Here’s the pricing and new pre-order lineup for the new Space Marines Battleforces, Chapter Approved, and the new Arks of Omen book!
Get those hobby dollars ready if you want any of these pre-orders from Games Workshop that will go up for pre-order with your favorite retailers on Saturday, January 7th, 2023, around 1 pm EST!
New Battleforces, Chapter Approved, & Arks of Omen Pricing CONFIRMED!
If you play Space Marines, it’s nice to get some more Battleforces, but for everyone else, the new Chapter Approved will be interesting to see how it changes the game! Finally, Arks of Omen won’t be for matched play but should have some fun missions and such inside.
Arks of Omen: Abaddon $60 €45 £35
Available in standard and collectors’ editions, Arks of Omen: Abaddon kicks off the new story with a team-up between the eponymous Despoiler and the new daemon on the block, Vashtorr the Arkifane.
As well as spinning an epic yarn, Arks of Omen: Abaddon lets you take part in the saga of the Balefleets by introducing rules and missions for Boarding Actions – a whole new way to play Warhammer 40,000, offering fast-paced games set within the confines of voidcraft, space hulks, and orbital stations.
As the mainline narrative expansion, we’ve been hearing about this new series for a while, so its exciting to finally know the first book is coming!
Boarding Actions Terrain Set: $210 €170 £130
Of course, to play games in a spaceship, you’ll first need a spaceship – or at least a board’s worth of spaceship terrain, such as the contents of the Boarding Actions Terrain Set. This set contains two sturdy double-sided gaming boards and 68 pieces of massively modular terrain, which can be used for the Boarding Actions missions in the Arks of Omen series.
In addition to the narrative, the new Ark combat should be a new and refreshing way to play, making normal games much more jam-packed and personal in all the tight corridors.
Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament Mission Pack $30 €22.50 £17.50
Fans of larger games also have something to look forward to in the Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament Mission Pack. This is the complete guide to matched play for the first half of 2023, with revised tournament missions, new and updated secondary objectives for every faction, and a brand-new Detachment that gives players much more flexibility when building their armies.
New rules to spice up competitive play is always great too! Hopefully, this can help keep the game open to creativity with tons of viable options.
Scions of Macragge Battleforce box $210 €170 £130
The Scions of Macragge Battleforce box features two of the greatest heroes of the Ultramarines, alongside the solid core of a Codex-compliant collection in the form of Intercessors, Hellblasters, and Bladeguard Veterans.
This is clearly a decent starting point and has some iconic characters, so if you don’t have them and want to try them, this should be a great option for you!
Storm of Chogoris Battleforce box $210 €170 £130
The White Scars Battleforce is the Storm of Chogoris – perfect for Fast Attack fanatics, with a Primaris Chaplain on Bike joined by two squads of Outriders and a pair of Invader ATVs, plus Kor’sarro Khan and his adorable bird pal.
White Scars go all in on the iconic bikers and take essentially no foot soldiers! It’s hilarious… and on theme!
March of Iron Strike Force box $210 €170 £130
On the other end of the scale are the Iron Hands, whose March of Iron Strike Force teams up two hulking Redemptor Dreadnoughts with 10 Intercessors, a Primaris Techmarine, and Iron Father Feirros.
The Iron Hands also get a box and try to keep it on their theme by bringing in two Redemptors! Just be sure to get even more vehicles to go all in on the fluff as you expand the force.
Salamanders Warforged Strike Force $210 €170 £130
Finally, the Salamanders Warforged Strike Force is great for fans of infantry assaults – not to mention flamers and meltas – with 20 Intercessors, three Eradicators, three Aggressors, and Adrax Agatone to oversee them all.
The last new Space Marine Army box is for Salamanders, and it keeps it distinct with tons of bodies and tons of flamers!
Space Marine Heroes $64 (for 8 Blind boxes; $8 each retail)
You can also add to each of these collections with the latest collection of Space Marine Heroes, which features six different Space Marines to collect, packed in blind bags. Try your luck and see which Blood Angels battle-brother you receive, or buy a box and get all six, with two extras! They can be painted as any Chapter, and can be built with a choice of helmet or bare head.
These unique characters are usually pretty interesting, so maybe pick up a few and see what you get! They can serve as great lieutenants in your forces or be one more model among a sea of infantry.
Black Legion dice $35 €29 £22
For the more traitorous among you, a set of Black Legion dice are also on the way, containing 15 dice in two-tone swirly black with golden pips, sporting the effortlessly ironic Eye of Horus sigil in place of the six.
