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Dark AngelsDADark Angels

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #2 of 28 · composite +1.263
Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
51.4% This week 55.6% This patch
weekly 221 games · patch 446 games
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Dark Angels 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
+1.09σ
52.6% · 1930 games
TOP CUT
+1.83σ
1.63× field share
BLOWOUT
+1.21σ
10.4 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.32σ
0.029 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.438 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+1.263
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 80% 15g
  • Thousand Sons 79% 14g
  • Chaos Knights 73% 11g
Toughest matchups
  • Necrons 32% 22g
  • Leagues of Votann 33% 9g
  • Chaos Daemons 39% 18g
Black Templars 100% 1g
Astra Militarum 80% 15g
Grey Knights 80% 5g
Thousand Sons 79% 14g
Chaos Knights 73% 11g
World Eaters 65% 20g
Adepta Sororitas 64% 11g
Tyranids 63% 27g
Blood Angels 61% 18g
Emperor’s Children 58% 24g
Drukhari 58% 12g
Aeldari 57% 7g
T’au Empire 57% 23g
Genestealer Cults 55% 11g
Space Marines 52% 33g
Space Wolves 50% 18g
Chaos Space Marines 50% 16g
Death Guard 50% 14g
Adeptus Mechanicus 50% 10g
Imperial Knights 47% 17g
Orks 43% 37g
Deathwatch 43% 7g
Adeptus Custodes 40% 25g
Chaos Daemons 39% 18g
Leagues of Votann 33% 9g
Necrons 32% 22g
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
Company of Hunters 188 42% 62.8% +10.1
Darkflight Pursuit 181 41% 61.6% +9.7
Inner Circle Task Force READ WITH CARE 46 10% 37.8% -2.8
Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 33 7% 31.3% -5.3
Wrath of the Rock READ WITH CARE 29 7% 60.7% +1.5
Unforgiven Task Force READ WITH CARE 23 5% 40.9% -5
Interrogation Conclave READ WITH CARE 21 5% 65% +4.3
Dark Age Arsenal READ WITH CARE 18 4% 52.9% -4.3
Gladius Task Force READ WITH CARE 13 3% 46.2% -8.2
1st Company Task Force READ WITH CARE 6 1% 50% -18.3
Lion’s Blade Task Force READ WITH CARE 5 1% 25% -18.2
(unresolved detachment) 136 30% 55% +6.9
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 446 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 70% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Company of Hunters + Darkflight Pursuit 173 39% 64%
Wrath of the Rock READ WITH CARE 29 7% 61%
Inner Circle Task Force + Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 22 5% 38%
Gladius Task Force READ WITH CARE 13 3% 46%
Librarius Conclave + Unforgiven Task Force READ WITH CARE 11 2% 18%

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): 52.6% win rate over 1930 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.

#1
Geneva GT III
58-player field
View on BCP
Company of Hunters and Darkflight Pursuit Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Sammael105
  • Ravenwing Command Squad [Recon Hunter]135
  • Chaplain on Bike [Master-crafted Weapon]80
  • Ravenwing Command Squad105
  • Lion El’Jonson265
Datasheets
  • Outrider Squad70
  • Deathwing Knights240
  • Incursor Squad85
  • Land Speeder105
  • Land Speeder Vengeance145
  • Land Speeder Vengeance155
  • Ravenwing Black Knights75
  • Scout Squad65
  • Storm Speeder Thunderstrike150
#1
TBO UK September 2026
54-player field
View on BCP
Company of Hunters and Darkflight Pursuit Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Azrael140
  • Sammael105
  • Ravenwing Command Squad [Recon Hunter]135
  • Lion El’Jonson265
Datasheets
  • Assault Intercessor Squad75
  • Outrider Squad70
  • Deathwing Knights240
  • Land Speeder105
  • Land Speeder Vengeance145
  • Land Speeder Vengeance155
  • Ravenwing Black Knights75
  • Scout Squad65
  • Storm Speeder Thunderstrike135
#1
Armed Forces Day 2026
42-player field
View on BCP
Company of Hunters and Darkflight Pursuit Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Azrael140
  • Sammael105
  • Ravenwing Command Squad [Recon Hunter]135
  • Lion El’Jonson265
  • Techmarine55
Datasheets
  • Assault Intercessor Squad75
  • Outrider Squad70
  • Deathwing Knights240
  • Land Speeder105
  • Land Speeder Vengeance145
  • Land Speeder Vengeance155
  • Scout Squad65
  • Storm Speeder Thunderstrike135

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

Across the 10 Dark Angels 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 10 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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