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Thousand SonsTSThousand Sons

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #3 of 28 · composite +1.204
Top players · where it's rated
A
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
44% This week 45.9% This patch
weekly 118 games · patch 327 games
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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
+1.45σ
53.7% · 1608 games
TOP CUT
+1.14σ
1.37× field share
BLOWOUT
+1.41σ
10.5 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.01σ
0.029 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 4 (≈ A) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+1.204
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
  • Emperor’s Children 59% 17g
  • Space Wolves 58% 12g
  • Tyranids 58% 19g
Toughest matchups
  • Dark Angels 7% 14g
  • Aeldari 20% 10g
  • Chaos Knights 33% 9g
Imperial Agents 100% 1g
Genestealer Cults 67% 3g
Emperor’s Children 59% 17g
Space Wolves 58% 12g
Tyranids 58% 19g
Grey Knights 56% 9g
Drukhari 56% 9g
Space Marines 54% 24g
Chaos Space Marines 50% 14g
Leagues of Votann 50% 14g
Black Templars 50% 4g
T’au Empire 47% 15g
Death Guard 44% 9g
Adeptus Custodes 44% 16g
World Eaters 44% 16g
Adeptus Mechanicus 43% 7g
Necrons 41% 17g
Chaos Daemons 41% 22g
Imperial Knights 40% 10g
Orks 35% 20g
Adepta Sororitas 33% 12g
Chaos Knights 33% 9g
Blood Angels 33% 6g
Astra Militarum 29% 7g
Aeldari 20% 10g
Dark Angels 7% 14g
Deathwatch 0% 2g
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
Grand Coven 146 45% 46.8% -3.4
Rubricae Phalanx READ WITH CARE 34 10% 45.2% +3.4
Changehost of Deceit READ WITH CARE 26 8% 46.2% -1.6
Ritual of Regeneration READ WITH CARE 25 8% 44% -5.9
Sekhetar Cohort READ WITH CARE 11 3% 36.4% -2.5
Warpforged Cabal READ WITH CARE 10 3% 30% -13.4
Hexwarp Thrallband READ WITH CARE 6 2% 50% +19.5
(unresolved detachment) 105 32% 46% -2.3
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 327 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 68% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Grand Coven 146 45% 47%
Rubricae Phalanx READ WITH CARE 34 10% 45%
Changehost of Deceit + Ritual of Regeneration READ WITH CARE 20 6% 50%
Changehost of Deceit + Sekhetar Cohort READ WITH CARE 6 2% 33%
Hexwarp Thrallband READ WITH CARE 6 2% 50%

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): 53.7% win rate over 1608 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
Nailhammer XII GT
30-player field
View on BCP
Grand Coven Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Sorcerer95
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour [Umbralefic Crystal]130
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings [Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph]205
  • Magnus the Red455
Datasheets
  • Rubric Marines100
  • Scarab Occult Terminators385
  • Chaos Rhino80
  • Chaos Spawn65
  • Tzaangor Enlightened50
  • Tzaangors75
#2
Circle City Clash GT @ Who's Yer Con
25-player field
View on BCP
Rubricae Phalanx Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour100
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour110
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [Arcane Thralls (Aura)]175
Datasheets
  • Scarab Occult Terminators385
  • Scarab Occult Terminators400
  • Sekhetar Robots85
  • Tzaangor Enlightened50
  • Tzaangors75
#6
ICE HAMMER ITC GT II - 2025/2026
27-player field
View on BCP
Grand Coven Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Infernal Master100
  • Sorcerer [Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph]130
  • Sorcerer95
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour [Umbralefic Crystal]130
  • Magnus the Red455
Datasheets
  • Rubric Marines100
  • Scarab Occult Terminators385
  • Chaos Rhino80
  • Chaos Spawn65
  • Sekhetar Robots85
  • Tzaangor Enlightened50
  • Tzaangors75

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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