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Hello, quick background. I havent played in about a year, i got through about 4 games in 8th edition before taking a little time off while everyone got more adjusted to the new rules. In that time i have been collecting and painting a new army. ORKS!

As a comeback game, me and a friend are going to play a small refresher game. Its going to be friendly, but of course I want to at least put up a fight. He has been playing 8th since it came out and knows his army well, he plays chaos. I only have a few models, so following my list I will have an inventory of what else is available, Help me make a decent list with what i've got! Also, just saying I can collect more piece eventually, so open to really any suggestions for future play. Happy to hear what the Ork meta is. Thanks

1000 points - 4 CP (Battalion and Spearhead Detachments)


Warlord - Warboss on bike w/ Powerklaw -113
Painboy on bike - 90
3 Nobs on Bike - 42

15 Shoota Boys - 90
15 Shoota Boys - 90

18 Boys 2 Boss Nobs - 120

Battlewagon w/ 4 Big Shoota, Wrecking Ball, 'Ard Casing - 188

5 Loota - 85
5 Loota - 85

Big Mek in Mega Armour, Kustom Force Field - 97

So, fairly simple list. Lootas are split into two groups to Obj secure and lay in some support. Orks will ride in on the battle wagon, with ard casing hopefully it will become an ammo sink.

Shoota boys will footslog with the Big Mek offering an extra save.

Warboss, nobs and painboy will try to stay close to shootaboys if possible, but probably end up going big game hunting.

So, I can collect a few more models, but i'm set to play in about a week and I still need to put together the Loota and Big Mek. Its bad enough they wont be painted for their first battle.

My current stock of Orks, not included in this list are that can be interchanged are:

1 Shoota Boy
28 Ork Boys
10 Nobs
1 Nob on Bike
10 Grots
2 Dakka Jets
3 Killas Kans
2 Trukks
1 Deff Dread

Any advice, would be great. Thanks!

Your questions:

Yes, the model count is the beginning of the fight phase. You can lose your bonus from Overwatch
Yes, but it has nothing to do with the WAAAAGH. They can disembark 3', move, and charge as long as the transport hassn't moved. Once they do, the wagon can also move and charge. This is why we put deffrollas on battlewagons...
Lootas dont get ObjSec

I like your list, but the combnation and fast and slow movers means it will be easy to defeat you in detail. That battlewagon wont last beyond turn 1 against most armies.

Try something like this:

Lose the nob bikers, they aren't worth their points. Battlewagon goes sadly back to the shelf until the codex comes out. Big Mek goes too, MegaArmor is too expensive, and you really don't need him. That should get you the points for two dakkajets. Spend the rest on a weirdboy - just convert a boy for now, and on more boyz. Most people at 1K points will not be able to deal with 2 planes.

Good luck!