Today, September 22, 2025, Games Workshop unveiled a new Assault Terminators Battleforce (Crux Terminatus Battleforce), packed to the brim to build a show-stopping 1st Company. If you’ve been waiting for a Terminator-focused box to round out (or start) your army, this is the news of the day. According to Warhammer Community, pre-orders are coming “very soon.”
What exactly is in the box?
The Crux Terminatus bundles 10 new Assault Terminators, a Terminator Ancient, 5 “regular” Terminators, a Chaplain in Terminator Armour, and a Captain in Terminator Armour. It also includes a decal sheet with 500+ transfers for Ultramarines, Salamanders, Imperial Fists, White Scars, and Raven Guard, plus generic iconography.
For hobby detail, each five-man squad includes 6 bare heads, 5 helmeted heads, 5 decorative heraldic shields, and 15 extra accessories; the sergeant gets alternate heads and a special storm shield.
Options and playstyles
The heart of the assault terminators battleforce is, of course, the Assault Terminators. You can kit them with thunder hammers and storm shields to smash heavily armoured elites; the shield also grants +1 Wound, turning them into true battering rams that soak punishment while dishing it out. If you expect hordes, you can switch to lightning claws to multiply attacks at the cost of raw damage.
The Terminator Squad brings durable fire support arriving via Deep Strike, with assault bolters and heavy-weapon options, acting as a section anchor or character escort. The Captain in Terminator Armour is a shock leader: in 10th he has Leader and command rules like Rites of Battle to make Stratagems cheaper for his unit—perfect for coordinated hammer blows. The Chaplain in Terminator Armour boosts durability with Feel No Pain 4+ against mortals while leading, ideal for soaking mortals and diving onto objectives. The Terminator Ancient provides the classic banner push, rounding out a hard-hitting, cohesive core with real synergies.
A redesign for the classic Terminator miniatures
Yes. Assault Terminators have been a staple for years; today’s reveal stresses that “they’re back!,” confirming the concept’s return to the current range and updating the miniatures to 10th-edition standards.
The new Terminators are rescaled: taller and bulkier, with longer limbs and a more imposing silhouette, yet they retain the classic Indomitus look. The sculpt keeps the high pauldrons and signature chest plate but adds crisper panels and rivets, cleaner cabling and trim, and generally sharper execution.
Estimated price and savings
Warhammer 40,000 Battleforces in Europe have hovered around €175–€180 in the last two cycles: in 2023 they were confirmed at €180, and in 2024 several guides cited £135 as a reference (≈ €175). There’s no official RRP for Crux Terminatus at the time of writing, but €175–€185 is a reasonable expectation if GW follows the pattern.
To estimate savings, we sum comparable kit prices:
- Terminator Squad (5): €55
- Captain in Terminator Armour: €34
- Chaplain in Terminator Armour: €35
- Terminator Ancient (new): likely €34–€37 if it follows the Terminator character pattern (using the Captain as reference).
- Assault Terminators (10): if GW keeps parity with Terminator Squad (5) = €55, two equivalent boxes would total €110. (Inference based on the official Terminator squad price.)
Estimated separate total: €110 (Assault) + €55 (Terminators) + €34 (Captain) + €35 (Chaplain) + ~€34 (Ancient) = ~€268. If the assault terminators battleforce lands at €175–€185, the saving would be ~€83–€93, not counting the large decal sheet.
Points value
- Assault Terminators (10 models) → 360 pts (datasheet lists 5 models = 180 pts; so 10 = 360).
- Terminator Squad (5 models) → 170 pts.
- Captain in Terminator Armour (1) → 95 pts.
- Chaplain in Terminator Armour (1) → 75 pts.
- Ancient in Terminator Armour (1) → 75 pts.
360 + 170 + 95 + 75 + 75 = 775 points in standard pointed play.
Suggestions to reach 1,000 points
- Land Raider Crusader (220 pts): Can transport 8 Terminators for an “all-in” push to mid-board.
- Redemptor Dreadnought (210 pts): Trades transport for extra melee and shooting punch.
- 5 Infiltrators + 5 Scouts (170 pts): Aims at multi-objective control from turn one.
Estimated release window
- 2023: Battleforces were presented on October 23, with many outlets listing Saturday, November 11 for pre-orders (the usual “Sunday preview / Saturday pre-order” cadence).
- 2024: Warhammer Community posted the Sunday Preview on November 10, and pre-orders opened Saturday, November 16.
Therefore, it’s highly likely that in 2025 the Terminators Battleforce will go to pre-order between November 8 and 22, 2025. Hitting stores would then be Saturday, November 15–29, 2025 (one week after pre-orders).
Is this box worth it?
Absolutely. If you want a direct “smash the battle line” entry and to optimize your spend, the assault terminators battleforce delivers a highly efficient core: hammers and shields to mulch elites, claws to sweep hordes, command auras and litanies to squeeze more from Stratagems and survivability, plus enough extra bits to customize sergeants and veterans. Given the Battleforce price history and the confirmed contents, this looks like a smart buy for collectors and competitive players who want a 1st Company ready to teleport onto objectives—then keep them.
