How To Pick Your FIRST Warhammer 40K Army That’s PERFECT For YOU!

Figuring out how to pick your First Warhammer 40k army can be a struggle. This ultimate beginners guide shows you how to pick a Warhammer 40k army, going through all of the factions in the game to help you help find the perfect Warhammer 40K army for you!

There are a lot of amazing factions with unique looks and playstyles so figuring out how to pick your first Warhammer 40K army can get a bit overwhelming. You may often ask yourself which warhammer 40k army should I play?

With 10th edition just releasing it is the perfect time to get started with your first warhammer 40K army. We go through all of the factions in this ultimate beginners guide giving you an overview of the lore and playstyle of each faction. Plus tips on finding your perfect Warhammer 40K army in 10th edition, but also what to do once you have chosen it!

Many players find their perfect Warhammer 40K army by a variety of the following things.
How the models/army looks. End of the day you'll be building and painting up these models so having something you like makes a big difference.
The lore and stories of the faction, possibly a favourite character.
The play style of the army, whether this is a shooting army, strong combat army or something in between.
The size of the army, whether this a small elite force or prefer a horde of models that cover and overwhelm the board.
The cost of an army can make a big difference. You may want to get started with a smaller cheaper army as the hobby can get very expensive.
Others pick based on the current power level, which often changes with games workshop balancing regularly I'd advise against this.
End of the day there is no wrong reason so don't worry! Your enjoyment is all that matters in this amazing game.

For those who are looking to expand to another warhammer 40k army then this will also be of help to you!

Let me know in the comments section below which army you have decided upon, I'd love to know. Also if you have any questions about the forces pop them in the comments section and myself of the amazing community will be able to help you!

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Timestamps for each faction can be found here so you can skip to the ones you're most interested in.

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Reasons to Pick an Army
03:28 - Space Marines
05:04 - Black Templars
06:18 - Blood Angels
07:29 - Dark Angels
08:41 - Space Wolves
09:55 - Grey Knights
11:18 - Deathwatch
12:43 - Adeptus Custodes
14:35 - Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard)
16:04 - Adepta Sororitas (Sisters of Battle)
18:11 - Adeptus Mechanicus
19:44 - Imperial Knights
21:22 - Chaos Space Marines
23:25 - Death Guard
25:04 - Thousand Sons
26:27 - World Eaters
28:17 - Chaos Demons
30:05 - Chaos Knights
31:33 - Aeldari
34:01 - Drukhari
35:55 - Tyranids
37:55 - Genestealer Cult
39:52 - Orks
42:24 - Tau
44:10 - Necrons
46:19 - Leagues of Votann
48:01 - Next Steps

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[imjustsam]

"How good an army is right now is no indication how good it will be in the future"
I built a beautiful Sisters army, finished it the same week 10th edition hit...

[Sylentmana]

I’m torn between three choices: Sisters of Battle, because killer space nuns seem cool. The Tau because I like the whole communist space weebs vibe. Finally the Tyranids because they are the most relatable to me for I too feel the overwhelming need to eat everything I see.

[AndyMacK]

now this is the level of quality i want to see when i want to absorb some 40k jazz, right on man! nice job on the video

[kylerobinson]

I got into the hobby about a year ago. Almost done with my Tyranids army. Norn Emissary model is phenomenal looking. And I have hormagaunts. So many hormagaunts.

[edgarrosales]

I’ve been looking into warhammer but it seems so daunting with the prices and all this different aspects you actually broke it down really well and it’s either Custodes or orcs for me

[andKRM]

Phenomenal video! I’m new to the hobby and you did a great job giving an overview of every army without making it overwhelming! Keep up the great work :)

[alexanderzippel]

I am currently choosing between the Grey Knights, Adepta Sororitas and Necrons, thank you for the video (though it didnt make my choice much easier, I enjoy the looks of the sisters and necrons, the lore/concept of the Grey Knights and Necrons and the imperial loyalist in me is for Grey Knights or the Sisters...)

[wayneson]

Excellent video sir! I enjoyed every second of it. Even as an old player it’s good to get another view for the start of a new project :)
AND you have the perfect podcast voice :D so chill to listen to you!

[vencagek]

Very helpful and really really well edited video! Great job, keep it up. You’ve just earned a new subscriber

[AlexLiquid-hcgp]

Awesome video. Thank you for it. Now I have a good starting point to go off of. but the choice will be tough because so many of these armies look dope.

[kevinsimard]

Wow super helpful.
Very good work.
Thank you.

[Bobby_Florida_Boy]

I'm about to get started in creating a Warhammer 40k focused channel myself. Thanks for the upload. I'm currently researching which faction to start my journey with. Currently I'm leaning Orks, but we'll see as I plan on finalizing my choice and making my first purchase within the next 2 weeks. :)

[matthewmutton]

im very new to the hobby and I found this video very helpful, thank you

[geoffp]

Hearing them all listed makes me realise Tyrranids are the good guys of 40k half the armies will slaughter you and tell you its for your own good or Gods will, the other half do it because its just fun. The Tyrranids are like sorry i have to eat you but I've got a queen and 40000 hormagaunts at home and a guy has to look after his family

[ItsPetsan]

very cool and helpful video. thanks mate 😀😀

[josecotto]

I really have no idea how i came to black templars.... but it's kind of spiritual in a sense. How BTs are on a crusade to cleanse evil, and I in my life trying to clean up my past and live closer to the lord.

[dariostabletopminatures]

Pretty Awesome! Thank you for this ONE!

[wiltoncarter]

Awesome video! I’m looking to get into Warhammer. I feel, if you’re this passionate about your videos, you’re this passionate about 40K! Can’t wait to get started! Please keep putting out great content!!!

[Guardian]

This has helped me tremendously so far. Appreciative of all the work you put into this.

[TheBugB]

Oh man i can tell u spent a lot of time on this. Sick for a second video on a channel. 🎉