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Hi there
So I've almost finished painting my Ork collection and have put together a 2000 point list using all my models. Would appreciate any advice on tactics or changes. Would be happy to spend a bit more cash on a couple of new units to improve as aware it may not be super competitive. Fun and the look of the army more important. Really don't want to paint another 60 Boyz. Deathskulls is the clan by the way.

BATTALION
HQ
Warboss - PK, Kustom Shoota, Attack Squig - 72
Weirdboy (Da Jump) - 62

TROOPS
30 Shoota Boyz inc. Nob with PK - 193
30 Choppa Boyz inc. Nob with PK - 193
30 Choppa Boyz inc. Nob with PK - 193
10 Gretchin - 30
10 Gretchin - 30

ELITES
10 Tankbustas, 2 Bomb Squigs - 190
Trukk with Big Shoota - 82
15 Kommandos inc. Nob with PK and 2 Burnas - 148

HEAVY SUPPORT
8 Lootas - 136
4 Killa Kans with Rokkits - 252
Deff dread with Skorcha and 3 Claws - 151

SPEARHEAD
HQ
Big Mek with KFF - 75

HEAVY SUPPORT
4 Kannons - 108
Kustom Mega Kannon - 42
Kustom Mega Kannon - 42


Grots sit on objectives or screen depending on the mission. Lootas and Kannons sit back with KFF protection. Everything else goes forward. Shootas are jumped turn one to kill their heavy shooty or elite units. Kommandos pop up to do similar. Deff Dread is there to take the heat off the artillery in terms of opponents anti tank.

Please let me know what you reckon!

A Dakkajet with its 12 wounds, six guns/18 shots, hitting on 4's. +1's to hit, is a much better choice for the same basic points as 8 lootas.

Honestly, I love the look & feel of your army. People will come here and say some of the units in there aren't efficiently costed (Trukk, Lootas, Kans, Deff Dread) but until we get the Codex, might as well have a cool thematic army that includes a lot of our cool units.

Thanks for the tips.

The Dakka Jet does look pretty good. Tempted to make the swap. Codex could change a lot though so will get a few games in with this list and change things up when it drops.

Hoping the points costs of a few units like trukks, Kans and Deffkoptas drop a bit as they are my favourites.

Also wondering whether to swap the Kommandos for Stormboyz or keep them but in three 5 man units for more flexibility and objective grabbing?

I would split the kommandos for objectives. If you play with the new Beta rules, the kommandos can't pop up turn 1 to charge units in enemy deployment zone. Also consider splitting tankbustas to get extra nob and extra tankbusta bomb to throw every turn.

Good tip on the Tankbustas. Will go for that.

Wondering about swapping the Kommandos for Stormboyz. Anyone got any thoughts on that.

Everyone loves kommandos nowadays but I love the stormboyz. Can work if you get lucky with them and they are great models. Could you not fit in small squads of each???

Irrelevant, Ork codex is dropping next.

 exploited751 wrote:
Irrelevant, Ork codex is dropping next.

Thanks man, totally useful in a thread where advice is being asked for! Not posting is probably more appropriate.

Yeah, I'm tempted by some Stormboyz. Models look great too as you say.

Codex is out in June apparently so fully aware this list might be redundant then. Just wanna play some games in the meantime still as the Boyz are getting restless and dusty.

Really think there'll be some price drops for some of the units in the list so hope to add more. Will flesh out the the list again and be back here post-codex with either the same list or something completely different.

 hollow one wrote:

 exploited751 wrote:
Irrelevant, Ork codex is dropping next.

Thanks man, totally useful in a thread where advice is being asked for! Not posting is probably more appropriate.

Okay, real advice, I am sure the codex will drop in a week or two, I wouldn't be too worried about a list now as it will drastically change due to the new codex and the flavor of month is probably like warbuggies or wartrakks since I would imagine they're finally going to come out with new models after an almost 20 year run with those derp kits and they'reprobably going to be really good and like 30 points for a $50 kit so get ready to get Mega Kannnon'd again. Anyways... Point is whatever work, effort, and C&C in regards to the original list by OP is going to be irrelevant very shortly.

 exploited751 wrote:

 hollow one wrote:

 exploited751 wrote:
Irrelevant, Ork codex is dropping next.

Thanks man, totally useful in a thread where advice is being asked for! Not posting is probably more appropriate.

Okay, real advice, I am sure the codex will drop in a week or two, I wouldn't be too worried about a list now as it will drastically change due to the new codex and the flavor of month is probably like warbuggies or wartrakks since I would imagine they're finally going to come out with new models after an almost 20 year run with those derp kits and they'reprobably going to be really good and like 30 points for a $50 kit so get ready to get Mega Kannnon'd again. Anyways... Point is whatever work, effort, and C&C in regards to the original list by OP is going to be irrelevant very shortly.

Everyone points to orks being in the summer, they've shown us the next three codexs and orks aren't in there so unless you've evidence to back your surly claims then you aren't being helpful. There will be months of playing with this list before the codex "drops". Also I don't know why things don't just get released anymore. They have to drop, like table too wargaming is all 'street' now.

 exploited751 wrote:

 hollow one wrote:

 exploited751 wrote:
Irrelevant, Ork codex is dropping next.

Thanks man, totally useful in a thread where advice is being asked for! Not posting is probably more appropriate.

Okay, real advice, I am sure the codex will drop in a week or two, I wouldn't be too worried about a list now as it will drastically change due to the new codex and the flavor of month is probably like warbuggies or wartrakks since I would imagine they're finally going to come out with new models after an almost 20 year run with those derp kits and they'reprobably going to be really good and like 30 points for a $50 kit so get ready to get Mega Kannnon'd again. Anyways... Point is whatever work, effort, and C&C in regards to the original list by OP is going to be irrelevant very shortly.

GW have already confirmed the next three codex to be released, and none of them are Orks (Deathwatch, Knights, Harelequins).
So no, it isn't next. It isn't soon.