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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W33
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #8 of 28 · composite +0.514
Top players · where it's rated
B
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
50.8% This week 52% This patch
weekly 272 games · patch 2668 games
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Adeptus Custodes 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
+0.86σ
52% · 1853 games
TOP CUT
+0.03σ
0.92× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.87σ
10.3 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.12σ
0.029 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.767 (≈ B) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.514
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
  • Leagues of Votann 61% 104g
  • Chaos Knights 58% 67g
  • Blood Angels 58% 71g
Toughest matchups
  • Adepta Sororitas 39% 57g
  • Thousand Sons 41% 122g
  • World Eaters 42% 79g
Imperial Agents 100% 6g
Leagues of Votann 61% 104g
Chaos Knights 58% 67g
Blood Angels 58% 71g
Black Templars 58% 33g
Imperial Knights 57% 124g
Aeldari 56% 73g
Astra Militarum 56% 81g
Deathwatch 53% 15g
Chaos Daemons 52% 116g
Death Guard 52% 89g
Tyranids 50% 160g
Space Wolves 50% 68g
Necrons 49% 178g
Adeptus Mechanicus 49% 75g
Genestealer Cults 49% 35g
Orks 47% 162g
T’au Empire 47% 163g
Grey Knights 45% 69g
Space Marines 45% 181g
Emperor’s Children 45% 121g
Dark Angels 44% 109g
Chaos Space Marines 44% 132g
Drukhari 43% 67g
World Eaters 42% 79g
Thousand Sons 41% 122g
Adepta Sororitas 39% 57g
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
Lions of the Emperor 1127 42% 56% +4
Might of the Moritoi 1057 40% 53.9% +3.4
Shield Host 772 29% 47.9% -1
Tharanatoi Hammerblow 467 18% 51.4% +0.5
Silent Hunters 429 16% 49.4% -0.6
Talons of the Emperor 87 3% 49.4% -2.4
Solar Spearhead READ WITH CARE 59 2% 45.5% 0
Auric Champions READ WITH CARE 21 1% 57.1% -3.9
Null Maiden Vigil READ WITH CARE 5 0% 75% +5.6
(unresolved detachment) 582 22% 50.5% +1.3
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 2668 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
Lions of the Emperor + Might of the Moritoi 780 29% 57%
Shield Host + Tharanatoi Hammerblow 414 16% 52%
Lions of the Emperor + Silent Hunters 326 12% 52%
Might of the Moritoi + Shield Host 262 10% 45%
Shield Host + Silent Hunters 88 3% 39%

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-W33

This window (singles): 52% win rate over 1853 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
NSO 2026
58-player field
View on BCP
Lions of the Emperor and Might of the Moritoi Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Trajann Valoris135
  • Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour [Admonimortis]160
  • Blade Champion110
  • Valerian110
  • Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [Fierce Conqueror]155
Datasheets
  • Custodian Guard215
  • Allarus Custodians110
  • Custodian Wardens250
  • Vertus Praetors215
#3
Onslaught x Layton GT
39-player field
View on BCP
Lions of the Emperor and Might of the Moritoi Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [Admonimortis]170
  • Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike140
  • Valerian110
Datasheets
  • Vertus Praetors215
  • Vertus Praetors145
  • Allarus Custodians275
  • Custodian Wardens250
  • Prosecutors45
  • Witchseekers50
#4
Grillin' Dice GT 2026
22-player field
View on BCP
Might of the Moritoi and Shield Host Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Trajann Valoris135
  • Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armour [From the Hall of Armouries]150
  • Valerian110
Datasheets
  • Custodian Guard170
  • Allarus Custodians165
  • Custodian Wardens200
  • Caladius Grav-tank225
  • Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought180
  • Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought190
  • Telemon Heavy Dreadnought250
  • Venatari Custodians165
  • Witchseekers55

WHAT THE WINNING LISTS RUN UNITS IN THIS FACTION’S UNDEFEATED & ONE-LOSS ARMIES · 2026-W33

Across the 43 Adeptus Custodes 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 43 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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