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You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move: Towering changes pretty much pure upside for Orks, as they didn’t have the shooting to reliably drop a Knight from deployment anyway. Beast Snagga leadership may be a violent and transient experience for most, but Zodgrod Wortsnagga has stood the test of time. The legendary Runtherd is more than just a force multiplier for his Super Runts – although he certainly is that too. Exiled from Ork society for being too nice to his Gretchin charges , there’s a reason he eventually found a home with the Beast Snaggas. Small points drops on a whole bunch of units that were already decent, allowing you to squeeze more units into most lists, and a slightly bigger drop on Nobz, which has made them a key unit. Orks have access to two Psychic Disciplines in the new codex: The returning Powers of the Waaagh and the new Beasthead discipline, which is exclusive to Beast Snaggas. Patch notes: Powers of the Waaagh!

The poster boyz of the new Ork boxed set, the Beast Snagga boyz are basically bigger, stronger boyz – they come in units of up to 20 models, and like boyz have a slugga and a choppa, but come with Strength 5 instead of 4, making them a bit better at melee combat. The units’ nob comes with a power snappa, a S+2, AP-2, 2 damage melee weapon and one model in 10 can swap their slugga for a thump gun. Overall they’re less versatile than boyz but better at melee, with the downside being +2 points per model added cost. They’re fine but their utility will depend heavily on how many T4 and T5 targets you’re going up against, and while Death Guard are pretty common right now, S5 isn’t particularly helpful against the T5 targets that Drukhari and Admech armies present. That said, with Orks moving to T5, Beast Snaggas are the smarter mirror play. The other big reasons to take these are access to the Snagga Grapple strat, and the ability to ride on a Kill Rig – if you’re taking one or more or those, filling it with ObSec bodies seems like a very strong play. Gretchin All three flavours of Big Mek return in this book, all sporting a fancy new base 4+ BS to compensate for the loss of the old version of Dakka Dakka Dakka!. The Big Mek in Mega Armour is probably the biggest loser of the bunch, as the main way they were used was combining Da Cleverest Boss with some traits and relics to basically build yourself a better warboss. With Waaagh moving to an army-level effect requiring a Warboss that’s basically off the table, so the mega armour build exclusively focuses on making a tougher and nastier fighter/KFF bearer. If you’ve got the points then sure, but it’s not mandatory. Warhammer Community: Warhammer Fest Online: Day 5 – Even More Warhammer 40,000 (posted 5/7/2021) (last accessed 5/7/2021) Let’s start with the most improved and best, the Rukkatrukk Squigbuggy. This was the runt of the litter before but has received some classic overcorrection and is now completely bonkers. The main squig launcher is a 36” range no-LoS Heavy 2d6 Blast S5 AP-2 D2 weapon, and the smaller launcher is another d6 shots if you can get within 18” range. In addition, the saw blades strapped to it now hit at S7 AP-2 D2. All this for a mere 90pts each is completely wild, and 4-5 of these in lists is a very real prospect.

What Combos Should You Build Around?

In addition to Skragbad, all the Named Characters you’d expect return, and they’re joined by another new Snakebite special in the form of Zodgrod Wortsnagga. He’s essentially an extremely pumped up Runtherd, and is one of the units that can be taken in any detachment, so is another decent way to fill a battalion alongside a Warboss. This is also a place you can dip into Forge World – Grot Tanks are surprisingly great, throwing out plenty of Rokkit shots and being hard to pin down thanks to their Scatter! Ability, while the Kill Tank gets to enjoy another edition of being fairly aggressively priced, and the bursta’ cannon here is decent into enemy armour. What Combos Should You Build Around? Cheap Transports are Great: Trukks cost 50pts 60pts. You’d be mad not to take some. Big Trakks are also priced to move. Overall, a short list but not a bad one – you’re going to find several things you want every game, especially once you factor in the Clan relics. Psychic Powers

A nice extra here – if you want to fill an HQ slot the Beast Snaggas now bring the Painboss to the table. He’s an HQ Painboy with the Beast Snagga ability and a nastier statline for some extra points. Handily, unlike a lot of the Beast Snagga stuff his 6+ feel no pain aura still works on non-Beast Snagga units, so if you’ve got an HQ slot to fill this guy is great. Also, his Aura does work on CAVALRY where the regular Painboy does not, so if you’re bringing Squighog Boyz, you want this guy. Named Characters Some weapons have ‘Blast’ listed in their profile’s abilities. These are referred to as Blast weapons. In addition to the normal rules, the following rules apply to Blast weapons: If you were not able to sit in on the hours of content, here are the biggest announcements for Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, and more. Image: Games WorkshopThese are stellar plastic models, brimming with character and begging for pride of place in your collection or to be kitbashed into something extraordinary. The announcement coincided with another note that bodes well for future Astra Militarum releases, but more on those in a moment. All I can say is that the 41st millenium’s pan-galactic cannon fodder has never looked better, and these new models easily give them the personality to stand alongside modern Space Marines. Orks look poised to steal the herohammer crown from Drukhari, so prepare to see these on tables a whole bunch. There are even several more generic traits that would be totally fine in other books, they’re just eclipsed by the peak nonsense on show here. Relics This is a new Beast Snagga Ork Boy – one of many we’re sure. GW also says these Orks are particularly large and strong in comparison with regular Boyz. So that does beg the question “are these Beast Snagga Orks ‘primaris’d version of Ork Boyz as well?” It’s quite possible they will be slightly larger than your older Orks – at least the Boyz might be. The people who love the idea of big green himbo football hooligans tearing their way across the galaxy in search of their next scrap.