I’ve heard and read a lot of comments recently about how Old World/Fantasy is more expensive than Age of Sigmar. So let’s compare in the easiest way, shall we? Like for like.

(Comment – so far in Australia/NZ and the US it’s quite a bit more expensive (Australia is terrible as always); maybe check pricing in those markets as well)

Night Goblins (Horde Army)

Night Goblins are generally considered to be a horde army in Fantasy, and their comparison in Age of Sigmar (Gloomspite Gitz) are similar. So if you were to compare the two, how would you do it? Luckily, this is easy, as everything inside the Vanguard: Gloomspite Gitz box can be used in Fantasy. Below shows a table of the models’ points cost in Old World and their equivalent in Age of Sigmar.

What you do have to bear in mind is that you would probably purchase a number of upgrades and magic items for the hero and units in this Old World list, so you could probably add a further 50 points to this list (units already include a full command).

Warriors of Chaos (Elite Army)

Interestingly, the Chaos Warriors works out to be more expensive in Old World nut. This is driven by the Chaos Lord. Again, though, with upgrades and magic items, the Old World list is likely to be a few points more. So cheaper to collect in Old World than Age of Sigmar? Possibly not because your units are cheaper points wise than AoS, meaning that although you save points on heroes, it probably doesn’t bridge the gap on a 1,500 point list with more units.

Beastmen Brayherds

Our final example is Beastmen Brayherds. This Vanguard box appears to be more cost-effective in Age of Sigmar. But again, the Bray-Shaman is pointed higher in Old World than AoS, but possibly not enough to bridge the gap left by the units.

Final Thoughts

Yeah, OK, Age of Sigmar monetarily is going to be cheaper than the Old World. But the gap isn’t as much as I first thought. For AoS armies where there is an equivalent Vanguard box that can be used in Old World (like the three mentioned above), it doesn’t work out much more expensive to build a 1,000-point list. And for 1,500 points, you’ll maybe be spending close to £100 more than you may do on an AoS list.

Where it does get expensive is in using the newly (?) Released Old World minis for building armies like Tomb Kings or Bretonnians.

What may be interesting to do is a 1,500 point list costed up for Old World and Age of Sigmar. Perhaps part 2….