GW Reveals Huge Leviathan Starter Box Set For 10th Edition 40k

By Andrew Schrank | May 4th, 2023 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, Games Workshop Previews, Space Marines, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors, Tabletop Gaming Products, Tyranids, Warhammer Fest

GW just showed off Leviathan, the new starter box set for the 10th edition Warhammer 40k plus all the new Space Marines and Tyranids models!

Here are the quick links to all the Leviathan Box Set previews from Warhammer Fest 2023. Click on any of them for the full articles below!

GW Accidently Reveals Leviathan Warhammer 40k 10th Edition Starter Box Price (May 2nd, 2023)

The pricing info comes from GW’s newsletter about the Leviathan contest.

This is from the UK site, and it pretty clearly says the value of the contents of the prizes are worth £150 and AUD $420.

Editor’s note, previous versions of this terms and conditions page were rumored to also have included it for €200 and $245. However, using GW’s unique method of charging more for their products in local currencies (called arbitrage), the comparable price for the starter set appears to be $230 and €185, respectively.

That being said, we’re not sure why they left the AUD and GBP only listed, but maybe they have the actual cost of those boxes for only two currencies, and the other currencies will still fluctuate.

As we said, this could have been a mistake, and they had to put some price for those countries to be a legal giveaway, or maybe they just have the prices locked in for two countries and not the rest.

Warhammer 40k 10th Edition Leviathan Starter Box Set (April 29th, 2023)

Straight from the source, Warhammer Community let us all in on the next box for the upcoming edition of 40k!

As the name suggests, Leviathan is an absolutely gigantic box, packed to the brim with miniatures, books, and more. When you lift the lid, you’ll find stacks of sprues containing two armies full of gorgeous new miniatures. Beneath that, you’ll find the massive Leviathan book, the Chapter Approved Leviathan Mission Deck, and a construction booklet.

Not to mention this box is actually quite large! Luckily for us, Games Workshop gave us all a nice little breakdown image of the contents to leave nothing to the imagination!

The miniatures are divided into 25 elite, battle-hardened Space Marines – the Imperium’s ultimate defenders against innumerable horrors – and a seething swarm of 47 ravenous Tyranids that desire nothing more than to consume all the biomass in the galaxy.

An insane 72 miniatures total are packed in this thing, which is a ton already, but of course, new rules to start off 10th edition Warhammer 40k with missions and the rulebook!

Plus, all you need to add to the miniatures is paint, as they will all easy to build push-fit kits.

Warhammer 40,000: Leviathan is a weighty tome packed with lore, rules, artwork, and stunning photography of models. This book covers the core of the hobby, background information for Warhammer 40,000, information about every faction, and a gorgeous showcase of beautifully painted miniatures.

On top of that, you’ll get the core rules for Warhammer 40,000, and the rules – as well as specially designed missions – for the new Combat Patrol game format. You’ll also find a full complement of Crusade rules to get your narrative campaigns up and running ahead of Codex releases, and a full Crusade expansion that delves into the story of the Fourth Tyrannic War through a series of linked campaign games.

What about the missions? There’s a 66-card Chapter Approved deck in the box which combines the best Matched Play options from previous editions, which is designed to provide the best and most flexible mission experience for everyone from the most casual players right up to the most competitive.

A huge hardback book covering all you need to get started with 10th edition Warhammer 40k and all the models that come in the box! Like previous editions, this is the first place to experience the new edition of 40k and technically more of a launch box than a starter set in general.

But that is not all you’ll be able to get your hands on with the release of the new edition. Here’s everything else the previewed so far that you will see very soon!

Warhammer 40k 10th Edition Year One Codex Rulebook Roadmap

You won’t even have to wait for your Codex to start playing! Every single faction is getting a complete set of Index Cards with datacards for each unit that’s currently available, as well as their own Detachment rules, Stratagems, and Enhancements. These will be available to download online for free from day one, while they’ll also become available in the app. You’ll be able to buy inexpensive physical copies at the same time.

They also mentioned in the live stream that the factions in the 10th Edition Codex roadmap would each have a new model released with their rules as well!

It’s great to see GW make some promises about so many factions within the next year, and with a good variety covered, many players should be happy!

On top of all that, 28 sets of Datacards will be available for free download and on store shelves for purchase that will feature the rules to start playing your armies in the new edition!

If you’re itching to see the full video check it out below!

The New Black Library Leviathan Book

This set will get you bang up to date with the current storyline in Warhammer 40,000, but if you want to explore the horrors of the Fourth Tyrannic War, there’s the Leviathan tie-in novel by Darius Hinks, in which the Ultramarines mount a desperate defence in the face of the monstrous Hive Fleet Leviathan.

Of course, with a new edition, there’s going to be rapidly developing stories. If you want to learn about this massive clash of Space Marines and Tyranids, this is the foremost place to do it!

Speaking of lore, here is more on what’s happening with the starter box on that front:

Lots more previews and teasers are on the way as we tread towards summer and the official launch of the new edition!

Check out the latest Warhammer 40k rumors for the rest of the 9th and even 10th Edition, new releases, and more!

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Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still to be revealed!

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