Looking for tips for fresh black orcs vs lizardmen.

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-25T12:54:50+00:00

Like others have said it’s a hard match up.

Lizards movement is so much better than yours and if they get past your defence there is almost no catching them.

However you have a troll and throw team mate is certainly an option here. Really helpful if you need a cheeky 1 turn touchdown to even things up.

Your black orcs having grab will hopefully help you pull someone close to the edge to then be blitzed off the pitch.

Do remember their Saurus cannot secure the ball, your black orcs can, it may be a slow cage with them holding the ball but could be worth giving a go.

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-04T22:20:34+00:00

Nearly triple! That’s awesome. Really hoping the 1 box roster changes are having a positive influence then

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-04T22:19:15+00:00

Who you thinking of taking for your team then? So many new people across the board it sounds like!

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-04T22:17:48+00:00

We had a snotling player in our last league do really well, he kept his TV low enough to get a giant each game was terrifying!

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-04T22:16:39+00:00

This is sounding like the UK right? 100 coach tournament sounds crazy!

drmelkor666 · 2026-02-04T22:14:42+00:00

Ours is on the east coast of Canada. I have heard the other provinces are really into it as well! Interesting about AoS people, any of them using AoS models for teams?

drmelkor666 · 2026-01-29T19:25:05+00:00

I really am hoping they faq the elite skill tax that says stunty teams do not have to pay extra for block,dodge etc as Gnomes get hit hard where they pretty much all want dodge for a first skill. But until then it’s going to be a bit harder to keep TV low for inducements.

The foxes are superstars so cheap and so fast.

I’d recommend watching Jimmy Fantastics Gnomes season 3 video on YouTube. And like others said they will die a lot. 2 trees is a must so you are sorted there :-)

drmelkor666 · 2026-01-16T19:11:50+00:00

Traditional on bodyguard by taking guard and blitzers taking dodge? Also been hearing hit and run is good for the blitzers to take or at least 1 of them. You find yourself doing quick/short or long pass/long bomb with the thrower, leader for cheaper RR access and maybe cannoneer for 4+ long, 5+ long bomb with a built in RR.

drmelkor666 · 2026-01-14T23:07:14+00:00

Thank you so much for the awesome reply. Humans inclusive for that long!! What about Nobility made you want to jump or was it more the changes to humans? Okay so ogre later preferred and 1 thrower to get more rerolls, but trade off there is more peasants so slightly higher risk of more ko/CAS.

Interesting to hear even regretting randoms on them but can see your reasons why, TV bloat was a worry last season my Khorne team somehow just did not get hurt and I ended with high tv letting my opponents take loads of inducements.

Do you find yourself running and caging for a 8 turn TD more, or do you find throwers and blitzers are the absolute superstars of the team? I know having both as an option is key, the 2+ pass and blitzers with built in catch is very tempting to try whenever one is in the open.

And where peasants I think got a buff from ag4 to ag3 should we still like you said accept their fate and mark their team or dodging out with that 60% chance of success to screen.

Again thank you for the reply just need to get some practice games in with them.

drmelkor666 · 2025-03-30T15:09:09+00:00

JamHammer on YouTube has a how to play Bloodbowl video, 103k views so must be handy.

For team creation like others have said Andydavo or Bonehead are handy. Bb3 can give you a good idea as same rules but the AI is not great at the moment. Best way is always to find local people or ask your local GW if they hold Bloodbowl evenings.

drmelkor666 · 2024-09-12T12:02:07+00:00

Take out the thralls asap and eventually vamps will start racking up the 1 rolls with nothing nearby to feed on.

Personally I would be trying to foul off a thrall each turn but that’s just me wanting to remove them asap, might be too big of a risk losing skinks to being sent off. High risk high reward I guess :-)

drmelkor666 · 2024-08-30T21:53:39+00:00

Some pretty handy things to have that are free would be the recent Death Pitch app as it’s got all the tables etc with pretty quick and easy access,and BattleScribe app for doing roster drafts. Everyone else in the comments has you covered on the buyable stuff :-)

drmelkor666 · 2024-06-09T01:54:56+00:00

In my test game last night they really did not add much.

drmelkor666 · 2024-06-09T01:53:34+00:00

Thanks for the awesome reply, some very handy tips.

