Games Workshop revealed four new Warhammer 40k Chaos Space Marines battleforce boxes for early 2026, giving each god another themed army deal.
New year, new Chaos deals. Games Workshop revealed four new Warhammer 40k Chaos battleforce boxes for early 2026, and this time, every Chaos god gets a themed bundle to tempt your wallet.
Before you impulse-buy the one with the coolest cover art, let’s talk value, army direction, and the kind of units that make these boxes either a slam dunk or an expensive box of “maybe later.”
New Chaos Space Marines Battleforce Boxes For 2026
GW’s lining up these new 40k Chaos Space Marine battleforce boxes like an all-star cage match:
- Lords of Excess Battleforce (Emperor’s Children)
- Khorne Daemonkin Battleforce
- Sekhmet Coven Battleforce (Thousand Sons)
- Vile Vectorium Battleforce (Death Guard)
Each one has a clear theme and a pretty obvious game plan. The real question is value and who the box actually fits, since the unit list only tells half the story. Keep in mind, last time the Chaos Space Marine Battleforces were heavily allocated and sold out in minutes. With the current track record of releases, we expect these to be the same…
So, this go around, if you see one you really like, try to talk to your local store early!
Lords of Excess Battleforce (Emperor’s Children)
Emperor’s Children kick the door in with speed, sonic violence, and the kind of swagger that makes other factions file a complaint.
What’s in the Lords of Excess Battleforce
- 1x Daemon Prince
- 12x Noise Marines
- 10x Tormentors
- 10x Infractors
Who Should Pick This Up?
This one’s basically made for new Emperor’s Children players who want a ready-to-go core with a simple plan: shoot loud, move fast, then finish the job up close. It’s a great fit for anyone who likes quick trading pieces and nasty midboard pressure, and it makes a lot of sense for players who already own the basics and just want more bodies to lean harder into a Noise Marine-heavy setup.
That being said, if you already have Noise Marines for days, this Chaos Space Marines battleforce box is probably a pass.
Khorne Daemonkin Chaos Space Marine Battleforce
Khorne showed up, took one look at the concept of “shooting phase,” and walked right past it. This battleforce screams “charge, connect, remove models.”
What’s in the Khorne Daemonkin Battleforce
- 1x Lord on Juggernaut
- 6x Bloodcrushers
- 10x Khorne Berzerkers
- 20x Bloodletters
This Chaos Space Marines Battleforce Has a Catch
This box leans into a mixed renegades-and-daemons theme. That’s cool for narrative Chaos wars, yet it can feel awkward for veteran players who have gotten their fair share of Bloodletters in plenty of older boxes. It’s also a hard mix for new players, unless they only want to be locked into one detachment in the codex.
Sekhmet Coven Battleforce (Thousand Sons)
Thousand Sons usually win games with brains, tricks, and a stack of psychic-themed nonsense. This box goes in a different direction: big units, elite bodies, and a monster that looks like it crawled out of a wizard’s nightmare.
What’s in the Sekhmet Coven Battleforce
- 1x Infernal Master
- 3x Exalted Sorcerers
- 10x Scarab Occult Terminators
- 1x Mutalith Vortex Beast
An Elite Mix Is Probably A Good Box
This one’s for players who like elite lists with fewer models to paint, and, of course, for anyone who just wants more Scarab Occult Terminators plus extra character support to boss them around. It’s a great pick for anyone who wants a big centerpiece monster that looks ridiculous in the best way.
If you were hoping for the usual Rubric Marine core, this new Chaos Space Marines Battleforce box is not that. This is Thousand Sons showing up in big boots, swinging big spells, and daring you to do something about it.
Vile Vectorium Chaos Space Marines Battleforce (Death Guard)
Nurgle’s contribution is an elite strike package wrapped in rust, plus a shambling pile of bodies to clog the board. Lord Felthius shows up to supervise the misery.
What’s in the Vile Vectorium Battleforce
- 1x Lord Felthius
- 3x Tainted Cohort bodyguards
- 3x Deathshroud Terminators
- 3x Foetid Bloat-drones
- 20x Poxwalkers
The Catch for this Chaos Space Marines Battleforce box
This one’s got Death Guard written all over it for players who like elite pressure with a gross little meat shield doing the thankless work up front. It’s a clean fit for anyone who already owns the plague basics and just wants more drones and terminators to lean harder into the “good luck shifting me” plan.
The only unfortunate part of this box is that it brings 20 poxwalkers, and if you bought any of the older boxes, they almost always had tons of them.
It’ll make the most sense for players who enjoy turning the game into a slow, ugly points grind where your opponent realizes they are losing by two every round and can’t do anything about it. And yeah, three Bloat-drones are spicy.
If that’s your jam, this might be the sleeper hit of the set.
Who Are These Chaos Space Marines Battleforce Boxes For?
For this round of Chaos Space Marines Battleforce boxes, the daemon mashup and the “no new minis” vibe are doing most of the arguing here. Khorne’s box mixing mortals and daemons looks cool on paper, yet it can feel like GW glued two collections together and called it a day.
Newer players get a neat, thematic spread, long-time Chaos collectors start doing inventory math and realizing they already own the daemon half they care about, or they have zero interest in starting a side collection just to make the bundle feel complete.
Toss in how the new detachments work, and suddenly, part of the box becomes display-case material. Well, unless you want to play only one detachment. Add the fact that these battleforces read like curated re-bundles, not miniature launches, and the whole pitch comes down to value. If the price does not beat buying the exact kits you need, hype falls apart fast.
That’s really the tell on who these are for: new army starters who want a quick identity in a box, painters who like a big themed project, and players patching holes in a growing list. Just don’t forget, these are generally super allocated, so even if you love a box, getting one might be the hard part.
Final Thoughts That Actually Help You Spend Smarter
If you are eyeing these Chaos Space Marines Battleforce boxes for 2026, the play is simple: buy the box that fixes a real need in your army. Cool factor matters, yet shelves are full of “cool” models that never make it to the table.
Watch for preorder dates, expect limited availability, and do the quick math on duplicates.
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