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Adeptus MechanicusADMAdeptus Mechanicus

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #17 of 28 · composite -0.185
Top players · where it's rated
B-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
48.2% This week 53.3% This patch
weekly 89 games · patch 158 games
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

WHAT DO THE FACET Z-SCORES MEAN?

Each facet number below is a z-score — a comparison to the whole competitive roster this window. Zero is the roster average; +1.0 is one standard deviation above (roughly the top 16% of factions on that facet), +2.0 is exceptional; the scale mirrors going down. The four facets — win rate, top-cut conversion, blowout margin, consistency — combine into the Strength Index composite, weighted on the tier-list page. Top players is a comparison layer: the curated top-player tier list, shown beside the results but never blended into the composite.

PERFORMANCE VITALS THIS FACTION'S TOURNAMENT RESULTS vs THE ROSTER

WIN RATE
-0.5σ
47.6% · 963 games
TOP CUT
0σ
0.94× field share
BLOWOUT
-0.51σ
9.6 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+1.17σ
0.032 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.556 (≈ B-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.185
The blend of the four performance facets at the default weights. Adjust the weights on the Strength Index.

MATCHUPS THIS FACTION vs THE ROSTER · CURRENT PATCH

Best matchups
  • Tyranids 67% 12g
  • Necrons 58% 12g
  • Orks 50% 12g
Toughest matchups
  • Adeptus Custodes 23% 13g
  • T’au Empire 31% 13g
  • Space Marines 38% 8g
Drukhari 100% 3g
Emperor’s Children 80% 5g
World Eaters 80% 5g
Death Guard 75% 4g
Imperial Knights 75% 4g
Tyranids 67% 12g
Aeldari 67% 3g
Chaos Knights 60% 5g
Chaos Space Marines 60% 5g
Necrons 58% 12g
Thousand Sons 57% 7g
Orks 50% 12g
Dark Angels 50% 10g
Space Wolves 50% 6g
Leagues of Votann 50% 6g
Black Templars 50% 2g
Astra Militarum 50% 2g
Adepta Sororitas 50% 2g
Blood Angels 40% 5g
Space Marines 38% 8g
Genestealer Cults 33% 3g
Grey Knights 33% 3g
T’au Empire 31% 13g
Chaos Daemons 25% 4g
Adeptus Custodes 23% 13g
Deathwatch 0% 1g
Win rate against each opponent in the current patch, best first — heat-shaded around an even 50% split. Cells from fewer than 5 games are dimmed (small sample); mirror matches are excluded. The full 28×28 matrix is on Quantum.

DETACHMENTS FOOTPRINT & TOP BUILDS · CURRENT PATCH

Detachment Games Prevalence Win rate VP diff
Lords of the Forge 106 67% 53% +1
Cohort Cybernetica READ WITH CARE 50 32% 55.3% +1.7
Rad-Zone Corps READ WITH CARE 42 27% 57.5% +2.7
Skitarii Hunter Cohort READ WITH CARE 15 9% 28.6% -9.7
Haloscreed Battle Clade READ WITH CARE 12 8% 54.6% -7.9
Cohort Acquisitus READ WITH CARE 1 1% 0% -48
(unresolved detachment) 39 25% 55.3% +2
An 11th-edition army runs multiple detachments, and a game counts toward every detachment it fields — so prevalence is a footprint (share of this faction’s 158 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 75% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Cohort Cybernetica + Lords of the Forge READ WITH CARE 50 32% 55%
Lords of the Forge + Rad-Zone Corps READ WITH CARE 41 26% 59%
Lords of the Forge + Skitarii Hunter Cohort READ WITH CARE 15 9% 29%
Haloscreed Battle Clade READ WITH CARE 12 8% 55%
Cohort Acquisitus + Rad-Zone Corps READ WITH CARE 1 1% 0%

SCORING POSTURE WIN RATE BY MISSION · CURRENT PATCH

How this faction scores across the five mission postures — the bar fills to its win rate, with the mid-line marking an even 50%. Read over the current balance patch; postures under 30 games are marked thin.

RECENT FORM TOURNAMENT RESULTS THIS WINDOW · 2026-W36

This window (singles): 47.6% win rate over 963 games.

Podium finishes this window — faction-anonymous, identified by placing and event:

The condensed composition behind these finishes is in TOP LISTS below.

TOP LISTS CONDENSED COMPOSITION OF THE BEST-PERFORMING LISTS THIS WINDOW

The lists behind this faction’s strongest finishes this window — identified here by placing, event, and field; the complete list lives at the source on BCP. Composition is condensed to datasheets and points; no rules or profile text.

#3
ICE HAMMER ITC GT II - 2025/2026
27-player field
View on BCP
Lords of the Forge and Rad-Zone Corps Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Technoarcheologist [TL-4ø9]75
  • Skitarii Marshal35
  • Belisarius Cawl220
  • Tech-Priest Manipulus [Peerless Eradicator]80
  • Thulia Ghuld180
Datasheets
  • Hastarii Exterminators105
  • Skitarii Rangers85
  • Skitarii Vanguard85
  • Kataphron Destroyers200
  • Onager Dunecrawler155
  • Pteraxii Skystalkers75
  • Servitor Battleclade65
  • Sicarian Infiltrators75
  • Sicarian Ruststalkers160
#8
Armed Forces Day 2026
42-player field
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Lords of the Forge and Skitarii Hunter Cohort Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Skitarii Marshal [Cantic Thrallnet]60
  • Skitarii Marshal [Battle-sphere Uplink]60
  • Tech-Priest Manipulus60
  • Belisarius Cawl220
  • Thulia Ghuld180
Datasheets
  • Hastarii Fusiliers115
  • Kataphron Destroyers200
  • Skitarii Rangers85
  • Skitarii Vanguard85
  • Ironstrider Ballistarii250
  • Pteraxii Skystalkers150
  • Pteraxii Skystalkers75
  • Serberys Raiders60
  • Servitor Battleclade65
#11
Route 66 @ 2D6 Labor Day
36-player field
View on BCP
Cohort Cybernetica, Lords of the Forge (Cyber Psalm-Programming) Take and Hold 1995 pts
Datasheets
  • Skitarii Rangers85
  • Skitarii Vanguard85
  • Hastarii Exterminators105
  • Sicarian Ruststalkers75

EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE EDITOR’S READ — INTERPRETIVE, NOT MEASURED

EDITOR

Editorial perspective coming. The Editor’s analysis of this faction’s current competitive position will appear here as the dossier program rolls out.

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