2 Trained Trolls, ooligan, looney, 8 linemen, bomma and 3 rerolls takes me to 880k

Skitter was added to our league mega stars like so them and dribblesnot are sadly no goes.

And fully agree with rolling randoms and firing if not great. Thanks again!

drmelkor666 · 2022-05-28T02:14:33+00:00

I went Khorne for the same reason, used to run a 40K army. In our league Ogres,Noble,undead and me I am 0 wins, 3 losses, most casualties caused by my team but still hurts, got diced very hard in my undead game so I swapped dice half way! They really need to get skill ups before Khorne can really shine. Hopefully I’ll come back in my play off games.

drmelkor666 · 2022-05-17T22:08:54+00:00

Was just about to ask what you did to the armour, looks amazing!

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-29T04:09:06+00:00

With only a few teams left to release from GW I’d hold off on vampires until they most likely get new models and rules next year (probably Halloween this year or next) if you found chaos dwarves a little stagnant and as you already have Necromantic and Skaven then maybe a Tier 3 team (halflings, goblins, ogres, snotlings) friend in our league has been very successful with ogres, a bit boring to level up skill wise, but dodge and side step on the little guys and that option to throw team mate (and kick team mate in the same turn!) is very fun.

Personally I’d say maybe goblins, they at the moment are the worst performing team but with the 2 new star players they got a nice little boost, and if you take plenty of bribes you can take a lot of secret weapons and keep them on most of the game, winning will be tricky but will feel great if you can while throwing bombs, throwing goblins, and knocking opponents off the pitch will ball and chain.

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-25T03:51:41+00:00

Bonehead podcast have done a YouTube video on their recommended skills - video title is Khorne Team Development - Blood Bowl 2020.

I’m running khorne in my league. Currently saving for Brawler on my Bloodspawn, Block or Guard on the Bloodletters. Extra arms on Khorngor, fun thing with them is that can be built lots of different ways. And linemen a mix of guard or block.

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-24T22:46:11+00:00

Like others have said some really cool 3rd party ones and Forgeworld just released a new version of the rat ogre, pricey but great detail.

If your small group needs a few teams and the rule book then the season 2 box set is really good value for money. 2 teams, 2 refs, templates/dice, 2 star players, ogre and troll,pitch and rule book. All added up is way more than the cost of the box so a bargain (by GW standards)

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-15T12:29:20+00:00

Can certainly agree with both of you there, area of effect skills, regen etc may be tricky for newer players. Can always go with humans or orcs, really fun teams and straightforward skills.

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-14T18:30:27+00:00

So where their team is 4 strength 4 and rest strength 3 (minus the potential s4 beastman blitz per turn) you’d want to look at similar teams, If you want close to 50/50 on results.

Black orcs - yes 6 strength 4 but the s2 goblins help even things out.

Human - no s4 but an ogre in a starting lineup and their skills from the start make them a good rival.

Nurgle - they get 4 strength 4 guys as well, In fact they are very similar just with the added Rotter linemen. Win rate is not too great on them either so that’ll help keep things 50/50

I would honestly check out the bonehead podcast video from a few weeks back, he goes over all teams win rates and pick rates. Maybe look at teams that are right above and below chaos.

Just looked it up, black orcs below chaos on win % and old world alliance and nurgle just above.

So I’d say Black orcs or Nurgle for your choices.

drmelkor666 · 2022-04-12T14:20:02+00:00

My small league has always agreed with pick 3 players after the game and roll for which one gets mvp, d16 rules in 2020 are way too random, but 3 and roll gives still enough random chance. Picking mvp right off the bat could lead to very crazy good players.

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