Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set Price Point Revealed

The new Heroes of the Borderlands D&D boxed set will be significantly more expensive than past Starter Sets. Pre-order pages up on D&D Beyond and Amazon confirm that the new Starter Set, made to introduce the new version of 5th Edition rules to newcomers, will cost $49.99. Previous starter sets, such as the Essentials Kit or the Dragons at Stormwreck Isle, had much lower price points ranging from $19.99 to $24.99.

One reason for the price increase is that the new Starter Set will contain many more components than previous Starter Sets. A trailer (seen below) shows off many of the cards, tokens, and handouts that are included in the boxed set in addition to the standard quickstart guide and character sheets. Per Amazon, the new Starter Set will contain 3 adventure booklets, 8 character class boards featuring iconic D&D classes, 1 quick-start guide, a reference booklet, 5 in-world immersive handouts (including a tavern menu and shop catalogs), 9 double-sided poster maps, a combat tracker, 11 dice, 210 game cards (including spells, magic items, and equipment), and 273 tokens (including monsters, terrain, and resources).

One twist for this new boxed set is that it will include tiles that will add a modularity to character creation. Players will choose their background and class and then build a character sheet using corresponding tiles.

Hasbro also previously stated that the Starter Set was produced in China, so the increased price could be impacted by the current tariffs imposed by the US on foreign-made goods.


The new Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set will be released on September 16th, 2025.

 

[kayakingpoodle]

I assume they did, but who knows. In either case it is a strong indication that they did not sell.

That Amazon still has some just means they had them in stock already, instead of also ending up at Ollies. If anything it shows that they are not selling that well given that they still have them now, so I would not hold out hope for more clings

EDIT: not clings, but maybe something similar enough

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splatteredink/top-down-acrylic-minis-rpg-essentials

I went with the hard press cardboard minis from Wanderers Emporium I got all their minis over 325 for about $100 with the last Kickstarter they ran, should have them the end of this month. Not my favorite art style, but I think they're gonna work for me. Acrylic breaks to easy for my use case.

I wish I had room for 3d minis.

The discs with clings are by far the most durable and compact option with art, which is why I like them the best.

It is odd the Ollie's $3 priced kits came about 6 months after launch, if it was truly a discontinued dump talk about sink or swim for a new product!

 

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[Clint_L]

the price is too Darn high for a starter set. And don't most other starter sets give you the full game?
Daggerheart is only $60 and i only paid about 54 for it.

Most starter sets do not give you the full game, no. For example, both the Eldritch Horror RPG and Call of Cthulhu starter sets use simplified rules. As do all the previous D&D sets.

$50 seems like good value for what is in the box, and getting the digital version for five bucks more is fantastic, though I’m sure the motivation for that is to get as many folks as possible onto DDB.