The Stompa is a massive Ork walker, a walking fortress of scrap iron that stomps across the battlefield and smashes anything in its path. It’s the Orks’ answer to a Titan, and it’s as loud, crude, and terrifying as you’d expect.
What is the stompa?
A Stompa is a small type of Gargant, the Orks’ family of giant walkers. It’s basically a mobile fortress bristling with guns and built from whatever the Mekboyz could bolt together. No two are exactly alike, but they all share that fat-bellied, belligerent look meant to honour Gork and Mork.
They’re powered by huge internal boilers and furnaces, with a forest of smokestacks and vents trailing behind. The name says it all: they stomp across the battlefield, crushing everything underfoot.
Armament and how it fights
One arm is a hydraulic monster ending in a Mega-Choppa, a chainsaw the size of a docking crane. The other arm is usually a mass of artillery, topped by a Deffkannon. Almost every Stompa also has a belly-mounted Supa-Gatler.
Stompas carry Orks aboard cramped transport decks. Once they reach enemy lines, they disgorge the passengers to cause havoc, then stomp toward the biggest enemy they can find and annihilate it.
- Mega-Choppa: giant hydraulic chainsaw arm
- Deffkannon: heaviest artillery piece
- Supa-Gatler: belly-mounted anti-infantry gun
- Other options: Supa-Rokkit, Krusha Ball, Lifta-Droppa, Skorchas, Big Shootas
Variants worth knowing
Big Mek’s Stompa: built by an influential Big Mek, it swaps a weapon for a Lifta-Droppa tractor beam and often mounts a Gigashoota and the Gaze of Gork/Mork. It also gets crackling energy fields for protection.
Goff Klawstompa: rare unless a huge Goff Waaagh! is underway. It replaces the Deffkannon and close-combat weapon with a pair of piston-driven Big Klaws and a Flamebelcha flamethrower.
Other variants include the Goff Rokk n’ Rolla, Stormboy Stompa, and Skating Stompa, each tweaked for a particular klan or fighting style.
Stompa mobs and why they matter
Sometimes Warbosses put aside their differences and join their Stompas into Stompa Mobs. En masse, they’re devastating, a wall of scrap and firepower that few armies can stop.
For Ork players, the Stompa is the ultimate centrepiece: a huge, unpredictable war machine that embodies everything Orks love about war.
Key facts
- The Stompa is a small Gargant, a giant Ork walker built from scrap.
- Standard armament includes a Mega-Choppa, Deffkannon, and belly-mounted Supa-Gatler.
- They’re powered by massive boilers and furnaces, with smokestacks and vents.
- Stompas can carry Orks into battle and disgorge them behind enemy lines.
- Warbosses sometimes combine their Stompas into Stompa Mobs for massed attacks.
- Variants include the Big Mek’s Stompa, Goff Klawstompa, and others.
FAQ
What’s the difference between a Stompa and a Gargant?
A Stompa is a small type of Gargant. Gargants are the broader category of Ork giant walkers, while Stompas are the more common, smaller versions.
Can a Stompa carry troops?
Yes. Stompas have cramped transport decks and carry Orks into battle, dropping them off once they reach enemy lines.
What’s a Mega-Choppa?
It’s a massive hydraulic chainsaw that makes up one arm of a Stompa, used to tear through tanks and Titans in close combat.