Dune: War for Arrakis
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What is a Minor Erg, and how does it differ from a Plateau?
Consistent with the rulebook's Sandworm and Harvester text, and several players explain it the same way.
- Dune: War for Arrakis rulebook · Rulebook · Wormsigns and Sandworms
- csouth154 · Community · 2025-06-17
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- Duncan666 · Community · 2022-09-14
A Minor Erg is a sand area sheltered among the plateaus. For the general rules it behaves like a Plateau: Wormsign tokens, Sandworm placement and Sandworm movement are Desert-only, and Harvesters go only in Desert. Sandworms can still attack a Legion in a Minor Erg or Plateau from range, but never one in a Mountain. Only a few cards care about the difference between the two.