Warhammer buying & value guides
What to buy, what it's worth, and where to start — box comparisons and value breakdowns grounded in live prices.
Green horde vs elite super-soldiers: Orks are cheap, characterful and forgiving; Space Marines are the polished, best-supported all-rounder. Here's how to choose.
The other Leviathan-box angle: Necrons are the durable, fast-to-paint attrition army; Tyranids are the swarming bio-horde. Here's how to choose.
Loyalist vs traitor Astartes: Space Marines are the clean, best-supported all-rounder; Chaos Space Marines trade some support for dark flavour and marks of Chaos.
The two Leviathan-box rivals: Space Marines are the elite, best-supported all-rounder; Necrons are the durable, beginner-friendly reanimators. Here's how to choose.
Stormcast Eternals are the ideal Age of Sigmar starter — durable, forgiving, well-supported. Here are the friendliest armies and how to choose.
Necrons, Space Marines, and Orks are the most beginner-friendly 40K armies — forgiving rules, easy to paint, cheap to start. Here's how to pick yours.
Starting Warhammer costs less than its reputation: one faction's starter box plus basic hobby supplies. Here's what you actually need to buy — and what you don't.
Pick 40K for grimdark sci-fi and the bigger community; pick Age of Sigmar for high-fantasy and a cleaner, faster ruleset. Both start the same way — one faction's starter box.
The cheapest sensible way into Warhammer 40K is one faction's Combat Patrol box, plus glue, clippers, and the free core rules. Here's the whole plan and what it costs.
Combat Patrol (40K) and Spearhead (Age of Sigmar) are the best way to START an army; Battleforce boxes are the best value for EXPANDING one. Here's how to choose.