Warhammer 40k Sanctus Reach Continues With Stormclaw!
July 12, 2014 by brennon
Games Workshop have released their new boxed set for pre-order, Sanctus Reach: Stormclaw and as the previews and sneak peeks from White Dwarf would suggest it comes with both Orks and Space Wolves alongside a campaign supplement and a cut down version of the rules.
I think it's actually quite a neatly presented new set for you to pick up as a starter product and it even has a few nice options for playing around with your miniatures and giving them a bit of character. Add to that the two named characters that will be fighting it out over the campaign missions and you might even be able to pretty much play right out of the box.
Maybe this is the start of something interesting from Games Workshop where they produce a selection of these duel kits where you can fight it out with a small points allowance and get a feel for the game. It could go down very well and could serve to enhance the narrative as they are doing here. The small rules pack is fairly neat too.
Do you think you'll pick up Stormclaw?
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Interesting, but as always, is the price going to lure new players? $125 US is hard to call a starter set. I went to my old comic shop (visiting my old university) this week for the first time in a couple of years, and the longtime owner said that he heard this would be coming but, at that price, he doesn’t see this bringing in the new, young players that GW must attract. Does it seem like a good deal compared to GW’s current prices? Yeah, but that really says more about how out of line GW’s prices have gone… Read more »
It looks like they are looking back remember the armageddon and eye of terror summer campaigns with semi limited available units like 13th company wulfen and the lost and the damned sprue packs this is just a continuation of this using existing sprues repacked with the odd new character so not a starter set more battlepack that other compaies have been making in recent years
That it has the A5 version of the rulebook suggests it’s more than just a battlepack. If DV does disappear without a direct replacement then it is the starter set.
GW said in White Dwarf that Dark Vengeance will be returning with a new rule book and will remain the starter set. This is definitely a battle box and I think it’s more aimed at getting existing players to try a new army. Rumour has it that new codices will be released in pairs with a campaign released in between to link them if that’s true, then expect Space Wolves soon.
In which case it would also seem to meet an obvious need of selling the small rulebook to people who bought DV in 6th ed. They’ll obviously not be keen on buying it again to get the new rulebook and this will be a good way for GW to retain the sale instead of losing it to ebay.
And yet Dark Vengeance is no longer available (at least on the Webstore). So by default this (with the stripped-down rulebook) becomes the starter set, right? Either that, or GW abandoned the concept of a starter set … and that seems an even gloomier prospect. The pace at which they are cranking out releases, with higher prices and cut corners, seems to be sending a message.
This actually looks quite nice as a set, and I like the idea that there could be more of these sets in the future: Tyranids and Astra militarum, Tau and sisters of battle, the possibilities are endless. What I don’t like is that this is linked directly to a campaign, so your paying for a book that you might not want. It would be better if these were just starter sets with a choice of two army’s. Plus the price is steep for me at £75, £50 would of been more reasonable for a starter set, but that’s just my… Read more »
You get the rules, you get the armies and you get scenarios made for these specific armies. It’s an out-of-the-box experience. I actually like the fact that it is campaign related. If they release that kind of box set for each steps in the campaign, it could be cool for players who don’t want to invest a fortune but still want to try a narrative campaign (and a new army). Want to play the campaign? Ok, Let’s buy the first box set and when we’re done playing it, we’ll buy the second one and add the new miniatures to our… Read more »
I think the value’s fine TBH especially if you split the cost with a friend, I bought it 50/50 with my brother and I’ll be selling the rulebook and a painted Krom, so I’ll be getting the Orks for myself at a slight profit. These aren’t just snap fit kits either, so you’ll get loads of bits left, especially for the wolves which you could also sell on. So for a profit of about £15-20 I’ll get about £65 ‘worth’ of Orks – that’s great value IMHO. The price is easily 30-50% off GW’s normal RRP, so more discount than… Read more »
How I feel how the two army’s should be used is that for orks the greetchin are canon fodder for the nobz who will lay down supportive fire and will charge the space wolves squad who has the leader in. They would hopefully have the ork warboss with them as he is safest with them and the killer can will make a nice distraction for the blood claws or terminators. Now for the space wolves you would want to put the leader with terminators as they can soak up damage and give it back just as much. Then with the… Read more »
This is a good box set. My only grumble would be for once can they release a starter box without a marine of some flavor? I bloody hate the bellbottom armor, same old left pointing bolter, uber shoulder pad Space Marines! I’m willing to bet the vast majority of starter box buyers are already invalved in the game. If they really want sales to go up swap out the marines and replace it with Imperial Guard or whatever they call them now! Both Orks and IP are hoard armies. People will buy more to fill ranks in those armies than… Read more »
Just to make it clear if you like SM and its offshoot armies I’m happy for you. I just wisg for a bit more mix than we always get 🙁
£75… $125 in the States… Once you account for the Australia Tax, we’re looking at $190 here. That’s 104 GBP/178 USD!!! We love you GW but a little love back would be appreciated – £25 shipping per unit ain’t fair.
