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I played some 40k back when I was younger. Sold off all my stuff after I quit playing. Now after nearly a decade, I remembered playing this game and decided I needed back in with a more mature understanding. Haven't bought anything yet but I've been reading a bit. Before I had read much though I was already preparing myself to lay down Grandfather Nurgle's plague hammer. Then I found you folks and found out CSM... uh.. isn't laying too many hammers down at all recently, but the new Legions Codex might change that. So I figured the updates to the game really changed the dynamic and were frequent enough to where I'll need a constant reference for info that's not really in-game. The meta and such

TL;DR I'm trying to figure out what army I could/should start out with and be safe playing competitively for a decent chunk of time. Like I said- I like CSM but I don't wanna get destroyed every time because I'm relearning how to play AND playing with an underdog-ish army.

Welcome! I played Nurgle for a bit last edition. It's true that the current chaos codex is limited sadly, but it isn't unplayable. Take a lot of the complaints on codexes (Codi??) with a grain of salt. No argument some builds and some codexes are more powerful, but a lot of the "This codex is useless" comments really boil down to a lack of tactics etc. Many players like the straightforward, I place my models exactly where I want them and they win style of play in the latest edition (which I admit works well with many builds like the drop pod army and riptide spams). I think a player who is good at placing and moving his units to gain local superiority can really do damage with Chaos. No harm in giving it a shot. Anyway, hope you get a chance for some research and games, you've come to the right place.

Man, thank you so much. Seriously, that's the good info/direction that I really needed to see before I sunk $500 into a game like this. Appreciate the welcome and hopefully I'll show y'all some sweet unclean marines pretty soon!

Hi,

Welcome to Dakka

Welcome to Dakka!

Welcome, look forward to seeing you around.