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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W30
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Strength Index · where it wins
WEAKER
rank #24 of 28 · composite -0.759
Top players · where it's rated
C
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
47.5% This week 44% This patch
weekly 187 games · patch 870 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
-0.93σ
45.7% · 574 games
TOP CUT
-0.92σ
0.42× field share
BLOWOUT
-1.15σ
9.3 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+1.18σ
0.033 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.167 (≈ C) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.759
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
  • Astra Militarum 64% 33g
  • Adepta Sororitas 63% 19g
  • Black Templars 63% 8g
Toughest matchups
  • Adeptus Mechanicus 25% 12g
  • Dark Angels 27% 26g
  • Drukhari 27% 22g
Deathwatch 100% 3g
Astra Militarum 64% 33g
Adepta Sororitas 63% 19g
Black Templars 63% 8g
World Eaters 56% 32g
Chaos Knights 55% 20g
Grey Knights 52% 25g
Chaos Daemons 45% 20g
Leagues of Votann 45% 29g
Space Marines 44% 70g
Chaos Space Marines 43% 44g
Space Wolves 42% 19g
Imperial Knights 41% 34g
Tyranids 41% 69g
Emperor’s Children 40% 35g
T’au Empire 40% 53g
Orks 38% 50g
Blood Angels 38% 29g
Death Guard 37% 27g
Adeptus Custodes 37% 52g
Genestealer Cults 35% 17g
Thousand Sons 35% 40g
Necrons 34% 58g
Drukhari 27% 22g
Dark Angels 27% 26g
Adeptus Mechanicus 25% 12g
Imperial Agents 0% 3g
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
Armoured Warhost 271 31% 45.2% -1.8
Path of the Outcast 255 29% 48.6% -3
Seer Council 213 24% 47.3% +0.2
Aspect Host 133 15% 34.6% -8.2
Windrider Battlehost 84 10% 44.7% -1.7
Corsair Coterie READ WITH CARE 75 9% 46% -6.8
Serpent’s Brood READ WITH CARE 66 8% 42.4% -6.8
Spirit Conclave READ WITH CARE 58 7% 45.3% -2.6
Eldritch Raiders READ WITH CARE 46 5% 43.2% -6
Warhost READ WITH CARE 40 5% 43.2% -3.2
Fateful Performance READ WITH CARE 30 3% 33.3% -0.7
Guardian Battlehost READ WITH CARE 28 3% 54.2% +1.6
Twilight Flickers READ WITH CARE 23 3% 34.8% -7.6
Ghosts of the Webway READ WITH CARE 20 2% 40% -5.6
Devoted of Ynnead READ WITH CARE 4 0% 25% -8.5
(unresolved detachment) 103 12% 47.9% -4.1
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 870 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 88% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Aspect Host 133 15% 35%
Path of the Outcast + Seer Council 104 12% 46%
Armoured Warhost + Seer Council 99 11% 47%
Armoured Warhost + Serpent’s Brood READ WITH CARE 56 6% 41%
Corsair Coterie + Path of the Outcast READ WITH CARE 47 5% 52%

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-W30

This window (singles): 45.7% win rate over 574 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
Chimera Gaming Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament - July 2026
73-player field
View on BCP
Armoured Warhost and Spirit Conclave Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Autarch Wayleaper70
  • Spiritseer [Rune of Mists]65
  • Spiritseer55
Datasheets
  • Wraithblades140
  • Wraithguard145
  • Fire Prism150
  • Rangers60
  • Shroud Runners90
  • War Walkers85
  • Warlock Conclave55
  • Warlock Skyrunners55
  • Wraithlord125
#5
Rearguard Renegades Summer Open July '26
25-player field
View on BCP
Armoured Warhost and Eldritch Raiders Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Prince Yriel [Alacritous Assault]115
  • Jain Zar105
  • Avatar of Khaine250
  • Eldrad Ulthran130
Datasheets
  • Corsair Voidscarred140
  • Howling Banshees165
  • Corsair Skyreavers75
  • Fire Prism150
  • Rangers60
  • Shining Spears100
  • Striking Scorpions145
#6
Warzone Dragoon GT
28-player field
View on BCP
Armoured Warhost, Ghosts of the Webway (Skilled Crews) Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Datasheets
  • Troupe85

WHAT THE WINNING LISTS RUN UNITS IN THIS FACTION’S UNDEFEATED & ONE-LOSS ARMIES · 2026-W30

Across the 9 Aeldari armies that went undefeated or one-loss this window, ranked by how often each unit appears. Faction-anonymous — the lists are counted, never attributed to a pilot.

“Winning” here means the pilot finished undefeated (X–0) or one-loss (X–1) at a 5+ round singles event with a field of 16 or more. Share is the fraction of those 9 lists that included the unit; a datasheet run in multiples still counts as one list. No rules or profile text — unit names and counts only.

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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