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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #6 of 28 · composite +0.751
Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
47% This week 54.6% This patch
weekly 155 games · patch 524 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
+1.01σ
52.3% · 2719 games
TOP CUT
+0.48σ
1.12× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.65σ
10.2 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.73σ
0.03 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.671 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.751
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 79% 19g
  • Chaos Space Marines 71% 21g
  • Grey Knights 68% 22g
Toughest matchups
  • Adepta Sororitas 33% 15g
  • Orks 33% 30g
  • Blood Angels 38% 16g
Imperial Agents 100% 1g
Astra Militarum 79% 19g
Chaos Space Marines 71% 21g
Grey Knights 68% 22g
Dark Angels 64% 22g
Chaos Knights 62% 13g
Emperor’s Children 60% 20g
Space Wolves 58% 12g
Space Marines 57% 44g
Adeptus Custodes 57% 46g
Imperial Knights 53% 17g
Thousand Sons 53% 17g
World Eaters 50% 16g
Black Templars 50% 2g
T’au Empire 48% 23g
Tyranids 47% 38g
Death Guard 47% 17g
Chaos Daemons 46% 28g
Drukhari 46% 13g
Leagues of Votann 45% 22g
Aeldari 42% 19g
Adeptus Mechanicus 42% 12g
Blood Angels 38% 16g
Orks 33% 30g
Adepta Sororitas 33% 15g
Deathwatch 33% 3g
Genestealer Cults 20% 5g
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
Cursed Legion 229 44% 60.5% +3.1
Skyshroud Spearhead 206 39% 62.1% +5.8
Hand of the Dynasty READ WITH CARE 61 12% 37.9% -7.2
Awakened Dynasty READ WITH CARE 53 10% 42.3% -6.5
The Phaeron’s Armoury READ WITH CARE 47 9% 67.4% -0.7
Obeisance Phalanx READ WITH CARE 35 7% 57.6% -1.2
Starshatter Arsenal READ WITH CARE 27 5% 56.5% +8.4
Pantheon of Woe READ WITH CARE 25 5% 43.5% -5.2
Hypercrypt Legion READ WITH CARE 24 5% 45.5% +3.3
Cryptek Conclave READ WITH CARE 6 1% 83.3% +20.3
Canoptek Court READ WITH CARE 4 1% 50% +1
(unresolved detachment) 121 23% 50.4% +2.2
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 524 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 77% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 198 38% 63%
Awakened Dynasty READ WITH CARE 53 10% 42%
Obeisance Phalanx + The Phaeron’s Armoury READ WITH CARE 29 6% 70%
Starshatter Arsenal READ WITH CARE 27 5% 57%
Hand of the Dynasty + Pantheon of Woe READ WITH CARE 17 3% 35%

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): 52.3% win rate over 2719 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
Orchard of OHNO 2026 40K GT
38-player field
View on BCP
Hypercrypt Legion and Skyshroud Spearhead Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Geomancer [Dimensional Overseer]100
  • Technomancer80
  • C’tan Shard of the Deceiver330
  • C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer360
  • Royal Warden50
  • Transcendent C’tan340
Datasheets
  • Immortals70
  • Canoptek Wraiths220
  • Doomsday Ark210
  • Lokhust Heavy Destroyers50
  • Tomb Blades70
#3
Nailhammer XII GT
30-player field
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Starshatter Arsenal Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer360
  • Hexmark Destroyer [Chrono-impedance Fields]100
  • Nekrosor Ammentar185
  • Skorpekh Lord95
  • The Silent King420
Datasheets
  • Canoptek Spyders65
  • Doomsday Ark210
  • Flayed Ones55
  • Ophydian Destroyers80
  • Triarch Stalker110
#4
TBO UK September 2026
54-player field
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Awakened Dynasty Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Technomancer80
  • Lokhust Lord [Veil of Darkness]100
  • C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer360
  • C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon345
  • Hexmark Destroyer75
  • Illuminor Szeras175
  • Nekrosor Ammentar185
  • Skorpekh Lord [Enaegic Dermal Bond]125
Datasheets
  • Canoptek Wraiths220
  • Lokhust Destroyers175
  • Canoptek Reanimator75
  • Ophydian Destroyers80

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

Across the 10 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 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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