Building Your First VoidHive Army — Where to Start

So you’ve discovered VoidHive Forge and you want to build a swarm. Excellent decision. But where do you begin? With a range spanning hunters, siege-forms, psychic elites, and apex centrepieces, the options can feel overwhelming. This guide cuts through it.

Start with a Centrepiece

Every great army needs a focal point — the model that defines the force and sets the painting standard for everything around it. For a VoidHive army, this should be your first purchase. Whether that’s the Synapse Devourer at 250mm, the Void Reaper Claw at 200mm, or the Maw Ascendant at 120mm, choose the model that excites you most and build outward from there.

Painting your centrepiece first also gives you a colour scheme to reference for every model that follows.

Add Your Hunters

Once your centrepiece is chosen, fill the mid-table with hunter-caste bioforms. The Void Predator Brood and Void Reaper Claw variants at 120–160mm are ideal here — fast, aggressive, and visually cohesive with the larger apex models.

Aim for 3–5 hunter models to give your force genuine tactical flexibility on the table.

Support Elements

Psychic and support organisms like the Blightfloat Nexus add visual variety and narrative depth to your swarm. These models break up the silhouette of an all-predator force and create the sense of a living, breathing hive ecosystem rather than a collection of individual monsters.

Practical Tips for New Collectors

• Establish your colour scheme on a small model first — don’t risk your centrepiece on an untested palette
• Buy in stages — paint what you have before adding more. A fully painted small force looks better than a half-painted large one
• Photograph as you go — progress shots are great for the hobby community and keep you motivated
• Join the community — the tabletop painting community on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok is enormously supportive of new painters

The VoidHive awaits. Start small, paint consistently, and the swarm will grow.