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A quick question. In a unit of Ork Boyz you can replace one Ork Boy for a Boss Nob.

- Does this mean you have to add the point cost of a 'Nob' for the unit?
- Do the Ork Boyz sets contain a Boss Nob or do you have to buy them seperately as Nobz?

Things like nobz (and excarchs for eldar), nobz are just the cost of another boy. So, for boyz, a nob costs 6 points, for commandos they're 9, stormboy nobz are 8, etc.

It's a little odd, but that's the general consensus.

The nob's basically a free upgrade to one of the boyz, much like a sergeant in a squad of marines. You obviously still have to pay for any fancy wargear you give him though.

I believe the current boyz set has enough bits to make one of them into a nob. All my boyz are from before the kit got updated though, so maybe someone else can confirm.

I believe the current boyz set has enough bits to make one of them into a nob. All my boyz are from before the kit got updated though, so maybe someone else can confirm.

Kind of, you get a slightly bigger torso and an arm with a power klaw and swanky slugga pistol. There is a noticable difference between this 'faux Nob' and a proper one from the Ork Nob box though.

Thanks for the quick replies!

 Kroem wrote:

I believe the current boyz set has enough bits to make one of them into a nob. All my boyz are from before the kit got updated though, so maybe someone else can confirm.

Kind of, you get a slightly bigger torso and an arm with a power klaw and swanky slugga pistol. There is a noticable difference between this 'faux Nob' and a proper one from the Ork Nob box though.

Ah, nice one. I thought this might be the case but, not having ever actually seen one, I didn't want to start spouting off!

 Kap'n Krump wrote:
Things like nobz (and excarchs for eldar), nobz are just the cost of another boy. So, for boyz, a nob costs 6 points, for commandos they're 9, stormboy nobz are 8, etc.

It's a little odd, but that's the general consensus.

To be more accurate, it's not a consensus, it's written out clearly in the index(es). It's easy to miss though.

Could you point to where exactly is says that ?

Battlescribe is adding 17pts for a nob in a boy squad

 Disarray wrote:
Could you point to where exactly is says that ?

Battlescribe is adding 17pts for a nob in a boy squad

A Nob is 17 points. A Boss Nob (which is what the Boy upgrades into) is not listed.

 Disarray wrote:
Could you point to where exactly is says that ?

Battlescribe is adding 17pts for a nob in a boy squad

In the particular case of Orks (and the other armies in the book) it's on p.126 of Index: Xenos 2 under the heading "Unit Champions" – there are broadly similar statements in broadly similar locations in the other Indices.

 Disarray wrote:
Could you point to where exactly is says that ?

Battlescribe is adding 17pts for a nob in a boy squad

No it isn't.