More 2022 Christmas AoS Battleforces than ever before are here, as GW revealed seven new boxes instead of the normal four!
Games Workshop recently dropped all sorts of teasers about the upcoming 2022 Christmas releases, including something spicy about battleforces!
Obviously, there were some rumors disproven about what armies will actually be included for Battleforces in 2022, but there’s plenty to see now for what is coming this year for Christmas!
We’re reaching the end of a massive year for Warhammer, from the shock return of the Leagues of Votann to the explosive growth of the Gnarlwood in Ghur. It’s almost time to wrap it up with another cracking Christmas, and there’ll be no half measures – more festivities, more Battleforces, and more Warhammer than ever.
More… BATTLEFORCES?!!
Games Workshop Reveals Seven New 2022 Christmas AoS Battleforces
Thanks to Warhammer Community we know there are seven new Battleforces for Age of Sigmar! This is huge because starting in 2016, there were only eight battleforces altogether for both AoS and Warhammer 40k total!
Now, Age of Sigmar is getting seven just for that game alone!
Christmas is coming. We’ve already seen this year’s new Warhammer 40,000 Battleforces, and it’s time to see what’s inside the Warhammer Age of Sigmar sets. Whichever Grand Alliance you’re a fan of, there’s a box for you.
Daughters of Khaine: Khainite Slaughter-Coven
- Slaughter Queen on Cauldron of Blood
- 5 Melusai Blood Sisters
- 5 Khinerai Heartrenders
- 5 Doomfire Warlocks
- 10 Witch Aelves
Orruk Warclans: Kruleboyz Swamp-Lurkers
- Swampboss Skumdrekk
- Gobsprakk, the Mouth of Mork
- 3 Man-Skewer Boltboyz
- 10 Gutrippaz
Gloomspite Gitz: Stampeding Squigalanche
- Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig
- 2 Mangler Squigs
- 10 Squig Hoppers
- 12-strong Squig Herd
Skaven: The Verminous Host
- Grey Seer on Screaming Bell
- Warlock Bombardier
- 3 Stormfiends
- 40 Clanrats
- 40 Plague Monks
Nighthaunt: Legion Of Grief
- Lady Olynder, Mortarch of Grief
- Black Coach
- 10 Bladeghast Revenants
- 10 Dreadscythe Harridans
- 10 Grimghast Reapers
Sylvaneth: Revenant Wargrove
- Drycha Hamadreth
- 2 Treelords
- 10 Spite-Revenants
- 16 Sylvaneth Dryads
Stormcast Eternals: Thunderstrike Spearhead
- Knight-Relictor
- 3 Annihilators
- 10 Vanquishers
- 10 Vigilors
- 2 Stormdrake Guards
For now, though, it is hard to know sure what the overall pricing of all the new Battleforces will be in 2022, as traditionally, Games Workshop revealed them around the middle of November (except this year and in 2018).
So expect more on these very soon, and get ready to save those hobby dollars for what is normally the first week of December release date!
What We Know About Warhammer Battleforces Since 2016
Let’s look back at the past six years of Battleforces releases and prices to see what armies were represented:
2016 Battleforces Price: $170
- Space Wolves
- Deathwatch
- Tau
- Adeptus Mechanicus
- Stormcast
- Slyvaneth
- Ironjawz
- Khorne Bloodbound
2017 Battleforces Price: $170
- Genestealer Cults Insurrection
- Orks Kult of Speed
- Astra Militarum Battlegroup
- T’au Empire Rapid Insertion Cadre
- Stormcast Eternals Vanguard Brotherhood
- Blade of the Blood Queen
- Tzeentch Arcanites Changecult
- Kharadron Overlords Sky Fleet
2018 Battleforces Price: $170
- Space Marines: Primaris Interdiction Force
- Imperial Fists: Supremacy Force
- Ad Mech: Fist of the Ommnissiah
- Death Guard: Infection Cluster
- Craftworlds: Asuryani Bladehost
- Necrons: Dominion Spearhead
- Seraphon: Starclaw Strikehost
- Slaves to Darkness: Godsworn Warband
- Daughters of Khaine: Devoted of Morathi
- Idoneth Deepkin: Deepsurge Raiding Party
2019 Battleforces Various Prices: ($185-$200)
- Blood Angels Crimson Spear Strike Force $185
- Tyranids Bioswarm $185
- Tau Empire Starclaimer Hunter Cadre $170
- Space Wolves Talons of Morkai $170
- Drukhari Poisonblade Raiding Party $185
- Chaos Space Marines Vengeance Warband $170
- Stormcast Eternals Exorcism Soulstrike $185
- Skaven Corrupting War-Swarm $200
- Nighthaunt Court of the Craven King $185
- Gloomspite Gitz Caveshroom Loonz $185
- Adeptus Titanicus Knight Household Battleforce $130
2020 Battleforces Various Prices: ($200-$210)
- Astra Militarum Battleforce $200
- Tau Battleforce $210
- Space Marines – Interdiction Force $200
- Necrons – Eradication Legion $210
- Chaos Space Marines – Decimation Warband $200
- Tyranids – Brood Swarm $210
- Ogor Mawtribes Battleforce $210
- Gloomspite Gitz Battleforce $200
- Disciples of Tzeentch Battleforce – Fatesworn Host $210
- Kharadron Overlords Battleforce – Barak-Nar Skyfleet $210
2021 Battleforces Price: $210
- Space Marines: Shieldbreaker Strike Force
- Death Guard: Plaguefester Warband
- Necrons: Worldscour Legion
- Orks: Killdakka Warband
- Adepta Sororitas: Purgatos Mission
- Adeptus Mechanicus: Omnissiah’s Talon
- Soulblight Gravelords: Revenant Legion
- Hedonites of Slaanesh: Sybarite Blade-Carnival
- Lumineth Realm-lords: Vanari Shining Host
- Ossiarch Bonereapers: Mortisan Tithe-Echelon
Looking at this list, a few boxes of the same army (especially for 40k) come out almost every year, like Space Marines and Nids. It seems that lately, AoS has newer factions (but this year it looks like some repeats), whereas Warhammer 40k is a mix of both newer and older (like Guard in 2020).
Obviously, some repeat SM (some flavor of Marine), Chaos (of sorts), and Xenos. However, this year there somehow isn’t a single Xenos faction included…
Also, it’s interesting to note that Necrons in 2020 and Orks in 2021 were actually probably the newest released factions to grab a box (even though it had been months since their new codex dropped at that point).
For Age of Sigmar, there are new factions up for grabs this year, as Nighthaunt and Sylvaneth are actually fairly new for 2022. While it feels like 40k may use these boxes primarily to clear out older stock, AoS seems to be using these releases to push newer books in most cases.
Remember previously, there are generally only four boxes for AoS, so getting seven is really awesome even though it’s still one less than 40k!
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