Went 4-1-0 at a 200 player teams event on the weekend playing delve assault shift and hearthguard covenant Purge the foe
I will say first off that delve has been the playstyle of votann i've always had the most fun with, and that in teams there are many factors that can help get better results for example i think one of the things that really helped me was being a defender in the pairings process so I got to pick the terrain layouts and picked the dawn of war or sweeping engagement layouts every game.
Speaking to my opponents most of them said that when they were looking through and even after i had gone through what the list can do felt like they didn't really know what to do as with the max threat potential of 17" from a transport as well as 6" deepstrike Hguard they felt like they couldn't really stage anywhere without feeling like they were going to lose anything that moved slightly out of their deployment zone.
A couple key things that stood out to me, it is a really good combined arms list and plays purge the foe very well. and the navigator enhancement brought back 80+ models across the 5 games so I would make sure to always take it when playing this detachment. And having the 1CP uppy downy that can be used on homefield warriors got me many points in rounds 4 and 5 of almost every game.
Probably the biggest thing that happened was that majority of the time I was forced into fortify takeover early but never felt like I was so far away that i needed to rely on being in hostile (in a singles event you probably will need to due to different board layouts and deployments), as the defensive benefits of fortify allowed me to stone wall opponents into wounding on 4's into 4+FNP's and most of the time they weren't able to kill the 10 mans in shooting with that and had to charge into the fight on deaths which meant that I was able to revive models constantly as I was getting so many yield points and just tar pit some opponents with units that are going to fight regardless of what they do due to the fight on death.
Leagues of Votann (1995 points)
Dêlve Assault Shift and Hearthguard Covenant (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2000 points)
Attached Units
Attached Unit 1
Berehk Stornbröw (85 points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Kromlôk’s Revenge
1x Warforge Gauntlets
Cthonian Beserks (190 points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 10x Cthonian Beserk
• 8x Concussion maul
2x Mole grenade launcher
2x Twin concussion gauntlet
Attached Unit 2
Kâhl (90 points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Autoch-pattern combi-bolter
1x Mass gauntlet
1x Teleport Crest
• Enhancement: Dêlvewerke Navigator
Einhyr Hearthguard (270 points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Hesyr
• 1x EtaCarn plasma gun
1x Exoarmour grenade launcher
1x Graviton hammer
1x Weavefield crest
• 9x Einhyr Hearthguard
• 9x Concussion gauntlet
9x EtaCarn plasma gun
9x Exoarmour grenade launcher
BATTLELINE
Cthonian Beserks (95 points)
• 5x Cthonian Beserk
• 4x Concussion maul
1x Mole grenade launcher
1x Twin concussion gauntlet
Cthonian Beserks (95 points)
• 5x Cthonian Beserk
• 4x Concussion maul
1x Mole grenade launcher
1x Twin concussion gauntlet
Cthonian Beserks (190 points)
• 10x Cthonian Beserk
• 8x Concussion maul
2x Mole grenade launcher
2x Twin concussion gauntlet
Hearthkyn Warriors (90 points)
• 1x Theyn
• 1x Autoch-pattern bolt pistol
1x Autoch-pattern bolter
1x Close combat weapon
1x Theyn’s melee weapon
1x Weavefield crest
• 9x Hearthkyn Warrior
• 9x Autoch-pattern bolt pistol
7x Autoch-pattern bolter
9x Close combat weapon
1x HYLas auto rifle
1x Magna-rail rifle
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
Kapricus Carrier (70 points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Magna-coil autocannon
1x Smoke Launcher
1x Twin magna‑coil autocannon
Sagitaur (85 points)
• 1x Armoured wheels
1x MATR autocannon
1x Twin bolt cannon
OTHER DATASHEETS
Einhyr Hearthguard (130 points)
• 1x Hesyr
• 1x EtaCarn plasma gun
1x Exoarmour grenade launcher
1x Graviton hammer
1x Teleport Crest
• 4x Einhyr Hearthguard
• 4x Concussion gauntlet
4x EtaCarn plasma gun
4x Exoarmour grenade launcher
Hekaton Land Fortress (250 points)
• 1x Armoured wheels
1x Heavy magna-rail cannon
1x MATR autocannon
1x Panspectral Scanner
2x Twin bolt cannon
Hekaton Land Fortress (265 points)
• 1x Armoured wheels
1x Heavy magna-rail cannon
1x MATR autocannon
1x Panspectral Scanner
2x Twin bolt cannon
Hernkyn Yaegirs (90 points)
• 1x Yaegir Theyn
• 1x Bolt revolver
1x Close combat weapon
1x Plasma knife
• 9x Hernkyn Yaegir
• 1x APM launcher
8x Bolt revolver
9x Close combat weapon
8x Plasma knife
Posted Sep 29, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC