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Alright I know you guys are tired of all the 'starting WHFB next Thursday, need advice' n00b questions, but *deep breath*, here goes. Is it possible to field an Orcs & Goblins Boar Boyz army? The idea of mounted greenskins really appeals to me and I've noticed that Orcs have a whole bunch of mounted models.

Note: I'm not too keen on the Goblin cavalry. What I would like to know is: can you field a majority Orc cavalry force?

A "legal" all mounted Orc army is impossible in the current list as only goblin cavalry are core units, boar boyz are special choices.

Back in 6th ed there were some alternative lists at the back of the book, one was Nomadic Badlands Waaagh! that let you take boar boyz as core.

What cpt said.

Right now, there's a few options for all-cavalry. You can still include monstrous mounts (in fact, one list has all your characters on such) in such a list, as well as Chariots (you can have all the special choices filled with Boar Boyz, for instance, and the Hero / Lord filled with Chariot characters), but in every list you must have at least two units (plus another one for every 1000 points over 1000) of either Spider Riders, Wolf Riders, or a mix.

Which, to be frank, isn't that bad. Your Goblin Cavalry is not there to cause combat resolution wounds. It's there to eat up shooting (which, mind, can't inflict panic on your Orc cavalry / chariots), get flanks on enemies (either due to Movement 9 or Movement 7 Ignore Most Terrain), and for the most part present a weakness in your enemy.

Of course, in a themed list, you're still plum outta luck. Best I could suggest there is take a few small units of Wolf Riders to represent the forward scouts / edge of the Boar Boy horde, and then make the center of the army proper Orc cavalry (if possible, Savage Orc cavalry). For special / rare, there's a few options (Giant and Trolls each are M6, for instance, and Snotling Pump Wagons are good for holding up table quarters dirt cheap), but - again - if going all Orc you don't really have much choice.

I agree with you on Wolf riders, there great

Movement 9 is nothing to be sniffed at. I like to keep them as fast cavalry armed with bows and spears. They zoom about the field harassing the enemy with bow fire for a couple of turns, then charge into the flanks and rear of enemy units once they've been engaged in close combat by other units. They compliment the slower harder hitting boar boyz quite well.

This is a great idea! And I think these are some of the best units for O&G anyway, right? The one time I've played against them, the only unit left alive at the end of the game (and the one that killed the most) was his Boar Boyz (something like Big 'Unz or Savage Orcs on top).

I don't think the goblin spider/wolf riders detract from the idea at all... they'd add variety to the list and would be very cool, too