Across the densely wooded isle of Neos, potent nexuses of life magic pulse. Armies now gather to battle under those vibrant boughs, slipping along hidden paths and seizing sites of Ghyranite power to preserve or turn to their own ends. In this season’s General’s Handbook, you will find all the information you need to gather your forces and dive straight into the Matched Play environment of the Realm of Life.
The General’s Handbook 2025-2026 contains a wealth of content for Matched Play games in the war-torn setting of the Mortal Realms, where you can achieve glory on the battlefield in contests of skill and generalship against fellow players.
This 72-page softcover book contains:
– A brief background section bringing you up to speed with the latest narrative events in Warhammer Age of Sigmar.
– Matched Play Season Rules 2025-2026. Includes a section on the special rules for the Ghyranite Objectives – Oakenbrow, Gnarlroot, Winterleaf, and Heartwood.
– Rules for Battle Tactics and information detailing how to score extra victory points by completing the objectives on battle tactics cards you choose when you assemble your army.
– A blank tournament scoring sheet to keep track of important information throughout the game, such as victory points and battle tactics.
– 12x brand-new Matched Play battleplans.
– The Warhammer Age of Sigmar Core Rules, reprinted here for reference during your games. A rules glossary is also included at the back of this book.
– Advanced Rules for applying to matched play battlepacks, including Commands, Terrain, Magic, Army Composition, and Command Models.
This pack also contains the following:
– 1x Deck of battlepack cards, including 1x double-sided rules reference card, 6x battle tactics cards and 6x double-sided battleplan cards. The cards measure 161.5mm by 107.1mm.
– 13x Double-sided universal manifestation warscroll cards and spell lore cards. The warscroll cards measure 70mm by 121mm.
– 6x Objective mats, featuring a 40mm central objective, and a 3″ circle around the outside. They are each 192.4mm in diameter and feature a top made from a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material with a matte finish and a flocked underside to reduce slippage on the gaming surface.
The book also contains a one-use code to unlock battleplans, tactics, season rules, and updated rules modules content in Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App.
