Emperor's Children 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 Emperor's Children army hub.
Slaanesh's perfectionists: noise, excess, and lethal elegance. Emperor's Children pursue perfection until it becomes obsession. Noise Marines, Tormentors, and daemon-touched elites define the modern range. The faction's secondary market is still settling after recent releases.
Where to start buying
Start with Combat Patrol: Emperor's Children. 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 Emperor's Children start path walks the same decision in order.
Cross-check the Emperor's Children 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: Emperor's Children sealed when the floor is fair. Add Tormentors or a named character second. Avoid sprue-only listings tagged as full patrols.
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
Emperor's Children pursue perfection until it becomes obsession. Noise Marines, Tormentors, and daemon-touched elites define the modern range. The faction's secondary market is still settling after recent releases. For the full reading list and why-read notes, use the Emperor's Children army hub — this post stays on buying.
- +Fulgrim — Graham McNeill: Horus Heresy origin for the Legion's fall. Tone-setting for collectors, not a plot dump.
- +Fabius Bile: Primogenitor — Josh Reynolds: Apothecary horror adjacent to Emperor's Children culture. Great for character collectors.
- +Lucius: The Faultless Blade — Ian St. Martin: Champion-focused read. Useful if you collect duelists and elite kits.
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How should I paint them?
Open the Emperor's Children 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 Emperor's Children army hub.
- 2Open Combat Patrol: Emperor's Children 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 Emperor's Children army?
Follow the Emperor's Children start path for a numbered buying order. Live floors for kits that ship to you sit on the Emperor's Children 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.