How much does a SISTERS OF BATTLE army ACTUALLY cost? | Warhammer 40k

[@mattylumley5538]

Reminder this 2000pt army has three tanks and three special character point sinks : imagine if you ran something infantry-heavy

[@the_kieran_show]

You'd need your head checking 😂

[@OniGanon]

Infantry heavy is actually fine. It's transports, jump pack units and support characters that really jack up the price for Sisters.

[@dwadland]

When the original plastic army box came out, I missed the sale from GW and asked if any of my mates could get one for me from local suppliers. Then I found a box myself. Two of my friends then said they'd managed to buy boxes for me, including one from Germany. So that's how I ended up with three of the army box sets...

[@the_kieran_show]

3 of those boxes 😂😂😂😂

[@alexandermichels6022]

Definitely check around for 2nd hand Sisters lots if you're interested in the army. Lots of people buy into Sisters and give up when they see how small and detailed the minis are.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah second hand market is great for any army, but certainly a useful one for sisters!

[@edwardmills4164]

I bought a battle sisters box, some Paragon war suits and celestine 3 years ago. Painted the battle sisters and thought "i wonder how much i need for a 2k points army". Did the math, then sold units i had once i got to the final number. That was in 9th but still.

[@the_kieran_show]

😭😭😭 the pain is so real

[@edwardmills4164]

@@the_kieran_show I think it was like $1200 in 2020 money. Crazy

[@KanaKuroko]

I recently got into sisters after been wanting to for years and the prices are insane. I'm just content to collect whatever discount boxes I can get and just ignore them otherwise.

[@the_kieran_show]

Sounds like a good mindset to have given how much it all is 🫠

[@OniGanon]

If you're buying a separate box of Sacresants and Battle Sisters, you may as well just have bought a second Combat Patrol box and used the second Canoness as a body to convert into another character type. And speaking of converting characters, the Novitiates box comes with all the parts to build a normal 40k squad of Novitiates (banner, simulacrum, 2 flamers, pistols and swords for everyone else), and a bunch of leftover arm pieces that lets you convert other Sisters bodies into a Hospitaller, a Dialogus, and a Dogmata (and a Repentia Superior if you need one for some reason). Finally, Seraphim boxes come with extra jump packs and arm parts that would let you turn Sisters bodies into Seraphim/Zephyrim (whichever one you didn't build out of the box), if you don't mind the more static poses. Edit: So I came up with an army using 2 Combat Patrols. 2x 10 Arcos, Canoness + 10 Dominions, 10 Battle Sisters, 10 Sacresants + Hospitaller (converted from second Canoness and Novitiate arms), 10 Novitiates, Triumph, 2x 3 Paragons, 2x Penitent Engines, Castigator, Exorcist, 20pts left for enhancements ~AUD$1652 vs your AUD$1961.50 Unfortunately expanding from here is a miserable slog as you pick up Immolators, Rhinos and Seraphim that are godawful $ per points.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah buying two combat patrols is a smarter move. It’s just the extra cost (which if you’re playing sisters, you are already okay with😂)

[@jroden06]

I have 2000+ points of Sisters and a Knight Castellan ally (Sister Crushinator) I absolutely love them. Painting them is amazing, I love their lore, their characters are great - I just suck at the game and they are an army that is at their best played by experienced players.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yes to the Sister Crushinator. Painting is the best bit anyway, so long as you enjoy the games whether it goes well or not that's what counts!

[@perfidy1103]

I believe Arcoflagellants were introduced in Dan Abnett's Eisenhorn series (not are if he just came up with them, or GW asked him to include one). Basically they are people who've committed religious crimes (probably minor ones, since you do anything major you're likely to be executed) so are turned into murder servitors. Notably they aren't sisters, they are just random initial citizens who didn't religion hard enough.

[@the_kieran_show]

Didn’t religion hard enough is basically the slogan for the whole army 😂

[@perfidy1103]

@@the_kieran_show isn't it just!

[@Perkustin]

The Helms, which ofc are grafted onto their brains, also flood their senses with like Angelic Visions of (40k)Heaven and iirc it's actually just instinctive rage brought on by the all the combat drug injectors (and other techno-doodads) that controls their bodies. So basically the Arco-flagellant thinks they are chilling on a cloud hearing heavenly choirs and chatting with the emperor, while really they are just flailing around madly killing everything in sight and flagellating themselves when there's nothing nearby. It's all in a White Dwarf article that had lore for a new 'Inquisitor' model, i think he was called Damian 42x or something. I must admit the helms used to have a more distinctive religious-y looking design (and i think a name) and the newer models don't really so maybe the lore changed.

[@vectorshaman338]

Another reason why Kill Team is so baller. I got a sisters boarding patrol at 50% off. Can go nuts on every unit for my team, and have a bunch of extras for dnd heros and kitbashing. or sell the rest for a 100% free kill team. Those point costs are insane. It must be so painful to be a 40k player.

