How to Start an Astra Militarum Army in 10th Edition - Collecting Imperial Guard in Warhammer 40K! 

As much as there is to love about the Guard, I have to say the thing I love the most is the community this faction gets. Not many factions have as much comraderie and content creators as IG does.

The easy answer: Don't. Your bank account will break before the guard will

Option 1: Learn to Survive without food Option 2: Take out Mortgage Option 3: Organ Selling (Your organs optional) Option 4: All the Above

Watching this with my 5000 points of guard wondering where i shouldve started

There is one really cool thing about the current leman russ kit, you get two turrets per kit, so you don't have to stress about which main gun to choose as hard

Step 1: Buy a 3D printer.

I, their biggest advocate, cannot go any discussion on starting a Guard army without singing the praises of Wargames Atlantic. If you want 3rd party Guard minis, accept no substitute. Cheap, hard plastic, high model-per-box ratio, and with generally most of the special weapons you could want. (Though this depends greatly on which kit you buy). And they cover all the defunct Guard regiments GW only sells rarely, at a huge markup. If you're starting a Guard army, I highly recommend their 3 or even 5 box deals, as they grant graduating discounts (not to mention free shipping). With their "The Damned" line coming after a successful crowdfunding campaign, the unit options are about to expand dramatically. They're even modifying their original designs for a troop transport, to bring it more in line with the GW Chimera. So you can soon buy, not only the troops, but the vehicle to drive them in.

He who doesnt sleep strikes again

"That's why the Guard always wins, we're expendable. One trooper for three post-human adversaries? That's victory" - Oan Mkoll

I couldn’t resister going for Solar Auxilia. I love the look and the updated tank proportions.

I will be interested in a video about how to stop collecting an astra militarum army

Buy as many leman russes as you can. Then realize no store will ever have enough leman russes to satisfy you

For official GW minis, I'd recommend 30k's Solar Auxilia for Infantry Squads; 20 bodies for $75 is the best price per points as far as infantry goes. Leman Russ tanks are next, as you get a solid vehicle for both its price and points. One or two can be converted to Tank Commanders for easy characters to lead your primary damage dealers! Ironically, the nerfs to artillery make getting Basilisks and Manticores great value to fill an army's points total. I'd recommend one unit per 1000 points to not overly irritate your local playerbase. For infantry characters, I'd start with Ursala Creed and a Platoon Command Squad. This gets 3-4 orders where you'd want/need them. For newer players, I do NOT recommend Sentinels, as they are very expensive for how many points they're worth; you need 3 kits to maximize a single squadron!

Pity the Guardsmen🔥

4:01 missed opportunity to shout ‘IT IS THE BANEBLADE!’

Buy a 3D printer, buy various Krieg STLs. Print a 252 model pure infantry army, using Krieg as proxys for other units. Im 170+ done so far.

Amazing, the loyalty and friendship kindled from the Guard community. You guys always seem like you're having a blast collecting and playing!

Guardsmen never die! In all seriousness, Guard have been my one true love since I started playing in 4th Edition (~2004), although I have enjoyed playing and collecting many others as well (GSC, Sisters, and Votann rank among my other favorites). I've actually been working on a feudal Guard force (the re-released Bretonnians are the basis for my non-vehicle conversions) from a planet called Yore that the Imperium decided needed to rapidly industrialize in order to aid in the war effort in their sector, but the change has happened so abruptly and so recently that although the technology available to them has effectively leapt ahead over a thousand years overnight (dirt hovels to trailer homes, crossbows to lasguns, mules to tractors, peasant farming to sweatshop factories, you get the gist), the underlying social structure has remained essentially unchanged. One of the consequences of this is that Yoric knights, apart from some stubborn traditionalist holdouts, fight from battle tanks instead of horseback, brightly painted in their livery with their heraldry displayed proudly for all to see, banners flying from the turrets as they lead devastating mechanized cavalry charges against their enemies (It's kind of like a 40K take on "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain). Anyway, the list I'm building is thus: Questing Knights of Yore 2000 point Combined Arms Detachment Characters Commissar (the out-of-place Imperial official) Gaunt's Ghosts (highwaymen and bandits used for skirmishing) Lord Solar Leontus (because of course there's gotta be at least one guy on a horse) Platoon Command Squad (because someone's got to lead the poor bloody infantry) Tank Commander with Demolisher Cannon and Grand Strategist (drive me closer, I want to hit them with my sword!) Tank Commander with Demolisher Cannon (because that five point difference gets you *so* much...) Battleline 3x 10-strong Catachan Jungle Fighters (no one's gonna trust a bunch of illiterate peasants with anything more complex than a flamer) Mounted 10-strong Atillan Rough Riders (you didn't think that horsey boy was gonna be the only knight on horseback, did you?) Vehicles 2x Leman Russ Battle Tanks (good all-around tanks at reasonable prices) Leman Russ Demolisher (yes, it could've been a third Tank Commander, but I already have more characters than is probably safe to bring) Leman Russ Exterminator (the ability to give my entire army an AP buff against a single target is way too good to pass up) Rogal Dorn with Oppressor and Pulverizer Cannons (the final argument of kings) I'm painting up the Dorn and the infantry for a contest over at Play On Tabletop, and it's been a lot of fun. I can't wait to do the rest!

