The Values For New 40k Christmas 2023 Battleforces Are Just Wild!

By Travis Pasch | February 11th, 2024 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, astra militarum, Chaos Space Marines, Games Workshop, Imperial Guard, Orks, Space Marines, Squats: Leagues of Votann, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors, Tyranids, Values & Pricing, Warhammer Community, World Eaters

Here is the value and pricing breakdown for all six of the new 2023 Warhammer 40k Christmas Battleforces- check it out!

GW revealed the boxes and their contents, so now it’s time to decide if they will be worth buying or if you will be passing. We also know all the pricing for these, so it’s easy to see the actual confirmed value in each of these Christmas Battleforces boxes!

Confirmed 2023 40k & AoS Christmas Battleforces Value & Pricing!

Before we get into each box, let’s start with the prices of the boxes. Last year, the boxes all went for $230, and while we’ve had some price increases this year, GW actually kept the price the same this time, which is just great!

Then, the AoS boxes got a little increase and went to $220, but not terrible. Now, let’s jump into the boxes.

Defenders of the Ancestors – Leagues of Votann Battleforce $230 €180 £140

The Leagues of Votann place the defence of their Ancestor Cores as the highest priority, and nothing but their biggest guns will do when enemies come knocking. A rock-hard core of 10 Einhyr Hearthguard are led by an Einhyr Champion as they bundle into a heavily-armed Hekaton Land Fortress, backed up by the wisdom of a Grimnyr living ancestor while a Sagitaur ATV provides mobile fire support.

Sagitaurs have been hard to get, Land Fortresses are great, and Hearthguard is probably the best unit in the army, so this is a fantastic box!

Grimnyr 35€ $45
Einhyr Hearthguard 2×50€ $60 ($120)
Sagitaur 55€ $65
Hekaton Land Fortress 90€ $115

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 280€ $345 in USD Value

Savings versus $230 box price: $115

Beast Snagga Stampede – Orks Battleforce $230 €180 £140

As snow begins to fall and friends gather to exchange gifts, who better to loot an enticing bounty of presents than the Beast Snaggas? These green-hued big game hunters are ready to scrap, led by legendary everything-killer Mozrog Skragbad – who can be built as a standard Beastboss on Squigosaur, if you prefer – at the head of three Squighog Boyz and a Nob on Smasha Squig. They’re joined by a Painboss medic and a mob of 10 Beast Snagga Boyz, who mount up in a psyker-strapped Kill Rig – which can alternatively be built as a Hunta Rig and a psychic Wurrboy on foot – to keep up with the cavalry for a jolly old winter punch-up.

If you want a bunch of Beast Snaggas, this box is for you! Buff up your forces or start a new army; this is a great pickup for people who love Beast Snaggas.

Kill Rig 110€ $140
Beast Snagga Boyz 45€ $60
Squighog Boyz 55€ $65
Beastboss on Squigosaur 45€ $60

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 255€ $325 in USD

Savings versus $230 box price: $95

Cadian Defence Force – Imperial Guard $230 €180 £140

Guardsmen with lasguns, big rumbling tanks… is there any more an Astra Militarum fan could want? The Cadian Defence Force is a classic assemblage of humanity’s might, pairing 20 Cadian Shock Troops and a five-model Cadian Command Squad with two mighty Rogal Dorn battle tanks, presenting an immovable wall of firepower. It’s enough to make the most ambitious Black Crusader think twice.

There was some back and forth on this box since it was spotted early. However, the Rogal Dorn tanks are pretty awesome, and this box can help you make the tech switch to the new tanks. Or, if you’re just starting an army, this is a great place to do it.

Command Squad 35€ $45
Cadian Shock Troopers 2×40€ $50 ($100)
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank 2×80€ $100 ($200)

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 275€ $345 in USD

Savings versus $230 box price: $115

Space Marines Spearhead Force $230 €180 £140

The fastest fighters amongst the new Space Marine releases have wasted no time in forming a Spearhead Force. This boxed set is bursting with 15 of the new Jump Pack Intercessors, led by a Captain with Jump Pack. Such speed needs exceptionally mobile fire support to back it up, so the box also includes a squad of three Outriders and an Invader ATV to add firepower to their overwhelming assault.

Well, do you want Jump Pack Intercessors? If you do, get this box; if you don’t, then it’s a hard pass!

Jump Assault Captain 32.5€ $40
15x Jump Assault Intercessors 3x 45€ 3x $60 ($180)
Invader-ATV 40€ $50
Outriders 50€ $60

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 257.5€ $330 in USD

Savings versus $230 box price: $100

Onslaught Swarm – Tyranids $230 €180 £140

Bury your foes in a relentless tide of claws with the Onslaught Swarm, one of the most terrifying assemblages of Tyranid monstrosities ever stuffed into a box. A massive Norn Emissary joins up with a Winged Hive Tyrant – which can also be built as a ground bound Hive Tyrant or Swarmlord – to lead a tide of 20 leaping, scything Hormagaunts and 10 ravening Genestealers, with a pair of Ripper Swarms to boot.

This box has a lot of leftovers (sort of) from the Leviathan box, but if you want a Norn Emissary and a Winged Hive Tyrant, this will probably save you a bunch of money.

