After the prices of the Sons of Behemat and Necrons, Warhammer players are wondering how much does GW want you to spend on your army?
With the recent large kit prices, hobbyists may be wondering why the models seem to cost so much lately. Let’s try to compare the new Sons of Behemat to other factions in both 40k and AoS to see if the price tag is consistent, rising, or a mix of both. Who knows, maybe we will be surprised and see the price is actually dropping?
So how much does GW want you to spent on your army? Let’s dive in!
Sons of Behemat Army Cost
While Gargants seem to be $$$ they are pretty elite, so maybe fewer boxes mean less money overall.
We can just assume you’ll play one of each Mega Gargant and 3 man crushers for your battleline. This puts you up to 1940 pts which in AoS is close enough to 2k to be set.
So how much does this example list cost?
- 3 Mega Gargants $195 ea.
- 3 Mancrusher Gargants (min two boxes, only come in 2 packs) $125 ea.
Total Monofaction cost: $835
Chaos Everchosen Army Cost
Another elite army, that had some price controversy (cough, cough, Varanguard) on release was the Archaon Everchosen faction.
Looking at a basic list, you can run Archaon, 9 Varanguard (3 battlelines), 1 Gaunt Summoner
So how much does this example list cost?
- Archaon, Grandmarshal of the Apocalypse $165
- 9 Varanguard (3 boxes of 3 models) $100 ea.
- Gaunt Summoner on Disc of Tzeentch $40
- Slaves to Darkness Endless Spells $38
Total Monofaction Cost: $543
Knights 40k Army Cost
But how about an elite 40k army?
Looking at a basic Monofaction list, how much can you expect to pay for a 2k point Knight list?
- 4 Helverins (2 boxes) $75 ea.
- 1 Gallant $170
- 1 Crusader $157
- 1 Warden $157
Total Monofaction Cost: $634
Space Marine Salamanders Army Cost
How about a more standard 40k army these days…
Pulling from a recent tournament, this is a pretty good indicator for a typical space marine list, except that its Salamander flavored!
- 1 Adrax Agatone $40
- 1 Captain (upgraded to chapter master) $30
- 1 Primaris Lieutenant $35
- 5 Primaris Infiltrators (10 in box) $60
- 5 Primaris Intercessors (10 in box) $60
- 5 Scout Squad $34
- 5 Primaris Aggressors (boxes of 3 ea.) $50 ea.
- 3 Bladeguard Veterans (estimated cost) $60
- 1 Invictor Tactical Warsuit $60
- 1 Attack bike $34
- 6 Primaris Inceptors (box of 3) $50 ea.
- 3 Scout Bikes $40
- 6 Eradicators (2 boxes, estimated cost) $60 ea.
- 1 Impulsor $75
- 1 Land Speeder Storm $36
Total Monofaction Cost: $884
Are Sons of Behemat Fairly Priced?
- AoS: Sons of Behemat Monofaction cost: $835
- AoS: Chaos Everchosen Monofaction Cost: $543
- 40k: Imperial Knights Monofaction Cost: $634
- 40k: Salamanders Monofaction Cost: $884
In short no, but ultimately it depends, here’s why.
Elite armies tend to be cheaper to build because large models tend to have better points-per-dollar ratios. This means the more elite units your army is faction is made of the cheaper (sometimes exponentially) it can be to make. With this in mind, Sons of Behemat fail that presumption. Archaon and Imperial Knight lists are both similar in this fashion and their prices also reflect that.
Sons of Behemat are closer to that of a spam list and are even on par with a pretty diverse Space Marine list filled with bodies.
When comparing these it’s also important to note a few things. When Everchosen released they had one of the most expensive books, however now they have been merged into slaves to darkness, making them broader, less elite, and potentially much less expensive.
Varanguard used to be a major complaint as they are $100 per box and get you 3 models totaling 280 points for that tag. Meanwhile, $100 of Warriors gets you 30 models and 540 points, almost double!
Archaon is also extremely dense in terms of points. He one of the best cost-to-point ratio models made by GW coming in at $165 for 800 pts (New Mega Gargants are $30 more and 300ish fewer points). If you take Archaon out of the list his army becomes significantly more expensive.
Due to Archaon almost being worth 2 Mega Gargants in points, it doesn’t feel right to compare them.
However, comparing Knights to Behemat at face value seems better, both are closer to each other in terms of releases, and both contain similar size models across the respective lists. They also have a similar amount of models. The Knights list has 3 large models and 4 slightly smaller models. Sons of Behemat have 3 large models and 3 slightly smaller models. Yet with these apparent comparisons, the Sons of Behemat come out $201 more…
The only factor that could rationalize the price of the Sons of Behemat is that they are the newest models and that you can take them with any faction in AoS, making them one of the most flexible units in the game in that sense. Perhaps they are pricier because even with that flexibility GW feels that they won’t sell as many of those as say a questoris Knight kit?
Oh and speaking of things going up, check out GW’s share price since their COVID 19 shutdown (red arrow) when they released three of their most expensive kits (and 9th Edition 40k) in rapid succession…
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