How Much Does It Cost to Start Warmachine in Canada? Starter Cost Calculator

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Build a budget before an army.

Choose a starter, tick the supplies you already own, and see a current shopping estimate. Keep playing essentials and optional painting supplies separate.

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Choose a starter, tick the supplies you already own, and see a current shopping estimate. Keep playing essentials and optional painting supplies separate. Explore the Warmachine collection at Toy Snowman, your Montreal-based Canadian hobby store.

How much does starting Warmachine actually cost?

Your starting cost is the force you choose, plus supplies you still need. There is no single price that fits every army or hobby collection. Use the calculator for current product prices, then add your own budget for suitable adhesive and preparation tools. A blank supply budget remains clearly marked as missing.

For Canadian shoppers, the tool displays CAD. If you change the store’s market, it uses that market’s currency instead of mixing Canadian prices with converted amounts. Taxes and shipping are not included. An unavailable product can still appear in the estimate, with its availability shown beside it.

What is essential for a first game?

• Your miniatures: one starting force for you, and an opponent with their own force.
• Rules and model information: get the free Warmachine app and check the current format and points for both armies.
• Assembly supplies: choose adhesive and clean-up tools appropriate to the actual kit material.
• Playing equipment: six-sided dice, an inch-marked tape, a suitable playing surface, terrain and any markers or templates your chosen game requires.

Borrowing dice, a tape or terrain can reduce the amount you need to buy. The calculator includes one dice block and one tape unless you mark them as owned. It does not add a paid rulebook.

Do I need all the painting supplies immediately?

You can budget painting separately from learning the game. The optional painting kit adds six P3 colours, one general brush and primer. Those six colours are a starting palette, not a complete recipe for every material, skin tone or miniature. Extra brushes, washes, basing materials and varnish can wait until you know what you want to achieve.

Some tools in this guide are Games Workshop products and can only be shipped by Toy Snowman within Canada. Those products are labelled beside their shopping-list entries. An existing suitable brush or inch-marked tape can serve the same practical purpose.

Is a Battlegroup Box always the cheapest complete start?

Compare the contents and the game you want to play, not only the box price. A battlegroup is a useful route into a leader’s warjacks or warbeasts, while a Command Starter is designed around a focused starting force. Neither title guarantees that all hobby supplies or an opponent’s models are included.

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Editorial guide checked 8 November 2026. Product prices and availability are requested when you use the tool. Sources: official army guides, Warmachine app and rules, Command Starter naming update, and the linked Toy Snowman product listings. Photos are real catalogue images; models may be shown assembled and painted.