Wanna save hobby $$$? A hefty load of brand new Warhammer 40k bundles have been previewed for Apocalypse. Don’t miss these breakdowns.
To get people started off on the right foot in Apocalypse 40k, GW is releasing entire detachment-sized box sets. That being said, they’ll probably be a big hit for 8th edition as well.
People can just buy one box of Marines and essentially have an entire detachment, some you can just add an HQ to and have a 40k battalion as well!
But how good is the value for everything? Let’s take a closer look, but keep in mind these will be severely limited to all retailers on release day!
CSM Battalion Detachment Bundle $170
- Terminator Lord $24.75
- 30x Chaos Marines $180
- 6x Bikes $80
Total MSRP Value: $284.75
Total Savings: $114.75
Craftworlds Vanguard Bundle $170
For the Craftworld Vanguard box, you’re getting a
- 1x Spiritseer $25 (Note they aren’t for individual sale on GW’s Site)
- 15x Wraithguard $150
- 2x Wraithlords $92.50
Total MSRP Value: $267.50
Total Savings: $97.50
Astra Militarum Spearhead Bundle $170
- 1x Cadian Command Squad $25
- 3x Leman Russes $148.50
- 1x Chimera $37.25
- 1x Heavy Weapons team $39.50
Total MSRP Value: $250.25
Total Savings: $80.25
Space Marines Battalion Bundle $170
- 1x Captain $35
- 1x Redemptor Dreadnought $65
- 30x Intercessors $180
Total MSRP Value: $280
Total Savings: $110
Necrons Outrider Bundle $170
- 1x Cryptek $35
- 6x Wraiths $94
- 6x Tomb Blades $82.50
- 1x Doomsday Ark $49.50
Total MSRP Value: $261
Total Savings: $91
Orks Spearhead Bundle $170
- 1x Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun $37
- 1x Mek $21
- 6x Killa Kans $92.50
- 2x Deff Dreads $99
Total MSRP Value: $249.50
Total Savings: $79.50
Tyranids Spearhead Bundle $170
- 1x Hive Tyrant $53.75
- 1x Trygon $57.75
- 1x Tyrannofex $57.75
- 2x Carnifexes $90
Total MSRP Value: $259.25
Total Savings: $89.25
Imperial Knights Super Heavy Bundle $170
- 1x Castellan $170
- 2x Armiger Helverins $75
Total MSRP Value: $245
Total Savings: $75
Tau Vanguard Bundle $170
- 1x Riptide $85
- 1x Commander $50
- 6x Crisis suits all with drones $150
Total MSRP Value: $285
Total Savings: $115
Admech Vanguard Bundle $170
- 1x Tech Priest Dominus $36
- 6x Kastelan Robots with Datasmiths $207
Total MSRP Value: $243
Total Savings: $73
All in all, there are varying savings among the boxes. The least being the Ad Mech box and the most being Tau. However, there’s only about a $25-$40 difference between all the savings for the most part.
With all of this taken into consideration, which Box Set do you think has the best building block for a 40k army?
What box will you be buying first? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
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