[@the_kieran_show]

50% off is a steal!

[@dialupsyndrome1910]

I have over 2k in sisters I have not tallied up the cost, I do not intend to

[@the_kieran_show]

Good idea 😂😂

[@djinn9504]

the arco-flagellant are meant to be based on someone whipping themselves for sinning, as a form of repentance for what they've done.

[@the_kieran_show]

🫡🫡🫡

[@AuraXars]

So the triumph is expensive, but when you think of it as 6 canonesses glued on the same base, 74£ for 6 characters and the entire casket worth of kitbashing then it's actually not that bad. Been planning on picking one up for the random characters all over sisters

[@the_kieran_show]

Oh I love that way of thinking of it 😂

[@whippetdoge]

Been waiting for this vid, so happy it’s finally out. One thing is that if you are starting a sisters army don’t get a dogmata the rules are absolute cheeks unless you rrreeeeallly like the model

[@grahambaxter4112]

You’re so correct guys, the Triumph of Saint Catherine is one of the best, and most ‘40k’ minis! 👍

[@the_kieran_show]

Takes agesssss to paint though 🫠

[@maxboot2115]

If you are looking into sisters, as others have said, 2nd hand is a good option- also remember they were in the old Imperium Magazine, and Sisters and AdMech issues seem to be the two groups from that that are heavily available on ebay and other resale sites (you'll pay more than retail for the magazine, but still might be cheaper than LGS prices for some units!)

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah second hand market is great for sisters!

[@depalapili-pala4859]

Top tip for collecting sisters, if you pick up the kill team novitiates box you can use most of them in there to proxy all of the on foot HQs in the army and you save a looooot of money

[@the_kieran_show]

Good idea!!

[@Matt-xk8ms]

Just finished a sisters armies in the last year. It was certainly my most expensive army. It dosnt really have a good collection box atm your mostly buying individual pieces to get what you want. The old CP box really wasn’t great either but did get my rhinos I didn’t wanna solo buy

[@the_kieran_show]

Don’t add up how much it cost you in total 😂😂

[@Matt-xk8ms]

@@the_kieran_show $928USD It’s roughly 2500 points worth and I bought it all below GW prices so it’d be way more if it was direct sales. Got me thinking so added it up. lol.

[@whippetdoge]

Also PLEASE DO THE CHAOS V LOYAL SISTERS CHALLENGE 🥺🥺⚜️⚜️⚜️

[@the_kieran_show]

CAN YOU IMAGINE

[@manmangler]

I have about 10 K Sisters Of battle army. I started collect those at first release, second edition, I think. So I have about 100 metal miniatures and all versions of Immolator as Citaldel Miniatures (No Forge world stuff).

[@the_kieran_show]

Oh that is wicked. Please join our discord and show us!

[@manmangler]

@@the_kieran_show Thank, I will join and post pics when vacation is over...

[@topherjohnson8386]

I have 6000pts of sisters so yea I know the pain of this, but they are just so cool and I buy new stuff every now and then instead of all at once

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah the models are so cool its easy to get carried away!

[@erih2934]

I'm didn't expect to ever get a sisters army beyond a boarding action party, but the models are just so much better than the trash we SM players are fed its insane. The price though... ugh... I just started right in time to get one of the old combat patrol boxes and the army box - which in my case was just good timing. I don't think that box would be any good for long time collectors... I've ended up with 1x old combat patrol box, 1x new one, 1x army of faith (the army box), 1x retributors, 1x sisters of battle, 1x dogmata, 1x hospitaler, 1x that character with banner (to be used a priest and imagifier) and one unit baby carriers.... lucky i have a 20+% discount at my local store, but man even with 3 boxed sets and discounts... GW is insane with their current pricing.

[@the_kieran_show]

That sounds like it got out of hand after the board actions box....

[@erih2934]

​@@the_kieran_show maybe. i blame it on my wife as she wanted to start playing 40k with sisters after seeing the models... i would have been able to resist and be a sensible person, i swear.

[@JamesWarren-y7k]

My mate has over a couple of years bought me 2 boxes of sisters and they look amazing and are so detailed to paint they are a bit of a nightmare, but looking at that price just puts me off getting any more!

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah they amount of detail in them is crazy!

[@stewartriley4690]

So I had been thinking about getting a sisters army as they sound fun but after this I'm not so sure. I'm possibly tempted by the imperial agents box that'll have them in it to run alongside my astra Militarum

[@the_kieran_show]

The Agents boxes look solid tbf!

[@loserwithaplan]

I just hit over 2k in my sisters that i started buying in 8th.

[@the_kieran_show]

Whaaaaat 😭😭

[@michaeljacobs2860]

What is even more insane gw is even going higher in price with some kits with only 3 miniatures for even more money. Just insane

[@the_kieran_show]

Stonks

[@tbone7353]

My local hobby store still has the old combat patrol for $120 got 2 of them now i have probably north of 2500 pts of sisters never really thought about what it cost no I feel a little sick lol but definitely the best looking army in the game and a top performer can't complain it's just money

[@the_kieran_show]

Pretty handy they still had the old ones!

