Playing as Orks
Orks vs Adeptus Mechanicus
They out-range you badly but cannot survive contact. Everything depends on how you cross the ground between.
Opening plan
Shoota Boyz to absorb the first volleys, Slugga Boyz through cover on a flank. Never approach a Ranger line frontally.
Scouting checklist
- Find whether they opened Rangers or Vanguard — Vanguard can hold you off
- Check for arc weaponry before building anything armoured
Timeline
Danger timings
When this matchup typically turns, and what turns it.
- 04:30Galvanic refinement makes a frontal approach unaffordable
- 07:30Kataphrons lock down the approach lanes
Core interactions
What decides this matchup
- Stormboyz reach Kataphrons that Boyz never will
- Cover matters more in this matchup than any other
- Waaagh! call is best saved for the moment you commit to crossing
Execution
Recommended builds
- Stormboyz raidWritten for this matchup · patch 1.0.0
- Boyz floodGeneral-purpose opening · patch 1.0.0
- Boyz into NobzGeneral-purpose opening · patch 1.0.0
Editorial, pre-release
Nobody has played this matchup — the game is unreleased. This guide reasons from provisional statistics and will be rewritten from real games after launch.