Not all is overpowered stomping for the Ogre Kingdoms. You can use the fast and extraordinarily resilient Mournfangs against hordes of low strength troops and just laugh as you grind them away, killing rank after rank, or alternatively, you can something like the Thundertusk, which will make enemies strike last, or even make High Elves lose their lovely re-rolls, or what the hell, take both and really stick it to 'em! There are definitely a few ways to play the Ogres, just pick your flavor. Troops aside, the Ogre army has access to devastating monsters, insanely heavy cavalry, versatile Maneaters, the occasional warmachine, and cheap troops to absorb charges, deny steadfast, or add ranks. Combined with their high S/T, Ogres are really a hard troop to face down. On top of good S/T values, Ogres also sport an impressive 3 wounds and 3 attacks, while being monstrous infantry also means that they get 3 supporting attacks as well as a stomp attack! They will take a lot of hits to take down, and because of this, you will often have a lot of supporting attacks. It's because of these relatively superior stats that charging into a fight with a bunch of spearmen, which can often be intimidating, really isnt' that bad and you'll often win with just your raw power. They're often wounding on 3's and being wounded on 5's, making them a tough force to fight in melee, not to mention their characters who often sport 5's, which are wounding on 2's and being wounded on 6's when compared to your standard 3/3. Ogres have raw strength and toughness values of 4, which makes many elves quite jealous. Ogres may be fat, but they're still quite spritely. Also, I should note that having that 2' advantage, and getting the charge will mean you get Impact Hits, which are extremely important to the Ogre army for grinding down a foe. Using your extra movement, it is easy to put yourself in a position where the opponent has unfavorable odds of success, while you have very good odds. To put that in prospective, an Ogre will make a 12' charge as often as a human will make a 10' charge. Let’s imagine that the enemy is 12' away, M4 armies will complete that charge 42% of the time, while M5 armies will succeed 58% of the time, neither of those odds are really fantastic, but the fast M6 Ogre Kingdoms will make that charge 72% of the time! That is a massive advantage, especially compared to M4 armies. The first stat on the Ogre line is quite an impressive one, a Movement of 6' means that it is much easier for Ogres to pull off a successful charge than their slower enemies. They are extremely durable, so no need to shy away from serious combat unless you've got no chance to win the fight. They can take damage as well as they can deal it, so don't be too concerned if you lose a few unless you have, say, 4 Bulls left on the field.

While it's a good idea to be cautious in any combat scenario, remember, Ogre's are humanoid tanks. You want a simple army that hits like a brick, consist of hugely built, flabby gorging mounds of muscle, fat and saggy moobs, which can ultimately win a combat via high Strength Impact Hits before a single punch is thrown, as well as take a brutal punching before they go down, then Ogre Kingdoms is for you! The Dice Abide: Various articles and tactics guidesĪvian: Written before 8th edition but some valid points never-the-less Ogre Tactics: Stonehorn vs Thundertuskġ/wiki/Warhammer/Tactics/8th_Edition/Ogre_Kingdoms Ogre Tactics: To horde or not to hordeġ4. Recognition of contributors, list of posts and introduction to the guide and Ogresġ2. The below list has links to the individual posts in the threadġ. My experience with Ogres is purely from facing them across the table, so feel free to point out any issues/mistakes you come across. Most views expressed are theirs and I have attempted to blend them into a coherent document and added a few thoughts where I thought pertinent.

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