Stay in the know with the official Games Workshop bases to use for Warhammer 40k with this complete basing size guide for miniatures.
Updated Feb 25th, 2025, by Rob Baer with new information, base sizes (new Krieg and Aeldari), and links to relevant content.
When it comes to Warhammer 40k, base sizes aren’t just a minor detail—they’re the foundation of your army’s battlefield presence. Knowing which base size your miniatures need can mean the difference between rule-savvy gameplay and awkward table mishaps.
With this guide, you’ll have all the official info on Games Workshop (GW) bases and magnets at your fingertips, keeping your Warhammer models tournament-ready and rules-compliant.
From iconic units to the latest releases, we’ve got the sizing specs laid out so you can focus on what really matters: crushing your foes in style. Let’s get your army standing tall—literally.
If you are looking for a base guide on GW’s other games, like Warhammer 40k or The Old World, we have them for you below as well.
Base Size Reference Guide Updated For 10th Edition
Here is a short list of different base sizes for Warhammer 40,000 miniatures that can be very helpful when painting, assembling, or using magnets. We have a more comprehensive list below by faction and unit name for you as well.
| 40k GW Base Size | 40k Model Type For Warhammer Bases |
| 25mm Round | Small Infantry Size |
| 32mm Round | New “Standard” Infantry Size |
| 40mm Round | Mid-sized Infantry & Characters |
| 50mm Round | Large Infantry or Teams of Models |
| 60mm Round | Monster & Small Vehicle Base |
| 80-100mm Round | Bigger Monsters & Vehicles |
| 90x52mm Oval | Vehicles & Walkers |
| 120x92mm Oval | Flying Vehicles & Walkers |
| 170x 105mm Oval | Knight Walkers & Monsters |
| 30mm Clear Round | Small Flight Base |
| 55mm Clear Round | Large Flight Base |
A nice thing to point out is that so long as you discuss things with the opponents that you play with, you can usually use any base size you want in 40k. Unless you’re in a competitive tournament environment, base sizes don’t matter much, assuming you are reasonable with it, i.e., don’t go putting an Ork boy on a Primarch base.
Age of Sigmar Warhammer Bases Sizes Guide
Curiously, there isn’t an official Warhammer 40k reference for base sizing, even though there is a guide for Age of Sigmar Warhammer Bases:
Games workshop actually regularly updates the FAQ for base sizes in the Age of Sigmar. So, if there’s a change, you need to check the FAQ, and you’re good to go! Warhammer 40,000 base sizes are, unfortunately, a little bit more of a guessing game.
Warhammer 40k Base Sizes Reference Guide
This Warhammer 40k Base Size Reference Guide is a comprehensive list of different Games Workshop base sizes for miniatures that can be very helpful. Most of the time, it’s nearly impossible to find the exact “official” base size for Warhammer 40k models!
While the correct bases are sent out with new Warhammer 40k models, if you ever buy anything second-hand, use third-party alternatives, or convert your models, you have to use online resources or GW’s own website (if the items are still listed for sale) to figure out the correct Warhammer bases.
Here are all the current Warhammer 40k base sizes included in the most recent model kits purchased new from Games Workshop, organized by faction and model name.
