I think an important thing for those starting a Space Marines army to know is VULKAN LIVES.

Bro I needed this. My friend just got me Bobby G. to start an army for my birthday. Just played my first 3 matches with borrowed units and now time to build my own. I need so much I didn't know where to start. Thanks man!

Starting a Space Marines army couldn’t be easier… The greatest difficulty is the sheer amount of CHOICES can be intimidating to new players. My advice is to buy a Starter Set or a Combat Patrol, play a few games to familiarize yourself with the rules and gain some experience. WH40K isn’t for everyone and it’s better to make a $100 or $150 mistake than a $500 mistake (although you can always sell your army to recoup some of your $$) If you enjoy WH40K and choose to dive in deeper, I recommend gradually expanding your army 1-2 DIFFERENT units at a time. Don’t buy multiples of a unit you’ve never played before. Use a single unit with the minimum squad size, try it out, and then buy more if it’s working for you. Just remember the Rule of 3 for non-Battle-Line units. Buy the units you LIKE and that suit your play style, NOT the units on tournament-winning lists. Don’t waste time chasing the meta because it is constantly changing. For example, I bought the Gladiator and Repulsor Executioner even though SM vehicles were kinda trash in 9e. The tanks were awesome-looking, even if they weren’t competitive. Now in 10e, some vehicles are very competitive, and the new 10e Space Codex’s Ironstorm Spearhead detachment is great for vehicles. Buy the Space Marines you like and have fun!

I started this hobby about a year ago. Now I have 8500+ pints in ultramarines. When I built my army up I always got the rule of cool. I got a few things that aren't good but I like them. Overall if you start a marine army go with what you like

GW should pay you for this video. Now I wanna collect Space Marines, and I collect Space Marines! 😂

Just started getting into Warhammer and your channel has been very helpful when collecting my marines

It's actually kind of crazy how the time difference between Firstborne to Primaris releases were. There was a plastic Tactical Squad in 1998, then 2013, then Primaris Intercessors only 4 years later in 2017!

Thanks for this, AT. I started in September and was watching a lot of games on youtube + your channel to get an idea of what I like and what I want to play, ended up leaning towards Space marines because of primarily vehicles - Repulsor, Dreads, etc. Got an Iron Father because he works with vehicles and I liked their chapter lore. So thats what I'm working towards now!

Thank you so much for this breakdown format. As a complete newbie who wants to do all of the research before purchase, this is immensely helpful.

yes i got SM on the side as i picked them up in the different boxes with other armies. they are some of the easy models to put together also and tend to be easy to paint compared to other armies, so good for beginners. as for chapters i foresee that when the divergent chapters get their own codex they will be split away from the codex compliant chapters or they will simply get to many options and will be hard to balance, as we are already starting to see with a few of the divergent chapters that are really strong when you combine their special units with the compliant detachments.

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I finished my army with your help

Working on collecting and painting my First Company Detachment of The Exorcist's Chapter. Auspex Tactics is a must when you want to know what to field. I have started my collection with the Levithan box, and adding more Terminators and Sternguard now that they have their own multi pose kits.

Looking to use the SM half of the Leviathan boxset I got in the new Horde Mode that Poorhammer recently released to fight my 'Nid army with some mates. This video is precisely what I needed to help figure out what I'm looking at and what resources are available for them. Many thanks!

Thank you! I was in a, like, 4 day long argument with someone on the Blood Angels reddit about how the AoD box was a great start to an army.

This was very useful!

are you planning a chaos knights video like this one? That would be nice. awesome content as always. cheers

Would love to see this video format focused for each Chapter. Specifically, Dark Angels since we're getting a new codex now.

Excellent video sir!

The new Horus Heresy battle force box could also be a good pick up. 30 marines and a Land Raider, idk how useful the Deredeo would be for 40k though. I like the idea of using firstborn marines as sargeants in primaris squads, and the new HH marines work well because they are appropriately scaled. I'm thinking of getting it for my new Deathwatch army.

New HH box coming out also feels like a good choice. 30 Basic Marines Bodies, Land Raider, Deredeo can count as a Ballistus.

Wish I’d known earlier that firstborn units were being phased out before I bought 4 bike squads and 6 attack bikes 😅 Oh well, live and learn I guess. 🤷‍♂️

Hey is there a video that you’ve done where you nears out a brag on your personal favorite army and why you love them so much. Also I would love something like you did in this video but for Necrons I haven’t played yet but I think Necron Overlord and C’Tan Shard of the Void Dragon both look dope but don’t know what else to get or options to consider before I purchase.

