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Thought I'd dust off a neglected Ork army I have lying around with the new Codex. A bit model limited but willing to invested in a few new kits if it helps. Let me know what you think.

General plan is the boyz with the non-warlord warboss charge all ork style. Warlord warboss, big mek, and nobs go in the bonebreaker party bus. Bonebreaker and dreads tellyport. Might also tellyport the truck with tankbusters depending on opponent. Deff Koptas outflank and generally be annoying (mostly there to fill out Brigade).

Deathskullz Brigade: 1994

HQ:
Warboss (80): Relic kaw, kustom shoota, warlord (trait:brutal but kunnin)
Warboss (80): Klaw, kustom shoota
Big Mek (index)(75): KFF

Elites:
10 Nobz (163): Boss w/Klaw, 2 big choppas, 7 dual choppas
5 Tankbustas (85)
5 Tankbustas (85)

Troops:
30 Boyz (223): Klaw
30 Boyz (223): Klaw
10 Boyz (70): Shootas
10 Boyz (70): Shootas
10 Gretchin (30)
10 Gretchin (30)

Fast Attack:
Deff Kopta (54): Rokits
Deff Kopta (54): Rokits
Deff Kopta (54): Rokits

Heavy Support:
Bonebreaker (174): Killcannon
2 Deffdreads (210): 2 Klaw, 2 Saw (each)
10 Lootas (170)

Transport:
Trukk (64)

Big issue here is that you don't actually utilize death skull trait all that much. Troops have no weapons, dreads don't have guns etc...

You would gain instant boost by swapping death skulls into evil suns.

Even better if you would use 2 clans. One more HQ and you would get 2 battallions and you could have less tax units. Okay 2 less CP but more efficient army elsewhere...

If you want death skulls at least give some guns(KMB's good) for deff dreads to utilize the rerolls and some rokkits to boys(ditto). Also where's the weirdboys? Those are amazing for orks. Better than KFF which struggles to cover all you want to cover anyway.

Well deathshulls shooty units can benefit from the Stratagem and the entire army from the 6+ invuln. The single re-roll is good but MSU with 5+ shooters are bad, especially if index is not allowed.

Single koptas and min units of bustas are ok for the deathskull re-roll.

I'd just avoid the killkannon on the bonebreaka as you want that vehicle to rush towards the enemy. You want a Gunwagon for that role instead.

Thank you both. I'll go back to the drawing board and see if double battalion comes out better.