Army compatibility between Warhammer settings
Here is a list of all armies that have been part of the many "Warhammer" settings, and in how many of them they're playable.
Disclaimer: This list takes into account the rules, not the models. For example, all elf models can be used on eldar lists as "count as", and viceversa. This list is more interested in armies that keep similar rules and named units in all settings.
- While the list of the playable armies in WTOW will be almost identical, if not 100% identical to the old WHFB armies, we'll keep the TBD tag until we get official confirmation. The only exeption will be the armies that won't make sense being there (aka, the 40k ones).
The List
| Army | Warhammer 40,000 (40K) | Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WHFB) | Warhammer: Age of Sigmar (AoS) | Warhammer: The Old World (WTOW) | Total games playable. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Marines (SM, DW, GK, BA, SW, DA) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Imperial Guard (AM, Scions) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus (AdMech) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Imperial Knights (IK) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Adeptus Titanicus (Titans) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Sisters of Battle/Adeptus Ministorum (SoB) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Talons of the Emperor (AC, SoS) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Officio Assassinorum | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Inquisition (Inq) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Squats | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 0 |
| Chaos Space Marines (CSM, DG, TS) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Chaos Daemons (CD) | Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Chaos | TBD | 3 |
| Renegade Knights (RK) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Lost and Dammned | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 0 |
| Eldar (Cr, DE, Har, Ynnari) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Tyranids (Nids, GSC) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Necrons (Nec) | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Orks | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Tau | Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | Non Playable | 1 |
| Empire of Man | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 2 |
| Bretonnia | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 2 |
| Elves (HE, DE, WE) | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 2 |
| Dwarves | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 2 |
| Tomb Kings | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Death | TBD | 2 |
| Vampire Counts | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Death | TBD | 2 |
| Lizardmen/Seraphon | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 2 |
| Orcs & Goblins | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Destructuon | TBD | 2 |
| Ogres | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Destructuon | TBD | 2 |
| Warriors of Chaos | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Chaos | TBD | 2 |
| Chaos Dwarves | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Chaos | TBD | 2 |
| Beastmen | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Chaos | TBD | 2 |
| Skaven | Non Playable | Playable | See Alliance: Chaos | TBD | 2 |
| Stormcast Eternals | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Daughters of Khaine | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Fyreslayers | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Idoneth Deepkin | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Kharadron Overlords | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Sylvaneth | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Order | TBD | 1 |
| Flesh-Eater Courts | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Death | TBD | 1 |
| Nighthaunt | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Death | TBD | 1 |
| Ossiarch Bonereapers | Non Playable | Non Playable | See Alliance: Death | TBD | 1 |
Some details
- Age of Sigmar did a lot of renaming to old factions, as well as mix and match certain armies to fit the new lore. Thus, it's important to check the alliances to see if WHFB units have rules in AoS and in which faction.
- Cities of Sigmar is where pretty much all the Empire models (and High & Dark elves, and regular Dwarves, and whatever survived from Bretonnia...) ended up. It's a collage of old armies on the side of Order all together.
- Chaos Daemons is divided into multiple battletomes in AoS: Blades of Khorne, Disciples of Tzeentch, Maggotkin of Nurgle and Hedonites of Slaanesh.
- Chaos Dwarves are now the Legion of Azgorh.
- The Beastmen are now the Beasts Of Chaos.
- The old Orcs and Goblins are now multiple armies of Destruction, such as the Gloomspite Gitz, Bonesplitters, Ironjaws...
- While Bretonnia and the Tomb Kings "technically" have rules for AoS, they were pretty much there as a "Warscroll Compendium", which won't get any updates ever, so they are de facto squatted in AoS, and there's little to no hope to see them in Age of Sigmar 2nd Edition.
- The Chaos Daemons in general are the most versatile faction of all, since they can be played in all settings. In contrast, almost all 40k armies (and some of the AoS ones) are only playable in their own setting. The division between the sci-fi 40k and the low/high fantasy makes this inevitable, though the shared realm of Chaos makes Chaos armies able to share certain units.