Savage Orruk Warriors form the main strength of most Bonesplitterz warclans. Every Savage Orruk is a deadly, primitive warrior driven by the roiling energy of the Waaagh!. This violent magic causes them to bellow and bang their weapons on their chests, forever restless to get to a fight.[1a][3b]
Recruitment
When the Waagh! takes an orruk and he wanders off to become a Bonesplitter, most of the time he ends up in one of his new clans' Gob Rukks, either as a warrior or as an arrowboy. Having shed his old attachments (along with his weapons and clothing), he bodges together some crude equipment to match his new mates and will cover himself in tattoos or warpaint of his own design - both eventually to be replaced as they commemorate new victories and gather beast-bone trophies.[1a][2]
Combat
While they may be essentially naked, Bonesplitterz are surprisingly formidable foes. Their self-belief fuels the Waaagh! energy that swirls around them, which in turn makes them more confident, which in turn fuels the Waaagh!. This effect grows with the more Bonesplitterz there are; a single mob of Savage Orruk Warriors might hit harder and their tattoos might glow slightly as they shrug off some wounds, while a full warclan will be full of frenzied orruks that can cut an armoured foe in two and shrug off any blow that's not immediately fatal.[1a]
They are led by Savage Bosses and supported by Icon Bearers or Bone Totem Bearer and Skull Thumpers or Skull Bashers.[2][3a][3b]
Equipment
Savage Orruk Warriors can be armed with Chompas Stone Choppas, Savage Stikkas or Flint Spears, paired with Bone Shields or Crude Shields, primitive shields that offer them increased protection in melee.[2][3a][3b]
Miniatures
Twenty Savage Orruk.
Three Savage Orruks, with a Skull Thumper on the right, a Totem Bearer in the middle and a Savage Boss on the right.
Savage Boss.
Skull Thumper.
Savage Orruk Warrior.
Sources
- 1: Battletome: Bonesplitterz (2016)
- 1a: Gob Rukks, pg. 36-37
- 2: Savage Orruks product description
- 3: Warscrolls
