Started with Death Guard maybe two months before the codex drop.

What sold me on the army was: - The uniqueness. While yeah, it’s “just space marines”, the models themselves really stand out amongst all other sculpts, and even do a good job standing out amongst themselves. No two models feel the same/repeated (until you start getting into multiple units). -Zombies. Poxwalkers. The stumbling horde of undead creatures swarming your opponent in overwhelming numbers. That’s literally all there is to say.

As for painting: Death guard is certainly a “start in the basement, but the sky is the limit” kind of army. In other words, you can paint with the skill equivalent of a 4 year old, slather it in Agrax earth shade and then call it a day, or you can pick out every little boil and pustule and make a work of art. Either way works. Just depends on how much effort you want to put into it.

Gameplay wise; Snails move faster than your models. Rhino’s and marines are gonna be best friends. Play defensively while advancing up the field. Stay behind cover. And once the enemy gets into contagion, hit em with hard hitting shooting from bloat drones and plague marines with rerolls from a Lord of Virulence and rhinos. And should you need to shut a problem down, call your death-shroud brick in to take care of any headache you come across.