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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W33
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Strength Index · where it wins
STRONGER
rank #7 of 28 · composite +0.602
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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
50.5% This week 52.5% This patch
weekly 216 games · patch 1713 games
the Archive’s tournament pull ›
RESULTS AHEAD OF REPUTATION — Leagues of Votann 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
+0.91σ
52.2% · 1289 games
TOP CUT
+0.16σ
0.98× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.64σ
10.2 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
+0.62σ
0.031 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.89 (≈ B) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.602
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
  • Imperial Knights 64% 80g
  • Blood Angels 63% 30g
  • World Eaters 62% 65g
Toughest matchups
  • Adeptus Mechanicus 28% 39g
  • Adeptus Custodes 38% 104g
  • Deathwatch 38% 13g
Imperial Knights 64% 80g
Blood Angels 63% 30g
World Eaters 62% 65g
Chaos Knights 59% 32g
Astra Militarum 58% 62g
Adepta Sororitas 57% 49g
Death Guard 56% 68g
Space Wolves 54% 39g
Grey Knights 53% 40g
Chaos Space Marines 52% 81g
T’au Empire 51% 121g
Tyranids 50% 105g
Space Marines 50% 121g
Dark Angels 48% 66g
Necrons 48% 104g
Genestealer Cults 48% 25g
Drukhari 46% 50g
Aeldari 45% 51g
Orks 45% 105g
Black Templars 44% 16g
Emperor’s Children 43% 72g
Thousand Sons 41% 59g
Chaos Daemons 39% 66g
Deathwatch 38% 13g
Adeptus Custodes 38% 104g
Adeptus Mechanicus 28% 39g
Imperial Agents 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
Hearthguard Covenant 896 52% 53% +0.3
Needgaârd Oathband 666 39% 54.7% +2.1
Mercenary Oathband 430 25% 52.8% +0.3
Farseekers 269 16% 59.6% +3.3
Armoured Trailblazers 199 12% 53.6% +2.1
Dêlve Assault Shift 85 5% 48.1% -6.4
Hearthband 83 5% 45.5% -2.8
Brandfast Oathband READ WITH CARE 47 3% 44.4% -6.5
Hearthfyre Arsenal READ WITH CARE 34 2% 39.4% -2.1
(unresolved detachment) 318 19% 50.3% +1.5
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 1713 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
Hearthguard Covenant + Needgaârd Oathband 488 28% 52%
Hearthguard Covenant + Mercenary Oathband 288 17% 54%
Farseekers + Needgaârd Oathband 119 7% 60%
Hearthband 83 5% 45%
Farseekers + Mercenary Oathband READ WITH CARE 78 5% 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): 52.2% win rate over 1289 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
Warhammer 40k RocHard GT 2026
44-player field
View on BCP
Hearthguard Covenant and Mercenary Oathband Priority Assets 2000 pts
Characters
  • Ûthar the Destined90
  • Brôkhyr Iron-master70
  • Kâhl [Ironskein]75
  • Einhyr Champion65
  • Memnyr Strategist [Etacarn SB9 Targeting Implant]60
  • Buri Aegnirssen85
Datasheets
  • 2×Einhyr Hearthguard130
  • 2×Brôkhyr Thunderkyn80
  • Einhyr Hearthguard280
  • Ironkin Steeljacks with Heavy Volkanite Disintegrators160
  • 2×Hearthkyn Warriors100
  • Sagitaur85
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • 2×Hernkyn Pioneers80
#4
Summer Slaughter: Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament
78-player field
View on BCP
Armoured Trailblazers, Brandfast Oathband Disruption 2000 pts
Characters
  • Ûthar The Destined90
  • Berehk Stornbröw85
  • 2×Cthonian Beserks100
  • Brôkhyr Iron-master110
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn160
  • 3×Grimnyr65
  • 3×Hearthkyn Warriors100
  • Sagitaur [B+B Sagitaur]85
  • Sagitaur [B Sagitaur]85
  • Sagitaur [Reserve Sagitaur]85
  • Sagitaur [Reserve Sagitaur 2]95
  • Sagitaur [Deployed Sagitaur]95
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • 2×Hernkyn Pioneers80
#5
River City Rumble 40k
36-player field
View on BCP
Hearthguard Covenant and Mercenary Oathband Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Memnyr Strategist [Metaphysical Brokerage]65
  • Einhyr Champion65
  • Kâhl [Etacarn SB9 Targeting Implant]80
  • Kâhl [High Kâhl]95
  • Berehk Stornbröw85
  • Buri Aegnirssen85
Datasheets
  • Ironkin Steeljacks with Heavy Volkanite Disintegrators80
  • Einhyr Hearthguard140
  • Einhyr Hearthguard270
  • Einhyr Hearthguard130
  • Sagitaur85
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn160
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn80
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn90
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • 2×Hernkyn Pioneers80
  • Ironkin Steeljacks with Melee Weapons80

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

Across the 51 Leagues of Votann 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 51 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.