What is the least expensive army in Warhammer 40,000?
My friend wants to get involved in Warhammer 40,000. But is frequently disturbed by DS games and such. So he lacks a serious budget.
What is the least expensive army in Warhammer 40,000 universe?
Please note where we are (Russia) there is no near Independent Stockists or Gamesworkshop. So we can only go and buy Warhammer every holiday (which aren’t terribly frequent)
Please relevant answers only!
Well, first of all, don’t forget that GW’s Mail Order service is there for you. They are more than capable of dispatching to Russia.
However, when it comes to cheap armies, there are a few options.
The trick is to find armies that allow you to fill up compulsory Troop choices with high points value units, thus keeping the number of requisite models to a minimum. Combine this with armies that allow very small Troops choices and throw in some high-value Heavy Support/Elite/Fast Attack/HQ units and you can throw out 1500 points in a surprisingly small number of models.
But of course, a small number of models doesn’t always equal a small bill. An armoured Imperial Guard company is *expensive*. Still, when it comes to discount GW products, the Internet is your friend. A number of online retailers offer a standard discount of 10% on GW’s prices (Malestrom Games and Gifts for Geeks are just two that routinely offer even better discounts of up to 20% or more). I’m currently building a Necron army on the cheap and I’ve got my first twelve models for about 5% off GW prices, even including postage (although I’m in the UK, admittedly).
So – now, at last, to my recommendations. I have three.
The first is the “all-rounder” suggestion. This is a Necron Army. A couple of ten-’cron Warrior Squads can then be fleshed out with just a handful of further choices to make a tactically-strong 1500-point army. Destroyers come as plastic kits, as does the ever-reliable Necron Monolith, making them light on postage as well as great choices for the tabletop. They’re easy to paint, too.
The second is the “elites” suggestion. A Deathwing army is tactically inflexible, but when they’re played well they can win big. And there’s nothing quite like the look on an opponent’s face when you teleport the whole army on in one go. Plastic terminators are the stock-in-trade and, with a bit of imagination and the help of a Dark Angels conversion kit, you can dispense with needing metal character models at all.
The third is the “veterans” suggestion: really only suitable for those prepared to put in a fair amount of time and effort on picking up bargains on eBay and suchlike – the Grey Knights army. This army is an “all metal” army and so needs quite an investment in time, but smart buying and a willingness to do some imaginative conversions can piece together an excellent army that performs well on the battlefield as well as looking awesome.
There are other options I could have mentioned, but most of these require you to accept building an army with little or no real tabletop ability, sacrificing all tactical utility for the sake of saving a few pennies: something, I’m sure, your friend wouldn’t want to do.
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