Check out the confirmed pricing, and everything we know so far about the Games Workshop Black Friday release lineup.
Get those hobby dollars ready if you want any of these pre-orders from Games Workshop on when they hit stores on Black Friday Weekend.
We’ll start with Templars and get into the Forge World and MTO items that were also confirmed on the way, and the latest on Christmas Battleforces as well.
Games Workshop Black Friday Pricing & Lineup So Far..
Unexpectedly, all of these Black Templar releases are going to be a two-week pre-order, meaning you’ll have twice as long to order them before release.
High Marshal Helbrecht $45
To lead a Chapter as zealous and uncompromising as the Black Templars you have to be an individual of supreme willpower and stubbornness, and High Marshal Helbrecht is that guy. Driven by righteous hatred and the singular desire to rid the galaxy of mutants, aliens, and heretics, his fury is matched only by his skill with a blade.
Other than having a fantastic new model, Helbrecht has some sweet stats as well with support and a ton of melee damage.
High Chaplain Grimaldus and Retinue $45
The Hero of Helsreach, as Grimaldus is known, is a spiritual icon for his fellow Space Marines, epitomising the selfless endurance they all aspire to. When Helsreach Hive on Armageddon was overrun by Orks, the High Chaplain held the line until the walls and roof came crashing down around him. Believed dead for days, he dragged himself free from the rubble carrying three divine relics, which his Cenobyte Servitor retinue now carry with him into battle.
Grimaldus on the other hand is much more support-focused thanks to his abilities as a chaplain, but that doesn’t mean he is helpless on his own.
Emperor’s Champion $35
On the eve of battle, a Black Templar may receive a vision from the Emperor that commands them to conquer the enemy’s strongest fighters in single combat. These blessed Space Marines are granted the Armour of Faith and the Black Sword, powerful and ancient relics of the Chapter, and dubbed the Emperor’s Champion. They immediately go on to commit tremendous acts of violence.
Emperor’s Champions are Iconic and their skill in melee are extreme! If you need an additional threat to help swat down characters, this might be it.
Marshal $35
Black Templars Crusade Fleets are often led by an experienced Marshal – similar in role to the Captains of other Chapters – who oversees the order of battle and commands their troops from the front lines.
Marshals serve as another support-based character with good auras to help the front lines, meaning they’ll pretty much slot into any list.
Castellan $35
Castellans are junior officers among the Black Templars, assisting the Marshals in their day-to-day tasks and leading contingents of their battle-brothers in shock assaults. Much like the Lieutenants found across the Adeptus Astartes, they’re fully capable of raising hell in close combat too.
Similarly, the Marshal also offers support on a decent body, making it an easy include for plenty of lists.
Primaris Crusader Squad $60
The Black Templars have historically fielded specialised Crusader Squads as their rank and file, with Initiates accompanied into battle by Neophytes eager for front-line experience. The same holds true for Primaris Crusader Squads, which are a powerful Troops choice capable of absorbing massive punishment while charging at their foe.
With all that support, you’ll want some bodies to make use of it! As one of the troop options, the Crusader squad gives you a decent amount of bodies with good stats to boot.
Sword Brethren Squad $55
Those who master the art of the blade and rise in rank to become one of their Chapter’s Veterans are inducted into the ranks of the Sword Brethren. Much more than a simple Veteran Squad, Sword Brothers carry a wide array of deadly weapons into battle and are resistant to the drawbacks of their Templar Vow.
On the more elite side of things, the Sword Brethren are like melee-only terminators with great stats and a hankering to smash and slash.
Codex Supplement: Black Templars $30 (Collector’s $65)
The rules for these new units can be found inside Codex Supplement: Black Templars, which also contains Crusade rules, Stratagems, Relics, and Warlord Traits. True devotees of the Emperor will want the collectors’ edition with a beautiful soft-touch cover, though you’ll want to act fast as there is only a limited number available.
Of course, now you can also get the codex on it’s own meaning it’s easier than ever to start the new faction!
Plus Templar die-hards can get the new collector’s edition that is more than just an alternate cover that came in the Army box.
Black Templars Upgrades and Transfers $35
Upgrade your army with a packed set of optional extras, including additional weapons for your Primaris Neophytes and a full set of Black Templars Relics. If you’ve ever wanted to give one of your warriors the massive Sword of Judgement, this pack is right up your alley.
The base kit doesn’t come with everything, so this upgrade sprue can help you get your models fully WYSWYG, meaning what the physical model has the actual bits that they are running in your list.
