Lists of the Month (Savage Orcs)

For a new list, this month, i decided to go for something i've never played, with an army i just started, but am not planning on completing within the next 9-12 months. When Orcs cames out, i was simply in love with the models.

Lords (21.9%)

Black Orc Warboss
Shield
Trickster helm
Talisman of Endurance

Savage Orc Great Shaman
lvl4
Lucky Shrunken Head
Crown of Command


Heroes (8.0%)

Savage Orc Big Boss
Battle Standard Bearer
Morks Warbanner


Core (25.1%)

36 Savage Orc Big 'Un
Additionnal Hand Weapon
Champion
Musician Standard
Big Stabba

6 Goblin Spider Riders
Musician

6 Goblin Spider Riders
Musician


Special (20.8%)

10 Savage Orc Boar Boyz
Additionnal Hand Weapon
Champion
Musician
Standard Bearer
Standard of Discipline

1 Orc Boar Chariot
Additional Orc Crew

1 Orc Boar Chariot
Additional Orc Crew

1 Orc Boar Chariot
Additional Orc Crew


Rare (23.2%)

1 Goblin Doom Diver Catapult

1 Goblin Doom Diver Catapult

1 Mangler Squigs

1 Mangler Squigs

1 Arachnarok

A pretty standard core imho (Big bloc of savage Orcs with Lucky shrunken Heads), but i think the difference lie in the fact there's no gobbo block, and the army is based on getting into close combat, and destroying just about everything.

Goblin Spiders are roughly used the same way i'd use Dark Rider ; run around, the flanks, annoys and hunt warmachine. They are kept cheap to be expendable.

Savage Orc Boar Boyz and Boar Chariot are used to "flank" one side of the board, while the big block of Savage Orcs take middle-other side. So basically you have to choose between taking on a 8x5 near unkillable Savage Orc Block and 3 Chariot + Boar Boyz on the flank, or the other way around. Neither is really good prospect, and i do not think that many army have what it takes to deal with those 2 threat. Mangler Squigs would most likely go on the Boar side to add to the danger of attacking that side, to defend more than attacks. Finally, the Arachnarok between the two, to help against RnF, and tip any combat in our favor.

The use of the magical banner is to basically save the BSB and Great Shaman from any magical item that could kill them easily, and making your opponent character much easier to kill. Frontage would need to be something similar to this ;

RnF

RnF

Musician

StandardBearer

Champion

Black Orc

BSB

Great Shaman

The two doom diver are basically used to take on just about anything, dealing wounds here and there. They are no monster killer, but can easily reduce a small elite unit to nothingness.