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For thoes of you who have not been following the IG thread, GW has Graced us with a 115 point t5 FNP ogryn. When this ogryn dies, he puts d6 hits on his enemy. So here is the challange. What special character or unit would Nork be able to defeat? Bonus points for units or characters that cost more than Nork, even more bonus points for a unit that actually sees table time! So Dakka, you up to the challange?

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Warboss

Ghaz

Nobs

Boyz Mob

Seer Council

Wraithlord

Avatar (especially if fortuned)

Nightbringer

any SM special character with a command squad

Termie Assault squad

..and that is just a small portion of what I would feel confident sending up against him (and all cost more than him, per your requirement)

Does he ignore armour saves?

Giving Ogryns one hit back on opponents after getting killed would have been a cool rule.

No he does not ignore armor saves. Ok, let me clarify a little per Alerian's post. Nork will need to be able to actually kill what he is up against. I dont see a single thing on his post where Nork would survive the fight.

lol... my bad..I misread it... I htought you wanted to know what could kill him easily.

Honestly, the only things in my Eldar lists that he would be really worthwhile against are my Guardians...

My Dualwing would laught at him...

And my Orks...well...I pity the Orgyn

I think he is a 115 point waste for IG...there are so many better things in the dex for the same or less points. He might be useful as a tarpit, but that is about it.

As others have already touched on, the problem is that so much of Nork's cost is invested in a medium-high Toughness and FNP, both of which are negated by elite assault units.

Nork is a 'bully' model, able to crush weaklings with impunity but he doesn't stand up in combat against a legitimate threat.

So no one has anything? Nothing?

Nork could kill Kruellagh the Vile. She is quite possibly, the cruddiest special character ever.

foil7102 wrote:For thoes of you who have not been following the IG thread, GW has Graced us with a 115 point t5 FNP ogryn. When this ogryn dies, he puts d6 hits on his enemy. So here is the challange. What special character or unit would Nork be able to defeat? Bonus points for units or characters that cost more than Nork, even more bonus points for a unit that actually sees table time! So Dakka, you up to the challange?

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He can down the new IG special characters.

Except Yarrick.

And Straken.

And if he gets the charge Al'Rahem has a fair chance of killing Nork. (Roughly a 1/3 chance of an insta-kill on Nork.)

And actually, Marbo does ok if he gets the charge. (The fight could go either way, but if Nork dies, he'll take Marbo with him.)

But the other characters are totally boned in close combat against Nork.

Sentinels aren't characters, huh. I got nothing.

To add insult to injury, Nork's FNP rule is something that you get from a Medic upgrade anyway. A medic upgrade that would almost certainly be on a squad that would benefit from Nork's beefy presence.

Basically, If you're buying Nork, you think that squad will see some action. If you think that squad is going to see some action, you buy a medic.

Ogryn Bone'ead: 50 Points
Nork: 110 Points

Difference: Feel No Pain, Aaargh! Look Out Sir!, Death attacks (whatever that rule is called) and 1 point of leadership (which he likely won't use).

I think Nork was designed for the same sort of person that will take penal legion troopers and Deathstrike missile launchers.