Easiest Armies to Start Warhammer 40K - The Best Factions for New Players? 

Lol are you me?

Heh lol I got into it end of 2019 I still haven’t played a match my first is next month lol

Literally me. I got this massive pile of shame lying around, some of it was bought like 2 years ago and I only painted like 15 models since then. 10th seems like a decent motivation boost though.

Time to learn how to get into 40k 15 years after getting into 40k :-)

Lol I know that feeling though add a few more years on that

Cheapest 2000 point army of my life was two of the Imperial Knights battleforce box. Full 2000 point army for like 350 bucks. 2 Questoris Knights, 4 Armigers, and 4 Helverins.

I’ve bought 1550 points of custard for $140 😅 painted to a high standard and based or on sprue Bretty gud for a first try

Now a 3d printed telemon, aquilon termies and a blade champion proxy at $15 I’ll have a full 2k army

Also I feel like eldar definitely can be as well - 1/5 the price for proxies which are muchhhh better than gw and elite choices points wise Is my second army planned

What’s GKs?

Heh “mini” 😂

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

Mini??!! Lol that's a stretch 😅

Can you legally put one on the table? 2000pts in 9th, so without a Warlord they were never allowed. Are they cheaper in 10th, are the pts out?

@@Tinytraveler They do not have the Keyword for Character but fielding one is perfectly legal because their army rules differ. I played against a Warhound in a 9th comp tournament and it was one of the most fun games I have ever had. No point for any army's are out yet but the general guess is that you will still be able to field just the one Warhound in a 2k game in 10th

Glad to hear it. I just bought the Grey Knights Combat Patrol. Was worried it was a bad idea, but I also just like the way they look and their Ethos.

I started with Orks, and while I love them, I wouldn't consider them a top 5 pick for new players. Expensive, a huge time commitment in painting, and their gameplay to a *new* player is going to be tough. I was losing 50 models turn 1 bc I couldn't use cover properly. And I didn't have the skills to trade up yet so I was super inefficient with my units. Timing the Waaaugh perfect is absolutely essential. Any time you make an error you're you just going to lose a unit, they aren't forgiving at all. And melee is just a little more complex to learn to do well then shooting I'm not saying they're GSC or Admech or anything wildly complicated, but I definitely think for a new player they're still going to be a tough army to learn. That said, they will force you to become a better player faster. I had to master screens, trade-ups, list-building, use of terrain, and scoring efficiency bc I had no choice

Combat patrol for necrons is a good deal (price discount comapred to buying everything separately) but it's kinda mixed bag of units. If you combine it with like a recruit/elite box set you actually can make a decent force. Boarding patrol for necrons is amazing comp for starters but also way more expensive (at least in my area) and does nto contain any character.

On Reddit I saw a leak that the new Combat Patrol will be the current Elite Edition half plus a Doomstalker. Much much better then the current/now old combat patrol. Even if I like my Croissant of Doom.

They're using the example list from the ninth edition codex on page 53

​@@riken1829 cool! When i am done with my tyras i will build a 1k necron army if thats the case

Ditto, good luck in the coming battles.

Agreed. Combat patrol, another squad of strikes and maybe Crowe or more terminators for less than £130 to put a good 1000+ points down

only problem is their main models are showing their age, personaly ill buy them in a heartbeat if just the termies and main squad gets an update, hopefully drogo too

@@viktorhermansson2284 Might as well ask for a range refresh at that rate 😂

@@timberstove7029 i guess thats the word, honestly their range is pretty small so a refresh wouldnt be that big compared to like the eldar

GK rules tend to give new players a bit of a headache so probably that is why they where left out.

Same.

You learn a lot about movement and postitioning with T'au; I think for this reason they are fantastic to start with. Plus: Most models are very easy to magnetize, giving you some courage to tinker with the expensive plastic you just bought. Painting them can be difficult though, as the flat surfaces on models like the Broadside are very prone to pooling, if you use contrast/speed paint or washes.

Votann are kinda boring

They are medium to paint I’d say, the cloth on the troops adds a bit of time and they are fairly detailed for the size. Plus wave 2 is coming in 10th with more models so that will be fun. My favourite faction though! Along with ad mech

Mechanicus and Genestealer Cults: lmao.

