How to Start an Alpha Legion Army in Warhammer 40K 10th Edition

[@NornQueenKya]

I built an alpha legion army once. It was my opponents ultramarine army, they just didnt know it was my alpha legion

[@radomircita9420]

My friends Alpha Legion is painted in the scheme of Imperial fists

[@nordenp]

By chance was it also another friend's dark angels army?

[@wanderingpaws3111]

Hydra Dominatis o7

[@davidgantenbein9362]

@@nordenpWeren’t those just the usual Fallen?

[@gabrielplattes6253]

😂 My Alpha legion was a mob of Blood Axe orks. 😄

[@vxicepickxv]

You can base coat them in Leadbelcher and then use Akhelian Green to create a metallic shine undercoat. Now you're 90% done with your marines.

[@GrimmDork]

I was wondering which contrast would yield the appropriate results. Such a simple scheme makes these guys a competitor for my dark heresy foot Marines.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Screenshotting this.

[@jeremiegartner464]

I use this every time. Comes out great. Then it's just details like cloth etc.

[@Hartwig870]

Ditch that GW trash. Use Duraluminum or Dark Aluminum Metal Color from vellejo. You get like twice the paint (higher quality too) for slightly more money in a bottle with a mixer ball. Works about a million times better from an airbrush, if you want to go that route. The metal color range work amazing with contrast paint or inks mixed in directly as well.

[@djowalsen]

This what I did for Alpha Legion kill team and it came out great. Used Gryph Charger Gray to make the trim a bit more blue tinged.

[@TheRealCatoSicarius]

Weird. The Auspex informed that he would be talking about Alpha Legion battle tactics, but all I, Cato Sicarius, saw were images of my battle brothers.

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

You're awesome

[@BeardHammerGaming]

If you have a marine army then you already have an alpha legion army.

[@michaelmastriano7566]

Particularly if you play deathwatch

[@OwenLeBlanc-l7h]

Alpha legion needs a character called I am Alpharius, which can be taken by any base alpha legion model and provides certain buffs.

[@thefloatingcontinent9897]

Without being a joke at all that could be an enhancement

[@OwenLeBlanc-l7h]

@@thefloatingcontinent9897 yes it could. That would be a good way to implement it. I just imagine it as a storyline character from the Imperiums point of view.

[@argentaegis]

I am Alpharius (Strategem): Nominate any of infantry model in your army currently on the battlefield. If not already, it becomes a character and Alpha Legion (ect), attached to the unit if in a unit. That character is now your warlord.

[@tahatuncer1783]

Hydra dominatus

[@Grayfox251]

Hydra dominatus brother

[@creed2466]

Hydra Dominatus

[@kokohekmotyar6954]

Hydra dominatus

[@blade2453]

On a serious note, I run the official Heresy game Alpharius model as my Abadon, and Larneaen as terminators with accursed weapons and combi-weapons, my CSM collection is heavily Alpha Legion themed

[@wanderingpaws3111]

I'd like to make an A.L. army with mainly loyalist parts. As little mutations and demons as possible.

[@blade2453]

An Alpha Legion video?!? YES!!! I OMEGON AM PLEASED WITH YOU DECISION BROTHER ALPHARIUS

[@etiennegarant7545]

PSA: the older Horus Heresy Alpha Legion stuff (like the two consuls and the Lernaeans Terminators) is kind of on a smaller scale. I would strongly advise to look at size comparisons before buying. The newer ones (Exodus and the Saboteur) are perfect for the current CSM scale.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

The saboteur consul is quite recent. It’s truescale.

[@CsDeathshadow]

@@LordCrate-du8zm gw does not sell truescale models, it's all heroic scale.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

@@CsDeathshadow it’s “true scale” in the sense that everything now has a standard to go off of for their size.

[@ongkhuongduy3498]

This is where a tactical rock come in handy.

[@zuriandu2924]

Role Call Brothers: Alpharius?

[@davveds145]

Here

[@TrippyCustodian]

Hydra Dominatus

[@marrowkaiproductions7053]

Not Present.

[@goldenruhl246]

Busy on terra

[@renimusmaximus]

Present./?

