I have ordered the Mordor Sourcebook from GW and I would like to know any units you would recommend me getting ideally for a 700 point size army.

Orcses. Of whichever kind you prefer (Mordor or Morannon).

Some Captains, a Troll or two and some cavalry (Warg Riders or Morgul Knights).

Also at least one Ringwraith.

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Orcs orcs , orcs and more orcs.
why not get a nice characterful hero too? or are you going for competetive rather than thematic?

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My Mordor army wont have a theme. Is the Witch King of Angmar op? What should I use for range because I plan to use lots of those Morannon Orcs and I think none of them come with any type of ranged weapons?

Don't use any archery.

I never do, hitting on a 5+ isn't worth keeping Orc's out of combat since they rely on strength in numbers. When moved your Orc's will now only hit on a 6 so that's even worse.

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Operation future in full swing.

Thanks for the tip.

The Witch-King is not op. Though I would make the argument that no character is actually op in this game. Rather, I would describe him as worth his points- just be sure to take the Crown of Morgul, maximize his stat line, I would advocate a horse, leave the flail at home, team him up with a troll, and start squishing good heroes.

I would also advocate Morannon orcs, as the higher defense and higher strength are an overall plus, but there will be less of a horde effect that way.

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Agreed, archery is not required, but then it's good to take a drummer to get into combat faster and avoid any enemy archery. A command blister will contain one.
If you want archers, Orc Trackers are okay, but their range is poor and the models are metal/finecast, so more expensive. Mounted on wargs they can get into range quicker, but that takes some converting, probably not worth it.

Trackers are still metal (thankfully).

Just to be an echo, any of the named wraiths are decent. If you are considering a troll, make it a drummer one so it effects all your troops. And yes, morannon orcs all the way. If you want to win, ally in a shade from Angmar. Those things are OP regardless of what anyone says. In small games, they are well worth their points.

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