What are the best Salamanders units?

No reviewer has rated these yet. Our estimates put Vulkan He'stan (A), Adrax Agatone (B) first.

What do the letters mean?

No reviewer has rated these units yet, so each letter is our estimate from SWORD and SHIELD, placed among the Space Marines' reviewed units.

What do SWORD and SHIELD mean?

How much a unit kills and how hard it is to remove, for its points. Each is 0 to 100: where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%, and 50 is typical.

Which Salamanders units do lists take most?

Of 37 public lists: Vulkan He'stan (45), Adrax Agatone (20).

Which Salamanders detachment do tournament lists take most?

Forgefather's Seekers: 30 of the 37 Salamanders tournament lists of September – November 2026 took it.

Space Marines army

Salamanders tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Win-rate tier–Too few games

Winning lists34Sep–Nov 2026

Best finish–None yet

Sep–Nov 2026 · 37 public lists · updated 5 Nov

Results

34winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026

None of its 34 winning lists has its text published.

By month

Jun●●●●●5 of 137

Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+56 of 1562

Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●+47 of 1920

Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+18 of 1816

Oct●●●●●●●●●●●●+16 of 1824

Nov–0 of 34

Its winning lists of all winning lists, each month; the months this page counts in bold.

Detachments

16in its 37 public lists

Forgefather's Seekers30 lists

Librarius Conclave22 lists

Ironstorm Spearhead6 lists

Assault Brethren3 lists

Devastator Brethren3 lists

11 more

Gravis Siege Force2 lists

Phobos Shadow Force2 lists

1st Company Task Force1 list

Ceramite Sentinels1 list

Gauntlet Task Force1 list

Orbital Assault Force1 list

Tactical Brethren1 list

Tacticus Firestorm Force1 list

Terminator Storm Force1 list

Vengeful Hosts1 list

Ironclad Champions1 list

Units

2our estimates

Tier: our estimateBars: our dice maths

Epic Heroes2

Vulkan He'stan105 pts · 45 listsA Adrax Agatone90 pts · 20 listsB

B dashed: no reviewers yet, so it's our estimate. Each unit: its points and how many of the army's 37 public lists take it, Sep–Nov 2026.

Letters are our estimates; Damage and Toughness (SWORD and SHIELD on unit pages) from our own dice maths (how we score). Lists: grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), September – November 2026. Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down. Sources

Reviewers none yet · SWORD and SHIELD 6 Nov · Points and lists 5 Nov

Questions

What are the best Salamanders units?: No reviewer has rated these yet. Our estimates put Vulkan He'stan (A), Adrax Agatone (B) first.
What do the letters mean?: No reviewer has rated these units yet, so each letter is our estimate from SWORD and SHIELD, placed among the Space Marines' reviewed units.
What do SWORD and SHIELD mean?: How much a unit kills and how hard it is to remove, for its points. Each is 0 to 100: where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%, and 50 is typical.
Which Salamanders units do lists take most?: Of 37 public lists: Vulkan He'stan (45), Adrax Agatone (20).
Which Salamanders detachment do tournament lists take most?: Forgefather's Seekers: 30 of the 37 Salamanders tournament lists of September – November 2026 took it.

Sources

Letters: A dashed letter means no reviewer has rated that unit yet: it's our estimate, placed by its numbers among the Space Marines' reviewed units.
SWORD and SHIELD: Our own dice maths, last run 6 Nov 2026. Each 0 to 100 score is where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%. How we score.
Reviewers: None yet for Salamanders's own units.
Lists: 37 public Salamanders 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.