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This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. The detachment rule, stratagems and enhancements below were checked against the official Space Marines Faction Pack v1.2, legal for matched play from the 26 August 2026 balance update, and any points against Munitorum Field Manual v1.3. Points move with balance updates, so confirm the current values in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
Every Adeptus Astartes ranged weapon gains the Assault ability, and attacks against a target within 12 inches add 1 to their Strength. A second clause, Seeker's Companions, applies if your army includes Vulkan He'stan (it is not tied to him being on the battlefield), and during your turn each Infernus Squad picks one of two options rather than getting both: either start an Action in a turn it Advanced, or shoot in a turn it started an Action.
2 CP. Torrent weapons in the unit gain Devastating Wounds until the end of the phase.
1 CP. Add 1 to Wound rolls against the closest eligible target within 6 inches.
1 CP. Subtract 2 from the Charge rolls of a non-Monster, non-Vehicle, non-Fly enemy unit.
1 CP. An Infantry unit that Fell Back can still shoot this turn.
1 CP. An embarked unit disembarks and shoots the enemy unit that just attacked its Transport.
1 CP. Worsen the Armour Penetration of attacks against the unit by 1.
10 points. Add 1 to the Attacks of Torrent weapons in the bearer's unit.
25 points. Add 3 to the Strength of the bearer's melee weapons. Infantry model only.
20 points. Subtract 1 from the Damage of attacks allocated to the bearer, and cap Melta or Torrent attacks at 1 Damage.
15 points. Once per turn, change a Hit roll or saving throw in the bearer's unit to an unmodified 6.
The core of the detachment, and the only unit Seeker's Companions names.
Switches on Seeker's Companions, which is the reason to take this over Firestorm Assault Force.
Torrent flamestorm gauntlets plus Gravis durability at close range.
Multi-meltas cover the anti-tank job flamers cannot.
See the box: price and offersGets Infernus Squads into Torrent range alive and enables Burning Vengeance.
At 2 DP it leaves 1 DP for a fast Speeder support.
Adds a jump-pack element to a close-range infantry core.
How to play Forgefather's Seekers in 11th edition — the 2-DP Salamanders flame detachment, its close-range Strength bonus, the Vulkan He'stan Infernus payoff, and Torrent tricks.
Sprue Sentry strategy commentary for 11th edition, not official rules. Games Workshop updates points and rules regularly; always confirm against the current official rules and latest update before a game.
Forgefather's Seekers is the Salamanders detachment: a 2-Detachment-Point package built around flame weapons and fighting at close range, with a specific reward for fielding Vulkan He'stan. It reflects Warhammer 40,000 11th edition (launched June 2026).
This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. Rules below were checked against the official Space Marines Faction Pack v1.2, legal for matched play from the 26 August 2026 balance update, and points against the Munitorum Field Manual v1.3. Points move with balance updates, so confirm the current values in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
Vulkan's Quest gives every Adeptus Astartes ranged weapon in your army the Assault ability, and adds 1 to the Strength of attacks against targets within 12". Mechanically that is the same package Firestorm Assault Force runs on: Advance and still shoot, and hit harder up close.
The Salamanders addition is Seeker's Companions, which is live while Vulkan He'stan is on the battlefield. It lets each Infernus Squad start performing an Action in a turn it Advanced, and shoot in a turn it started an Action. That is a very specific and quite unusual permission: it means your flamer squads can push forward, score a secondary that would normally cost them their turn, and still fire.
That clause is the reason to pick this over the generic version. Without He'stan you are playing Firestorm Assault Force with a different name; with him, Infernus Squads become dual-purpose scorers.
Take Forgefather's Seekers when you play Salamanders and own Vulkan He'stan and several Infernus Squads. That is a narrower recommendation than most detachments get, but it is the honest one: the shared half of the rule is identical to Firestorm Assault Force, which any Chapter can take at the same 2 DP, so the reason to be here is the He'stan clause and the Salamanders-specific stratagem and enhancement list. Weigh that a little more carefully after the 26 August 2026 update, which raised Vulkan He'stan's points cost: the model the whole pitch rests on now costs more, while the Firestorm alternative it is measured against did not change.
What that list actually gives you over Firestorm is Blazing Earth and Immolator. Blazing Earth is a defensive charge-denial tool Firestorm does not have, which matters because a flamer army wants to hold its ground; Immolator is a 10-point enhancement that adds attacks to every Torrent weapon in a squad. Firestorm in exchange has the transport-heavy stratagems and War-tempered Artifice's melee spike.
At 2 DP it leaves 1 DP spare at 2,000 points.
Sample gameplan: deliver two Infernus Squads by Rhino toward the midfield with He'stan on the table. Use Seeker's Companions to Advance onto a secondary, perform the Action, and still fire your flamers. When the enemy closes, spend Immolation Protocols on your biggest flamer block for Devastating Wounds, and Crucible of Battle on whatever is within 6". Hold Blazing Earth for the turn a melee unit tries to charge your gunline, and use Wrathful Inferno to disengage and keep shooting if something gets in anyway.
2 DP. At a 2,000-point (3 DP) game that leaves 1 DP for a support detachment such as Fulguris Task Force, Vengeful Hosts or Librarius Conclave.
Vulkan's Quest gives every Adeptus Astartes ranged weapon the Assault ability and adds 1 to the Strength of attacks against targets within 12 inches. A second clause, Seeker's Companions, is active while Vulkan He'stan is on the battlefield and lets Infernus Squads start Actions in a turn they Advanced and shoot in a turn they started an Action.
You can play without him, but he is the reason to choose this detachment. Without He'stan the core rule is identical to Firestorm Assault Force, which any Chapter can take at the same 2 DP. His Seeker's Companions clause is what makes Infernus Squads able to Advance, score and still shoot.
Both are 2 DP and share the same Assault-and-plus-one-Strength core rule. Firestorm has the transport-focused stratagems and War-tempered Artifice. Forgefather's Seekers adds Blazing Earth, which subtracts 2 from enemy charge rolls, and Immolator, a 10 point enhancement that adds an Attack to every Torrent weapon in the unit, plus the He'stan clause. Take it if you play Salamanders and own He'stan.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.