Hearthkyn Warriors
SWORD: what Hearthkyn Warriors kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts kill ~46 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 Hearthkyn Warriors is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts take ~425 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical shooter: 298 per 100
What reviewers say
8 reviewers- Split into Sagitaurs, cheap objective bodies 7 of 8
- A price cut made them a real option 4 of 8
- A Grimnyr adds real damage 2 of 8
- Little punch or toughness on their own 3 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthkyn Warriors90 pts | B | Top 32% | Top 8% | 95of 154 |
| Hernkyn Pioneers85 pts | S | Top 16% | Top 28% | 132of 154 |
| Sagitaur85 pts | A | Top 37% | Top 13% | 94of 154 |
With a leader
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 115 | 128 |
| SHIELD | 472 | 472 |
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 115 | 126 |
| SHIELD | 472 | 472 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then with the leader joined.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Hearthkyn Warriors, 10 models, 90 pts, with 10 Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, 10 Close combat weapon, 1 EtaCarn plasma beamer, 1 HYLas auto rifle, 7 Ion blaster, 1 Theyn's melee weapon, 1 Theyn's pistol, 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.
90 pts → kills ~46 pts → 51 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.
~425 pts → 472 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.