How To Pick Your FIRST Warhammer 40K Army That’s PERFECT For YOU!

[@dtczyk8976]

I came to this video with 3 in mind. I narrowed it down to 6.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Sounds about right! Too many incredible choices - which did you narrow it down to?

[@HephaestesVulcan]

I only have 4, lol. But had the same 4 coming in. This didn't help at all!😂

[@TheCommandPhase]

@@HephaestesVulcan Do you have model range from the 4 that you like the most?

[@ericperez7978]

Loooool same

[@drakevaliance3536]

Same

[@geoffp625]

Hearing them all listed makes me realise Tyrranids are the good guys of 40k half the armies will slaughter you and tell you its for your own good or Gods will, the other half do it because its just fun. The Tyrranids are like sorry i have to eat you but I've got a queen and 40000 hormagaunts at home and a guy has to look after his family

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

The Hive Mind views other species as prey. It enjoys eating people.

[@mikeymike42]

The hive mind: I'm not evil, I just want snacks.

[@iantaran2843]

I mean The Tau are trying to genuinely unite people 🤣 The Orks are just having fun And the Necrons are just kicking a bunch of children off their damn lawn

[@pricelesspistola321]

Oh. Oh, was that...*loads bolter*...a heresy?

[@Robllow]

At the end of the day, that's what everyone is doing in Warhammer, except for the orcs. They just like war, it's their favorite pastime.

[@imjustsam1745]

"How good an army is right now is no indication how good it will be in the future" I built a beautiful Sisters army, finished it the same week 10th edition hit...

[@TheCommandPhase]

I feel your pain - the Sisters playstyle this index is a big shift from last edition. Hopefully once the codex drops (and don't have to wait too long to get it), we will have access to a few more interesting detachments - especially something like bloody rose. On the plus side you do have an amazing army to learn the edition with and build upon! I finished building my votann force, primed and started airbrushing the armour until I read the rules for 10th and jumped back to a different force I hadn't finished up as Votann's index is in an awful place. Fingers crossed the balancing GW try to do in September helps us both out!

[@imjustsam1745]

@@TheCommandPhase the rule I adhere to is that I judge a kit based on how it performs on the crafting table not the playing table and that army leveled up my painting skills over and over again. Even people who don't play them could benefit from the repentia kit if they're learning to tone flesh. Asthetics wise the best looking models I own are my purple girls. No regrets.

[@TheCommandPhase]

That's a great rule to live by in this hobby!

[@petejames1326]

@@TheCommandPhase say you spend thousands of dollars over the yrs building and painting your army and you wanna quite, can you ever try and SELL your army and pieces? is there a website for this? do people every make money from selling their collections or is it basically dead money from a financial sense every time?

[@petejames1326]

@@TheCommandPhase no ones ever asked you this question but who if i like every army and i just wanna collect and paint the BIGGER characters from whatever army they might be from and not play with them in competition but just out them in my glass cabinet and admire them, does anyone actually do that? just buy big characters from whichever army that just look cool and thats it?

[@kylerobinson1985]

I got into the hobby about a year ago. Almost done with my Tyranids army. Norn Emissary model is phenomenal looking. And I have hormagaunts. So many hormagaunts.

[@TheCommandPhase]

It truly is an incredible model. I’m tempted to grab one and I don’t even play nids!

[@mikeymike42]

I painted soooo many hormagaunts in my teens lol

[@AndyMac40K]

now this is the level of quality i want to see when i want to absorb some 40k jazz, right on man! nice job on the video

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you so much - really glad you enjoyed the video and the aesthetic I was going for!

[@austinfrykas6696]

I love you bringing up the "Rule of Cool" that's so important in D&D games i play and run. I'm just getting into warhammer and am very torn between Grey Knights, Dark Angels, Deathwatch and Salamanders...

[@TheCommandPhase]

So the Deathwatch have now been incorporated into the imperial agents codex that has just released, so aren't a fully fledged space marine army anymore - but more tools for the inquisitors. All of the other choices there remain the same and each are really cool options. The main thing really is which do you prefer the look of between them all?

[@edgarrosales868]

I’ve been looking into warhammer but it seems so daunting with the prices and all this different aspects you actually broke it down really well and it’s either Custodes or orcs for me

[@TheCommandPhase]

I’m glad the video was able to help you out! Both are really great armies there and great for helping you get into the hobby and learn all of the different aspects - hope you have a great time with whichever you end up picking!

[@mikeymike42]

Ork players are the most fun people in the world. Chaotic neutral turned up to 11

[@jonpowers7070]

I plan on using table top simulator. I'm not sure I want to shell out the money for an actual army.

[@Destide]

Orks dressed as Custodes

[@Sylentmana]

I’m torn between three choices: Sisters of Battle, because killer space nuns seem cool. The Tau because I like the whole communist space weebs vibe. Finally the Tyranids because they are the most relatable to me for I too feel the overwhelming need to eat everything I see.

[@TheCommandPhase]

All of those are really cool options and I totally feel you with reasoning behind nids 😅 First up which models do you think look the coolest and you'd most want to paint up? From that I'd say pick up a unit and build and paint them up. If you really enjoyed that and can see yourself building more and painting that faction up, then you've found the one. Else jump over to your next favourite until you find the one for you.

[@mikeymike42]

Nids were my first army back in like 3rd edition, best decision. Played them with the shops models in a little starter session the very first time I walked into a games workshop in 2002 and immediately fell in love with their whole vibe

[@pastryhousehippo]

Which army did you end up going with? Literally torn between these exact ones myself.

[@brent2795]

I’ve spent soooooo much money on Nids….and I’m very happy with the money spent. I have close to 200 models and I still don’t think I have enough 🤣. I’ve been painting mine metallic as a “living metal” theme just to make them different. Maybe to make them a little less wary of Necrons!

[@alexanderzippel8809]

I am currently choosing between the Grey Knights, Adepta Sororitas and Necrons, thank you for the video (though it didnt make my choice much easier, I enjoy the looks of the sisters and necrons, the lore/concept of the Grey Knights and Necrons and the imperial loyalist in me is for Grey Knights or the Sisters...)

[@TheCommandPhase]

I mean all three of those are fantastic armies, each with very different playstyles! Necrons are in a good spot with their new codex dropping so you’ve at least got access to all of the different playstyles, granted grey knights and sisters will get theirs soon enough! Honestly I’d pick whichever you like the look of the most and can see yourself painting up. My advice there would be to grab a box of infantry, build and paint them up and see which you enjoyed the most!

[@welldan]

What does a new codex dropping mean? I'm also starting the hobby and recently got the Sister's Combat Patrol. It seems there were changes to the data sheet lately (in terms of unit costing) that make the sisters a bit better than when 10th ed started? @@TheCommandPhase

[@TheCommandPhase]

@welldan Sorry for the confusion. It means that their new 10th edition codex should be coming out soon (This summer). So with that would come a fair number of new detachments and updates to allow sisters players move variety in their lists and gameplay styles. Hopefully bringing back the more melee focussed bloody rose option we had in 9th edition. In terms of the most recent balance dataslate and points updates. There was a slight nerf to sisters in the sense of the Triumph of St Katherine combo with miracle dice was reduced, which it needed to really and makes using miracle dice more impactful over the course of the game. We got a lot of points changes, some very much for the better so hopefully it means you can just enjoy building a list you want to play, rather than auto-including that one combo. It was a good update and thankfully, the likes of Paragon Warsuits, repentia and retributions all getting a points drop which is great. Hopefully you enjoy putting your combat patrol together and expanding on your army in the future. The sisters have an absolutely stunning model range!

