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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #15 of 28 · composite +0.009
Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
49.2% This week 50% This patch
weekly 65 games · patch 272 games · read with care
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
-0.63σ
46.7% · 165 games
TOP CUT
+0.72σ
1.33× field share
BLOWOUT
-0.5σ
9.5 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+1.44σ
0.037 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.438 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.009
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
  • Aeldari 73% 11g
  • Chaos Knights 70% 10g
  • Adeptus Custodes 69% 13g
Toughest matchups
  • Chaos Daemons 25% 8g
  • Thousand Sons 29% 14g
  • Orks 31% 16g
Black Templars 100% 2g
Blood Angels 100% 1g
Aeldari 73% 11g
Chaos Knights 70% 10g
Adeptus Custodes 69% 13g
Leagues of Votann 63% 8g
Chaos Space Marines 62% 13g
Astra Militarum 56% 9g
T’au Empire 50% 20g
Adeptus Mechanicus 50% 4g
Imperial Knights 46% 13g
Space Marines 44% 16g
Drukhari 43% 7g
Death Guard 40% 15g
World Eaters 40% 10g
Space Wolves 40% 5g
Emperor’s Children 38% 13g
Adepta Sororitas 38% 8g
Tyranids 35% 17g
Grey Knights 33% 6g
Necrons 32% 19g
Orks 31% 16g
Thousand Sons 29% 14g
Chaos Daemons 25% 8g
Genestealer Cults 25% 4g
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
Darkflight Pursuit 82 30% 60.3% +4.3
Company of Hunters READ WITH CARE 67 25% 57.6% +3.3
Dark Age Arsenal READ WITH CARE 66 24% 50% -5.2
Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 54 20% 47.9% -4.4
Wrath of the Rock READ WITH CARE 33 12% 56.7% -1.2
Unforgiven Task Force READ WITH CARE 27 10% 32% -14.6
Interrogation Conclave READ WITH CARE 22 8% 57.1% +0.5
Fulguris Task Force READ WITH CARE 18 7% 52.9% +2.2
Inner Circle Task Force READ WITH CARE 16 6% 38.5% -5.7
Firestorm Assault Force READ WITH CARE 11 4% 9.1% -20.2
Vanguard Spearhead READ WITH CARE 7 3% 14.3% -14.4
Bastion Task Force READ WITH CARE 5 2% 60% -1
Lion’s Blade Task Force READ WITH CARE 5 2% 40% -11.8
Stormlance Task Force READ WITH CARE 5 2% 25% -4
Subversion Assets READ WITH CARE 5 2% 80% +11.8
Gladius Task Force READ WITH CARE 2 1% 50% -1
(unresolved detachment) 51 19% 51.1% +2.6
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 272 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 81% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Company of Hunters + Darkflight Pursuit READ WITH CARE 44 16% 59%
Wrath of the Rock READ WITH CARE 33 12% 57%
Dark Age Arsenal + Darkflight Pursuit + Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 15 6% 77%
Dark Age Arsenal + Unforgiven Task Force READ WITH CARE 13 5% 23%
Company of Hunters READ WITH CARE 10 4% 43%

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): 46.7% win rate over 165 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
SOLO KHAN 2026 Охота на Зотова
23-player field
View on BCP
Company of Hunters and Darkflight Pursuit Disruption
Characters
  • Sammael105
  • Ravenwing Command Squad [Recon Hunter]135
  • Ravenwing Command Squad [Master of Manoeuvre]130
  • Lieutenant with Combi-weapon85
Datasheets
  • Outrider Squad70
  • Ravenwing Black Knights150
  • Inceptor Squad120
  • Incursor Squad85
  • Land Speeder95
  • Land Speeder Vengeance135
  • Land Speeder Vengeance145
  • Scout Squad65
  • Storm Speeder Thunderstrike150
#3
Rally Point Open - Coshocton GT
24-player field
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Dark Age Arsenal, Interrogation Conclave and Subversion Assets Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Azrael140
  • Apothecary [Petition of Stability (Upgrade)]55
  • Chaplain [Limitless Zeal]70
  • Chaplain [Petition of Stability (Upgrade)]75
  • Apothecary40
  • Lieutenant with Combi-weapon85
Datasheets
  • Hellblaster Squad220
  • Bladeguard Veteran Squad160
  • Gladiator Lancer160
  • Inceptor Squad120
  • Scout Squad65
  • Vindicator185
  • Callidus Assassin100
#10
Rally Point Open - Coshocton GT
24-player field
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Bastion Task Force and Interrogation Conclave Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Lieutenant [Eye of the Primarch]55
  • Chaplain in Terminator Armour [Hero of the Chapter]95
  • Librarian in Terminator Armour75
  • Chaplain with Jump Pack [Limitless Zeal]85
  • Lion El’Jonson285
Datasheets
  • Intercessor Squad150
  • Intercessor Squad80
  • Terminator Assault Squad310
  • Terminator Assault Squad360
  • Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs100
  • Inner Circle Companions80
  • Land Raider220
  • Land Speeder95

WHAT THE WINNING LISTS RUN UNITS IN THIS FACTION’S UNDEFEATED & ONE-LOSS ARMIES · 2026-W27

Across the 6 Dark Angels 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 6 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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