Most Popular space marine/legion/chapter

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**LightKing**

what are the most popular space marine legions/chapters (talking the original 9 loyalists legions)

Dark Angels
White Scars
Space Wolves
Imperial Fists
Blood Angels
Iron Hands
UltraMarines
Salamanders
Raven Guard

what do most wargamers play, who is the most popular chapter

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**Lord Spartacus**

I'd say Ultramarines because it's usually the chapter that most people get introduced to when looking to get into 40k.

**j31c3n**

I would assume this order:

Space Wolves (VIKINGS IN SPAAACE YEAH BRO)
Blood Angels
Dark Angels
Ultramarines
Salamanders (Vulkan He'stan is really good.)
White Scars
Iron Hands
Raven Guard
Imperial Fists (Boring and yellow.)

**LightKing**

whoa....Blood Angels ahead of Salamanders?

**raiden**

IMO

Blood Angels
Ultramarines/Dark Angels
Salamdanders/Imperial Fists (including BT and CF)
Iron Hands
White scars
Raven Guard
Space wolves ( UGH, the fluff here.. pyskers that are not pyskers....)

**GreenWarMachine**

Ultramarines was the first chapter I ever heard about followed by Dark Angels. I personally like the Imperial Fists and Iron Hands. Space Wolves do seem to have some of the better fluff and Black Library books.

**thepowerfulwill**

I'd say the top five are: 1. Ultramarines, 2. Blood Angels, 3. Imperial Fists, 4. Dark Angels, 5. Space Wolves

**j31c3n**

LightKing wrote:
whoa....Blood Angels ahead of Salamanders?

Salamanders don't have their own codex (except maybe for 3rd edition Armageddon, but Salamanders sucked in 3rd, I know, I played them.)

**LibertineIX**

LightKing wrote:
whoa....Blood Angels ahead of Salamanders?

I love Blood Angels but after reading some of the Salamanders' fluff I am really liking them. The Codex and Sanguinius's basic role in the Heresy as described in the rulebook also draws some interest.

**kronk**

Black Templars. "We've been crusading like the Emperor taught us for 10,000 year. What's your excuse?"

**StarTrotter**

IMO...

1. Ultramarines- whilst the internet does hate them at least vocally, these guys are the beginner for many and one of the first things you really know about 40k
2. Space Wolves. Oh this lovely abomination. You either love them or hate them (I don't much care for them but vikings in space is appealing to many)
3. Blood Angels. Popular, have a codex, vampire angels
4. Ima throw this at Salamanders. Not having a codex doesn't mean much since chaos only gets a single codex (a couple legions not even having a named character to represent them. Iron Warriors, Alpha Legion, the Fallen, Night Lords, and Word Bearers)
5. DA
6. Imperial Fists
7. Raven Guard
8. White Scars
9. Iron Hands