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Deathwatch is pretty decently represented in the Black Library because of the ease of plotting that can take place, and it is that reason alone I feel is why we even have a model line or rules for them. The last tier is where we get down the truly least like. Ad-mech and Custodes are supported doubly by constant new model releases and an ever expanding lore love which could easily put them both in the most loved tier in the not so distance future. Tau fills the a high sci-fi niche which will always keep Games Workshop interested. Knights are supported as a cash cow, with big robots being an universal draw.
#Warhammer 40k factions drivers#
Ynnari and the Harlequins are often drivers of lore and story, putting them high on the love meter, more than would be typical of smaller factions.
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Sisters can even be claimed as a “new” army. This second tier mostly represents recency bias, all but Tau and Sisters are new armies of the last decade. Sometimes players change, but Games Workshop works constantly mixing this tier into model releases for our consumption. The tier is easily explained if you think of the classic Games Workshop storytelling of Imperial Guard fighting Orks, Eldar reveal Orks are being manipulated by Chaos, enter Space Marines. This top tier is pretty self evident, especially when you combine in Black Library releases, the above list is represents a vast majority of the protagonists and antagonists for any lore.