[@Fibsin]

Won with this detachment yesterday, definitely underrated by some people.

[@damvid21]

If I was building Alpha Legion, I would use Loyalist minis. For some reason, I just don't see them as being very Chaos-ey...

[@vxicepickxv]

It's big brain time.

[@dz883]

Personally what im doing is taking CSM mini's and toning down the chaos bits to make it more obscure where there loyalties actually are Loyalist mini's are very clearly just that but if you take of the impaled skulls and the like from CSM models you get a lot more range

[@leeb55]

I actually have quite a large alpha legion army myself. I thought I was collecting deathwatch even used their codex. Imagine my surprise!

[@stphn_alpharius]

Alpharius' display base is the same size as Abbaddon's in 40k so he does work very well as a proxy, and you can use the removeable 40mm base to run him as a chaos lord if you feel like it😈

[@andrewcoates5681]

Those Forgeworld conversions are gorgeous. IMO theyre definitely the best looking Chaos Marines out there

[@AverageBritishNerd1138]

Hydra Dominatus! I am Alpharius and so's my wife! The HH Alpha Legion are some great sculpts (as are most Legion-specific models), and I really fancy making some Termies. Also, a great way to do their metallic aquamarine armour is to prime with silver (I use Leadbelcher) and some Akhelian Green as a base coat, edge highlighting in Stormhost Silver or something.

[@sarinat3101]

For the perfect introduction to the Alpha Legion, highly recommend book 7 of the Horus Heresy series: "Legion".

[@mrlakkie1612]

id like to thank u for this video! it has partly inspired me to start my own alpha legion army with mostly horus heresy models. the models are very modular and there are seperate special and heavy weapons available. iam on 2 predators, 1 contemptor(hellbrute) en 25 mk3 marines finished and steadily expanding.

[@kittymortalkombat]

I can't make 2000 points with your list. I have at least 280 extra points, and that's huge. That's really the problem with this detachment, is that it's totally dependent on the points of the munitorum. The 10 extra points on the legionnaires kill the detachment, that and the tanks and the Warp Tallon. The units become too expensive for not much result. You have one strategy and it's fifty fifty. No offensive or defensive buffs, no fallback charge, no redeployment (Warp Tallon too expensive and not enough lethality).

[@729060]

Honestly the best way to start a 40k Alpha legion is to just buy 30k minis then weapon swap them imo. The CSM figures are too black legion for me. Then just paint them silver and do some light washes with one of the blue green contrast paints if youre using GW. If not and you have an air brush I recommend Mission Models color change blue over a base color of your choice, then the color of the mini changes depending on the angle viewed at.

[@elsechalk575]

I'm trying to make the Deceptors detachment work in a League I'm doing. I don't have high hopes though. Infiltrate is just too hit or miss. Cultist kind of need the Commune's 5++ to survive as a screen too so that is another tax. You really need to focus on trading units with it. I really miss my sniper Exalted Champion from last edition, having him snipe out a Librarian with the old relic "pistol" was fun. Gone now... Infantry waves are our tactic now.

[@michaelkaminski6010]

I've had 3 games at my local shop and have only lost because of bad mission draws. I think the strats are sick, but need to be used at the perfect time or you lose momentum. I still have hope for a win 😂

[@arbitrary_mike7833]

I paint all of my marines as Alpha Legion and then tell folks that they’re painted some other scheme.

[@engi9715]

how to paint an alpha legion army: 1. paint them 2. paint them again

[@RealJahzir]

Maybe this is where to use Reivers? Blend in with other Marines, left at home every battle. Perfect for plotting a secret takeover

[@Sneaker3719]

“Indeed, Lord Alpharius. Having free reign of their fortress-monastery really was as simple as putting skulls on our helmets.”

[@skylergalle3732]

Building an alpha legion army is frustrating as there are not datasheets to back it up

[@blackwolf671]

So, been planning an Alpha legion army for a few years now. Other stuff on my plate to chew threw first, but I was strongly considering picking up a few Scylla legion 3d prints literally earlier today to help get the ball rolling. ... I'll be running them as Codex Complaint Loyalists. Aside of Sternguard and Terminators probably using all Primaris rules too.

