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Hey everyone,

I’ve been playing this list (1850 points) lately and firstly it’s been great fun! Secondly it’s done really well against a range of different armies.
I’m now looking to play a couple of tournaments with it but the only thing about the list which I am unsure about is how to play the Kommandos most effectively. Is it best to make two large units of 15 and charge in ASAP or have MSU so I can jump on objectives easily. Maybe even a mix (which I have in my list below). All help is greatly appreciated.

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Orks) [63 PL, 874pts] ++

+ HQ [11 PL, 184pts] +

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

Zhadsnark Da Ripper [7 PL, 122pts]: Warlord
. Da Beast [12pts]: 2x Big Shoota [12pts]

+ Troops [23 PL, 294pts] +

Boyz [13 PL, 174pts]
. Boss Nob [6pts]: Choppa, Shoota
. 28x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa [168pts]

Boyz [5 PL, 60pts]
. Boss Nob [6pts]: Choppa, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa [54pts]

Boyz [5 PL, 60pts]
. Boss Nob [6pts]: Choppa, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa [54pts]

+ Elites [20 PL, 270pts] +

Kommandos [8 PL, 135pts]
. Boss Nob [9pts]: Choppa
. 13x Kommando [117pts]
. Kommando W/ 'Eavy Weapon [9pts]: Burna

Kommandos [4 PL, 45pts]
. Boss Nob [9pts]: Choppa
. 4x Kommando [36pts]

Kommandos [4 PL, 45pts]
. Boss Nob [9pts]: Choppa
. 4x Kommando [36pts]

Kommandos [4 PL, 45pts]
. Boss Nob [9pts]: Choppa
. 4x Kommando [36pts]

+ Heavy Support [9 PL, 126pts] +

Mek Gunz [3 PL, 42pts]
. Gun [2 PL, 42pts]: 5x Grot Gunner [10pts], Kustom Mega Kannon [17pts]

Mek Gunz [3 PL, 42pts]
. Gun [2 PL, 42pts]: 5x Grot Gunner [10pts], Kustom Mega Kannon [17pts]

Mek Gunz [3 PL, 42pts]
. Gun [2 PL, 42pts]: 5x Grot Gunner [10pts], Kustom Mega Kannon [17pts]

++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Orks) [31 PL, 530pts] ++

+ HQ [5 PL, 88pts] +

Boss Zagstruk [5 PL, 88pts]

+ Fast Attack [23 PL, 400pts] +

Stormboyz [13 PL, 240pts]
. Boss Nob [8pts]: Choppa
. 29x Stormboy [232pts]

Stormboyz [5 PL, 80pts]
. Boss Nob [8pts]: Choppa
. 9x Stormboy [72pts]

Stormboyz [5 PL, 80pts]
. Boss Nob [8pts]: Choppa
. 9x Stormboy [72pts]

+ Heavy Support [3 PL, 42pts] +

Mek Gunz [3 PL, 42pts]
. Gun [2 PL, 42pts]: 5x Grot Gunner [10pts], Kustom Mega Kannon [17pts]

++ Air Wing Detachment +1CP (Orks) [21 PL, 444pts] ++

+ Flyer [21 PL, 444pts] +

Dakkajet [7 PL, 148pts]: 6x Supa Shoota [60pts]

Dakkajet [7 PL, 148pts]: 6x Supa Shoota [60pts]

Dakkajet [7 PL, 148pts]: 6x Supa Shoota [60pts]

++ Total: [115 PL, 1848pts] ++

It looks very good. I think I'd just cut one flyer to bring a biker mek with KFF and a painboy to make infantries a bit tougher, but the list is surely competitive as it is.

Hi. Thanks for your reply. I’ve ran a list before with a painboy and Big Mek with KFF but found that, especially the painboy, they didn’t do enough to warrant staying in the list. The Boyz end up being too slow as I have to keep them with the Big Mek to make use of his KFF and by the time they got into combat they were battered even with the 5++.

The way I play is mob up boys and use da jump. Advance the Stormboyz and charge with them along with Boyz, kommandos, Zagsnark and Zagstruk. The other Boyz baby sit the KMK.

What do you feel is the best way to use kommandos. Multiple small units or as a horde or possibly a mixture?

I played 2-4 min units of kommandos, a single max squad of 15 and multiple (3-6) max squads of 15 dudes.

I had the best results using a couple of single squads as cheap objective holders (but now I prefer lone skorchas for that role since I usually run mechanized lists) and with multiple max squad, especially with 6x15 of them.

But they always performed decently, I think all the combinations are viable. Even mobbing them up into a big 25 man squad could be nice.

Thanks for that. Have you ever tried Sinkrot? I’ve just bought the model and can’t wait to try him out.

I’m tempted to try the Kommandos as one 15, 10 and 5 man squad and, depending on the list and scenario I’m playing, decide what to do with them then. Mob up is always an option

I have had success with 1 max unit, 1 unit of 10 and a bunch of msu. Mob up on the 15 and 10. Snikrot is great for big units since he only needs to be near 1 to buff them all. If you use Snikrot I recommend klaws on the nobz of big units since Snikrot can't kill tanks as well as a warboss.