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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #20 of 28 · composite -0.464
Top players · where it's rated
C
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
42.7% This week 52% This patch
weekly 71 games · patch 241 games · read with care
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Aeldari is winning more than top players currently rate it.
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
-0.64σ
47.2% · 1117 games
TOP CUT
-0.4σ
0.79× field share
BLOWOUT
-0.82σ
9.5 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.76σ
0.031 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.168 (≈ C) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.464
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
  • Drukhari 80% 10g
  • Space Marines 67% 18g
  • Chaos Space Marines 67% 9g
Toughest matchups
  • Blood Angels 25% 8g
  • T’au Empire 30% 10g
  • Adeptus Custodes 35% 17g
Space Wolves 100% 2g
Drukhari 80% 10g
Space Marines 67% 18g
Chaos Space Marines 67% 9g
Astra Militarum 67% 6g
Death Guard 60% 10g
Grey Knights 60% 5g
Imperial Knights 56% 9g
Tyranids 54% 13g
Necrons 53% 19g
Thousand Sons 50% 10g
Genestealer Cults 50% 6g
Chaos Knights 45% 11g
World Eaters 43% 7g
Dark Angels 43% 7g
Leagues of Votann 43% 7g
Orks 42% 19g
Emperor’s Children 40% 10g
Chaos Daemons 40% 10g
Adeptus Custodes 35% 17g
Adepta Sororitas 33% 6g
Adeptus Mechanicus 33% 3g
Deathwatch 33% 3g
Black Templars 33% 3g
T’au Empire 30% 10g
Blood Angels 25% 8g
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 115 48% 51.9% +0.7
Seer Council READ WITH CARE 59 24% 54.4% +10.2
Path of the Outcast READ WITH CARE 33 14% 58.1% +8.4
Eldritch Raiders READ WITH CARE 27 11% 33.3% -11.8
Serpent’s Brood READ WITH CARE 24 10% 47.8% -5
Warhost READ WITH CARE 17 7% 71.4% +4.6
Spirit Conclave READ WITH CARE 16 7% 46.7% +2.6
Windrider Battlehost READ WITH CARE 15 6% 41.7% -1.9
Corsair Coterie READ WITH CARE 12 5% 50% -0.3
Fateful Performance READ WITH CARE 11 5% 36.4% +2.3
Guardian Battlehost READ WITH CARE 11 5% 90% +12
Aspect Host READ WITH CARE 10 4% 55.6% -0.9
Twilight Flickers READ WITH CARE 10 4% 40% -5.2
Devoted of Ynnead READ WITH CARE 5 2% 100% +5.6
(unresolved detachment) 45 19% 47.7% -0.9
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 241 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 81% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Armoured Warhost + Seer Council READ WITH CARE 40 17% 53%
Armoured Warhost + Serpent’s Brood READ WITH CARE 24 10% 48%
Warhost READ WITH CARE 17 7% 71%
Armoured Warhost + Spirit Conclave READ WITH CARE 14 6% 38%
Path of the Outcast + Seer Council READ WITH CARE 14 6% 64%

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): 47.2% win rate over 1117 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.

#2
Dark Sphere 40K GT - September
33-player field
View on BCP
Armoured Warhost, Seer Council (Skilled Crews) Priority Assets
Characters
  • Farseer95
  • Warlock Conclave120
  • Fuegan130
  • Jain Zar105
  • Avatar of Khaine250
  • Eldrad Ulthran120
  • Farseer Skyrunner80
  • Farseer Skyrunner60
Datasheets
  • Guardian Defenders90
  • Fire Dragons240
  • Howling Banshees165
  • Corsair Skyreavers75
  • Swooping Hawks95
  • War Walkers80
  • Windriders80
#3
The Fall of Empire 4
22-player field
View on BCP
detachment n/a Priority Assets
Datasheets
  • Eldrad Ulthran: Mind War, Staff of Ulthamar and witchblade, Shuriken Pistol, Warlord + Warlock Conclave: 4x Warlock with Singing Spear + Storm Guardians: Serpent's Scale Platform, 2x Storm Guardian with Fusion Gun & Power Sword, 2x Storm Guardian with Flamer, 6x Storm Guardian340
  • Farseer: Eldritch Storm, Shuriken Pistol, Singing Spear, E: Torc of Morai-Heg + Warlock Conclave: 4x Warlock with Singing Spear + Storm Guardians: Serpent's Scale Platform, 2x Storm Guardian with Fusion Gun & Power Sword, 2x Storm Guardian with Flamer, 6x Storm Guardian305
  • Dire Avengers: Aspect Shrine Token, Dire Avenger Exarch, 4x Dire Avenger70
  • Rangers: 5x Ranger60
  • Shroud Runners: 3x Shroud Runner90
  • Falcon: Pulse Laser, Wraithbone hull, Shuriken Cannon, Bright Lance130
  • Fire Prism: Prism Cannon, Wraithbone hull, Shuriken Cannon300
  • Night Spinner: Doomweaver, Wraithbone hull, Shuriken Cannon170
  • Starfangs:70
  • Vypers: Vyper225
  • War Walkers: War Walker240
#10
Geneva GT III
58-player field
View on BCP
Aspect Host Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Asurmen135
  • Maugan Ra100
  • Jain Zar105
  • Lhykhis135
  • Kharseth85
Datasheets
  • Dire Avengers70
  • Dark Reapers95
  • Howling Banshees85
  • Warp Spiders105
  • Falcon130
  • Fire Dragons120
  • Fire Dragons130
  • Rangers60
  • Shining Spears100

WHAT THE WINNING LISTS RUN UNITS IN THIS FACTION’S UNDEFEATED & ONE-LOSS ARMIES · 2026-W36

Across the 6 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 6 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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