Warhammer 40,000 – 2nd Edition Dark Millenium Expansion Set

A year later after the release of Warhammer 40k's 2nd edition, in 1994, a large boxed expansion was released, as was common for Games Workshop systems in the '90s, to add more gear, psychics and vehicles to the game. Just as we did with the starter set, we want to include this unboxing in our coverage as a guideline or checklist for your collection.

These supplements usually covered card decks and advanced rules, but never miniatures. Dark Millenium did the same for Warhammer 40,000, adding almost 100 cards for the sci-fi magic called psi, 24 vehicle datasheets, and lots of new gear for all kinds of armies. It also came with a 48-page rulebook.

White Dwarf 170, published in the UK in February 1994, announced the supplement could be pre-ordered for 19.99 GBP (or 34.99 USD in North America).

Due to the number of cards for the different types of decks (some of which had additional cards added by the regular Codices and White Dwarf issues), I would like to provide a detailed overview of the content.

Some of the psi powers used templates or created the need to track their status with tokens; Dark Millenium therefore included both.

• Eldritch Storm/Force Dome (double sided 3" blast template)
• Smite/Firestorm of Tzeentch (double sided 2" blast template)
• Hellfire/Machine Curse (double sided 2" blast template)
• The Gate (2 gates plus plastic stands)
• Da Krunch template
• Death Wave
• Destructor/Stream of Corruption (double sided cone-shaped template)

• 6 Rad markers for Rad Grenades (double sided with pairs of radius of 1" to 3" on the other side)
• 1 Traps marker
• 1 Virus marker
• 1 Slaanesh effect marker

60 Psychic Power Cards

• 8 each for Orks, Eldar, Librarian, Inquisitor, and Adeptus
• 4 each for Slaanesh, Tzeentch, Nurgle, Squat, and Tyranid

36 Warp Force Cards

• 22 Force cards
• 8 Nullify cards
• 1 Reflection
• 1 Destroy Power
• 1 Psychic Duel
• 1 Daemonic Attack
• 1 Energy Drain
• 1 Ultimate Force

24 Vehicle Data Cards

• Orks: Warbike, Nobz Bike, Dreadnought, War Buggy, Wartrack and Scorcher
• Imperial Guard: Leman Russ Battle Tank, Sentinel and Land Speeder
• Space Marines: Bike, Attack Bike, Land Raider, Predator, Land Speeder, Rhino and Dreadnought
• Eldar: Dreadnought, War Walker, Vyper and Jetbike
• Squats: Heavy Bike and Bike
• Chaos Space Marines: Bike and Dreadnought

10 Vehicle Cards 

• 4 Imperial - Bulldozer Blade, Heavy Flamer, Hunter-Killer Missile, Storm Bolters
• 2 Ork - Squig Fuel Injector, Kustom Force Field
• 4 General - Null Shield, Reinforced Armour, Searchlight, Supercharged Engine

55 Wargear Cards

• Armour Piercing Ammo
• Aegis Suit
• Aux. Grenade Launcher
• Bionic Arm
• Bionic Leg
• Cameleoline
• Combat Drugs
• Digital Lasers
• Frenzon
• Immune
• Jump Pack
• Master Crafted Bolt Pistol
• Medi-Pack
• Power Field
• Rad Grenades
• Seeking Ammo
• Stasis Grenade
• Storm Shield
• Targeter
• Teleport Jammer
• Toxin Grenade
• Virus Grenade
• Warp Jump
• Polymorphine - Officio Assassinorum only
• Nemesis Force Weapon - Inquisitors and Grey Knights only
• Psycannon - Imperium only
• Graviton Gun - Imperial Tech-Priests and Squat Engineers only
• Night Wing The Psyber Raven - Space Wolves Rune Priest only
• The Hood Of Gnyrll - Space Wolves Rune Priest only
• The Wolf Helm of Russ - Space Wolves only
• The Axe of Morkai - Space Wolves Commander only
• The Rune Staff Stormcaller - Njal Stormcaller only
• Frostfang - Space Wolves only
• The Pelt of Wulfen - Space Wolves Commander only
• Force Axe - Psykers only
• Psychic Hood - Psykers only
• Force Sword - Psykers only
• Force Rod - Psykers only
• Daemon Weapon - Chaos only
• Witch Blade - Eldar Psykers only
• Bright Lance - Eldar only
• Lasblaster - Eldar only
• Singing Spear - Eldar Psykers only
• EldarSpirit Stone - Eldar Psykers only
• Seer Runes - Eldar Farseers only
• Executioner - Eldar only
• Teleskopic Legs - Orks only
• Kustom Force Field - Orks only
• Weirdboy Staff - Ork Weirdboyz only
• Kustom Shoota - Orks only
• Gyro Stabilized Monowheel - Orks only
• Steel Skull - Orks only
• Kustom Blasta - Orks only
• Spike Arm - Orks only
• Squig Attack Arm - Orks only

18 Strategy Cards

• Ambush
• Barrage
• Booby Traps
• Brilliant Strategy
• Crack Shot
• Craven Cowardice
• Delayed
• Divine Inspiration
• Flank March
• Forced March
• Insane Courage
• Look Out Sir - AAARGH!
• Malfunction
• Reinforcements
• Saved
• Special Issue
• Traitor
• Virus Outbreak

4 Mission Cards (two of each in blue and green)

• Guerilla War
• Witch Hunt

You can find a lot information on these items online as well. NewRecruit for example (or the no longer updated BattleScribe) has these and many of the later added items from the Codices and White Dwarfs included as well. And you'll find even more information online, for example:

• 2e40k.com
• Warhammer 40k 2nd Edition on Facebook
• Warhammer 40k 2nd Edition on BoardGameGeek
• Miniscape
• Cowabunga Journal
• Project Anvil