[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":133,"date":134,"description":135,"extension":136,"heroImage":137,"intro":138,"lastUpdated":134,"meta":139,"navigation":140,"path":141,"related":142,"seo":145,"shopSearch":146,"stem":147,"tags":146,"__hash__":148},"guides/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners.md","Age of Sigmar for Beginners - How to Get Started",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":125},"minimark",[9,13,18,27,73,77,80,84,101,105],[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.",[14,81,83],{"id":82},"step-3-build-and-paint","Step 3: Build and paint",[10,85,86,87,91,92,96,97,42],{},"Assemble your models, then follow ",[22,88,90],{"href":89},"/guides/how-to-start-painting-miniatures","how to start painting miniatures"," for the basecoat-wash-highlight process. Pick your army's colours in the ",[22,93,95],{"href":94},"/tools/scheme-generator","scheme generator"," for an exact paint recipe, and grab the gear from the ",[22,98,100],{"href":99},"/guides/miniature-painting-starter-kit","starter kit checklist",[14,102,104],{"id":103},"tips","Tips",[28,106,107,113,119],{},[31,108,109,112],{},[34,110,111],{},"Looks over meta."," Pick the army that excites you - motivation is what gets models painted.",[31,114,115,118],{},[34,116,117],{},"Contrast paints suit AoS."," Many AoS armies (ghosts, grots, lizards, ratmen) are organic and perfect for fast contrast methods.",[31,120,121,124],{},[34,122,123],{},"Start with one unit."," Paint a single unit well before committing to a whole army.",{"title":126,"searchDepth":127,"depth":127,"links":128},"",2,[129,130,131,132],{"id":16,"depth":127,"text":17},{"id":75,"depth":127,"text":76},{"id":82,"depth":127,"text":83},{"id":103,"depth":127,"text":104},"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,"/guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners",[143,144],"how-to-start-painting-miniatures","warhammer-40k-for-beginners",{"title":5,"description":135},null,"guides/age-of-sigmar-for-beginners","eejZd2vsu3iAuKoyBxqjFpbkbBq4LKnEJMb0WiRd4cQ"]