Brôkhyr Iron-master
SWORD: what Brôkhyr Iron-master kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 70 pts kill ~51 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 48 per 100
Best against heavy vehicles and monsters, weakest against line infantry
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
Across the game· units
SHIELD: how hard Brôkhyr Iron-master is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 70 pts take ~268 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical unit: 305 per 100
Units near it by SHIELD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· units
What reviewers say
5 reviewers- Carries the extra-hits upgrade for Thunderkyn 4 of 5
- Soaks shots and heals the squad 2 of 5
- Pricey, and his re-rolls overlap other sources 3 of 5
- Seen in few winning lists 2 of 5
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brôkhyr Iron-master70 pts | C | Top 14% | Top 23% | 29of 154 |
| Arkanyst Evaluator70 pts | A | Top 32% | Bottom 15% | 36of 154 |
| Einhyr Champion65 pts | B | Top 12% | Top 13% | 40of 154 |
Leading a squad
| Solo | Leading | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 73 | 63 |
| SHIELD | 383 | 385 |
| Solo | Leading | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 73 | 70 |
| SHIELD | 383 | 256 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then for it and the squad together.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Brôkhyr Iron-master, 5 models, 70 pts, with 1 Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, 2 Close combat weapon, 1 Graviton hammer, 1 Graviton rifle, 1 Las-beam cutter, 1 Manipulator arms, 1 Plasma torch, in Hearthband. On its own: no leader, no stratagems, no other units' auras. Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule.
SWORD
Enemy points it kills in one activation, per 100 pts of its own, against a mix of targets weighted like top tournament lists.
70 pts → kills ~51 pts → 73 per 100SHIELD
Enemy points it takes to kill it, per 100 pts of its own: the points of the cheapest units from top lists that kill it 80% of the time. It's per point, so a costly unit has to be much tougher to score the same.
~268 pts → 383 per 100Top and bottom %
Where each number ranks among the game's 939 units. How we score.
The letter
The average of 9 reviewers' newest Leagues of Votann tier lists: VotannVersus40K (meta watches, Aug to Oct) (22 Oct), Goonhammer (Tabletop Battles): faction pack, points, the July to September balance updates, Competitive Innovations (20 Oct), Auspex Tactics (29 Aug), Grimdark Breakdown (two videos, with a Votann player guest) (3 Jul), Vanguard Tactics (with its Votann player) (15 Jun), Love & Wargames (two videos, a tournament player) (25 Jul), Black Crow Gaming (WTC lists) (22 Aug), Miniatures Rundown (8 Jul), Thex Specter (two videos, a casual player) (27 Aug). A reviewer who would rather not be counted: tell us.
Lists
154 public Leagues of Votann tournament lists, September – November 2026, from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0). Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down. Numbers run 2 Nov.