Subbed to the imperium magazine and got a decent army out of it just waiting for the last 10 issues to arrive so I can get the dreadnaught built and painted

Bro, yesterday I typed "How to build a space marine army in 10th edition". I've been wanting to start this game but building my first list seems to be more complex then the war games I've played before. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for the video. My brother has played nearly 40 years. I’ve been doing some investigating and want to surprise him by building up a small army. After looking at some of the lore and colour schemes I’m thinking of supporting the Crimson Fists. Would this same advice still apply? Also, any ideas on how to get the fists insignia on the shoulder pads?

Slightly off topic - but you mention being careful about collecting too many bolters: I'd be curious to see a video on the Anvil Siege Force's +1 to wound and how that might be used to leverage lower strength/higher volume heavy weaponry to punch up against higher toughness targets, along with how that extra flexibility might affect unit selection/collection.

Good advice , I started with Space Wolf combat patrol , and went from there. These models are too expensive to make purchases you later regret.

really hoping for maybe a christmas battleforce with the new space marine miniatures this time around, so the jump captain and jump intercessors, the sternguard and the company heroes, maybe even the brutalis or the chaplain in terminator armor. hesitant to pay full price with character premium for them yet if they might come in a magazine or in a box s et later down the line.

I wish yiu had something like that earlyer, i Started my Dark angels Last year with a Deathwing Terminator Squad, Assault Intercessors, Regulöar Intercessors, heavy Intercessors, A squad of bladeguard veternas and an Bladeguard LT. Because i just feelt like it xD

18:53 For those in Canada buying new minis in Ontario at least LGS prices are 15% less than GW

Hello, what do you think about the Strike Force Agastus? Is that a good set to start? I don't think I've seen it covered in the video? Thanks!

Still feel gun lines can be powerful just need to ensure concentrated fire needs know what key targets to hit then move forward to take objectives.

My tips for starting a Space Marines army? Split the cost of a Deluxe Starter Set with a friend that want to play Tyranids. Then expand the army with the Codex, and read it through, and see what the various units do, before making any more purchases. But you can't go wrong with Intercessors (of all now four varieties), Hellblasters, Gladiators built as either Valiants or Lancers, Redemptor Dreadnoughts, Bladeguard Veterans, Impulsors, and Sternguard Veterans. And if you want a really big tank for your army; a Repulsor.

I’m not really looking to play the game, but I love the lore behind it. I am also wanting to build a couple of army’s just for display. Are all space marine models the same? Most of them has the Ultra Marines on the cover art, but doesn’t say it’s Ultra Marines. So can I make them Blood Angles? Oh, and I am a bit worried about painting them, I am color blind. Blue can be purple, red can be green, green can be brown.

You neglected to mention using the Hachette partsworks magazines as a source of models.

I went to a warhammer retailer store in Mexico (where I live), I had a box of primaris intersessors in my hand because I liked how they looked. After asking the employee if intersessors was a good unit to start my collection, he gave me a reiver squad instead. Did not like them that much, but I accepted since he was the expert. Later on, I realized that Reivers were the weakest of the space marines... Anyways, after that first box (and some research) I bought a box of intersessors, hellblasters squad and a brutalis dreadnugh. I have not played 40k since I am still building and painting, but I have been playing kill team with my reiver squad and I loved it. It is an expensive hobby, but while I am not building/painting, I listen to 40k lore... It is so damn interesting and fun, something that I was not feeling for Halo (videogame) lore in years.

As far as GW direct items go, as your LGS if they can obtain them. GW sold that Cadian Defense Force for a while when Guard was still in the 8th edition book, and the set was a GW direct item. Nevertheless my LGS was able to order it and give me the standard discount. Looking back I should have gotten like two of those.

I got 3 Leviathan halves + 3 Redemptor Dreads from the Imperium magazine and called it a day

I was lucky and got a Bastion Strike Force. Heavy Intercessors all the way!

The only thing you should use 3-D printing for is customization for your miniatures. I think it would be a total nightmare to play against someone that has a bunch of 3-D printed Proxies.

