Base Sizes for Warhammer 40k
Updated: Sep 22
Finding the right base size for you Warhammer 40 miniatures can be a task. Especially when you are trying to get the right movement tray for your miniatures.
There are many different base sizes and they change very often. Unfortunately, Games Workshop doesn't produce a reference for Warhammer 40 for their base sizes.
Common Base Sizes
There are several different base sizes that are used in 40k.
Round Bases:
Oval Bases:
60x35mm
75x42mm
90x52mm
105x70mm
120x92mm
150x85mm
170x109mm
Finding your miniature's base size
With so many options it can be a daunting task to find out what base size you need. Luckily, we have compiled a list for you for easy reference. This is not a complete list because it does change but rest assured we will update as needed.
These are the base sizes that you can use for finding the right movement tray:
25mm
Accursed Cultist Mutant
Arco-flagellant
Attack / Bomb Squig
Autosavant
Blue Horror
Borewyrm infestation
Brimstone Horrors
Caryatid
Cawdor Bomb Delivery Rat
Cherubim
Corsair Reaver
CORV / E-COG
Cultist
Cursemite
Cyber-Mastiff / Macula
Daemonette / Herald of Slaanesh
Daemonhost
Dire Avenger
Dog / Aximillion
Eyestinger Swarm
Fire Dragon
Fury
Genestealer Familiar
Glitchling
Gretchin / Grot Oiler / Grot Orderly / Grot Ammo Runt
Guardsman
Hamadrya
Harlequin Player
Jokaero
Kabalite Warrior
Kroot Carnivore
Kroot Hound (metal)
Mole grenade
Mutoid Vermin
Neophyte Genestealer Hybrid
Neurogaunt
Neuroloid
Phelynx
Plaguebearer / Herald of Nurgle
Poxwalker
Psychoterric Wyrm
Rantal-class Venatus Reclamator / R-VR
Ratling
Ruinstorm Possessed Auxiliary
Secutarii Hoplite / Peltast
Servitor
Servo skull / Tome-skull
Servo-automata
Shadow Spectre
Sheen Bird
Skitarii Ranger / Vanguard
Sludge-Grub
Space Marine scout
Spindle Drone
Spore Mines (Poison / Frag / Bio-Acid)
Striking Scorpion
Swooping Hawk
Tau Fire Warrior / Breacher / Pathfinder
Tech-thrall
Techmite Autoveyer
Teleport Homer
The Masque
Vespid
Vox-Shambler
Warp Spider
Wrack
Wych
28mm
Adeptus Arbites
Cadian Command Squad
Cadian commander
Canoptek Plasmacyte
Colonel Colm Corbec
Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt
Corsair Voidscarred
Cthonian Beserk
Dark Commune Blessed Blade
Dark Reaper
Flayed One
Gaunt's Ghosts
Guardian Defender / Storm Guardian
Hearthkyn Warrior
Howling Banshee
Imperial Navy Navis Gunner / Endurant
Incubus / Klaivex
Ironhead Squat Prospector
Ironkin Assistant
Jakhal cultist
Kasrkin
Kroot Farstalker
Kroot Hound (plastic)
Major Elim Rawne
Master Sniper Hlaine Larkin
Neurogaunt Nodebeast
Primaris Neophyte
Ranger
Sergeant Scout Oan Mkoll
Sister Novitiate
Sister Repentia
Termagaunt / Hormagaunt
Try Again' Bragg
Veteran guardsman
32mm
Acolyte Genestealer Hybrid
Assault
Assault Intercessor
Astartes Firstborn Sternguard
Astartes Firstborn Tactical
Astartes Pimaris Intercessor
Beast Snagga Boy
Beastman
Beastmaster
Blacklight Marker
Bloodletter / Herald of Khorne
Boss Nob
Brôkhyr Iron-master
Burna Boy
Celestian Sacresant
Chaos Astartes
Chosen
Corpuscarii, Servitor
Corsair Cloud Dancer
Cryptothrall
Cybernetica Datasmith
Deathknell
Deathmark
Desolation Marine
Devastator Marine
Dogmata
Dominion
DX4 Technical
Einhyr Hearthguard
Electro-Priest Fulgurite
Fallen
Flamer of Tzeench
Fluxbray
Gargoyle
Genestealer
Genestealer Aberrant
Heavy Gun
Hellblaster
Hellion
Herald of Tzeench
Humans in power / artificer armour
Hybrid Metamorph
Hypermorph
Immortal
Incursor
Infernus Marine
Infiltrator
Inquisitor
Ironhorn
Kellermorph
Khorne Berzerker
Kommando
Kroot Kill-broker
Lelith Hesperax
Loota Boy
Lychguard
M37 Advanced Guardian
Macrotek Enginseer
Man of Iron
MB3 Recon
Mek
Millisaur Cyberarachnid
most drones
MV1 Gun
MV17 Interceptor
MV31 Pulse Accelerator
MV33 Grav-Inhibitor
MV36 Guardian
MV4 Shield
MV5 Stealth
MV52 Shield
MV62 Command-link
MV7 Marker
MV71 Sniper
MV8 Missile
MV84 Shielded Missile
Necron Warrior
Negavolt Cultist
Noise Marine
Novitiate Superior
Ork Boy
Painboy
