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| name           = BattleTech: Clan Invasion
| type           = [[BattleTech boxed set|Core Game Set]] 
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| publisher      = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode = 35030 (standard)<br>35030K (Kickstarter exclusive)
| year           = 18 October 2020
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| MSRP           = $49.99
| era            = [[Clan Invasion era]]
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| precededby     = [[BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat]]
| followedby     = [[BattleTech Beginner Box, Second Edition]]
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==Description==
An expansion for the [[BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat]], '''''BattleTech: Clan Invasion''''' is a physical game box containing pieces, papers, and material to play [[BattleTech (board game)|BattleTech]] in the [[Clan Invasion era]].
It is a supplement to [[BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat]] and not a standalone introduction to BattleTech.  This box set introduces the [[Clans]], their advanced [[OmniMech]]s, [[Elemental Battle Armor]], and the highly ritualized combat of the Clans known as [[Zellbrigen]].  

[[Image:Clan Invasion Box Mockup.png|thumb|left|Pre-final art mockup used as a placeholder during the crowdfunding campaign; this cover image is still widely used on the internet but was in fact not used for the final product.]][[Catalyst Game Labs]] crowdfunded the production and development of the box set via a highly successful [[2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign|crowdfunding campaign]] which ran from 18 July 2019 to 18 August 2019. Backer rewards continued to be available on the project's [https://app.crowdox.com/get/battletech-clan-invasion/ Crowdox page].

''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' was scheduled to release in March 2020, but was delayed several times, first to May 2020 due to issues with the plastic miniatures manufacturer (backers were notified via a backers-only Kickstarter update) and again due to the COVID-19 pandemic (reported via the [https://bg.battletech.com/uncategorized/catalyst-game-labs-offers-support-discounts-during-covid-19-pandemic/ BattleTech website]). Ultimately, backers received their copies beginning in October 2020.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|The Children of Kerensky Return!

In the year 3050, the true heirs of the lost Star League thunder forth from the depths of the far Periphery and carve deep into the quarreling Successor States.  As the Clan juggernaut rolls across the coreward realms of the Inner Sphere, the House Lords scramble to shore up their defenses and devise some way to halt the invaders.

Backed by high-tech OmniMechs bristling with advanced weapons and battlesuit-clad Elementals capable of bringing down a 'Mech, the Clan crusade drives toward the heart of human-occupied space.  Do you possess the bold tactics and heroic courage to defeat warriors trained from birth to conquer?  Or will you uphold Kerensky's dream, cast aside the squabbling lords of the Inner Sphere, and reignite the flame of the Star League?

With this box, you'll unlock powerful new factions and 'Mechs to expand your ''BattleTech'' experience and take part in a cataclysmic conflict which will rock the Inner Sphere.  The ''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' box set includes five iconic OmniMechs—the ''Timber Wolf'', ''Executioner'', ''Nova'', ''Adder'', and ''Mongrel''. 

''The ''BattleTech:Clan Invasion'' box is a supplement to the ''BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat'' box, which is required to use this set.''
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==Contents==
* Five high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) OmniMech [[Miniatures - Catalyst Game Labs|miniatures]]
** ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Executioner]]''
** ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Timber Wolf]]''
** ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Nova]]''
** ''[[Mongrel (Grendel)|Grendel]]''
** ''[[Adder (Puma)|Adder]]''
* Two Points (Bases) of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental Battle Armor]] (unlocked in Kickstarter)
* Two double-sided 18″ x 22″ [[Mapsheet]]s
** Hilltops #1 / Barren Lands #1
** Rolling Hills #2 / Barren Lands #2
* Punchboard of Standees and Terrain Hexes 
* Clan Rulebook
* [[Record Sheets]] Booklet
* Clan Primer Booklet
* Fiction novella ''[[The Bonds of Battle]]''
* Five [[Alpha Strike (rules)|Alpha Strike]] Cards
** ''(Puma) Adder Prime''/''(Puma) Adder A''
** ''(Gladiator) Executioner Prime''/''(Gladiator) Executioner A''
** ''(Grendel) Mongrel Prime''/''(Grendel) Mongrel A''
** ''(Black Hawk) Nova Prime''/''(Black Hawk) Nova A''
** ''(Mad Cat) Timber Wolf Prime''/''(Mad Cat) Timber Wolf A''
* Ten MechWarrior Pilot Cards
** [[Jundar]] / [[Rajesh]]
** [[Christine Ott]] / [[Merriss]]
** [[Selinda]] / [[Kaamil DelVillar]] 
** [[Wewin]] / [[Red (Clan Wolf)|Red]]
** [[Sojak]] / [[Bob Bekker]]
** [[Jaunie Zywot]] / [[Spilurn]] 
** [[Marzander]] / [[Sabine]]
** [[Pidic Crichell]] / [[Hundiak]]
** [[Lissabess]] / [[Emily]] 
** [[Edora (279th Battle)|Edora]] / [[Joshua Ward]]
* Reference Card
* One double-sided full-color Star Map: Inner Sphere 3025 / Inner Sphere 3052
* Two Six-sided dice

==Foreign-Language Editions==
===Russian===
A Russian edition was published in 2022 by [[Hobby World]] as ''BattleTech: Вторжение Кланов''.<ref> Hobby World publisher product page for [https://hobbyworld.ru/battletech-vtorzhenie-klanov BattleTech: Вторжение Кланов]</ref><ref> Hobby Games retail store product page for [https://hobbygames.ru/battletech-vtorzhenie-klanov BattleTech: Вторжение Кланов]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Clan Invasion Box KS Front.png|''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' exclusive Kickstarter Backer front cover
File:Clan Invasion Box Mockup.png|Mockup cover, never actually used for the product
File:BT-ClanInvasionBoxSet_BackCover_1024x1024.jpg|''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' back
File:ClanInvasionboxspread_1024x1024.jpg|''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' Contents
File:Barren Lands 1.jpg|Barren Lands #1 Map
File:Barren Lands 2.jpg|Barren Lands #2 Map
File:Hilltops 1.jpg|Hilltops #1 Map
File:Rolling Hills 2.jpg|Rolling Hills #2 Map
File:BattleTech Вторжение Кланов-cover.jpg|Cover of Russian edition.
File:BattleTech Вторжение Кланов-back.jpg|Back of Russian edition.
File:BattleTech Вторжение Кланов-contents.jpg|Contents of Russian edition.
</gallery>
===Miniatures===
<gallery>
File:Clan Invasion Box - Adder.jpg|''[[Adder (Puma)|Adder]]''
File:Clan Invasion Box - Executioner.jpg|''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Executioner]]''
File:Clan Invasion Box - Mongrel.jpg|''[[Mongrel (Grendel)|Grendel]]''
File:Clan Invasion Box - Nova.jpg|''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Nova]]''
File:Clan Invasion Box - Timber Wolf.jpg|''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Timber Wolf]]''
File:Clan Invasion Box - Elemental Battle Armor.jpg|[[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental Battle Armor]] (one point)
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Core Game Sets]]
[[Category:Rulebooks]]
[[Category:Russian Editions]]