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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W30
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #4 of 28 · composite +0.708
Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
52.8% This week 53.4% This patch
weekly 378 games · patch 2050 games
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Necrons 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
+0.82σ
52.4% · 1561 games
TOP CUT
+0.55σ
1.15× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.56σ
10.2 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+1.03σ
0.033 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.671 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.708
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 67% 72g
  • Adeptus Mechanicus 66% 44g
  • Aeldari 64% 58g
Toughest matchups
  • Orks 36% 126g
  • Deathwatch 36% 11g
  • Grey Knights 37% 49g
Astra Militarum 67% 72g
Adeptus Mechanicus 66% 44g
Aeldari 64% 58g
Dark Angels 63% 63g
World Eaters 62% 47g
Genestealer Cults 61% 28g
Death Guard 59% 74g
Leagues of Votann 54% 67g
Adepta Sororitas 53% 43g
Black Templars 53% 19g
Emperor’s Children 52% 103g
Space Wolves 52% 56g
Imperial Knights 52% 91g
Tyranids 51% 152g
Space Marines 50% 172g
T’au Empire 50% 142g
Blood Angels 50% 60g
Drukhari 50% 54g
Chaos Knights 50% 42g
Thousand Sons 48% 89g
Chaos Daemons 46% 74g
Adeptus Custodes 45% 121g
Chaos Space Marines 44% 102g
Grey Knights 37% 49g
Deathwatch 36% 11g
Orks 36% 126g
Imperial Agents 17% 6g
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
Awakened Dynasty 610 30% 54.6% +1.3
Cursed Legion 480 23% 55.7% +2.8
Skyshroud Spearhead 458 22% 54.4% +3.5
Hand of the Dynasty 316 15% 50.5% -0.8
Starshatter Arsenal 168 8% 58.8% +3.8
Hypercrypt Legion 156 8% 45.8% +0.5
The Phaeron’s Armoury 111 5% 53.2% +3.2
Pantheon of Woe 106 5% 50% +0.6
Obeisance Phalanx 80 4% 59.2% +6.1
Cryptek Conclave READ WITH CARE 56 3% 52.7% +0.5
Canoptek Court READ WITH CARE 54 3% 54.7% -1.7
Annihilation Legion READ WITH CARE 5 0% 20% -27.8
(unresolved detachment) 322 16% 48.2% -1.9
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 2050 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 84% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Awakened Dynasty 610 30% 55%
Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 358 17% 57%
Starshatter Arsenal 168 8% 59%
Hand of the Dynasty + Hypercrypt Legion 116 6% 47%
Cursed Legion + Hand of the Dynasty READ WITH CARE 69 3% 49%

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): 52.4% win rate over 1561 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
Tactical Chilli Championship 2026
46-player field
View on BCP
Cursed Legion and Skyshroud Spearhead Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Lokhust Lord70
  • Chronomancer [Murdermind]85
  • C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon345
  • Imotekh the Stormlord100
  • Nekrosor Ammentar185
Datasheets
  • Lokhust Destroyers190
  • Lokhust Destroyers180
  • Lokhust Heavy Destroyers160
  • Canoptek Reanimator75
  • Canoptek Scarab Swarms40
  • Ophydian Destroyers80
  • Skorpekh Destroyers85
#1
Protect ya Neck
30-player field
View on BCP
Awakened Dynasty Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Imotekh the Stormlord100
  • Psychomancer [Veil of Darkness]75
  • C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer360
  • C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon345
  • Illuminor Szeras175
  • Nekrosor Ammentar185
  • Skorpekh Lord [Enaegic Dermal Bond]120
  • Skorpekh Lord90
  • Transcendent C’tan340
Datasheets
  • Immortals70
  • Flayed Ones55
  • Ophydian Destroyers80

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

Across the 40 Necrons 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 40 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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