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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W36
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #16 of 28 · composite -0.051
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Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
the comparison layer ›
Win rate · week / patch
54.9% This week 49.8% This patch
weekly 182 games · patch 509 games
the Archive’s tournament pull ›
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
-0.06σ
49% · 2514 games
TOP CUT
-0.6σ
0.71× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.41σ
10.1 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.7σ
0.03 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.629 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.051
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
  • Grey Knights 63% 19g
  • Imperial Knights 63% 19g
  • Orks 59% 34g
Toughest matchups
  • Adeptus Mechanicus 25% 12g
  • Chaos Daemons 31% 13g
  • Aeldari 31% 13g
Imperial Agents 100% 1g
Grey Knights 63% 19g
Imperial Knights 63% 19g
Orks 59% 34g
Space Wolves 59% 17g
Astra Militarum 58% 12g
Chaos Knights 57% 14g
Black Templars 57% 7g
Chaos Space Marines 54% 24g
Space Marines 52% 33g
Necrons 50% 38g
Emperor’s Children 50% 20g
Genestealer Cults 50% 10g
Drukhari 47% 15g
T’au Empire 44% 27g
Adeptus Custodes 41% 37g
Blood Angels 40% 10g
Dark Angels 37% 27g
Thousand Sons 37% 19g
Leagues of Votann 36% 25g
Death Guard 32% 19g
World Eaters 31% 16g
Aeldari 31% 13g
Chaos Daemons 31% 13g
Adepta Sororitas 29% 7g
Adeptus Mechanicus 25% 12g
Deathwatch 0% 1g
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
Talons of the Norn Queen 159 31% 50.3% +0.2
Assimilation Swarm 112 22% 54.9% +2.8
Vanguard Onslaught 110 22% 43.4% +0.3
Ambush Predators 106 21% 45% +0
Subterranean Assault READ WITH CARE 73 14% 51.4% +5.2
Invasion Fleet READ WITH CARE 45 9% 66.7% +11.1
Crusher Stampede READ WITH CARE 28 6% 25.9% -13.9
Synaptic Nexus READ WITH CARE 26 5% 65% +1.9
Warrior Bioform Onslaught READ WITH CARE 12 2% 33.3% -2.7
Unending Swarm READ WITH CARE 1 0% 0% -16
(unresolved detachment) 114 22% 46.9% -3.7
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 509 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 78% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Assimilation Swarm + Talons of the Norn Queen 108 21% 54%
Ambush Predators + Vanguard Onslaught 94 18% 42%
Subterranean Assault READ WITH CARE 73 14% 51%
Invasion Fleet READ WITH CARE 45 9% 67%
Crusher Stampede + Talons of the Norn Queen READ WITH CARE 25 5% 25%

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): 49% win rate over 2514 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
Wasteland Wars GT V
60-player field
View on BCP
Ambush Predators and Vanguard Onslaught Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • 2×Broodlord80
  • Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip [Neuronode]95
  • Hyperadapted Raveners165
  • Deathleaper80
  • The Red Terror130
  • The Swarmlord210
Datasheets
  • 2×Genestealers140
  • Hormagaunts70
  • Raveners125
  • Biovores60
  • Lictor60
  • 2×Neurolictor100
  • Von Ryan’s Leapers105
  • Von Ryan’s Leapers70
  • Zoanthropes190
#1
Circle City Clash GT @ Who's Yer Con
25-player field
View on BCP
Invasion Fleet Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • 2×Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75
  • 2×Hyperadapted Raveners165
  • Hive Tyrant [Adaptive Biology]220
Datasheets
  • 2×Hormagaunts120
  • 2×Raveners125
  • Hormagaunts70
  • Biovores60
  • 2×Maleceptor180
  • Neurolictor80
  • Tyrannofex180
  • Von Ryan’s Leapers55
#5
Armed Forces Day 2026
42-player field
View on BCP
Assimilation Swarm and Talons of the Norn Queen Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Neurotyrant130
  • Broodlord [Instinctive Defence]95
  • Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75
Datasheets
  • Zoanthropes190
  • Genestealers140
  • Hormagaunts120
  • Biovores60
  • 2×Haruspex125
  • Maleceptor180
  • 2×Neurolictor80
  • Norn Assimilator280
  • 2×Psychophage110
  • Pyrovores100

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

Across the 5 Tyranids 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 5 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.

CROSS-LINKS RECAPS, METHODOLOGY, DIRECTORY

RECENT TOURNAMENT RECAPS

METHODOLOGY

Data: the Archive's first-party BCP pull, edition-lifetime through 2026-W36. Facet z-scores are computed across the competitive roster on the singles subset; top-player tier is the comparison layer, never blended into the composite. See methodology for the exact definitions.