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playing more league games.. just went up from 1000 to 1500 pts, and im wondering what to add to my ogre army. heres my list so far: and i have won 3 of 3 games to date, vrs beasts ogres and skaven.

there is also a dark elf, tomb king and daemons army in the league i have yet to play. might also be some empire and maybe a chaos player.


heres my existing list:

slaughtermaster
bruiser w/ bsb IF and standard of discipline
7 ogres, IF, FC
4 leadbelchers
1 iron blaster


im debating on what to add. i will have to add the minimum core, so im thinking of adding 4 more ogres to the 7 block to make them 11 strong. wich would cost 128 pts

other then that... mournfangs? more leadies? another iron blaster? man eaters? firebelly? gear for the SM (like lvl 4 and a hellheart or something)
as far as models go: i have a good amount of ironguts and ironfist ogres, 4 mournfangs, another ironblaster, a thundertusk / stonehorn, 4 more leadies, and im working on converting some man eaters.

the opposing ogre player went with ironguts as core, and a firebelly for his general, and brought the stonehorn in. the daemons run slanesh / tzeentch although im unsure of the exact list, and skaven pack alot of warp lightning. (mage, cannon, doomwheel and a few other scary ranged stuff)

im thinking a nice 4 strong man eater team with scouts and poison, with braces of pistols might be a really cool addition... and help me with taking out enemy long range war machines. any other thoughts?

Unit of 4 mournfang, ironfists, heavy armour, standard bearer and the dragonhide banner will see you through a lot, runs 340 points...

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I think you're situated well against those armies that are coming up. The usual tricks like KB from DoC and TK won't work against you. I would say get some other units of what you got to protect yourself from spells and/or getting tarpitted by a bazillion skeletons. Your Ironblaster can deal with TK monsters for the most part. DoC has a tough time with Ogres at low points and I'm not sure what all he could take. A firebelly would do good against DoC just for the single breath attack against his T3 core (admittedly with a 5+ ward). It's when you get at higher point levels that those guys will prevent more of a problem to Ogres but at low points I think you got the upper hand.

I don't know DE well enough to comment, but I'd guess spells are a concern so you'll want a dispel scroll.

well im thinking of adding a team of maneaters with scouts and pistols, plus either sniper or poison, and use them to wreck up the other guys back field.

mournfangs i think are a great additon, but i think ill save those for month 3, at the 2000 pt level. heres my thoughts for a 1500 pt list

- SM - lvl 4, hellheart, RRoR = 360
- bruiser, bsb, GW, standard of discipline = 156
- 11 ogres, IF, FC = 382
- 4 leadies, musican = 182
- 4 maneaters, brace of pistols = 248
- ironblaster = 170
= 1498

or i add in some mournfangs, and perhaps a firebelly... or i could do that this level and not take the man eaters

- SM - lvl 4, = 285
- bruiser, bsb, standard of discipline = 149
- 11 ogres, IF, FC = 382
- 4 leadies, = 172
- 4 mournfangs, If/HA standard, dragonhide =340
- ironblaster = 170

=1498

the second list is a more "frontal" attack, whereas the first list has something of an outflank and pincer style. im undecided wich way to go... or there could even be a third option...

- SM - lvl 4 = 285
- bruiser, bsb, standard of discipline = 149
- firebelly = 120
- 11 ogres, IF, FC = 382
- 4 leadies, = 172
- thundertusk = 250
- ironfist = 170

bring in a bit more ranged support with a ok beatstick, and a firebelly for some ranged support. choices choices....