Cthonian Beserks
SWORD: what Cthonian Beserks kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts kill ~104 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 55 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· melee units
SHIELD: how hard Cthonian Beserks is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts take ~285 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical melee unit: 307 per 100
Units near it by SHIELD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· melee units
What creators say
8 creators- Delve Assault Shift is built around them 6 of 8
- Hit hard against infantry and vehicles alike 3 of 8
- A price cut made them worth taking 3 of 8
- Slow, and need a lift to fight 4 of 8
- Swingy and a bit frail 2 of 8
- Lack punch into the toughest targets 1 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cthonian Beserks90 pts | B | Top 1% | Top 45% | 93of 186 |
| Hernkyn Yaegirs90 pts | S | Bottom 38% | Top 35% | 157of 186 |
| Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons75 pts | B | Top 6% | Top 1% | 79of 186 |
With a leader
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 199 | 245 |
| SHIELD | 317 | 317 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then with the leader joined.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Cthonian Beserks, 5 models, 90 pts, with 5 Concussion maul, 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.
90 pts → kills ~104 pts → 116 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.
~285 pts → 317 per 100Top and bottom %
Where each number ranks among the game's 572 melee units. How we score.
The letter
The average of 9 creators' 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). Questions? Get in touch.
Lists
186 public Leagues of Votann tournament lists, September – November 2026, from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0). Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch. Numbers run 2 Nov.