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Hi guys, need a semi competitive 1200 point list against orks. This is what I came up with:

HQ
Anrakr the traveller
Harbringer of despair with veil of darkness

Elites
5 lychguard with dispersion shields
5 deathmarks (with Harbringer and Anrakr)

Troops
10 warriors
10 warriors
10 tesla immortals

Heavy support
Annihalation barge.

Fast attack
6 scarabs

And then just an empty night scythe to shoot the ghazgul thraka one of my opponents is bringing.(I don't know the rest of his army, heard something about a lot of hard boys)

I don't think you want an expensive combat unit vs orks I'd drop them for shootier options

I know, only I've just not got any more shootier guys in my collection, it was either lychguard, scarabs or tomb blades.
(I've done a battle against two of the three opponents before, at least 30 boys, 1 battle wagon, 3 looted wagons, 1 truck,and at least 10 nobz)

I think your opponent was talking about ard boys, which are normal ork boys with 4+ armor, so your rapid fire won't waste them off the bat.

Anrakyer is a bit hit or miss, as you are paying a premium for his abilities. A vanilla overlord will cost less with the same equipment, allowing you to build a la carte. Anrakyer is best for mind in the machine, which is good if your expecting multiple looted wagons you can lob shots into mobs of boys. The tachyon arrow also helps nuke a wagon or something if you need. Getting immortals with counter attack helps a little bit in case your charged, but I question if it is worth the points for the traveler.

If you go with a vanilla overlord, a scythe,scarabs and a 2+ save is a great build.

If you have other models, do take more scarabs over lytchguard. They can tarpit hordes, destroy tanks and are overall much better for the cost.

What other models do you have? Consider adding extra harbingers. Despair brings an S8 shot and defensive grenades, while a transmog can tremorstaff the boys and slow them down. Transmog also brings the seismic crucible to protect against charges.

Tomb blades are also better than lytchguard as they are shooty/mobile.

If you want to go the easy route, get 3 Annihilation Barges

I'm sort of new so I only just found out Anrakr could do it. I put these two facts together:
1. Looted wagons are OP
2. Anrakr can manipulate vehicles.


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Also, got a ghost ark, another cryptek, doomsday ark, tomb blades and more scarabs

Speaking from an Ork perspective on this; not too many people field Looted Wagons when the BattleWagons are available to bring out heavy firepower and can transport our boyz pretty safely across the table (which is why I'm surprised to hear of someone fielding three of them for HS). That, and we can field more shootier options for a better point cost (Like a Big Mek with a SAG or a DakkaJet or what have you).

From personal experience, I can tell you that I absolutely hate MSS and will do anything to keep my power klaws away from any character the Necrons have that has that ability.

What about Trazyn the Infinite? He has the Emphatic Obliterator, which is great against Ork Boyz and other mobs. Plus he also has mindshackle scarabs.