikland Fleshshade |
| 8 | Easy-to-build Celestar Ballista, with Kantor Blue |
| 9 | 3 Sequitors and 2 Castigators (Soul Wars sprue) |
| 10 | Tomb Banshee, with Khorne Red |
| 11 | Sigmarite Mausoleum, part 1 of 3 |
| 12 | Knight-Questor |
| 13 | Medium Drybrush, Mechanicus Standard Grey, Abaddon Black |
| 14 | Dreadblade Harrow |
| 15 | Sigmarite Mausoleum, part 2 of 3 |
| 16 | 3 Sequitors and 2 Castigators (Soul Wars sprue) |
| 17 | 5 Dreadscythe Harridans |
| 18 | Dryad Bark, Leadbelcher, game mat |
| 19 | Knight of Shrouds, Guardian of Souls, Spirit Torment (Soul Wars sprue) |
| 20 | Lord-Arcanum and Evocator Prime (Soul Wars sprue) |
| 21 | 5 more Dreadscythe Harridans |
| 22 | Rakarth Flesh, Mephiston Red |
| 23 | 4 Liberators and a Prosecutor (original 2015 Age of Sigmar box sprue) |
| 24 | Lord Executioner, 4 Grimghast Reapers, 5 Glaivewraith Stalkers (mixed sprue) |
| 25 | Balthasar Gold, Agrax Earthshade |
| 26 | Warcry scenery: Azyrite Ruin |
| 27 | Stormsire's Cursebreakers (Underworlds warband) |
| 28 | 3 Spirit Hosts |
| 29 | Nuln Oil, Baneblade Brown |
| 30 | Warcry scenery |
| 31 | Lord-Exorcist |
| 32 | Citadel Skulls |
| 33 | Stirland Mud, Texture Tool |
| 34 | Dominion of Sigmar statue |
| 35 | 4 Liberators and a Prosecutor (original 2015 box sprue) |
| 36 | Azyrite Bell Tower |
| 37 | 3 Gryph-hounds, with Coelia Greenshade |
| 38 | Crawlocke the Jailor with 2 Chainghasts |
| 39 | Cairn Wraith |
| 40 | Knight-Azyros / Knight-Venator |
Issues 41-80
| Issue | Contents |
|---|---|
| 41 | 3 Retributors, 2 Liberators, a Prosecutor and a Lord-Relictor (original box sprue) |
| 42 | Calgar Blue, Pallid Wych Flesh, Small Layer Brush |
| 43 | Celestar Ballista and crew, Knight-Incantor, Castigator-Prime, 2 Evocators, 2 Sequitors (mixed sprue) |
| 44 | Liekoron the Executioner |
| 45 | Wild Rider Red, Wazdakka Red |
| 46 | Warcry scenery |
| 47 | Farstriders |
| 48 | Reikenor the Grimhailer |
| 49 | Administratum Grey, White Scar |
| 50 | Sigmarite Ruins |
| 51 | Lord-Ordinator Vorrus Starstrike |
| 52 | 10 Chainrasps |
| 53 | Troll Slayer Orange, Mournfang Brown |
| 54 | Dominion of Sigmar: Timeworn Ruins |
| 55 | Lord-Arcanum on Celestial Dracoline |
| 56 | Knight of Shrouds |
| 57 | 5 Hexwraiths |
| 58 | Retributor Armour, Carroburg Crimson |
| 59 | 2 Evocators on Celestial Dracolines |
| 60 | 5 Bladegheist Revenants |
| 61 | Enduring Stormvault |
| 62 | Citadel Skulls |
| 63 | 5 Judicators |
| 64 | 5 Grimghast Reapers |
| 65 | Nihilakh Oxide, Corax White |
| 66 | Dominion of Sigmar statue |
| 67 | Asteria Solbright |
| 68 | 5 more Bladegheist Revenants |
| 69 | Stirland Mud, Stormshield |
| 70 | Kurdoss Valentian, the Craven King |
| 71 | Enduring Stormvault (Gryph-hound statue) |
| 72 | Lady Olynder |
| 73 | Neave Blacktalon |
| 74 | 3 Vanguard-Raptors |
| 75-77 | Mortis Engine |
| 78 | Bases for the Celestant-Prime and Mortis Engine |
| 79-80 | Celestant-Prime |
The whole run, in numbers
The method is the one from our Combat Patrol record, using each kit's RRP in our catalogue today. Half a ten-model kit counts as half its RRP.
| Cover price | Kit RRP today | Saved | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 12 priced miniature releases, 15 issues | £117.85 | £326.75 | £208.90 (63.9%) |
| The other 36 miniature releases, 36 issues | £282.64 | not priced | see below |
| The 29 paint, brush and scenery issues | £231.71 | n/a | the part to skip |
| All 80 issues | £632.20 |
Most of the 36 releases we don't price aren't retail kits at all:
- Starter-set sprues. Soul Wars and 2015 Age of Sigmar sprues (9, 16, 19, 20, 23, 35, 41) and mixed sprues (24, 43).
- Easy-to-build models we don't list (1, 3, 4, 6, 8).
- Partwork exclusives, like Xandria Azurebolt (5).
- An Underworlds warband (27).
- Models we don't list or can't match to a kit yet, like the Tomb Banshee, Lord-Exorcist, Cairn Wraith, Judicators, Neave Blacktalon, Asteria Solbright and the Dreadblade Harrow.
- Kits where we're missing the RRP or the box size, so we can't price the issue: Crawlocke, Liekoron, the Knight of Shrouds, Gryph-hounds, Hexwraiths and Vanguard-Raptors.
