Army Collection - Maggotkin of Nurgle

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Back in the early 1990s, when I first started playing Warhammer, there was a campaign system inside the Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned book that focused on small Chaos warbands. I played a Nurgle warband against a small group of friends during Thursday games nights at Games Workshop Sheffield. After that campaign, I always kept a small Nurgle force for Warhammer Fantasy Battle. I even took the army to a tournament once. I didn’t do too badly, finishing the day with three wins and two losses.

When Warhammer Fantasy Battle was eventually replaced by Age of Sigmar, I wasn’t sure whether the new game would catch on. So, I decided to collect a Nurgle daemon force. My thinking was simple: if I didn’t end up liking Age of Sigmar, I could always use them in Warhammer 40K.

On the gaming side, I’ve been hooked on Warhammer Underworlds since the release of Nightvault, the game’s second season. When the Wurmspat were released in Beastgrave (season three), featuring a Nurgle sorceress and her two Blightking companions, I was eager to play them. Unfortunately, they didn’t perform particularly well in competitive play. But there’s hope. The first expansion for Embergard, Spitewood, will see the Wurmspat return to the Underworlds.

My Wurmspat

The first season of Embergard also introduced a new Nurgle warband: Grandfather’s Gardeners. This coterie of Plaguebearers is led by the relentless Phleghmus, a Herald of Nurgle. Their mission is to spread Nurgle’s garden throughout the Realm of Embergard.

My Gardeners

As I mentioned earlier, when I first started collecting my Nurgle army, I focused on the Daemons of Nurgle. I began, as I always do, by painting the core troops for the army. In this case, the Plaguebearers of Nurgle. They’re simple, classic sculpts and a great way to establish a theme and palette. I have 40 Plaguebearers painted, providing two solid blocks of 20.

How I Paint: Chaos Daemons – Plaguebearers of Nurgle


Plaguebeaers of Nurgles



Next, I needed a hero to lead my force. I chose a Poxbringer, a Herald of Nurgle. A suitably grotesque model, full of character and detail. I later painted up another two, one of which I converted slightly.

Poxbringers, Herald of Nurgle

With a basic force assembled, I realised it lacked mobility and hitting power. To solve this, I added a swarm of Plague Drones. These monstrous, buzzing beasts added much-needed speed. Some of the Drones came from the Blightwar box set, which also offered a few unexpected gems.


Plauge Drones

That box also included the excellent Horticulus Slimex, mounted on his snail-beast Mulch. I absolutely love this miniature. It has so much character, equal parts comic and revolting, and his background lore is brilliant.

Horticulus Slimex

Horticulus spreads the Garden of Nurgle across the Mortal Realms. Wherever he goes, Feculent Gnarlmaws sprout in his wake, corrupting the land and sowing decay.

How I Paint - Feculent Gnarlmaw

Feculant Gnarlmaws

He is always accompanied by slobbering Beasts of Nurgle, bounding around him like faithful, overexcited hounds.

Beasts of Nurgle

With my force expanding, I decided to add more heroes. I painted a Spoilpox Scrivener. I gave him a feather quill to match some of my Tzeentchian daemons. I also painted a Sloppity Bilepiper to bring some cheer and disruption to the battlefield.

Spoilpox Scrivener and Sloppity Bilepiper

With all the daemons complete, it was time to bring out a true general. A Great Unclean One. This was a joy to paint. A huge centrepiece model, full of personality and texture. It really anchors the whole force.

Great Unclean One

Enjoying the process so much, I decided to tackle another large model. This time, I painted Morbidex Twiceborn, one of the fearsome Maggoth Lords. A towering, bloated nightmare and a great contrast to the more daemon-focused elements of the army.

Morbidex Twiceborn

To support Morbidex, I started collecting Putrid Blightkings. I treated each of these fighters as individuals, making sure no two looked alike. They were incredibly fun to paint and full of potential for conversion and detail work.


Putrid Blightkings

To back up the Blightkings, I added two more heroes to my army. The Lord of Plagues and the Lord of Blights. Both are excellent character models and visually fit in perfectly with the rest of the force. They bring a lot of presence to the tabletop and tie the Rotbringer side of the army together.

Lord of Plagues and Lord of Blight

Finally, I want to mention two classic miniatures that have survived from my earliest hobby days. The first is the Carnival Master from Mordheim, who now serves as my Rotbringer Sorcerer. A lovely old sculpt, full of twisted charm. The second is a Nurgle Palanquin, dating all the way back to 1991. He could stand in as Epidemius, though he’s a bit small by modern standards. The Palanquin is the only miniature that remains from my original tournament army from all those years ago, and it holds a lot of sentimental value. In the background are two free-hand painted banners from the same army.

Carnival Master and Palanquin of Nurgle

I still have a few models left to paint. Currently, I’ve got two Pusgoyle Blightlords and Gutrot Spume built, primed, and waiting in a box. Once the Pusgoyle Blightlords are finished, I’ll have completed the Bleak Host Spearhead army. This is a force I’ve really enjoyed bringing to life.

So, that is my army. There are still units that I haven't painted yet but I am looking forward to getting them on the table.


What do you think of this army? Do you play the Maggotkin of Nurgle? If so, how do you find them?

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