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Hello everyone!

I am new to Warhammer and I haven't played yet, and now I am trying to create a 1000 point army list for my ork army.

Currently I have:

HQ:
Big Mek: KFF (85)

Troops:
10 boyz: shootas, rokkit launcha/big shoota, Boss Nob with bosspole (88)

10 boyz: rokkit launcha/big shoota, Boss Nob with bosspole (80), trukk as dedicated transport

12 boyz: rokkit launcha/big shoota, Boss Nob with bosspole (92)

Dedicated transport:
Trukk: two boarding planks, red paint job, wreckin' ball, reinforced ram (80)

Heavy support:
Deff Dread: rokkit launcha, power klaw (90)

Gorkanaut (245)

So, there are 760 points in total and I've been thinking on buying burna boyz squad in order to make three of them meks and put them in Gorkanaut with my Big Mek. If I do so, there will be 840 points.

I'd like to ask you to recommend me what units I should add and get rid off to make a playable 1000 points army based on these models. It would be nice to make it comparable with 1000 Dark Angels army as my first games will be against my mate who is collecting DA

Welcome to 40k! There's a ton of good advice here on DakkaDakka.

Ork units that are particularly good: Warboss, Painboy, Tankbustas, Meganobs, Mek Gunz (Lobbas), Warbikers.

Put all your Boyz in Trukks. You do not want to be footslogging. Max out your Boyz units. Don't bother taking the boarding planks, red paint job, wreckin' ball, or reinforced ram on your Trukks. The only upgrade that's really worth it is the Ram. You want to run your Trukks cheap.
Tankbustas are really good. Orks struggle with getting in enough anti-tank. See if you can squeeze in 2 Trukks of them.

Starting with what you currently have, I'd recommend building towards this:
Big Mek + KFF = 85
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
5 Tankbustas (Bommsquig, Trukk) = 100
Gorkanaut = 245
=998 Total.
It's not a bad start. Your Gorkanaut will be moving at a slower pace than your fast Trukks, but he could just sit back, shoot, and draw fire while your Trukks race across the board. The Gorkanaut is unfortunately overpriced for what it does. But if you already have it, then give it a try and see what you think.

Good luck!

 Cleatus wrote:

Big Mek + KFF = 85
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
12 Boyz (Nob, PK, BP, Trukk) = 142
5 Tankbustas (Bommsquig, Trukk) = 100
Gorkanaut = 245
=998 Total.

Thanks for advice! Just to make it clear, those mobs of boyz are all with melee weapons, right?

And what about shoota boyz and deff dreads, is it possible to make them useful in 1000 points battles?

Niro wrote:


Just to make it clear, those mobs of boyz are all with melee weapons, right?

And what about shoota boyz and deff dreads, is it possible to make them useful in 1000 points battles?

Yep, that would be slugga boyz, Shootas can be good, I like them in minimum squads of 15 (therefore you get an average of at least 10 hits) but twelve in a trukk can be better thanks to open topped

Dreads, like most walkers, are often too slow to avoid anti tank fire that will take them out before they dig into a target, and without many other big toys on the field he will be a priority right away.
All in all other choices will be more worthwhile in those heavy slots. Lootas, a Battlewagon, or even most Mek Guns will be more effective

 Flame-Rage wrote:

Niro wrote:


Just to make it clear, those mobs of boyz are all with melee weapons, right?

And what about shoota boyz and deff dreads, is it possible to make them useful in 1000 points battles?

Yep, that would be slugga boyz, Shootas can be good, I like them in minimum squads of 15 (therefore you get an average of at least 10 hits) but twelve in a trukk can be better thanks to open topped

Dreads, like most walkers, are often too slow to avoid anti tank fire that will take them out before they dig into a target, and without many other big toys on the field he will be a priority right away.
All in all other choices will be more worthwhile in those heavy slots. Lootas, a Battlewagon, or even most Mek Guns will be more effective

Bingo. The points costs above are for Slugga Boyz. Shoota Boyz are great, but they now cost 7pts each, whereas Slugga Boyz are just 6pts/ea. Personally I like to run Sluggas in Trukks. The more I play, the more I really like FAST Orks. Flat out across the battlefield, give your opponent so many targets he can't possibly wreck all your Trukks, and get into Assault. That's where Orks shine. Support your assault units with other fast units like Deffkoptas toting TL rokkits, and ranged units like Mek guns.

A Deff Dread isn't a bad choice. 80pts for 2 PK's and armor 12 is a good deal, but yeah it's a walker so it will have trouble getting into combat.

Cleatus Flame-Rage thank you guys, I'll try to use your strategies