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The holiday Battleforce boxes are here, and this year's lineup has a couple of real stand-outs. Games Workshop just revealed seven new Warhammer 40,000 Battleforces, each a big bundled chunk of army built for the festive season.

Whether you're starting a new force, growing the one on your table, or shopping for the hobbyist in your life, there's a box worth a look. Pre-orders aren't open yet. GW says they're coming soon, so sign up below and we'll let you know.

Saga's Picks

Necrons: Disciples of the Nekrosor

If you've been eyeing Necrons, this is the box: a C'tan Shard centrepiece plus a solid core of Warriors and a spread of Canoptek constructs and Destroyers.

Contents: C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer; Nekrosor Ammentar; 3 Ophydian Destroyers; Canoptek Doomstalker; 10 Necron Warriors; 3 Canoptek Scarab Swarms.

Great for: new Necron players who want a showpiece model right away, and existing Dynasties adding a C'tan. Shop Necrons.

Chaos Space Marines: Cult of Destruction

A Warpsmith's dream. Two Daemon Engines plus Obliterators, Havocs and Mutilators make a heavy-hitting, wonderfully weird box, and a painter's playground of rust, warp-glow and twisted machinery.

Contents: Warpsmith; Defiler; Venomcrawler; 2 Obliterators; 5 Havocs; 3 Mutilators.

Great for: Chaos players who love war machines, and anyone who wants a characterful holiday painting project. Shop Chaos Space Marines.

The Rest of the Lineup

Space Marines: Indomitus Task Force

Contents: Captain in Terminator Armour; Chaplain; Redemptor Dreadnought; 5 Terminators; 5 Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs; 10 Intercessors.

Great for: starting Space Marines in any chapter colours, or a gift for someone new to 40K. Shop Space Marines.

Blood Angels: Angelus Assault Force

Contents: Commander Dante; Blood Angels Chaplain with Jump Pack; Death Company Brutalis Dreadnought; 3 Sanguinary Guard; 5 Death Company Marines with Jump Packs; Blood Angels Upgrade Frame.

Great for: Blood Angels players who want Dante and a fast assault force. Shop Blood Angels.

Chaos Knights: Helhunt Lance

Contents: Knight Ruinator (or build as Knight Abominant, Knight Rampager or Knight Desecrator); 4 War Dog Stalkers (or build as War Dog Brigands or War Dog Karnivores).

Great for: Chaos Knights players, or Chaos Space Marine players adding War Dogs. Shop Chaos Knights.

Orks: Armoured Blitzmob

Contents: Warboss in Mega Armour; Battlewagon (or build as Gunwagon); Deff Dread; 3 Meganobz; 10 Ork Boyz.

Great for: Ork players adding a Battlewagon and some armoured muscle to their Waaagh! Shop Orks.

Space Wolves: Champions of Fenris

A very focused box: it's all Terminators.

Contents: Logan Grimnar; Arjac Rockfist; 15 Wolf Guard Terminators.

Great for: Space Wolves players who want a Terminator-heavy force or Logan and Arjac for the collection. Starting Wolves from scratch? Stop by the store in Englewood or email store@sagaconcepts.com and we'll help you build around it. Shop Space Wolves.

Thinking About Gifting One?

Battleforces make great holiday gifts, but the best box depends on which army they play (or want to play). Not sure? Stop by the store in Englewood or email store@sagaconcepts.com and we'll help you pick.

If they're just starting out, don't forget glue, clippers and paints.

Box contents from Games Workshop's Warhammer Community reveal. Pricing and pre-order dates haven't been announced yet, and we'll update this post when they are.