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11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
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Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #9 of 28 · composite +0.215
Top players · where it's rated
B
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
Win rate · week / patch
51% This week 50.2% This patch
weekly 108 games · patch 299 games
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
+0.43σ
51.7% · 177 games
TOP CUT
+0.04σ
0.85× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.19σ
10.1 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.05σ
0.03 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 2.89 (≈ B) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.215
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
  • World Eaters 67% 15g
  • Adepta Sororitas 67% 9g
  • Aeldari 63% 8g
Toughest matchups
  • Death Guard 19% 16g
  • Adeptus Mechanicus 20% 10g
  • Adeptus Custodes 23% 13g
Black Templars 100% 1g
Blood Angels 83% 6g
World Eaters 67% 15g
Adepta Sororitas 67% 9g
Genestealer Cults 67% 6g
Chaos Knights 67% 3g
Aeldari 63% 8g
Imperial Knights 60% 20g
Space Wolves 60% 10g
Necrons 59% 22g
Astra Militarum 56% 9g
Space Marines 50% 20g
Drukhari 50% 10g
Grey Knights 50% 6g
Chaos Space Marines 47% 19g
Thousand Sons 45% 11g
Tyranids 42% 24g
Chaos Daemons 40% 5g
Dark Angels 38% 8g
T’au Empire 37% 19g
Orks 27% 11g
Emperor’s Children 27% 11g
Adeptus Custodes 23% 13g
Adeptus Mechanicus 20% 10g
Death Guard 19% 16g
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
Hearthguard Covenant 122 41% 58.8% +2.2
Needgaârd Oathband 93 31% 56.2% +4
Mercenary Oathband READ WITH CARE 67 22% 49.2% -0.1
Farseekers READ WITH CARE 53 18% 42.6% -3.3
Armoured Trailblazers READ WITH CARE 45 15% 48.7% -2
Dêlve Assault Shift READ WITH CARE 29 10% 59.3% -0.2
Hearthband READ WITH CARE 25 8% 47.8% -3.7
Brandfast Oathband READ WITH CARE 10 3% 10% -26.2
Hearthfyre Arsenal READ WITH CARE 5 2% 20% -33
(unresolved detachment) 60 20% 47.2% +1.7
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 299 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 80% 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 READ WITH CARE 59 20% 60%
Hearthguard Covenant + Mercenary Oathband READ WITH CARE 38 13% 56%
Hearthband READ WITH CARE 25 8% 48%
Dêlve Assault Shift + Hearthguard Covenant READ WITH CARE 15 5% 64%
Farseekers + Mercenary Oathband READ WITH CARE 15 5% 38%

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): 51.7% win rate over 177 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.

#5
Summer Conflagration - 40K
22-player field
View on BCP
Dêlve Assault Shift and Farseekers Reconnaissance
Characters
  • Berehk Stornbröw95
  • Arkanyst Evaluator [Multiwave System Jammer]80
  • Memnyr Strategist [Dêlvewerke Navigator]70
Datasheets
  • Cthonian Beserks200
  • Cthonian Beserks100
  • Hearthkyn Warriors100
  • Kapricus Carrier75
  • Sagitaur85
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • Hernkyn Pioneers80
  • Hernkyn Yaegirs105
#7
The North East Open 2026
85-player field
View on BCP
Hearthguard Covenant and Mercenary Oathband Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • Kâhl [Etacarn SB9 Targeting Implant]80
  • Einhyr Champion65
  • Kâhl65
  • Buri Aegnirssen95
  • Memnyr Strategist [Metaphysical Brokerage]65
Datasheets
  • Einhyr Hearthguard270
  • Einhyr Hearthguard130
  • Einhyr Hearthguard140
  • Kapricus Carrier75
  • Sagitaur85
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn160
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn80
  • Brôkhyr Thunderkyn90
  • Cthonian Beserks100
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • Hernkyn Pioneers80
  • Hernkyn Yaegirs90
#8
Geelong 40K Open 2026
61-player field
View on BCP
Farseekers and Needgaârd Oathband Purge the Foe 2000 pts
Characters
  • Ûthar the Destined90
  • Berehk Stornbröw95
  • Kâhl [Oathbound Speculator]95
  • Grimnyr65
  • Buri Aegnirssen95
  • Memnyr Strategist45
Datasheets
  • woe, land forts upon ye2000
  • Hearthkyn Warriors100
  • Cthonian Beserks100
  • Einhyr Hearthguard270
  • Kapricus Carrier75
  • Hekaton Land Fortress250
  • Hekaton Land Fortress265
  • Hernkyn Pioneers80
  • Hernkyn Pioneers90
  • Hernkyn Yaegirs105

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

Across the 5 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 5 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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