Cthonian Earthshakers
SWORD: what Cthonian Earthshakers kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 100 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 48 per 100
Best against hordes, weakest against heavy vehicles and monsters
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· units
SHIELD: how hard Cthonian Earthshakers is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 100 pts take ~328 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
6 reviewers- Battle-shock tricks matter more this edition 4 of 6
- Hold the backfield 2 of 6
- Indirect fire is weak this edition 3 of 6
- Rarely seen in winning lists 3 of 6
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cthonian Earthshakers100 pts | C | Bottom 32% | Top 40% | 13of 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 |
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Cthonian Earthshakers, 2 models, 100 pts, with 4 Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, 2 Plasma picks, 2 Tremor shells, 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.
100 pts → kills ~40 pts → 40 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.
~328 pts → 328 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.