Cygnar:
Gameplay- Cygnar was known as the shooty faction during the first edition rules, but has grown into a combined arms faction in mark two. There are still proportionally more ranged attacks, but gunlines don’t perform well. Cygnar’s infantry are generally frail with more emphasis on offense than defense. They also have below average hitting power in lieu of generally high accuracy. Cygnar is in fact a highly accurate faction across the board; they lack the proficient mat 8 melee specialists, but most models sport above average mat and rat. Cygnar has few area of effect or spray attacks but frequently uses lightning jumping from model to model as an analogous solution. Cygnar jacks are rather average but most trade a bit of armor for higher accuracy. Infantry are effective at both ranged and melee combat and can prove adaptable -even if frail. Cygnar support is spread across many specialist solos and tend to be more utility or defensive in nature than offensive. Cygnar warcasters are generally rather powerful and support their army with a wide array of buffs with almost no effects that hamper enemy models. Cygnar seems to have an early edge on huge-based models with one of the better battle engines and a remarkably strong colossal. A special mention must be made for the very wide spread of mercenaries available to cygnar and the many additional units and solos which can be hired.

Khador:
Gameplay- Khador is a bit of an infantry faction since their warcasters often struggle to cast support spells and fuel focus-hungry heavy jacks at the same time. They can field a wide variety of models from highly resilient and heavily armored men-o-war to evasive kayazay assassins to dangerous widowmaker snipers. If you need a specialist unit, khador probably has it. Their jacks are usually used more in melee due to their pervasively low rat, but the ranged options do provide the benefit of boostable blast damage from their frequent aoe attacks and are usually still quite good in melee.

Legion of Everblight:
Gameplay- Legion is a beast-heavy army, and the only one with access to lesser warbeasts. Their army is the most ranged-heavy of all the hordes forces and runs equally well with ranged or melee list designs. They are frail and mobile like circle, but rely more on ranged supremacy than trickery to swing the fight to their favor. If you seek a glass hammer look no further. Legion infantry is generally represented by capable specialists who perform their tasks with little to no support. Emphasis is usually on offense rather than defense and even their most durable troops are better labeled a tarpit. The beasts are speedy and many sport both ranged and melee capability. The maximum power of legion beasts can be surprisingly low, but the vast majority ignore terrain; and every beast ignores stealth and concealment. The legion’s support is quite good and offer enough fury management to let those beasts with the lower ceiling on power boost freely. Their infantry support …well, they make more beasts out of the corpses of the fallen. Legion Warlocks are varied specialists who’s strengths each represent a different playstyle. It can be challenging to bring all the necessary tools to bare at once, but skilled players can win in ways their opponents never imagined possible.

 darefsky wrote:
One of the reasons I like this game so much is that, you really cant go wrong with any faction. Its not like GW where you love the look and feel of a factions models but they are dog gak on the table.

Pick the ones that you like the look and feel of best, you really cant go wrong.

 CrabSlap wrote:
I'm not a fan of being the 'good guy' faction

 yastobaal wrote:

 CrabSlap wrote:
I'm not a fan of being the 'good guy' faction

Others have given all the advice I could have but I just wanted to point out that there isn't really a 'good guy' faction.

Cygnar is ruled by Leto who overthrew his tyrannical brother via coup. Whilst he was a prince he became friends with Madrak (currently the leader of the trollbloods) and promised to support the trollblood cause. As a king Leto had to balance the needs of his country and only begrudgingly gave the trollbloods an area on the Eastern boarder of Cygnar. But then the Skorne crossed the desert and hit the barrier of the Trolls, pissing them off slightly (both sides)

Even the Trollbloods ain't all fancy and good. Doomshaper has gone and destroyed Cygnarian convoys. Madrak was pissed off took up the world ender axe, but now is called the world ender himself (not the lightest of names).

 yastobaal wrote:

 CrabSlap wrote:
I'm not a fan of being the 'good guy' faction

Others have given all the advice I could have but I just wanted to point out that there isn't really a 'good guy' faction.

 CrabSlap wrote:


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I already have the WM mk.2 rulebook. Will I need the Hordes one in order to play Legion? Can I get away with using the WM one? (I know there are slight differences)

 ChaoticMind wrote:

 CrabSlap wrote:


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I already have the WM mk.2 rulebook. Will I need the Hordes one in order to play Legion? Can I get away with using the WM one? (I know there are slight differences)

yes, but if you want to go legion get the hordes 2 player box, essentially a free rule book and second army to learn with or trade for more legion.

 grayshadow87 wrote:
Normally, I'd say go for Cygnar, but I'm more than a bit biased. Given your choices between Legion and Khador, I'm a bit less knowledgeable as I haven't had the chance to play with or against Legion.

Regarding Khador, I can definitely say that their reputation as the faction of walking beatsticks, while well-deserved to a degree, is a vast oversimplification of the tactics available to the faction. I have seen them successfully used as a ranged army composed largely of widow-makers and destroyers supported by a handful of melee jacks, in addition to a wide array of short and mid-ranged armies. It's also important to remember that along with the specialist units Dais mentioned, Khador has access to mercenary units to flesh out any areas where they may be a bit lacking.

 darefsky wrote:
Khador is just misunderstood, they are just trying to get all their land back, as the are the true and rightful rulers .....

 YELLOWBLADES wrote:
Even though im saying this as a Khador Player, their current land alone is more than all of immoren combined, match that with their population density, HOW MUCH LAND DO YOU NEED

 grayshadow87 wrote:
Normally, I'd say go for Cygnar, but I'm more than a bit biased. Given your choices between Legion and Khador, I'm a bit less knowledgeable as I haven't had the chance to play with or against Legion.

Regarding Khador, I can definitely say that their reputation as the faction of walking beatsticks, while well-deserved to a degree, is a vast oversimplification of the tactics available to the faction. I have seen them successfully used as a ranged army composed largely of widow-makers and destroyers supported by a handful of melee jacks, in addition to a wide array of short and mid-ranged armies. It's also important to remember that along with the specialist units Dais mentioned, Khador has access to mercenary units to flesh out any areas where they may be a bit lacking.