Adepta Sororitas Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Agathae Dolan 25mm
- Arco‐Flagellants 25mm
- Battle Sisters Squad 32mm
- Canoness 32mm
- Canoness With Jump Pack 32mm Flying Base
- Celestine 40mm
- Death Cult Assassin 25mm
- Dialogus 40mm
- Hospitalier 50mm
- Imagifier 32mm
- Junith Eruita 50mm Flying Base
- Missionary 32mm
- Mortifiers 50mm
- Morvenn Vahl 60mm
- Novitiate Superior 32mm
- Novitiates 28.5mm
- Paragon Warsuit 50mm
- Penitent Engine 50mm
- Preacher 25mm
- Repentia 28.5mm
- Seraphim Squad 32mm Flying Base
- Triump of Saint Katherine Oval 120mm
- Zephyrim Squad 32mm Flying Base
Adeptus Custodes Warhammer Bases
- Allarus Custodians Terminators 40mm
- Ares Gunship 160mm Round Flying Base
- Captain-General Trajann Valoris 40mm
- Contemptor Dreadnought 60mm
- Custodian Guard 40mm
- Custodian Wardens 40mm
- Orion Assault Dropship 160mm Round Flying Base
- Prosecutor Squad 32mm
- Shield Captains on Foot (with or without Pyrithite Spear) 40mm
- Sisters of Silence 32mm
- Terminator Aquilon 50mm
- Venerable Dreadnought 60mm
- Vertus Praetors Oval 75x42mm Flying Base
- Vexilus Praetors 40mm
- Vigilator Squad 32mm
- Witchseeker Squad 32mm
Adeptus Mechanicus
- Archaopter Fusilave 170x109mm (Oval) Flying Base
- Bellisarius Cawl 105x70mm
- Corpuscarii Electro‐priests 32mm
- Cybernetica Datasmith 32mm
- Fulgurite Electro-Priests 32mm
- Ironstrider Balistarius 105x70mm
- Kastellan Robot 60mm
- Kataphron Breachers 60mm
- Kataphron Destroyers 60mm
- Onager Dunecrawler 130mm
- Pteraxii Skystalkers 40mm Flying Base
- Pteraxii Sterylizors 40mm Flying Base
- Serberys Raiders 60x35mm (Oval)
- Serberys Sulphurhound 60x35mm (Oval)
- Sicarian Infiltrators 40mm
- Sicarian Ruststalkers 40mm
- Skitarii Marshal 32mm
- Skitarii Rangers 25mm
- Skitarii Vanguard 25mm
- Skratros 40mm
- Stratoraptor 170x109mm (Oval) Flying Base
- Sydonian Dragoon 105x70mm
- Tech Priest Dominus 50mm
- Tech Priest Enginseer 32mm
- Tech Priest Manipulus 40mm
- Technoarcheologist 32mm
- Transvector 170x109mm (Oval) Flying Base
Aeldari (Including Harlequins & Ynarri)
- Asurman 40mm
- Autarch, Warlock 32mm
- Avatar of Khaine 80mm
- Baharroth 40mm
- Dark Reapers 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Dire Avengers 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Falcon 60mm Flying Base
- Farseer/Spritseer 25mm
- Feugan 40mm
- Fire Dragons 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Flyer 120x90mm, height: 127mm
- Guardians, Servants, Rangers 28.5mm
- Harlequins Characters 25mm
- Heavy Weapon Platform 40mm
- Howling Banshees 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Jain Zar 40mm
- Jetbike 32mm
- Lhykis 40mm
- Maugan Ra 40mm
- Shining Spears, Shroud runner 60mm
- Skyweaver 60mm
- Skyrunner Character 32mm
- Striking Scorpions 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Swooping Hawks 32mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Troupe 25mm
- Vaul’s Wrath Battery 40mm
- Visarch 32mm
- Voidweaver, Starweaver 60mm Flying Base
- War Walker 60mm
- Warp Spiders 28.5mm (shrine icon tokens are 25mm)
- Wave Serpent 60mm Flying Base
- Wraithguard 40mm
- Wraithknight 120x90mm (Oval)
- Wraithlord 60mm
- Yncarne 80mm
- Yvraine 75 X 42mm (Oval)
Astra Militarum Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Artillery Team 130mm round
- Bullgryns 40mm
- Cadian Command Squad 28mm
- Castellan 28mm
- Combat Engineers 25mm (Augur 40mm)
- Commissar 28mm