PLEASE AUSPEX TACTICS ! Can you make a short video on deepstrike, strategic and normal reserves and if it’s possible to come in on turn 1 or not because this is causing so much confusion in local gaming clubs. Can you deepstrike turn one when playing 2k points of matched play games with the deck of cards in 10th edition? Unless the unit specifically states it can, turn 1 deep strikes are not allowed ? Someone help me out here 🤞

Before you stick any paint on your space marines, go through the lore of loads of chapters and find something you really like! You don't need to paint them blue 😂

Get Real Nerdy with The Setting and It’s Related Concepts Do What Comforts You Be The Best You Can at It And Then Be Better Produce Your Comfort

I was thinking of waiting for the christmas battle box...but unfortunately it looks like it's going to be ATV vehicles and stuff, and I'm REALLY not interested by that xD.

Hmm, you know, I've discovered that Black Templars make for a very powerful shooting army with the Firestorm Assault Force. Impulsors filled with hellblasters or sternguard veterans, 2 storm bolters, multi-melta and bellicatus missile array is quite punchy, and their BT Gladiator Lancers (correct me if I'm wrong) still get full re-rolls with all it's weapons because it's a seperate data card to the "vanilla" Lancer and I'm pretty sure they didn't FAQ this...+1 strength within 12" and the assault keyword on all guns makes a mechanised BT army just as, if not more powerful than any other chapter right now, and they have really good melee power on top of that. MVP chapter? I think so...Also, can someone enlighten me about transports and hazardous weapons...Does the unit inside suffer the mortal wounds, or is it the transport due to the rules stating that any weapons fired by embarked infantry count as the tank's weapons.

I want to play as the Charcharadons but they're not a playable faction, so I was gonna use the Space Wolf rules and sharkify my space marines. Going to try a mix of making the characters of the space wolves more sharky, and using good substitutes for some units that I want that are shark themed already. This video was helpful, but I cannot pay GW prices lol, I'm gonna be kitbashing and printing out the ass for these minis

it s a bit sad that "standards" chapters have not at least one signature unit :s. Easy to do and some are already on forgeworld range> just plastic them GW 😢

I’m new to the game, it not tabletop games. I have just begun ordering models, will probably attempt to order and paint one unit a month. We’ll probably see 11th edit before I’m done! Here’s the list for the Raptors Chapter I think I’m going to go: Raptors (2000 Points) Space Marines Vanguard Spearhead Strike Force (2000 Points) CHARACTERS Captain in Phobos Armour (100 Points) • Warlord • 1x Bolt Pistol 1x Combat knife 1x Instigator bolt carbine • Enhancements: Execute and Redeploy Judiciar (95 Points) • 1x Absolvor bolt pistol 1x Executioner relic blade • Enhancements: The Blade Driven Deep Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (70 Points) • 1x Combi-weapon 1x Paired combat blades OTHER DATASHEETS Bladeguard Veteran Squad (180 Points) • 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant • 1x Heavy bolt pistol 1x Master-crafted power weapon • 5x Bladeguard Veteran • 5x Heavy bolt pistol 5x Master-crafted power weapon Centurion Devastator Squad (350 Points) • 1x Devastator Centurion Sergeant • 1x Centurion fists 1x Centurion missile launcher 1x Twin lascannon • 5x Devastator Centurion • 5x Centurion fists 5x Centurion missile launcher 5x Twin lascannon Eliminator Squad (75 Points) • 1x Eliminator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Instigator bolt carbine • 2x Eliminator • 2x Bolt pistol 2x Close combat weapon 2x Las fusil Eliminator Squad (75 Points) • 1x Eliminator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Instigator bolt carbine • 2x Eliminator • 2x Bolt pistol 2x Close combat weapon 2x Las fusil Eliminator Squad (75 Points) • 1x Eliminator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Instigator bolt carbine • 2x Eliminator • 2x Bolt pistol 2x Bolt sniper rifle 2x Close combat weapon Inceptor Squad (110 Points) • 1x Inceptor Sergeant • 1x Assault bolters 1x Close combat weapon • 2x Inceptor • 2x Assault bolters 2x Close combat weapon Inceptor Squad (110 Points) • 1x Inceptor Sergeant • 1x Assault bolters 1x Close combat weapon • 2x Inceptor • 2x Assault bolters 2x Close combat weapon Incursor Squad (170 Points) • 1x Incursor Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Occulus bolt carbine 1x Paired combat blades • 9x Incursor • 9x Bolt pistol 9x Occulus bolt carbine 9x Paired combat blades Infiltrator Squad (100 Points) • 1x Infiltrator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Marksman bolt carbine • 4x Infiltrator • 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 4x Marksman bolt carbine Infiltrator Squad (100 Points) • 1x Infiltrator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Marksman bolt carbine • 4x Infiltrator • 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 4x Marksman bolt carbine Invictor Tactical Warsuit (140 Points) • 1x Fragstorm grenade launcher 1x Heavy bolter 1x Invictor fist 1x Twin ironhail autocannon 1x Twin ironhail heavy stubber Invictor Tactical Warsuit (140 Points) • 1x Fragstorm grenade launcher 1x Heavy bolter 1x Invictor fist 1x Twin ironhail autocannon 1x Twin ironhail heavy stubber Scout Squad (55 Points) • 1x Scout Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Boltgun 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Scout • 4x Bolt pistol 2x Boltgun 4x Close combat weapon 1x Missile launcher 1x Scout sniper rifle Scout Squad (55 Points) • 1x Scout Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Boltgun 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Scout • 4x Bolt pistol 2x Boltgun 4x Close combat weapon 1x Missile launcher 1x Scout sniper rifle

