If you’re not a huge detailed miniatures to paint and personalize, growing your gaming environment, and adding some of the best Warhammer accessories to your collection to make Warhammer a hobbyist’s holy grail.
If you’re ready to add some new accessories to your Warhammer gaming universe, this list is the perfect place to begin! Why is Warhammer more than just a game or a hobby? Ask any Warhammer gamer, and they’ll take a deep (maybe shaky) breath before beginning a deep-dive explanation of the dark and mysterious settings, the grim and gritty storylines, and the generations of characters with history, nuance, and layer upon layer of lore. Even better, Warhammer has something for everyone in the game-geek world, from books like the Warhammer 4K: Horus Heresy, Age of Darkness set, to video games, a movie, and of course — going back to where the magic began — an addictive tabletop game with armies of hand-painted characters, tons of the best Warhammer accessories, and battles to strategize and play out around the table with friends.
Whether it’s painting armies of Space Marines that makes you happy or leading a battle on a perfectly scaled tabletop terrain, you’ll need accessories to make the most out of the Warhammer experience.
This attractive carrying case by Enhance features durable black fabric with gold-toned zippers and details. A buckled strap on the front pocket has a magnetic closure for easy access to the rule book while two roomy accessory pockets store game necessities like dice, measuring tape, markers, notebooks, and gaming gauges. This storage case is one of the best Warhammer accessories for any gamer and makes a much-appreciated gift.
Enhance Portable Miniature Figure Storage & Carrying Case
- Type
- Storage and carrying case for miniatures
- Color Options
- Black
- What's Included
- Carrying case and 4 foam layers
- Brand
- Enhance
Whether you game at home or take the show on the road to play Warhammer with friends, you need a secure, reliable storage case for storing and transporting your hand-painted miniatures safely. That’s why one of the best Warhammer accessories is a dependable storage case. The Enhance Portable Miniature Figure Storage & Carrying Case is a must-have for Warhammer gamers with a rugged, waterproof fabric, durable design, and 4 soft foam protective trays to keep your pieces safely separated to prevent banging, rubbing, and chipping. The case comes with three soft foam trays with 36 slots in each to store your hand-painted army figures. A fourth tray has adaptable “pick and pluck” foam, so you can customize storage spaces for larger or unusually shaped miniatures.
- Carry it two ways with a top handle and padded shoulder strap
- Slotted foam trays in the interior keeps each miniatures separate and protected
- Roomy storage compartments for accessories and rulebook
- Includes a "pick and pluck" tray for larger figures with adaptable storage compartment shapes and sizes
- Stores and carries upright, but you have to set it on its side to open and close
- Buckle on the front is a faux buckle with magnetic closure which does allow easier opening but may not be as secure as a real buckle
The game markers come in two sizes with 10 ½-inch flame markers and 10 1-inch markers. The easy, glueless assembly takes only minutes. Just gently pop the flames and firelog bases out of the punchboard and insert the flames into the bases, and you’re ready to play. The versatile tokens are perfect for Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Firetower, and other tabletop games. This is one of the best Warhammer accessories to give as a gift to any gamer!
Smonex Wooden Flame Game Markers
- Type
- Game pieces/markers
- Color Options
- Wood shade
- What's Included
- 10 1/20 inch markers and 10 1-inch markers
- Brand
- SMONEX
One of the best aspects of RPG-style tabletop games like Warhammer is setting up the terrain and adding fun miniatures and pieces for 3D realism. One of the best Warhammer accessories to really make your game pieces pop is the Smonex Wooden Mini Flame Markers. This set of twenty markers aren’t your average plastic tokens, but instead offer the vintage game-piece style we love with real birch plywood pieces. This is a set of twenty flame markers in two sizes to mark your combat areas, track damage, or build a defensive fire line.
- Sturdy, eco-friendly birch wood markers
- Perfect for marking combat areas or damage spots
- Line the markers for a line of fire
- Glueless assembly
- Remove the pieces from the punch-board carefully so they don't splinter
- Flames may detach from bases when you move them around the board
This game mat in the large 48 x 72-inch size is just right for tabletop games and works well for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering games as well the world of Warhammer. It’s available in 6 color choices, including cobblestone and road decay, making this game mat one of the best Warhammer accessories for more than just Warhammer but for all of your favorite tabletop role-playing games.
