What was the first army/list you ever had?

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**EmberlordofFire8**

I've been wondering about this for some time: What was the first army you owned? I've been into warhammer 40k for a few years now, and have had a few armys (Space Marines, Eldar, Tau, Orks, More Space Marines, Horus Heresy Marines) so I thought I should ask. Also, what was the first army you used in battle?

My first army:

Orks 500p : Warboss, 8 Nobz, 5 Burnas, 10 Grots and a Wartrakk.

That was my (pitifully pathetic) first army. Please post yours!

Ember

**Nevelon**

My first “army” in the sense that it could be fielded according to the rules was Blood Angels. Captain and a bunch of troops, all built out of the RTB01.

We played 40k as a RPG back in RT, so had an odd collection of minis before anything looking like an army fell out.

**Cothonian**

Not at all legal, but...

15 Guardsmen and a Chimera, vs 10 Space Marines, 5 Scouts, and a Rhino

(I was the guard, the Guardsmen died a violent death, but the Space Marines could not hurt my Chimera at all.)

As for my first legal list, unfortunately I do not seem to remember.

**wuestenfux**

It was the starter set in the 3rd edition with Dark Eldar and Black Templars. I was absolutely happy with it.

**Eldarain**

My first list was a demo game with some friends minis. We played a 2v2 1000 pts per player. I had the Eldar sniper army from 3rd. I had the Avatar, rangers, pathfinders, a wraithlord and scorpions in a serpent.

**mrhappyface**

My first Warhammer 40k "army" was a bunch of nids I bought cheap: 3 warriors, some termagants and hormagaunts and some gene stealers. Didn't even have a HQ.

My first legal game of 40k was with a chaos list: Predator, Havocs in a rhino, two squads of CSM, 5 Terminators and a Lord. I only remember this list because I charged a hovering vendetta with my havocs and destroyed it with Krak grenades. Why didn't I just shoot the vendetta with my havocs? I don't know.

**Slayer le boucher**

Like a lot of peeps i guess Ultramareens, started in the very first days of 3rd Ed.

Had Marneus, a Termi Libby, some termies, 10man TAc and 5 man TAC, 5 scouts, 3 bikes a Land Speeder,a Dread and a Rhino.

Din't really grasp the points systeme at the time, the limit for wargear in 3rd was 50pts for Sergents and 100 pts for Characters, but for some reason i've got it wrong, and gave every model in the army 50pts in upgrades...

So while the army was small, i had reached the 2000pts to be able to field Calgar( at the time there was a point limite to Special Characters).

Useless to say that my first 2000pts game din't go as well as i though...

Was impressed by Chaos Space Marines after that, and my Ultrasmurfs got slowly converted to the Glory of the dark Gods, and someone kind enough teached me about the points...

**Brutus_Apex**

Chaos Marines, 3rd edition. (the bad one)

Chaos Lord, 5 Terminators, 12 Berzerkers, 10 Chaos Marines, a Dreadnought, Rhino, Predator.

It was glorious.

**the_scotsman**

Space Wolves I think 1500?

Ragnar Blackmane, 10 man blood claw squad with power fist, 10 man grey hunter squad with melta gun and power sword, dreadnought with MM, terminators with fists and storms, bike squad with powerfist, Long fang squad with 1 of each gun (that's how they come it must be good right? At least they had split fire lol).

My friend brought orks from AOBR with a Deff dread and bikers and a couple other extra goodies and we had an absolute blast. Ragnars squad got shot to bits and he single handedly swept 8 ork boyz. The Deff dread got immobilized right on an objective and the Deffcoptas and SM bikes took each other out.

That game and my second (same list, came down to one SM and one CSM trading potshots at each other on the final turn) let me know this was the game for me.

**edbradders**

My first army was white scars. I started them when they did an "index astarties" article with special rules for them in white dwarf around 15 years ago. I still have them now, although I have lost all my original models

**AegisGrimm**

Like a lot of people, I started with Ultramarines in 2nd edition. Then Chaos ->Sisters of Battle->Necrons--> Legion of the Damned->Kroot Mercs->Eldar->Orks->Space Wolves 13th Company.

**SharkoutofWata**

Had a really good Tyranid Christmas for my first foray into the game. I still have and use most of these models.

Hive Tyrant w/ Venom Cannon, Scything Talons, +1 BS, Extended Carapace, Flesh Hooks
Tyrant Guard
3x Warriors w/ 1x Venom Cannon, 2x Deathspitters, 3x Talons, Toxin Sacs, Flesh Hooks
20x Genestealers w/ Flesh Hooks
15 Termagants w/ Fleshborers
3x Ripper Swarms
10x Hormagaunts
1/2 of a Zoanthrope (those 3rd Edition models were friggin hard to put together for a kid)

I don't even know how many points that was. I just took my models to the table against friends for the longest while.

**oldzoggy**

Bretonnia tons of knights with some bowmen (including GW's robin hood) and mounted squires.

