After my experience I still start with an apoth. I completely agree the apothecary is overkill and could see dropping it for 2 more blitzers or another blitzer and black orc. Nothing like a goblin managing to score in one turn when you kicked to them! Reply You can for example kick the ball deep against elves (which I know is normally considered silly for orcs 🙂 ) and then during your turn throw a goblin into range to get diving tackle on their thrower for their next turn.Īlthough they’ll normally deal with it fairly easily, it can be quite the surprise for the opponent.ĭoing it with a strength three goblin with block is considered unfair though and will make other coaches very angry 🙂 Found that out in a league a couple of years back lol. If you feel like playing very quirky, get a couple of goblins, tool one up as a reciever and one to be thrown round the pitch either to score, disrupt cages or get tackle zones on throwers. Then get a goblin and get him his first couple of TDs using the cage (if you’ve got a good cage a goblin can sit in the middle *almost* as safely as anyone against most teams…NOT against wood elves, wardancers cause goblins problems) and get him some skills as a reciever. I would suggest that if you want to play an orc team that isnt solely dedicated to the cage offence, you get two throwers early, build one as a carrier (block, dump-off if you like, dodge if you can) and one as a Passer (accurate, strong arm, safe throw if you like) I always try to play with at least one goblin, they are a handy little guy to have around and can give you a lot of options since they are the only guy you get with access to agility on normal rolls. Some coaches hate it as a method, others love it (I love it, but I often use it as an offensive cage-breaker rather than a scoring move) The other point to keep in mind is that you can throw goblins. Since orcs are one of the best teams out of the box for a cage-offence driven game plan, thats what is most commonly used. The thrower is perfectly fine, as good as the human one, just a touch slower (which isnt necessarily a problem).īut without an agility four player, it gets tough to make the passes consistently, particularly in a more advanced league where opponents will start throwing around players with pass block and the like. You can tool up a blitzer as a reciever, particularly if you get +1AG with one, and this is probably the easiest path to a true ‘passing game’. The goblin is a solid catcher, but they will die fairly frequently (or at least lose stats) and most players dont like relying on the little guy. You can play a passing game with orcs, but its far less reliable. Orc Team Strengths:Ĭategories Blood Bowl 2020 Teams & Races Tags orc Also running the ball usually requires less dice rolls involving the ball so turnovers are easier to avoid. They are fairly average when it comes to speed but hopefully outnumbering the opponent makes up for that. Overall the Orc team is rather well rounded and the fact the players tend to stay on the pitch means that they make a fairly nice choice for a beginner team. There is also the ability to use the throw team mate combination of a troll and a goblin to score in one turn if need be. Their high armour comes in useful for this strategy and they can start with four players who come with block alongside their four strength four players. Their main strength relies on the ability to bash the other team and running the ball rather than using passing plays. They come with a fair range of starting skills, though they don’t have any real dedicated receivers. Their access to cheap goblins and relatively low overall player costs combines well to mean an Orc team will rarely start a drive with less than the maximum eleven players. Most of the players come with high armour and with having some strong players makes it hard to get them off the pitch. Orcs are one of the toughest teams in the game.

QTYĪnimosity (all team-mates), Pass, Sure HandsĪlways Hungry, Loner (4+), Mighty Blow (+1), Projectile Vomit, Really Stupid, Regeneration, Throw Team Mate Orc teams are tough and hard-hitting, grinding down the opposition’s line to create gaps for their excellent Orc Blitzers to exploit. Orcs have been playing Blood Bowl since the game was invented, and Orc teams such as the GougedEye and Severed Heads are amongst the best in the league.

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