- Creed 32mm
- Death Riders of Krieg 60x35mm (Oval)
- Field Ordnance Battery 100mm
- Gaunt Ghosts 28mm
- Harker 25mm
- Heavy Weapon Squad 50mm
- Karskins 28mm
- Krieg Command Squad 28mm
- Leontus 80mm
- Lord Marshal Varnan Dreir 75mm (Oval)
- Nork Deddog 40mm
- Ogryn Bodyguard 40mm
- Ogryns 40mm
- Other Infantry 25mm
- Priest 32mm
- Psyker 32mm
- Ratlings 25mm
- Rough Riders 60x35mm (Oval)
- Sentinel 80mm
- Sly Marbo 32mm
- Straken 25mm
- Techpriest Enginseer 32mm
- Tempestus Aquilons 28.5mm (Sentry 40mm)
- Valkyrie 120x90mm flying base, height: 127mm
Chaos Space Marines Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Abaddon 60mm
- Accursed Cultists 25mm (Torments 40mm)
- Berzerkers 32mm
- Chaos Biker 75mm (Oval)
- Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought 60mm
- Chaos Havocs 40mm
- Chaos Lord 40mm
- Chaos Spawn 50mm
- Chaos Space Marines 32mm
- Cultists 25mm
- Daemon Prince 60mm
- Dark Apostle 40mm
- Dark Disciples 25mm
- Dreadclaw 120x90mm (Oval)
- Fellgor Ravagers 32mm
- Forgefiend 120x92mm
- Haarken 40mm
- Hellbrute 60mm
- Helldrake 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Jump Pack Lord 40mm
- Kharn 40mm
- Lord Discordant 120x92mm (Oval)
- Master of Executions 40mm
- Master of Possession 40mm
- Maulerfiend 120x92mm
- Noise Marines 32mm
- Obliterators 50mm
- Other Power Armour Characters 32mm
- Possessed 40mm
- Raptors 32mm
- Sorcerer 40mm
- Terminator 40mm
- Terminator Character 40mm
- Venom Crawler 100mm
- Warpsmith Oval 60mm
Daemons of Chaos
- Beast of Nurgle 60mm
- Blood Thirster 120x92mm
- Bloodcrushers 90x52mm
- Bloodletters 32mm
- Bloodthrone, Skull Cannon 120x92mm
- Blue Horrors 25mm
- Blue Scribes 60mm
- Brimstone 25mm
- Burning Chariot of Tzeentch 120x92mm
- Changecaster 32mm
- Changeling 40mm
- Chaos Spawn 50mm
- Contorted Epitome Oval 75mm
- Daemon Prince 60mm
- Daemonettes of Slaanesh 25mm
- Epidemius 60mm
- Exalted Flamer 75x41mm
- Flamers of Tzeentch 32mm
- Flesh Hounds Oval 60mm
- Great Unclean One 130mm
- Hellflayer 120x92mm
- Herald of Khorne 40mm
- Herald of Khorne on Juggernaut 60mm
- Herald of Nurgle 32mm
- Herald of Slaanesh 25mm
- Herald of Tzeentch on Disc 60mm flying base
- Horticulous Slimux 105x70mm
- Infernal Enrapturess Oval 60mm
- Karanak Oval 75mm
- Keeper of Secrets 100mm
- Lord of Change 100mm
- Nurglings 40mm
- Pink Horrors 32mm
- Plaguebearers 32mm
- Screamers of Tzeentch 32mm flying base
- Seeker Chariot 120x92mm
- Seekers 25x50mm
- Shalaxi 100mm
- Skaarbrand 100mm
- Skulltaker 40mm
- Slaanesh Fiend Oval 75mm
- Soulgrinder 160mm Round
- Spoilpox Scrivener 40mm
- Syll’Eske 50mm
Death Guard Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Biologus Putrifier 40mm
- Blightlord Terminators 40mm
- Chaos Spawn 50mm
- Daemon Prince 60mm
- Deathshroud Terminators 40mm
- Foetid Bloatdrone 60mm
- Foul Blightspawn 40mm
- Lord of Contagion 50mm
- Malignant Plaguecaster 32mm
- Mortarion 100mm
- Myphitic Blight‐hauler 80mm
- Plague Marine Champion 40mm
- Plague Marine Icon Bearer 32mm
- Plague Marines 32mm
- Plague Surgeon 40mm
- Poxwalkers 25mm
- Scribbus Wretch, the Tallyman 40mm
- Typhus 50mm
Drukhari
- Archon 25mm
- Clawed Fiend 40mm
- Court of the Archon: Ur‐Ghul, Lhamaean, Medusae 25mm
- Cronos 60mm flying base
- Drazhar 40mm
- Grotesques 40mm
- Haemonculus 25mm
- Hellions 32mm flying base
- Incubi 28.5mm
- Kabalites 25mm
- Khymera 40mm
- Lelith Hesperax 32mm
- Mandrakes 28.5mm