[@andKRM]

Phenomenal video! I’m new to the hobby and you did a great job giving an overview of every army without making it overwhelming! Keep up the great work :)

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you for your kind words and Welcome to the hobby! I'm glad you found the video useful, it's a big topic but hopefully you've found a faction you like the look of! I've got a new video coming out later on today (6pm GMT) discussing how to start your first 40k army, so you may well find that useful also! If you have any questions going forward in your hobby journey, please feel free to reach out and I'll do what I can to help.

[@petejames1326]

@@TheCommandPhase what is BETTER to chose an army, and than buy HUNDREDS of small foot soldier type pieces or just a few foot soldior type pieces and than get 2-3 HUGE pieces like space ships or bikes etc... or armoured carriers

[@piotrjeske4599]

Nothing that costs 3 salaries and takes 1-2 years to finish , is just a fame.

[@KamiYamaoni]

new player here, found this very helpful with choosing my faction!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Welcome to the hobby- I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@dorian447]

@@TheCommandPhase ok im very new and im still very confused. it started with me wanting to read the books, but then i started watching videos about the game, and now im choosing an army. in other words i need help!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Feel free to reach out here or on the discord and I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have 👍

[@dorian447]

@@TheCommandPhase actually i do have one question. are the death korps of krieg a playable faction? because i have always thought they were really intresting but i havent see anyone play as them or anything

[@TheCommandPhase]

So death corps of krieg would come under the Astra militarum and it’s an aesthetic choice now rather than specific rules for that sub faction. The downside is bar the kill team box of miniatures, the majority of their troops are old Finecast sculpts which would cost a fortune to build and pain to work with, but if you wanted to play as them, then obviously don’t let that put you off. There are rumours that they’ll get a new range release in the future but certainly take that with a pinch of salt. I’d love to see it, but no idea if it’ll actually happen.

[@Loftiii]

God DAMN this thing is MASSIVE thank you for making it so much more understandable.

[@TheCommandPhase]

You’re welcome - hope it helps!

[@sprad9321]

I'm thinking of going with the Dark Angels, I love their whole knightly aesthetic, and I recently picked up "Lion: Son of the Forest" on Audible with my free credit. For a while now I've been on the edge of diving into the Warhammer 40k lore and talking with some of my buddies over the years I knew that at some point I'd end up diving in. At first, I was caught between the Space Wolves for their viking look and the Dark Angels. In the end, the first legion won out. Also, Lion El'Johnson gives me some Dalinar Kholin vibes to anyone who has read Brandon Sanderson's "Stormlight Archives," which after reading the Lion book further supplant my choice of legion. For the Rock! For Caliban! FOR THE LION!r viki

[@TheCommandPhase]

They’re a great choice! Really interesting story, great characters and the new Lion models is amazing, I’ve even bought it just to paint up! The knightly aesthetic is something I really like and the books I’ve read in the Horus heresy of them made them quite a likeable chapter. I’ve not read the new Lion novel but I’ve heard great things! Hope you enjoy starting your force and getting into this fantastic hobby.

[@georgepilkington9350]

The quality of your video is insane, keep being awesome.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you so much, that really means a lot! Glad you enjoyed 🙂

[@ocularorb4021]

imo theres four main things to look for 1. the vibe of the models 2. the lore 3. the playstyle 4. find a paintscheme you like that goes well with the army. lore prolly being the least important because sometimes its fun to make your own lore for your own dudes, for example, imperial/chaos knights are very good at this because you can create the lore of your own house lineage. in general I think knights are kinda lackluster lorewise but I saw this as more of a positive, like a blank slate for me to pour my writing skills upon also before you get some models I would look around and find a paintscheme that resonates with you.

[@TheCommandPhase]

I agree that creating your own lore is a great aspect of the hobby and is such a nice way to make an army your own. Pairing that with a unique colour scheme and even some kitbashing can make for some truly striking armies that are all your own. Great comment 👍

[@jasoncompton5280]

I’ve been collecting Necrons since 4th, and stopped shortly after their first major update. I think a video on updating your army for returning players is a good idea

[@TheCommandPhase]

That's a great idea, thank you for sharing.

[@TheCommandPhase]

For those who want to skip to specific armies, timestamps are below - hope you enjoy! 00:38 - Reasons to Pick an Army 03:28 - Space Marines 05:04 - Black Templars 06:18 - Blood Angels 07:29 - Dark Angels 08:41 - Space Wolves 09:55 - Grey Knights 11:18 - Deathwatch 12:43 - Adeptus Custodes 14:35 - Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) 16:04 - Adepta Sororitas (Sisters of Battle) 18:11 - Adeptus Mechanicus 19:44 - Imperial Knights 21:22 - Chaos Space Marines 23:25 - Death Guard 25:04 - Thousand Sons 26:27 - World Eaters 28:17 - Chaos Demons 30:05 - Chaos Knights 31:33 - Aeldari 34:01 - Drukhari 35:55 - Tyranids 37:55 - Genestealer Cult 39:52 - Orks 42:24 - Tau 44:10 - Necrons 46:19 - Leagues of Votann 48:01 - Next Steps

[@colinc9958]

Bruh, wheres the Votann at? You're counting out the Kin

[@TheCommandPhase]

Apologies, was a misspelling on my part - should be fixed. Would never leave out the Votann on purpose!

[@Wildwolface77]

​​@@TheCommandPhaseUm.... Where are the Ultramarines....??? Or even the Black Legion, for that matter???

[@TheCommandPhase]

@Wildwolface77 They aren’t a standalone faction these days with their own book, but a chapter you can pick in the Space Marines Codex itself. So they fit into that section of the video. Plus with the upcoming Codex allowing you to play whichever detachment you’d like as any colour scheme, which chapter you pick is more for aesthetic purposes. Black legion are the same with the Chaos Space Marine section as their previous codex and current index covers all of those in one book. Plus like I mentioned earlier, with 10th edition it’s more of an aesthetic choice. If you wanted a video on each marine chapter that is something I could look into.

[@Wildwolface77]

​@@TheCommandPhase Oh, ok. I look forward to that, actually. :) Thanks for your reply.

[@adam.o8183]

After playing Tau for 10 years , I'm looking at starting a new army. I 'm torn between Blood Angels, Grey Knights or World Eaters

[@TheCommandPhase]

I mean tau have got some nice goodies coming in the Kroot if that’s your thing. But in terms of those 3 armies it’s good to see 2 being very melee oriented in the blood angels and world eaters to give you an opposite gameplay style and the experience will help you potentially improve your tau gameplay too learning how to deal and deal with shooting/melee armies. Honestly you can’t go wrong with any of them so I’d say if you have a favourite aesthetically, go for that one 👍

[@Sregdod]

Hello Adam! I am only days into learning about Warhammer but leaning to Tau. Would you recommended them for a beginner being how familiar you are them? Im super into DnD and StarCraft if that helps with any similar mechanics.

[@raidenharmann]

I am just about to start my hobby journey after watching Space Marine II on KZbin, also reading the First and Only, the hook to this incredible universe is huge. I walked around a Warhammer shop for ages just looking and not really understanding where everything fits so Thank you for this video, it brought everything into a package which is a great start to understanding a bit more. Originally I was thinking about Astra Militarum, due to loving Gaunt's Ghosts, but hearing on here about Space Wolves brings in another fascination of Vikings, so I now have my choice. Once again thank you! will be binging your videos for a while I think.