[@Carnage1138]

Can't wait for you to do the Word Bearers!

[@gabrielpennock]

An idea for some wargamers that play space marines and have hellblasters. Have a 10-man squad of hellblasters, attach a luitenant and an apocathary. Choose the gladius task force detachment. Give the luitenant fire discipline for 30 pts. there are 2 strategems that you will want to use. For those who don't know this detachment, you can choose one doctrine. there are 3. the assault, which is advance and charge, the devestator, which lets you advance and shoot, and the tactical, which lets you fall back, shoot and charge. when you get in range with your hellblasters, choose the devestator doctrine, and use the storm of fire strat to give no cover and -1 ap on the dev doctrine. Here are the stats: 2 shots, 3+ to hit, 8 strength on supercharge, -4 ap with strat on dev doctrine, 2 dmg. No cover, lethal hits on 5+ sustained hits on 5+ shoot on death on a 3+. You would think that you could only use this once per game, right? wrong. With the strat adaptive strategy, you can use this every turn good luck! (not that you'll need luck with this). My hellblasters have killed angron when it wasn't even my turn. They have killed two armigers in one turn, one on overwatch. They can, with a bit of luck, kill mortarion in one turn. They are really good against anything. tanks, because of lethals, hordes, because of sustained, elites because of strength and dmg. they are my favourite unit now.

[@jeremiegartner464]

A large brick of terminators on deep strike is great in deceptors. Get some havocs up fast with rhinos and get that detonator to kill an army quick.

[@scurpian4373]

Hydra dominotus

[@sgwilliams1313]

I love alpha legion. They've always been my favorite, not crazy about the recent lore, though.

[@GeneralJerrard101]

Oh no, what recent lore?

[@sgwilliams1313]

In the most recent book, the legion has essentially cut ties with their history and become the ghost legion.

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

When I got into Warhammer 40k, I was daunted by the thought of dealing with so much resin to make the awesome scaled armor they had in heresy sets, and i didn't want to make them with the modern 40k CSM armors, so I didn't begin with an army of my favorite legion(and honestly favorite faction overall in the lore) instead picking the Thousand Sons and Tzeentch Daemons because I'm a nerd who loves his magic and forbidden knowledge too. One day I'll make an army out of the XXth. One Day... HYDRA DOMINATUS!

[@iglusmulmus5171]

Hey man, I also chose those two for Chaos armies haha

[@CrimsonVrs]

Soul link is tactically amazing, wish we could have two :D

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

It’s crazy that the Alpha Legion were the first traitors to get their Primarch back.

[@ridgestorey9203]

The best pick for doing an Alpha legion army is to take regular marines and just paint them alpha legion colors.

[@jeffreysoutherland774]

GW needs to release a series of characters for each legion, rules and minis.

[@C.Users.Zeus9022]

You had me at Hydra Dominatus

[@loltwest9423]

The only problem with Alpha Legion is that they’re forced to use Black Legion minis. Pretty much every Traitor Legion until recently had to make do with Black Legion minis. Honestly, the Horus Heresy is a perfect well for Alpha Legion minis if you want it.

[@RevanR]

How to start Alpha Legion Army : "Yessssss..."

[@domhardiman6437]

I know it is not going to happen, by I would love to see how a Deathwatch army is set up in this the twilight days of the faction.

[@robertstrock4616]

I feel that deceptors detachment should have gotten access to astra militarum units. Same rules as brood brothers

[@Dr_Robodaz]

How to start Alpha Legion.... First, buy all the loyalist battleforces, because even YOU don't know.

[@PomaiKajiyama]

Now do another video but for building Loyalist Alpha Legion to cover both angles.

[@paul80085]

How would you know whether you have started an Alpha Legion army or not???

[@DeathInTheSnow]

I love Alpha Legion. Their colour scheme is awesome. Remember to *_vote blue_* this year!

[@mong00es]

As a khorne and sister, with a tau army. I want to make an alpha legion army. I see them as a chaotic neutral force.

