Editing WARMACHINE (section)

==Getting into Warmahordes==

The best place to go for community thoughts on anything in Warmahordes is the [https://warmachineuniversity.com/mw/index.php/Main_Page WarMachine University community wiki](which replaced the now defunct Battle College in 2018) . It's a great starting resource for any player, whether newbie <strike>or experienced tournament contestant</strike>. Do some reading on any faction that interests you and see what units work and what don't. Take everything they say with a grain of salt, because the contributors don't always know what they're talking about and can sometimes get shit horribly wrong (<strike>like</strike> unlike /tg/).

No matter what you choose to buy, you'll need a copy of either ''Warmachine Prime MkIII'' or ''Hordes Primal MkIII'', which are the core rulebooks for the games. Except you don't need to buy them anymore, because [http://privateerpress.com/the-rules-are-free the rulebook is free]. You should also look up Privateer Press' token sets, which are very handy for keeping track of status effects, focus and fury points, and so on.

Once you know what you want to play, you're very likely best off getting either the Battlegroup Box for your chosen faction or the All-In-One Army Box, if it's available. Both are absolutely incredible deals for the price. The Battlegroup box will come with a single warnoun and a handful of warjacks or warbeasts, while the All-In-One Army Box is more expensive and comes with a basic starter army (which is usually fairly solid, if not exactly top-tier). Both are great places to start your collection, and will save you a lot of money.

If you like a faction, don't let the "beginner/expert" bits above scare you. Some factions ''are'' generally trickier than others, but none of them are completely inaccessible. You may just have to put some work in before you start seeing results.

You ''do not'' need to pick up the ''Forces'' book for your chosen faction. It's fun to have, but every unit comes with its own stat card which will tell you everything that you need to know to field the unit in question.

EDIT: At time of this edit, <strike>Warmahordes is going through an edition change. recommend visiting the Privateer Press main website for more information before you buy. Rulebooks will now be free online.</strike> Warmahordes has [[Privateer_Press#The_Great_WMH_Fuckup|gone through an edition change]], and it ended [[Fail|very, very badly]]. 2022, still trying to undo.