[@TheCommandPhase]

I'm so glad you found the video helpful and I hope you enjoy your hobby journey. Space Marine 2 is fantastic!

[@XtremeInventor]

I'm starting to get into Warhammer, and I'm thinking about playing both Necrons and Tyranids, because the lore is really cool. Great vid.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Welcome to the hobby! The good news for you is that they have both had really good range refreshes recently. Plus with them both being in starter boxes, you should be able to get a great start from the secondry market (like eBay) for a lot less money than retail. Do you have a preference on which models you prefer from the two? I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@wayneson9409]

Excellent video sir! I enjoyed every second of it. Even as an old player it’s good to get another view for the start of a new project :) AND you have the perfect podcast voice :D so chill to listen to you!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you sir for watching and leaving such a nice comment - really appreciate it! What is your next project going to be?

[@cdude665]

I chose the tsons because I love their asthetic, lore and although they have some of the tougher rules and management I'm not super competitive and the wins will come in time. And if they don't I still get to hangout and play what I love. Great video!

[@TheCommandPhase]

They really are an amazing faction and totally agree with loving their aesthetic! And because it’s a faction you love then it’ll actually end up being a lot easier to learn their rules than most of the others with your enthusiasm for them. Hope you have a great time collecting and I’d love to see some of your completed models 👍

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

this really helped, now i want 5 armies instead of 2. Where do i sell my kidney?

[@TheCommandPhase]

Maybe Games Workshop will start accepting them as currency 😂 On a serious note, there is a video on the channel in ways to save money collecting if you needed ways to keep your kidney inside your body 😝

[@vencagek]

Very helpful and really really well edited video! Great job, keep it up. You’ve just earned a new subscriber

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you for the Sub and those kind words - really glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful!

[@TOTALmtg]

Brilliantly edited vid buddy, love it!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It was a beast to finish up and took nearly a day to render the graphics but very happy with how it turned out 👍

[@TOTALmtg]

@@TheCommandPhase well worth it mate

[@voultronix761]

Agreed , deserves way more views . Plus a good mic !

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you for your kind words and watching the video, I’m glad to see you enjoyed it! I’m pretty pleased so far how well it’s doing considering I’m a very new channel :)

[@matthewmutton]

im very new to the hobby and I found this video very helpful, thank you

[@TheCommandPhase]

I'm glad it was helpful - this is a fairly new channel but the aim is to help new players into the hobby. I hope you've found a faction you like the look of! I've got a new video coming out later on today (6pm GMT) discussing how to start your first 40k army, so you may well find that useful also! If you have any questions going forward in your hobby journey, please feel free to reach out and I'll do what I can to help 👍

[@samdiabolos1858]

I'm really glad KZbin recommended this to me today, as I was trying to dip into the tabletop side after being a huge fan of the lore and some of the games, been considering between Krieg and Blood Angels, hopefully this video will help me decide

[@TheCommandPhase]

Well the good thing for you is that the new blood angels codex and models will be going up for preorder tomorrow and the krieg will be getting a big range refresh at the start of the new year - so perfect timing really to jump in!

[@samdiabolos1858]

@@TheCommandPhase Exactly what the folks at my local store said when I went this week and was trying to figure what I wanted to go for

[@nikolasplares6016]

Instructions unclear. I now own 4 armies

[@mikeymike42]

(in the same cadence as USA is chanted) Pile of shame! Pile of shame! Pile of shame! 😂

[@Ohokk0]

tyranids seem so fun but helldivers 2 has conditioned me to not play them lmao

[@TheCommandPhase]

Haha! It’s a fantastic game

[@TheBadasstracks]

Just getting into 40K and your videos are extremely helpful. Thanks and keep it up!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Welcome to this great hobby! Thank you for the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Which army are you thinking of getting started with?

[@TheBadasstracks]

@TheCommandPhase thanks bud. Looking into either space wolves or space/ultramarines. Very tempted to get the ultimate starter pack so I can field two small armies right out of the box and play with a friend and also have the rule books etc. You recommend that or just getting a combat patrol?

[@TheCommandPhase]

Those are two great options, space wolves are very thematic which I'm personally a big fan of, but the space marines are a cool army and plenty of ways to build at a discount. The ultimate starter set is really good value (especially if you can pick it up from a discount game store as some do up to 20% off!). plus you get a small amount of terrain to get started too. To be fair if you don't end up wanting to build the nids you can always sell that combat patrol half on ebay to make your overall cost cheaper. Plus the Space Marine codex will be coming out within the next month which is pretty exciting to see what rules and options you get to expand and play. If you wanted to go down the space wolves route, their combat patrol isn't a bad choice although I do think you'd probably find the marine combat patrol more fun to build and play and you can always paint them up as space wolves if you did decide that's the army you'd like to expand into.

[@TheBadasstracks]

@@TheCommandPhase Thank you so much for all the advice! I will have a think before going down and buying my first pack. Take it easy man :).

[@calusher2243]

I am so torn between a few. I love the Thousand Sons because awesome Egyptian vibe with nice colours. I like the Space Wolves, Orks, World Eaters and Nids too.

[@cyclone3999]

Being a huge fan of Gundam and Titanfall and just about anything that involves mechs. I freaking love the Tau. I wish they were just a bit more capable up close but overall i’ve had a lot of fun playing with them so far.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Glad to hear you are enjoying them - I assume you’ve got Farsight leading your force?

[@cyclone3999]

@@TheCommandPhase Unfortunately not yet. His model was almost the first kit i bought but my friend said i should focus on building up my army first. Im still very new to the warhammer world so im learning as I go, but i plan on picking up Farsight very soon!

[@justinbeal3920]

high quality video, deserves way more views

[@TheCommandPhase]

For a pretty new channel it’s doing fairly well, but comments like this always help. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Guardian037]

This has helped me tremendously so far. Appreciative of all the work you put into this.

[@TheCommandPhase]

You’re more than welcome - hope you’ve managed to find the army for you!

[@Guardian037]

@@TheCommandPhase Blood Angel's seem to be neat. I just can't imagine myself painting these little guys because I have shakey hands :(.

[@TheCommandPhase]

@Guardian037 If you’ve got a GW near you they often do painting sessions with a free model to try. You’ll find if you brace your hands together alongside elbows at your side or table I’m sure you’ll be fine 👍 the bracing hands together keeps the shakes together rather than separate so it becomes easier than you might think.

[@Guardian037]

@@TheCommandPhase I'll give that a whirl, thanks for the advice!

[@toxos265]

Great introductory video

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed it!

[@josecotto5390]

I really have no idea how i came to black templars.... but it's kind of spiritual in a sense. How BTs are on a crusade to cleanse evil, and I in my life trying to clean up my past and live closer to the lord.

[@TheCommandPhase]

I really like that for a way you’ve chosen your army, thank you for sharing!

[@the_cogito]

Amen and God bless brother

[@Bobby3OOO]

Here’s the thing. The BT are bad guys. You’re missing the point.

[@ElijahKlar]

​@@Bobby3OOO literally everyone in warhammer is "the bad guy". Stupid point

[@Bobby3OOO]

@@ElijahKlar Am I? Or is Op?

[@BasegFarmer]

When i was a kid i chose Tau because i loved Gundam and to this day, theres just something about the Tau that i love, so sleek, clean and beautiful in a world full of destruction, the true bastion of hope for the universe. Ty for this video, very cool.

[@TheCommandPhase]

They are a really cool army and I must admit I’m a fan!

