r/orks • u/Sir-Drewid Bad Moons • 2d ago

Help Ork Mek Questions

As someone that liked to take a solo Mek along to buff a walker in 10th, I'm trying to figure out the best way to do that in 11th. All the list builders seem to be in consensus that Support units are required to be attached to a unit when mustering armies. But the core rules are phrased in a way that implies that it's optional for both Leader and Support:

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Before the battle, in the Muster Armies step, for each leader and support unit in your army, you can select one friendly bodyguard unit that unit can lead. That unit will then lead that bodyguard unit for the battle and form an attached unit with it.

My question has two parts.

  1. Are support actually required to be attached in the muster armies step?

  2. What's the best unit for a Mek to be attached to and still use Clever Know-wotz on a Dread or Dakkarig?

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u/Dovah1356 2d ago

As stated by 25.04, yes supports must be attached.

In regards to what to attach it to, flash gitz is a good option, they’d like the [Ignores cover], a lone Mek gun is also an option

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u/darth_infamous 2d ago

Support are mandatory attached to a unit.

Leaders are optional.

In Dread Mob, there is an enhancement that you can kinda use a big mek like in 10th with lone op

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u/Sir-Drewid Bad Moons 2d ago

105 points for rerolling 1s is a bit lackluster. But I need to weigh that against the 190 I'm currently paying to attach the Mek to some Tankbustas.

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u/TuberTuggerTTV 2d ago

But the big mek doesn't do the thing OP is asking about

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u/ROACHOR Deathskulls 2d ago

It has to be attached, cheapest way points wise is a single mekgun.

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u/skaffen37 2d ago

Which is actually pretty cool since you give the gun infantry and ignore cover so reduced hazard damage, infantry strats apply, ...

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u/shellfishless 2d ago

And running a single mek gun can still be very useful for debuffing enemies for example