Dice are pretty straightforward; if you like the design or are a fan of the faction, then boom! Easy pick up, but it only has 15 dice this time instead of 20.
Tons of Warhammer Box Sets Going For Super Cheap on eBay
This month on eBay we found some of the best prices on Warhammer 40k we’ve ever seen! If you find something you want from this list, it is probably the cheapest price around by far.
There are a bunch of deals, including Gargants at nearly $70 off, Nachmund at a crazy deal, Eldritch Omens at almost half price, and more! Check it out.
Mega-Gargants
The Gargants are going for $210 right now, which means this is just an insane deal! This is the deepest discount we’ve seen on the box, so if you want to build some Gargants, you really can’t go wrong with this! As of right now, there are a decent number of boxes left, but we assume at this price they are going to go really fast.
Eldritch Omens
At this price, this is just an insane deal! There are six units inside the box and at this price, each is under $20. If you know a friend who would want the other side of the box, you’ll get a ton of minis for only $60 each. This is probably the best price we’ve found for this box so far!
Ash Wastes
This is $100 off the original price, so if you want to get into Necromunda or the Ash Wastes expansion system, this is hard to beat. We did a value breakdown, and the box has about $465 of value inside, so for $200, you can’t go wrong.
Warhammer 40k Terrain
They have two sets available, and both are pretty sweet deals! Octarius is selling for $112 on GW’s site right now, so almost half-price. While Chalnath isn’t quite as good of a deal, still much cheaper than the MSRP! That’s all for this one store, but there are plenty of other deals out there still!
Knight Dominus:
Currently, this bad boy goes for $170 on the Games Workshop site, a savings of nearly $50 or 30% off. Thats a solid deal for a very cool model that can make both versions of Dominus Class Knights.
This multipart plastic kit builds one Knight Castellan, a titanic long range Lords of War choice for your Imperial Knights army – or a wandering Freeblade for other Imperium forces. This super-heavy walker is armed with a blast-unleashing plasma decimator, an armour-melting volcano lance, and an array of carapace-mounted meltaguns, shieldbreaker cannons, and missiles. The Knight Castellan makes a fantastic painting project and centrepiece, and offers a range of poses, face plates, and armour pieces, allowing you to create a truly unique engine of war. This kit can also be assembled as a Knight Valiant, as well as a Knight Tyrant for Chaos Knights.
Kill Team Nachmund:
This box is currently going for about $30 over cost, which is just wild considering how much you get inside, especially the terrain.
Keep in mind there has been a price increase since this released, so there is even more value to be had now.
Black Templars Army Box:
Containing 13 miniatures, 12 of which are available for the first time in this very box, this is the perfect place to start a Black Templars army or build on your existing force. Leading the charge is the stunning new Emperor’s Champion, and ensuring that the correct vows are uttered and devotions followed is a Marshal.
This originally retailed for $199, so if you get it from eBay, you’ll actually save around 50%! Which actually gives you a bunch of great value! If you’ve been looking to start a new army or pump yours up, you can’t really go wrong with this.
Especially considering one Primaris Crusader Squad box goes for $60 alone!
Chalnath Kill Team Box Set:
This went for $170, so while not as big of a discount as the Black Templar box, this is still a pretty sweet deal and can get you into Kill Team on the cheap complete with terrain and two squads!
Dominion Box Set:
There are a bunch of these listings, which makes sense, as these didn’t do so well when they were released in 2021. Still, this is a great deal at about $100-$110 and will get you an insane number of minis for that price! In theory, you get almost $400 in value at this price, so hard to pass up if you want to play either Stormcasts or Kruleboyz!
Into the Dark:
This originally went for $210, so it’s a great deal at this price! Especially considering these are still extremely new minis (and not available on their own at the time of writing this). You’ll still get a lot of minis for fairly cheap, including the new breached models for the Imperial Navy.
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If these appeal to you, don’t miss these Warhammer 40k and AoS box sets and bundle deals that are going for super cheap on eBay right now!
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters Humble Bundle: 40% OFF
Humble Bundle has another listing available for some solid sci-fi offerings. While we usually cover the Black Library bundles, this game is pretty cool, and you get to slay daemons! What’s not to like about that?
As we said, this will seriously save you some cash, and if you go on Steam, the game will cost you $45. As we said though, this only has a few days left, so don’t miss out!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
