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Thousand SonsTSThousand Sons

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W30
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #2 of 28 · composite +1.644
Top players · where it's rated
A
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
55.5% This week 58% This patch
weekly 225 games · patch 1355 games
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
+1.83σ
56.2% · 952 games
TOP CUT
+1.71σ
1.73× field share
BLOWOUT
+2.05σ
11 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.1σ
0.029 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 4 (≈ A) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+1.644
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
  • World Eaters 77% 31g
  • Adepta Sororitas 72% 29g
  • Drukhari 70% 33g
Toughest matchups
  • Orks 40% 87g
  • Emperor’s Children 47% 73g
  • Necrons 47% 89g
World Eaters 77% 31g
Adepta Sororitas 72% 29g
Drukhari 70% 33g
Chaos Knights 69% 32g
Imperial Agents 67% 3g
Grey Knights 65% 34g
Astra Militarum 64% 33g
Black Templars 63% 8g
Adeptus Custodes 61% 80g
Chaos Daemons 60% 53g
Blood Angels 58% 36g
Chaos Space Marines 57% 72g
Dark Angels 57% 44g
Death Guard 56% 52g
Aeldari 55% 40g
Genestealer Cults 55% 22g
T’au Empire 53% 101g
Space Wolves 53% 30g
Leagues of Votann 53% 40g
Tyranids 52% 81g
Imperial Knights 51% 72g
Adeptus Mechanicus 50% 28g
Space Marines 48% 102g
Necrons 47% 89g
Emperor’s Children 47% 73g
Deathwatch 43% 7g
Orks 40% 87g
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
Hexwarp Thrallband 636 47% 59.1% +6.7
Sekhetar Cohort 527 39% 65.8% +10.5
Ritual of Regeneration 284 21% 47.6% +0.7
Grand Coven 190 14% 55% +1.1
Warpforged Cabal 182 13% 64.6% +9.2
Rubricae Phalanx READ WITH CARE 76 6% 55.3% +4.5
Changehost of Deceit READ WITH CARE 38 3% 55.3% +5.4
Servants of Change READ WITH CARE 20 1% 61.1% +5.8
Warpmeld Pact READ WITH CARE 5 0% 20% -15.4
(unresolved detachment) 223 16% 54.4% +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 1355 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
Hexwarp Thrallband + Sekhetar Cohort 381 28% 65%
Hexwarp Thrallband + Ritual of Regeneration 215 16% 49%
Grand Coven 190 14% 55%
Sekhetar Cohort + Warpforged Cabal 122 9% 71%
Rubricae Phalanx READ WITH CARE 76 6% 55%

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): 56.2% win rate over 952 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
ForgeFire Open 2026
28-player field
View on BCP
Rubricae Phalanx Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour [Risen Rubricae]125
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour [Lord of the Rubricae]110
  • Sorcerer in Terminator Armour105
  • Ahriman100
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch [Arcane Thralls (Aura)]175
Datasheets
  • Scarab Occult Terminators385
  • Scarab Occult Terminators400
  • Sekhetar Robots85
  • Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows55
  • Tzaangors75
#3
WH40k event - Boltgun Tactics GT July 2026, hosted by Battleground UK
24-player field
View on BCP
Grand Coven Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings [Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph]205
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings180
  • Exalted Sorcerer [Incandaeum]105
  • Infernal Master95
  • Magnus the Red455
  • Sorcerer85
  • Tzaangor Shaman65
Datasheets
  • Rubric Marines100
  • Chaos Rhino80
  • Mutalith Vortex Beast170
  • Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows55
  • Tzaangors75
#4
Battle of the East
96-player field
View on BCP
Grand Coven Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Exalted Sorcerer [Incandaeum]105
  • Sorcerer [Umbralefic Crystal]105
  • Sorcerer85
  • Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings [Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph]205
  • Magnus the Red455
Datasheets
  • Rubric Marines100
  • Chaos Rhino80
  • Mutalith Vortex Beast170
  • Sekhetar Robots85
  • Tzaangor Enlightened50
  • Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows55
  • Tzaangors75

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

Across the 37 Thousand Sons 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 37 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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