[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/kill-team":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":115,"date":116,"description":117,"extension":118,"heroImage":119,"intro":120,"lastUpdated":116,"marketEditions":121,"meta":122,"navigation":121,"noShopFooter":123,"path":124,"related":125,"seo":128,"shopSearch":129,"stem":130,"tags":129,"__hash__":131},"guides/guides/kill-team.md","How to Start Kill Team - Painting Your First Warband",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":108},"minimark",[9,13,18,47,51,55,69,73,81,84,88],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Kill Team is Warhammer 40,000's skirmish game - small warbands of around 10-20 models instead of a full army. That low model count makes it the single best entry point to the hobby: you get a complete, playable, paintable force for a fraction of the cost and time of an army.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"why-kill-team-is-the-ideal-start","Why Kill Team is the ideal start",[19,20,21,29,35,41],"ul",{},[22,23,24,28],"li",{},[25,26,27],"strong",{},"Few models"," - you can build and paint a whole team in a week or two, not months.",[22,30,31,34],{},[25,32,33],{},"Each model matters"," - with so few, you can give each one real attention and improve fast.",[22,36,37,40],{},[25,38,39],{},"Cheaper"," - one boxed set is often a complete team for two players.",[22,42,43,46],{},[25,44,45],{},"Same models as 40k"," - your team doubles as the start of a full army later.",[48,49],"box-products",{"ids":50},"death-guard-kill-team-starter-set",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"painting-a-warband-well","Painting a warband well",[10,56,57,58,63,64,68],{},"Because you have only a handful of models, Kill Team is the perfect place to push your painting. Pick a faction you love from the ",[59,60,62],"a",{"href":61},"/factions","faction guides",", pull an exact recipe from the ",[59,65,67],{"href":66},"/tools/scheme-generator","scheme generator",", and take the time to add the details you would skip on a horde - edge highlights, battle damage, characterful bases.",[70,71],"accessory-products",{"ids":72},"army-painter-wargamer-insane-detail,army-painter-wargamer-detail,monument-pro-synthetic-00,ak-precision-brushes-set",[10,74,75,76,80],{},"The core process is the same ",[59,77,79],{"href":78},"/guides/how-to-start-painting-miniatures","basecoat-wash-highlight"," workflow, just with more care per model. Distinct bases and small conversions help each operative feel like an individual.",[70,82],{"ids":83},"army-painter-battlefields-basing-set,army-painter-battlefield-rocks,gale-force-nine-hobby-round-concrete-rubble-mix,gsw-thick-hobby-sand-natural-200ml",[14,85,87],{"id":86},"tips","Tips",[19,89,90,96,102],{},[22,91,92,95],{},[25,93,94],{},"Theme the team."," A consistent scheme and basing makes a warband look like a unit.",[22,97,98,101],{},[25,99,100],{},"Individualise the operatives."," Small differences - a different shoulder pad, a trophy, a unique base - give each model character.",[22,103,104,107],{},[25,105,106],{},"Use it to level up."," With so few models, Kill Team is where your painting improves fastest.",{"title":109,"searchDepth":110,"depth":110,"links":111},"",2,[112,113,114],{"id":16,"depth":110,"text":17},{"id":53,"depth":110,"text":54},{"id":86,"depth":110,"text":87},"Getting Started","2026-06-28","A beginner's guide to Warhammer 40k Kill Team - what it is, why it's the best way into the hobby, and how to paint a small elite warband to a high standard.","md","/images/guides/kill-team.webp","The best low-model-count way into Warhammer 40k",true,{},false,"/guides/kill-team",[126,127],"warhammer-40k-for-beginners","how-to-start-painting-miniatures",{"title":5,"description":117},null,"guides/kill-team","ddZWh7namIc8GWeEI-rJl7S7Myzkw-WIsTsVjCGCACA"]