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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W33
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #16 of 28 · composite +0.02
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Top players · where it's rated
B-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
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Win rate · week / patch
53.4% This week 48.5% This patch
weekly 89 games · patch 725 games
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
-0.15σ
48.6% · 509 games
TOP CUT
-0.37σ
0.74× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.02σ
9.9 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+1.89σ
0.034 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.393 (≈ B-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.02
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
  • Chaos Knights 67% 15g
  • Adepta Sororitas 63% 19g
  • Astra Militarum 62% 26g
Toughest matchups
  • Emperor’s Children 27% 26g
  • Black Templars 27% 11g
  • Dark Angels 30% 27g
Chaos Knights 67% 15g
Adepta Sororitas 63% 19g
Astra Militarum 62% 26g
Drukhari 60% 30g
Space Wolves 60% 10g
Adeptus Mechanicus 59% 17g
Death Guard 57% 28g
Aeldari 55% 29g
World Eaters 54% 24g
Chaos Daemons 50% 28g
Imperial Knights 49% 39g
Thousand Sons 49% 35g
T’au Empire 47% 47g
Adeptus Custodes 46% 35g
Leagues of Votann 44% 25g
Chaos Space Marines 42% 38g
Grey Knights 42% 19g
Blood Angels 41% 17g
Orks 39% 41g
Space Marines 39% 41g
Tyranids 34% 44g
Necrons 33% 42g
Dark Angels 30% 27g
Black Templars 27% 11g
Emperor’s Children 27% 26g
Deathwatch 0% 2g
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
Xenocult Masses 424 58% 48.1% -0.5
Biosanctic Broodsurge 203 28% 52.6% +0.1
Purestrain Broodswarm 176 24% 48.2% +0.3
Heroes of the Uprising 166 23% 44.6% -1.7
Outlander Claw 96 13% 46.7% +0.5
Final Day 93 13% 42.7% -2.6
Xenocreed Congregation READ WITH CARE 69 10% 51.5% -2.3
Brood Brother Auxilia READ WITH CARE 14 2% 64.3% +7
Host of Ascension READ WITH CARE 14 2% 57.1% -6.1
(unresolved detachment) 134 18% 45.2% -2.2
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 725 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 82% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Biosanctic Broodsurge + Xenocult Masses 163 22% 53%
Heroes of the Uprising + Purestrain Broodswarm + Xenocult Masses 97 13% 43%
Final Day + Xenocult Masses READ WITH CARE 65 9% 35%
Xenocreed Congregation + Xenocult Masses READ WITH CARE 47 6% 52%
Biosanctic Broodsurge + Heroes of the Uprising READ WITH CARE 40 6% 51%

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): 48.6% win rate over 509 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
ELBCOAST CUP 24
31-player field
View on BCP
Biosanctic Broodsurge and Xenocult Masses Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Patriarch [Biomorph Adaptation]105
  • Abominant85
  • Biophagus50
  • Abominant [Predatory Instincts]105
  • Primus70
  • 2×Benefictus75
Datasheets
  • Purestrain Genestealers140
  • 2×Aberrants280
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols130
  • 2×Neophyte Hybrids135
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols70
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers75
  • 2×Achilles Ridgerunners95
#3
Summer Slaughter: Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament
78-player field
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Brood Brothers Auxilia and Xenocult Masses Reconnaissance 2000 pts
Characters
  • Benefictus [Fire-point Commander]85
  • Locus35
  • Benefictus75
  • Reductus Saboteur70
Datasheets
  • 2×Neophyte Hybrids135
  • Hybrid Metamorphs75
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols70
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers75
  • 2×Achilles Ridgerunners105
  • Atalan Jackals85
  • 2×Purestrain Genestealers75
  • Attilan Rough Riders60
  • 2×Chimera75
  • Hellhound125
  • 2×Kasrkin105
  • Krieg Combat Engineers65
  • Leman Russ Battle Tank185
#6
Happy Birthday Mr. Iberian Goblin!
17-player field
View on BCP
Biosanctic Broodsurge and Xenocult Masses Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Patriarch [Biomorph Adaptation]105
  • Abominant [Predatory Instincts]105
  • 2×Biophagus50
  • Abominant85
  • Primus70
  • Benefictus75
  • Sanctus65
Datasheets
  • Purestrain Genestealers140
  • Aberrants280
  • Aberrants140
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols130
  • Neophyte Hybrids135
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols70
  • Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers75
  • Neophyte Hybrids85
  • Goliath Truck75
  • 2×Achilles Ridgerunners95
  • Purestrain Genestealers75

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

Across the 14 Genestealer Cults 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 14 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.

CROSS-LINKS RECAPS, METHODOLOGY, DIRECTORY

RECENT TOURNAMENT RECAPS

METHODOLOGY

Data: the Archive's first-party BCP pull, edition-lifetime through 2026-W33. 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.