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DAWN OF WAR 4PLANNER

Playing as Orks

Orks vs Space Marines

Reverse perspective

You must convert early numbers into map control before power armour and upgrades come online.

Opening plan

Two Boy Huts immediately. Slugga Boyz onto every point they are not holding, and never let a Marine squad reinforce unpressured.

Scouting checklist

  • Watch for the Armoury — bolter drills change the exchange
  • Check whether they have gone Assault or Devastator at Tier 2

Timeline

Danger timings

When this matchup typically turns, and what turns it.

  1. 05:00Bolter drills complete and Boyz start losing exchanges
  2. 08:00Dreadnought arrives and infantry alone cannot remove it

Core interactions

What decides this matchup

  • Slugga Boyz hard-counter Devastator Squads — always look for them
  • Nobz are your only real answer to a Dreadnought
  • Bigger Choppas is the highest-value research in this matchup

Execution

Recommended builds

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.