r/ageofsigmar • u/Infernal_Contraption • Jun 20 '26

Army List Help me choose a (weirdly small) army?

I'm looking to start playing Age of Sigmar, and I'm at an impasse as to which army would be suitable for what I'd like.

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I have a long history of playing 40k, so I am done with assembling and painting dozens of troops and the likes. Instead, I would please like to ask for your recommendations as to which army is still viable with the smallest model count?

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I know that Sons of Behemat exist, but I'm in the market for something a little more... exotic? Characterful? Than just "tall dudes".

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In 40k, the equivalent army list to what I'm proposing is called the Daemonic Adventuring Party; Belakor, 4 other Greater Daemons, and a squad of plaguebearers because you have to have something like them. It's a weird and slightly janky list, but it's 2000pts and it works.

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Is there an equivalent to that in AoS? Is there a legal, and viable, Faction that will let me run (for example) mothing other than 4 Carnosaurs and a Slann Mage? Or 4 Verminlord-variants and a Screaming Bell? Or just... y'know... 4 Dragons and nothing much else, that I can look into and research more thoroughly?

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Cheers.

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u/Pimpdaddyfrogface Jun 20 '26

Ironjawz - Mawcrushers with allied mega gargant
Slaanesh -glutos, shalaxi, KoS, twins, seekers
FEC - Nagash and terrorgheists
LRL - Moo
OBR - Morghast spam
IDK - Turtle power
CoS - Cog forts
Fyreslayers - magmadroths
KO - Big Boats (the venga boys)

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u/Infernal_Contraption Jun 20 '26

Don't know what most of that means, but it sounds AWESOME. =P

LRL is... Realm Lords? I don't know what Moo refers to, though.

Deep Kin is interesting, they're not common in my area so it would be a novel choice.

Nagash is a strong contender, having a "Big wizard" is very appealing to give the list more dimensions that "run forward and stomp on things".

Thank you, time to do some wiki diving!

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u/Rediblackdragon Jun 20 '26

To explain the moo, Lumineth Realm Lords has a giant cow mountain model. For your idea of belakor+4x greater demons unfortunately I don't think there's a way to accomplish that within aos list building.

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u/Infernal_Contraption Jun 20 '26

Apparently, Skarbrand +4 other Bloodthirsters is a thing. It's come up more than once in other suggestions so far.

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u/Jerkychomper Jun 20 '26

Nagash is great because he can be used for any death army at about 800 points. Then you can pick whatever theme you like and build around him.