

I suggest to collect an Ultramarines army in the first place and then to specialize to a specific Codex-based Chapter later on.ġ.2 What is the best squad size of a Space Marine unit?

The Ultramarines chapter is a good starting point. Other Chapters diverged less from the Ultramarines and benefit from special rules like Crimson Fists, Imperial Fists, Raven Guard, Salamanders, and White Scars. A few Chapters have their own Codex: Black Templars, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, and 13th Space Wolves Company. Ultramarines form the basis of all Chapters.

There are about 1000 Space Marine chapters in the Warhammer 40000 universe. Have fun playing 40k.ġ.1 What Space Marine army should I choose? Based on the configuration of units, several sample army lists are given. It shows ways to configure units and how to use them on the battle field. This article deals with building a Space Marine army from basic units. Moreover, it does not teach how to synthesize units to generate a successful Space Marine army. However the Codex does not teach how to efficiently configure Space Marine units. It describes all Space Marine units and their special rules. When building a Space Marines army, the best place to begin is the respective Codex. A Chapter is made of one-thousand Space Marines and is further divided into ten companies each of which one-hundred Marines strong. The Space Marines are few in numbers and are organized into small independent armies called Chapters. Their task is to protect mankind from perfidious aliens, degenerate traitors, and treacherous rebels. Space Marines are genetically modified, psycho-conditioned and well trained warriors. Space Marines are the most powerful and dreaded of all the human warriors in the 40k universe.

Beginner's Guide (5th Edition Update).