[@ethernetmumasmr_3231]

Really miss how creative and flavored earlier editions were. I love the tricksy legion but they dont actually seem to ever do things that could be considered deceptive? Like in the last edition when I only had necrons I had a character that could get an enemy unit to shoot its friends; this just feels restrictive and like Im roleplaying playing a tricky army rather than actually playing as one

[@stphn_alpharius]

I have an alpha legion army made nearly entirely of primaris kits and one squad of each mono-god squad

[@shadowjax9315]

Detachments you put Dread Talons as Alpha instead of Night Lords

[@HeIsAnAli]

*_I AM ALPHARIUS!_*

[@danielhan4537]

Nice try Alpharius But I am Omegon

[@javierrodriguez-batllori733]

Instructions unclear, just made a loyal Alpha Legion Primaris list

[@blackknight2323]

I think the 30K models look so much better than the 40K Space Marines (I run them loyalists) models. The only thing I like from the 40K ones is the Terminators range.

[@Lowlandlord]

Doing this right now (and finishing what I started 7 years ago). I don''t like spiky big C chaos Marines, so mostly Horus Heresy models. Mk III for Chosen, Mk IV and VI for normal Legionaires. I think they look better, but also they are cheaper, and are more in theme with Alpha Legion that don't go in for the whole worshipping chaos gods, or any other really, more loyal to the Emperor's atheist philosophy, even if not His empire. Some small exceptions for no real chaos or daemons, like Forgefiends (using AoS Hydra/Kharibdyss models), or Night Lord Warp Claws.

[@nicholassmith7984]

In regards to that example list: I don't think Legionaries can take a third Heavy Melee Weapon in a squad of ten.

[@hyrumcastaneda1427]

I'm thinking I'm going to paint alpha legionaries interspered in my salamanders

[@gfanikf]

Clicked on this the moment it popped up. I love me some alpha legion

[@jeremiegartner464]

I play huron but call him soloman akkura and use huron rules. The pet deamon works along with his hand. 👋.

[@TheStrongVirus]

My idea for an Alpha Legion army is to take Space Marine, not Chaos. Then colour them colours of other chapters and Legions. Sneak a Hydra Stickers on the Pauldrons. Tell everyone your army is actually the united efforts of mankind and they cannot stop you from fielding this. If they argue that it’s impossible, you’ve already won because you have indeed brought together all Space Marines in one army. If they take a closer look and realise they are all Alpha Legion, you have won because they too are Alpharius and will tell people that you’ve ended the fighting between the Space Marines. If someone figures this out and says you should be playing Chaos, open your Space Marine Rules and turn to the “Chaos” Rules part you added earlier where you equated the models to Chaos counterparts. You are ready for everything, you are every chapter after all. Why are you doing this? Dunno, just want to see what people think when you have all these little things going on. Your job as an Alpha Legion lover is to commit to the bit… I’m sure it’ll do something. Hydra Dominatus!

[@rosel953]

I'll probably just make a "loyal" army list and add the heads and shoulder pads.

[@jazzy4830]

I'm so dense, I never got the Double Cross (XX legion) before.

[@stratagos9097]

I wish this was an actual army with it's on codex and everything in 40k.

[@venkelos6996]

Alpha Legion are a Legion I like the looks of, and sometimes the fluff, but I often catch myself looking at them, and just being annoyed at what I perceive as the possible difficulty of their painting scheme, or just not knowing how to take "default" CSM models, and give them the specific AL details, like scale texture/pattern, and such, but I do like them. Among Chaos, I like them, Iron Warriors, and Thousand Sons, for a god-dedicated Legion. Now, if we could just get this video, but for Iron Warriors! 😊

[@stphn_alpharius]

Hi, if you are wanting to stick with actual CSM kits it is a problem as the AL would typically be less busy on trim and have the scale textures, that why i personally like the primaris kits for them as they are blank slates and have the tacticool vibe. For those kits the AL heresy bits are your best friend, throw a helmet or a shoulder on a few models in each squad and it'll bring it in nicely. Personally i wouldn't feel so beholden to actual csm kits because they dont fit AL's vibe, try using the Heresy Mark 3 or mark 6 kits and there are lots of awesome scaled bits on printing sites

[@stphn_alpharius]

As for paint scheme its surprisingly easy. Prime with a metallic, drybrush a shiny silver. Then use Akhelian Green. (Its not green at all its a horrible name for the paint but it basically IS the Alpha Legion blue)

[@dominicscaglione2527]

Please make this for iron warriors pleasee

[@bon3tynormy]

I'm starting to make some of my space marines into alpha legionaries

[@scritoph3368]

The only army where every model is actually a primarch! Hydra Dominatus!

