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Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons

Infantry · 3 models, 75 pts or 6 models, 150 pts
Lists42% · in 79 of 186 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons kills

Damage for its points

69SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~59 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta69SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★160SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.141SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.97SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.97SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.72SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

541SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 444 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points541SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • 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

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Leagues of Votann and across the game

SWORD

In Leagues of Votann

Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons69

Across the game· melee units

Redemptor Dreadnought Space Marines · just ahead70
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons 69
Raptors Chaos Space Marines · level with it69

SHIELD

In Leagues of Votann

Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons541

Across the game· melee units

Ancient in Terminator Armour Space Marines · just ahead543
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons 541
Battlewagon Orks · just behind538

With a leader

Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons with Memnyr Strategist75 + 45 = 120 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons aloneMemnyr Strategist's rulesMemnyr Strategist's attacks
Squad52 ÷ 75 pts =69per 100
With leader53 ÷ 120 pts =44per 100▼25

The leader adds 1 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 1 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons aloneMemnyr Strategist's rulesMemnyr Strategist's wounds
Squad406 ÷ 75 pts =541per 100
With leader499 ÷ 120 pts =416per 100▼125

The leader adds 93 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 93 from wounds) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

HearthbandDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 69 · 75 pts kill ~59 pts in one activation

SHIELD 541 · about 26% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 444 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons, 3 models, 75 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 186