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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W33
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #15 of 28 · composite +0.035
Top players · where it's rated
A
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
48.5% This week 48.3% This patch
weekly 239 games · patch 2285 games
HYPE AHEAD OF RESULTS — top players rate Chaos Space Marines 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
+0.1σ
49.5% · 1658 games
TOP CUT
+0.11σ
0.96× field share
BLOWOUT
-0.01σ
9.9 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.37σ
0.028 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 4.095 (≈ A) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.035
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 61% 70g
  • Aeldari 57% 63g
  • Chaos Knights 55% 47g
Toughest matchups
  • Blood Angels 31% 58g
  • T’au Empire 34% 135g
  • Leagues of Votann 36% 81g
Imperial Agents 75% 4g
Astra Militarum 61% 70g
Aeldari 57% 63g
Chaos Knights 55% 47g
Genestealer Cults 55% 38g
Death Guard 54% 107g
Black Templars 53% 47g
Grey Knights 51% 55g
Adeptus Custodes 51% 132g
Adeptus Mechanicus 50% 50g
Necrons 49% 153g
Adepta Sororitas 48% 58g
Drukhari 48% 63g
Space Wolves 47% 64g
Imperial Knights 46% 93g
Space Marines 46% 177g
Orks 46% 147g
World Eaters 45% 73g
Chaos Daemons 45% 76g
Thousand Sons 43% 98g
Deathwatch 42% 19g
Tyranids 42% 120g
Emperor’s Children 41% 88g
Dark Angels 39% 83g
Leagues of Votann 36% 81g
T’au Empire 34% 135g
Blood Angels 31% 58g
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
Cabal of Chaos 483 21% 49% -1
Murdertalon Raiders 376 16% 48.9% -1.4
Pactbound Zealots 297 13% 48.6% +1.7
Veterans of the Long War 297 13% 50.2% -0.2
Renegade Raiders 227 10% 55.3% +1.5
Fellhammer Siege-Host 220 10% 49.3% +0.7
Soulforged Warpack 184 8% 55.6% +3.9
Devotees of Destruction 153 7% 40% -5.7
Warpstrike Champions 149 7% 43.4% -6.1
Huron’s Marauders 137 6% 35.4% -6
Creations of Bile 133 6% 53.2% +0.9
Nightmare Hunt 98 4% 36.8% -9.4
Deceptors READ WITH CARE 25 1% 44% -7.6
Cult of the Arkifane READ WITH CARE 18 1% 33.3% -14.3
Renegade Warband READ WITH CARE 13 1% 38.5% -14.4
Chaos Cult READ WITH CARE 10 0% 55.6% +5.3
Dread Talons READ WITH CARE 4 0% 33.3% -8
(unresolved detachment) 452 20% 47.6% -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 2285 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 80% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Pactbound Zealots 297 13% 49%
Renegade Raiders 227 10% 55%
Murdertalon Raiders + Veterans of the Long War 174 8% 52%
Cabal of Chaos + Fellhammer Siege-Host 140 6% 54%
Huron’s Marauders 137 6% 35%

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): 49.5% win rate over 1658 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
Sanctum's first Ironman Event!
21-player field
View on BCP
Creations of Bill Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Fabulous Bill100
  • Kravek Morne120
Datasheets
  • Chosen270
  • Chaos Terminator Squad350
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Chaos Land Raider220
  • Mutilators165
  • Possessed250
#2
Summer Slaughter: Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament
78-player field
View on BCP
Renegade Raiders Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Huron Blackheart130
  • Cypher90
  • Kravek Morne120
  • Lord Discordant on Helstalker [Dread Reaver]175
  • Vashtorr the Arkifane220
Datasheets
  • Masters of the Maelstrom145
  • Chosen135
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Legionaries90
  • Chaos Rhino65
  • Chaos Bikers70
  • Defiler330
  • Red Corsairs Raiders110
  • Noise Marines145
#5
The Upkeep Games GT I 2026
123-player field
View on BCP
Creations of Bile Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Fabius Bile100
  • Kravek Morne120
Datasheets
  • Cultist Mob50
  • Legionaries90
  • Chaos Rhino65
  • Chaos Terminator Squad350
  • Fellgor Beastmen60
  • Mutilators165
  • Mutilators175
  • Possessed250
  • Traitor Guardsmen Squad70

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

Across the 47 Chaos Space Marines 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 47 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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