- Raider 60mm flying base
- Ravager 60mm flying base
- Razorwing Flock 40mm flying base
- Razorwing Jetfighter 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Reavers 32mm flying base
- Scourge 32mm
- Sslyth 40mm
- Succubus 25mm
- Talos 60mm flying base
- Venom 60mm flying base
- Voidraven Bomber 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Wracks 25mm
- Wyches 25mm
Genestealer Cults Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Abherrants 32mm
- Abominant 40mm
- Acolyte Hybrids 32mm
- Achilles Ridgerunners Oval 120mm
- Atalan Jackals Oval 60mm
- Benefictus 32mm
- Biophagus 25mm
- Hybrid Metamorphs 32mm
- Iconward 32mm
- Magus 32mm
- Neophyte Hybrid Heavy Weapon 32mm
- Neophyte Hybrids 25mm
- Nexos 40mm
- Patriarch 50mm
- Primus 32mm
- Purestrain Genestealers 25mm
- Reductus 32mm
- Wolfquad 60mm
Grey Knights
- Ancient 40mm
- Castellan Crowe 40mm
- Dreadnought 60mm
- Interceptors 32mm
- Kaldor Draigo 40mm
- Nemesis Dreadknight 120x92mm
- Paladin 40mm
- Power Armour Character 32mm
- Purgation 32mm
- Purifiers 32mm
- Servitor 25mm
- Strike Squad 32mm
- Terminator 40mm
- Terminator Armour Character 40mm
- Venerable Dreadnought 60mm
Imperial & Chaos Knights
- Imperial, Renegade Knights Armiger Class Knight 100mm
- Imperial, Renegade Knights Dominus Class Knight Oval 170mm
- Imperial, Renegade Knights Questoris Class Knight Oval 170mm
Agents of the Imperium
- Coteaz 40mm
- Crusader 25mm
- Eisenhorn 32mm
- Exaction Squad 25mm
- Greyfax 32mm
- Imperial Navy Breachers 25mm
- Inquisitorial Agents 25mm
- Inquisitor 25mm
- Jokaero 25mm
- Karamazov 60mm
- Kyria Draxus 32mm
- Ministorum Priest 32mm
- Navigator 32mm
- Officio Assassinorum Assassins 32mm
- Servitor 25mm
Leagues of Votann Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Brôkhyr E‐COG 25mm
- Brôkhyr Iron‐master 32mm
- Brôkhyr Ironkin Assistant 28.5mm
- Brôkhyr Thunderkyn 40mm
- Cthonian Beserks 28.5mm
- Cthonian Beserks mole grenade 25mm
- Cthonian Beserks with mole grenade launcher 50mm
- Einhyr Champion 40mm
- Einhyr Hearthguard 32mm
- Grimnyr 40mm
- Grimnyr CORV 25mm
- Hearthkyn Warriors 28.5mm
- Hekaton Land Fortress No Base
- Hernkyn Pioneers 90×52,5mm Oval
- Kâhl 40mm
- Sagitaur No Base
- Yaegirs 28.5mm
- Ûthar the Destined 40mm
Necrons
- Annihilation Barge 60mm flying base
- Canoptek Scarab 40mm flying base
- Canoptek Spyder 60mm flying base
- Canoptek Wraith 50mm
- Chronomancien 40mm
- C’tan Shard 60mm
- Death Marks 32mm
- Deceiver 40mm
- Destroyer Lokhust 60mm
- Destroyer Skorpekh 50mm
- Flayed Ones 28mm
- Illuminor Szeras 80mm
- Immortals 32mm
- Imotekh 40mm
- Lychguard 32mm
- Monolith 160mm flying base
- Necron Lord 32mm
- Necron Overlord 40mm
- Necron Warriors 32mm
- Night Scythe 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Nightbringer 40mm
- Obelisk 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Obyron 32mm
- Ophydiens 50mm
- Orikan 40mm
- Overlords 40mm
- Plasmancer 32mm
- Psychomancien 40mm
- Technomancer with Canoptek Cloak 50mm
- Technomancer with Canoptek Control Node 32, 40mm
- Tesseract Vault 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Tomb Blades 32mm flying base
- Trazynn 25mm
- Void Dragon 80mm
- Zahndrekh 32mm
Orks
- Badrukk 40mm
- Beastboss 40mm
- Big Mek 50mm
- Blitza-Bommer Flyer Oval 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Boomdakka Snazzwagon 170mm (oval- now listed as 170mm on Warhammer webstore)