Hello all Just started with wolves, i'm into my 5th box of marines and such, and there is a lot of extra parts that's not really usable(like extra arms - a lot). What do you do with these parts? Molt them down to spru-gue?

Love 40k for a while now really enjoyed kill team (phobos) ultramarines got the starter box split with a friend and a new terminator squad can anyone help what loadouts j should use

I would be careful starting out a space wolves force especially if it is your first army and/or not very keen on converting as it can end up being quite a bit of work due to the extra bits that tend to go on the models if you are trying to copy the lore pics and such.

Can you do one for Astra Militarum?

I hope they allow first born units with horrus Hersey models being updated would make sense that gw keeps that avenue open from a busyness stand point makes since but gw has made silly decisions before at some later point

First Born 4 Life, if I wanted Grav Tanks I’ll collect Eldar!

The existence of the anvil siege force implies the existence of the anvil fortify force

what about the Black Templar combat patrol?

Start collecting boxes… I mis those

Buy them second hand. The end.

First buy what ever you won't that looks good you can even go for Horus heresy stuff

Unfortunately I'm pretty sure battlescribe isn't updated to 10th ed nor do they plan too so I don't really think battlescribe is an option anymore

how can I identify which marines are primaris and which are firstborn (so more likely to be phased out later)?

No mentions of Black Templars Combat Patrol? As a BT player I feel it is an excellent box set to start with or to add more to your army, 10 Crusaders you can never say you have enough, Marshall is pretty good, 5 Intercessors is good for it's value and an Impulsor is a good own for 1 or maybe 2 for delivery or shooting shenanigans. But the added Upgrade sprue is where it's really at, as it's basically given for free while still getting units at a discount.

Me over here just buying any units and bits that look cool 😅

3D printer go brrrrrr, that’s how I’m starting.

Can i add kriegsmen to my space marine army?

It is nearly impossible to find hellblasters right now

Well, first you need to get into Fort Knox with a forklift....

I wouldn't recommend the official 40k app to anyone at this point, especially for space marines. Unless you like only having 1 list and NOT being able to see the datasheets. It'll cost some $6USD a month to build lists and $60USD to unlock the datasheets for JUST space marines. You pirate that shit, there is no other choice sadly. It's bad enough their minis are as expensive as they are, do not under any circumstances give them money for rules books that are outdated before they even hit shelves. Also relatively inexpensive means you will be spending over $500 possibly even $600 for your first full 2000pt Marine army even if you go budget on paint supplies so be mindful of that if you're looking to go whole hog. Just pace yourself and have fun.

yer the new combat patrol space marines just don't buy the ultimate starter from a third party like element games you will get it for around £100 that gives you both combat patrol space marines and combat patrol nids and a full board and the core book

At this point I’d say don’t go with SM because it’s like having a weekly subscription model. It might seem like a cheaper force but you get roped into adding another unit to your army nearly every week 😂