Palatine
Phyrr Cat
Pink Horror
Plague Marine
Plasmancer
Reaver
Reiver
Repentia Superior
Ripperjack
Royal Warden
Rubric Marine
Ruinstorm Daemon Chosen (suggested)
Ruinstorm Lesser Daemon (suggested)
Ruinstorm Possessed Legionary (suggested)
Runtherd
Scourge
Screamer of Tzeentch
Seraphim
Shaman
Sister of Battle
Sister of Silence Prosecutor
Skyrunner
Sternguard Veteran
Stormboy
Tankbusta
Techpriest Enginseer
The Visarch Sword of Ynnead
Tomb Blade
Triarch Praetorian
Tzaangor
UR-025
Van Saar Neotek on grav-cutter
Vandal
Vanguard Veteran
Vigilator
Windrider
Witchseeker
Wurrboy
X-101
XV25 Stealth armour
Zephyrim
40mm
30k-era Primarchs
Abominant with a mindwyrm familiar
Accursed Cultist Torment
Aegis Terminator armour
Aggressor
Allarus Custodians
Ancient
Apothecary
Apothecary Biologis
Archmagos
Archmagos Draykavac
Astartes Possessed
Astartes Primaris Captain
Astartes Terminator/Librarian in Indomitus
Astra Militarum scanner (OOP)
Asuryani heavy weapons platform
Barbgaunt
Big Mek
Big Mek in Mega-Armour
Bladeguard Veteran/Ancient
Boss Snikrot
Brôkhyr Thunderkyn
Bullgryn
C'Tan Shard of the Deceiver
Canoptek Acanthrite
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Captain-General Trajann Valoris
Cataphractii
Celestine the Living Saint
Chaos Lord
Chaplain
Chronomancer
Clawed Fiend
Custodian Guard
Custodian Venatari
Custodian Wardens
Cyberwolf
Da Red Gobbo on Bounca
Deathleaper
Drazhar
DS8 tactical support turret
Eightbound
Einhyr Champion
Eliminator
Eradicator
Ethereal on hover drone
Exalted Eightbound
Fenrisian Wolf
Fire Wasp drone (suggested)
Flash Git
Gal Vorbak
Gnasher-Screamer
Greater Possessed
Grimnyr
Grotesque
Haarken Worldclaimer
Havoc
Heavy Intercessor
Human in Terminator armour
Inceptor
Infiltrator
Jackal Dishonoured
Jain Zar
Judicar
Kâhl
Khimerix
Khymerae
Krieg death rider
Krieg engineers with mole launcher
Krieg weapon team with heavy flamer
Krootox rider
Lady Haera
Lictor
Lieutenant
Luther Pattern Excavation Automata "Ambot"
Master of Possession
Maugan Ra
Mechanicum Magos Dominus
Meganob
Mieotic Spore Sack
Mucolid Spore
Mutilator
Myrmidon Destructor
Myrmidon Secutor
Necron Overlord
Neurothrope
Nightbringer
Nightmare Hulk
Noxious Blightbringer
Nurglings
Ogryn
Painboss
Parasite of Mortrex
Piscean Spektor
Psychomancer
Pteraxii Skystalker
Ravener
Razorwing flock
Rippers
Ruinstorm Daemon Beast (suggested)
Ruinstorm Daemon Swarm (suggested)
Sagittarum Guard
Sanctioner' Pattern Automata
Scyllax
Shield-Captain
Shield-Captain or Vexilus Praetor in Allarus Terminator Armour
Sicaran Ruststalker
Skulltaker
Sky Slashers
Snotling swarm
Sslyth
Sterylizor
Stig-shambler
Sumpkroc
Supressor
Tartaros
Tau sniper drone controller
Techmarine
Thallax
The Changeling
Ursarax
Ûthar the Destined
Van Saar Arachni-rig
Venomthrope
Vexilus Praetor
Vitrix Guard
Von Ryan’s Leaper
Vulgrar Thrice-Cursed
Warboss
Weirdboy
Wraithguard / Wraithblade
Wulfen
Zoanthrope
50mm
Ambull
Anchorite
Astartes Captain in Terminator Armour
Astartes Firstborn in Centurion Assault / Devastator warsuit
Astra Militarum Heavy Weapon Team
Beastboss
Canoptek Wraith
Celestan in Paragon Warsuit
Chaos Spawn
Chtonian Beserk with a mole grenade launcher and an L-COG loader
Commander Shadowsun in XV22 Stalker battlesuit
Custodes Aquilon Terminator
Death Guard Lord of Contagion in Terminator armour
Guardian Drone
Hexmark Destroyer
Hive Guard
Horus Ascended
Hospitaller
Junith Eruita on Pulpit of Saint Holline’s Basilica
Marneus Calgar in Armour of Heraclus
Mortifier
Neurotyrant
Obliterator
Ophydian
Patriarch
Penitent Engine
Ruinstorm Daemon Brute (suggested)
Skorpekh
Syll’Esske
Tech-Priest Dominus
Tech-Priest Manipulus
Technomancer on a Canoptek Scarab
Triarchal Menhir
Tyranid Warrior
Tyrant Guard
Vartijan Exo-Driller
Warboss in Mega Armour
Winged Tyranid Prime
XV8 Crisis
Zoat
Zodgrod Wortsnagga
Conclusion
If you would like to see more base sizes listed then please contact us at warmaster.gaming.7227@gmail.com and we would be happy to update the list.