[@cytorakdemon]

I thought of starting a Sisters Of Battle army when I got into Warhammer, but when Leviathan dropped, I opted for Space Marines for ease of collecting and painting. Since then, I have amassed quite the army of Space Marines. Troops, Elites, Characters, and a variety of Vehicles, which I am still in the process of painting.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Space Marines are a great choice - what paint scheme did you go for in the end?

[@cytorakdemon]

@@TheCommandPhase a Space Marine chapter called Iron Snakes. They're an Ultramarine successor chapter. A gun metal silver colored armor, white pauldron with a red trim, their heraldry being a blue snake. Picked them for ease of painting and because they don't have a lot of canon art, so I get to take liberties when painting their non-standard troop units.

[@TheCommandPhase]

@cytorakdemon that’s awesome! 👍

[@jakesouthern4050]

Already chose orks at the start of 10th edition but im thinking of starting a second army, absolutely no clue what to pick even now but this video was very helpful, thanks

[@TheCommandPhase]

You’re welcome - glad you found it useful. I mean you already have the coolest faction in 40K but hope you have a great time collecting whichever you pick next!

[@jakesouthern4050]

@@TheCommandPhase thought i’d let you know i’ve finally chosen chaos daemons undivided, rewatched the video and then read their index rules and realised they’re basically just orks but a bit more diverse in play style. thanks for the video

[@ElijahKlar]

Man, i really am torn between sisters, imperial guard, and grey knights. So many cool options

[@TheCommandPhase]

There really are - I mean I’ve personally got 5 factions on the go and always eyeing up others xD Is there one that really stands out for you?

[@Lone_Carrot]

Dark Angels and Grey Knights caught my attention. But I am just getting into Warhammer 40k from playing Space Marines 2 so I need to learn more lore.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome - it's an incredible game and I can see it being a gateway into the hobby for sure. Both of those two are great choices btw, but there is a huge amount of amazing lore to get stuck into if thats what helps you to decide which you'd like to pick up.

[@eclements99]

New player here! Bought my first set it’s the introductory set including the 5x Space Marines and opposing Tyranids. Going into the video now I have 3-4 factions in mind I really like for various reasons. Let’s see what I find out in this video!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Welcome to the hobby! I hope you have a great time collecting, painting and playing the game 🙂

[@eclements99]

@@TheCommandPhaseoh man I’ve finished the video and I still don’t know what army I want to go forward with!!!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Do you have a favourite model range out of the lot?

[@eclements99]

@@TheCommandPhase Okay I’ve made a choice I’ve gone with the Tyranids with the style of Hive Fleet Kronos, Red Carapace and Black Body. I like the idea of tyranids that hunt Chaos and Demons despite knowing that they receive little to no sustenance from it. It’s a really cool concept and my current models from the starter set look really cool so far. I’m building up from there. Hopefully it’ll be a great introduction army for Me! But if I were to choose a different one in the future my likes include: Iron Warriors, Necrons, Salamanders or Thousand Sons

[@TheCommandPhase]

@@eclements99 That sounds awesome - you'll have to show me the models once you're done on social media or the channel's discord!

[@Bobby_Florida_Boy]

I'm about to get started in creating a Warhammer 40k focused channel myself. Thanks for the upload. I'm currently researching which faction to start my journey with. Currently I'm leaning Orks, but we'll see as I plan on finalizing my choice and making my first purchase within the next 2 weeks. :)

[@TheCommandPhase]

Oh awesome, you’ll have to let me know once you have started making content. Would be interested to see what you start doing! Orks are a fantastic choice and so diverse too! I have far too much fun reading the books like Da Red Gobbo that’s come out at Christmas the past two years, along with others Mike Brooks has written. Best of luck with your choices, you’ll have to let me know what you pick up!

[@CrossVaniaGames]

I cant wait to finally start collecting and playing. My gf and I are gonna start up the hobby when we can more easily afford it and we have the space for storage (which is a problem in our 1 Bedroom Apartment), really excited to play World Eaters

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome! Hope you have a fantastic time when you do start. World eaters are a great choice and should hopefully be getting some more new kits later in this edition too 👍

[@Housey93]

Man got to say, I’ve been wanting to get into warhammer for ages and watched countless videos, but this is by far the most helpful one with a breakdown of each one! Thanks man, thinking of going with Astra Militarum or Black Templars.

[@TheCommandPhase]

I’m really glad to hear you found it useful. Two great factions there and a lot of fun whichever you end up going for! Hope you have a great time collecting 🙂

[@xavierjeanson9270]

been doing the hobby for two years couldnt find a faction i liked watched this and loved the black templers for the impurium!!!!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome stuff! I hope you enjoy going on your crusades purging in the name of the emperor!

[@TheBugB]

Oh man i can tell u spent a lot of time on this. Sick for a second video on a channel. 🎉

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you for the kind words! It certainly did take a while, I think the render time itself was something like 17 hours too 😂 but I'm really pleased with how it came out!

[@WilliamSyler]

At this point I'm more into learning about the game and getting a sense of the universe, but I am a big sucker for pisonics/magic, so I'm loving the Grey Knights, Thousand Sons, and the Aeldari.

[@TheCommandPhase]

There is a lot of amazing lore in the 40K universe so you’ll have plenty to get your teeth stuck into! Those are 3 really cool armies, although even with the trim I’m a sucker for Thousand Sons. Magnus is just too cool! (He definitely didn’t do anything wrong)

[@spikeboidrf1587]

I stuck on the tau because like the greater or good matters the most and like we give them an option to surrender. But like I feel like I would get so much hate for useing the tau but I love staying back in big suits and shooting with big robot suits. But like idk to much how the tau play and the got changed in the new edition I heard.But idk what to buy to start. But great video really helped me get back into the hobby.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Honestly bud - please don’t worry about that, you certainly shouldn’t get any “hate” when playing them in person. If you wanted to play Tau, then go for it. They’re a really cool faction, great aesthetic, updated Kroot look awesome and you have new Vespid models coming in a future kill team. End of the day the models you like the most are the most important thing! In terms of starting out, the combat patrol is a good box for that Tau. Else if you wanted to start smaller, maybe look at grabbing a squad of breachers or the pathfinders kill team so that you have options to play that game while growing your 40K army - plus being a smaller box if you did decide actually these aren’t for me, then it’s not a huge cost investment to swap to a different faction. But please don’t let people discourage you from choosing a faction you really like.

[@spikeboidrf1587]

@@TheCommandPhase thank you I really look forward to to start playing again I think I gonna go to my local store and get my frist combat portal

[@uncletuckus]

very new got into the tabletop thanks to space marine 2 ! definitely wanna build a Ravenguard army, any tips or recs to help out?

[@wiltoncarter2175]

Awesome video! I’m looking to get into Warhammer. I feel, if you’re this passionate about your videos, you’re this passionate about 40K! Can’t wait to get started! Please keep putting out great content!!!

[@TheCommandPhase]

That’s awesome that you are looking to get into Warhammer - Welcome to the hobby! I’m very glad you enjoyed the content, your kind words mean a lot to me. Is there a specific faction you’re thinking of getting started with to jump into the hobby?

[@murphydaveelte]

Thanks for the great intro guide - just getting back into 40k now after many years away and trying to make up my mind between Tyranids, Space Marines or Chaos Space Marines. I think I like the play style of the Chaos Marines best but tbh not that keen on the models, where as I've always really liked the look of the Tyranids but not sure I I will enjoy the play style. Normal Space Marines just seems like a safe option - they look easy to paint and GW will never neglect them (like they did with my previous 2 Armies!).

