Editing Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka (section)

==Tabletop==
[[File:GhazkullModel4.png|right|thumb|400px|<span style='color:green;font-size:115%'> OI BOYZ, LOOK 'ERE! DA BOSS 'AS A NEW MODUL! </span>]]
Ghazghkull used to be '''''the''''' Ork HQ. He was the only Ork character with Eternal Warrior, and he had 2+ armor and a 5++ in the form of Cybork body. With Fleet and Fearless in 5th edition, this guy was bad fucking news. In addition to that, if you called a WAAAGH using him it would last TWO TURNS and he would have a 2++ for the duration of that. And anything in his unit that had Slow and Purposeful, including him, could run during the WAAAGH. Though it was admittedly cheesy, especially for Orks, it fit the fluff and it was so awesome no one really cared since he costed as much as a [[Land Raider]].

Then 7th Edition happened.

Among the list of gut punches and groin kicks include:
*Cybork body became a pathetic ''6+ FNP. And he lost an extra attack.''
*His WAAAGH only lasts one turn now. And is changed from auto-running 6" for the whole damn army to just allowing him and the squad to run and charge (which can still find some use but not nearly as good as it used to be).
*''Moved to Lord of War slot.''
*Expensive price kept the same despite the nerfs.
* Actually with his supplement, he can call a WAAAGH!!! every turn granting him a 2++ save EVERY TURN. Still not really worth it though.

This is practically the equivalent of taking [[This Guy]] and punching him in the face, clipping off one of his testicles, and throwing him in jail for something he didn't do and didn't deserve.

Don't get it wrong, he's still no slouch. He can tank and kill most HQs in the game and is still the most powerful Ork character. Sadly, enough focused fire can take him out, and even Abbadon or a well-equipped Hive Tyrant can take him out one-on-one. The sad part is despite the nerfs to his WAAAGH, he'd still be good if he were just an HQ. Now as a Lord of War, he's thrown into the unfair category of Titans, Super-Heavy tanks, and Gargantuan Daemons. As flattering as that sounds, he is ''horribly'' underpowered as a Lord of War. He can't be redeemed as long as a generic warboss with da lucky stick is better and 2 times cheaper. And that very lucky stikk is taken from the cold, dead grasp of legendary Makari who used to hang out with Ghaz...

[[Warhammer 40,000/Tactics/Orks(8E)#Special_Characters|Changed again as of 8th.]] He's back as an HQ now, and got himself a 4++ along with some other nice bits and bobs. On the other hand his special WAAAGH!!! while decent is not nowhere near as amazing as SM stock characters and he looks very weak in presence of monstrosities like [[Roboute Guilliman|Papa Smurf]] or [[Mortarion]] who are not that much more expensive... Powercreep continues I guess.

===8th Edition===
====Pre New Model====
8th edition ork codex rumors suggested that he might get full Primork status and a new model with stats rivaling those of the most powerful models on tabletop currently available. This was not confirmed in any way. <span style='color:green;font-size:115%'> IT IS NOW, YA GIT! </span>

(Spoiler: he didn't, but he got slightly punchier with the Goff Clan warlord trait. Additionally, if you run him in a similar configuration to his bully mob from last edition (and what proppa goff wouldn't) you can make probably the closest thing to a death star 8e can manage with da Lukky Stikk, a Painboy, a couple warboss leftenuntz and a weirdboy to cast Fist of Gork.)

(Spoiler 2: 2020 LVO has revealed that Ghazghkull is gonna get a new model and holy ''fuck'' does it look nice. It is now twice the size of old Ghazghkull, has twice the power claw blades and twice the DAKKA!!!!!!! But the most awesome thing about the reveal was of course the return of Makari. Rumors were true, just...a year off.)

====NEW MODEL====
And...Ignore all that. His new rules have dropped, and he is a BEAST. He's got 2+ WS, with reroll <strike>1s</strike> ALL FAILED HIT ROLLS FOR HIMSELF, AND ANY {{W40kKeyword|GOFFS CORE}} or {{W40kKeyword|GOFFS CHARACTER}} IN MELEE. OHELLNO. Mork's Roar gets 12 attacks. I mean, he only hits 1/3rd of the time, but that's still 4 hits on a Heavy Bolter. But that's not why you take him. You take him for his Gork's Klaw. 5 attacks at STRENGTH 14, with AP-4. And Damage 4 (and de-(up?)grading to S12 then 10 but A6 then 7. He's basically a Vehicle killer. He still has the Warboss trick of restoring morale by punching people, so his screening unit only loses 3 models, max, in the morale phase. He's got a 4+ Invul save, and while he's a Goff? He doesn't damage Kulture of any other detachment.

As for survivability? Well there's the good and then the bad. The good: He's got 12 wounds, toughness 7, 2+ save, and a 4+ Invulnerable save. Oh. And he can only take 4 wounds per phase. The bad: Those screening units don't actually help him, cause he has 2 more wounds then necessary. A Turn 1 kill for him is nearly impossible (it can be done if your opponent is playing a very strong psychic army like [[Thousand Sons]]), however most armies can kill him within 2-3 turns and won't have to commit that many points to it. He's also a {{W40kKeyword|Monster}} now, which means he's gotta footslog it. Unless you pull out the Tellyporta...which now no longer accepts {{W40kKeyword|MONSTER}}s. Fuck.

Oh, and Makari? That gives him a 6+ FNP. Just to be MEAN. Only comes in twice, but...those are still 2 very, very fun ones. He is now Warhammer 40K [[Gotrek & Felix|Gotrek]] (That's broken [[Age of Sigmar|AoS]] Gotrek not his [[Warhammer Fantasy|Fantasy]] incarnation) as in you have to devise a list JUST to deal with him. But this is not as hard as it sound. [[Space Marines]] can bring him down with a [[Devastator Squad]] armed with [[Lascannons]] and an assault [[Terminator]] Squad with thunder hammers, with maybe a captain mixed in there for re-rolling hits (Shoot with Lascannons turn 1, then shoot him again turn 2 and then beat him to death with the thunder hammers), so do keep an eye on him and keep a pain boy near him for that medi-squig stratagem.