A budget, answered honestly

Warhammer Armies You Can Start for Under £200

Every army — 40k, Age of Sigmar and Horus Heresy — whose starting box costs less than £200 at today's cheapest tracked shop, with what's left of the budget after buying it.

Army	Game	Starting box	Price today	Left from £200
Skaven	Age of Sigmar	Age of Sigmar: Starter Set	£30.49	£169.51
Fyreslayers	Age of Sigmar	Vanguard: Fyreslayers	£60.59	£139.41
Gloomspite Gitz	Age of Sigmar	Gloomspite Gitz: Snarlpack Huntaz - Spearhead	£70.00	£130.00
Soulblight Gravelords	Age of Sigmar	Soulblight Gravelords: Deathrattle Tomb Host - Spearhead	£70.00	£130.00
Blades of Khorne	Age of Sigmar	Blades of Khorne: Fangs of the Blood God - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Cities of Sigmar	Age of Sigmar	Cities of Sigmar: Fusil-platoon - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Daughters of Khaine	Age of Sigmar	Daughters of Khaine: Khainite Shadow Coven - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Disciples of Tzeentch	Age of Sigmar	Disciples of Tzeentch: Tzaangor Warflock - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Flesh-eater Courts	Age of Sigmar	Flesh-eater Courts: Charnel Watch - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Hedonites of Slaanesh	Age of Sigmar	Epicurean Revellers: Hedonites of Slaanesh - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Helsmiths of Hashut	Age of Sigmar	Helsmiths of Hashut: Helforge Host - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Idoneth Deepkin	Age of Sigmar	Idoneth Deepkin: Akhelian Tide Guard - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Kharadron Overlords	Age of Sigmar	Kharadron Overlords: Grundstok Trailblazers - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Lumineth Realm-lords	Age of Sigmar	Hurakan Vanguard - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Maggotkin of Nurgle	Age of Sigmar	Maggotkin of Nurgle: Bubonic Cell - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Nighthaunt	Age of Sigmar	Nighthaunt: Cursed Shacklehorde - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Ogor Mawtribes	Age of Sigmar	Ogor Mawtribes: Scrapglutt - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Orruk Warclans	Age of Sigmar	Orruk Warclans: Ironjawz Bigmob - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Ossiarch Bonereapers	Age of Sigmar	Ossiarch Bonereapers: Kavalos Vanguard - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Seraphon	Age of Sigmar	Seraphon: Sunblooded Prowlers - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Slaves to Darkness	Age of Sigmar	Slaves to Darkness: Darkoath Raiders - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Sylvaneth	Age of Sigmar	Sylvaneth: Spitewing Flight - Spearhead	£72.80	£127.20
Stormcast Eternals	Age of Sigmar	Stormcast Eternals - Spearhead	£77.35	£122.65
Leagues of Votann	40k	Combat Patrol: Leagues of Votann	£77.89	£122.11
Necrons	40k	Combat Patrol: Necrons	£82.19	£117.81
Grey Knights	40k	Combat Patrol: Grey Knights	£83.99	£116.01
Adepta Sororitas	40k	Armageddon Battalion: Adepta Sororitas	£84.00	£116.00
Adeptus Mechanicus	40k	Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus	£84.00	£116.00
Aeldari	40k	Combat Patrol: Aeldari	£84.00	£116.00
Astra Militarum	40k	Combat Patrol: Astra Militarum	£84.00	£116.00
Black Templars	40k	Combat Patrol: Black Templars	£84.00	£116.00
Blood Angels	40k	Combat Patrol: Blood Angels	£84.00	£116.00
Chaos Space Marines	40k	Combat Patrol: Chaos Space Marines	£84.00	£116.00
Dark Angels	40k	Combat Patrol: Dark Angels	£84.00	£116.00
Death Guard	40k	Combat Patrol: Death Guard	£84.00	£116.00
Drukhari	40k	Combat Patrol: Drukhari	£84.00	£116.00
Emperor's Children	40k	Combat Patrol: Emperor's Children	£84.00	£116.00
Orks	40k	Getting Started with Orks: Warhammer 40,000 - 11th Edition - English	£84.00	£116.00
Space Wolves	40k	Combat Patrol: Space Wolves	£84.00	£116.00
T'au Empire	40k	Combat Patrol: T'au Empire	£84.00	£116.00
Thousand Sons	40k	Combat Patrol: Thousand Sons	£84.00	£116.00
Tyranids	40k	Combat Patrol: Tyranid Assault Brood	£84.00	£116.00
Ultramarines	40k	Getting Started with Space Marines: Warhammer 40,000 - 11th Edition - English	£84.00	£116.00
World Eaters	40k	Combat Patrol: World Eaters	£84.00	£116.00
Adeptus Custodes	40k	Combat Patrol: Adeptus Custodes	£85.95	£114.05
Deathwatch	40k	Armageddon Battalion: Deathwatch	£88.99	£111.01
Genestealer Cults	40k	Combat Patrol: Genestealer Cults	£89.00	£111.00
Imperial Agents	40k	Combat Patrol: Imperial Agents	£89.00	£111.00
Sons of Behemat	Age of Sigmar	Sons of Behemat - Spearhead	£89.00	£111.00
Solar Auxilia	Horus Heresy	Horus Heresy: Solar Auxilia Combat Force	£91.99	£108.01
Legiones Astartes	Horus Heresy	Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes Combat Force	£92.99	£107.01
Mechanicum	Horus Heresy	Horus Heresy: Mechanicum Combat Force	£107.99	£92.01

Making the £200 work

The leftover column is real budget: a full faction paint scheme typically runs 6–12 pots, and our scheme pages price every recipe from 35+ paint ranges. Start box plus paints inside £200 is a genuine army on the table — which is more than a "cheapest army" listicle priced at RRP can promise.

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