[@TheCommandPhase]

No problem and welcome back to the hobby! They’re all great choices and to be fair you can play each in a variety of ways. Especially now the codex has dropped for both the Tyranids and Space Marines. Although, it’ll still probably come down to the models and what you’d prefer to paint up. The positive is with them both being in the starter sets and having new Christmas boxes it’s a great time to get into either army on a budget! Either way I’m sure you’ll have a great time and if you have any questions do let me know and I’ll do my best to help!

[@murphydaveelte]

Cheers for the tips - went for Tyranids in the end. Definitely gonna get that Christmas box look great!

[@TheCommandPhase]

@murphydaveelte awesome, hope you enjoy them and I don’t blame you buying that battleforce, that box is a fantastic start to an army!

[@TheMartinator99]

I feel like you could mention price to collect and state of the model range a bit more in a video like this. I understand that they dont fit the "sales pitch" style you went from here, but to me those seem fairly relevant, especially to someone thats building up a collection from nothing.

[@TheCommandPhase]

That's a good point and I tried to include a cost indicator on the side graphic in the second half of each army when talking about the tabletop aspect of each. Apologies if that wasn't too clear. But this is certainly an idea I could do as a future video to help newer players, so thank you for the feedback/suggestion.

[@kuroroluxifer8321]

My brother and I had a chaos space marine force when we were teenagers. I Recently hopped back into the hobby, still wondering which army to pick. currently thinking about Salamanders, for their honorable code and because they value and protect the innocent at all costs... but then I'd also like to get into the astra militarum just to get sly marbo, cause he's too damn funny ahahah he's sort of a comic relief character, made by taking inspiration from chuck norris, rambo and guile; this is how they took inspiration from chuck norris for him: the stories of Sly Marbo's exploits have passed from the Catachan Jungle Fighters on to many other regiments of the Astra Militarum, where he has become something of a mythological figure or the central protagonist of a series of tall tales. The stories of his exploits have grown so outlandish that Astra Militarum command has ordered that repetition of the following anecdotes about Marbo by line troopers is punishable by immediate reassignment as a Gunner Specialist [Plasma], Grade 1. Sly Marbo threw a grenade and killed five Orks. Then it exploded. Sly Marbo poked the Warp right in the Eye of Terror. A Catachan Devil once stung Sly Marbo. After 5 solar days of agonising pain, the Catachan Devil died. Flak Armour wears Sly Marbo for protection. Sly Marbo doesn't have a shadow because he scared it off. When Ambulls go to bed at night, they check their nests for Sly Marbo. The fastest way to a man's heart is with Sly Marbo's blade. Sly Marbo once shot down a Dakkajet by pointing at it with his finger and saying "bang!". Sly Marbo doesn't shower, he takes blood baths. Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed wears Sly Marbo pyjamas. If at first you don't succeed, you're not Sly Marbo. The official name for Exterminatus is Sly Marbo. Sly Marbo beat a Warlord Titan at arm wrestling. Sly Marbo hacked a Tyranid Prime to death with its own scything talon. Sly Marbo can run faster than a Shokkjump Dragsta. Sly Marbo sleeps with a pillow under his gun. The Cicatrix Maledictum was created when Sly Marbo sneezed. The first name engraved in every suit of Adeptus Custodes' armour is Sly Marbo. Sly Marbo does not sleep. He waits... Sly Marbo does not go hunting because "hunting" implies the possibility of failure -- Sly Marbo goes killing. Roboute Guilliman keeps an inspirational pict of Sly Marbo with him at all times. Sly Marbo won a staring contest with a Necron.

[@frothybevvy4706]

New to 40k and this has helped massively, although now i want them all...

[@TheCommandPhase]

Haha - welcome to the club 😉

[@mitchellbarlow4553]

Dropping a comment to say thank you and choosing Mortarion and the death guard as my army. I’m in for a expensive hobby lol

[@TheCommandPhase]

But what a model to have at the centrepiece of your army! I’d definitely take a look on eBay or Facebook marketplace to see if there any new on sprue models around from the 7th edition starter sets. There may be some around to help make it a bit cheaper 👍 Thank you for commenting and you’re more than welcome, glad you found the video helpful 🙂

[@mitchellbarlow4553]

@@TheCommandPhase took your advice and picked up a Mortarion on marketplace and I couldn’t be happier. Will post a picture of my first attempt at painting him sometime! :)

[@TheCommandPhase]

Look forward to seeing it!

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Remember that there are also tabletop games like Kill Team you might be able to use a smaller group of models for. So if a full 40k army is a big ask, you can still get started with even just a single squad and the Kill Team rules/etc..

[@silvanusasher446]

I just started looking into this hobby, I was hoping for information on Iron Hands and Ultramarines. It seems your video left them out On the plus side, Astra Militarum looks like I could be a terror with them!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Sorry I didn’t explain in the video that the first founding chapters of the space marines (like the ultramarines, iron hands, imperial fists, raven guard and salamanders) that don’t have their own standalone codex like the blood angels are more of an aesthetic choice in 10th. While there are detachments in the space marines codex that are themed on each of those chapters you can play as any you’d like and paint up your army however you’d like to. Hopefully that helps in that regards.

[@LumianGames]

Got this send by a mate today, always thought the 40k Universe was interesting for years but never played anything from it until Darktide released - no space to store stuff. Then I bought a beginner set at a gaming/japan/tabletop convention esrlier this year so I could have some space marines as display pieces - not knowing how small they were xD After watching the vid, I think the Leagues if Votann are my choice, a different friend and I joke that we swiss are dwarfes (we dig tunnels through the alps and everywhere else) so the army feels like fate xD

[@TheCommandPhase]

They're a fantastic army too and the combat patrol is really good value for the army too - all of the models in there are key units.

[@coltoniusix7638]

I picked necrons because I like how they’re really good at not giving a fuck

[@j-lgroen1239]

The Horace Heresy. Damn that Horace’s betrayal!

[@RammslYT]

Ended up ordering two squads (sorry, I don’t know the actual names) of Death Guard minis because I really enjoy Nurgle’s Warriors of Chaos in Total War: Warhammer III. Adeptus Mechanicus also looks very cool though!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome! Hope you have a fantastic time putting them together and painting them up. I'm guessing plague marines or possibly blightlord terminators?

[@RammslYT]

@@TheCommandPhase Nailed it. Bought both. My girlfriend is interested in painting them with me so I wanted to start small and not overwhelm either of us with a million Poxwalkers lmao.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Definitely a wise choice! Have a great time painting them up together 👍

[@danielfrost6327]

How does this guy have 2.67k subs? The graphics alone on these vids are insane quality.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you for the kind words - means a lot! It's a fairly new channel so it's growing pretty good rate, but if you know anyone who may be interested in this or any other of my videos, sharing will make a huge difference!

[@doodledile702]

I’ve already started playing AoS, but thinking of hopping in to 40K, but I’m torn between like 4 factions, maybe 5. lol. I’m a father of two so finding big time for the hobby can be difficult as well, and that’s a factor. So far I’m interested in: Sisters: Space nuns with Space guns! How cool is that? Love the Catholic imagery too, as art history is a passion of mine. League: Space dwarves! Not sure how hard they are to paint but they look sick! Orks: love the grimy ramshackle look. Genestealer Cults: Because insidious cults are narratively awesome! (Maybe) Knights: because I love mechs. I’m torn between aesthetics and realistic painting projects as well. It’s a tough call for me.

