What a time to be alive. If you thought Teclis was pricey at $170, you may want to sit down and read how much Mega Gargants will cost.
Just like Teclis recently, we’ve just had pricing on the new Mega Gargants kit confirmed by multiple retailers and the number might seem more than a little shocking at first.
So we decided to try to figure out why it has had such a high value assigned to it.
Warstomper Mega-Gargant $195 Confirmed Pricing
This box can make any one of three distinct types of Mega-Gargant, like the mighty Warstomper, above, or the Kraken-eater and Gatebreaker.
Looks like no matter how many of these HUGE new models you want, you’ll only need the same kit regardless. The idea seems to be that any army in AoS can take one as some sort of “ally”, so there will be cross-over appeal to most army to perhaps just purchase one of these.
Plus as far as the Sons of Behemat army goes, these seem to be the Age of Sigmar version of 40k’s Imperial Knights, so you’ll probably only need 2-3 and perhaps some of the smaller Mancrusher Gargants to form an army.
That being said since each of the three Mega-Gargant choices are in the same box, it will make for some potential unique conversation options.
Rules are always one factor that could possibly weigh in on why any model is priced the way it is. However, let’s look at some other big Character models out there for the Age of Sigmar.
Archmage Teclis $170
Teclis, the big bad God of the Elves that he is, is clocking in at $170. Now we gotta say, the ability to auto-cast four spells a turn at a 10 value as well as auto-dispelling a turn is pretty strong.
Katakros, the newest big baddy (behind Teclis) is basically Death’s new head honcho, under the command of Nagash of course. He came out last year and his model is only $110.
Speaking of Nagash, he’s a bit older but he’s also the supreme Death named character and his model is only $121.
To put things into perspective, a Mega Gargant costs MORE than the brand new 40k Command Edition Starter that includes a whole host of different brand new models, terrain, books, and more.
Points Per Dollar: Elite Edition?
Another factor to a model’s pricing may come down to the point per dollar ratio on the unit. We know that Imperial Knights, and Archaon cost a lot on the tabletop points-wise right?
In the same way, each Mega Gargant will take up over a quarter of your list’s points by themselves, however, but when compared to the Sylvaneth’s Allarielle the Everqueen, they are about 100 points less but nearly $62 more retail wise.
Looking at the Mega-Gargant profiles, they’re all sitting at just under 500 pts with the Warstomper being 10 pts cheaper. In the grand scheme of things, that’s not a big deal at all. Especially in AoS. In case you were wondering, You can take them as part of any faction so don’t let the 400+ pts cap get you down.
It’s all very interesting to watch the way GW prices certain models, as there really doesn’t seem to be any discernable pattern to it from these comparisons. But a pattern would be good to discover especially in the wake of increasing price hikes each year, as there may be a way to save future hobby dollars, by making purchases now…
What do you think about the pricing cost of the Mega Gargants? Is it about what you expected or way higher?
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