- Burna-Bommer Flyer Oval 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Dakkajet Flyer Oval 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Defkilla Wartrike 150mm (oval- now listed as 170mm on Warhammer webstore)
- Deff Dread 60mm
- Ghazghkull Thraka 80mm
- Gorkanaut, Morkanaut 170mm (oval)
- Gretchin infantry 25mm
- Huntarig 170mm (oval)
- Killa Kan 60mm
- Kill Rig 170mm (oval)
- Kopter Oval 75x42mm flying base
- Mega Armour Character (other than warboss) 40mm
- Mega Armour Warboss 50mm
- Meganobz 40mm
- Mek 32mm
- Megatrakk Scrapjet 150mm (oval- now listed as 170mm on Warhammer webstore)
- Ork infantry 32mm
- Ork Nob with banner 32mm
- Pain Boy 32mm
- Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy 150mm (oval- now listed as 170mm on Warhammer webstore)
- Shokk Attack Gun 40mm
- Snikrot 40mm
- Squighog Boys Oval 75x42mm
- Warbike Oval 75x42mm
- Warboss 40mm
- Warboss on Bike Oval 40 x 95mm
- Weirdboy 40mm
Space Marines (Including Chapter Kits Like Blood Angels, etc)
- Adrax Agatone 40mm
- Aggressor 40mm
- Assault Bike 60mm
- Asmodai 32mm
- Astorath the Grim 40mm
- Azrael 32mm
- Belial 50mm
- Biker Oval 75x42mm
- Black Knights Oval 75x42mm
- Blood Angels Named Characters 32mm
- Cataphractii 40mm
- Centurion 50mm
- Chaplain Cassius 32mm
- Chaplain with Jump Pack 32mm
- Commander Dante 50mm
- Contemptor Dreadnought 60mm
- Corvus Blackstar Flyer 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Cyber Wolf 40mm
- Death Company 32mm
- Deathwing 40mm
- Deathwing Knights 40mm
- Dreadnought 60mm
- Eliminators 40mm
- Ezekiel 32mm
- Fallen 32mm
- Feirros 40mm
- Fenrissian 40mm
- Gravis Armour Character 40mm
- Impulsor 100mm flying base
- Inceptor 40mm flying base
- Infiltrator 32mm
- Incursor 32mm
- Intercessor 32mm
- Iron Priest 32mm
- Ironclad Dreadnought 60mm
- Invictor Warsuit 90mm
- Khor’sarro Khan 40mm
- Land Speeder 60mm flying base
- Lazarus 40mm
- Lemartes 40mm
- Lion El’Jonson 60mm
- Lysander 40mm
- Marneus Calgar 50mm
- Mephiston 40mm
- Pedro Kantor 32mm
- Power Armour Character 32mm
- Primaris Phobos Armour Character 40mm
- Primaris Power Armour Character 40mm
- Ravenwing Command Squad Oval 75x42mm
- Ravenwing Squad Oval 75x42mm
- Redemptor Dreadnought 90mm
- Repulsor 100mm flying base
- Roboute Guilliman 60mm
- Samael on Corvex 60mm
- Sanguinary Guard 32mm
- Sanguinary Guard 40mm
- Sanguinary Priest 32mm
- Sanguinor 40mm
- Scout 28.5mm
- Scout Biker Oval 75x42mm
- Shrike 40mm
- Sicarius 32mm
- Suppressor 40mm flying base
- Tactical Marine 32mm
- Tartaros 40mm
- Terminator Armour Character 40mm
- Terminators 40mm
- Tor Garadon 40mm
- Thunderwolf 60mm
- Ulrik the Slayer 32mm
- Venerable Dreadnought 60mm
- Victrix Guard 40mm
- Wolf Lord Krom 40mm
- Wolf Priest with Jump Pack 32mm flying base
- Wulfen 40mm
- Zakariah 40mm
Tau & New Kroot
- Aun’Va 40mm
- Broadside 60mm
- Coldstar Battlesuit 60mm
- Commander Enforcer 60mm
- Commander in Crisis Battlesuit 50mm
- Crisis Suit 50mm
- Darkstrider 32mm
- Devilfish 60mm flying base
- Drone 32mm flying base
- Ethereal (on foot or on Hover Drone) 40mm
- Farsight 40mm
- Fire Warriors 25mm
- Firesight Marksman 40mm
- Forge World Fliers Flyer 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Ghostkeel 105mm (oval)
- Hammerhead and equivalents 60mm flying base
- Infantry Characters 25mm
- Kroot Carnivore Squad 28.5mm
- Kroot Hound 28.5mm
- Kroot Infantry Characters 32mm
- Kroot Lone-spear 90x52mm oval
- Krootox 40mm
- Krootox Rampagers 50mm