[@TheCommandPhase]

All of those options are fantastic (slightly biased as I have 3 out of the 4 😂). In regards to the amazing Leagues of Votann, the painting is actually pretty straight forward, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Which army do you play in AoS? May this can be a different syle compared? But in all honesty whichever you think is the coolest and love the model range the most from I'd recommend picking up first 👍

[@doodledile702]

@@TheCommandPhase Hey, thanks for the quick response! In AoS I mostly play Gloomspite Gitz, but I have dipped into the spearhead for Flesh Eater Courts and Nighthaunt as well.

[@doodledile702]

@@TheCommandPhase Hey, thanks for the quick response! In AoS I mostly play Gloomspite Gitz, but I have dipped into the spearhead for Flesh Eater Courts and Nighthaunt as well.

[@sages10]

I think the blood angels had the red thirst before Sanguinius died, I believe they had it even before he showed up. It's just the black rage that was new after he died. I may be wrong though, I'm new to the lore

[@TheCommandPhase]

You are correct, the black rage started afterwards and the red thirst was the “defect” in the blood angels genetic code which they always had.

[@kevinsimard]

Wow super helpful. Very good work. Thank you.

[@TheCommandPhase]

You’re more than welcome, glad you found it useful and thank you for the kind words!

[@martins5069]

Black templars, death guard and necrons are by far the coolest. I'll start by getting a couple of each since there's no reason for me to build an army (40k isnt a big thing in my country so i'll never get to play it anyways)

[@TheCommandPhase]

Sorry to hear there isn’t much Warhammer going on in your county, but hopefully you enjoy the hobbying side and you never know it might pick up in the future!

[@mattrosencranse9575]

Been playing eldar necrons and grey knights six 6th editions ending days.. there are ups and there a deep downs for every faction depending on the edition you’re playing. Honestly you should pick whatever flavor you prefer. And if anything I’d agree with if you are on a budget try to avoid a swarm army orks nids etc unless it’s your fav flavor and you must just have them.

[@ra1nyran]

i love the xenos, and as much as i love the idea of swarming the enemy with tyranids or making new stuff with the orks, i've been leaning into necrons due to their lore and ease of use. i've heard they're a lot cheaper and easier to paint.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Necrons are a great choice and as they had a refresh and were the starter force army in 9th edition there hopefully will still be some bargains around on the second hand market. Definitely an easy paint job too 👍

[@ra1nyran]

@@TheCommandPhase do you think it would be too difficult for a newcomer to build a tyranid army starting from the 10th edition starter box? if not, i might lean towards that..

[@TheCommandPhase]

Not at all - the new Tyranids range is fantastic with all of the new sculpts. The only piece of advice I’d give is head to the second hand market like eBay and look for Tyranids halves of either the Leviathan boxed set or the ultimate starter set as they’ll be a lot cheaper than buying the combat patrol. The ultimate starter set half is the combat patrol which you should get cheaper than the combat patrol box easily enough more or the leviathan half for a similar price but get more models for your money. Hope that helps and if you do go that route, enjoy the bugs!

[@ransomdekafenya2584]

Thank you! You helped me narrow it down to 3. 😅

[@TheCommandPhase]

Well at least I've been of some help! 😂 Which three are you thinking about?

[@ransomdekafenya2584]

@@TheCommandPhase 1000 Suns, Tyranid or Death Watch. 👍

[@TheCommandPhase]

3 great choices right there, Thousand sons have some really nice looking models, espeically magnus, for that psychic heavy theme. Although the trim can be a bit off putting! Never been a better time to start Nids with their new codex and range refresh. Can get some real bargains on the second hand market for Leviathan and start collecting box halves or individual kits. Lots of fun playstyle choices and fairly easy to paint. Deathwatch are a really cool chapter of space marines and you can go to town on making them all very unique. With game balance being pretty good at the moment, it's 100% down to which you think look the coolest, fancy painting up and even which lore resonates the most with you (if you are into that). Hope you manage to decide and enjoy your new army!

[@ransomdekafenya2584]

@TheCommandPhase that's all very solid advice about the box halves. I just got an invite to a subreddit where people swap them. If I were going from lore exclusively I'd go Imperial Guard. I like the idea of the every day person still having the stones to organize and resist against overwhelming odds. I'd just hate to be that guy that rolls up with my little human army for everyone to destroy, all of whom expected a fun opponent (like the 1000 Suns for example). 🤣

[@TheCommandPhase]

Imperial guard are a pretty fun army tbh and I don't think anyone would find it less fun playing against them to any other faction really. That everyday human against the world of mystical creatures is one of the reasons I've just picked up the Cities of Sigmar army box as my first foray into AoS. Guard are a pretty expensive force to get into due to model count, but I certainly wouldn't count them out if you really enjoy them!

[@torok8974]

yes this is helped me ! but... I don't know what to choose because "this army is good at shooting and melee range" is the thing we listen for list most of the armies and so it doesnt help to choose any army too..

[@thedragondaddydm6182]

Def getting a world eater army cuz melee sounds more fun and I enjoy painting minis and angron is such a great mini I can’t wait to have a go at him if I ever get a second army then that would probably dark angels and bonus it comes with another primarc

[@TheCommandPhase]

Great choice there! Angron is an incredible model and their combat patrol is really good value for money. I hope you have a great time collecting them!

[@AlexLiquid-hc9gp]

Awesome video. Thank you for it. Now I have a good starting point to go off of. but the choice will be tough because so many of these armies look dope.

[@TheCommandPhase]

There are a lot of incredible armies and awesome minis to choose from - best of luck finding the one that sticks out the most!

[@Perfectionado]

I'm a sucker for chitin, claws and jaws. Tyranids, Death Guard, Chaos Demons or Necrons for me.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome factions right there!

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

I already started building up my first army, but now I am here debating what my second will be :P

[@TheCommandPhase]

What army are you currently collecting and what have you got your eye on?

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

@@TheCommandPhase Building up Genestealer Cults right now, but I have my eyes on either Votann or Drukhari up next. I want something with a different aesthetic and playstyle that still appeals to me lore-wise. (And hopefully it ends up being easier and cheaper to build/paint haha)

[@TheCommandPhase]

@FhtagnCthulhu Having collected both Votann and currently Drukhari I can safely say they are cheaper! Both of their combat patrol boxes are excellent first pick ups.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

@TheCommandPhase That is a relief. I knew what I was getting into with GSC from a cost perspective but I didn't expect the painting to be so intense! Skin, carapace, armor and cloth on all my neophytes is a lot of time per point!

[@TheCommandPhase]

@FhtagnCthulhu I’m sure it’ll all be worth it though once it’s all done though - really gorgeous looking army when completed no doubt :)

[@SolarcroX1641]

I like to play orks. Chill and brutal at the same time and I love close fast phase combat. 😅

[@TheCommandPhase]

Great Choice 👍 They are an awesome faction, I do love my orks!

[@MyCact]

I have trouble deciding to go Space Wolfs or Grey Knights 😅

[@TheCommandPhase]

Is there one you prefer the look of the models?

[@MyCact]

@@TheCommandPhase I've read that the GKs are using the outdated scaled figures. Now I decided to go the factions with Primaris like BT, Can you advise how to assemble my first fire team please

[@Draffut2003]

Picked 3 factions I was interested before watching. Apparently all 3 are slow, tanky, close ranged factions. Custodes, Death Guard, and Necrons. Still have no idea what to go with.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Whichever you think the models are the coolest/most exciting!

[@tyrant-den884]

When you love Slanesh and their Drhukari (fuq your fantasy spelling!) but they are just NOT your play style: guess the hobee will just have to be twice as expensive.

