For a general build I recommend getting a box or two of Rustalkers/Infiltrators to go along with your SC box.

To get an idea of army building you will need to pick up the Codex. I would not be in a rush to hit 1500 points if you are new, and you can always bring in allies to fill your weaknesses. Depends on how you plan on building your Army. This helps make up for some of their weaknesses, and Skitarii even get the CM bonuses.ģ. Something like the War Convocation is much better though because all of your upgrades are free. It's also worth mentioning that you only get one of each special weapon in the box, so keep that in mind while you are building your squads. Rangers work better sitting back in squads of five, and Vanguard seem to fit more with the Formation rule. My box came with rules for using Rangers instead of Vanguard. There are obviously much better ways to do it, but you could play everything but the Tech Priest and add a few additional choices to ally with another IoM Army. The basic requirements to field Skitarii can be made with a single SC Box (if you split the ten models into two five man squads).

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