Jonah Navin’s 5-0 Orks took the Dragon Fall 2026 army lists crown barely a month after the new Ork codex hit tables.
The Ork codex was 11th Edition’s first drop, and the green tide already has another GT trophy, with another Ork list right behind it in third.
Dragon Fall ran five rounds at the Grand Geneva resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on October 3-4. With 59 players signed up and four Golden Tickets to the World Championships up for grabs, so there was plenty to play for in this early 11th Edition field. Plus, it counted toward the Warhammer Global Rankings too, so nobody was there just to goof around.
Navin wasn’t the only player to win all five games, so points ended up deciding the winner.
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- Jonah Navin’s Blitz Brigade Orks went 5-0 and took first on opponents’ win records: Grant Hinkle also finished undefeated, so the event’s tiebreak put Navin on top.
- Grant Hinkle’s Emperor’s Children never won a game by fewer than 27 battle points: He won all five games comfortably, but the tiebreak left him in second.
- Ben Chapple’s Ghazghkull Orks dropped one game all weekend, a 98-94 mirror against Navin: The two Ork players met in round 4, and just four points decided which one went home with the crown.
Thanks to Best Coast Pairings, we’ve got real pairings and battle point data to walk through how the weekend went.
Blitz Brigade Orks Out-Shot Five Straight Opponents
Navin brought Orks that want to shoot their way through the problem, pairing Blitz Brigade with Shoota Boyz and Wreckas across three Detachment Points. He’s got a Warboss as warlord, Purge the Foe as the disposition at exactly 2,000 points.
Blitz Brigade Roster Breakdown
The list centers on two full ten-man Flash Gitz units, each with Supa-snazz Dakka and a Big Mek tucked in. Those two units do most of the killing, so it looks like the new book made those Snazzguns worth dusting off finally.
Two Tankbustas units back them up, each with a Mek tagging along, so anything with a vehicle keyword is in for a rough time once it gets into range. Then there are two Big Mek Dakkarigs and two Gunwagons, adding even more dakka on hulls that won’t fold to small arms fire.
Navin’s got the board covered too. Kommandos, a small Stormboyz squad, a Gretchin unit, and a Trukk give him cheap bodies for objectives and actions while the Gitz get on with the killing. He’s brought plenty of guns, and those cheaper units can handle objectives and actions while the Gitz keep shooting.
How Blitz Brigade Wins the Shooting Race
Navin started with three straight 100-point games, beating Chaos Daemons 100-78, Space Marines 100-70, and Tyranids 100-58. Put up scores like that at any events, and you’re headed for the top tables by Saturday night.
Round 4 was a lot less comfortable. Ben Chapple’s Orks were across the table, and Navin took it 98-94, the closest of his five games. He finished with an 85-77 win over Adeptus Mechanicus. Those last two games were a lot closer than his opening rounds, but you’ll take the wins with a trophy on the line.
Coterie of the Conceited Emperor’s Children Flattened the Field
Look at the winning margins alone and you’d probably pick Hinkle as the winner. His Emperor’s Children ran Coterie of the Conceited on three Detachment Points, with Lucius the Eternal as warlord and Priority Assets as the disposition. The whole list comes to 1,995 points.
Coterie of the Conceited Roster Breakdown
Lucius leads a Flawless Blades squad, while two Lord Exultants each join a unit of Infractors. That’s three character-led infantry blocks looking to get stuck in early. Two more Flawless Blades squads and a Tormentors unit in a Chaos Rhino round out his Slaaneshi units.
Then you’ve got two Defilers, two Maulerfiends, and two units of Chaos Spawn. That’s a pile of fast, hard-hitting bodies you can’t afford to ignore while the elite infantry are still on their way.
How Coterie of the Conceited Wins the Grind
Hinkle opened with a 100-42 win over Death Guard, then beat two Chaos Space Marine opponents 96-47 and 90-63. He took down T’au 86-59 in round 4 and finished on table 1 with a 96-52 win over Jared Myers’ Space Wolves. Five wins, and even the closest was a 27-battle-point gap.
So how’d he end up second? The event packet ranks players by record first, then opponents’ win records. That’s where Navin came out ahead. Sure, that’s going to sting after a weekend like Hinkle’s, especially since the two never played each other, but sometimes that’s just the way it goes with events.
Bully Boyz Orks Only Lost to the Other Green Tide
Chapple’s list has that old-school Ork feel, which makes it a fun one to put next to Navin’s gunline. He paired Bully Boyz with Shoota Boyz and Wreckas, made Ghazghkull Thraka his warlord, and ran Purge the Foe at 2,000 points.
Bully Boyz Roster Breakdown
Ghaz has plenty of character-led melee units alongside him. Nazdreg leads six Meganobz, a Warboss and a Weirdboy ride with twenty Boyz, and a Bigboss joins ten Nobz. That’s plenty of power klaws and Kustom Krumpas heading for the middle of the board.
There’s shooting in here too. A Mek joins a ten-man Flash Gitz unit with the same Supa-snazz Dakka enhancement, and a Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun brings some long-range chaos. A Gunwagon, a Trukk, and a Runtherd with Gretchin finish off the roster.
The Codex Orks army rule lets everything charge after advancing, so all that melee can get into a fight a turn sooner than it used to. Looking at Chapple’s scores, you can see how much that helps.
How Bully Boyz Wins the Fight Phase
Chapple started with an 84-61 win over Chaos Daemons, then smashed a Space Marines list 98-39. Round 3 was much closer: he edged out David T.’s Daemons 70-68, who went on to finish fourth overall.
The mirror against Navin was Chapple’s only loss all weekend. He bounced back in the last round, beating Chaos Space Marines 89-65 to lock up third.
Final Thoughts on the Dragon Fall 2026 Army Lists & the 40k Meta
Look at both Ork lists, and you’ll spot some of the same picks: Shoota Boyz and Wreckas, Supa-snazz Dakka Flash Gitz, and a Gunwagon. They’re building very different armies and still finding room for those same models. Keep an eye on that, because if they keep showing up like this, GW will probably notice it by the next balance pass too.
Emperor’s Children aren’t going anywhere, though. Now that everyone can see how Hinkle did with it, it’ll be worth watching for more Coterie of the Conceited lists at the top tables. Compare this field with the Lone Star Open 2026 army lists, and you can see how quickly the early 11th Edition meta is moving now.
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What do you think of the Dragon Fall 2026 army lists, and are Orks already too good in 11th Edition?
