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**Loborocket**

Through a trade a a recent bulk purchase I have started an ork army. I don't actually have a codex and will probably wait to get one until it is updated. I was still just wondering what kind of list I could put together with what I have. Here are the models I have in my collection.

HQ
Warboss x2
Big Mek w/KFF x2
Gahzkull
Old Zogwart

Troops
92 Slugga Boys
22 Shoota Boys
6 Big Shootas
12 Nobs (Slugga/Choppa)
2 Nobs (combi schorcha & combi launcha)
4 nobs TL Big Shoota & PK
2 nobs Big Shoota & PK

Elite
4 Mega Nobs
Painboy
10 Burna Boys
21 Lootas
3 Big Mek W/custom mega blasta
5 tank bustas

Deffdread
3 Killa Kans w/grootzooka

Dakkajet

11 deffcoptas

Kannon x2

Gritchen x40

Trukk x2

Battlewagon

Any ideas on what kind of list I might be able to put together?

**Dakkamite**

Not enough vehicles for Mech. Not enough Shoota Boyz for Foot. Walkers are rubbish.

You could run a Slugga boy Green Tide, but it won't be very strong. I'd suggest just play these models with the "units I think are cool" strategy and stick to friendly games.

**randomtoaster**

You've pretty much got the solid core for most types of lists. Unless your opponents are decent (and would let you use Old Zogwort with a BS1) don't bother with him, so much conflict about him due to his BS being 0.

An all round list could look something like this (don't have my codex at hand so points will be a pretty off)

HQ
Big Mek/KFF
Warboss w/Attack squig, 'eavy armour and Bosspole

Elites
Lootas x 10
Lootas x 10
(put these behind an ADL, groups of 10 let them go to ground)
8-10 Burnas in the battlewagon

Troops
25 Shoota boy mob (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)
30 sluggas (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)
30 sluggas (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)

Heavy
2 x kannon battery with extra grots

Fast attack
Dakkajet w/extra supa shoota
Max unit of deffkoptas

This would be a good skeleton for a list around 1500-2k games. Got the fast attack to try and distract or tie up units, loots providing excellent long range firing, and then the mass mobs of boyz to drown enemies in bodies.

**Loborocket**

randomtoaster wrote:
You've pretty much got the solid core for most types of lists. Unless your opponents are decent (and would let you use Old Zogwort with a BS1) don't bother with him, so much conflict about him due to his BS being 0.

An all round list could look something like this (don't have my codex at hand so points will be a pretty off)

HQ
Big Mek/KFF
Warboss w/Attack squig, 'eavy armour and Bosspole

Elites
Lootas x 10
Lootas x 10
(put these behind an ADL, groups of 10 let them go to ground)
8-10 Burnas in the battlewagon

Troops
25 Shoota boy mob (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)
30 sluggas (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)
30 sluggas (including Nob w/PK and 2 big shootas)

Heavy
2 x kannon battery with extra grots

Fast attack
Dakkajet w/extra supa shoota
Max unit of deffkoptas

This would be a good skeleton for a list around 1500-2k games. Got the fast attack to try and distract or tie up units, loots providing excellent long range firing, and then the mass mobs of boyz to drown enemies in bodies.

Thanks for the suggestions. This seems like a decent start . I am thinking about converting some of the defcoptas into nob bikers. I think I alsoneed some more vehicles. Maybe some looted wagons?

**Sleg**

If you are waiting for the 6th edition ork codex to come out. You will probably be waiting at least a year and possibly until 2018 since they seem to only make new Ork Codex every 10 years. I would look for the cheapest one you can find and use that.

I think you have a lot of fun things to play around with, I would go with lower point list of 1k or less, this will give you a chance to see how you want to play your Orks.

**Groovyguye**

I'd convert all those slugga boys. Shoota boys are almost always going to be better. But if perhaps you'll find a role for them.

**Rismonite**

KFF Big Mek and Ghaz.

2x30 tarpit mobz of slugga boyz 440pts

2x12 shoota boyz in trukks with ram +big shootas 334pts

Dread as troops? Flamers and put him on point.. 95? Pts

10 to 19 grots +runtard 40-67pts

2x9 Lootas 270 pts

1 Dakkajet 125? Pts

1309ish and then add ghaz and big mek kff.

Then you pick between koptas for some rear armor huntin ass bandity goodness or kanz because you are footslogging speed anyways and want to fire grotzookas. Probably be smart to slide the big gunz in there somewhere next to lootas.

**doktor_g**

No need to convert the Sluggas just yet before the codex.
You've got some fun units for low point games. In fact you have one of the nastiest ork combos out there... Burna wagon. Your opponent will remember 15 flame templates coming from a front armor 14 vehicle next time they make fun of Orks. Proxy the tankbustasas burnas. Add KFF w BP to unit. Throw shootas + PK nob in your 2 truks. Post up with the Lootas in good cover in the middle of your deployment. Kannons in the back field. Or put 4 meganobz in one of the truks under the wagons KFF umbrella. Stick to low points. 1000-1500. You'll be able to fashion some big threats and solid lists with the plastic you already own and choose a direction from there.

**Loborocket**

doktor_g wrote:
No need to convert the Sluggas just yet before the codex.
You've got some fun units for low point games. In fact you have one of the nastiest ork combos out there... Burna wagon. Your opponent will remember 15 flame templates coming from a front armor 14 vehicle next time they make fun of Orks. Proxy the tankbustasas burnas. Add KFF w BP to unit. Throw shootas + PK nob in your 2 truks. Post up with the Lootas in good cover in the middle of your deployment. Kannons in the back field. Or put 4 meganobz in one of the truks under the wagons KFF umbrella. Stick to low points. 1000-1500. You'll be able to fashion some big threats and solid lists with the plastic you already own and choose a direction from there.

That sounds like some pretty sound advice. I actually still have parts to build 2 more Burnas if I do a little converting with a couple of slugga boys. I like the idea of a burna wagon. the very first game i played I basically got toasted off the board in the 2nd turn by one of these things. no I can be just as nasty, and make one of my own.

I like sticking to low point games anyhow so maybe I can make this work until a new codex comes out and then make some additional investments then.