Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons
SWORD: what Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 75 pts kill ~68 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
In Leagues of Votann
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD: how hard Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 75 pts take ~444 pts of enemy units to kill.Typical melee unit: 307 per 100
What reviewers say
6 reviewers- Cheap, sturdy brawlers for the middle 4 of 6
- Very strong with Mercenary Oathband's re-rolls 3 of 6
- Fell out of favour, though cheap 2 of 6
- Outshone by the shooting Steeljacks 1 of 6
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons75 pts | B | Top 6% | Top 1% | 64of 154 |
| Cthonian Beserks90 pts | B | Top 1% | Top 45% | 74of 154 |
| Hernkyn Yaegirs90 pts | S | Bottom 38% | Top 35% | 129of 154 |
With a leader
| Solo | Led | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 160 | 160 |
| SHIELD | 592 | 592 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then with the leader joined.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons, 3 models, 75 pts, with its datasheet's weapons, 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.
75 pts → kills ~68 pts → 91 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.
~444 pts → 592 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.