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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #15 of 28 · composite -0.048
Top players · where it's rated
A
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
55.8% This week 45.7% This patch
weekly 110 games · patch 361 games
HYPE AHEAD OF RESULTS — top players rate Chaos Space Marines above where its results sit.
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
-0.01σ
49.1% · 2033 games
TOP CUT
+0.1σ
0.97× field share
BLOWOUT
-0.16σ
9.8 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.42σ
0.027 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 4.095 (≈ A) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.048
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
  • Space Marines 57% 21g
  • Chaos Daemons 56% 16g
  • Space Wolves 56% 9g
Toughest matchups
  • Necrons 19% 21g
  • Orks 32% 19g
  • Aeldari 33% 9g
Imperial Agents 100% 2g
Astra Militarum 86% 7g
Space Marines 57% 21g
Death Guard 57% 7g
Chaos Daemons 56% 16g
Space Wolves 56% 9g
Emperor’s Children 53% 17g
Imperial Knights 50% 22g
Dark Angels 50% 16g
Thousand Sons 50% 14g
World Eaters 44% 9g
Genestealer Cults 44% 9g
T’au Empire 44% 16g
Chaos Knights 43% 21g
Adeptus Mechanicus 40% 5g
Grey Knights 40% 5g
Adeptus Custodes 38% 24g
Drukhari 38% 8g
Adepta Sororitas 36% 11g
Blood Angels 36% 14g
Tyranids 33% 24g
Leagues of Votann 33% 18g
Aeldari 33% 9g
Orks 32% 19g
Deathwatch 20% 5g
Necrons 19% 21g
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
Cabal of Chaos 104 29% 51% +0.6
Warpstrike Champions READ WITH CARE 44 12% 30.8% -9.7
Devotees of Destruction READ WITH CARE 35 10% 21.9% -18.4
Pactbound Zealots READ WITH CARE 32 9% 46.7% -14.9
Fellhammer Siege-Host READ WITH CARE 30 8% 60.7% +4.9
Huron’s Marauders READ WITH CARE 28 8% 53.9% +2.9
Veterans of the Long War READ WITH CARE 26 7% 36% -11.7
Soulforged Warpack READ WITH CARE 23 6% 66.7% +6.7
Renegade Raiders READ WITH CARE 22 6% 47.6% -3.7
Creations of Bile READ WITH CARE 20 6% 72.2% +3.3
Murdertalon Raiders READ WITH CARE 19 5% 41.2% -7.3
Cult of the Arkifane READ WITH CARE 14 4% 30.8% -11.7
Chaos Cult READ WITH CARE 10 3% 55.6% +6.4
Nightmare Hunt READ WITH CARE 10 3% 40% -4.3
(unresolved detachment) 91 25% 40.5% -3.7
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 361 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
Pactbound Zealots READ WITH CARE 32 9% 47%
Huron’s Marauders READ WITH CARE 28 8% 54%
Cabal of Chaos + Fellhammer Siege-Host READ WITH CARE 25 7% 57%
Renegade Raiders READ WITH CARE 22 6% 48%
Cabal of Chaos + Veterans of the Long War READ WITH CARE 21 6% 40%

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): 49.1% win rate over 2033 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
Orchard of OHNO 2026 40K GT
38-player field
View on BCP
Cabal of Chaos, Warpstrike Champions (Empyric Wellspring) Disruption 1995 pts
Characters
  • Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour95
  • Kravek Morne120
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour105
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour100
  • Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour85
Datasheets
  • Chaos Terminator Squad350
  • Mutilators165
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Fellgor Beastmen60
#3
Route 66 @ 2D6 Labor Day
36-player field
View on BCP
Cabal of Chaos and Soulforged Warpack Disruption 2000 pts
Characters
  • Vashtorr the Arkifane220
  • Warpsmith [Tempting Addendum]100
  • Warpsmith [Forge’s Blessing]80
Datasheets
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Chaos Bikers70
  • Defiler330
  • Defiler380
  • Fellgor Beastmen60
  • Helbrute130
  • Maulerfiend130
  • Traitor Guardsmen Squad70
#8
Midtcon Warhammer 40K Fall 2026 - Singles Tournament
50-player field
View on BCP
Huron’s Marauders Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Huron Blackheart130
  • Dark Commune90
  • Chaos Lord90
Datasheets
  • Chaos Terminator Squad350
  • Accursed Cultists195
  • Masters of the Maelstrom145
  • Chosen135
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Chaos Rhino65
  • Fellgor Beastmen60
  • Mutilators165
  • Red Corsairs Raiders110
  • Plague Marines125

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

Across the 5 Chaos Space Marines 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 5 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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