A Small Warcry Rabbit Hole: Crypt of Blood, Underworlds, and the First Extra Boxes
We had one of those very familiar hobby conversations recently: someone asks one innocent question, and ten minutes later we’re comparing starter sets, Underworlds warbands, point values, and wondering how many boxes it takes before a “small skirmish project” quietly becomes a proper collection.
This time the topic was Warcry, with a side trip into Warhammer Underworlds.
So what were we actually looking at?
It started with Stas trying to identify which vampire set Michał had. At first there was some uncertainty whether we were talking about a dedicated Warcry box or one of the smaller Underworlds warbands.
That turned out to be a very useful distinction, because for anyone new to this corner of the hobby, it’s not immediately obvious how these products relate to each other.
Our working summary during the chat was basically this:
- Warhammer Underworlds is a board-game-style system with miniatures
- those miniatures can also be used outside Underworlds
- and in this case, some of them are fully usable in Warcry
That last bit is where things got interesting for us.
Crypt of Blood as a gateway drug
Michał explained that he got Warcry: Crypt of Blood as a Christmas present from Wojtek. After reading the book included in the set, he found a note saying that Underworlds warbands are a good way to get started quickly in Warcry.
And, well, that was enough.
Encouraged by this discovery, he immediately picked up Warhammer Underworlds: Heroes and Hunters as well. That was the box containing the Kharadron warband end3r had already played with.
So in a very short time, one starter set turned into a broader plan:
- start with Crypt of Blood
- expand with Heroes and Hunters
- use those warbands in Warcry
- then build terrain on top of that
Honestly, that feels like a very relatable hobby progression.
The specific warbands we talked about
During the discussion we narrowed down the vampire side to The Crimson Court, which Stas found listed on Warcrier under the Soulblight Gravelords options for Warcry.
On the other side, end3r mentioned the Kharadron warband:
- Thundrik’s Profiteers
He had already used them in a game, and they are listed normally on Warcrier. The only downside, as he put it, is that they lean into a more careful, management-heavy playstyle. Which is great right up until you realize you have accidentally signed up for “careful management” as your hobby destiny.
We also briefly noted that these kinds of individual, more elite dwarf models seem to exist in decent numbers in the rules listings, but local availability can be awkward.
The purchase itself
The concrete buy here was Heroes and Hunters, which Michał found for 249 PLN at Planeta Prezent.
That was the key “purchase” moment in the conversation: not just getting a box because it looks cool, but getting it after spotting a practical route into Warcry through Underworlds miniatures.
That kind of crossover is always nice. It makes a purchase feel less like a random impulse and more like a clever hobby multiplier.
Nobody is getting those vampires
Stas, naturally, immediately asked the important question: would Michał sell the vampires from Crypt of Blood?
The answer was a firm and cheerful no.
Not only did Michał want to paint them, but he also pointed out that the set is only around 440 points, so it’s not exactly some oversized force that can easily be split off without consequences. Stas was already thinking in proper Warcry terms — using them as building blocks for a band, maybe as a hero piece, with Prince Duvalle specifically in mind.
But Michał’s position was clear: he wants to keep his Underworlds miniatures, especially with the idea of eventually building something more on the Order side as well.
Very understandable. Once a box stops being “some spare models” and starts becoming “part of a future plan,” it’s much harder to let go.
Next step: terrain
One of our favorite parts of the whole exchange was that the buying didn’t stop at miniatures.
Michał also announced that he was planning to buy a few sheets of XPS foam that same week and start building terrain.
That’s exactly the kind of escalation we love to see.
A skirmish game setup really comes alive once the table starts getting proper scenery, and homemade terrain always adds a lot of personality. We’re very curious to see what comes out of that project.
And what about books?
Toward the end, the conversation drifted into rules questions, with Dubry asking how the book hierarchy works and whether there is a main rulebook.
Michał confirmed that Warcry does have a core rulebook, while also clarifying that the book shown in the attached screenshot was actually the core book for “big battle” Age of Sigmar, not Warcry.
That kind of confusion is also extremely normal when getting into Games Workshop systems. There are always just enough books, boxes, and overlapping product lines to make every beginner ask some version of: wait, which game is this for again?
Final thoughts
What we like most about this whole exchange is that it captures a very real early-stage Warcry experience:
- you start with a starter set
- you discover that Underworlds warbands can pull double duty
- you buy one extra box
- you start thinking about heroes and points
- and suddenly you’re also shopping for foam to build terrain
That’s a good hobby week.
We’ll definitely be watching this little Warcry pile grow.