Warhammer 40K: 8 New Battleforce Point Breakdowns
Games Workshop revealed all of the 8 Battleforces coming to 40k. So how many points are you getting when you buy one?
If you’re looking to dive into a new army with both feet then the Battleforce boxes are a great start. But if you pick one up for yourself or others just how close are you to a 2000 point army? That’s what we’re here to find out today! Thanks to the fact that the points are all free online we can now check — and you can double check our work.
Battleforces: Warhammer 40,000 Point Breakdown
Quick note: We’re just taking the basic loadouts that were presented by GW and pointing those up. We’re also not counting all the various wargear options. These points are the baseline of what you’ll get in the box.
Adepta Sororitas – Sanctorum Guard
Contents:
- Morvenn Vhal – 280
- 6x Paragon Warsuits – 420 + wargear
- 5x Celestian Sacresants – 70 + wargear
- 10x Battle Sisters – 110 + wargear
Total: 880 + Wargear
Adeptus Custodes – Watchers of The Gate
Contents:
- Captain-General Trajann Valoris – 200
- 3x Vertus Praetors on Dawneagle Jetbikes -240 + wargear
- 3x Allarus Custodians – 180
- 15x Custodian Guard – 675 + wargear
Total: 1295 + wargear
Adeptus Mechanicus – Elimination Maniple
Contents:
- Belisarius Cawl – 180
- 2x Kastelan Robots w/ Cybernetica Datasmith – 220 + wargear (unit total)
- 6x Kataphron Destroyers – 240 + wargear
- 10x Skitarii Rangers – 90 + wargear
Total: 730 + wargear
Imperial Knights – Chainbreaker Lance
Contents:
- Imperial Knight Preceptor Canis Rex – 440
- 2x Helverin Armigers – 310 + wargear
- 2x Warglaive Armigers – 290 + wargear
Total: 1040 + wargear
Death Guard – Council of The Death Lord
Contents:
- Mortarion, Daemon Prince of Nurgle – 450
- 5x Blightlord Terminators – 200 + wargear
- 14x Plague Marines – 294 + wargear
Total: 944 + wargear
Thousand Sons – Court of The Crimson King
Contents:
- Magnus the Red – 420
- 3x Exalted Sorcerers – 300 + wargear
- 20 Rubric Marines – 420 + wargear
Total: 1140 + wargear
Imperial Fists – Bastion Strike Force
Contents:
- Tor Garadon – 135
- 3x Primaris Aggressors 120 + wargear
- 15 Heavy Intercessors – 420 + wargear
Total: 675 + wargear
Raven Guard – Ravenstrike Battleforce
Contents:
- Chapter Master Kayvaan Shrike – 135
- Librarian in Phobos Armour – 100
- 10x Primaris Reivers – 180 + wargear
- 2x Invictor Tactical Warsuits – 320
- 3x Eliminators – 75
Total: 810 + wargear
As you can see some of these Battleforces get you a lot closer to a 2000 point list than others. At least universally they are good places to start your new army from.
Did the points land where you expected them to?
