What is the most powerful faction in Warhammer 40K?

Warhammer 40K: 8 Strongest Factions
  1. 1 Tyranids.
  2. 2 Orks. ...
  3. 3 C'Tan. ...
  4. 4 Chaos. ...
  5. 5 Imperium Of Man. ...
  6. 6 Necrons. ...
  7. 7 Asuryan/Eldar. ...
  8. 8 Tau Empire. The Tau are a young empire that appears to be experiencing growth compared to many of the other sentient factions in the Warhammer 40K universe. ...
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What is the best 40K faction?

In tabletop, the Eldar are arguably the strongest faction in the game thanks to their fantastic units. In lore, Eldar are equally formidable but are short on supply.
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What is the weakest faction in Warhammer 40K?

I would say the weakest playable faction faction, lore-wise, is the Imperial Knight Houses. On a galactic scale they're just too few in number to have leave much of an impression by themselves. If you mean individually weak, then I would say snotling's.
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Is the Imperium the strongest faction?

The Imperium is strongest because it is united. None of the other factions can say that except the Tau, who are much, much smaller yet can punch above their weight. The Eldar unite from time to time but mostly stick to their craftworlds. Chaos isn't close to being united.
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What is the most powerful Warhammer 40K model?

Eradicators. One of the strongest units in Warhammer 40k is the Eradicators with their MeltaRifles. They are a tank cracking force, and for a good price, too: only 45 points per model.
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10 Most POWERFUL Factions In Warhammer 40k Lore



What is the rarest Warhammer model?

An all-metal Thunderhawk Gunship, a rare Warhammer 40,000 miniature produced by Games Workshop in 1997, recently sold at auction for $34,882. That's the highest price ever paid for the rare model, which was assembled and painted by Emil Nyström and the team at Squidmar Miniatures.
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Who is the strongest Warhammer?

This is the one case where I feel fairly confident in just saying straight up that Kroak is not just the most powerful mage of all time, but the most powerful individual character in the history of the Warhammer world.
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Is the Imperium worse than chaos?

But if we're looking at total numbers of Imperial vs Chaos, the Imperial forces outnumber the combined forces of Chaos by almost 2:1.
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What is the largest Warhammer model?

1 The Warlord Titan: $2,000 - $2,800

At its base, and depending on the seller, this figure costs a treasure hoard's worth at the least. Keep in mind that in real life, this might also be the largest Warhammer 40K model around, standing at roughly two feet.
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Who is the strongest space marine?

Ultramarines. The Ultramarines are considered one of the strongest and most honoured of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man, and were responsible for almost single-handedly holding the Imperium together after the Horus Heresy.
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What is the most popular Warhammer 40K army?

#1.

Space Marines have traditionally been most players' introduction to Warhammer 40k, as evidenced by the fact that they make up the largest portion of armies played.
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What is the best army in Warhammer 40K?

The Death Guard does better, but not by much. They're almost exactly middle of the pack. But they are ahead. WINNER: DEATH GUARD.
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Are necrons strong?

Necrons have the inherent advantage of insane durability and are the most technologically advanced race in the galaxy we know of. Even Imperium scientists don't know how Necron technology works. They even have stuff like time machines and the Celestial Orrery.
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Which Warhammer race is the best?

Dark Elves are the primary antagonist of the Eye of the Vortex and, as a result, are one of the best races to play in this campaign. With excellent starting positions, easy early conquests of High Elf minors, and a fantastic chance for confederation, Dark Elves are great for early game growth.
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Are Thousand Sons good?

Thousand Sons are an interesting faction of Chaos Space Marines. Unlike most armies, Thousand Sons do a great deal of their damage in the Psychic Phase, shooting lightning at their enemies like space Gandalf. Unlike space Gandalf, the Thousand Sons have a very nice visual style inspired by the Egyptian Pharaohs.
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What army should I play 40K?

The Space Marines are almost every Warhammer 40k player's first army for two reasons: they're so ubiquitous (there are far more Space Marine models–and rules–for Space Marines than there are for any other army on this list), and they're generally pretty easy to play.
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What is the biggest ship in Warhammer 40k?

Phalanx is gargantuan, the largest starship known to have been constructed by Human hands, and something of its magnitude has not been seen since the Dark Age of Technology. The size of a small moon or large asteroid, its foredeck alone can dock a dozen Imperial Navy cruisers around its circumference.
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What is the largest Titan in Warhammer 40k?

The Imperator-class Titan is the largest and most powerful variant of Emperor-grade Battle Titan ever deployed by the Titan Legions of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
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What is tau Armour made of?

All T'au Battlesuits are constructed of a lightweight yet strong nano-crystalline alloy called fio'tak in the T'au Lexicon, which is light, malleable, impact-resistant and corrosion-resistant, reducing the weight of the Battlesuit whilst also providing excellent protection.
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Who are the 5 Chaos Gods?

Numbered amongst the most powerful of the Chaos Gods are Khorne, the god of warfare, rage and murder, Nurgle, the god of disease, despair and decay, Tzeentch, the god of change and sorcery and Slaanesh, the god of pleasure and excess.
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Who is the oldest Chaos God?

The oldest and first of the chaos god is Khorne, this is said repeatedly in the Liber Chaotica which is our best in universe canon understanding of how the forces of chaos function.
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Who created the Chaos Gods?

So all four Chaos Gods was born at some point in history. Nurgle during the Black Plague, Khorne during the Mongol Invastions, Tzeentch during Renaissance and Slaanesh during the Fall of Eldar.
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Which chaos God is strongest?

Warhammer 40K: 5 Strongest Chaos Gods
  1. 1 Nurgle.
  2. 2 Tzeentch. ...
  3. 3 Slaanesh. ...
  4. 4 Khorne. The Blood God and Lord Of Skulls himself, Khorne is the chaos god of strength, war, hatred, murder, and rage amongst others. ...
  5. 5 Malice/Malal. Oh yes, there's a fifth chaos god. ...
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Will the Emperor ever return 40K?

Ultimately they agree it's possible that the Emperor is awakening and coming back as a major and active player. Thus all the evidence, both what is stated by His followers, and His enemies, and the direct actions we have seen, point to the Emperor awakening and gaining power.
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What is 30k Warhammer?

The Horus Heresy, known colloquially by fans as "Warhammer 30,000" or simply "30k," is a supplement and expansion of the base Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game by Games Workshop set in the early 31st Millennium during the events of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.
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