I’ve been having a debate (mainly with myself – as everyone else is just plain disagreeing) recently about Gordrakk being included in a Kruleboyz or Savage Orruk list.
Hear me out!
I have two pieces of evidence at present that say he can.
1) AoS App
When I was playing with budding Kruleboyz lists on Saturday I toyed with the notion of including Chadnos. So, I selected the filter and made sure Warmasters were selected. Sure enough Kraggy appears, but, who else should I see but Gordrakk riding his cabbage! That’s strange I think, so for S&G’s I decide to put him down and fill out the rest of the list.
Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
Army Type: Kruleboyz
Subfaction: Big Yellers
Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS
Gordrakk (540)
Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (105)*
– Spells: Da Black Pit
Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (315)*
– General
– Command Traits: Supa Sneaky
– Artefacts of Power: Eye-biter Ash
BATTLELINE
Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)*
Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)*
Gutrippaz (180)*
– Wicked Stikka
ARTILLERY
Beast-skewer Killbow (130)*
OTHER
Hobgrot Slittaz (80)*
CORE BATTALIONS
– *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1950/2000
And to top it off once the list was complete I just checked the indicator at the bottom:
I know, before you say it. This list isn’t competitive. But I wanted to see if Gordrakk would be ok by the app. Weirdly however, when you attempt to build the same list on Warscroll Builder it’s not possible.
2) His Warwcroll
My second piece of evidence points to his Warscroll and specifically his Warmaster rule.
What’s interesting to me here is that the Warscroll says:
If this unit is included in an Orruk Warclans army….
Games Workshop Age of Sigmar App
Orruk Warclans, NOT Ironjawz. But just to be certain I checked the Warscroll out in the physical book. Yes, it says the same thing.
But I’m still on the fence as to whether this is a thing so I’ve emailed Games Workshop and just asked them directly. Hopefully they’ll get back to me later today.
But what do you think? Am I barking up the wrong tree?
I’d say no because Gordrakk’s wording of Warmaster seems to allow him to function in either a Big Waaagh! or an Ironjawz army. Compare to say Kragnos’ Warmaster ability which not only gives explicit permission to be taken in other armies but also explicitly says you don’t lose benefits. Army builder appears to be wrong in that one. Kruleboyz and Bonesplitta armies can only include Kruleboyz or Bonesplittas by keywords, and without a specific exception like Kragnos, Gordrakk has neither.
Yep, I should have read around the rules a little more. Your defo right looking at that. Feel a bit daft now!
haha we’ve all been there! I can’t count the number of times I’ve excitedly interpreted something in the best possible way for somebody less attached to the interpretation to spoil my fun before it begins