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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
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Strength Index · where it wins
WEAKER
rank #24 of 28 · composite -0.806
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Top players · where it's rated
C
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
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Win rate · week / patch
45.8% This week 49.2% This patch
weekly 25 games · patch 63 games · read with care
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
-0.41σ
47.7% · 43 games
READ WITH CARE
TOP CUT
-1.13σ
0× field share
READ WITH CARE
BLOWOUT
-0.88σ
9.2 avg battle points
READ WITH CARE
CONSISTENCY
-1.24σ
0.024 steadiness
READ WITH CARE
TOP PLAYERS 2.13 (≈ C) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
-0.806
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

Grey Knights 100% 2g
Genestealer Cults 100% 1g
Thousand Sons 75% 4g
Necrons 67% 3g
Space Marines 67% 3g
Tyranids 67% 3g
Chaos Space Marines 60% 5g
Death Guard 50% 2g
Adepta Sororitas 50% 2g
Emperor’s Children 50% 2g
Astra Militarum 40% 5g
Space Wolves 33% 3g
Blood Angels 33% 3g
Adeptus Custodes 33% 3g
Orks 33% 3g
Drukhari 33% 3g
Chaos Knights 25% 4g
T’au Empire 25% 4g
World Eaters 0% 2g
Adeptus Mechanicus 0% 1g
Black Templars 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
Black Spear Task Force READ WITH CARE 32 51% 41.9% -4.7
Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 20 32% 47.1% -0.6
Bastion Task Force READ WITH CARE 10 16% 44.4% +0.8
Orbital Assault Force READ WITH CARE 5 8% 40% -10.4
Vanguard Spearhead READ WITH CARE 5 8% 66.7% +6.4
(unresolved detachment) 11 17% 72.7% +4
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 63 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 83% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Black Spear Task Force READ WITH CARE 32 51% 42%
Bastion Task Force + Librarius Conclave READ WITH CARE 10 16% 44%
Librarius Conclave + Orbital Assault Force READ WITH CARE 5 8% 40%
Librarius Conclave + Vanguard Spearhead READ WITH CARE 5 8% 67%
(unresolved detachment) 11 17% 73%

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): 47.7% win rate over 43 games · thin sample — read with care.

No podium finishes in the current window — steady results without a top-3 this stretch. Placings populate as the weekly pull records standings.

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.

#5
The North East Open 2026
85-player field
View on BCP
Bastion Task Force and Librarius Conclave Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Captain in Gravis Armour [Hero of the Chapter]100
  • Librarian in Terminator Armour75
  • 2×Librarian60
  • Librarian [Fusillade]80
Datasheets
  • Indomitor Kill Team275
  • Deathwatch Terminator Squad330
  • 2×Deathwatch Veterans190
  • Sternguard Veteran Squad190
  • Intercessor Squad80
  • Incursor Squad85
  • Infiltrator Squad110
  • Repulsor170
#34
IV GT Tormenta de Hostias
65-player field
View on BCP
Black Spear Task Force Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Captain in Gravis Armour [Thief of Secrets]105
  • Chaplain [Beacon Angelis]85
  • Watch Master [The Tome of Ectoclades]125
  • Lieutenant with Combi-weapon85
Datasheets
  • Indomitor Kill Team275
  • Deathwatch Veterans190
  • Fortis Kill Team195
  • Assault Intercessor Squad75
  • 2×Deathwatch Veterans100
  • Intercessor Squad80
  • Rhino75
  • Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs85
  • Eliminator Squad75
  • Incursor Squad85
  • Talonstrike Kill Team265

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

No recap titles in the current snapshot reference this faction by name. Faction-aware recap tagging is on the Phase 6+ roadmap.

METHODOLOGY

Data: the Archive's first-party BCP pull, edition-lifetime through 2026-W27. 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.