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Chaos KnightsCKChaos Knights

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
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Strength Index · where it wins
WEAKER
rank #28 of 28 · composite -1.491
Top players · where it's rated
B-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
45.2% This week 36.2% This patch
weekly 44 games · patch 245 games · read with care
HYPE AHEAD OF RESULTS — top players rate Chaos Knights above where its results sit.
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
-2.18σ
39.3% · 107 games
TOP CUT
-1.13σ
0× field share
BLOWOUT
-1.24σ
8.9 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.31σ
0.028 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.672 (≈ B-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-1.491
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
  • Tyranids 55% 20g
  • Drukhari 55% 11g
  • World Eaters 46% 13g
Toughest matchups
  • Dark Angels 0% 10g
  • Thousand Sons 9% 11g
  • Imperial Knights 18% 17g
Deathwatch 75% 4g
Genestealer Cults 67% 3g
Tyranids 55% 20g
Drukhari 55% 11g
Black Templars 50% 6g
Aeldari 50% 4g
World Eaters 46% 13g
Necrons 40% 15g
Emperor’s Children 40% 5g
Astra Militarum 40% 5g
Space Marines 36% 14g
Adepta Sororitas 33% 9g
Leagues of Votann 33% 3g
Blood Angels 33% 3g
T’au Empire 31% 16g
Chaos Space Marines 31% 13g
Death Guard 30% 10g
Orks 29% 14g
Adeptus Mechanicus 25% 4g
Adeptus Custodes 20% 15g
Imperial Knights 18% 17g
Thousand Sons 9% 11g
Dark Angels 0% 10g
Grey Knights 0% 7g
Space Wolves 0% 5g
Chaos Daemons 0% 1g
Imperial Agents 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
Infernal Lance READ WITH CARE 60 24% 35.3% -5.4
Lords of Dread READ WITH CARE 54 22% 34% -4
Iconoclast Fiefdom READ WITH CARE 44 18% 37.5% +0.7
Hunting Warpack READ WITH CARE 43 18% 43.6% -5.2
Bastions of Tyranny READ WITH CARE 36 15% 39.4% -1.6
Traitoris Lance READ WITH CARE 28 11% 40% -4.6
Helhunt Lance READ WITH CARE 17 7% 43.8% +11.6
Houndpack Lance READ WITH CARE 14 6% 21.4% -12.4
(unresolved detachment) 67 27% 36.5% -8.8
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 245 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 73% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Infernal Lance READ WITH CARE 60 24% 35%
Bastions of Tyranny + Lords of Dread READ WITH CARE 22 9% 45%
Hunting Warpack + Lords of Dread READ WITH CARE 17 7% 21%
Hunting Warpack + Traitoris Lance READ WITH CARE 13 5% 67%
Houndpack Lance + Iconoclast Fiefdom READ WITH CARE 10 4% 20%

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-W27

This window (singles): 39.3% win rate over 107 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.

#8
Rally Point Open - Coshocton GT
24-player field
View on BCP
Infernal Lance Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Chaos Cerastus Knight Atrapos [Knight Diabolus]420
  • Knight Despoiler430
  • Knight Despoiler450
Datasheets
  • War Dog Brigand140
  • War Dog Karnivore155
  • Beasts of Nurgle70
  • Nurglings45
#20
SOLO KHAN 2026 Охота на Зотова
23-player field
View on BCP
Bastions of Tyranny and Lords of Dread Disruption 2000 pts
Characters
  • Chaos Cerastus Knight Lancer [Mirror of Fates]425
  • Knight Abominant355
  • Knight Tyrant [Warp-borne Stalker]425
  • Knight Tyrant [Hate-filled Dominion]440
#22
Rally Point Open - Coshocton GT
24-player field
View on BCP
Iconoclast Fiefdom and Traitoris Lance Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Chaos Questoris Knight Magaera [Cruel Lashmaster (Aura)]400
  • Knight Despoiler [Tyrant’s Shadow]455
Datasheets
  • War Dog Brigand140
  • War Dog Executioner130
  • War Dog Huntsman140
  • War Dog Karnivore155
  • Beasts of Nurgle70
  • Nurglings45
  • Plaguebearers115
  • Sloppity Bilepiper55

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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