Einhyr Hearthguard
SWORD: what Einhyr Hearthguard kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 270 pts kill ~162 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 48 per 100
Best against heavy infantry, weakest against hordes
Into each enemy type
SHIELD: how hard Einhyr Hearthguard is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 270 pts take ~733 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical unit: 305 per 100
Units near it by SHIELD
Across the game· units
What creators say
8 creators- The army's main killing brick 10 of 8
- Hearthguard Covenant makes them far deadlier 8 of 8
- Deep strike in and delete what they land near 5 of 8
- Tough enough to sit on objectives 3 of 8
- Much weaker without the detachment's buffs 2 of 8
- A third squad costs extra 2 of 8
- Slow on foot 2 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einhyr Hearthguard270 pts | S | Top 29% | Bottom 33% | 164of 186 |
| Ironkin Steeljacks with Heavy Volkanite Disintegrators170 pts | B | Top 27% | Top 10% | 63of 186 |
| Cthonian Earthshakers100 pts | C | Bottom 32% | Top 40% | 15of 186 |
With a leader
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 83 | 101 |
| SHIELD | 271 | 271 |
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 83 | 91 |
| SHIELD | 271 | 271 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then with the leader joined.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Einhyr Hearthguard, 10 models, 270 pts, with 4 Concussion gauntlet, 5 EtaCarn plasma gun, 10 Exo-armour grenade launcher, 1 Graviton hammer, 5 Plasma blade gauntlet, 5 Volkanite disintegrator, in Hearthband. 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.
270 pts → kills ~162 pts → 60 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.
~733 pts → 271 per 100Top and bottom %
Where each number ranks among the game's 939 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.