It seems almost fitting that the Orks are the first codex out of the gate for 7th edition as they may be the evil poster children of 40k!
Checking in at five pages under the “normal” codex size of 110 pages, this book features a new unit singular unit entry page with a half page picture of every unit in the book as well.
So now it’s even easier to construct an army without electronic aides.
All of the new wargear, special rules etc are now at the back of the army entries, as well as the normal fold out appendices. They also streamlined the painted figures gallery as each of the unit entries already have those new big half page images embedded in them as well.
There is also a ton of new artwork as well in the fluff section of the codex, that is very inspiring and quite possibly a huge part of the reason we even get involved in this hobby in the first place.
Plus for the first time in a “main stream” publication we have both a Lord of War, and a special formation included, as it seems Games Workshop is super serious about wanting us to play non-watered down 40k.
May we live in interesting times indeed!
Get your towels ready cause the Green Tide is coming! Check back soon for more on the new Orks! Waaaaaaaaaaaagh! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
Bio: Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs for all this, as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all. Spikey Bits sprung from Rob staying motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects, while sharing his knowledge with others during the early blogging era.
LEGO maniac and scale model hobbyist in the 80s turned miniature wargamer and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition), but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of pewter and resin.
