Best beginner faction

[Songbird]

Which of the base game factions is the easiest fpr beginners?

Looking for least complexity to get the hang of the game

[Novia]

Atreides are a solid pick for starting players, sure you miss out on pillaging, but you're a solid all-rounder defensively, with a high emphasis on keeping your army alive in combat. Also helps that you can pretty easily dominate the political conditions, and what mechanics are unique to the Atreides are fairly straightforward in their application.

After them I'd recommend Harkonnen, for players with a little more aggressive a playstyle, but still like to boom. All ones past those two are a level of complex or busy that might catch newcomers off guard, but can be plenty rewarding to learn, Smugglers in particular for how busy your units should always be (probably the highest skill floor of the base factions, but very fun).

[Monitor Tan]

Atreides