Melee Battle Game Mat
- Size
- 48 x 72 inches
- Material
- Vinyl
- Color(s)
- Moss-grid, blue space, cobblestone, dark moss, moss, road decay
- Brand
- Melee
Warhammer is more than just a game, it’s an alternate universe of its own with a rich history and unforgettable characters. That’s why one of the best Warhammer accessories for serious tabletop battles is the Melee Battle Game Mat. Why spend hours painting and detailing your models if you’re going to take them into battle on a plain dining room table? Instead, you can transform any surface into the perfect battleground base for your carefully painted armies and make the game a more immersive experience.
The Melee Battle Game Mat is made of tough, durable vinyl that’s waterproof and fade-resistant with built-in UV-ray protection. It’s foldable to take on the go for gaming with friends, but also thick and tear-resistant. The Moss-grid color option is ideal for Warhammer games, with a grid added to the graphics for more accurate movements on the battlefield. Best of all, the colors and graphics offer a realistic green and brown mossy ground surface to bring the game alive.
- Waterproof, tear-resistant vinyl
- UV-protected for fade resistance
- Available in 6 graphic types including space, cobblestone, dark moss, and road decay for a variety of playing surfaces
- Perfect game mat for Warhammer, Dungeones & Dragons, or Magic the Gathering
- Could be improved it was dry-erase marker friendly
- Comes in many graphic designs, but lacks a city-scape option
A self-healing cutting mat with cutting grids protects surfaces. Best of all, this set includes basing products like brown battleground sand, super glue, and 77 swamp grass tufts.
This is one of the best Warhammer accessories to give as a gift, or to give the gift of getting ready to game to yourself!
The Army Painter Basic Hobby Collection Kit
- Type
- Tool and paint kit
- Color Options
- Multi-colored paints
- What's Included
- Modeling tools, 20 paints, swamp tufts, sandy basing material, super glue, paint brushes
- Brand
- The Army Painter
One of the best aspects of Warhammer gaming is the hobbyist side of the activity, with the fun of transforming monochromatic plastic miniatures into masterpieces with personalized touches and delicate details. One of the best Warhammer accessories for those just beginning the world of Warhammer or for a long-time hobbyist is The Army Painter Basic Hobby Collection Kit. It has everything you need to turn your miniature armies into works of art before battling.
This set offers the ideal selection with everything you need for assembling, painting, and basing right at your fingertips. Just buy your models and get started. It comes with 20 bold acrylic paints, including metallics, special effects paints, and Quickshade washes for adding patina, all in convenient dropper bottles. A base brush and fine-tipped paintbrush help you paint like the pros. You’ll also find all the tools you need for assembly, including a frame cutter, hobby knife, and files.
- Paints come in handy dropper bottles
- The most complete kit with everything you need to get started-just add miniatures
- Set includes a base brush and a fine-tipped brush
- Would be nice if it came with a couple of beginner models for beginners
Every Warhammer gamer needs a great gauge for measuring the game’s combat movements and other actions in an easy-to-use format that goes beyond an ordinary wooden or plastic ruler. Made for the world of Warhammer, the 5-Inch Combat Gauge by Litko is one of the best Warhammer accessories to add to your own collection or to give to the gamer in your life.
5-Inch Combat Gauge for Warhammer 4K
- Type
- Wound chart calculating gauge
- Color Options
- Green
- What's Included
- 1 5-inch gauge
- Brand
- Litko
In the heat of battle in the tight spaces of your tabletop game of Warhammer 4K, the last thing you need is a long, bulky ruler to measure battle distances and the tiniest movements on the table. Standard rulers easily knock your miniatures out of place and disturb the game. Instead, one of the best Warhammer accessories is the 5-Inch Combat Gauge. Use it to measure coherency and tiny base-to-base measurements as well as for calculating important wound scores using either side.
This 5-inch translucent acrylic gauge is compatible with the rules of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition, with all the close action ranges you need in a single, 2-sided gauge. It includes a 5-inch vertical engagement range, a 3-inch pile-in, consolidation, a 1-inch engagement range, and a 1/2-inch fight range. All markings are clear, bright, and in high-contrast colors for easy readability. You’ll love the fade-resistant white print on the green acrylic gauge.
- Print is bright and easy to read
- Sturdy and durable
- Wound chart on both sides
- Could be improved with a nice case or storage box
The Jucoci 2-in-1 Painting Handle for Miniatures comes with modeling putty to temporarily secure the miniatures in place while you paint. This is one of the best Warhammer accessories to boost your miniature painting to a pro level!
