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Grey KnightsGKGrey Knights

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #5 of 28 · composite +0.885
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Top players · where it's rated
B
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
the comparison layer ›
Win rate · week / patch
54.9% This week 54.6% This patch
weekly 51 games · patch 181 games · read with care
the Archive’s tournament pull ›
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Grey Knights is winning more than top players currently rate it.
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
+0.61σ
52.6% · 136 games
TOP CUT
+1.8σ
2.11× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.07σ
10 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.85σ
0.034 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.095 (≈ B) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.885
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
  • Space Marines 70% 10g
  • World Eaters 67% 9g
  • Adeptus Custodes 64% 14g
Toughest matchups
  • Emperor’s Children 25% 8g
  • Tyranids 38% 8g
  • Imperial Knights 43% 14g
Chaos Knights 100% 7g
Black Templars 100% 3g
Blood Angels 100% 2g
Space Wolves 100% 1g
Orks 75% 4g
Space Marines 70% 10g
World Eaters 67% 9g
Dark Angels 67% 6g
Adeptus Custodes 64% 14g
Necrons 60% 15g
Astra Militarum 58% 12g
Chaos Space Marines 57% 7g
T’au Empire 50% 12g
Leagues of Votann 50% 6g
Genestealer Cults 50% 2g
Adepta Sororitas 50% 2g
Aeldari 50% 2g
Chaos Daemons 44% 9g
Imperial Knights 43% 14g
Adeptus Mechanicus 40% 5g
Tyranids 38% 8g
Drukhari 29% 7g
Emperor’s Children 25% 8g
Thousand Sons 20% 5g
Death Guard 17% 6g
Deathwatch 0% 2g
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
Argent Assault 84 46% 50% -2.7
Banishers READ WITH CARE 69 38% 57.6% +1.4
Warpbane Task Force READ WITH CARE 22 12% 50% 0
Hallowed Conclave READ WITH CARE 20 11% 31.6% -14.6
Brotherhood Strike READ WITH CARE 16 9% 68.8% +5.3
Fires of Purgation READ WITH CARE 16 9% 68.8% +5.3
Immaterial Interdiction READ WITH CARE 10 6% 60% +12
Sanctic Spearhead READ WITH CARE 10 6% 60% +12
(unresolved detachment) 44 24% 55.8% +3.5
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 181 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 76% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Argent Assault + Banishers READ WITH CARE 64 35% 56%
Warpbane Task Force READ WITH CARE 22 12% 50%
Argent Assault + Hallowed Conclave READ WITH CARE 20 11% 32%
Brotherhood Strike + Fires of Purgation READ WITH CARE 16 9% 69%
Immaterial Interdiction + Sanctic Spearhead READ WITH CARE 10 6% 60%

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): 52.6% win rate over 136 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.

#3
Summer Conflagration - 40K
22-player field
View on BCP
Brotherhood Strike and Fires of Purgation Disruption 2000 pts
Characters
  • Castellan Crowe100
  • Brotherhood Champion70
  • Brotherhood Librarian [Banishing Wave (Psychic)]110
  • Brotherhood Librarian100
  • Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight [Purity of Purpose]245
  • Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight230
  • Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight245
Datasheets
  • Purifier Squad270
  • 2×Purgation Squad150
  • Strike Squad120
  • 2×Interceptor Squad125
  • Purgation Squad110
#4
IV GT Tormenta de Hostias
65-player field
View on BCP
Warpbane Task Force Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Castellan Crowe100
  • 2×Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight230
  • Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight245
Datasheets
  • Purifier Squad280
  • 2×Strike Squad120
  • Interceptor Squad125
  • 2×Nemesis Dreadknight210
  • Purifier Squad130
#4
Gulf Tournament Circuit: Dubai
32-player field
View on BCP
Warpbane Task Force Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Castellan Crowe100
  • 2×Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight230
  • Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight245
Datasheets
  • Purifier Squad280
  • 2×Strike Squad120
  • Interceptor Squad125
  • Purifier Squad260
  • Purifier Squad290

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-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.