[@PruppetMaster]

You are a vile, wicked person

[@myfriendscallmecoach9911]

I'm torn between Necrons and Chaos Space Marines. I love the lore and aesthetic of the Necrons, but I also want something that I'd enjoy painting.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Both of them are really cool factions with a great variety of models. Do either of those armies miniature range call out to you or is there another you like the look of the minis the most?

[@myfriendscallmecoach9911]

@TheCommandPhase I love most of the models that the Necrons have! They're cool. I just had a guy at games workshop help me paint my first space marine, and I had so much fun taking my time. While painting I was just thinking I'd want a really cool detailed army, you know?

[@Senriam]

@@myfriendscallmecoach9911Necrons are as intricate as you want to paint them. They can look amazing simply painted but also accept high detail very well.

[@PineAppleChunkss]

This helped clear things up but I am still at a loss for who I want to play. Tyranids look amazing, Chaos (Death Gaurd) appeal to me so much. Lore wise and playstyle. But then there are the Dark Angels! They just feel so bad ass.. Ahhh, Emperor help me.

[@TheCommandPhase]

They’re all really great armies and you won’t certainly won’t have any problems learning any of them on the tabletop. So the best advice I have from here is to pick up a model/kit of the army you think looks the coolest, try building and painting it up to see if you enjoy it and can see yourself doing more of them. If it works out that you do, then you’ve found the one for you. Else pick the next favourite on the list. If either of those are tyranids or the dark angels, if you live in the UK there is the combat patrol magazine currently just launched which has Tyranids and space marines really cheap right now. Not sure if/when it’ll be reaching other countries, but as both were in the starter boxes for the edition the secondary market (like eBay) should have kits from it at a heavy price reduction too compared to buying directly from GW or an online store (which is typically 10-20% off) Death guard were the starter faction a couple editions ago so there might still be some bargains around. Hope that is of some help to you, and whichever you decide, I’d love to see some pictures once you’ve got some painted up 👍

[@historyking9984]

I chose space marines due to the variety of chapters designs and lore.

[@TheCommandPhase]

It's a really good option - is there a chapter in particular that you like the most?

[@LeonardoVila-zo6vs]

I wanna get into warhammer and could need some advice, im leaning to the genestealer cult, the drukhari or something with slanesh. What would you recommend me?🌝

[@TheCommandPhase]

Which army speaks the most to you/models do you love the most? That would be the one I'd recommend. There are technically "easier" armies to collect and play but you'll 100% find learning the rules and hobbying much more enjoyable with models you love. From the two you mentioned, Drukhari combat patrol is incredible value for money - the GSC one is good, but if you are able to find the older one that would be a great combo.

[@LeonardoVila-zo6vs]

@@TheCommandPhase thx a lot:) Great vid btw

[@TheCommandPhase]

@LeonardoVila-zo6vs thank you! You’ll have to let me know what you decide to pick and when you’ve painted up some minis I’d love to see them 👍

[@LeonardoVila-zo6vs]

@@TheCommandPhase yessir:)

[@dariostabletopminatures]

Pretty Awesome! Thank you for this ONE!

[@TheCommandPhase]

Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ItsPetsan]

very cool and helpful video. thanks mate 😀😀

[@TheCommandPhase]

No problem at all, I’m glad you found it useful!

[@teasippinhamster5374]

I'm looking to get into the hobby soon, when I can realistically splurge funds to it, and currently from what i've looked into i'm fairly interested in starting with the Dark Angels for looks and backstory however I was quite interested in the Salamanders while looking into the lore but then when I started looking around I found that they don't have a combat patrol and they don't seem to get talked about/much love.. is there a reason they are kinda forgotten about and pushed to the wayside?

[@TheCommandPhase]

So the Salamanders, sit with a few of the other first founding chapters as part of the Space Marine codex. (Ultramarines, Imperial Fists, Raven Guard, White Scars & Iron Hands) While there is a detachment that is in the "style" of the Salamanders, you can pick any of them to play as and the colour scheme/chapter is more of an aesthetic choice. You still have some Salamanders named characters available to you should want to use them, but they can just use anything from the main Space Marine codex, so plenty of options should you want to play as them. The likes of Space Wolves, Dark Angels, Blood Angels and Black Templars have a lot more specialist units and keep their separate codex, which they can use in addition to the Space Marine one to decide which detachment they'd like to use.

[@Workplaylister]

Which one would support a ranged battlefield control playstyle the best?

[@TheCommandPhase]

So you have a few options here so I'd take a look at the model ranges of each to help decide which you'd like to go down the route of for heavy shooting based forces. T'au Empire are probably the best known for shooting with pretty much the entire army based around that phase of the game. Lots of cool battlesuits and long ranged firepower to get stuck in. If you like the gundam/mech aesthetic then this is the one for you. Votann are next and they're a tough army to hold their own with a lot of shooting, with some decent melee options if you wanted to dabble in that also. They're a lot more vehicle heavy with Sagitaurs and Hekaton Land Fortresses doing the brunt of the shooting. Very new model range too which helps. Astra Militarum are your bread and butter army of what you'd expect from current armies. Lots of infantry, tanks and artilery weapons to do a lot of long ranged firepower and artilery bombardments. Their troops understandably aren't the strongest being normal humans in the 41st milenium but you do have a lot of fun options. If you wanted something a bit more elite, imperial knights can be a pretty deadly shooting force with a low model count. You'll probably find other armies like Aeldari, Necrons, Space Marines and Drukhari can all be focussed into a shooting force, but Tau for sure are the most shooting heavy in the game as they don't really have any melee options bar kroot allies. I'd definitely take a look through to see which model range you like the most and go from there as that's the most important aspect of the hobby really. Hope that was of some help.

[@Workplaylister]

@@TheCommandPhase Thanks!

[@EmperorKarino]

I already decided I am going to go with Orks, but this is a good video. I may rewatch it if I need help deciding on a second army. Should I decide to get one.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Orks are awesome and their new codex is also pretty damn good too! Hope you have a great time collecting them and thank you for the kind words 🙂

[@JuanNath]

i wish this help me because im a high debate whit myself right now, between black templars vs aeldari harlequins and lastly but in the long term orks

[@TheCommandPhase]

So which of those do you like the models most for? This is always my first port of call for picking an army. Each of those are really distinctive and although I’ve not played harlequins myself, their high mobility would be pretty fun to play. Orks and Black Templars each have access to a codex with plenty of detachments to get stuck into and very melee focussed if that is your kind of thing. Both have some great models in their ranges and fun to play. If you get to the point of having a favourite, try picking up a unit from one and see how you get on with it. If you enjoy building and painting it up and can see yourself doing more of them, then that’s the one for you. Else pick your next favourite until you’ve found the one you like the most. Hope that is of some help 👍

[@JuanNath]

@@TheCommandPhase i picked harlequins since they are a support for aldeari, my main reason for pick aeldari is MAUGAN RA i dammit falled in love SO MUCH whit that character also 1 harlequin also is from its faction (death jester) thats where the idea of mix them comes, i still don't have any problem just playing aledari whit maugan, about templars is because i love all the minis in them even the vehicles, the color paulette etc... thats why is a really really hard decision pick one ofthem :( about orks its because i like they aesthetic but i can put them as a just collection option in offers and don't play

[@kermkerm]

If I wanted to play as the farsight enclaves, do they play the same as the T’au but… well… red and good guys?