I don’t get why GW hates Australia so much. They would sell so much more stuff here if they just made the price comparable to buying overseas and shipping it here. Why would I pay full price at the local GW store if I can get it online so much cheaper.
dayuum… that Grukk Face Rippa looks so good,
… but £75 is too much extra for me this month, I amz too poor (¡ ~ ¡)
… oh well, ebay it is then, hopefully I can find one at an ok price 🙂
the box set is actually quite a decent deal, but I only want the 1 mini 😛
I don’t think it’s a Starter Set – from what I’ve heard Dark Vengeance is being cleared and double-checked / repacked to make sure all Rulebooks etc are 7th edition books. But a 7th edition Starter Set would be welcome. If I was GW I’d release it next year… which is likely what they’ll do. If you do the maths this boxed set is value-for-money EVEN when put against a 25% discount. I can get everything in the box set from a 25% discount store up to the two characters and rulebook, so this box set actually saves you more… Read more »
i like the fact theyre taking a leaf out of mantics book and using existing models and selling them at a big discount win-win
Guy’s this is not a starter set. It’s a limited edition boxed set for the Sanctus Reach Campaign from what I can tell. From what White Dwarf seems to say, next week will be Dark Vengeance, which seems to me to indicate that they are simply going to be re-releasing DV with the new RuleBook in it. We were able to pretty much work out the Saving this box gives you, and it seems to offer about £100 saving compared to buying everything separately (guesstimating about the price of the Mini-Rulebook and the 2 characters based on the mini-Rulebook previously… Read more »
It functions as a starter set = it is a starter set for all intents and purposes.
are there dice in this Starter Set? … no
does GW call this a “Campaign Supplement” and not a Starter Set…. yes.
Is this set suitable for newbies i.e the function of a starter set … no.
It’s not like 6-sided dice are too tough for most people to come up with, but it does look like this Storm Claw is more of a hybrid set. It serves as a campaign set and lets those who already bought Dark Vengeance get the 7th edition small rulebook without buying DV again. So Storm Claw is sort of a bridge in that sense. However, rather than just selling the book by itself, GW hopes to grab some extra cash by including it in this set. Perhaps it will be included in some other sets with different factions as well.… Read more »
“So Storm Claw is sort of a bridge in that sense” That “elite” £300 or whatever said was also a A5 sized mini rulebook included… that must be a hybrid starter set also. Also, the Limited Edition 40K Rulebook Set had a small rulebook included also. That must be star.. yeah you get my point ahem. It’s not a Starter Set in any sense. For starters there is nothing starter about it. Complex models. No dice. Loads of stuff newbies will not want to go near. Not a Starter Set. These are a new thing GW are doing, designed to… Read more »
So this is route that they took with that. It’s really nice that there is minirulebook in that set as those are always useful. Hopefully campaign book has some quick start rules for new players to make entry easy because trying to learn game just by reading rules is daunting task for them.
Well, I got interested in re-introducing myself to 40k after 15 years, so I pre-ordered this set to serve as a starter box. Last time I had the 3rd edition with Dark Eldar. The old box is lost by now, so I have to start from scratch. At least this is better than the old set from 1998. Even though the Dark Vengeance would be more value to my money, and “regular” space marines would have been nicer for a start, this one gives me Orks and Kanz! I prefer concept of Orks over Chaos people for some reason… Getting… Read more »
Looks like its sold out on the US site, it has it as no longer available. I know its limited but I hope they make some more.
I think it would be good to have multiple of these sets so beginners would have more of a choice when splitting the set with their friends. I think a larger selection would be good as they might not want one of the armies that come in the official starter but if there was others they might find a army more to their tastes.
Got the box-set yesterday. It is amazing. I’m in Canada so, there’s a 150$ worth of space wolves in there along with 105$ worth (and I’m not counting the two special characters). The full kits are in there so, there’s plenty of extra bits for customization and stuff. You also get the small rule book and a 32 pages mini-campaign book with fluff and 3 missions which can be played with the content of the box only. All you need to enjoy these scenarios (rules, data sheets, etc.) is included. What it did for me is that, now, I want… Read more »