After weeks of community complaints, the Warhammer 40k Orks More Dakka Detachment has been NERFED with updated new rules by GW themselves.
Updated on April 9th, 2025, by Rob Baer, with new information and links to the latest developments.
Updated More Dakka Detachment Rules Are Live
Games Workshop just hit the More Dakka Detachment with some key rules tweaks. After a few weeks of turning battlefields into bullet-strewn wastelands, the Warhammer Design Studio decided the green tide might’ve been too shooty. The update comes straight from the top and lands immediately in both the Warhammer 40,000 app and the free PDF download. If you’re running this detachment, these changes matter. They’ll shift your strategy and keep your matchups a little less one-sided.
What’s Changed in More Dakka?
The core Detachment Rule no longer gives Orks Sustained Hits 2 right off the bat. Now it passively grants Assault, letting units Advance and shoot without penalty. You’ll still get some extra dakka—but it’s been dialed back to Sustained Hits 1, and only during the Waaagh! That’s a big swing in power but keeps the flavor intact.
“Get Stuck In, Ladz!” has also been trimmed. Gretchin are out—they’re not the ladz, after all. And “Long, Uncontrolled Bursts” won’t work unless the entire unit actually shot last phase. It’s less cheese, more green muscle.
So What Does This Mean for Ork Players?
You’ve still got teeth, just not quite the chainsaw-to-the-face kind. These changes nudge the detachment away from total domination and toward balanced, dynamic play. Lean into the mobility with Assault, time your Waaagh! right, and stack buffs with characters like Mozrog Skragbad or a Big Mek in Mega Armour. You’ll still make a mess—you’ll just work a little harder for it.
The new detachment rules are already live. So grab the updated file, paint some dakka onto your boyz, and get krumpin’—fairly this time. Or, you know, as fairly as Orks ever play. Below is our original article, chronicling the rise of the Orks More Dakka Detachment.
More Dakka, More Problems:
Orks just flipped the Warhammer 40k meta on its head—again. The brand-new More Dakka detachment isn’t just strong; it’s steamrolling events like a Trukk with no brakes. We’re talking back-to-back 1-2-3 podium sweeps at majors, an avalanche of bullets, and a timing disaster with AdeptiCon right around the corner.
This isn’t a “wait and see” moment—it’s already happening. So, what went wrong, why did everyone see it coming, and can anything be done before the green tide floods one of the biggest tournaments of the year? Let’s talk about the loudest problem in 40k right now.
Just like the Votaan before them in 9th Edition, tournaments starting with the Alpine Cup started banning (with caveats) the More Dakka Detachment after it swept podiums worldwide.
Now, the SALT III Tournament has banned the use of this detachment for their April 5th tournament in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Alpine Cup in Germany supposedly posted this response to the rise of the Orks post balance dataslate. We have not been able to find the post in their Discord, which means it was either taken down, or perhaps this image may not have been authentic.
Regardless, the sentiment echoes throughout the competitive scene for players and TOs alike. Judging by social media posts across platforms, they are very concerned about the situation.
Worse still, there may be no end to this madness until the June Balance Dataslate drops. Well, unless individual events take a stand because the ITC likely won’t, now that it is wholly owned by Games Workshop (which started this mess in the first place).
If the player outcry is so great, as we saw with the release of the Votaan, Games Workshop may be forced to once again correct the issue in response.
Orks Winning at An Alarming Rate
They say history repeats itself, right? So Orks got a shiny new toy, again, and it’s smashing face across the 40k tournament scene. The “More Dakka” detachment dropped with all the subtlety of a Squiggoth in a porcelain shop, and now it’s absolutely everywhere.
This isn’t just a strong list. It’s a full-on green tide of bullets, tables flipped, and TOs scrambling. Over the past weekend, Orks took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at not one but TWO major tournaments. At the South Coast 40k Super Major and the Rocky Mountain Open. That’s not a fluke. That’s a sledgehammer to the meta.
We Kinda Saw This Coming
Let’s rewind. On day one—literally the hour this detachment went live—players called it broken. We’re talking flashbacks to Freebootas, and the buggies from a previous edition. You remember those, right? The lists that turned Orks from lovable melee goofballs into bullet hose nightmares.
And here we are again. A fresh detachment shows up, drops an avalanche of dice, and leaves a trail of smoking cratered armies behind. It kinda feels familiar, doesn’t it?
The Timing Is Rough
Here’s the kicker: AdeptiCon is this week. One of the biggest Warhammer events of the year. Lists are locked. There is no FAQ, no balance pass, and no emergency tuning. What you submitted is what you’re stuck with (which is generally a good thing for tournaments since it lets you have a locked-in list). And that means everyone walking into the venue this weekend has to brace for a green shooting gallery.
Necrons did something similar to this with Hypercrypt Legion this time last year—the same playbook (but not nearly to the same extent). Drop a hot detachment with spicy rules, watch it tear through events, then patch it after everyone’s been trampled.
It almost makes you wonder if this is less accident and more marketing. Gotta get those Ork kits moving, right? Was this a sly attempt to sell some kits that have been sitting on the shelves for GW?
The Meta Shift Was Immediate
Warhammer usually doesn’t shift overnight. Even when something’s strong, it takes a minute to spread. Not this time. The More Dakka detachment didn’t just catch on—it exploded. You don’t often see a faction sweep the top three at two separate majors (or almost ever). This might be one of the fastest, most dominant shake-ups we’ve had since that wild ride with White Dwarf Daemons rules back in the early 2010s.
It’s not just that Orks are winning. It’s how they’re doing it—ranged firepower that rivals armies traditionally built around shooting, backed by a wild efficiency loop that leaves opponents with zero room to breathe.
So… Who’s Actually to Blame Here?
This always stirs up the same debate: is it on Games Workshop for putting this out without proper testing? Or is it on players for squeezing every bit of power out of a rulebook like it’s the last toothpaste in the tube?
Truth is, both sides play their part. Tournament players are going to optimize—it’s in the job description. But GW dropping tournament-legal detachments with zero warning, mid-edition, right before a major event? That’s asking for chaos, and they should know it by now.
What Could Fix It?
Let’s be real; GW can’t patch this in time for AdeptiCon. But if they’re taking notes, here are a few pressure points:
- Cut the range down. Right now, the dakka is reaching way too far for an army like Orks.
- Tweak “Get Stuck In, Ladz”. That stratagem is pulling too much weight. Make it pricier, or rein it in.
- Dial back the blast efficiency. It’s not just strong—it’s warping list construction around it.
Final Thoughts Before the Green Tide Hits
If you’re heading to a tournament soon, brace yourself. You’re going to see Orks. A lot of Orks. And if you’re not bringing the right tools to deal with them, you’re probably not making it to day two. Let’s just hope that when the dust settles, GW steps in before the green wave becomes a permanent stain on the edition.
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What are your thoughts on this detachment sweeping the podium at two major tournaments in one weekend?
