Welcome!

Welcome to the Age of Sigmar: Spearhead sub! We have a lot of awesome people around here that are very willing to help new people get into this well-designed game mode, as well as some very cool custom content for your games. To help you on your way, we made this mega thread to give some guidance on how to maneuver everything this game has to offer.

What should I buy?

Fortunately, Spearhead is relatively easy to get into.

You'll need a gaming pack of your choice (more on that later), a Spearhead of your choice per player, some dice and a ruler.

- Gaming packs

At the time of writing, there are 2 official gaming packs available to choose from, with a 3rd version on its way.

• Fire & Jade is the original gaming pack that got released with the game mode. This pack provides you with a board with Ghyran on one side and Aqshy on the other, all cards (Battle Tactics and Twists) that are needed, a 6" and 3" ruler that can be combined, and all the terrain you need to play.
• Sand & Bone is the second gaming pack we received. This one provides a board with Ossia on one side and Dolorum on the other, all cards (Battle Tactics and Twists) that are needed, all terrain that is needed and even a small Spearhead rulebook.
• City of Ash is our newest gaming pack. This one is quite different from the other's we've got in the sense that it focuses a lot on relics. Relics aren't terrain ruleswise, but are small items that get placed on the map that you can interact with by both their abilities and battle tactic cards that reference them.

- Spearhead army

"Which one should I choose to buy?" is a very good question we see going around a lot on this sub. There definitely isn't an objective answer to this question and all boils down to personal preference.

Generally, people will advice you to buy whatever you prefer based on what you want from this game, but you can always have a look at the rankings if you want to base your choice on power level: AoS Rankings

Otherwise, consider these priorities:

• Painting models is all you're looking for? Rule of cool is the way. Buy whatever you think is good looking and go with that.
• Casual play with friends or family? Rule of cool again. Most Spearhead armies are pretty well balanced and will provide fun matchups.
• Competitive scene? You might want to look into specific Spearheads that are above the curve when it comes to power level. If you have the time, you might want to have a listen to this podcast. They're not providing an objective tier list for the armies, but they're definitely very close to the community consensus on the tier rankings.

- Darn it, the army I wanted to buy isn't available anymore. What now?

No worries my friend! You can still play every Spearhead that is available in the range. The Spearhead (and previously named Vanguard) boxes do go out of print, so you might have to buy the models separately. The rules will always be available from either the official AoS app, the downloads page of Warhammer Community or, my personal favourite, the community made one page sheets found further on in this thread.

- Dice

Just get a boat load of D6's and you're good!

- Ruler

Whatever fancies your preference. The ruler that comes with Fire & Jade is actually quite handy, but you could also use a regular tape measure or a fancy custom made one from Etsy. As long as it measures inches, you're good.

Ok, I bought my first Spearhead, now what?

Start playing dude! Get your gaming buddy, 2 Spearheads of your choice, a gaming pack of your choice, some dice, a ruler and your good to go.

You'll probably need to read up on the core rules. Just remember that in Spearhead we don't use the Advanced rules of the game (like Magic, Command points etc.) and just rely on the Core Rules. But if you prefer watching a how-to-play video, we also got you covered

There's also a handy reference sheet that you can print out for easy reference during games.

Our first game was fun, what else is there to look at?

Do we have some fun content for you!

- One-page cheatsheets that you can print out to have all your Spearhead's rules on a handy sheet. No need to buy expensive cards or print and cut out individual warscrolls, we got you covered with these.

- Strategy guide to read up on what other experienced players are saying about each specific Spearhead. They provide tips and tricks about how to play and general opinions on each single one.

- There are a couple of official rule modules that GW put out, definitely try these for change of pace:

• Desolation of the Mortal Realms
• Spearhead Doubles

- We also have some awesome community made Spearheads that are definitely worth the effort of checking out:

• Community made Spearheads

- These community made apps are very handy for tracking games:

• Warscribe
• Spearhead Score Tracker
• SHScoreboard

- On Youtube you can find some channels that provide very well made battle reports:

• Battlegrounds Game Center
• Vanguard Tactics
• Seasons of War
• Battle Ready
• Spearhammer

- Last but not least, join the Discord for more strategy talk, picture sharing and finding people to play with.

I hope this thread has made jumping into the game mode a bit easier for you. If you still have questions or things you want to add to this thread, be sure to let us know in the comment section.

Other than that, happy gaming!