Hernkyn Yaegirs
SWORD: what Hernkyn Yaegirs kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts kill ~44 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 55 per 100
Best against hordes, weakest against heavy vehicles and monsters
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD: how hard Hernkyn Yaegirs is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 90 pts take ~306 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 reviewers say
8 reviewers- Cheap action units, split by a Carrier 7 of 8
- Hide well in cover with the right detachment 3 of 8
- Leave the rest of the list as damage 2 of 8
- Fragile, and any real firepower kills them 3 of 8
- Add little damage 2 of 8
- Skipped when the mission isn't actions 1 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernkyn Yaegirs90 pts | S | Bottom 38% | Top 35% | 129of 154 |
| Cthonian Beserks90 pts | B | Top 1% | Top 45% | 74of 154 |
| Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons75 pts | B | Top 6% | Top 1% | 64of 154 |
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Hernkyn Yaegirs, 10 models, 90 pts, with 1 APM launcher, 8 Bolt revolver, 10 Close combat weapon, 1 Magna-coil rifle, 8 Plasma knife, 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 ~44 pts → 49 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.
~306 pts → 340 per 100Top and bottom %
Where each number ranks among the game's 572 melee 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.