- Krootox Rider 50mm
- Pathfinders 25mm
- Pirahna 60mm flying base
- Riptide 120x90mm (oval)
- Shadowsun 50mm
- Stealth suit 32mm
- Stormsurge 170mm (oval)
- Vespid 28.5mm
Thousand Sons Warhammer 40k Base Size Guide
- Ahriman on Disc 40mm
- Ahriman on foot 32mm
- Brimstone, Blue Horrors 25mm
- Chaos Spawn 50mm
- Cultists 25mm
- Daemon Prince 60mm
- Exalted Sorcerers on Disc 40mm
- Exalted Sorcerers on foot 32mm
- Flamers of Tzeentch 32mm
- Forgefiend, Maulerfiend 120x92mm
- Hellbrute 60mm
- Helldrake 120x90mm, height: 127mm
- Infernal Master 40mm
- Magnus the Red 100mm
- Mutalith Vortex Beast 120x90mm
- Pink Horrors 32mm
- Rubric Marines 32mm
- Scarab Occult Terminators 40mm
- Screamers of Tzeentch 32mm flying base
- Skyfires 40mm
- Sorcerer 32mm
- Tzaangors 32mm
- Tzaangors Enlightened 40mm
- Tzaangors Shaman 40mm
Tyranids Warhammer Bases
- Barbed Hierodule 130mm
- Biovore 60mm
- Broodlord 75x42mm (oval)
- Carnifex 105x70mm (oval)
- Deathleaper 50mm
- Dimachaeron 120x92mm (oval)
- Exocrine 120x92mm (oval)
- Gargoyles 32mm flying base
- Genestealers 32mm
- Harpy 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Harridan 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Haruspex 120x92mm (oval)
- Hive Crone 120x90mm, height: 127mm flying base
- Hive Guard 50mm
- Hive Tyrant 60mm
- Hormagaunts 28.5mm
- Lictor 50mm
- Malanthrope 60mm
- Maleceptor 120x92mm (oval)
- Mawloc 120x92mm (oval)
- Meiotic Spore 40mm
- Mucolid 40mm
- Neurolictor 50mm
- Neurothrope 50mm
- Prime 50mm
- Pyrovore 60mm
- Raveners 40mm
- Ripper Swarm 40mm
- Scythed Hierodule 130mm
- Sky Slasher Swarm 40mm
- Spore Mine 25mm
- Sporocyst 100mm
- Swarmlord 60mm
- Termagants 28.5mm
- Tervigon 120x92mm (oval)
- Toxicrene 120x92mm (oval)
- Trygon 120x92mm (oval)
- Tyranid Warriors 50mm
- Tyrannocyte 100mm
- Tyrannofex 120x92mm (oval)
- Tyrant Guard 50mm
- Venomthropes 50mm
- Zoanthropes 50mm
World Eaters
- Angron 100mm
- Berzerkers 32mm
- Chaos Spawn 50mm
- Daemon Prince 60mm
- Dishonoured (Big Jakhal) 40mm
- Eightbound 40mm
- Exalted Eightbound 40mm
- Forgefiend 120x90mm
- Helbrute 60mm
- Helldrake 120x90mm height: 127mm flying base
- Invocatus 90x52mm
- Jakhals 28mm
- Kharn, Master of Executions 40mm
- Lord on Juggernaut 90x52mm
- Maulerfiend 120x90mm
- Terminators 40mm
40k Drukhari Tantalus Measurements & Base Size Comparison
In summary, the Tantalus on a 170mm base is like a shark in the water—dangerously sleek but still within the rules of engagement. If you’re feeling particularly rebellious (and let’s face it, we’re talking about the Drukhari here), go bigger, but you might catch some side-eyes from the peanut gallery at your next game. Either way, the Tantalus is guaranteed to make an entrance—base or no base.
Drukhari Tantalus Base Size Comparison
The Tantalus is a truly eye-catching Dark Eldar model, known for its sleek curves and undeniable sense of “don’t mess with me” floating just above the battlefield. But when it comes to slapping this big beauty down on the table, a question arises: What base should this elegant death machine rest upon?
First off, let’s clear the air—Forge World, the creators of the Tantalus, did not package it with a base. Why? Maybe they thought it was too cool for one, or they just wanted to let hobbyists figure it out like a sadistic puzzle. Regardless, it’s up to you to give this behemoth a platform that matches its gravitas.
Warhammer Bases from Gamers Grass.