An Alternative starting army I am getting and its reasonably decent: 2 redemptors 1 Ballistus 10 Terminators 1 Terminator librarian w/fire discipline 2 Squads of 5 Intercessors 2 Inceptor squads 1 Repulsor Executioner 1 Tech Marine And I personally finish it with 6 blade guard led by a chaplain (could also do 6 aggressors led by biologis or even 10 jump marines lead by a jump captain) You need: 2 DA combat patrols 1 Leviathan Marines half 1 Tech Marine 1 Repulsor Executioner 1 Additional box of terminators Then whatever your bottom choice was Spare: 5 sternguard 10 Infernus - great to practice painting on 1 maybe 2 spare chaplains (you can definitely sell 1) Lieutenant with combi weapon (who seems pretty good) Biologis (if you dont use him with aggressors, that really is a quite good combo rn)

Please please please don't point people to Battlescibe anymore, especially not new people, New Recruit is a much friendlier alternative with an actually dedicated owner and it used the same data.

Another good way to start a Space Marine army, is to buy it cheap off of a disgruntled netlister who's army has been "nerfed".

How to start space Marines: 1. Learn a codex 2. Start learning a new codex because yours is already outdated 3. Repeat ad infinitum

How to start a Space Marine army in two simple steps: -Have money on your wallet. -Go to a store. If you cant, probably is because of an error in first step. Please, check on your local Commissar for further advice.

When does he sleep?

Suggest Generic Intercessors for Multipurpose And Personally Hellblasters Get Used to Kitbashing GW Makes Bland, Inept Model Designs

Me with 3k points of Black Templars: Hmm……yeah I could this video.

The flesh is weak! Buy a techmarine and only tanks! Iron Hands for the win’

how to start space marines in 4 steps step 1. Rob the bank step 2. Buy Models Step 3. Take credit Step 4. Buy more models

Wait I wasn’t supposed to buy one of every unit?

White scars bikes lots of bikes

I have 3000pts of Templars but i Just wanna be sure ill spend more money

Day 19 of asking for GSC tier list

You should do a video "How not to start a Space Marine Army". Seems harder...

I’m thinking about making a primaris gunslinger successor chapter. It’s either gonna be sons of Dorn or sons of Corvus Corax They’re apothecaries are there best and they have more apothecaries than most chapters. They have a big affinity for pistols and handheld guns. They have a very elite defensive battle style. They’re like space marine gunslinger doctors. They have some of the most accurate marksman in the universe’s space marine’s given there ability to be the most reliable doctors and apothecaries who do a lot of work with the sisters on relief campaigns. Serving as there guardians. They’ve been responsible for keeping many chapters alive no matter the primarch they hail from. Help me make a list and a name KZfaq. I need ideas for anyone who’s made it this far.

Space Marines in 10th are quite pricey to collect if you want to play somewhat competitively. Not Broadside level pricey, but can eat a good chunk of your income. No secret that 10th being mainly shooting and tanks, be ready to spend some $$$ on your Redemptor Dreadnoughts, Gladiator Lancers, Repulsor/Repulsor Executioner.

New to the hobby. Wow games workshop is struggling with it's own success. The product they make is not expensive or hard to produce but they sure struggle to supply it. And then models like the venerable dreadnought ship with half the attachments from their current indexes! Grey Knight terminators for 50 bucks come with 1 psycannon when they should come with 3! Amateur stuff for a company of this size and success. Heck gw would get a win by setting up it's own bits business that didn't price gouge customers. It's odd to buy a new product that is about 4 editions out of date and has me spend another 10-30 bucks to find the bits to finish it. GW needs to wake up. Take better care of paying customers or we will leave them behind.

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Auspex be careful. The codex cover you showed was the 9th edition space marine codex. Some new players might get confused and go buy that one instead of the new one

Money and lots of it. 😂.

Create your own chapter so you can get the most out of these rules. Buy special characters, switch their heads and say they're someone else. Experiment with all the detachments! You can exploit the system in 10th. You can be almost any chapter, anytime you want. Let ChatGPT write your lore and give you color schemes. It's an exciting time to play 40k.

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Step one, Complain about wysiwyg. Step two, repeat step one.

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Start collecting marines guide in 10th " Step 1 - avoid the "start collecting "

All you need. Big bank account and a Amazon prime account

Step 1. Do not start. Step 2. The vast amount of money needed to start SM spend on Bolt Action or perhaps some great 4X PC strategy games (which you will be able to buy a lot of). Step 3. Be happier

How to start a Space Marine army in Warhammer 40k? Don't start a Space Marine army in Warhammer 40k.