What Has Changed: Ork Troops

In the latest installment of WHC, I will be discussing the largest and the most important part to any Ork army, the Troops. I will be going over what has changed for them in the new codex and weigh the pros and cons of the green tide. So lets get to it.


The Old
Ork Boyz
So the Boyz are the backbone of the Ork Waaagh! With a mob of 30 boyz, it will take the other player some time to take them out unless they have flamers or are blast happy. In 6th, Shoota boyz were defintely the go to choice when deciding on which of the two to choose, but I always still took more Choppas than Shootas since I am stubbornly an assault player and just like the look of Choppas more. This squad will ALWAYS have a Power Klaw nob in it, usually with a bosspole as well so they can reroll the morale check. With a Dedicated Transport with the Trukk, they have the mobility to move across fast but there are two big downsides to it. The Trukk has an AV of 10 all around and you can only take 12 models. I would rather put them in a Battlewagon but that does take up a Heavy Support slot, so its up to you. 'Ard Boyz is a great upgrade as it makes a mob have a 4+ armor save, but you can only have one mob in your army that has it. Personally, I dont take the Big Shoota or the Rokkit Launcha upgrades as they are just not reliable at all.

Gretchins
Costly only 3 points and with a BS of 3, Gretchins are honestly not a bad choice for an Ork army. They dont have an armor save and have to take a Runtherd for every 10 Gretchins but beyond that they are pretty damn good since they are armed with a Grot Blasta which is S3 12". They are great for holding objectives or running in front of your army as a soak sponge.


The New

Ork Boyz
The Boyz changed a little bit. Same stat line and points for regular Choppa boyz, but Shoota boyz is now a 1 pt upgrade and they have stikkbombs in their gear. 'Ard Boyz is replaced by 'Eavy Armor and all of you Boyz squads can take it instead of just 1 per army. The Big shoota and Rokkit Launcha are still in for every 10 boyz but nothing else was added for them. Nob upgrade is the same and also the equipment he can take remains the same as well.

Gretchins
 Points and stats are the same as well. Runtherds lost Squighounds in their gear but it is now an upgrade instead. Everything else remains the same.
 
The Pros and Cons

Pros:

• All Boyz mobs can now get a 4+ armor save
• Nob didn't get touched, personally he is perfect the way he is

Cons:

• Shoota is now 7 pts a model, but I expected something like this to happen so its not a huge deal
• Still no new wargear upgrades for boyz besides BS and RL
• Runtherds have to purchase squighounds now

All in all, it is a balanced change since Shootas could dish out more damage than a regular Choppa squad. Runtherds having to purchase squighounds bugs me but w/e, its not an expensive upgrade. Let me know your thoughts on the matter and I will get back to you when I can.

-BK