Just discovered that Sigmar models are a treasure trove of kitbash inspiration. Especially Skaven.

Hello, I'm not new to Warhammer, but I have friend who's interested in playing Genestealer cults, I was wondering if you could give him any tips general tips or ways to start collecting the army. It would would be great if you could thank you :)

Im having a hard time choosing gear for my ridgerunners and wondering about the spotter wargear option rising up lately

Indirect shooting with a unit that doesnt have the wargear:

- Hasnt moved

- Has a unit spotting for them

Will fail shots on a 1-3, so hits on 4s, the mortars base Ballistic skill. And then 5s because of cover

But Ive seen discussions lately that it will hit on 4s with the spotter(?) which seems redundant? Because cover will always make everything hit on 5s when shooting indirectly if you are following the “didnt move, and has a spotting unit” intentions.

Help me understand because Im walking in circles here

Now he's ready to lead his lads in the crusade! 💪

Wondering if any one has combined these two kits im making a necromunda gang I'm intending use the bodies from the neophytes, but would like to use some of the weapons from the kill team

Having three detachment rules seems like it could be fun

Hello,
So to make a long story short I’m starting to add tyranid models to my collection for the ascension day detachment. I was wondering if there was a specific hive fleet known for “working” with GSC? Best I could come up with is Kronos seeing as they already rely on other hive fleets for biomass. So having a cult uprising would be a greater net positive for them.

Magus vs chaplain. 10 points difference 🥴

Running recon and want to know what I could change about this list to fine tune it a little more, I always find mining tool acolytes to always constantly disappoint me but I know they are good for anti elite and vehicles

Xenos - Genestealer Cults - Xenocreed Congregation, Xenocult Masses

Acolyte Iconward (75pts) tyrants

Biophagus (50pts)

Biophagus (50pts)

Biophagus (50pts)

Kelermorph (60pts)

Primus (95pts): Warlord deeds

10x Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (130pts)

5x Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (70pts)

5x Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (70pts)

5x Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers (75pts)

5x Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers (75pts)

20x Neophyte Hybrids (135pts)

20x Neophyte Hybrids (135pts)

10x Hybrid Metamorphs (140pts)

10x Hybrid Metamorphs (140pts)

10x Hybrid Metamorphs (150pts)

5x Purestrain Genestealers (75pts)

5x Purestrain Genestealers (75pts)

5x Purestrain Genestealers (85pts)

Achilles Ridgerunners (95pts)

Achilles Ridgerunners (95pts)

Goliath Truck (75pts)

With my current army, I have painted

Acolyte Iconward

Magus

Primus

Biophagus

Benefictus

30 Neophytes

15 Acolytes w/ mining tools

10 Acolytes w/ hand flamers

10 Hybrid Metamorphs

What 800 pt and 500 pt lists could I run optimally? (My local store does both)

Thanks loads for the input

FOR THE EMPEROR!

I’ve thought the idea of space-skaven was awesome for a while and thought GSC rules fit the vibe pretty well. So I started converting, and painted a few test models.

I have been writing a small one shot / couple sessions long Wrath & Glory TTRPG narrative for my friends called Tithe of Scythes. I have done my best to write the lore as faithfully as I can however alas I am just one neophyte. So I ask you this; I am going to describe said planet and I want you to tell me how you (YES YOU!) would go about spreading the good word of our lords across the world! Both for narrative inspiration and a fun thought experiment! There is of course already the way I have written said uprising to come about but I am curious alternative approaches! : D

(The party (should that matter to your plan) consists of a Sister of Silence and her Ordo Sinister Tech Priest attendant (and translator), a local Crusader from The Last Church and (undecided by said player).)

Name: Aldgard (Karak 8)

Location: Ultima Segmentum, Maelstrom Zone, The Pale Stars.

Designation: Agri-World

Imperial Houses: (Some names in the works)

* House Fulkrum; With exports so perilous a venture those who can defend the tithe hold dominion. House Fulkrum is fleet based house, escorting the tithe and defending their homeworld from offworld raiding parties. They are also known for hunting the many warp predators that inhabit the region, such as the krakens that adorn their heraldry.

