Grimgor's Ardboyz Army

[jchaos79]

I have just starting to thinking to make and play with Grimgord's Ardboyz Army. I take a look and it seems very dangerous list. Comments for a first sights are:

- The basic troop are orcs, who are quite dangerous.

- The other troops are better ones: could have 2 black orcs and 1 troll.

- The cavalry is only boars: that are also the more powerfull cavalry

- As monster a giant.

- Have artillery.

So the list have not missile, and it seems like a list made for going to contact as fast and furious as you can. It remains me the chaos list but, chaos has a very expensive units so this balance the power because have a short   batttle line and low breakpoint.   This list of back orcs seems like cheap units, so they could have a very reasonable battle line and normal breakpoint.

They are orcs so they could have low command ( 8 ), but could have a general + 2 heros + 1 shaman =  4 characters giving commands, make that the command is not his weak point.

It seems a very dangerous list.  Do you think the same?

Has anybody play with/against it?

How was the experience?

Can anyone comment something about it?

[Bel]

Hard hitting but not a very dangerous - all depends of your luck.
I played some games with and against this army (8-9 break points, Grimgor/no Grimgor, maximum of charcters, 2 wyverns, lobbas\orcs\boars\blackies) and so I can say the orcs' main defect - low command but if you correctly use the Effigy you may decrease the risk.

[David Wasilewski]

I agree with Bel.

I have played a Black Orc heavy army list and to be honest, it doesn't do any better than the regular orc and goblin army. Yes Black Orcs are good but no missile troops, no flyers, poor command and a much lower break point more than compensates for the fact that you have access to lots of very hard hitting infantry.

Alos, Boar Boys struggle against 4+ save regular heavy cavalry in my experience, despite being the same price?

To be honest, a Chaos Warrior heavy chaos list would be more competitive IMHO.

Still, its a fun list to play for a change.

Dave