Norn Emissary 90€ $115
Hive Tyrant 50€ $60
Hormagaunts 2×40€ $50 ($100)
Genestealers 42,5€ $55

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 262.5€ $330 in USD

Savings versus $230 box price: $100

Exalted of the Red Angel – World Eaters $230 €180 £140

Da Red Gobbo will soon be packing up his squig-sleigh to fly across the sky bringing presents to all, and what better gift could you ask for than a mountain of skulls and eviscerated corpses? Angron, Daemon Primarch of Khorne, is getting into spirit of things by packing up his most devoted warriors – 10 Khorne Berzerkers and six Exalted Eightbound, who can alternatively be built as Eightbound – for a worldwide stampede of bloodsoaked mayhem. Don’t forget to leave out the milk and biscuits!

This box is pretty cool if you want Angron! However, if you already grabbed Angron, this box will probably be a pass. So, it may be more geared toward people starting a new army.

Either way, grab this and the Combat Patrol, and you’ll have a really solid force to start!

Angron 130€ $170
Berserkers 55€ $65
Eightbound 2x 50€ $60 ($120)

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 285€ $355 in USD

Savings versus $230 box price: $125

Do the 2023 Warhammer 40k Christmas Battleforces Have Value?

In short, yes! Even the lower-value boxes still come in at the $100 mark, so it’s pretty hard to beat that! Especially if you can get these from your local store at a little bit of a discount, then your savings just go even higher!

The World Eaters box reigns supreme at the highest value, but most of the boxes have a decent mix of units, and if you need everything in the box, buy away and save those hobby dollars!

Age of Sigmar Christmas Battleforces

Once again, it is time to reveal the big army boxes for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. A yearly tradition, these hefty boxes are a fantastic way of kicking off a new collection or adding to your pile of potential.

This time around, there will only be four boxes (there were seven last year), but not too long ago, we heard that we might not get any for AoS, so this is honestly great to see! Now, let’s jump into the boxes.

Primordial Starhost: Seraphon Battleforce $220 €175 £135

Unleash a landside of lizards with the Primordial Starhost. Led by a Slann Starmaster who ensures that these cold-blooded servants enact the Great Plan, this force is a mix of hard-hitting units and nimble skinks, with a block of 10 Saurus Warriors flanked by three Kroxigor – who can also be built as Kroxigor Warspawned – and three Aggradon Lancers. They’re supported by the Hunters of Huanchi, a warband of chameleon skinks that pepper foes with poison darts and send terrawings to claw and peck.

Slann Starmaster $85
3 Kroxigor $60
10 Saurus Warriors $60
Skinks – Hunters of Huanchi Warcry kit $60
Aggradon Lancers $60

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $325

Savings versus $220 box price: $105

Praetorian Spearhead – Ossiarch Bonereapers $220 €175 £135

The Ossiarch Bonereapers are a legion of relentless soul-constructs, charged with collecting the Tithe of Bones for their lord Nagash. The Praetorian Spearhead falls under the command of Arch-Kavalos Zandtos – or a standard Liege-Kavalos, if you’d rather build him that way – whose hatred of the living inspires those around him. He is supported by five Kavalos Deathriders, 20 Mortek Guard, a lumbering Gothizzar Harvester, and four Morghast Archai – who can alternatively be built as Morghast Harbingers.

Arch-Kavalos Zandtos $60
Kavalos Deathriders $60
Mortek Guard $60
Gothizzar Harvester $60
4 Morghast Archai $140 ($70 for 2)

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $380

Savings versus $220 box price: $160

Warhorde of Eternus – Slaves to Darkness $220 €175 £135

Archaon rules the endless legions of the Slaves to Darkness with a helwrought metal fist, but Be’lakor has long been working to undermine him. Eternus, Blade of the First Prince, is his prime mortal agent, leading three Ogroid Theridons, five Chaos Knights, five Chaos Chosen and 10 Chaos Warriors. But there’s a twist – build Eternus as a Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount and you’ve got a force loyal to Archaon. Or have you? We’ve lost track of who works for who.

Eternus, Blade of the First Prince $60
Ogroid Theridons $65
Chaos Knights $65
Chaos Chosen $60
Chaos Warriors $60

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $310

Savings versus $220 box price: $90

Vengorian Court – Soulblight Gravelords $220 €175 £135

Few creatures in the Mortal Realms feed with such gory abandon as the monstrous Vengorian Lords. These bestial vampires may have discarded their noble facade, but they are still capable commanders who can control entire legions of the undead. The Vengorian Court contains a contingent of five Blood Knights, 20 Deathrattle Skeletons, 10 Dire Wolves, and three Fell Bats, and a Vengorian Lord – who can also be built as the legendarily fearsome Lauka Vai, Mother of Nightmares.

Blood Knights $70
Deathrattle Skeletons $60
Dire Wolves $60
Fell Bats $60
Vengorian Lord $70

Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $320

Savings versus $220 box price: $100

Do the 2023 Age of Sigmar Christmas Battleforces Have Value?

In short, yes! Even the boxes with lower value still come in around the $100 mark, so it’s pretty hard to beat that! Especially if you can get these from your local store at a little bit of a discount, then your savings just go even higher. However, considering, on average, they have less value than the 40k ones, these run for $10 cheaper than the 40k ones.

The Bonereapers box reigns supreme at the highest value (for both AoS and 40k), but most of the boxes have a decent mix of units, and if you need everything in the box, buy away and save those hobby dollars!