Most folks have settled on a 170mm oval base, the same size as the Raider. This feels like a reasonable choice because it complements the Tantalus’ long, narrow profile. It’s Warhammer bases that give it the right amount of presence without making it look like it’s trying too hard to hog the limelight.
Tantalus Measurements
Now, you might be thinking, “But wait, isn’t the Tantalus bigger than the Raider?” You’d be right. The Tantalus is about 29cm long and 15cm wide, which definitely makes the 170mm base a little snug. Some hobbyists have gone rogue, opting for the Oval 195x120mm base, often used for things like Imperial Knights.
This adds some extra stability and gives it more space to breathe, but there’s a downside—it starts to look like the Tantalus is living beyond its means, sporting a larger base than it really needs.
In terms of height, the Tantalus hovers at around 8cm. Thanks to its low profile, it’s not towering over the battlefield, just elegantly skimming across it, much like the Drukhari would through realspace.
WTC Warhammer 40k Basing Guide
When it comes to Warhammer 40k, there’s a reason players are obsessed with precision and accuracy—and it’s not just for getting those perfectly painted miniatures to look their best. Enter the WTC Basing Guide (which you can download here), an often overlooked but essential part of competitive Warhammer 40k.
The WTC Basing Guide serves as the final word on what base sizes your models should be rocking when you bring your army to the table. It dictates precise measurements for every unit type, ensuring no one gets the unfair advantage of squeezing more models into cover or stretching that charge distance just a little too far.
The beauty of the WTC Basing Guide is that it takes the guesswork out of matching base sizes. It’s like the Marie Kondo of miniature war gaming—if your base size doesn’t spark joy (or at least fit within the mandated range), it’s time to make a change.
Some might grumble that re-basing an army takes time, but ask any serious competitor, and they’ll tell you that the consistency it provides is worth every moment of gluey fingers and precision clipping. Plus, let’s be honest, it’s a great excuse to give that ancient Tyranid Warrior a glow-up.
For example, Space Marines (who, let’s be real, are already OP enough) are strictly bound to 32mm bases for their standard infantry. No more of those sneaky 25mm bases for your chunky Primaris Marines, buddy.
Similarly, your beloved Custodes are sticking to their 40mm, towering over the battlefield as they should, without hogging even more space than they deserve.
The Warhammer Bases guide ensures that every tournament player is on an even playing field, at least when it comes to base size. You can focus on your list-building and tactical prowess without worrying if you’re about to be out-based by some cheeky player trying to get a few millimeters of extra wiggle room.
Ultimately, the WTC Basing Guide isn’t just about rules—it’s about maintaining the spirit of fair play.
Exciting Resin Designs Perfect for Warhammer Bases:
While you can always buy bases from Games Workshop, but there are a ton of awesome resin base designs out there from companies like Erik’s Hobbies to make your Warhammer 40k armies really pop! Their resin bases already have a texture or design, so all you have to do is paint them up and glue your miniatures to them!
Make sure you visit Elriks Hobbies (and use our affiliate code to save 10% on your purchase), or find out more in our how-to tutorial article here.
Shadows Edge Miniature Resin Bases
Shadows Edge also has awesome molded resin bases, so you can paint them and then glue your Warhammer 40k miniatures down to complete your army! Make sure you visit Shadow’s Edge to see more of the designs they offer.
Self-Adhesive Disk Magnets For Bases
Squad Marks sells packs of self-adhesive disk magnets that are perfect for flat-bottomed bases, such as laser-cut and resin bases for Warhammer 40k armies!
Tutorial: How to Magnetize Warhammer Miniatures & Best Magents For Bases
Get your magnetic miniature storage game on point with the massive selection of magnetic disk stickers available from Squad Marks. These magnetic stickers hold your miniatures securely on the tray with zero cutting or gluing!
Make sure you visit Squad Marks ( and use our affiliate code to save 10% on your purchase), or find out more in our how-to tutorial article on the best magnets for Warhammer bases here.
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Bringing it All Together: 40k Base Sizes
So, while there is no official Games Workshop bases reference guide for tournaments, this guide covers all the current Warhammer 40k base sizes that come inside the most recent model kits purchased by faction and model name.
If you are looking for a base guide on GW’s other games, like Warhammer Age of Sigmar or The Old World, we have them for you below as well.
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Even after this Warhammer 40k base size reference guide, do you still wish Games Workshop had an official basing resource?
