Jack Murphy — Orks

Orks/War Horde/Strike ForceArchived

1st place · 8-0Archived from Ottawa Gaming Convention 40k Champs

28–30 Aug 2026 · Ottawa, CA · played by Jack Murphy

Submitted for 11th ed. · 11th Edition matched play — August 2026·Source: Ottawa Gaming Convention 40k Champs 2026 results

5801·Updated Aug 31 by GrimSlate Archive

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,995pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Anti-elite sits in the top 5%, spread across the list; resilience and objective control are in the bottom 9%.

«the top 5%» means above roughly 95% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 3.96 per 100 pts · mostly Ghazghkull Thraka (21%)

235 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.07 per 100 pts · mostly Ghazghkull Thraka (21%)

235 pts

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 8% of lists

Top 8% · 7.69 per 100 pts · mostly Boyz (20%)

160 pts

Gap · Resilience

Fragile for its points

Bottom 8% · 1.57 per 100 pts · best available: Ghazghkull Thraka (29%)

235 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 9% · 1.92 per 100 pts · best available: Ghazghkull Thraka (13%)

235 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Bottom 9% · 0.49 per 100 pts · best available: Lootas (14%)

50 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

10 scoring bodies, 32 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 1 unit, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T6.1, 5.8 W per model and 9 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

77weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep95 ×.2

Anti-hordep92 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-infantry is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package8 read

Army ×4Detachment ×1Enhancement ×2Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Waaagh!conditional
War Cry (Once per battle, per army)conditional
Da Bossconditional
Unstable Energies

Detachment

Get Stuck In

Enhancement

Follow Me Ladz
Kunnin’ But Brutalconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

BREAKIN' HEADS1 CP
HIT 'EM HARDER1 CP
ORKS IS NEVER BEATEN1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 10
Largest single investment: Squighog Boyz(14%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeBoyz20%
15 units contribute
anti-infantryGhazghkull Thraka21%
15 units contribute
anti-eliteGhazghkull Thraka21%
15 units contribute
anti-armourGhazghkull Thraka27%
15 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike1
Lone Operative5
Precision2
Anti-MONSTER6
Battleline1

Leader groups

Ghazghkull Thraka → Boyz
Painboy → Boyzenhancement
Mozrog Skragbad → Squighog Boyz
Beastboss on Squigosaur → Squighog Boyzenhancement
Beastboss on Squigosaur → Squighog Boyz
Wazdakka Gutsmekunattached
Big Mek Dakkarigunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

3Good7Possible8Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
No Prisoners

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Overwhelming Force
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-elite sits in the top 5%, spread across the list; resilience and objective control are in the bottom 9%.

«the top 5%» means above roughly 95% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 3.96 per 100 pts · mostly Ghazghkull Thraka (21%)

235 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.07 per 100 pts · mostly Ghazghkull Thraka (21%)

235 pts

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 8% of lists

Top 8% · 7.69 per 100 pts · mostly Boyz (20%)

160 pts

Gap · Resilience

Fragile for its points

Bottom 8% · 1.57 per 100 pts · best available: Ghazghkull Thraka (29%)

235 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 9% · 1.92 per 100 pts · best available: Ghazghkull Thraka (13%)

235 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Bottom 9% · 0.49 per 100 pts · best available: Lootas (14%)

50 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

10 scoring bodies, 32 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 1 unit, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T6.1, 5.8 W per model and 9 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

77weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep95 ×.2

Anti-hordep92 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-infantry is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package8 read

Army ×4Detachment ×1Enhancement ×2Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Waaagh!conditional
War Cry (Once per battle, per army)conditional
Da Bossconditional
Unstable Energies

Detachment

Get Stuck In

Enhancement

Follow Me Ladz
Kunnin’ But Brutalconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

BREAKIN' HEADS1 CP
HIT 'EM HARDER1 CP
ORKS IS NEVER BEATEN1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 10
Largest single investment: Squighog Boyz(14%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeBoyz20%
15 units contribute
anti-infantryGhazghkull Thraka21%
15 units contribute
anti-eliteGhazghkull Thraka21%
15 units contribute
anti-armourGhazghkull Thraka27%
15 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike1
Lone Operative5
Precision2
Anti-MONSTER6
Battleline1

Leader groups

Ghazghkull Thraka → Boyz
Painboy → Boyzenhancement
Mozrog Skragbad → Squighog Boyz
Beastboss on Squigosaur → Squighog Boyzenhancement
Beastboss on Squigosaur → Squighog Boyz
Wazdakka Gutsmekunattached
Big Mek Dakkarigunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

3Good7Possible8Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
No Prisoners

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Overwhelming Force
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.