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RUMORS: Warhammer Epic 40k Horus Heresy Starter Box Contents

chaos rumors new wal hor warhammer games workshopHere are the supposed contents of the Epic Warhammer 40k starter box set that could also be branded Horus Heresy from the sounds of it.

In the latest rumors for Epic, it looks like the game will focus wholly on Horus Heresy, and the starter box is going to be a ton of Marines and plenty of vehicles.

As with every rumor, you have to take this with as much salt as you need because nothing is confirmed until GW says it.

We’ve heard rumors before Epic will be set in Horus Heresy and a way to tie everything together; however, we hope they add some Xenos into the mix.

We also heard rumors that we’ll see a minor initial release for Epic (including this starter set), so a lot is floating around the web right now. Let’s check out the rumors!

RUMORS: Warhammer Epic 40k Horus Heresy Starter Box Set Contents

Gary published these rumors on Faeit 212, saying it’s once again from a “solid” source. 

The Box will come with enough Plastic sprues to represent 4 Legiones Astartes Battle Companies and Assets. This content can be use to build 4 small, 2 medium or 1 bigger Space Marine Army.

It’s interesting to give four Legions, as most starter boxes can only ever be split up among two people (well, only two armies, we guess you could split them as many times as you want). However, if you want to play truly giant battles, you can just keep the whole box for yourself!

Here is what is supposedly coming in the Epic Warhammer 40k / Horus Heresy box.

Marines:

  • 36 Tactical Squads
  • 7 Assault Squads
  • 16 Heavy Weapon Squads
  • 7 Biker Squads
  • 8 Command Squads
  • 8 Terminator Squads
Vehicles/Dreadnoughts:
  • 40 Rhinos
  • 16 Predator Tanks
  • 16 Vindicator Tanks
  • 12 Sicaran Tanks
  • 12 Land Raider Proteus
  • 8 Land Raider Spartan
  • 16 Contemptor Dreadnoughts
  • 8 Leviathan Dreadnoughts

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 Forge World Thunderhawk & Plastic AI Thunderhawk in 1:4 scale.

This is actually a decent amount of stuff, especially with almost 130 vehicles/Dreads! We see how you could actually split this up four times for some pretty small armies, but if you just split this with one person, you get a pretty good army for both people. However, there is more in the box:

Rulebook, Istvaan III Campaign Booklet, Accessories, etc.
Decals to represent all 18 Space Marine Legions
 
The Box features all four Legions of the Istvann III Atroscity with rules. There will be no “Legion A vs. Legion B fighting on Istvaan III” Theme for the Box, and with the decals, you could represent every Legion but would need the Compendium to play other Legions than Sons of Horus, Emperor’s Children, World Eaters or Death Guard.
 
Apart from Plastic Sprues, there will be Resin Packs with Legion-specific stuff like the Primarch, another Command Squad, or Dreadnought Torso.
Interestingly, there are rumors about resin packs to make things Legion-specific, and not everything will be in plastic. Then, it will only focus on the traitors and no loyalists in the box. Overall though, it sounds like quite the excellent box with plenty inside!
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