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Hello! I'm starting Warhammer 40k recently and decided to pick myself up some Orks and a DAKKA DAKKA account!!!!

I game with a group of guys who are intent on playing WYSIWYG and have managed to get my hands on a small force for rather cheap.

I was wondering if people could help me with what to add to my army to make it more competitive. I have around 1000 points worth at the moment and looking to expand to around 1500 (the agreed amount we would play when everyone finishes their armies up.)

This is what I currently have:

Ork Assault on Black Reach Set:
20 Ork boyz (with Sluggas)
1 Warboss HQ
3 Deffkoptas
5 Nobz (Slugga and Choppa)

Ork Battleforce:
20 Ork Boyz (Shootas or Sluggas?)
1 Trukk
3 Warbikes

Extra Packs:
4 Lootas and a Mekboy.
1 BigMek HQ
3 Killa Kans (how should I equip?)

So what would you advise that I get next? I need to add roughly 500 Points worth of models.

Thanks guys!

This might be a little complicated for a new player, but I hope it goes well enough:

You're going to want some more Nobz with power klaws, just so you can lead your boyz mobs. Here's how I would organize that army:
Take the boyz from your battleforce and make them shoota boyz, all except two who you make into sluggas. Take the two big shootas from the Black Reach set and put them in the shoota boyz mob, so now you have one mob of 20 sluggas and one mob of 20 shootas with 2 big shootas.

What sort of Big Mek is it? Does he have a kustom force field or a big shokk attack gun? This is pretty important to how your army will work, as he could be moving with your kans, giving them a cover save, or he could be sitting in your backfield shooting enemies.

Equip your killa kans with grotzookas and rokkits if possible. They're pretty good shots (compared to Orks) so they might actually hit their targets.

Now, I would get the nobz box and make as many nobz with power klaws as you can, sticking one into each boyz mob. Then, take the 3 nobz left and the 5 Black Reach nobz and put them in the trukk with the warboss.

For further expansion, I'd make that loota mob bigger. 15 of them is a force to be reckoned with. I'd also look into battlewagons to transport your boyz mobs, as they can hold up to 20 models. Also, more kans would be very cool, but 3 is pretty good.

Hope that helps!

I agree; more Nobz and more Lootas

What brother SRM said, kans, nobs, and lootas. and maybe a battlewagon

Thanks for the quick reply! This is the information I was looking for Brother SRM!

I understand what your saying, Get more nobz with Power Klaws to lead my units and turn the second boyz unit into a shooty one, bar the two who get switched out with my bigshootas which are already made.

My BigMek has a huge backpack on him which i think is the Kustom Force Field (looks like a good item, I just read its rule!), his other two weapons I am unsure of though, It looks like he is leaning on a choppa of some sort and holding some small device in his other hand?

Im very happy that you said more lootas as I love the look of them! the only problem is if i get more kits do I make more mekboyz in the unit? I wasn't too keen on having one in my first unit but the kit forced me into having one pretty much? If i get two more kits ill be forced into having 3!

I was thinking people might say more Nobz as the lists I have read never really have 5 on their own, so it seemed kinda useless.

Now battlewagons you say! Reading through my Codex they have lots of upgrades so what do I roll with? I might be able to squeeze two with my extra 500 points if they are not upgraded to the full!

Also how do I kill tanks with this list? Do I just rely on the Power Klaw Nobz and warboss? I know the Grey Knight and Tau player I'm v'sing have a Landraider and Two Hammerheads in their respective armies. Im looking for quite a rounded list as we are playing a Planetary Empires campaign that will run for a few months so I will need a balanced list for fighting Grey Knights, Tau, Eldar, Space Wolves and Dark Eldar.

Thanks again, really appreciate people taking the time to respond.