Don’t miss all the new values on the four Ages of Sigmar and six Warhammer 40k holiday Battleforces that Games Workshop previewed for Christmas!
If you were wanting to give your army a boost or start off on the right foot with a brand new force, these Battleforces are probably the way to go.
Looking at the Battleforces previewed from Warhammer Community, we actually got an early heads up that these were coming in the recent wave of holiday release rumors. We’ll be using the prices on the product sheet we saw earlier which have since been basically confirmed with these latest previews.
Rumors of Battleforces December Product Pricing
Coming from @wagamingdave, it looks like some sort of pricing has been revealed for what’s ahead. The battleforces look to have been confirmed on this list. However, the pricing is a different story although $185 is around the price of last year’s battleforce wave.
Look for them to be released on December 7th, 2019.
Stormcast Eternals Exorcism Soulstrike $185
- Lord Exorcist $35
- 2x 3-man Evocators on Dracolines $120 total
- 5-man Evocators $60
- 10-man Sequitor Squad $60
Total MSRP: $275
Total Savings: $90
Skaven Corrupting War-Swarm $200
- Verminlord Corruptor $100
- 20-man Clanrats $35
- 20-man Plague Monks $35
- Plagueclaw $35
- Screaming Bell $65 (comes with Plague Monk model)
- Grey Seer $25
Total MSRP: $295
Total Savings: $95
Nighthaunt Court of the Craven King $185
- Kurdoss Valentian, Craven King $45
- 10-man Chainrasp Hordes $40
- 10-man Grimghast Reapers $45
- 5-man Hexwraiths $35
- 10-man Dreadscythe Harridans $45
- 10-man Bladegheist Revenants $45
Total MSRP: $255
Total Savings: $70
Gloomspite Gitz Caveshroom Loonz $185
- 3-man Rockgut Troggoths $60
- 5-man Fanatics $40
- 2x 5-man Squig Hoppers/Bounderz $50 total
- Loonboss on Mangler Squig $80
- Loonboss $30
Total MSRP: $260
Total Savings: $75
Looking at all of these Battleforces, they either bring a bunch of new units (like Stormcast) or are a recent faction that’s been overhauled this year. All in all, these Battleforces all look good. The biggest savings comes from the Skaven Battleforce although it is the most expensive. Plus, some Battleforces are better equipped to supply battlelines than others. You’ll definitely need to expand in more battleline options if you move on from these boxes.
Blood Angels Crimson Spear Strike Force $185
- 10-man Primaris Intercessors $60
- 5-man Death Company $35
- Sanguinary Guard $40
- Baal Predator $60
- Chaplain With Jump Pack $33
- Terminator Captain $33
This box is coming with quite a few squads. But with 8th edition rules, the Sanguinary Ancient is a separate character from the normal Sanguinary Guard unit. You’re actually getting three characters and a single 4-man squad of Sanguinary Guard now (if you build them that way).
Total MSRP: $261
Total Savings $76
Tyranids Bioswarm $185
- Carnifex Brood $90
- Hive Tyrant $60
- 12-man Termagant Brood $35
- 12-man Hormagaunt Brood $35
- 8-man Genestealers $35
- 10-man Gargoyle Brood $35
Total MSRP: $290
Total Savings: $105
Tau Empire Starclaimer Hunter Cadre $170
- Coldstar Commander $55
- 3-man Stealth Suit Squad $30
- 3-man Crisis Battlesuit Squad $75
- 10-man Fire Warrior Strike Team $50
- Devilfish $40
Total MSRP: $250
Total Savings: $80
Space Wolves Talons of Morkai $170
- 5-man Wulfen Squad $60
- 10-man Intercessors $60
- Stormwolf $81
- Ironpriest $30
Total MSRP: $231
Total Savings: $61
Drukhari Poisonblade Raiding Party $185
- Archon $25
- 2x 10-man Kabalite Warriors $70 (total)
- Venom $35
- 3-man Reavers $40
- Talos $55
- Razorwing Jetfighter $50
Total MSRP: $275
Total Savings: $90 (Basically the price of a Start Collecting)
Chaos Space Marines Vengeance Warband $170
- 5-man Terminator Squad $60
- 10-man Chaos Marine Squad $60
- Havoc Squad $55
- Chaos Rhino $40
- Terminator Lord $30
Total MSRP: $245
Total Value: $75
Assuming these prices of Battleforces were correct, we’ve seen a corresponding scale of savings for price. The highest savings came from the Tyranid Battleforce with the Drukhari Box just behind. Overall, these are all fairly popular armies in 40k and come with a decent chunk of units to get somebody started off on the right foot. Each one of these boxes allows the player to make a Patrol Detachment at the very least. However, some are closer to filling out Battalions (like the Blood Angels Box) than others.
With these values covered, which box will you be picking up? Will you be starting a new faction or just adding on to your already-existing collection?
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