I didn't find Drukhari that difficult in the rules department. Hard to win with yes but not hard to figure out. You rush the wyches at the enemy as fast as you can, sacrifice the big transports in the initial assault, keep the little ones doing flanking shooting then to reposition your surviving units to effect defeat in detail. They're essentially fragile Space Wolves. Of the three armies I play they really aren't the hardest, Sisters takes that cake.

Same vibe

Also started in 5th with Dark Eldar.

Getting some WE and really like CK. Do you have a YT channel to teach me about these? 😂

@@mh4263 I don’t but I suppose I could start one 🤔

There is a thing called "Green Stuff" - 2 part epoxy putty You can mould it like blue tac and then just wait for it to harden into a plastic)

@@darusgn Thanks! That sounds super handy

The black templar box set is everywhere on the second hand market

The thing that hooked me on knights was low model count a basic knight can be painted to quickly it's a dream

Все очень просто заказывается. Просто дорого и приходиться ждать доставки. Некоторые привозят супер быстро но с наценкой.

@@BloodyArchangelus в этом то вся и проблема. А так чтобы зайти в магазин и купить, почти никогда не получается. Тем более с красками

Artel makes some excellent alternate sculpts, but they can be a bit spendy...

I chose csm too it was way more work than I thought but they look badass so it’s worth it

@@user-do7vq3kk3x ну вы просто подождите пока у орка или хобби будет объявление. да и то обычно что кисточки, что краски гв не особо любят среди профессиональной аудитории. это все вполне можно заменить. так все можно заказать.

Guilding something isn't that complicated. Essentially you will be glueing thin sheets of gold to the model then gently working it onto the detail with a silicone brush or something. How will this look? No idea will it be more effort than painting? Probably. Maybe get a random other model cheap then run a test, i don't think there will be a specific enough tutorial for what you are going to try.

Take a look at Plasmo he did a landraider in gold leaf looked really good.

@@CAMSLAYER13 Thanks. I got a sigmar eternal guy for free when I walked into my local store, I'm gonna try it out on that.

@@JAY-ch6ee I WILL! Thank you for the recommendation.

from what I hear you can take a big knight or a unit of wardogs but I am not sure if this is confirmed info

But they're basically golden necrons in terms of painting. Basecoat, shade, drybrush and some colors sprinklet in and you are done

​@@Ahriman_362 Nah every model, but guards have layers of fabric, each has helmet tassels, and they're so big and in small numbers people pay closer attention to them then something like space marines and fire warriors. Plus they have lots of little bits that break off really easy, like tassels, back spikes and triggers on the pole-arms. Sisters all have visible heads, which are the hardest part for new painters. I'd much rather paint 1000 points of space marines then custodes.

Buying used maybe, but SM is not cheaper than just getting 4 imperial knights

@@GimbleOnDew all of this is for msrp

Nah, unless you're factoring in Leviathan, Custodes and Grey Knights are cheaper. Three combat patrols and you're there. Space Marines will be cheaper second hand though

In 10th there looking easier

They did update the Boyz kit in the last few years. There's always going to be new kits but if you plan on having a green tide you might be good. There's also all the Beasts that were released around the same time. Maybe some of the vehicles could be due a refresh.

@@christopherjohnston6343 thanks 😊

They updated the range fairly recently with the new beastsnagga kits. I don't expect to see any major changes. The best thing about Orla is that you can just slap some plasticard and rivets on anything and call it looted, so Orks have the biggest model range of any faction.

Everyone is going to get a line update at somepoint. Although the newer ork stuff looks fine with the older stuff, the old stuff is really good compared to so factions

Old Ork models are so far better than their new replacements

There are so many ways Knights are easier, such as: •the number of units you need to run and therefore weapon profiles and abilities you need to remember •the fact your big boys can't get benefit of cover means that you don't have to worry about it •the fact that you don't have to worry about leaders to join units etc •the cost is not too bad. I got the chainbreaker lance for £103 which has 4 armigers and a Questoris The only major issues is transporting the things.

Not that hard to paint either. Does take a while though.

Usually need lots of Infantry which is expensive and time consuming

Objectively wrong

Starting you want to find someone who has a 3d printer and go for some infantry.

It really depends on the model. The most common models are easy if you follow the directions, but flayed ones, tomb blades, deathmarks and some of the vehicles can be rough.