They also will let you do more one die blocks with less worry than teams that lack Block and many rerolls. It also gives them the most possible games for an MVP to hit so they can skill up as they don’t start with Block.įour rerolls to start with should be good for the life of the team and with all that Block you can save them a lot of the time for the agility rolls you need to make. I think most Norse teams probably start with both Ulfwerners, they have the highest armour available to your starting team and offer some more strength. Dauntless can help against some of the stronger opponents as well. You have a Runner in there for a bit of extra movement and I would initially use them to carry the ball to score to get Dodge and Side Step on the team. This is an eleven man starting lineup where nine of the players start with Block. Reroll Heavy TV1000 Norse Starting Roster: Quantity You need to decide if you want to have the benefit of starting with reserves, buying as many positional players as possible, loading up on rerolls and coming up with some balance between all those options. All your players with normal access to strength skills start with Frenzy as well which can cause positioning problems. Not many other teams have this as an option and it is that base that allows you to tailor what exactly you wish to spend your money on.Ī Norse team tends to play a more hitting game than a passing one and the team overall does have a rather low armour value which doesn’t usually go well with a hitting style.
The rookie Norse Lineman is pretty good value for money as they are fairly cheap and start with Block, against another rookie team you could fare quite well just using them with some reserves and a handful of rerolls.
There are quite a few ways to start a Norse team and most initial lineups can be tweaked with various variations depending on the environment you are playing in or just purely on personal taste.
There is now an an updated Blood Bowl 2020 Second Season Norse Starting Rosters article. You might still find it contains some useful information. This article was written for a previous version of the Blood Bowl rules and has some outdated information in it.