**KaptinBadrukk**

I don't remember for sure, but my first list that I remember with certainty was Orks VS Ultramarines and had a lot of proxying of models and breaking of the rules, and this is what I remember from it:

40 boyz (divided into 2 20-man mobs)
30-man Tactical Squad (crazy, I know)
Terminator Sargent proxied as Marneus Calgar

I won the game (I was playing Marines)
Very crazy game.

**Lammikkovalas**

Metal Necrons right when they came out towards the end of 2nd edition. Damn I miss those times.

**Slayer-Fan123**

OH MAN. If I remember correctly...
Two squads of 10 Warriors
One Lord with the Veil
One Lord with the Destroyer Body, Warscythe, and Lighting Arc thingy
Two squads of 5 Destroyers
A squad of 8 Scarabs I think
Ten Immortals

It was something like that. Midway through 4th edition. Excellent times...

**Grimtuff**

First army I had resembling a legal force was a 2nd ed. Legion of the Damned army using their White Dwarf army list.

Before then I had a few random guys and/or used my friend's models on sunday beginners.

**EdSnark**

I believe my first list that I could actually, legally field was a Nid force based off of the contents of the Battle for Macragge box from...whenever it was from. I added a squad of Warriors as HQ, and more gaunts so it was something like this if my memory is right...

3x Warriors w/ 1x Venom Cannon
10x Termagaunts w/ Fleshborers
10x Termagaunts w/ Fleshborers
10x Hormagaunts
6x Genestealers
I think back then Spore Mines were an actual FOC choice too, so I thin kI took them as well.

It did not do well at all, and I got frustrated after a while with it, so I gave up (I was quite young and impatient), sold it all and started a Guard army.

**Mr_Piddlez**

My first list was part of a progressive league that got me into the game at the end of 4th, begining of Fifth. Back when every champ had either a power weapon or a fist.

Chaos Lord with PA+PP
6 Plague Marines with Melta and Flamer. Champ with PF
8 Khorne Berserkers, Champ with PF
Chaos Dreadnaught (The extra crazy, kill your own guys all the time one) with TL Autocannon and ML.

**mrveng**

First list I ever had didn't even follow FOC. Had an Ultramarine list with Marneus Calgar and Honor Guard, 5Tac Marines, 5 Assault Marines, and a Land Raider. Just used it for friendly games with friends but it was pretty fun.

**ionusx**

5 melee veterans, with a chaplain

whirlwind

autocannon predator with hb sponsons

some sniper scouts

some tacticals marines in a razorback

**TheManWithNoPlan**

5th Edition Eldar Battleforce here. 10 Guardians, 5 Dire Avengers in a Serpent and a War Walker. Also got a Farseer while I was at it.

Got my teeth kicked in by Nurgle CSM for my first game with my first list.

**ZergSmasher**

My first list had Dark Angels with Tau allies. The Tau side had 3 Crisis suits, a unit of 11 Fire Warriors in a Devilfish, and a Cadre Fireblade. The DA side had a Company Master, a 10-man Tactical Squad in a Rhino, a 5-man scout squad, a Tri-las Predator, a Dreadnought, an Assault Squad, a Jump Pack Chaplain (not an Interrogator

), and probably more but I don't remember. This is also the list I took to my first tournament (I played Grey Knights, Daemon Flying Circus, and Orks that day). Lame army list I know, but I had a blast with it! Until yesterday that was the only time I ran Tau in a tournament in any capacity.

**Talizvar**

Ah, Battletech?
First 40k one was the Black Legion with various old 2nd edition kits.
I seemed to like the various chaos gods equally until I had enough of them they could fight among themselves until Abaddon cracks heads.

**Gobbla**

Genestealer Cult, RT days. Also first army to become obsolete.

**CragHack**

Something like this:

CCS /w Autocannon
Platoon /w Autocannon
Platoon /w Autocannon
Punisher /w MM and LC extras. Not that it expanded that much from the last time I played

**Jayden63**

My first army was Orks

Killa Kans
Ork Dread
Looted Leman Russ
3 buggies
three large slugga boys mobs
Warboss
Painboss and Cyborks

Hella fun to play and play against.

**cosmicsoybean**

First army I had was Necrons, followed closely by Eldar.

**dusara217**

First army? 500 p Fallen Chamions Formation v. Harlequins + DEldar Unbound. I creamed my cousin's squishy Space Elves Every time, since I sort of had a mini-Deathstar in my one squad with upgrades (Plasma Guns and Cypher), which had the combat capabilities to eat his charges, then run away afterwards and shoot the crap out of his Harlies before a different unit charged the same Troupe to finish it off. Of course, we then had a re-match where-in both of our entire armies got embroiled in a single Assault, it was just one charge after another XD. I love playing on tiny playing fields

**EmberlordofFire8**

I just remembered something:

My first army was 4 (

) Eldar Guardians. I thought my army was big.

And i dont mean 4 squads.