Nice video to start my work day!

Did somebody call for an EARTHSHAKER!?

This video is perfect I am literally in the process of building a list for the guard, it’s like you have seen my mind!

To anyone curious about using auxilia as guardsmen, you’ll need to go in with the intent to convert. The heresy weapon upgrade sprue fits them well, but it will require some cutting to get them to fit. It’s not the worst thing ever, but it’s the best option to get some plasma and melta. It’s a ton of fun, but not for everyone. As for other units, the heavy sentinel is the same height as the 40k one, if a bit chunkier. but you’ll need to buy a smaller base. It fits the base well. Carnadons and auroxes are basically the same size as a rhino, so comparable to a chimera. They could be fun chimera and hellhound stand ins. The basilisk uses the leman russ chassis, but it’s not much bigger than the chimera basilisk. Ogryns are huge and require smaller bases, but they fit them well. Not so bad. Rapiers can fit into the base size of heavy weapons teams if you’d like to use them for that. Malcadors are not comparable to the rogal dorn. If you want a Malcador, you need to use it as such. The dracosan has no 40k rules, but maybe you can say it’s a Malcador defender if you feel like it.

I definitely appreciate this guide, this will help me start my Krieg force down the line

Perfect timing. I just started collecting guard the day before yesterday.

Step 1 - get a 3d printer 😁

Wargames Atlantic for the infantry and Calvary. 3D printing sellers on eBay and Etsy for the tanks and artillery.

Can you make the same for Iron Warriors? It also would be great to show examples of army lists for 750 - 1000 - 1500 points

I just started an Imperial Guard!! Then GW drops the price increase news!! Whoopee!

The one thing I do like about the Field Ordnance Batteries over a Basilisk is that you can give them Orders from any Officer, you don’t need a Tank Commander or the Lord Solar to do it since they’re a Regiment unit. So you can save those rarer vehicle orders for the tanks and still have orders for the artillery.

this is perfect

I think one thing that would be good tk touch on is the value that the blooded kit offers for guard players running a more chaos aesthetic, it gives you a squad of guys (with enough wargear to be standard infantry or ran as dkok datasheet, as well as an officer, if you rebase it, and a bullgryn, with 3 boxes thats a free squad there)

23:50 Index Astra Militarum Sons! Yes, Cadians with warpfire flamer incoming

Honestly, right now I cannot advise _anyone_ to start collecting Guard in any meta sense, because during 10th edition GW has been churning the index so thoroughly that almost nothing that was played early on is played now (and the meta still has to settle after the _latest_ overnerfing of meta pieces for no real reason, as well). If you like the models, good! If you want to start from a meta standpoint, I think only Leontus is safe (and the more he is used because he is the only good OFFICER in the index, the less likely that becomes as well).

Instead of making more Space Marine combat patrol and battleforce boxes, how about making more than just one Guard discount box available at any given time.

When i want to focus on Cadians is it still cheaper to look for 3rdparty alternatives, like for other regiments, or should i just buy them from my local gamingstore? (33 Euros per 10 man squad)

I really really hope that the Krieg subfaction gets the same treatment as the kroot one. We need platic weapon teams, plastic HQ, plastic riders and plastic grenadiers. Bonus points if we get monopose 20man squads like the Solar auxilia. I would be happy to buy all that. My current guard army has tons of solar auxilia units since they look cool, can pull double duty for Heresy 2.0 and are a cheaper than buying tempestus scions.

i got 560 imperial guard infantry, been casually painting them for 10 years. might get them done before i die. if you join guard you've gotta be in it for the long haul.

for anyone new new: new leman russ kits just came out for horus heresy, see if you can find 3 of the old models for cheap through the community

Funny thing about the sentinel is that you can leave the weapon unglued and it will pressure fit

I own 3k worth, still clicking immediately.

Frankly the plastic for the gun can sit on pretty tight so I wouldn't worry about magnetizing.

Perfect video to start a Traitor Guard army

I only came here to see if he would mention Mordian Glory and Auspecs did not disappoint

Funnily enough I’ve been working on a new guard army, been loving building and painting them. Just need to get hold of 3 russ tanks and a squad of scions to finish them off!

I had the kickass idea of using clone troopers as proxies but idk how the hell I'd incorporate the AT-TE

On the topic of horus heresy leman russ if you buy it then one 40k russ you have enough sponsons for both from the 40k box.