[@tbone7353]

@@the_kieran_show definitely can't believe they still have like 5 of them

[@TexasTaterSalad]

Arcoflagellants are just combat servitors with electro whips

[@the_kieran_show]

Whip it. Whip it good.

[@d.s.dathaniel7552]

Just got 3500 points roughly for $1500-1800.

[@the_kieran_show]

Nice!

[@olivercook6497]

Oof, am Australian and have around 4500pts of sisters. I am questioning my life choices. Never really tallied up the costs before.

[@the_kieran_show]

By the sounds of it you should maintain blissful ignorance 😂

[@jappeska]

I had 2k points of sisters.... until the codex release with adjusted point values....

[@the_kieran_show]

How many how you got now…:

[@jappeska]

@@the_kieran_show 1600 give or take a rhino... it bottomed out so hard

[@crimsonsunbear5732]

2 boxes of army of faith, one christmas box with movhan vhall, a cannoness and celestine and that's 2k points

[@the_kieran_show]

It is but you can't pick up the older Christmas boxes now!

[@crimsonsunbear5732]

what can I say, I see a good discount box and I grab it (that's how long I've been waiting to finish my sisters army 😂)

[@CommadoreDuncan]

WOW! I love my SOB army I still need a few more things for a 2K army........$1178 EEEEP

[@the_kieran_show]

Ouch 😂😂

[@panzerloli2719]

Chaos sisters? You mean 5 models and 3 of them kill themself after being released from a greater demon/chaos god mind control?

[@the_kieran_show]

Yes....

[@TheBrettski999]

Wow am I pleased I went for boring space marines lol love the videos guys

[@the_kieran_show]

🫡🫡🫡

[@serpion5x]

In fairness, not many of us in Aus can afford houses anyway.

[@the_kieran_show]

🫠🫠

[@starslayer2438]

Sisters look so cool, but they are so dang expensive. Q_Q I could get two full 2000 points AoS armies for the same price.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah you totally could!

[@ben830]

Also how a Repentia squad of 10 is 180 points for £37, and 10 sacresants would be 150 points for £80. Even worse £37, 10 acro flatulents is also 150 points. Mind boggling

[@the_kieran_show]

🫠🫠🫠

[@McWerp]

I think i have about 6k points of sisters People ask me if i ever thought about a second army. No. No I have not.

[@the_kieran_show]

Wow! I dont blame you!

[@McFatson]

Oh jeez, that is prohibitively expensive. The new combat patrol isn't even 400 points. I'd rather make a catholic themed SM chapter and use sisters rules. Hell, get you some Dark Angels models/bitz for the winged angel motif, they'd look really good in the color scheme of a sisters faction.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah the value in this combat patrol is insanely bad

[@kristoff7049]

I hate the cost of the sisters…. I started making a chaos sisters kitbash army and stopped because of the cost

[@the_kieran_show]

It's a bit mad isn't it 😂

[@robertgrant2242]

Really love all the sisters units except the flagellants but they're soo expensive I don't want to get a full army,I'll just get some of the nicer minis to paint up

[@calebwhyte6957]

oml battle sister squads are less the 1 point per dollar in NZ 😭

[@the_kieran_show]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Dubious.Bovine]

And this is why there are no sisters players in Australia

[@the_kieran_show]

🫡🫡🫡

[@romeo.3472]

Really great looking army but another army i will never collect. Arent Arco Flagellant just prisoners who are pumped with drugs into a frenzy and thrown at the enemy? Like most of sisters models that arent battle sisters. If you cant decided between churches or dinosaurs just remember. Nobody got nonced by a dinosaur.

[@the_kieran_show]

Yeah they are, or as someone else in the comments said “didn’t religion hard enough” 😂

[@KirbyBearMK]

I have got to stop watching this video. If I don’t my second army is going to hurt my wallet

[@the_kieran_show]

DEW IT

[@tomkillilea6713]

What an intro 🤣

[@the_kieran_show]

Some say I'm the song bird of my generation

[@danielsandefur7364]

Have y’all done ad mech? Because DEAR GOD it’s worse than this

[@the_kieran_show]

Yes we did! But given their recent changes it’s basically irrelevant 😂

[@whippetdoge]

Been waiting for this vid, so happy it’s finally out. One thing is that if you are starting a sisters army don’t get a dogmata the rules are absolute cheeks unless you rrreeeeallly like the model

[@the_kieran_show]

I think rule of cool is always the main thing with us!

[@whippetdoge]

Same here I just really don’t like the model personally (not saying it’s a bad one) and the rules for it are pretty terrible compared to (in my opinion) cooler models like the palatine or hospitaller. Though I guess it depends on what lost u run, having a unit with great oc stand on an objective with another unit and hospitaller is garunteed vp every turn