[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":145,"date":146,"description":147,"extension":148,"heroImage":149,"intro":150,"lastUpdated":146,"marketEditions":151,"meta":152,"navigation":151,"noShopFooter":153,"path":154,"related":155,"seo":158,"shopSearch":159,"stem":160,"tags":159,"__hash__":161},"guides/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners.md","Age of Sigmar for Beginners - How to Get Started",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":137},"minimark",[9,13,18,27,73,77,80,84,88,105,109,113,133],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Warhammer Age of Sigmar is Games Workshop's high-fantasy battle game - the spiritual successor to Warhammer Fantasy, set across the Mortal Realms. Getting started is straightforward, and the huge variety of armies means there is a look for everyone. This guide covers the hobby side: picking an army and getting models painted.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"step-1-pick-an-army-you-love-the-look-of","Step 1: Pick an army you love the look of",[10,19,20,21,26],{},"As with any wargame, the best first army is the one you think looks coolest - you will spend far more time building and painting than playing. Browse the ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"/factions","faction painting guides"," to compare the signature looks. Age of Sigmar's range is enormously varied:",[28,29,30,43,53,63],"ul",{},[31,32,33,37,38,42],"li",{},[34,35,36],"strong",{},"Stormcast Eternals"," - heroic gold-armoured warriors, the poster boys. See ",[22,39,41],{"href":40},"/factions/stormcast-eternals","how to paint Stormcast",".",[31,44,45,48,49,42],{},[34,46,47],{},"Nighthaunt"," - glowing ghosts, one of the fastest striking armies. See ",[22,50,52],{"href":51},"/factions/nighthaunt","how to paint Nighthaunt",[31,54,55,58,59,42],{},[34,56,57],{},"Skaven"," - a scruffy, forgiving ratman horde. See ",[22,60,62],{"href":61},"/factions/skaven","how to paint Skaven",[31,64,65,68,69,42],{},[34,66,67],{},"Gloomspite Gitz"," - moon-touched cave grots with a unique glowing palette. See ",[22,70,72],{"href":71},"/factions/gloomspite-gitz","how to paint Gloomspite Gitz",[14,74,76],{"id":75},"step-2-get-a-starter-or-spearhead-box","Step 2: Get a starter or Spearhead box",[10,78,79],{},"A boxed set (Spearhead or a starter) is the cheapest, easiest way in - models, rules and often paints in one box. From there, add units for your chosen army.",[81,82],"box-products",{"ids":83},"skaven-age-of-sigmar-starter-set,skaven-age-of-sigmar-introductory-set",[14,85,87],{"id":86},"step-3-build-and-paint","Step 3: Build and paint",[10,89,90,91,95,96,100,101,42],{},"Assemble your models, then follow ",[22,92,94],{"href":93},"/guides/how-to-start-painting-miniatures","how to start painting miniatures"," for the basecoat-wash-highlight process. Pick your army's colours in the ",[22,97,99],{"href":98},"/tools/scheme-generator","scheme generator"," for an exact paint recipe, and grab the gear from the ",[22,102,104],{"href":103},"/guides/miniature-painting-starter-kit","starter kit checklist",[106,107],"accessory-products",{"ids":108},"army-painter-precision-side-cutter,citadel-tools-mouldline-remover,tamiya-extra-thin-cement-40ml,army-painter-most-wanted-brush-set",[14,110,112],{"id":111},"tips","Tips",[28,114,115,121,127],{},[31,116,117,120],{},[34,118,119],{},"Looks over meta."," Pick the army that excites you - motivation is what gets models painted.",[31,122,123,126],{},[34,124,125],{},"Contrast paints suit AoS."," Many AoS armies (ghosts, grots, lizards, ratmen) are organic and perfect for fast contrast methods.",[31,128,129,132],{},[34,130,131],{},"Start with one unit."," Paint a single unit well before committing to a whole army.",[134,135],"paint-products",{"ids":136},"citadel-black-templar,citadel-ultramarines-blue,citadel-snakebite-leather,citadel-skeleton-horde",{"title":138,"searchDepth":139,"depth":139,"links":140},"",2,[141,142,143,144],{"id":16,"depth":139,"text":17},{"id":75,"depth":139,"text":76},{"id":86,"depth":139,"text":87},{"id":111,"depth":139,"text":112},"Getting Started","2026-06-28","A beginner's guide to getting into Warhammer Age of Sigmar - picking your first army, what you need, and how to assemble and paint your first models.","md","/images/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners.webp","Picking an army, what to buy, and painting your first models",true,{},false,"/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners",[156,157],"how-to-start-painting-miniatures","warhammer-40k-for-beginners",{"title":5,"description":147},null,"guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners","pprzQUTu9hAShE3ZvU59df-bmG3xNLMpTgt_6QEpJ0A"]