Just got back into the hobby last week what timing I was just thinking about what to buy next

My local store had one of the Christmas boxes for months and the day that I go into buy it, as I’m walking in I see a dude walking out with it. I was so upset

As Mordian Glory would say, "The Emperor's TRUE finest!" 🤣

my plan (rule of cool) is: Characters (Castellans, Commissars, Psykers, Enginseers) Cadian Command Squad 2x5 Cadian Shock Troops 4x10 Kasrkin 1x10 Heavy Weapons Squad Field Ordnance Battery Chimera x2 Basilisk x2 Leman Russ x2 Rogal Dorn Baneblade Cadia Stands! I'm also planning to use the troops as proxies for Scions in an "Inquisitorial Force": Characters Scion Command 2x5 Scion Squad 2x10 Ratlings 2x5 Bullgryns 2x3 Taurox x2 Sentinel x2 Valkyrie Exaction Squad Inquisitorial Henchmen Navy Breachers Cerastus Acheron Knight

The only guard worth building is Krieg. How do I build a Krieg only list, Auspex?

Anyone know how to kitbash a Lucifer Blacks army?

So Lord Solar and a Platoon command squad can just be on their own squad together? They dont need a squad of infantry with them? Thanks o.o

I'll start with the Solar auxilia battle group

Here's how I'm breaking down my path to a full 2000 points list, with each list building off the previous one. THESE ARE NOT ARMY LISTS, just what I'm buying at each step. 500 points: Combat Patrol box, Castellan, Scout Sentinel 1000 points: Combat Patrol, Castellan, Rogal Dorn 2000 points: Lord Solar, Ursula Creed, Combat Patrol, Cadian Shock Troops, Heavy Weapons Squad, 2x Leman Russ

Imagine not having spent every spare cent of your entire life collecting fancy army men

Three Bane Blades yeah?

Death riders plastic, please 🙏.

LETS DO HOW TO STSRT DAEMONS NEXT

Im a simple man. I see guard. I click.

The Emperor's True Finest 🫡

DO NOT GLUE OR MAGNATIZE THE WEAPONS ON THE NEW MODEL SENTINEL, THEY ARE FRICTION FIT.

I don’t care how many feature videos this army gets, I ain’t ever calling them anything aside from the Imperial Guard.

U can buy 3d printed guardsmen with no hazard from 3d printers materials. It will be like 4-5 times cheaper.

how to start there are two ways. Get LOTS of TANKS :D Get LOTS of Guardsmen.

first even doe there’s at least 18 prior comments

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catachan !

It feels like Guard can boost the BS/hit on their big tanks far too much to still feel like Guard.

Having a large Krieg Army to play any game up to 10k for apocalypse games or a 2k match up, I'm proud not to have anything printed or 3rd party I'm not happy with GW at all for favouring making prices so bad you don't want to go down the official route and get a printer it's sad .

Step 1, win the lottery

Start NOW cause on 10th of June prices go up 🆙 🆙🆙🆙😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

With a 3D printer because fuck GW

Step 1: Buy Sly Marbo Step 2: win every match

Best faction, takes way more skill bro! Also older sculpts were better!

My favorite army I can’t afford

Top tip: start collecting in 2003

Step one: Find out how many mortgages you can get. If it's less than 3, don't bother. Step 2: Join a Buddah temple. You'll need that level of patience to paint 300k of the same models Step 3: Bid your friends and family good bye. You'll never see them again until everything is painted Finally: Rent a U-Haul and become your local hobby store's favorite customer. Good luck! I hope this helps!

Step 1 Buy a 3d printer resin Step 2 look into SUNLU ABS resin

Wargames atlantic minatures. 100% better and cheaper

Price hikes means you dont.

Just a quick fix => "Regiments of the Astra Militarum you can actualy buy at GW : Cadian and a bit of Krieg" Such a shame they abandonned all those cool regiments ... But looks like the priority right now is to have female custodes 😑

Step one Rob a Bank

Step one buy 6 boxes of Bullgryns and enjoy your time building and playing with them as they will be irrelevant in 11th Edition if you are buying an IG army you are going to live a life of being smashed by the meta hammer constantly each edition and your Army relying on a one trick pony wonder unit each edition

*This video was paid for by the Mordian Glory gang

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Step 1: Realize that your rules will always suck. Accept that every battle will be an uphill battle and you will never experience being overpowered, and even “well balanced in context of the entire game” will be a fleeting and extremely rare experience

Dont. Come play militia or SA in 30k where you usually get options and treated like a real faction.

3D printer go bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Painting faces... So many faces...

Do not. Spare you the pain.

I'm worried but Krieg lore being ruined with the new Dex and book.

Get a 3d printer :D printing faster than i can paint Just do it

Whit just another price rise, just dont do it. Im a guard player, i love them, but do yourself a favor and dont start a gw guard army from 0 with these prices

Step 1:sell kidney Step 2:sell house Step 3:sell everything else Step 4:sell soul to GW Step 5:realization that you still don't have enough Step 6:3D printer

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If you're wanting a guard army and don't immediately buy a 3d printed one then there's no hope for you. There's no reason to give GW a single penny and you can get your models at a fraction of the cost.