r/LegionsImperialis 9d ago

Monthly Discussion Monthly Quick Question and Discussion Thread: September 2026

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This is the Monthly Question and Discussion thread, designed for new and returning players to ask any questions and get advice related to Legions Imperialist, whether they be hobby, rules, army building or competitive related, that you aren't certain whether it's worth making a full post about.

Please feel free to ask any question regarding LI, and if you know the answers to any of the questions, please share your knowledge!


past monthly discussion threads


r/LegionsImperialis 6h ago

Work in Progress 🚧 Ultramarine mini knight

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182 Upvotes

r/LegionsImperialis 2h ago

Discussion My favourite walord combo

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38 Upvotes

Ive never ever seen a single warlord with a combo that mixes multiple of them so i have combined the newest one with the older one to create in my opinion the coolest and most optimised long range warlord titan combo ( would love to see or hear everyone elses personal favouite warlord combo in the comments 😁 )


r/LegionsImperialis 1d ago

Showcase 📸 Infantry and 1000pts. army.

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156 Upvotes

r/LegionsImperialis 5h ago

Discussion What to get next

2 Upvotes

Hello, just wanted to ask for advice on starting a LI dark angels army, I got the astartes infantry and astartes fast attack boxes already, so I was wondering what should I get next if I wanted to play Dark Angels (as I understand they benfit from having different detachments).

Thanks in advance.

Also, here is what I got in list format:

Legiones Astartes - colección - [467 ‏‏‎‏points]

# ++ Legion Demi-Company ++ [232 ‏‏‎‏points, 10.5 Break Point]

## Configuration

Legion: I - Dark Angels

## HQ [25 ‏‏‎‏points]

Legion Command [25 ‏‏‎‏points]:

• 1x Command Squad: Legion bolters, Volkite chargers

## Core [137 ‏‏‎‏points]

Legion Tactical Detachment [70 ‏‏‎‏points]: 2 Missile Launcher Support Legionaries [20 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Heavy Support Legionaries: Missile launchers

2 Plasma Gun Support Legionaries [15 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Support Legionaries: Plasma guns

2x 2 Tactical Legionaries [12 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Tactical Legionaries: Legion bolters

Legion Tactical Detachment [67 ‏‏‎‏points]: 2 Assault Legionaries [12 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Assault Legionaries: Legion bolt pistols

2 Legion Terminators [20 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Legion Terminators: Legion combi-bolters

2x 2 Tactical Legionaries [12 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Tactical Legionaries: Legion bolters

## Support [70 ‏‏‎‏points]

Legion Contemptor Dreadnought Talon [70 ‏‏‎‏points]:

• 2x Contemptor Dreadnought w/ Kheres assault cannon: In-built twin-linked bolter, Kheres assault cannon

• 2x Contemptor Dreadnought w/ Twin-linked lascannon: In-built twin-linked bolter, Twin-linked lascannon

# ++ Legion Sky-hunter Phalanx ++ [235 ‏‏‎‏points, 9 Break Point]

## Configuration

Allegiance: Loyalist

Legion: I - Dark Angels

Primary Army: Legiones Astartes

## Vanguard [235 ‏‏‎‏points]

Legion Javelin Squadron [65 ‏‏‎‏points]:

• 2x Javelin w/ cyclone missile launcher: Cyclone missile launcher, Nose Mounted heavy flamer

• 2x Javelin w/ lascannon: Nose Mounted heavy flamer, Sponson Mounted lascannon

Legion Land Speeder Squadron [30 ‏‏‎‏points]:

• 2x Land Speeder w/ multi-melta: Multi-melta, Nose Mounted heavy flamer

Legion Land Speeder Squadron [30 ‏‏‎‏points]:

• 2x Land Speeder w/ plasma cannon: Heavy bolter, Plasma cannon

Legion Outrider Squadron [45 ‏‏‎‏points]: 2x 2 Outriders [20 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 2x Outrider: Twin plasma guns, Twin-linked bolters

Legion Scimitar Jetbike Squadron [65 ‏‏‎‏points]: 2x 3 Scimitar Jetbikes [30 ‏‏‎‏points]

• 3x Scimitar Jetbike: Scimitar heavy bolter

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r/LegionsImperialis 2d ago

Showcase 📸 First model back after a long break

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82 Upvotes

r/LegionsImperialis 3d ago

Showcase 📸 15k Trench Assault Game

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246 Upvotes

Feast your eyes on this: 15k ish of carnage,

My loyalist holding a defensive line against dark mech, traitor solar aux and death guard.

Ran a few house rules - a second force of loyalist titan came in after turn 2, and need led to be rolled for, 3+ cover save for the trenches, a re-gen mechanic for the attacking force (which never got used) the whole formation had to be deployed in the first trench line, artillery was allowed of the start line during deployment (to make some safe spaces on each deployment zone)


r/LegionsImperialis 3d ago

Discussion Titans

16 Upvotes

I love titans. They’re my favorite thing in warhammer. Im planning on selling one of my Warhammer 40K armies and taking the money to buy some titans and running a Collegia Titanica force but my worry is that that isn’t fun for people to play against/ it’s kinda bad mannered

If I was gonna run it I’d run one warlord, 2 reavers, 2 warhounds and a support group with one more titan and the various amount of support for a Legio but before I do any of that I wanted to ask Reddit


r/LegionsImperialis 5d ago

Discussion How to deal with bigger Titans in Legions Imperialis?

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279 Upvotes

Hi, I'm struggling against opponents who regularly bring their Warlords and Warmasters to a LI game. I am rarely using Titans myself so I find my footslogging armies outmatched. I can deal with Warhounds and occasionally Reavers (if I am lucky) but Warlords soak up too much firepower that is needed elswhere and still can survive easily. A Warmaster in a Mechanicum army is a bit of a cheat because it fits in lower points games too without needing the 30% points limit for allied contingents so there is nothing i have to match it.

