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Revised Ork army list for 750 point round-robin tournament in May

Jan 18th, 2021

Over the last week I’ve been reading articles on the current 9^th edition meta and Ork tactics, which has led me to slightly tweak my Ork army list for our upcoming round-robin tournament in May.

You can read more about my original 750 point list here.

The biggest change was adding a transport to provide more mobility for my Slugga Boyz or Nobz (with or without the Warboss).

I didn’t think I could find the points for a battlewagon, which left me deciding between a Trukk, a Big Trakk, and a Chinork Warcopta.

The Chinork is a model I plan on kitbashing/scratch-building at some point this year, but its base point value felt a little steep given its 10 model transport capacity.

I was on the fence between the Trukk (with a Rokkit Launcha to take advantage of Deffskullz rerolls) and a Big Trakk.

For just +10 points, the Big Trakk offers +2” movement, +2 wounds, better assault capabilities, and trades the Rokkit Launcha for two Big Shootas. I felt that the extra survivability and mobility would be important in low-points games (like the 750 points we will be playing in this tournament), as there wouldn’t be many other threats for my opponents to focus on… especially if I embarked the Nobz and Warboss in the Big Trakk!

To clear up points for a Big Trakk, I had to drop the Killa Kan, one Slugga Boy, and the Kommando with Rokkit Launcha. I also had to swap out the Kombi-Rokkit on my sixth Nob for a Big Choppa/Choppa loadout, which incidentally might be for the best now that they’re no longer footslogging across the table!

These changes were motivated by two lines of thought:

1. I have become slightly worried about not having enough mobility for the main assault elements of my army (Warboss, Nobz, Slugga Boyz), and
2. I’ve been cooling off on the utility of a single Killa Kan, especially since I also have a Deff Dread in the same list.

One non-gaming upside of these changes is that I’m going to get the chance to convert & paint up a full Ork vehicle, which I’m extremely excited about. As an added bonus, this also means I will have to paint two fewer Boyz by May, making my goal a bit more realistic.

Here’s the updated list:

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| Patrol Detachment: Orks     |
| 750 Points; 44 Power Level  |
| 4 Command Points            |
| Deffskullz Clan Kultur      |
+-----------------------------+

[HQ]
	* Warboss [Warlord] - 78 points
		- Wargear: Attack Squig, Big Choppa, Kustom Shoota, Super Cybork Body (Shiny Gubbinz)
		- Upgrades: Da Biggest Boss (stratagem), Might Is Right (warlord trait)

[Troops]
	* Ork Boyz - 95 points
		- Boss Nob with Big Choppa & Choppa
		- 7x Ork Boyz with Choppa & Slugga
		- Ork Boy with Choppa, Slugga, and Tankbusta Bombs
		- Ork Boy with Rokkit Launcha
	* Ork Boyz - 95 points
		- Boss Nob with Kombi-Rokkit
		- 7x Ork Boyz with Shoota
		- Ork Boy with Shoota & Tankbusta Bombs
		- Ork Boy with Big Shoota

[Elites]
	* Kommandos - 55 points
		- Boss Nob with Power Klaw & Slugga
		- 3x Kommandos with Choppa & Slugga
		- Kommando with Burna
	* Nobz - 132 points
		- Boss Nob with Power Klaw & Slugga
		- Nob with Power Klaw & Slugga
		- 2x Nobz with Big Choppa & Choppa
		- 2x Nobz with two Choppas

[Fast Attack]
	* Deffkopta with Kustom Mega-Blasta - 35 points 
	* Stormboyz - 70 points
		- Boss Nob with Power Klaw & Slugga
		- 4x Stormboyz with Choppa & Slugga

[Heavy Support]
	* Deff Dread with Dread Klaw, Dread Saw, Kustom Mega-Blasta, and Scorcha - 105 points
		- Kustom Job: Orkymatic Pistons
	* Big Trakk with 2x Big Shootas - 85 points

And after adjusting this list, here’s my updated 2021 Q1-Q2 Hobby Sprint Timeline:

*Note: Killa Kan required for 500 point backup list but not included in 750 point list