Dice $35 & Datacards $15
To round off your collection, pick up a pack of Black Templars-themed dice and some handy reference datacards to make your tabletop crusading as easy as can be.
Space Marine Chaplain $35 (GW Web Exclusive)
It’s not just the heirs of Sigismund who are getting new releases, as a classic Chaplain returns to bolster the Reclusiam of your favourite Space Marine Chapter. Previously only available as part of the Space Marine Heroes set, this Chaplain is now ready to strike out on his own.
Lastly, this lone Space Marine Hero is now going to be available separately, but he can join any chapter, not just Black templars!
Back Templar Combat Patrol $140
In a sneaky turn of events, the Black Templar Combat Patrol is also joining the pre-order lineup. The contents of this are pretty useful for either veteran players or novice alike because it has actually useful units inside. If you want to read more about our coverage of this, you can here.
Holga Clovenhorn $35 (MTO until November 28th)
This Aspiring Champion of the Oathsworn tribes is the perfect addition to your Slaves to Darkness collection. She’s certainly tooled up for war – not only does she have a sword and daemonic shield strapped to her back, she’s carrying with one of the largest spiked mauls you’re ever likely to see. It’s clear to see how she earned her ‘Clovenhorn’ moniker, as one of her majestic horns had been shorn from her head – no doubt in a deadly duel with a rival champion from which she emerged triumphant.
She also happens to be this years’ AoS event mini, but due to the pandemic, it will release next week online, with no pre-order window, giving everyone a chance to get it.
Van Saar Champions in Mesh and Flak Armour: $33
Bringing a mix of devastating firepower, tactical expertise, and esoteric technology to the battlefield, this kit contains two Van Saar Champions – one armed with a lasgun, the other with a las sub-carbine and a servo-claw. One is wearing mesh armour and the other flak armor, which can be used as an Augmek and an Archeotek in games of Necromunda.
The kit is comprised of 17 components, with which you can assemble two Van Saar Champions, and is supplied with 2x 25mm Citadel Necromunda Bases.
Van Saar Champion in Carapace Armour with Cyberachnids: $41
This highly detailed resin kit is comprised of 36 components, with which you can assemble one Van Saar Augmek and three Cyberachnids, and is supplied with one 25mm Citadel Necromunda base, and 3x 32mm Citadel Necromunda bases.
Rules for using the Van Saar Champion in Carapace Armour with Cyberachnids in your games of Necromunda can be found in The House of Artifice.
Van Saar Arachni-rig: $58
Bringing devastating firepower and heavy armour to the hives of Necromunda, Arachni-rigs are the perfect addition to any Van Saar gang with the credits to spare. This kit contains one Van Saar Arachni-rig that can be equipped with your choice of light or heavy carapace armour. It is equipped with four servo-arms, one of which can be replaced by a rad gun, and one which can be replaced by a plasma gun.
The kit is comprised of 20 resin components, with which you can assemble one Van Saar Arachni-rig, and is supplied with 40mm Citadel Necromunda base.
Rules for using the Van Saar Arachni-rig in your games of Necromunda can be found in The House of Artifice.
Now let’s jump into the orders available now!
Book 3: Extermination and Book 7: Inferno: $78 Each
You may remember these Horus Heresy books from a recent Sunday Preview, but unfortunately they ran into delays (a galaxy-spanning civil war can cause its share of logistical disruption, we suppose). These two tomes – Book 3: Extermination and Book 7: Inferno – are now coming to pre-order as planned.
Containing a bunch of rules and lore, these Horus Heresy Books are a great pick up for anyone interested in lore or playing 30k.
Lizardmen Kroxigor: $39
Add some raw strength to the speed and skill of your Lizardman team with a mighty Kroxigor. They’ll smash through any player foolish enough to try and stand in their way on the Line of Scrimmage.
This highly detailed 11-part kit makes one Kroxigor model and is supplied with one 40mm Citadel Round base.
Urdesh: The Magister and The Martyr $27
From Black Library, meanwhile, comes Urdesh: The Magister and The Martyr, the second book in Matthew Farrer’s Iron Snakes duology. The valiant Space Marines of Squad Damocles square up to the tricksy forces of the Archenemy as the Sabbat Crusades wage on.
The Latest on Games Workshop 2021 Christmas Battleforces
Last year’s lineup of Warhammer Christmas Battleforces was revealed on November 15th, 2020 in GW’s weekly teaser post video with several more boxes added later that same week.