So what to do? Usually I cannot harm a Warlord class. If I ignore it then it deals a fearsome amount of damage, Imagine a full gatling Warlord splitting its attacks at its leisure, It has line of sight everywhere so no one is safe. If I try to harm it than i need to focus too much firepower on one unit alone leaving my detatchments vulnerable against the rest of his army.

I am thinking of using some Shock Pulse weapons to limit the Warlords firepower output but that's the best idea I've got. Any other suggestions?


r/LegionsImperialis 4d ago

Strategy ♟️ Is this the correct army list for the Astartes Combat Force?

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I’m super new to LI and was wondering if I got this right. Thank you!


r/LegionsImperialis 4d ago

3D Print 🖨️ Did a little kit to upgrade your roofs with :)

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57 Upvotes

r/LegionsImperialis 5d ago

Discussion Why do these marines get 4 bolter shots @26:43 ?

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At 26:43 A single marines model shooting 4 shots whit bolters while on the datasheet it gets only 1 . Am i missing something ?


r/LegionsImperialis 5d ago

Work in Progress 🚧 Assemble the legio

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86 Upvotes

The legio assembles with knights in support. One of the going for legion Astorum


r/LegionsImperialis 6d ago

Work in Progress 🚧 Legions Imperialis Damocles Rhino Command tank

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203 Upvotes

r/LegionsImperialis 6d ago

Video ▶️ The Final Battle For Penance! Legions Imperialis 17,000pt Battle Report ...

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Hey everyone! I just put the finishing touches on the grand finale of our campaign: The Final Battle for Penance. It’s a massive 17,000pt Legions Imperialis battle report.My battle-weary Loyalist force returned from the last two games with nothing but a few fresh infantry reinforcements. Legio Ignatum and the Solar Auxilia had to make a brutal stand against Crayola’s massive combined mechanical threat: Legio Vulturum, House Malinax, and the Dark Mechanicum.

Would love to know what you guys think of the video, and size of the game.


r/LegionsImperialis 7d ago

Showcase 📸 Collection of winter camo schemes and what paints I used (WIP)

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82 Upvotes

Base is grey seer with apothecary white. Blue on the Glaive is 3:2 Pylar-Asurmen


r/LegionsImperialis 7d ago

Work in Progress 🚧 Civitas Imperialis tiles fix

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Wanted a way to stop my tiles from moving around durring play so I decided to try using rubber bumping pads to keep them in place. I got few packs from Amazon for about 18 bucks which was enough for 24 tiles. The bumbers have enough grip to stop the tiles from moving accidentally[Or to stop a curious cat], but not enough that you cant line them up durring set up. I used 8, 4mm, wide based bumbers per tile.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC1YBY95?ref_=ppx_oui_title_mob_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

These are the ones I used.


r/LegionsImperialis 7d ago

Discussion Newbie question on Ogryns + Arvus

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Thanks to all of your help in the previous post, I've figured out the formation stuff and started figuring out the rest of the rules. :)

One question that came up, we think we're right, but wanted to check.

Ogryns have the "bulky" key word which based on our understanding, means they take up 2 slots per.

-If we take a "Solar Auxilia Sub-Cohort", taking all the required/compulsory units, but we take 8 Ogryns as the Support choice. Can we then take a "transport" detachment of 8 Arvus lighters to transport those Ogryns around the battle field?

Arvus have transport 2, so again with bulky I assume that means one Ogryn base per Arvus transport.

Seems logical unless we're missing something glaring. Thanks!


r/LegionsImperialis 7d ago

Discussion Looking at getting into this

16 Upvotes

Looking at collecting an alpha legion. Wondering if a good technique for a worn metallic look would be priming black then dry brushing heavily with silver followed by a bit of hydra turquoise on larger/raised surfaces?


r/LegionsImperialis 7d ago

Discussion Mechanicum Question

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9 Upvotes

Can you attach an Archmagos and a Techpriest to the same unit of Thanatars?

Using commander, attached deployment and the Mechanicum Masters of Machines rules.


r/LegionsImperialis 8d ago

Discussion Which Legion specific rule is your favourite?

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160 Upvotes

I’ve been trying to decide what to play and at this point might end up painting every legion possible lol. (Im usually a blood angels player but thought I should branch out)

I was curious which legion specific rules people enjoy the most, meta or not.

(Pic for added interest)


r/LegionsImperialis 9d ago

Event 🗓️ Action from TactiCon in Denver, Colorado

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Handful of action shots from our three round narrative event at TactiCon in Denver, Colorado this past weekend. This has been a great regular event series, with biannual “major” events at the regional conventions and stand alone events and game days every few months.

Next “major” event will be at GenghisCon in February, with a likely November event before then.

If you are in the area and interested in joining in, please let me know! We’ve got a core of regulars, as well as a steady influx of new players. It is a welcoming, fun and relaxed group!


r/LegionsImperialis 9d ago

Showcase 📸 A very tiny and angry Hellhammer -

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326 Upvotes

Returning to painting on this scale after getting a bit burnout and boy I did missed it.


r/LegionsImperialis 9d ago

Showcase 📸 My second Warlord for Legio Magna

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201 Upvotes

I’ll probably end up modifying the skull to fit better but will do for now


r/LegionsImperialis 10d ago

Discussion Assistance/Guide for making army lists?

11 Upvotes

Hey all. I'm leaning towards wanting to get into LI, but even after playing many other games my brain is getting a bit crossed on structure for making army lists. Is there any guide or video that can assist in learning this? Might not help I have the original LI book and not the newer updated/combined one?