Games Workshop has revealed six Warhammer 40k battleforce bundles, each packed with enough models for a small army, for this year’s Christmas shoppers. The Warhammer Community article announcing the battleforces on Monday states they “will be available to pre-order soon”, but doesn’t give an exact date or price.
The six lucky Warhammer 40k factions to receive battleforce bundles this year are Space Marines, Astra Militarum, World Eaters, Orks, Leagues of Votann, and Tyranids. Until we get prices we can’t say how these compare with 40k Combat Patrols as a starting point for a new Warhammer 40k army, but they’re almost always a good deal.
Here are all the Warhammer 40k army bundles for the 2023 winter holidays:
- Space Marines – Spearhead Force
- Astra Militarum – Cadian Defence Force
- World Eaters – Exalted of the Red Angel
- Orks – Beast Snagga Stampede
- Leagues of Votann – Defenders of the Ancestors
- Tyranids – Onslaught Swarm
Space Marines – Spearhead Force
The Space Marines Spearhead Force contains 20 models, consisting of:
Astra Militarum – Cadian Defence Force
The Astra Militarum Cadian Defence Force contains 27 models, consisting of:
World Eaters – Exalted of the Red Angel
The World Eaters Exalted of the Red Angel battleforce contains 17 models, consisting of:
Orks – Beast Snagga Stampede
The Orks Beast Snagga Stampede battleforce contains 19 models, consisting of:
- Mozrog Skragbad x 1
- Squighog Boyz x 3
- Nob on Smasha Squig
- Bomb squig x 1
- Beastsnagga Boyz x 10
- Kill Rig x 1
- Painboss Medic x 1
- Grot Orderly x 1
Leagues of Votann – Defenders of the Ancestors
The Leagues of Votann Defenders of the Ancestors battleforce contains 16 models, consisting of:
- Einhyr Hearthguard x 10
- Einhyr Champion x 1
- Grimnyr Living Ancestor x 1
- CORVs x 2
- Hekaton Land Fortress
- Sagitaur ATV
Tyranids Onslaught Swarm
The Tyranids Onslaught Swarm battleforce contains 34 models, consisting of:
- Norn Emissary x 1
- Winged Hive Tyrant x 1
- Hormagaunts x 20
- Genestealers x 10
- Ripper Swarms x 2
If you want to get a sense for the value in each of these bundles, check out this video by site contributor Joshua Clough:
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