Space Marines

“The poor fools have us surrounded.”

Weaken the enemy with shooting, then pulverize them in close combat.

A small, elite force that can take on many times it’s number.

Can go completely shooty or can make a mobile assault force as well.

Chaos Space Marines

“Renounce the false Emperor and give in to your desires!”

Shatter the enemy in brutal assaults.

Power armor and brutality make up for low numbers

Can go fairly shooty as well, can also summon daemons and use a variety of units and styles.

Eldar

“There was a time when the Eldar race ruled this galaxy. The stars themselves lived and died at our command.”

Shoot the enemy, then charge the weak points with precision assaults

Highly specialized elite units can customize the army to fight anything.

Can be completely shooty or go with a mobile assault theme or even an implacable advance.

Dark Eldar

“Those who fight and run away aren’t half as fun as those who stay.”

Use precision shooting to take down vehicles, then tear the enemy to pieces in close combat.

Fragile, powerful units with high mobility can take the fight to place of their choosing.

Can be completely shooty or swarm the enemy with overwhelming numbers.

Orks

“Fight like a Ork, ‘cuz Ork like a fight!”

Shoot while moving slowly forward, then crush the enemy by weight of numbers.

Too many models to stop them all before they reach combat, where they excel.

Can make a fully mobile assault as well.

Imperial Guard

“No one fears a single lasgun, everyone fears 40.”

Stand and shoot. Rinse and repeat until there is nothing left but ashes.

Men, guns, tanks and lots of all of them.

Can make a mobile army or swarm the enemy with overwhelming numbers.

Tyranids

“We have given the horror a name to salve our fears; we call it the Tyranid race, but if it is aware of us at all it must know us only as Prey.”

The horde swiftly moves forward into close combat where their talons can rend.

Got Bullets? You can’t shoot all of them before they reach close combat and shred you.

Can be a massive, slow moving swarm or a very fast force relying on speed rather than numbers.

Necrons

“0110111100101000110” (trans: The weak flesh will wither before the superior race of machines)

Stand and shoot with the Warriors while a few assault units keep the enemy at bay.

Powerful weapons and soldiers that keep coming back like Schwartzenegger in Terminator.

Can have massive numbers, a few extremely powerful units, or be fairly mobile.

Tau

“For the Greater good!”

Stand and shoot and shoot and shoot, while a few precision strikes stall the enemy advance.

Lots of powerful basic weapons and lots of interesting, specialized toys.

Can have overwhelming numbers or a lot of small, powerful units.

Sisters of Battle

“Burn, heretic!”

Get close and purge the enemy with holy flames.

Lots of models in power armor with powerful weapons and Faith will win the day.

Can have huge numbers or a very mobile army.

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