Jucoci 2-in-1 Painting Handle for Miniatures
- Type
- Painting handle for miniatures
- Color Options
- Woodgrain
- What's Included
- Handle and anti-shake bracket
- Brand
- jucoci
Warhammer gamers understand that painting large batches of miniatures for their battling armies is an important part of the game and a big part of the fun. That’s why one of the best Warhammer accessories for any hobbyist is the Jucoci 2-in-1 Painting Handle for Miniatures. Unlike plastic painting handles, the natural black walnut wood and ergonomic design of the Jucoci handle feel comfortable in your hand even after hours of painting without sweat buildup and slippage. It also comes with a magnetic extender attachment.
The Jucoci painting handle comes with 6 exchangeable discs, so you can quickly exchange miniatures and work on up to 6 at a time in various stages. For example, you can remove one miniature after roughing in the colors and allow it to dry before adding details and then switch it out with one in a later stage of painting to do the final wash — all without having to remove the miniatures from the discs. Each cap allows 360-degree rotation while you paint. Best of all, the metal anti-shake frame makes it easy to accomplish the finest of details by resting your painting hand against the frame for steadiness.
- Anti-shake bracket helps steady your hand for detailing
- 360-degree turning makes it easy to paint all sides of a miniature
- Ergonomically designed for a comfortable fit in most hand sizes
- 6 setting caps lets you easily switch between miniatures so you can have up to 6 miniatures in various stages of painting
- Extender handle has a magnetic attachment and may joggle out of place with excess thumb pressure
- The drill holes for the metal frame may swell during shipping and require reopening
Upgrade any tabletop RPG instantly with a look that says, “ready to battle!” This set is one of the best Warhammer accessories to fit the mood of the best tabletop battle game of all time.
Bullet Metal Dice Set
- Type
- Dice
- Color Options
- brass
- What's Included
- 6 dice with metal storage box
- Brand
- Lynx
Why spend all that time creating masterpieces out of your Warhammer miniatures just to throw plain white plastic dice onto the tabletop while you’re battling? One of the best Warhammer miniatures adds a thematic touch to your gameplay that everyone will notice and appreciate. The Bullet Metal Dice Set by Lynx is perfect for tabletop role-playing games like Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons. It’s a set of six dice in solid brass, realistically shaped like bullets in gleaming brass metal.
Each six-sided die is weighty and satisfying to toss, with just the right amount of heft when you throw them into the mix. The numbers on the casings are clear and easy to read while the solid format means the dice never separate into two pieces as the cheaper imitations sometimes do. The coppery color on each gleaming bullet tip is baked into the metal itself, so there’s no paint to worry about chipping off. Each die remains perfect, so you can keep on rolling in Warhammer style.
This set is perfectly gift-ready, with a nice metal storage box that makes them easy to transport and store. A foam insert separates each piece until you’re ready to play.
- Solid and weighty dice are very satisfying to roll
- Also perfect for Dungeons & Dragons games
- Realistic ammo look with no paint to chip
- Comes in a nice storage box with foam inserts to store each die
- Be sure to roll them into a tray or away from gaming pieces because they're heavy enough to knock down miniatures
- The paint on the carrying case scratches easily
This is one of the best Warhammer accessories to give to the gamer who has everything. It’s laser cut from smooth, durable acrylic that has a satisfying feel in your hands. It comes pre-assembled and ready to play, and it transports easily in a pocket or a game accessory bag. It’s a must-have for gamers who want to dial up the action and step away from the notepads and pencils!
Litko Command Points Dial #0-30
- Type
- Command points dial
- Color Options
- Blue
- What's Included
- One dial
- Brand
- Litko
Why write everything down when you can easily track your battle casualties, health, energy, and all status points in Warhammer gaming with handy dial devices? One of the best Warhammer accessories for serious players is the Litko Command Points Dial. It’s compatible with Warhammer 40,000 games under the 8th edition rule book. The simple plus and minus dial format makes it simple to keep track of command points with easy-gripping edges to quickly change the current total without stepping out of the action to jot down points and counts on a notebook.
The Litko Command Points Dial is made of translucent blue acrylic on one side and ivory acrylic on the bottom layer. Black numerals make it easy to read your points as you dial up or down to increase or decrease. This blue dial is made to contrast with Litko’s red wound dials, so there are no worries about mixing up the dials to keep precise counts on multiple aspects of the game.
- Pre-assembled and marked
- Bold numbers for readability
- Non-slip edges for quickly changing the wound count total
- A nice storage box would be a good upgrade
This is one of the best Warhammer accessories to kick the game up a notch with realistic village terrain. It’s also perfect for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop games, train sets, toy villages, or to add to a miniature collection.
TowerRex Wooden Village for Warhammer or D&D
- Material
- Wood
- Painted?
