Troops are divided into three categories. The number of each type available depends upon the agreed points value of the army in the same way as for characters. As with the Character chart, the Troop chart below is an example, the chart for each army may well be different.
Army Points Value | Core Units | Special Units | Rare Units |
Less than 2,000 | 2+ | 0-3 | 0-1 |
2,000 or more | 3+ | 0-4 | 0-2 |
3,000 or more | 4+ | 0-5 | 0-3 |
4,000 or more | 5+ | 0-6 | 0-4 |
Each +1,000 | +1 minimum | +0-1 | +0-1 |
As you can see every army has to include a minimum number of core troop units. The bigger the army is, the more core units it needs to include. More core units can be included if desired. In the case of special and rare troops the number of units is restricted to a maximum in each case.
The number of models a unit can (or must) include is also indicated in each army list. Core troops must be of a specified minimum size consistent with the idea that these are numerous troops. For example, in the Orc army a Night Goblin unit must be at least 20 models strong, whilst an Orc Boyz unit must have at least ten models. Special units usually have smaller minimum sizes, for example, five models in the case of Orc Boar Boyz.