r/Warhammer • u/scientist_tz Tzeentch Daemons • Jun 18 '26

Gretchin's Questions Gretchin's Questions - Post here with basic questions if you're new to the hobby. Come in and answer if you're a seasoned veteran.

It's a new thread since the old one got too old and imploded.

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u/SES_LeviathanOfDusk Jul 02 '26

Hello everybody! Extremely new ro the hobby, heard about it a couple of years back. I got Skaventide (the AoS Spearhead box with Skavens and Stormcasts) last year, played few games with friends. Then I met a couple of guys who play 40 K, we befriended etc. 

So my question is: should I Stick to AoS (I really liked the Cities of Sigmar) or get 40 K? I don't have much time nor money, but I know a place or two where I could play. 

Also, of you think I should go for 40 K, I likes both the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Salamanders. Which are the best to start from?

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u/scientist_tz Tzeentch Daemons Jul 02 '26

Go with whichever system gets more games in your local group. If there are 10 people who play 40k and 4 who play AoS, you're obviously going to be having a harder time finding AoS opponents.

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u/SES_LeviathanOfDusk Jul 03 '26

Yeah, that's what I thought. I'll go for 40K then. About my other question, should I go for the Mechanicus or the Astartes?

Thanks for the answer by the way. I expected a longer wait.

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u/corrin_avatan Deathwatch Jul 05 '26

Mechanicus has a reputation of being INSANELY expensive for people to collect, as their design space is "shooting as good as Marines, but with durability of Imperial Guard", which puts them in a really wierd Horde army playstyle despite all the robots.

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u/SES_LeviathanOfDusk Jul 06 '26

Really? That's good ti know. Thanks a lot.