Start Competing: Astra Militarum Tactics
Also known as the Imperial Guard, the Astra Militarum as a fighting force of billions of regular humans recruited from millions of worlds across the Imperium, dedicated to the defense of humanity at all costs. What they lack in super strength and durability they make up for with numbers and tanks, fielding armored columns that roll into battle and steamroll enemies. The guard represent a diverse fighting force which uses combined arms to take down foes using a wide variety of versatile units.
Faction Overview
The Astra Militarum are an army that can take on many forms depending on how you want to represent them. They’re one of the game’s most versatile forces, able to field everything from heavy tanks to cavalry to light infantry. The one area they struggle with is melee, but even there you can throw bricks of Ogryn at the enemy as you wear them down with superior firepower from a distance. As an army the guard excel at burying their enemies under ranged firepower and sheer numbers, bolstered by orders from their commanding officers. Using the Astra Militarum well is about using these elements together, combining units to create overlapping fields of fire and whittling down an opponent. Guard armies excel at scoring and performing actions, and even when they start games behind have more ability to catch up than most. Learning to use these elements well takes time and practice, but the good news is we’ve got you covered with the guides below.
How to Play Astra Militarum in Warhammer 40k
Looking for advice on how to play your Guardsmen? From getting started to playing at competitive events, we’ve got you covered with these articles.
- The 10th Edition Review of Codex: Astra Militarum
- Detachment Focus: Combined Arms
- Detachment Focus: Mechanised Assault
- Detachment Focus: Hammer of the Emperor
- Detachment Focus: Recon Element
- Detachment Focus: Siege Regiment
- Detachment Focus: Bridgehead Strike
- Unit Focus: Vehicles
- Competitive Stats for the Astra Militarum
Note that we’re currently in the process of updating this older, outdated faction focus:
Hobby
Want to know how to paint your Guardsmen? Whether you’re looking to paint an armoured column of tanks, regular guardsmen, Veterans of the Death Korps, Tempestus Scions, or the elite warriors of the Kasrkin, we’ve got you covered in this paint article.
How to Paint Everything: Astra Militarum
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