It’s starting to look like the new Space Marines Heavy Intercessors and Necron Flayed Ones may cost way more than we may have thought.
We’ve heard from an industry insider on the Heavy Intercessors/ Flayed One retail pricing, and it may not be what a lot of people were hoping.
Like many hobbyists, we assumed (yes, we know what that makes all of us…) that they would be priced similarly to other Intercessors. But, if our source is even close to correct, they will come in more like the price of Chaos Space Marine Havocs. This is one we want to be wrong on, but from what we’ve heard, it’s hard to think otherwise.
But, you won’t even have to worry about this for a while as GW specifically said they will not be releasing the box alongside the Kill Team Release. So, maybe the silver lining is that the price on the Pariah Nexus box actually has a little more value in it if this rumor is true.
RUMORS: Heavy Intercessors Cost More That We Thought
So, what pricing have we heard? $55 for the five. We originally, like a lot of people, thought that they would come in around the $35 mark. If true, that is quite the increase, about 63%, from what we all may have thought.
This would really be a game-changer because first off, they’ve already hidden the box behind the Kill Team paywall. So on top of being “more expensive” to get in the first place, when they do come out separately, you’ll still have to shell out some serious cash for just 5 minis.
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Chaos players will tell you that their Havocs run the same price, have probably about the same amount of bits, and that price is in line with other similar units for their range.
Clues From Flayed Ones
There are a few clues to the pricing of Kill Team Pariah Nexus that can perhaps be gleaned from the Necron Flayed Ones. Currently, they are $45 for their Finecast versions- yes Finecast, and yes $45 for models from nearly 10 years ago.
So in theory, if both sides of this box set were to be balanced, the Flayed Ones and Heavy Intercessors should be both about the same in-game, and potentially at the register as well.
Adjusting for GW inflation, and comparing them to things like the Havocs seems to lend some credibility to this pricing rumor (again this is a rumor and while it seems likely in this context, it is at the end of the day, still just unproven fact).
Would you still get them at this price? Do you think this is accurate?
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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.
