Arrer Boyz

"From afar, Arrer Boyz rain down arrows upon their enemies. Accuracy be damned, quantity is all."

—Description of Orc Arrer Boyz in Total War: Warhammer.^[2]

Arrer Boyz are those unusual Orcs whom have taken up the skill of archery that is uncommon among their kind, usually banding together into their own warbands and providing Greenskin armies with ranged light infantry troops equipped with crude yet effective composite bows.^[1a]

Role

Since most Orcs prefer the use of close-combats weapons such as a "choppa" (sword or axe), Arrer Boyz are not the most numerous missile troops within a Greenskin armies, for these positions are often reserved for warbands of Goblin archers. In fact, it is common for other Orcs to continuously mock their odd brethren for using a weapon that is considered fit for only their shorter and more cowardly cousins. Though mocked relentlessly, these Orcs are keen to keep clear from a camp of Arrer Boyz, for they have a savage tendency to shoot at any passer-by that just so happens to walk by their camp as a means of "target practice".^[1a]

When roused to battle, these Orcs would usually congregate into their own warband and fight as a force of light-armoured skirmishers or missile troops. Far more dependable then their cowardly Goblin counterpart, these Orcs have been known hold their ground and be near the thickest of the fighting. Orcs are never known for their accuracy, but the ferocity of their volleys prove dangerous enough that it can still decimate enemy regiments in a hail of crude arrow-tips.^[1a]

Savage Orc Arrer Boyz

Savage Orc Arrer Boyz aren't always precise but remain deadly. Precisely deadly, you might say. They are more lightly "armoured" than normal Arrer Boyz and fight with same battle-frenzy as all Savage Orcs.^[2]

Notable Regiments

Ruglud's Armoured Orcs - After getting hit on the head with a rock, the Orc Ruglud got the genius idea to give armour and crossbows to his Boyz.^[3]