There’s a ton of savings to be had from the second big starter box this summer featuring Primaris Marines, and this time Eldar as well.
Which faction are you going for?
If you haven’t heard, Wake the Dead is a box game coming out soon with Eldar and Space Marines There’s actually going to be two new models (one for each faction) coming inside the box and they’re both characters. Let’s look at the projected value of everything.
Value Breakdown: 40k Wake the Dead Starter Box
Wake the Dead $150
Right off the bat, one of the most appealing things about the box is that the factions have some great introduction-level units. Both factions are just patrol detachments when you plug them into a roster, but both sides have units that can be used competitively as well. Eldar have the Wave Serpent and the Spiritseer while the Primaris are off to a good foundation of a Primaris-Guilliman gunline.
Primaris Value
- Intercessors (five-man): $35
- Reivers (five-man): $35 GW doesn’t make a five-man Reiver squad pack so we used the same pricing model between five and ten-man Intercessor squads.
- Inceptors (three-man): $50
- Lieutenant (brand new model): $25 Looking at the other two Lieutenant models out there, we’re projecting this model would be around that price.
Primaris Total: $145
Eldar Value
- Wraithguard (five-man): $50
- Guardian Squad: (ten-man): $36.25
- Wave Serpent: $44.50
- Spiritseer: $25 The Spiritseer inside the box is a new model but we used the price for what non-named character plastic models go for normally.
Eldar Total: $156
Total Box Value: $301
We had been heading rumors going around that more Box Sets were on the way that would pit unlikely forces against each other. Was this one of them or are we looking at more offerings this holiday?
Wake the Dead is looking to have some fantastic value inside. You’ll essentially be getting one faction for free. Will you be splitting it with a friend? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