Initially, they were allocated to one per store, and later more were made available to stores in early December.
As of right now these do not look like they will be on pre-order for Black Friday 2021, for delivery in December like years past. However we least know the lineup of new Christmas Battleforces that are on the way via Warhammer Community.
Perhaps these will go on pre-order the week after Black Friday for a mid December release. We will update this post with more details when we have them.
Four new Battleforces are on the way in December for Age of Sigmar. Let’s take a look at the details of the contents!
Soulblight Gravelords
The Revenant Legion is a party in a box with 66 models including a bestial Vengorian Lord, five barded Blood Knights, 20 Deathrattle Skeleton warriors and, count ‘em, 40 Deadwalker Zombies.
Hedonites of Slaanesh
Led by a Shardspeaker, this box also nets you three Slaangor Fiendbloods, ten Blissbarb archers – plus a lowly homunculus – and five Exalted Seekers which can be built as either Slickblades or Blissbarbs. Then there are ten elite warriors you can build as Mymirdesh Painbringers or frenzied Symbraesh Twinsouls.
Lumineth Realms-Lords
With Vanari Auralan Wardens, Bladelords, Dawnriders, and a Starshard Ballista, all led by a Vanari Bannerblade and a Lord Regent, this is the perfect Tyrionic hammer for newly arrived Realm-lords.
Ossiarch Bonereapers
Commanded by a Mortisan Boneshaper and a Soulreaper, these immortal debt collectors include 20 Mortek Guard and three Necropolis Stalkers – or three Immortis Guard, if you prefer. A Gothizzar Harvester refashions errant bones into new constructs for the army, while the Mortek Crawler hurls the gift of caskets of screaming souls at besieged enemies.
GW Announces 40k Christmas Battleforces 2021 Lineup
Six new Battleforces are on the way in December for Warhammer 40k. Let’s take a look at the details of the contents!
Space Marines
In this box, a Captain and his entourage of Bladeguard Veterans lead a balanced heavy infantry force of 10 Intercessors, 10 Assault Intercessors, and five Heavy Intercessors. Meanwhile, a fast and agile Storm Speeder Hailstrike is perfect for flanking enemy forces, or taking down hard targets when built either as the Hammerstrike or Thunderstrike variant.
Adepta Sororitas
The fierce eyes of a Sister Dogmata command this force, which is composed of five Celestian Sacrosancts, 10 Battle Sisters, an Immolator armed transport, and a mighty Exorcist tank.
Adeptus Mechanicus
Five speedy Pteraxii, five stealthy Ruststalkers, and three Serberys Raiders make up the core of this battleforce, supported by the Ironstrider Ballistarii’s powerful cognis lascannons. Behind them marches a unit of 10 Skitarii Rangers and their Tech-priest Manipulus commander.
Death Guard
The Plaguefester Warband is the definitive image of an unstoppable Death Guard army, with a Champion and Icon Bearer leading seven Plague Marines and three Deathshroud Terminators. Three Myphitic Blight-haulers and a Plagueburst Crawler cover their march.
Necrons
A Psychomancer cryptek leads the force, with a unit of 10 Necron Warriors and three Scarab Swarms making up the durable centre. The real killing work falls to a Lokhust Heavy Destroyer, three Ophydian Destroyers, five Flayed Ones, and two huge Canoptek Doomstalkers.
Orks
While five Nobz, 20 Boyz, and 10 unfortunate Gretchin (with their long-suffering Runtherd handler) storm across the battlefield in search of heads to split, Da Boss speeds into combat aboard his Deffkilla Wartrike. A Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun has a jolly old time teleporting Snotlings into people from behind the front line, while a Dakkajet screams overhead to strike enemy forces.
No word yet on the price, but honestly we’d be more worried about allocations at this point than anything. Hopefully, the stock starts flowing smoother and in greater numbers for the holiday season than we’ve seen recently.
They did say one thing that is a little bit worrying, however:
These mammoth Battleforces are to be stuffed into delivery cannons near you very soon, so keep an eye on Warhammer Community for more information.
Why is this worrisome? Well, by the sounds of it there is a *chance* these will be direct order only. Meaning local stores may not be able to take advantage of the new Christmas Battleforces for Black Friday 2021.
We’ll have to wait and see on that, but let’s hope that’s just us reading too much into it.
That’s the latest on all the new Black Friday Warhammer releases that are headed our way from Games Workshop for 2021!
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