Poorhammer E187 - 40K and AoS 2025 Holiday Boxes Review

Solely Singleton

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric pick-up their calculators and go over all the new Warhammer 40K and Age of Sigmar Battleforce boxes to figure out if they are worth their value or are better left on the shelf. I could end the episode description there but I'm gonna yap a bit more because the manager in Brad likes thick chunks of text. Which Battleforce boxes are great additions to the current and past Combat Patrols and other discount boxes? Which factions are missing an entire model to make their boxes look appealing? Can we collect an entire army by only buying promo boxes? All those questions answered and more through editor and patron abuse on this episode!

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WE GUESTED ON BOLTERS AND BANTER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ekPJdrs8eA

RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:

Building Better Battleforce Boxes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTLhDJvfFI

Battleforce Boxes - Has their value decreased over time?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVZFZUG76g

Building Better Combat Patrols:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5AQ1mjhy6E

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hello and Welcome

00:57 News - We Guested on Bolters and Banter

02:23 What are Battleforces

03:04 Emperor's Children - Blissbound Warband

07:16 Leagues of Votann - Cthonian Prospect

09:20 Tyranids - Crusher Stampede

13:25 T'au Empire - Farsight Cadre

15:49 Space Marines - Iron Halo Strike Force

18:49 Chaos Space Marines - Hellforged Warband

21:19 Astra Militarum - Krieg Siege Platoon

24:46 40K Boxes Final Impressions

27:11 AOS TIME BABY WOOOOOO

27:28 RATS ARE HERE WOOO

29:06 TROLLS ARE HERE WOOOO

30:33 BATS ARE HERE WOOOO

32:11 ENTS ARE HERE WOOOO

34:19 Shrug...back to 40k I guess

35:17 CSM - Start Collecting (Half of Shadow Spear)

36:02 CSM - Eldritch Omens

36:18 CSM - Decimation Warband

36:30 CSM - Combat Patrol

36:54 CSM - Wrath of the Soul Forge King

37:26 CSM - Balefleet Battleforce

37:44 CSM - Boarding Patrol

38:02 CSM - Combat Patrol (10E)

38:13 CSM - Dread Talons

38:28 CSM - Veterans of the Long War

38:39 CSM - Helforge warband

38:51 Maths

41:19 I feel like we are wrapping up. Are we wrapping up? Can't we go back to AoS?

47:13 Alright Audio Audience

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