- The Chainrasps in issue 52, whose match to a kit we list isn't firm enough to price.
For those issues, the magazine was the only way to buy those exact models, so there's no retail price to compare against.
The standout issues are the named characters. Lady Olynder (72) and Kurdoss Valentian (70) are each £37 at RRP, for £7.99. The Celestant-Prime (79-80) is £58 at RRP for £15.98.
Finishing a Nighthaunt army from the issues
Mortal Realms' Nighthaunt issues overlap with two Nighthaunt Spearhead boxes we list:
- Cursed Shacklehorde: issues 17, 21, 38, 60 and 68 give you Crawlocke and his Chainghasts, 10 Dreadscythe Harridans and 10 Bladegheist Revenants. That's three of the box's four kits in five issues. Issue 14 adds one Dreadblade Harrow, but it's the easy-to-build version and the box has two.
- Nighthaunt Spearhead: the Knight of Shrouds (56), Spirit Hosts (28) and 5 of its 10 Grimghast Reapers (64) are all in the run, along with Chainrasps in issues 1 and 52.
Those five Shacklehorde issues cost £39.95 at the UK cover price.
So a handful of back issues can make up most of a Spearhead. But if a seller wants much more than the old cover price, the box is usually the better buy. The cards show what the shops we track charge today in your market.
The premium sets
Premium subscribers paid extra for four more armies. FauxHammer transcribed the contents from Hachette's product list:
- Flesh-eater Courts: 20 Crypt Ghouls, a Crypt Infernal Courtier and an Abhorrant Archregent (from the Carrion Empire sprue), plus Athonian Camoshade.
- Sylvaneth: Drycha Hamadreth, Spite-Revenants and a Branchwych, plus four paints.
- Ironjawz: an Orruk Megaboss, an Orruk Weirdnob Shaman and Orruk Brutes, plus Yriel Yellow.
- Khorne: Flesh Hounds, Blood Warriors and a Bloodmaster.
The record doesn't give model counts for several of these, so we haven't priced the premium sets.
The premium surcharge was £2 an issue.
Buying back issues
Mortal Realms is back issues only now, and specialist retailers rarely stock it.
At the one UK specialist we checked, there was a single Mortal Realms listing. Most copies now change hands on eBay, often as part-collections.
Back issues, one by one
| Issue | What's in it | Cover price | Retail value | Saving | Buy the back issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Issue 1 | £2.99 | £29.50 | £26.51 (89.9%) | — not listed | |
Issue 2 | £5.99 | £14.75 | £8.76 (59.4%) | — not listed | |
Issue 3 | 4x Easy-to-build Castigators with Gryph-hound | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 4 | 4x Easy-to-build Glaivewraith Stalkers | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 5 | 1x Xandria Azurebolt (Knight-Incantor, exclusive) | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 6 | 1x Easy-to-build Thorns of the Briar Queen | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 7 | Paint & accessory issue Stormhost Silver, Reikland Fleshshade | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 8 | 1x Easy-to-build Celestar Ballista | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 9 | 5x Sequitors x3, Castigators x2 (Soul Wars sprue) | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Issue 10 | 1x Tomb Banshee | £7.99 | not priced | — | — not listed |
Search by issue number, or look for part-collections. Check from the photos that the sprues are still sealed.
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Before you buy:
- These are older sculpts. The Liberators in 23 and 35 are the original 2015 sprue, not the current kit, and much of the Stormcast force is the Soul Wars starter-set version.
- Easy-to-build models are push-fit versions, often in fixed poses, not the multi-part kits.
- Check the photos. With only one fan source behind the contents, a listing's photos are the best check you have.
Painting a Mortal Realms collection
The magazine's paints are Citadel. Here's a starting recipe for each side, with the most widely owned brands first: Vallejo, Citadel, then The Army Painter. The paint matcher finds the nearest pot in any other brand.
Stormcast Eternals
Gold armour, a brown wash and blue cloth. See the Stormcast guide.
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Nighthaunt
A white or pale grey undercoat under a glowing green-blue glaze. The magazine's own Nihilakh Oxide and Corax White issues point the same way. See the Nighthaunt guide.
Vallejo
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Army Painter
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
And the tools the issues don't include:
Precision side cutter for close sprue trimming
Army Painter
Citadel mould line remover
Citadel
Liquid polystyrene cement, capillary applicator, 40ml
Tamiya
Verdict
Mortal Realms is the hardest of Hachette's Warhammer partworks to put a number on. Much of it is starter-set sprues, easy-to-build models and scenery that never had a retail price. It has more paint and scenery issues than any other, 29 of 80. Where the models are retail kits, it priced them well: at UK prices, 63.9% under today's UK RRP across the 12 releases we can compare. The best back issues to track down are the named Nighthaunt characters, the Celestant-Prime and the issues that build a Nighthaunt Spearhead. The rest are best bought as a cheap part-collection, not issue by issue.
Mortal Realms magazine FAQ
How many issues of Mortal Realms were there?
80, from January 2020 to August 2021, ending with the two-part Celestant-Prime. It was a UK partwork: we found no edition elsewhere.
Which armies does it build?
Stormcast Eternals and Nighthaunt, plus a Mortis Engine. The premium tier added Flesh-eater Courts, Sylvaneth, Ironjawz and Khorne.
Can I still subscribe?
No. The collection has finished, so it's back issues only.
Where do these figures come from?
The contents come from FauxHammer's Mortal Realms contents list, checked against Lexicanum for issues 1-19. We found no official issue pages. The prices are Hachette's UK cover prices, the RRPs are the ones in our catalogue today, and the savings are our own arithmetic. We never convert pounds into another currency and call it a local price.
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