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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W30
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #15 of 28 · composite +0.064
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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
48.8% This week 49.1% This patch
weekly 320 games · patch 1901 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
-0.12σ
48.8% · 1439 games
TOP CUT
+0.04σ
0.9× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.33σ
10.1 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.34σ
0.03 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.628 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.064
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 60% 75g
  • Genestealer Cults 60% 30g
  • Drukhari 60% 52g
Toughest matchups
  • Grey Knights 30% 33g
  • Imperial Knights 32% 99g
  • Chaos Daemons 39% 69g
Astra Militarum 60% 75g
Genestealer Cults 60% 30g
Drukhari 60% 52g
Space Wolves 59% 58g
Chaos Space Marines 52% 82g
Aeldari 52% 69g
Chaos Knights 51% 45g
Death Guard 51% 61g
Imperial Agents 50% 4g
Deathwatch 50% 4g
Adepta Sororitas 49% 39g
Blood Angels 48% 56g
Leagues of Votann 48% 71g
Adeptus Custodes 48% 109g
T’au Empire 47% 125g
Space Marines 46% 142g
Necrons 44% 152g
Adeptus Mechanicus 44% 41g
World Eaters 43% 72g
Orks 43% 84g
Emperor’s Children 43% 96g
Dark Angels 42% 52g
Black Templars 42% 36g
Thousand Sons 40% 81g
Chaos Daemons 39% 69g
Imperial Knights 32% 99g
Grey Knights 30% 33g
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 666 35% 51.4% +2.8
Assimilation Swarm 368 19% 53.4% +4.3
Vanguard Onslaught 368 19% 46.8% +0.3
Ambush Predators 341 18% 45.5% -1.6
Subterranean Assault 268 14% 46.4% +0.2
Invasion Fleet 225 12% 50.7% +1.4
Crusher Stampede 192 10% 49.2% -1.2
Synaptic Nexus 168 9% 48.4% +1
Warrior Bioform Onslaught 116 6% 48.7% -0.5
Unending Swarm READ WITH CARE 5 0% 60% +2.2
(unresolved detachment) 290 15% 48.5% -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 1901 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 85% 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 312 16% 54%
Ambush Predators + Vanguard Onslaught 296 16% 46%
Subterranean Assault 268 14% 46%
Invasion Fleet 225 12% 51%
Crusher Stampede + Talons of the Norn Queen 174 9% 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-W30

This window (singles): 48.8% win rate over 1439 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
Malaysia National Finals @ Xunobi Studio 2026 GW Golden Ticket Finals WH40k 2000pts
20-player field
View on BCP
Assimilation Swarm and Talons of the Norn Queen Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Hive Tyrant195
  • Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip [Parasitic Biomorphology]100
Datasheets
  • Tyrant Guard80
  • Hormagaunts120
  • Biovores60
  • Haruspex125
  • 2×Maleceptor190
  • Neurolictor80
  • Norn Assimilator275
  • Norn Emissary250
  • 2×Psychophage110
  • Pyrovores65
  • Pyrovores45
#2
War in the Wastelands GT
40-player field
View on BCP
Ambush Predators and Vanguard Onslaught Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • 2×Broodlord80
  • Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75
  • Hyperadapted Raveners165
  • Neurotyrant130
  • Deathleaper80
  • The Swarmlord210
Datasheets
  • 2×Genestealers140
  • Hormagaunts70
  • Raveners125
  • Zoanthropes200
  • Biovores60
  • 2×Lictor60
#4
Chimera Gaming Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament - July 2026
73-player field
View on BCP
Subterranean Assault Disruption 2000 pts
Characters
  • Old One Eye140
  • 3×Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75
  • 2×Hyperadapted Raveners165
  • The Red Terror130
  • The Swarmlord210
Datasheets
  • Carnifexes90
  • 2×Hormagaunts70
  • Tyranid Warriors with Melee Bio-weapons150
  • Biovores60
  • Hive Guard160
  • Raveners125
  • Von Ryan’s Leapers55
  • 2×Zoanthropes90

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

Across the 36 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 36 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-W30. 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.