Start Competing: Orks Tactics
Space Marines might be the poster boys, but Orks (and their fantasy Orc and Orruk counterparts) are the archetypal Warhammer faction – loud, violent, and enjoying themselves immensely. In Warhammer 40,000 Orks are everywhere in the galaxy, an ever-present threat to anything they come into contact with. In the real world they’re one of the most popular factions in the game, and have one of the deepest plastic ranges going. Thematically they’re a mixed bag – you’ve got your clanking, grinding walkers in the Killa Kans and Deff Dreads, your Speed Freeks on bikes and buggies, your monster-hunting Beast Snaggas, jumpy Stormboyz and gun-toting Battlewagons, and a lot more besides. If you want to be able to make big switches in playstyle within a single faction, Orks offer one of the best ways to do that.
Faction Overview
As you might expect from the above, the ways to play Orks vary massively depending on how you want to build them. The 10th edition codex really emphasises this, offering six different detachments with strong focuses to get your Orks playing the way you want. Your War Horde is the grab-bag generalist Ork approach, while the Green Tide and Bully Boyz offer more specialised infantry options, either going wide on lots of Boyz or deep on lots of Nobz and Meganobz respectively. If you don’t want to footslog, there’s the Kult of Speed for blasting around the battlefield on warbikes and buggies, or the Dread Mob to run a walker-heavy list blasting out high-risk, high-reward firepower. What if you really want Orks to play Horizon: Zero Dawn? Then there’s Da Big Hunt, boosting your Beast Snaggas substantially.
How to Play Orks in Warhammer 40k
Looking for advice on how to play Orks? From getting started to playing at competitive events, we’ve got you covered with these articles.
- Competitive Faction Focus: Orks
- Detachment Focus: Bully Boyz
- Detachment Focus: Da Big Hunt
- Detachment Focus: Dread Mob
- Detachment Focus: Green Tide
- Detachment Focus: Kult of Speed
- Detachment Focus: War Horde
- Hammer of Math: Green Tide Boyz Resiliency
- Competitive Stats for the Orks
Hobby
Want to know how to paint your Orks? The Waaagh is your oyster with the breadth of their range and the variety of styles you can paint, from your dark and grimy Goffs to bright and boisterous Bad Moons. Check out our How to Paint Everything guide below:
How to Paint Everything: Orks
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