Games Workshop Warhammer: Combat Patrol: Black Templars

Listen, honey, if you're gonna crusade through the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, you better do it with style (and enough righteous fury to make a televangelist jealous).

This Combat Patrol box gives you everything needed to field a proper Black Templars strike force without breaking the bank or your sanity. Nineteen plastic miniatures that'll have you painting black and white until your eyes cross, but trust me, it's worth it when these zealots start chopping up heretics like they're at a medieval deli counter.

What's In This Holy War Starter Kit

You get an Emperor's Champion (because every crusade needs someone with a really big sword and anger management issues), plus a unit of Bladeguard Veterans who swing their weapons like they're conducting the world's most violent orchestra. The rest of the force rounds out with enough firepower and close combat punch to make your opponents question their life choices.

These aren't your garden-variety Space Marines, darling. Black Templars don't believe in moderation, psychic powers, or apparently interior decorating (everything's black, white, and red). They believe in charging headfirst into battle while screaming about the Emperor, which honestly sounds like my approach to Black Friday shopping.

Perfect For New Crusaders

Combat Patrol games are the sweet spot for Warhammer 40,000. You get all the tactical depth without needing to mortgage your house or clear your entire weekend. This box gives you a legal army right out of the gate, so you can start purging xenos and heretics immediately (after assembly and painting, obviously, because unpainted models are basically heretical).

The miniatures are designed to work together as a cohesive force. Your Emperor's Champion can buff the other units while personally demonstrating why bringing a sword to a gunfight sometimes works when you're eight feet tall and wearing power armor.

Assembly and Painting Notes

Games Workshop's plastic kits are detailed enough to make a perfectionist weep tears of joy and frustration simultaneously. You'll need plastic glue, some basic modeling tools, and the patience of a saint (which is fitting, given the theme). The instruction booklet walks you through everything, though it assumes you know which end of a hobby knife to hold.

Painting these guys is where the real fun begins. Black Templars have one of the most striking color schemes in 40K, but "simple" doesn't mean "easy." Getting that crisp black and white contrast takes practice, but when you nail it, these models look absolutely stunning on the tabletop.