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New to 40k/orks. So the box of Meganobz is used to make 3 units of elite Meganobz or one HQ big mek in mega armor. If I choose to make the big mek can I still use the other 2 Meganobz or am I required to have 3 Meganobz?

Lmead9 wrote:
New to 40k/orks. So the box of Meganobz is used to make 3 units of elite Meganobz or one HQ big mek in mega armor. If I choose to make the big mek can I still use the other 2 Meganobz or am I required to have 3 Meganobz?

The Minimum unit size for Meganobz is detailed on page 98 of Codex: Orks. Suffice to say you cannot have a unit of 2 Meganobz, unfortunately. Welcome to GW logic.

Assuming matched play you can, however, use an understrength unit in an Auxiliary Support Detachment if you so wish.

To branch away from rules and into preference/tactics/advice, I highly recommend not building the Big Mek in Mega Armour. For their cost they simply are not worth it. They are too expensive and too slow for what they cost. Your best bet is to make the Boss Nob and 2 other Meganobz and deliver them to their target via Tellyporta or Da Jump, utilising the Red Evil Sunz +1 to Charge Roll trait in conjunction with 'Ere We Go! to give you a ~85% chance of making your charge (needing an 8 on the roll).

Edit: Thank you JNAProductions for the correction. Da Red Gitz got muh branz goin' too fasta!

Ok thanks that’s what I was assuming from reading the codex but also thought it was weird they use the kit to make two different units which then makes you have to buy 2 sets...

Lmead9 wrote:
Ok thanks that’s what I was assuming from reading the codex but also thought it was weird they use the kit to make two different units which then makes you have to buy 2 sets...

Sadly that's GW's business practice in a nutshell. The intention is you buy two kits because you really want a Big Mek, and now can bump up your Meganobz to 5 models.

Evil Sunz, not Red Sunz.

Otherwise accurate.