What do I need to start Necromunda?

A new edition arrived in summer 2026

Games Workshop revealed a new edition of Necromunda in summer 2026, called Necromunda: Skirmish. Its Core Set went on pre-order on 1 August. Games Workshop says it brings together more than nine years of updates into one cleaner rule set. The core of gang warfare in the underhive stays the same. Specialisations for gangers, a save value for every fighter and scenario cards are among the changes.

Products with Necromunda Skirmish in the title belong to the new edition. Older titles, such as the 2021 Hive War box, were written for the previous edition. A listing titled only Necromunda: Rulebook (English) does not say Skirmish, so check the edition before you buy a book.

What the Core Set holds

The Core Set: Necromunda Skirmish holds:

• 16 miniatures: eight House Escher and eight Goliath Bruisers.
• One game board and one Zone Mortalis: Factoria Pipe terrain kit.
• The Necromunda Core Rulebook, plus gang tactics and campaign scenario cards.
• A starter guide and construction booklet.
• 54 condition and status markers, a folding range ruler, dice and templates.

The miniatures come unpainted and some assembly may be required. The listing does not say they are push-fit, so plan on clippers and plastic glue.

What a gang box adds

Each Underhive Crew box holds a gang of unpainted miniatures. The counts on our listings differ by house.

A starting gang is small. A Games Workshop designer says he aims for eight to ten fighters when founding a gang, so one crew box is plenty for a first campaign.

Which book you still need

The Core Rulebook has 168 pages and covers the lore, core rules, the campaign, scenarios, gang tactics and skills, and the Trading Post. Gang lists live in other books. Gangs of the Underhive (£26.47, sold out at the moment) runs to 128 pages and covers Cawdor, Delaque, Escher, Goliath, Orlock and Van Saar, plus Palanite Enforcers, Venator gangs and Corpse Grinder Cults. Games Workshop has also begun releasing Underhive Journals for individual houses (Escher and Goliath so far, with Orlock announced), with extra fighters, equipment and variant gangs. You do not need a journal to start.

Terrain

The Core Set's board and single terrain kit are a starting point. Necromunda rewards height and clutter: a smaller board with several connected levels beats a large flat one, and almost any industrial scatter works. We list Zone Mortalis and Thatos Pattern terrain in the Necromunda range.