Warhammer 40K: Holiday Battleforce Point Breakdowns

We know what’s in the Warhammer 40,000 battleforce boxes so it’s time to point these suckers out for the tabletop!

The 40k battleforces look like a good value — if you want to play these armies. However, I was wondering how far along each of these would get you on your way to a 2,000 point army list. So let’s point these battleforce boxes out. We’re basing these points on the current Munitorum Field Manual. So let’s dive in.

Quick note: We’re just pointing out the units themselves independent of any Detachment Enhancements or other options. And we’re basing them off the unit lists by GW and not the alternate options.

Adepta Sororitas Battleforce: Penitent Crusade Host

Ministorum Priest – 50

2x Penitent Engines – 150

9x Sisters Repentia and their Repentia Superior – 180

10x Arco-Flagellants – 150

2x Adepeta Sororitas Rhinos – 150

Points Total: 680 points

Imperial Knights Battleforce: Valourstrike Lance

Knight Paladin = 405

4x Armiger Helverins(140) = 560

Points Total: 965 points

Necrons Battleforce: Hypercrypt Legion

C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon = 290

Overlord with Translocation Shroud = 85

10x Triarch Praetorians = 200

10x Necron Warriors (100) w/3x Canoptek Scarab Swarms (40) = 140

Points Total: 715 points

T’au Empire Battleforce: Retaliation Cadre

Commander w/drone = 80

Riptide Battlesuit w/ two drones = 190

Ghostkeel Battlesuit w/ two drones = 160

Broadside Battlesuit w/ two drones = 90

Total Points: 520 points

Dark Angels Battleforce: Inner Circle Task Force

Lion El’Jonson = 285

Chaplain in Terminator armour = 75

6x Inner Circle Companions = 180

10x Deathwing Knights (250 per 5) w/ 2x Watchers in the Dark = 500

Total Points: 1040

So there you have it. Not all battleforce boxes are created equally — at least in terms of points. The Dark Angels are actually coming out on top with 1040 points in the box. The T’au battleforce only has 520 points but that’s just for the suits listed. Again, you could get a slightly different total depending on the Detachment Enhancements you opt for as well. I’d probably use these points as a baseline. You’ll certainly want to plan out what else to buy and how to build from there next.

Just based on the box art I thought the Knights were going to take the cake!

Author: Adam Harrison

Writer, Editor, Texas Native, and now Tex-Pat, Adam covers all things Tabletop Gaming. Which includes Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, D&D, Board Games and everything else that involves dice, boards, cards and a table. A hobbyist, player, and collector of miniatures and games, Adam's current obsession are his Death and Chaos Armies for Age of Sigmar, his Blood Angels and Tyranids for 40k, an expanding collection of Marvel: Crisis Protocol minis, and his ever growing Arkham Horror: The Card Game Collection.