[@TheCommandPhase]

Yeah, you have access to the same detachments in the T’au codex as the colour scheme is an aesthetic choice. There is a detachment that is more suit based if you wanted to go down that route, but 100% Farsight is the best colour choice! Plus the model is incredible 👍

[@kermkerm]

@@TheCommandPhase thanks man, such a fast reply too! 😂 I’m in the process of building my first army and I loved the farsight enclaves for the lore, aesthetics, and goodguyness (?) Have a nice day!

[@TheCommandPhase]

You’re more than welcome! Enjoy your awesome army 🙂

[@kermkerm]

@@TheCommandPhase thanks man! 😁

[@ElderSwamp]

a very needed video on youtube! thank u!

[@TheCommandPhase]

You're so welcome, glad you enjoyed and found it helpful!

[@disguisedlizard8681]

Im fairly new and going to choose soon. Im doubting a lot between the knights, because they simply look amazing and i think they are so cool to play. The orcs, because i love their swarming tactics and they look like an epic force and lastly the custode's. Mostly the same reason as the knights. Any tips? Ofcourse most of these factions sound awesome

[@TheCommandPhase]

I'd say whichever calls out to you the most would be the one to start, but each of them are really good. Custodes and Orks are a bit easier to start than knights mainly down to the modelling and painting side of the hobby, but don't let thtat stop you if they're you're top pick! You can always pick up a small box of one, see how you get on and if you could see yourself doing a whole force of them, if so obviously carry on, else move onto the next force and see if that resonates more.

[@disguisedlizard8681]

@TheCommandPhase thanks a lot! I decided to go with the orcs! I think their variaty makes painting fun and making mistakes does not have to be a problem. Also their randomness in games make for constantly unique and fun games i think. Thanks for the advice!

[@Hydra-et8oo]

Hey, awesome video! Due to the space marine 2 game that just got released and my older brothers who played fantasy back in the day I wanted to start 40k with them. I do have one question tho: Do specific space marine chapters have special units? So if I wanna build an army of salamanders or white scars, are there exclusive units available for them like Vulcan or similar unique models? Thanks in advance ^^

[@TheCommandPhase]

It's so great to see people coming from playing Space Marines 2 - it's a fantastic game and will do wonders for the hobby space. In answer to your questions, a lot of them do - although some moreso than others. So the Ultramarines, Salamanders, Iron Hands, White Scars, Imperial Fists and Raven Guard mainly only have unique characters to add into a force. These all fall under the Space Marine Codex. (Vulkan and Adrax Agatone being the two salamander characters, plus upgrade sprues to make your army fit the chapter should you wish to.) While the Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Dark Angels and Black Templars have their own supplemental codex as well which includes a lot of units that are dedicated for their chapters (not just characters). Plus they can use the vast majority of the normal space marine kits too (just not named characters from other chapters) and the detachments in thier codex and the space marine one. So a few more options from these should you wish to collect one of those. I'd have a look on the warhammer webstore and have a hunt through to see which you'd like the most.

[@Hydra-et8oo]

@@TheCommandPhase Thank you for your answer, you are doing a great job for the community ^^

[@timthurston3877]

I am thinking of getting Astra Milatra.

[@TheCommandPhase]

They're a great faction with so many awesomelooking models. Plus the diversity of going for more tanks or infantry you'll have a great time collecting it!

[@bullymaguare8708]

You forgot mention Ultramarines, Flagman of WH40k If I will collect Carcharadons astra by whom codex I should play?

[@TheCommandPhase]

The ultramarines fit under the space marines now as it’s just an aesthetic choice in 10th rather than your chapter locking you to a specific detachment. The same will go for the chapter you collect, you can pick any of the space marine detachments to play as.

[@Goofyfoot2]

Im so split, i love the idea of a black templar and adeptus sororitas but i also love the look of giant chaos demons, what should i do?

[@TheCommandPhase]

All of those are really cool armies and certainly aesthetically very distinctive! My advice to you would be to try picking up a troops unit of whichever you like the look of the most, see how you enjoy building and painting it up, if its something that you enjoyed and can imagine doing more of then I think you’ve found your answer. Else try the next army until you’ve got that aha moment. But honestly as much as the armies power level varies throughout the year with meta changes, having an army you love the look of will end up trumping everything else. If you weren’t sure how they each played, there are some great channels who create battle reports here on KZbin where you can see stylistically how each army is meant to play. One advantage I’d give Demons over the other two is if you were fancied playing Age of Sigmar your army would pretty much be able to jump straight over, if you were so inclined. There is a how to start an army video on the channel if you wanted some more suggestions on how to get going once you’ve made your choice. Hope that helps and any further questions do let me know!

[@Goofyfoot2]

@@TheCommandPhase really helpful thank you bro🙏

[@TheCommandPhase]

No problem at all 🙂

[@wensier1413]

Im considering Black Templars, Grey Knights and a Deathwatch 🤔💪🏾

[@TheCommandPhase]

Those are three great choices and some pretty iconic looking armies. Which do you like the look of the most?

[@wensier1413]

@@TheCommandPhase I think Grey Knights they r awesome and I love their lore and ofc Castellan Crowe ❤️💪🏾

[@LadyValrethgames]

I've got four armies the Drukhari are my first love. The other three are a Chaos Space Marines, space Marines and Tyranids for the last of my 4 armies

[@TheCommandPhase]

That’s a great set of factions you have at your disposal - Which is your favourite currently in 10th edition?

[@hellstocker7707]

Tyranids are going to be my first faction simply because they look and act like my favorite tribe slivers in mtg with the hivemind thing.

[@TheCommandPhase]

Awesome - loved playing slivers in mtg, they got out of control very quickly!

[@SillyRobot]

I’m debating between the Adeptus Mechanicus and the imperial Knights, I like the idea of the titans, but I like how knights look, is there a way to combine the two? I know they’re both imperialis armies, so is there compatibility?

[@TheCommandPhase]

So with the imperial knights, you can ally in one big knight or up to 3 smaller armigers into any imperium army. They wouldn't be able to be your warlord, but you can mix that way. There are some other ally rules (which I go over in my list building 101 video), but if you wanted an ad mech army with a knight in, you certainly can. Sadly this edition is a lot less flexible with allies that it used to be, but hopefully this still helps you get what you were looking for.

[@SillyRobot]

@@TheCommandPhase Thank you for the fast reply and the good info, I’ll absolutely look into that.

[@jaxon1161]

I need help picking between the space marines dark angels deathwatch and chaos space marines

[@TheCommandPhase]

So the first question would be which of these armies do you think look the coolest/have the best looking models you’d like to build, paint and play with? This honestly would be the main factor in choosing. In terms of the armies you have there, you could use a Dark Angels colour scheme to play as any of the space marine detachments if you wanted to as they aren’t locked behind a colour scheme. Deathwatch might be worth a little bit of a wait only as they might be getting rolled into the new Imperial Agents codex that’s coming out in the next few weeks, so would change up how you would collect that army. As for Chaos Space Marines, like Space Marines have a lot of cool options to choose from, some very thematic detachments and cool models. Tend to be more melee focussed than traditional Space Marines if you think you’d prefer that element of the game. I’d look to grab a box of models from one of the factions (potentially a kill team so you have another game to be able to play while you grow your force) and see if you can see yourself making a full army of those. If so then you’ve found the right army for you, else move onto the next one until you have. But rule of cool will always trump everything else in this game. Hopefully that was of some help and best of luck in choosing!

[@jaxon1161]

@@TheCommandPhase thank you for the help i cant wait to start my 40k journeh