- No
- What's Included
- 6 Wooden structures, a wagon, a covered wagon, 3 market booths and fencing
- Brand
- TowerRex
Warhammer has been a phenomenon since the 1980s not only for the battling game itself, but also because hobbyists have a heyday with the art of assembling, painting, and detailing miniature armies and their worlds. That’s why one of the best Warhammer accessories available today is the ToweRex Wooden Village. For those who love miniatures, this set takes their Warhammer crafting up a level to create a stunning terrain environment for a more immersive gaming experience.
The ToweRex Wooden Village comes with six structures, including houses, cottages, a stable, and a fence. It also has a farm wagon and covered wagon as well as three market booths for the town square. Each structure has tons of details etched into the pieces and lift-off roofs for access to the interior. Each wooden piece is beautiful as is, but is also a hobbyist’s dream for painting and personalizing. The set is also fun and challenging to assemble with sturdy, well-crafted pieces. You’ll love the incredible details in this miniature village such as cobblestone floors, rough-hewn fences, and intricate roof tiles as well as interior details.
- All structures have removable roofs for interior access
- Surprisingly sturdy and well-made pieces
- Assembly is a little challenging and best for those who enjoy puzzles
This universal battling board is one of the best Warhammer accessories to give to RPG gamers who enjoy ALL tabletop battle games.
Melee Ultimate Grid Game Board
- Size
- 22 X 26 inches
- Material
- Laminated cardboard
- Color(s)
- Green, brown, gray
- Brand
- Melee
One of the best Warhammer accessories to give the game a boost in realism for a more immersive experience is the Melee Ultimate Battle Grid Game Board. This double-sided game box and board offer two different terrain styles for playing Warhammer 4K, Pathfinder, and Dungeons & Dragons. One side is a mossy battleground terrain with 1-inch grid lines and the other is a dark and gloomy dungeon. The set includes 4 dry-erase markers and an eraser, so you can mark your combat points in each battle. It also comes with reusable peel-and-stick decals.
The Melee Ultimate Battle Grid Game Board offers ultra compatibility for a universal gaming experience that works for all your favorite tabletop games. It comes with an extra layer for easy wiping to clean away dry-erase marks and sticky fingerprints left behind by those snacking gamers. The sturdy storage box has playable sides for a 3-dimensional effect in your gaming. All 4 sides of the game box are detailed and playable. The slide-resistant surface helps to keep all game pieces firmly in place, so there’s less arguing about moved positions if the play area is jostled. Just draw in your territories for each battle and then wipe them away for the next big game session.
- Anti-slide surface keeps soldiers and other minatures in place
- Includes dry erase markers and eraser
- Double-sided with battleground terrain on one side and dungeon environment on the other, perfect for Warhammer and D&D
- Sketch out combat encounters with the dry erase markers and make changes as needed in each game
- Marker quality needs improving, you may want to upgrade with a better set
- Peel and cling decals lose their cling after a few uses
The Best Warhammer Accessories to Make the Most Out of Your Modeling Hobby
Warhammer is much more than a game, it’s also an intensely absorbing hobby that begins with painting and personalizing literal armies of miniatures. These aren’t just your typical toy soldiers, Warhammer armies are Space Marines, Blood Angels, Imperial Knights, Orks, and even Plague Zombies. Whether you battle or simply collect, it all begins with some of the best Warhammer accessories for transforming monochrome plastic pop-out figures into tiny works of art with colors, shading, details, and washes to give each piece a patina of aged glory.
Before you begin creating your army, you’ll need a set of hobby tools and paints. Some accessories you’re sure to need include tools for removing the miniatures from their plastic molds, and filing down rough seams and edges. Then you’ll want some high-quality paints in the colors the unique Warhammer pieces demand. Brushes, tools, and miniature holders are also must-haves for making an army your own.
What Are the Best Warhammer Accessories for the Tabletop?
Once your armies are painted, detailed, and ready to battle, you’ve put far too much effort and artistry into each tiny masterpiece to place them on a plain tabletop. Your Chaos Knights and World Eaters deserve a fitting battleground and the tools, game pieces, and accessories to begin battling. Luckily, some of the best Warhammer accessories transform your table into a miniature battleground terrain, with a realistic ground surface, structures, hills, and equipment. Even one of the best Warhammer 4K game sets isn’t enough. To play the game, you’ll also need dice, dice trays, measuring tools, a dial, and a carrying case to transport your armies to distant battlegrounds.
Whether you’re buying for yourself or a loved one who’s also a Warhammer hound, the best Warhammer accessories are always a welcome addition to the warfare!