THE INFINITE ARCHIVE

Competitive Warhammer 40,000, measured.

Metagame analysis, original data signals, and the statistical tools behind every number — the methodology the win-rate tables leave out.
Data is infinite, understanding it is Divine.
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10110 0110 1011 010 011 101 1011001101 110010011010 11010101011 1001100.583 1011001101 1100101011 1011011010 00110n=200 1011001101 1100101011 1011011010 001101p=.56 WR = W/(W+L) σ = √Σ(x-x̄)²/n P(win) = W/T μ = Σx·P(x)
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FACTION STRENGTH · TIER LIST
STRONGER
OrksThousand SonsDark AngelsNecronsChaos DaemonsEmperor’s ChildrenDrukhari
AVERAGE
Space MarinesGrey KnightsLeagues of VotannDeathwatchChaos Space MarinesT’au EmpireAdeptus CustodesTyranidsImperial AgentsImperial KnightsGenestealer CultsAdeptus Mechanicus
WEAKER
Space WolvesBlood AngelsBlack TemplarsAdepta SororitasAeldariDeath GuardChaos KnightsWorld EatersAstra Militarum
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WIN RATES · TOP FACTIONS THIS WINDOW
  1. 1 Orks 55.3%
  2. 2 Dark Angels 54.9%
  3. 3 Adeptus Mechanicus 54.8%
First-party BCP tournament data · as of 2026-W30.
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CAPTAIN DECISIONS · LATEST ENTRY
The Blunt Force Gambit
CHTT 2026 · Round 5 · 2026-05-03
Dual-captain entry — three rejection-engineering gambits, a captain-as-bait defender call, and a multi-logic robustness signal that lands a new methodology observation.
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ELO · TOP COMPETITORS
  1. #1 Josiah Jackson 1691
  2. #2 Alex Spathopoulos 1679
  3. #3 Jordan Nach 1668
  4. #4 Florence Maunders 1648
  5. #5 Sam Nash 1640
Provisional — the Archive’s rating ladder in its first weeks.
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THIS WEEK · FROM THE EDITOR
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Week 27: The First Full Read of Eleventh Edition
2026-07-08 · THE EDITOR
The first clean-pipeline week of 11th edition — 10 GTs, 1,123 games. A 28-faction win-rate table and a scoring-posture matrix, read as signal, not verdict, with the error bars kept in view.
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THIS WEEK · ON VIDEO
Warhammer 40k Meta This Week — A Detachment Just Broke Out (11th Edition, W27)
The W27 meta in ~9 minutes — the detachment that broke out, the movers, and where the numbers can bear weight.
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START HERE · UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS
How to Actually Read Warhammer 40k Stats (Confidence, Sample Size & What's Missing)
Start here — confidence intervals, sample size, and what the numbers can and can't tell you.
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THIS WEEK ON VIDEO
THE ARCHIVE ON VIDEO · 2026-W27
Warhammer 40k Meta This Week — A Detachment Just Broke Out (11th Edition, W27)
The W27 meta in ~9 minutes — the detachment that broke out, the movers, and where the numbers can bear weight.
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WHAT IS IN THE ARCHIVE
TIER LIST
STRENGTH INDEX
The faction tier list that shows its work — four facets of tournament results (win rate, top-cut conversion, blowout margin, consistency), weighted the way you choose, measured against what top players think. Updated weekly.
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FACTIONS
DOSSIERS
Per-faction field guides for all 28 factions — tournament win rate with confidence intervals, a facet readout, best-performing lists, and how results compare to top-player tier lists.
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DATA
QUANTUM
The measurement dashboard — tournament results with confidence intervals, the matchup matrix, disposition data, per-faction detachment breakdowns, and player ELO ratings.
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TOOLS
PROTOCOL
Interactive tools — the team-pairings solver, the damage calculator, confidence intervals, power analysis, and the math behind every number the Archive reports.
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THIS WEEK
AWAKENINGS
Dispatches and retrospectives — the Editor’s synthesis, the aggregated coverage feed, and the Captain Decision Archive.
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