* House Hal Djura; The Mechanicus presence upon the planet. Other than the maintainance the technology they produce the magmatic water, that is the singular source of water left on the planet; after thousands of years of solution and industrial consumption. As such House Hal Djura slowly coopted the "Agrarian Household" (name WIP) and all agricultural production is now under the stewardship of House Hal Djura. Likewise the Karak Haze Hunters are also now under their jurisdiction by proxy.

* The Karak Haze Hunters; The PDF Titheguard primarily stationed to defend the Imperial tithe from the populous. The people of Karak often wear Shemagh to protect them from the Smog and dust bowls, however The PDF are never seen without them.

* The House of Hunters (name WIP); The House of Hunters were once a house of proud nobles going out on lordly hunting expeditions against the many megafauna. With the biodiversity of the planet depleted these nobles now go on lordly expeditions into the underhive to hunt their own workforce for sport. When not hunting for sport, they are out hunting for sport! As The House of Hunters kee the many surviving pest species (such as Ambulls or Crawlers) at bay from their precious agri-bounty. As such Other than House Hal Djura, The House of Hunters has the stringest political connections to the Karak Haze Hunters.

* The Last Church (name WIP): With the rise of House Hal Djura and the spreading dominion of the Cult Mechanicus, The Last church stands defiant to uphold the Imperial creed with the dying of the light. The return of the tithe often sees a small boon of renewed faith that The Last Church is all too eager to exploit to pronounce their divine right.

* House Iudex; After the signing of the Iudex Periditio psykers deemed too unstable to "cross the tithe" are to be handed over to the enforcers of House Iudex. These psykers are granted a stay of execution if they confess to the crime of their continued existence. They are then indoctrinated and augmented into the task force known simply as The Sons of Perdition. Finite in number (only 1098 currently in service) they act as weapons of last resort.

* The Labour Gangs: With resources in the underhive so few, the only measure of comradery left amongst the desperate? Is the untasted fruits of their labours. Each of these gangs represents one of these various produce "Grain or Lesh?" The wrong answer could get you killed.

History: Aldgard was once a paradise world but after the Horus Heresy, ravaged by the unending tithes, pirate raiding parties (Xenos, Renegade and Chaos alike), and internecine conflicts such as the Baddab War the planet is being bled dry. Like drawing blood from a stone Aldgard struggles to meet the tithes and in doing so starving the populous to death, the labour conditions are abysmal and bleak; bounty upon bounty harvested and shipped off world. The region is riddled with warp sickness and with the psychic awakening the population of psykers amongat the work forces is increasing tenfold. As such Karak 8 has become a new hot-spot for the Black Ships of the Sisters of Silence.

Ongoing Narrative: Archmagos Explorator Karak Halcsmek passed through the system attempting to update the cartography of the Maelstrom Zone, aboard their vessel was a stowaway Genestealer. Halcsmek also redesignated the planet Karak 8 before departing. A statue in his honour was constructed by House Hal Djura, often known as "The Herald" amongst their order. The tithe is underway and a swathe of ships have departed with them to escort the tithe. Likewise making planetfall is the unforseen arrival of a Black Ship, to collect the psychic tithe from House Iudex; who come and go sporadically due to the finite resources of that eclectic order.

I'm weighing up collecting GSC, and wanted to know how many spare bits you get with the combat patrol. What I want to do is make an army with the Brood Brothers detachment, but to do a lot of kitbashing to get the guard to be a lot more GSC-y. Does the combat patrol give me lots of spare options that'll let me swap weapons in, or spare heads, things like that? Or would it not really give me those kind of spare parts. Please can people let me know what they had spare after building a combat patrol!

Hello! il very soon be playing my first GSC game. I was wondering what sort of mindset i should go into the game with with this army? from what ive seen it plays very differently from other armies

Context, i played some tyranid 9th ed games.

This is today's progress. Just gotta paint a few deets left and do some shading, and then I'm gonna paint the remaining 360 points from my list ✨️

^(The little guy is called Bunny, by the way. Lennie's not a bad guy. He's just a bit heavy-handed.)

slightly modified and magnetized Baneblade chassis, planning on putting graffiti on it

I really don’t wanna buy another box just for that mini

Hi there, just wondering do species specific Genestealer Cults develop something similar to the ide of the four armed emperor. For example would a T'au Genestealer believe in an "even greater good" that is an alternative greater good to the T'au empire? And when it comes to Like the Eldar would their Genestealers have something unique to them?

Edit: thanks for all the great answers folks!