Grimnyr
SWORD: what Grimnyr kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 65 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 44 per 100
Best against hordes, weakest against heavy vehicles and monsters
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
Across the game· shooters
SHIELD: how hard Grimnyr is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 65 pts take ~272 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical shooter: 298 per 100
Units near it by SHIELD
Across the game· shooters
What reviewers say
4 reviewers- Makes a Warriors squad harder and deadlier 3 of 4
- Clears battle-shock so objectives stay held 1 of 4
- Seen in few winning lists 2 of 4
- Turns Warriors into something they weren't built for 1 of 4
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimnyr65 pts | B | Top 12% | Top 14% | 12of 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 | 67 | 55 |
| SHIELD | 418 | 485 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then for it and the squad together.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Grimnyr, 3 models, 65 pts, with 1 Ancestral ward stave, 2 Autoch-pattern bolter, 2 Close combat weapon, 1 Ancestral Wrath - focused witchfire, 1 Ancestral Wrath - witchfire, 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.
65 pts → kills ~44 pts → 67 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.
~272 pts → 418 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.