Games Workshop revealed eight new 2022 Warhammer Christmas Battleforces as we look back at the last six years of these box sets.
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?!!
Get the latest on all the new Christmas Battleforces for 2022 by clicking below!
- The 7 New Age of Sigmar Christmas 2022 AoS Battleforces
- What We Know About New 2022 Battleforces So Far
8 New Christmas 2022 Battleforces are Coming For Warhammer 40k
Thanks to Warhammer Community, we know there will be a whopping eight Warhammer 40k Christmas Battleforces in 2022. That is huge, as starting in 2016, there were only eight battleforces altogether for both AoS and Warhammer 40k total!
Somehow, it’s happened again – Christmas is nearly here. It’s time for the greatest gift possible – Yuletide cheer and festive spirit. Or even better, massive Battleforce boxes full of Warhammer 40,000 goodies.
Ravenstrike Battle Force
- Kayvaan Shrike
- Librarian in Phobos Armour
- 10 Primaris Reivers
- 2 Invictor Tactical Warsuits
- 3 Eliminators
Bastion Strike Force
- Tor Garadon
- 3 Primaris Aggressors
- 15 Heavy Intercessors
- Imperial Fists Primaris Upgrades and Transfers
Court of the Crimson King
- Magnus the Red
- 3 Exalted Sorcerers
- 20 Rubric Marines
Council of the Death Lord
- Mortarion
- 5 Blightlord Terminators
- 14 Plague Marines
Chainbreaker Lance
- Knight Preceptor Canis Rex
- 2 ranged Helverins
- 2 close-range Warglaives
Elimination Maniple
- Belisarius Cawl
- 2 Kastelan Robots and Cybernetica Datasmith
- 6 Kataphron Destroyers
- 10 Skitarii Rangers
Watchers of the Gate
- Captain-General Trajann Valoris
- 3 Vertus Praetors on Dawneagle Jetbikes
- 3 Allarus Custodians
- 15 Custodian Guard
Sanctorum Guard
- Morvenn Vahl
- 6 Paragon Warsuits
- 5 Celestian Sacresants
- Battle Sisters Squad (10)
For now, though, it is hard to know sure what the final configuration for AoS boxes will be and what the overall pricing of all the new Battleforces we 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 (especially for 40k) come out almost every year, like Space Marines and Nids. It seems that lately, AoS has newer factions, 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) Tau, and Nids. There almost always seem to be two Xenos, with a wild card of one extra Imperial or Xenos box.
So for the lineup of Battleforce boxes in 2022, we expected to see two Imperials, two Xenos, a “Wild Card,” and hopefully some kind of Chaos, perhaps Thousand Sons or Daemons. Turns out there look to be no Xenos boxes at all!
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, it could be newer reboots, as they have done it for the past two years. Where it feels like 40k is using it to clear out older stock, AoS seems to be using these releases to push newer books.
We wouldn’t be surprised to see something like Sylvaneth. It also looks like the current vanguard boxes are all current releases, so we may not see those factions get a Battleforce just yet.
Remember previously, there are generally only four boxes for AoS, so the choices are slightly more limited and more pronounced for them.
Where Do the Battleforce Contents Come From?
This is an important question when looking at what factions could be next. It’s unclear if sprues are new production or taken from existing slow-moving products and reboxed into battleforces.
Figuring that out is big deal because if they are just existing sprues, we are almost relegated to factions with older boxes that aren’t selling. If Games Workshop makes new sprues for these (especially this year), newer factions have higher chances.
Unfortunately, we don’t know for sure, but most rumors seem to agree that they are generally older sprues put into new boxes that are not selling well.
Disproven Rumors & Unlikely Armies
As we said, there was a list of disproven rumors for this year’s Battleforces, but some of the armies included were pretty obvious, with Space Marines etc.
So, while those rumors were fake, Space Marines are super likely, but on the other end of the spectrum, we’re definitely not getting Leagues of Votann, Imperial Guard, or World Eaters.
Don’t forget to get the latest on all the new Christmas Battleforces for 2022 by clicking below!
- The 7 New Age of Sigmar Christmas 2022 AoS Battleforces
- What We Know About New 2022 Battleforces So Far
All the Newest GW Model & Rules Previews
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