Here is the value and pricing breakdown for all six of the new 2023 AoS Christmas Battleforces- check it out!
GW revealed the boxes and their contents, so now it’s time to break down if they will be worth buying or if you will be passing. While they haven’t released the price of the actual boxes, we’ll take a guess and show what value each box has (and how much you’ll save, obviously). Let’s get into all the new boxes!
2023 AoS Christmas Battleforces: Pricing & Value
Before we get into each box, let’s start with the prices of the boxes. Last year, the boxes all went for $210, and while we’ve had some price increases this year, we hope they don’t go higher than that (especially after looking at the contents of the boxes). We’ve also had some good news recently, as the Legion Astartes box went for $210, so they haven’t given too many hints about making these bigger boxes more expensive. However, the 40k ones went to $230, so for the sake of this post, we’ll be comparing them to the $230 box price.
One last thing to keep in mind: The values for these boxes are pretty all over the place. For example, the Bonereapers box has insane value, while the Slaves to Darkness box is a little lackluster.
Primordial Starhost: Seraphon Battleforce
Unleash a landside of lizards with the Primordial Starhost. Led by a Slann Starmaster who ensures that these cold-blooded servants enact the Great Plan, this force is a mix of hard-hitting units and nimble skinks, with a block of 10 Saurus Warriors flanked by three Kroxigor – who can also be built as Kroxigor Warspawned – and three Aggradon Lancers. They’re supported by the Hunters of Huanchi, a warband of chameleon skinks that pepper foes with poison darts and send terrawings to claw and peck.
- Slann Starmaster $85
- 3 Kroxigor $60
- 10 Saurus Warriors $60
- Skinks – Hunters of Huanchi Warcry kit $60
- Aggradon Lancers $60
Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $325
Savings versus (estimated) $230 box price: $95
Praetorian Spearhead – Ossiarch Bonereapers
The Ossiarch Bonereapers are a legion of relentless soul-constructs, charged with collecting the Tithe of Bones for their lord Nagash. The Praetorian Spearhead falls under the command of Arch-Kavalos Zandtos – or a standard Liege-Kavalos, if you’d rather build him that way – whose hatred of the living inspires those around him. He is supported by five Kavalos Deathriders, 20 Mortek Guard, a lumbering Gothizzar Harvester, and four Morghast Archai – who can alternatively be built as Morghast Harbingers.
- Arch-Kavalos Zandtos $60
- Kavalos Deathriders $60
- Mortek Guard $60
- Gothizzar Harvester $60
- 4 Morghast Archai $140 ($70 for 2)
Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $380
Savings versus (estimated) $230 box price: $150
Warhorde of Eternus – Slaves to Darkness
Archaon rules the endless legions of the Slaves to Darkness with a helwrought metal fist, but Be’lakor has long been working to undermine him. Eternus, Blade of the First Prince, is his prime mortal agent, leading three Ogroid Theridons, five Chaos Knights, five Chaos Chosen and 10 Chaos Warriors. But there’s a twist – build Eternus as a Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount and you’ve got a force loyal to Archaon. Or have you? We’ve lost track of who works for who.
- Eternus, Blade of the First Prince $60
- Ogroid Theridons $65
- Chaos Knights $65
- Chaos Chosen $60
- Chaos Warriors $60
Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $310
Savings versus (estimated) $230 box price: $80
Vengorian Court – Soulblight Gravelords
Few creatures in the Mortal Realms feed with such gory abandon as the monstrous Vengorian Lords. These bestial vampires may have discarded their noble facade, but they are still capable commanders who can control entire legions of the undead. The Vengorian Court contains a contingent of five Blood Knights, 20 Deathrattle Skeletons, 10 Dire Wolves, and three Fell Bats, and a Vengorian Lord – who can also be built as the legendarily fearsome Lauka Vai, Mother of Nightmares.
- Blood Knights $70
- Deathrattle Skeletons $60
- Dire Wolves $60
- Fell Bats $60
- Vengorian Lord $70
Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: $320
Savings versus (estimated) $230 box price: $90
Do the AoS Christmas Battleforces Have Value?
In short, yes! Even the boxes with lower value still come in around the $100 mark, so it’s pretty hard to beat that! Especially if you can get these from your local store at a little bit of a discount, then your savings just go even higher. However, considering, on average, they have less value than the 40k ones, these might actually run for $210 again. The Bonereapers box reigns supreme at the highest value (for both AoS and 40k), but most of the boxes have a decent mix of units, and if you need everything in the box, buy away and save those hobby dollars!
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