jimbo1701 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Hi all. Just going to throw out some speculation on this years Christmas boxed sets for the fun of it. They are a near guaranteed part of the hobby at this stage and we seem to get 5-7 40K specific ones each year. There’s no particular pattern to it but there are some recurring themes such as a knight box, space marine box and tendency to lean towards recently released armies and large centrepieces. Therefore I speculate: Space marine box, either blood angel, generic new releases or a mixture. We got dark angels last year and before that 2 years in a row sets with relatively new releases in. I therefore wonder if this year we will see blood angels, perhaps sanguinor leading some sanguinary guard at the fore. If valraks rumours of the marine wave come to fruition this year perhaps some of those units (vanguard, assault terminators) may make it in also to distinguish if from the combat patrol. Or as stated we may simply find that the generic marines get a release if there are new models released throughout the year. Astra militarum. I’m going to guess that Krieg will get a set containing the heavy weapon team, a couple of infantry squads, command squad and one of each artillery and death riders. Would make sense to follow up on this years release and would be sure to be a sell out. Chaos knights. Either that or imperial. Chaos are rumoured to be getting some new armiger class and imperial a new questoris class, so whichever gets a release (I’m going with chaos) will likely have a set mixing new and old releases. Emperors children. Following suit with the other 3 cults I’m confident we will see a fulgrim centric set with a mixture of EC kits added in. Tau. Or rather, kroot. Unsure about this one as I’m not sure how well the set sold, but a follow up set containing hounds / lone spear and a selection of units from the army box (plus perhaps the kill team) would make for a nice set. Aeldari. An avatar centric box with some new aspects and a few other generic options thrown in. That’s it for my speculation and I’d expect at least half of these to have some merit. What do you think? Zoatibix, Dalmyth and ZeroWolf 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL_Mission Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I took the liberty of coagulating the previous years offering. 2024 2023 2022 and 2021 The 2022 box sets were followed up by four more space marine boxes for Iron Hands, Salamanders, White Scars and Ultramarine but they came out in January. skylerboodie, Norman Paperman, ZeroWolf and 4 others 2 1 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNicronomicon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Blood Angels were a 2024 release. Space Wolves are looking like a 2025 release. I think they’re more likely to get the Dark Angels treatment but there’s no reason they couldn’t release both, per the post above mine. jimbo1701 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Praetorian of Inwit Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I could see DG, WE and TS getting boxes again as they'll all get fresh codexs this year. EC seem to be almost certain. Perhaps a Space Marine box if they do get some releases this year as rumors suggest. ThaneOfTas and jimbo1701 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL_Mission Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I'd be very surprised not to see an Eldar box, they've got a bunch of new models that could be featured and they haven't had one in the last few years. I think imperial guard are also a shoe in with a focus on Krieg and Blood angels in the loyalist space marine slot if we only get the one. EC seem very likely but I'm not sure about the other traitor legions. I'm not really sure who else is likely to turn up, I'd expect five or six boxes. TheNicronomicon, Karhedron and jimbo1701 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Krieg-heavy Guard, Eldar, Emperor's Children and Blood Angels would be my boring/safe guesses. You know what, I'll throw Chaos Knights on that list too just because there's been Imperial Knights for a few years but nadda for their Evil(er) Twins. jimbo1701 and CL_Mission 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Potato Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 God-Emperor, its bad enough we were getting Creme Eggs and other Easter paraphernalia in supermarkets in December - now we have to have Christmas boxes in March? firestorm40k, TheNicronomicon, LSM and 11 others 2 12 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1701 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 6 hours ago, Sky Potato said: God-Emperor, its bad enough we were getting Creme Eggs and other Easter paraphernalia in supermarkets in December - now we have to have Christmas boxes in March? I held off as long as I could ;) ZeroWolf, Dalmyth, Felix Antipodes and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I think it's likely we'll get five at a maximum again this year, and one of them will definitely be a fulgrim + EC combo box. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) More wishlist than speculation guard 1 command squad 1 rogal dorn 2 Cadian squads 3 chimera/tauroxes 1 kasrkin marines 1 chaplain 1 heavy intercessors 1 intercessors 1 aggressors 1 jump intercessors 1 Brutalis dread orks warboss 2 boyz kills kans lootas tank bustas/breaka boyz Kustom boosta blasta Edited March 5 by Inquisitor_Lensoven Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Pessimistically, I expect a Grey Knights box to move old models before a range refresh. firestorm40k 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 14 minutes ago, jaxom said: Pessimistically, I expect a Grey Knights box to move old models before a range refresh. They print new stock for these boxes, be too much hassle to pay people to take stock apart to put it in new boxes. jaxom 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 49 minutes ago, ZeroWolf said: They print new stock for these boxes, be too much hassle to pay people to take stock apart to put it in new boxes. Ooooh, interesting to learn that! In that case, not Grey Knights because why make more chibi-marines? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I am hoping for an Eldar release with plenty of the new Aspect Warriors in it. I was seriously disappointed with the lack of an army box when the new codex dropped. Magos Takatus 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 14 minutes ago, Karhedron said: I am hoping for an Eldar release with plenty of the new Aspect Warriors in it. I was seriously disappointed with the lack of an army box when the new codex dropped. That could be a fun one, Court of the Young King type of box Karhedron 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameBeard Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 3/5/2025 at 12:27 AM, Sky Potato said: God-Emperor, its bad enough we were getting Creme Eggs and other Easter paraphernalia in supermarkets in December - now we have to have Christmas boxes in March? I swear these threads get earlier every year … ZeroWolf, Dalmyth and Sky Potato 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmyth Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 20 hours ago, LameBeard said: I swear these threads get earlier every year … I think for the 2026 ones, we should make a thread the day after preorder for the 2025 ones jimbo1701, LameBeard, ThaneOfTas and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1701 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 On 3/7/2025 at 2:39 PM, Dalmyth said: I think for the 2026 ones, we should make a thread the day after preorder for the 2025 ones Why wait, I’ll kick us off now. 2026 speculation: space marines orks knights jokaero LightningClawLeonard, Iron Father Ferrum, ZeroWolf and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6098963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmyth Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/9/2025 at 4:51 AM, jimbo1701 said: Why wait, I’ll kick us off now. 2026 speculation: space marines orks knights jokaero What about for 2027? Space Marines Squats Knights Kroot ZeroWolf and jimbo1701 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6099106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 ... and for 2028? One space marine is released, is immediately snapped up by a scalper. TAKADAMUS HAS SPOKEN! ZeroWolf and Dalmyth 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385420-christmas-box-sets-2025-speculation-thread/#findComment-6099482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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