STARTING A TITAN LEGIONS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: GOD-ENGINES AND HARD TRUTHS
Titan Legions are the boldest start in 11th edition: actual god-engines, resin the size of house cats, and a hobby that rewards honesty before spending. So here is the honesty. True Titans — the Warhound, the Reaver, the Warlord — are Forge World resin kits: enormous, expensive, and a serious modelling commitment involving pinning, washing release agent off resin, and structural engineering your shelf was never designed for. Most collectors who love the Titan fantasy field Imperial Knights instead, or build their engines at Adeptus Titanicus scale, where a whole maniple fits in one carry case. If you're still reading, you might genuinely be a Princeps.
The first engine
There is no starter box for god-engines; the entry point is the Warhound Scout Titan, the smallest of the true Titans and still bigger than most armies' centrepieces. Treat it as a modelling project first and an army second: months of work, sub-assemblies everywhere, and a result that will outshine anything else you ever build. Wash the resin, dry-fit everything twice, pin the legs, and decide the pose before glue touches plastic — a Warhound mid-stride is glorious, and unfixable if you rush it.
The second engine, eventually
If the Warhound didn't cure you, the Reaver Battle Titan is the classic middleweight, and a Warhound pair flanking a Reaver is the iconic maniple. But "second purchases" here means something different than in any other faction: the correct second purchase is often paint, an airbrush, or storage — the infrastructure a project this size actually runs on.
The centrepiece is the army
Every model in a Titan Legion is a centrepiece, but the Warlord Battle Titan is the summit — a kit priced like a holiday and sized like furniture. Nobody should buy one as their first resin model. As a crowning achievement after a finished Warhound and Reaver, though, it is the single most imposing thing you can put on a table.
The 11th edition reality check
Datasheets and points get refreshed each edition, and super-heavy units are exactly where the ground shifts most — so before committing this kind of money, check the current points and how such engines are fielded in ordinary games. Many Titan owners play them in narrative and Apocalypse-style events rather than weekly pickup games. Know which hobby you're buying.
Purchases to defer
- The Warlord, until a finished Warhound stands on your shelf as proof of character.
- A second Reaver. You do not need a second Reaver. You know this.
- Any Titan purchased before checking you can transport and store the first one.
- Resin terrain to match — your god-engine does not need a resin house to knock down.
Records of the God-Engines
Every Titan has a name, a history and a maintenance log stretching back millennia — keep yours the same way. Log each kit as boxed, built or finished, and with projects this long, record the honest state: a Titan can sit at "built" for a year, and seeing that in writing is what gets it painted. For the full catalogue of engines and their histories, see the Titan Legions faction page under Data.