Warhammer 40k - Start Collecting! Chaos Space Marines 2019

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Overall, it’s an OK box for anyone looking to start a Daemons army, and more bang for your buck than most of the others, even with less in savings. Chaos Space Marine armies can run Plague Marines, Rubric Marines, and Berzerkers, and these each have some interesting play in the army. The Necron box is an odd one because it is stuffed full of models – you get an Overlord, two Troops choices (or an Elites, if you build Deathmarks), some Scarabs, and a flexible Heavy Support or secondary HQ option in the Barge (and if you build the Annihilation variant, you get another Lord too). One of the nice things about Militarum Tempestus being 4 units in 3 kits is that you get all of them right here in this box. But the upside is that you have some extremely rad models, some cool powers, and look – as the saying goes: “Evil will always win because good is lame.

The only stinkers in here are the Crisis Suits and while they likely still won’t see much competitive play, they’re a lot more forgiving to play with in casual games now that their points have dropped a bit in Chapter Approved 2019. The Changecaster went up substantial in cost to account for how useful he is, but is still worth looking at.

Known for their stealth tactics and use of Cultist forces seeded and outfitted ahead of their arrival, Alpha Legion work well with most units thanks to being more difficult to hit from a distance, helping them close the gaps. Master the fell warriors of the Daemonkin – warp-tainted Chaos Space Marines infused with daemonic power – and unleash their fury on the battlefield with this Start Collecting! You’ll have build options beyond that, but we suspect most armies will feature some or all of that as a regular base. Either way, the goal is simple: Despoil the galaxy and claim it, either for the Ruinous Powers or your own purposes. If you want to expand from here, adding a Venomcrawler and a pair of Obliterators will take it to 1760, and another five chosen or some terminators at that point aren’t a bad idea.

There are a ton of ways you can build a Black Legion army that is both fluffy and reasonably decent, so from here just kind of feel out what works and how you want to play. The Vindicator is also now a great sleeper pick and Land Raiders may finally be usable again, thanks to updated profiles in the new Codex. This really suffers from including the Predator – it would be a much better box if it had say, Death Company instead.In “Getting Started,” we look at how to get started with an army – the basics you need to know, how to start collecting models that will leave you with a serviceable army, and what the best deals are.

Forcing the army to start on 6 CP instead of 3 can mean taking away a lot of their early game juice. Some say that it is a wonderful set to start their Warhammer journey and is well worth it to start building your Chaos army.

While you’re at it, join us on the Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page and let us know what your plans are for developing your Battleforce! If money is an object, then there are a few things you can use as proxies – Necromunda Cawdor models work well here, as do traitor guardsmen from Blackstone Fortress.