If you missed out on the last big Warhammer 40k battlebox release, we have some good news for you this week!
Retailers across the US are reporting that a second wave of the Hexfire Battlebox featuring the Grey Knights and Thousand Sons will be in stores this week, giving hobbyists a chance to scoop up the new minis inside!
This is good news as the box set has already started to sell at a premium on places like eBay over the week, fetching $50 over retail already.
Whether you’re looking to start either of these armies or just expand your existing collection, this one was a good value for the money. The price tag ended up being the same as the recent Sisters Piety and Pain box set which isn’t too bad considering the value.
Anyways… back to the value. Let’s check it out!
Hexfire Battlebox Warhammer 40k $170
The box contains a total of 29 minis with 2 new characters for each faction. Let’s start with the Grey Knights value then go to the Thousand Sons.
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- 1x Strike Squad $60
- Nemesis Dreadknight $60
- Castellan Crowe $35 (Based on recent characters)
Grey Knights MSRP: $155
- 5x Scarab Occult Terminators $60
- Infernal Master $35 (Based on recent characters)
- Tzangor Shaman $35
- 10 Tzangors $44
Thousand Sons MSRP: $174
Overall MSRP: $329
Total Estimated Value: $159
So, if you break it down with a friend, you’ll be paying right around $85 a person and getting about $80 in value for each person. So, honestly, there is some value inside (about $10 more value than Piety & Pain) and the units included are pretty decent.
While the Thousand Sons side gets a little bit more value, both factions grab a new mini and some useful units.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
