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running the warband formation

Warboss in mega armour (100pts) in bw w/ nobz

mek (15pts) in bw with nobz

+nob retinue - All in 'Eavy Armour+ (365pts)
3x Nob
2x nob w/ big choppa
4x nob w/ shoota/skorcha
1x nob w/ waaagh banner
Battlewagon W/ Ram

+ 3 Ard Boys Mobs+ (265pts each) - (795pts)
19 'ard boyz (sluggas)
Nob W/ 'eavy armour, BP & PK
'ard boy with rokkit launcher

+3x Ard Boyz In Trukk+ (210pts each) - (630pts)
11x 'Ard Boyz
Nob W/ 'Eavy Armour, BP & PK
Trukk W/ Ram & Plank

+Grotz+(40pts)
10x grots w/ runtherd (grabba stick)


total - 1840pts


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What this army looks like





All those orks with 4+ armour saves. Tasty!

Dat 'orde is dead 'ard. Great looking too.

I do like the army (it's crazy that you can hit 1850 with just the formation!), but I feel that it's got too few units and not much versatility.

Having 'eavy armour on the trukk boys mobs is ideal, but you might save a ton of points by not taking armour on the footslogging mobs and giving them some shootas instead, maybe even a few more bodies. If you wanna stick with the all 'ard boyz theme more power to you, I still think the army will win games - just my 2 cents.

On that note I'm not a huge fan of the warband formation, the benefits just don't seem that great. If you can wedge the army into a CAD or an Ork Horde you can take a few painboys to go with some mobs, maybe some big guns or lootas for fire support, lots more options really.

One last thing: for 5pts you can exchange your Waaagh! Banner with a lukky stikk on your warboss - same effect on the unit plus the boss gets to reroll his 2+ save and more.

Used this list tonight against space wolves (land raider, thunder wolf cavalry, fenrisian wolves etc)

The eavy armour totally levelled the playing field. Had 2 mobs surrounding the land raider and when a klaw popped it they all took hits from the explosion and only 4 of the 20 or so boyz died. That was pretty epic.

Also the sheer number of boyz and klaws meant pincer assaults all over the place.

I can totally recommend this list against space marine armies. The "ard boyz everywhere" tactic seems to be a go-er.


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As for the formation, it worked really well for me. The constant Waaagh thing was great for scattering mobs around the battlefield and blocking off exits (it was ruined city streets terrain). Made pincer manoeuvres quite easy to pull off.

Also the added hammer of wrath thing works surprisingly well. When my war boss and nobz charged his HQ unit (10 tactical marines and a rune priest) it took out 4 marines with just the hammer of wrath. Taking out some marines before they get to hit you is pretty nice.

IF not using the formation i'd probably drop a trukk of boyz and the squad of grotz. Maybe get some tankbustas in there?

What is that, 110+ t4 4+ save wounds, 50 of it tucked in vehicles? That's no joke, man. It's got the thickness of a green tide but more focused and faster.

I could definitely see you causing some head aches with that list.

What do people think of possible changed to the nob retinue? Some more big choppas maybe?

 aj laveaux wrote:
What do people think of possible changed to the nob retinue? Some more big choppas maybe?

I was actually wondering if you could work in a Pain Boy? But I guess that would mean having to take a couple of extra Gretchin squads for a new CAD?

ShadarLogoth wrote:

 aj laveaux wrote:
What do people think of possible changed to the nob retinue? Some more big choppas maybe?

I was actually wondering if you could work in a Pain Boy? But I guess that would mean having to take a couple of extra Gretchin squads for a new CAD?

A painboy on a warbike and 2 grots squads would take me up to 2000pts nicely. If only i could get a painboy on a warbike to get into the battlewagon with them.