Collecting Space Marines

Humanity's gene-forged super-soldiers - the iconic do-anything army with the friendliest learning curve.

Intermediate 🎲 Do-anything balanced all-rounder 🧩 ~40-60 models @ 2,000pts 💷 $500-700 / £350-550 🎨 Easy to paint

The best thing to buy is what looks the coolest to you. Paint and play the models you love — the lists below are just a guide for when you want a competitive edge.

1 · Start here

Space Marines Combat Patrol $170 / £100

Captain + Librarian in Terminator Armour, 5 Terminators, 5 Infernus Marines (~12 push-fit)

Weakest-value generic Marine box (no Troops/transport); chapter-specific boxes or the Armageddon launch box are better entries

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2 · Complete your army ~1,000 pts (Incursion)

The generic box (Captain + Librarian in Terminator Armour, Terminators, Infernus Marines) is the weakest-value Marine start — no Troops, no transport, no scoring Battleline. Add Intercessors, a transport, and a heavy hitter.

Intercessor Squad x2 Scoring Battleline — the box has none; this is your objective-holding backbone. 🛒

Impulsor x1 Cheap, fast transport to move infantry up the board safely. 🛒

Ballistus Dreadnought x1 Heavy hitter / anti-tank the box lacks entirely. 🛒

Hellblasters x1 Plasma firepower to delete elites and vehicles at range. 🛒

3 · Competitive core — what winning lists run

Built from top-placing tournament lists (Tabletop Battles' Competitive Innovations) over the last ~8 weeks — a data-driven competitive core.

Start here — priorities toward ~1,000pts

Uriel Ventris seen in 6 top lists 🛒

Scout Squad seen in 5 top lists 🛒

Victrix Honour Guard seen in 5 top lists 🛒

Ballistus Dreadnought seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Incursor Squad seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Intercessor Squad seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Then expand toward ~2,000pts

Lieutenant With Combi-weapon seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Marneus Calgar in Armour of Antilochus seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Repulsor Executioner seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Wardens of Ultramar seen in 4 top lists 🛒

Roboute Guilliman seen in 3 top lists 🛒

Assault Intercessors With Jump Packs seen in 2 top lists 🛒

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