Get the confirmed Legions Imperialis cost breakdown for a full 3000-point army and see what players really spend when they build a complete force.
Everyone knows this hobby lives in luxury territory, so it helps to get a clear picture of what a Legions Imperialis army actually costs before you dive in. The real headache is that every wave hides behind another rulebook, so grabbing the new minis usually means buying yet another expansion just to use them.
Then the starter set showed up without rules for the first wave of releases, and hobbyists immediately rolled their eyes. So let’s break down the real price of playing Legions Imperialis from 2023, because the numbers get wild fast.
How Much Does It Cost to Play Legions Imperialis?
Updated December 5th, 2025, by Rob Baer with the latest.
In the 2023 LI launch issue of White Dwarf, Games Workshop had a full-scale battle report for Legions Imperialis, so we’ll be pricing out the costs of using those two armies.
Right from the jump, this first one will be the more expensive list, as it has a lot of drop pods. Either way, at 3,000 points, these armies are giant. Plus, while you can get a decent amount of models in each bundle box, there doesn’t seem to be many points in each expansion kit by themselves.
So how much do you think it actually costs to play Legions Imperialis- maybe a couple of hundred dollars? Should it be half as cheap to play as, say, Warhammer 40k?
Legions Imperialis Loyalists Army Costs:
Strike Force Argent Spear:
- Kratos Squadron $50
- 2 Predator Squadrons $100 ($50 each)
- Xiphon Squadron $50
- Sicaran Squadron $150 ($50 each)
1,460 Points cost: $350
Sky-Hunter Phalanx:
- Fast Attack Box $100 ($50 each, 1 box is 4 Javelins and 4 regular speeders- could be more, based on the infantry boxes)
- Bikers Box $100 ($50 each, looks to be a similar makeup as the Fast Attack Box with 4 of each type of unit)
460 Points cost: $200
Legion Support:
- Reaver Battle Titan $60
415 Points cost: $60
Legion Drop Pod Assault
- Fire Raptor Squadron $50 (similar to the Forge World World flyers revealed at launch)
- Drop Pods $200 ($50 for 4)
- 42 Infantry Bases $150 (2 and a half infantry box sets, barring separate box sets for Terminators, Jump Troops, Special Weapons, and Heavy Weapons, this seems the only way they will come)
687 Points cost: $400
Total MSRP for 3,000 points: $1010 (Actual cost is $1070 with a rulebook added in)
Yep, you’ll have to spend around $1000 for an army like this in 2023 prices, especially since it doesn’t use many of the minis that come in the starter. Plus, some units are only half a box’s worth (but you still have to pay for the whole box).
Lastly, with the rulebook and templates added in separately, this goes closer to $1100.
Legions Imperialis Traitor Army:
Death Guard Legion Garrison Force
- Infantry box $50 ($50 each. Marines are in separate detachments and two boxes worth of dreads)
- Legion Astartes Support Box $50
- Fire Raptor Squadron $50
- Rhinos $50 ($50 each, the army uses 9, and boxes contain eight rhinos spread across separate detachments)
648 Points cost: $200 (total box sets $300)
Armored Company
- Xiphon Squadron $50
- Predators $50
- Kratos Squadron $25 ($50 for full box; others are in different detachments)
635 Points cost: $125 (total box sets $175)
Armored Company #2
- Kratos Squadron $25 ($50 for full box; others are in different detachments)
- Sicarans $50
- Storm Eagles $50
560 Points cost: $125
Legion Support:
- Reaver Battle Titan $60
Emperor’s Children Demi-Company
- Infarty box $50 (Other Marines are in separate detachments and two boxes of dreads)
- Rhinos $50 (other half in separate detachment)
- Predators $50 (only uses a half box)
397 Points cost: $150
Solar Auxilia Pioneer Company
- Infantry $50 (about a third of a $50 box)
- Rapiers $50 (about a third of a $50 Solar Auxilia Support box)
- Leman Russ Squadron $50 (half a box)
331 Points cost: $150 (Everything but the Rapiers comes in the starter set)
Total MSRP for 3,000 points: $810 ($870 actual cost with rulebook/templates)
This army is a decent amount cheaper, but it has a lot of half-boxes, so the total cost still adds up (even in 2023 pricing). You would have a lot of models left over to swap around in this list, though.
Final Thoughts on Costs To Play Legions Imperialis
Looks like the costs for a real Legions Imperialis army is a minimum of $800 in GW money, which lines up with what their own battle report force would run you. Prices have crept up since 2023, so that number is only getting higher as well.
Funny enough, that is about the same ballpark for a standard 2000-point Warhammer 40k army when we broke down the cost of entry back in 2023 as well.
So if you jump into Legions Imperialis, you are basically signing up for the same investment as 40k, then tacking on a little extra for the yearly GW price shuffle.
The upside is simple. Grab your kits from a local store, and you can usually shave about fifteen percent off the total. That takes a lot of the sting out and makes building a full force feel way more manageable.
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What do you think about the cost of building a Legions Imperialis army compared to, say, Warhammer 40k?
I love LI. Went a little overboard with it. LI and Necromunda are the two things i will buy new kits for, 40k and AoS are on the backburner till everything is build and painted. As is HH. I predict I will come back to them in about 10 to 12 years.