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So I have watched the Youtube Vids a lot to try and find something that I can use that I can enjoy. Thus far, though, these are what the Youtube Vids highly recommend doing--basically using the Orks to Absorb Damage and secure objectives, not to attack. And based on what I've been looking at, apparently this is how I've interpreted what they're expecting Ork Armies in tournaments to look like.

Feel free to criticize this listing/shred it apart or explain to me why this is a great idea for *ORKS*!

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Orks) [98 PL, 12CP, 1,997pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Clan Kultur / Specialist Mobs: Blood Axes

Detachment CP

+ HQ +

Big Mek W/ Kustom Force Field [4 PL, 1CP, 80pts]: Follow Me, Ladz!, Grot Oiler, Warlord
. Morgog's Finkin' Cap: I've Got A Plan, Ladz!

Big Mek W/ Kustom Force Field [4 PL, 80pts]: Grot Oiler

Big Mek W/ Kustom Force Field [4 PL, 80pts]: Grot Oiler

+ Troops +

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

Boyz [4 PL, 90pts]
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Slugga
. 9x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga, 9x Stikkbombs

+ Elites +

Painboy [3 PL, 65pts]: Power Klaw

Painboy [3 PL, 65pts]: Power Klaw

Painboy [3 PL, 65pts]: Power Klaw

+ Fast Attack +

Stormboyz [5 PL, 77pts]
. Boss Nob: Big Choppa, Choppa
. 5x Stormboy: 5x Choppa, 5x Slugga, 5x Stikkbombs

+ Heavy Support +

Deff Dread Mob [16 PL, 315pts]
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha

Deff Dread Mob [16 PL, 315pts]
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha

Deff Dread Mob [16 PL, -1CP, 315pts]
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Deff Dread: Dread Saw, Dread Saw, Skorcha, Skorcha
. Kustom Job: Dirty Gubbinz

++ Total: [98 PL, 12CP, 1,997pts] ++

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This looks exactly like a list a marine/eldar player who has never played orks in their life would build
Good luck winning anything with that.

Don't listen to blogs or channels unless they have a track record to back up their claims. Many just extrapolate how orks should work from their experience playing a durable gunline army - this always fails, as orks require a completely different approach to play well.

To add something constructive - my landmark for any army I build is being able to kill a LRBT tank commander in turn 1. If you can't do that, don't bother unpacking your orks.

You know what's even better? They were suggesting Freebooters for this listing.

Well, you can't do worse than blood axes

The number of times a marine player has explained to me that falling back and charging is awesome for orks is baffling. Stuff in combat with orks either falls back, dies or kills the orks. No one ever stays to fight you.

 Jidmah wrote:
Well, you can't do worse than blood axes

The number of times a marine player has explained to me that falling back and charging is awesome for orks is baffling. Stuff in combat with orks either falls back, dies or kills the orks. No one ever stays to fight you.

This is one of the most accurate statements regarding Orks, and sums up entirely why the Blood Axe kultur is useless.

Thanks Jidmah

Now as far as the list goes

Just start over no part of that list is workable


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So I thought for a while reworking what you have and given the models listed this list is better, even though I still don’t think it rises to the level of competitive, still if I were to run this list it would look like this

Goff battalion

Ghazkull Thraka
Makari
Big Mek in mega armor with kff

10 boyz w/kill saw nob x 3
3 Trukks

Painboy

5 stormboyz

3 deff dreads with Skorchas and dirty gunbbinz upgrade
3 deff dreads with skorchas an orkymatic pistons
3 deff dreads with rokket launchas and sparkly bits

To further improve this list- drop the painboy and the stromboyz and add in some meganobz

 Jidmah wrote:
Well, you can't do worse than blood axes

The number of times a marine player has explained to me that falling back and charging is awesome for orks is baffling. Stuff in combat with orks either falls back, dies or kills the orks. No one ever stays to fight you.

i've had decent luck in a fun list with blood axe bonebreakaz and a deffkilla trike with brutal but kunnin + might is right (finkin kap) alpha strike in late 8th but yeah blood axe rules are basically useless right now.