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Starting Orks for 8th and building my list. I have most the models here but before I buy more I was looking for suggestions. The list is designed for getting into assault with some speed and target saturation. Tankbustas in the trucks and Nobz in the 'Naut.


++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Orks) [114 PL, 1998pts] ++

+ HQ +

Big Mek [5 PL, 79pts]: Choppa, Grot Oiler, Kustom Force Field

Boss Zagstruk [5 PL, 88pts]

Warboss [4 PL, 80pts]: Power Klaw, Shoota

+ Troops +

Boyz [13 PL, 205pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 29x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa

Boyz [13 PL, 205pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 29x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa

Gretchin [3 PL, 45pts]: 15x Gretchin

+ Elites +

Nob w/ Waaagh! Banner [4 PL, 79pts]: Kustom Shoota

Nobz [11 PL, 118pts]
. Boss Nob: Big Choppa, Slugga
. Nob: Power Stabba, Slugga
. Nob: Power Stabba, Slugga
. Nob: Big Choppa, Slugga
. Nob: Big Choppa, Slugga

Painboy [4 PL, 65pts]: Power Klaw

Tankbustas [7 PL, 190pts]: 2x Bomb Squig
. 10x Tankbusta: 10x Rokkit Launcha

Tankbustas [7 PL, 190pts]: 2x Bomb Squig
. 10x Tankbusta: 10x Rokkit Launcha

+ Fast Attack +

Stormboyz [9 PL, 120pts]: 15x Stormboy

+ Heavy Support +

Gorkanaut [19 PL, 364pts]: 2x Rokkit Launcha, Skorcha, 2x Twin Big Shoota

+ Dedicated Transport +

Trukk [5 PL, 85pts]: Big Shoota, Wreckin' Ball

Trukk [5 PL, 85pts]: Big Shoota, Wreckin' Ball

++ Total: [114 PL, 1998pts] ++

Thanks for any feedback!

Are the boyz footslogging it? If you want to "get into assault" most effective method would be to take weirdboy's and use da jump to get them into assault/charge range. if you drop a few pts you can take a supreme command detachment of 3 weirdboys minimum.

hypertrophy wrote:
Are the boyz footslogging it? If you want to "get into assault" most effective method would be to take weirdboy's and use da jump to get them into assault/charge range. if you drop a few pts you can take a supreme command detachment of 3 weirdboys minimum.

I've thought about dropping the Big Mek for a Weird boy for either Warpath or Da Jump. The biggest way to save points would probably to drop the Gorkanaught as hes probably only going to last a turn and half of shooting but I just got him and I kinda want to try him out. So why would you take 3 or more Weird Boys just wondering? Smite spam from the Orks a thing? Maybe two for buffing and deepstriking the unit but smite spam would be fun with the weird boy special rule.

The problem with da jump is, that you can only teleport a single unit per turn and that Choppa&Slugga Boyz then wont be in range of the needed aura buffs from Warboss/Thraka, Waaaghbanner, Painboy and Big Mek anymore...
For that reason I think da jump works better with a large mob of Shoota Boys because they perform quite well without any further support when within <18" range and up to 70 shots (even if it is low BS and S) is something your oppontent has to react to, drawing his firepower away from your foot slogging melee horde.


Perhaps try something like this:

Warboss with Claw (or go Thraka right away)
Big Mek with Custom Forcefield
Painboy
Nob with Waaghbanner
Weirdboy
30 Boyz with C&S, inculding a Nob with Claw
30 Boyz with C&S, including a Nob with Claw
30 Boyz with Shootas, three Big Shootas, inculding Nob with Custom Shoota
as many Grotz as your a comfortable with
10 Tankbustas
10 Tankbustas
2 Trukks
Gorkanaut


Should be something around 2000pts, tinker to your needs
You could also change your Gorkanaut for a Morkanaut with Custom Forcefield and dump the Big Mek

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Orks) [108 PL, 1999pts] ++

+ HQ +

Ghazghkull Thraka [11 PL, 215pts]

Weirdboy [4 PL, 62pts]: 3. Da Jump

Weirdboy [4 PL, 62pts]: 2. Warpath

+ Troops +

Boyz [13 PL, 205pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 29x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa

Boyz [13 PL, 205pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 29x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa

Boyz [13 PL, 202pts]
. Boss Nob: Choppa, Kustom Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ 'Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ 'Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ 'Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. 26x Ork Boy W/ Shoota

+ Elites +

Nob w/ Waaagh! Banner [4 PL, 79pts]: Kustom Shoota

Painboy [4 PL, 65pts]: Power Klaw

Tankbustas [7 PL, 190pts]: 2x Bomb Squig
. 10x Tankbusta: 10x Rokkit Launcha

Tankbustas [7 PL, 190pts]: 2x Bomb Squig
. 10x Tankbusta: 10x Rokkit Launcha

+ Heavy Support +

Morkanaut [18 PL, 354pts]: Kustom Mega Kannon, Kustom Mega-blasta, 2x Rokkit Launcha, 2x Twin Big Shoota

+ Dedicated Transport +

Trukk [5 PL, 85pts]: Big Shoota, Wreckin' Ball

Trukk [5 PL, 85pts]: Big Shoota, Wreckin' Ball

++ Total: [108 PL, 1999pts] ++

This is the revised list after taking both of your advice. Dropped the storm boys, zag, Warboss, gork, nob squad, and big mek. Picked up 2 weird boys for buffing and deep strike, Gazzy, and Morkanaught, and 30 shoota boys.