Brôkhyr Thunderkyn
SWORD: what Brôkhyr Thunderkyn kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 170 pts kill ~145 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 44 per 100
Best against heavy vehicles and monsters, weakest against hordes
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD: how hard Brôkhyr Thunderkyn is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 170 pts take ~418 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical shooter: 298 per 100
Units near it by SHIELD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· shooters
What reviewers say
8 reviewers- Main long-range killing power into big targets 7 of 8
- Easy extra hits make their crits devastating 3 of 8
- Opponents avoid stepping into their lanes 2 of 8
- Cost went up, and a third unit more 3 of 8
- Fragile for their cost 1 of 8
- Short reach against hidden units leaves a narrow window 1 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brôkhyr Thunderkyn170 pts | A | Top 2% | Bottom 24% | 132of 154 |
| Ironkin Steeljacks with Heavy Volkanite Disintegrators170 pts | B | Top 27% | Top 10% | 58of 154 |
| Einhyr Hearthguard270 pts | S | Top 29% | Bottom 33% | 137of 154 |
With a leader
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 113 | 117 |
| SHIELD | 246 | 246 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then with the leader joined.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Brôkhyr Thunderkyn, 6 models, 170 pts, with 6 Close combat weapon, 6 SP conversion beamer, in Brandfast Oathband. On its own: no leader, no stratagems, no other units' auras. Counted as dice: its own abilities, 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.
170 pts → kills ~145 pts → 85 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.
~418 pts → 246 per 100Top and bottom %
Where each number ranks among the game's 407 shooters. 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.