Orks

Brutal but Kunnin’: Ork Greenskins Kill Team Tactics

With the first anniversary of Kill Team 2.0 having passed we once again return to our journey through the Compendium Teams. Thanks to a good ruleset and being released in the first box set of the game, Ork Kommandos...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: NOLA Nailbiter

Barely a week goes by without the big supermajor alarm I have haphazardly installed in my living room going off, and this week it's been triggered by the second iteration of the GW roadshow, bringing over 150 players to...

How to Paint Everything: Rockfish’s Kommandos – Bolder then ever, and not just the colours!

You will have seen my Orks before in either my army showcase or the previous version of my HTPE from a while ago, but my scheme has seen a few revisions since I did that write up so I...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: London Goes Big

A new record has been set for the largest 9th Edition singles event so far, with around 570 players gathering at the London GT to throw down and crown a grand champion. I was there throwing down in the...

6 Things You Need to Know About the New Ork Kill Rig/Hunta Rig

Happy weekend, Dear Reader. We're a week out from the release of perhaps the most anticipated unit in the recent Codex: Orks - The Kill Rig. Games Workshop was kind enough to send us a preview copy of the...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Warp Stirs pt.1

A new challenger approaches. As foretold by our expert statistical prognosticars, this weekend saw Grey Knights hit the metagame in a big way, with a couple of event wins (including a major) and plenty of other decent showings. Their...

How to Paint Everything: Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms’ Ork Kill Team Terrain

We've previously covered how to paint the new Octarius terrain from Kill Team 2021 in our How to Paint Everything article on the topic, but today we're bringing you an extra dose covering Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms' wonderful efforts to assemble...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Supermajor Surprise

You would think that I would remember that there was an upcoming supermajor given that I was, at one point, booked for it (prior to potential COVID disruption to travel leading me to cancel) but apparently not. Well, there...

40k FAQ Hot Take: Codex Orks

Games Workshop dropped a pair of important FAQs today for Codex Orks and Imperial Armour Compendium (addressing Ork units), ostensibly on time for the "proper" book release. We identified a number of key things that needed to be addressed...

Hammer of Math: Ork Kulturs

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the effect of the different bonuses available to each Ork Kultur. The (somewhat) new Codex: Orks is filled with cool new rules and models and we're already seeing it take tables...