Waaagh! The Orks may have gotten one of their new Warhammer 40k formations spoiled already in the Vigilus Defiant teaser video. Don’t miss this!
Coming from hobby hero CaptainBetts on Reddit, it looks like they broke down the video in frame-by-frame action. He may have spotted one of the formations Orks will bring to the table in the very near future.
CaptainBetts was also responsible for revealing more formation previews from the Vigilus event itself.
If you haven’t seen the video, be sure to watch it first.
Vigilus Ork Formation: Blitz Brigade
BLITZ BRIGADE (UNLOCK COST) – 1-3CP??
…Pick an ORK detachment from your army to be a BLITZ BRIGADE Spearhead detachment. WARBIKERS, BATTLEWAGONS, BONECRUSHAS and (OTHER VARIANT) in this detachment gain the BLITZ BRIGADE keyword.
The cost is up in the air for right now. It could be anywhere from 1-3Cp as the pictures are so blurry. However, it looks like spending the CP only gives a certain detachment a keyword. Which in turn, obviously gives you access to restricted warlord traits, relics, and stratagems.
Warlord Trait: Back-seat driver
If a BLITZ BRIGADE CHARACTER is your Warlord, you can give the them the following Warlord Trait. When your Warlord is embarked within a BLITZ BRIGADE TRANSPORT, add 1″ to that transport’s move characteristic. In addition, while your Warlord is embarked within it, the transport gains the “ere we go” ability
Right off the bat, this seems perfect for an Evil Sunz list as a Speed Freeks Blitz Brigade units can move a whopping +2″ and reroll charge rolls. Let’s check out the special relic next.
Da Blitz Shouta
If the relic wielder is in a Blitz Brigade Battlewagon at the start of your shooting phase, you can pick an enemy unit that is visible to the character. Until the end of the phase, reroll all hit rolls of 1 for attacks made by friendly Blitz Brigade units with 6″ that target the enemy you selected.
Blitz Brigade Stratagems
1CP – Opening Salvo – Use this stratagem in your shooting phase in the first battle round. Select a friendly Blitz Brigade Gunwagon. You can double the range of all of its shooting attacks until the end of the phase.
Opening Salvo is perfect for getting that extra bit of reach on a unit you need to cripple turn one.
1CP – CRUSH YA! – Use this stratagem when a Blitz Brigade Bonecrusha unit from your army is chosen to fight. You can roll an additional D6 when using the unit’s ram ability and take the highest result.
2CP – Hold on, Boyz! – Use this stratagem during your movement phase, before moving a Blitz Brigade Battlewagon in your army. Pick a friendly <CLAN> Infantry unit wholly within 3″ of that model and remove it from the battlefield. Once the Battlewagon has moved, you may re-deploy the unit of Ork Infantry unit around the Battlewagon within 3″ of it and more than 1″ away from enemy units.
The infantry unit cannot move further this phase and counts as having moved this turn for all rules purposes and it cannot charge this turn.
After looking at the Blitz Brigade formation’s stratagems and extra Gubbinz, do you think this will have a place in competitive play? Has this preview changed your mind about detachments? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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