Death Guard collectors need a fair sealed floor, clean title matching, and a short path from first box to a playable shelf. This guide is buying advice — live prices and kits live on the Death Guard army hub.
Nurgle's chosen: plague, endurance, and slow inevitability. The Death Guard are Traitor Legionnaires remade by Nurgle. They advance through toxin and disease that would break other armies. Mortarion's sons trade speed for resilience and horror.
Where to start buying
Start with Combat Patrol: Death Guard. Open the box page, compare sealed all-in prices to complete used comps for the same edition, then set a watch under the middle of the sealed band. The Death Guard start path walks the same decision in order.
Cross-check the Death Guard army hub for every kit that currently ships to you. A listing is only a bargain if the contents match the edition you expect.
What to buy after the Combat Patrol
Combat Patrol: Death Guard first. Add Plague Marines or a Lord of Contagion second. Watch Battleforce drops for bulk sealed value.
Related box pages: Combat Patrol: Chaos Space Marines, Combat Patrol: Thousand Sons.
Common listing traps
- +Spare sprues or singles tagged as a full Combat Patrol.
- +Magazine partworks and incomplete used lots.
- +Wrong-faction Kill Team boxes in shared collections.
- +Asking prices far above recent sold comps.
When photos look thin, read how to spot incomplete used kits and sealed vs opened vs painted before you pay.
How to read the price
Fair value is the recent sealed and complete-used cluster for that exact box — not MSRP. What is a Combat Patrol worth? explains how we read floors. Prefer all-in landed cost over sticker price.
Lore and reading
The Death Guard are Traitor Legionnaires remade by Nurgle. They advance through toxin and disease that would break other armies. Mortarion's sons trade speed for resilience and horror. For the full reading list and why-read notes, use the Death Guard army hub — this post stays on buying.
- +The Lords of Silence — Chris Wraight: Modern Death Guard campaign novel. Atmosphere and Legion culture for painters and collectors.
- +Dark Imperium: Plague War — Guy Haley: Death Guard pressure on the Imperium. Broader context if you also collect Marines.
- +Lantern's Light — Adam Scott: Shorter Death Guard-focused read. Good bridge between lore and hobby.
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How should I paint them?
Open the Death Guard paint hub for Contrast-first recipes tied to the Combat Patrol. Buy the box at a fair floor first, then batch infantry with the default scheme.
Next step
- 1Browse the Death Guard army hub.
- 2Open Combat Patrol: Death Guard and set a sealed watch.
- 3Follow the numbered start path for the second kit.
- 4Paint with the Contrast recipes once the box ships.
Buy the fair sealed price. Wait out scarcity premiums. Verify used photos before you pay.
Where do I start a Death Guard army?
Follow the Death Guard start path for a numbered buying order. Live floors for kits that ship to you sit on the Death Guard army hub.
Is this guide the same as the army hub?
No. This post is long-form buying advice. The army hub is the entity home for kits, floors, paint, and reading lists. Use both — do not treat this guide as a second lore encyclopedia.