Kâhl
SWORD: what Kâhl kills
Damage for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 65 pts kill ~41 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 55 per 100
Best against heavy infantry, weakest against hordes
Into each enemy type
Units near it by SWORD
Across the game· melee units
SHIELD: how hard Kâhl is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
per 100 pts spent
Its 65 pts take ~182 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- The standard leader of the big Hearthguard brick 7 of 8
- Gives the brick lethal hits so it punches up 5 of 8
- His own upgrades are only worth it when cheap 3 of 8
- No better than before, and one is enough 1 of 8
Compare
| Unit | Letter | SWORD | SHIELD | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kâhl65 pts | S | Top 34% | Bottom 37% | 120of 154 |
| Einhyr Champion65 pts | B | Top 12% | Top 13% | 40of 154 |
| Grimnyr65 pts | B | Top 12% | Top 14% | 12of 154 |
Leading a squad
| Solo | Leading | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 63 | 67 |
| SHIELD | 280 | 352 |
| Solo | Leading | |
|---|---|---|
| SWORD | 63 | 55 |
| SHIELD | 280 | 253 |
Per 100 pts: on its own, then for it and the squad together.
How we got these numbers
What we ran
Kâhl, 65 pts, with 1 Mass gauntlet, 1 Volkanite disintegrator, 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 ~41 pts → 63 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.
~182 pts → 280 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.