[@fateweaver9844]

Auspex slow. Warcomm just dropped an article revealing Imperial Agents codex is indeed next. DW, Arbites, Assassins, and Inquisitors in one codex with rules to field IA units in ANY Imperium army

[@MisterRadiology]

"My name is Alpharius. This is a lie."

[@Bibblesworth]

If I'm being honest this video, while informative and very well done highlights what I hate about 10th edition. Besides the 30k modelling suggestions and paint there's literally nothing specifically Alpha Legion about running any chaos group anymore (except ones with their own books). Someone playing Black Legion could just use the same detachment rules and get identical units and stratagems. I much prefer when chapters and warbands had their own little unique flairs and even more specific their own characters or units they could put in.

[@stripeybag6977]

Hey so in the Deceptor Detachment based off the Alpha Legion, what Infantry is the Shroud enhancement for?

[@michaelmastriano7566]

I just painted up an intercessor in alpha legion colors for fun. It wood also be fun to start an army though lol

[@patriciocarrizo5065]

Step 1: buy an primaris ultramarine army because the alpha legión is taller than normal marines in lore Step 2: paint them cyan

[@toomaskotkas4467]

Hydra Dominatus

[@jeremiegartner464]

Cypher is omegon. This is the only way to build it

[@markberghel275]

1. Buy only Primaris Space Marines 2. Paint in Alpha Legion colors 3. Declare "I AM ALPHARIUS!"

[@SafetyBriefer]

Every space marine army could be an Alpha Legion army.

[@stripeybag6977]

Remember kids, The ALPHA LEGION across 30k and 40k has more named character models than some other Legions.

[@tomekk.1889]

I was in the comments first. I just chose not to comment until now

[@MrFiremagnet]

If you are playing any 40k, congrats, you are playing Alpha Legion. The only difference is that you might not know that yet - in all cases but one, they are in disguise.

[@tomyorke3412]

One does not simply start an Alpha legion. It has always been there just silently waiting and watching.

[@otaha1988]

The name of this video should be called how to pick play space Marine army. Lol cuz as I hear it every space Marines legion is technically alpha legion

[@keyanklupacs6333]

Now do "how to start a word bearers army."

[@metalblizzard6024]

I didn't even realize ypu could play alpha legion

[@chrisjulien7698]

Christ bless you and thanks

[@max16]

I am alpharius.

[@Damnedlegion40k]

Add a comment... Omnia pulvis est.

[@JamesSerapio]

I mean.... First, build your CSM with Astartes models...

[@scampbell419]

bahahaha i love me some alpha legion

[@michaeltopholm3588]

I am alpharius

[@A_Tyranid_Guy]

Shit sorry my comment went to this video instead of the other one I meant to send it to, I’m so sorry guys

[@marrowkaiproductions7053]

Why are you remaking this? You already made tons of videos on starting Alpha Legion. Like "How to Start a Tyranids Army in Warhammer 40K 10th Edition"

[@Diego-bq3nv]

Thousand sons please! =(

[@AsbestosMuffins]

I assume you just paint literally any army and just say they're all alpha legion

[@MaxM-r3d]

Here to stop people saying first

[@someopinion]

Remember to remain Hydration Dominatus ...I'm sorry :/

[@patheticsealion6161]

not first

[@mmarshall404]

First

[@ravensco]

you never know who to believe, but I play Alpha Legion, as a Primaris force, (sleeper cell), the Sons of Ardyh , @vxicepickxv this is how i paint mine army too!

[@cameronatwell6051]

First

[@cameronatwell6051]

Nevermind the rest didn't load in yet

[@YouWinAFREEiPOD]

It's okay, we wouldn't have been impressed anyway.