Prices keep going up! Come see the new value on GW Start Collecting 40k box sets, so you can spend your hobby dollars even smarter now!
Games Workshop has some awesome ways to get started off on the right foot in 40k. If you’re trying to save money while building up your collection, a Start Collecting box is almost always the way to go. With that said, here is all the potential value inside every 40k Start Collecting box.
IMPORTANT: GW has continually raised the prices on their kits over the past few years. With that being said, Start Collectings are still some of the best ways to get the most for your money. These have been updated with the most recent pricings.
Start Collecting Tzeentch
- Burning Chariot of Tzeentch $44
- 3x Flamers of Tzeentch $34
- 3x Screamers of Tzeentch $35
- Ten-man Pink Horrors $38
Total MSRP: $151
Total Value: $61
Start Collecting Daemons of Slaanesh
- Exalted Seeker Chariot –No longer on GW online store ($60)
- 5x Seekers of Slaanesh $29
- Ten-man Slaanesh Daemonette squad $36
Total MSRP: $125
Total Value: $35
Start Collecting Daemons of Nurgle
- Poxbringer $30
- 3x Plague Drones $60
- 1x three-man set of Nurglings $34
- Ten-man Plaguebearer squad $36
Total MSRP: $160
Total Value: $70
Note this was basically one half of the old Blight Wars Starter Box
Start Collecting Daemons of Khorne
- Herald on Bloodthrone Not on online GW store ($40-$50)
- 3x Bloodcrushers $50
- Ten-man Bloodletter squad $36
Total MSRP: $136
Total Value: $46
Start Collecting Drukhari
- Succubus $25
- Ten-man Wyches unit $36
- 3x Reavers $40
- Venom $36
Total MSRP: $137
Total Value: $47
Start Collecting Chaos Space Marines (NEW)
- Ten-man Chaos Space Marines Unit $60
- Master of Possessions $35?
- Obliterators $60?
- Greater Possessed $40?
- Venomcrawler $60?
It’s difficult to tell all of the pricing on these units. We used our price point from the initial units spotted in our Shadowspear Box Set break down. However, this is the only other avenue outside of Shadowspear to get over half of these Chaos units inside still.
Total MSRP: $255
Total Value: $160
Start Collecting Deathwatch
- Watch Captain Artemis $30
- 2x five-man Death Watch Marines $38 ea. ($76 total)
- Venerable Dreadnought/upgrade sprue $59
Total MSRP: $165
Total Value: $70
Start Collecting Miliarum Tempestus
- 1x ten-man scion squad (can be made into a command squad and a scion squad) $76
- Officio Prefectus Commissar $29
- Taurox Prime $50
Total MSRP: $155
Total Value: $60
Start Collecting Tau
- Ethereal on Hover Drone $18 Not sold individually on GW’s online store anymore
- 3x XV8 Crisis Battlesuits $75
- ten-man Fire Warrior squad $50
Total MSRP: $143
Total Value: $48
Start Collecting Astra Militarum
- Officio Prefectus Commissar $29
- Leman Russ Battle Tank $59
- Cadian Heavy Weapon Team (one model) $13
- ten-man Cadian Shock Troops $36
Total MSRP: $137
Total Value: $47
Start Collecting Craftworlds
- Farseer $29
- 5x Wraithguard (Can also be assembled into Wraithblades) $55
- Wraithlord $55
- War Walker $36
Total MSRP: $175
Total Value: $85
Start Collecting Space Wolves (OLD)
- 3x Thunderwolf Cavalry $57
- Wolf Lord $30 Not sold on GW’s online store anymore
- 1x ten-man Space Wolves Pack $48
Total MSRP: $135
Total Value: $50
Start Collecting Primaris Space Wolves (NEW)
- Ten-man Primaris Intercessors $60
- 3x Primaris Aggressors $50
- Primaris Battle Leader $35? We’ve only ever seen this guy out of the Tooth and Claw set but based off of normal character pricing, we’re going with $35.
- two upgrade sprues to make everything Space Wolfy. $14 for 1
Total MSRP: $173
Total Value: $78
Start Collecting Thousand Sons
- Ten-man Tzaangors $44 Chainsword upgrade x2 $12.50 ea.
- Ten-Man Rubric Marines $59
- Ahriman $40
Total MSRP: $168
Total Value: $73
Start Collecting Tyranids
- eight-man Genestealer Squad $36
- Trygon $80
- Broodlord $40
Total MSRP: $156
Total Value: $61
Start Collecting Space Marines (OLD)
- ten-man Tactical Marine Squad $49
- Space Marine Venerable Dreadnought $59
- Captain in Terminator Armor $30 Model only sold as Deathwatch Terminator Captin now
Total MSRP: $138
Total Value: $48
Start Collecting Vanguard Marines (NEW)
- Ten-man Infiltrator Squad $60
- Eliminators $50
- Phobos Lieutenant $35
- Suppressors $50? Does not have an individual kit yet…Following the price for Eliminators
Total MSRP: $195
Total Value: $100
Start Collecting Blood Angels
- Baal Predator $60
- ten-man Blood Angels Tactical Squad $45
- Terminator Captain $33
Total MSRP: $138
Total Value: $43
Start Collecting Orks
- Painboy $29
- Nob Squad with Ammo Runt $34
- Eleven-man Boyz Squad $36
- Deff Dread $55
Total MSRP: $154
Total Value: $64
Start Collecting Genestealer Cults
- Achilles Ridgerunner $50
- Neophyte Hybrids $44
- Acolyte Hybrids $40
- Acolyte Iconward $30
Total MSRP: $164
Total Value: $69
Start Collecting Adeptus Mechanicus
- 1x Skitarii Dunerider/Disintegrator $75
- 10x Ranger/Vanguard models (can be taken in units of five) $44
- 1x Tech-Priest Enginseer $33
Total MSRP: $152
Total Value: $57
After looking at all the new value on the 40k Start Collecting box sets, it’s safe to say that there definitely are some good deals to take advantage of out there. Some boxes basically give you an entire unit for free. With prices continuing to go up across the board on GW’s end, we need to be more aware of the potential value wherever we can get it!
What’s your favorite Start Collecting to choose from? Do you recommend grabbing two or more of the same Start Collectings?
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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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.
