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FACTION STRENGTH · TIER LIST
STRONGER
DeathwatchThousand SonsChaos Space MarinesT’au EmpireNecronsEmperor’s Children
AVERAGE
Adeptus CustodesImperial KnightsDeath GuardAstra MilitarumChaos KnightsLeagues of VotannDrukhariSpace MarinesChaos DaemonsAdepta SororitasTyranidsBlood AngelsDark AngelsBlack TemplarsWorld EatersGrey Knights
WEAKER
AeldariGenestealer CultsAdeptus MechanicusSpace WolvesOrksImperial AgentsAdeptus Titanicus
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WIN RATES · TOP FACTIONS THIS WINDOW
  1. 1 Deathwatch 61.7%
  2. 2 Thousand Sons 55.5%
  3. 3 Chaos Space Marines 54.7%
Sample-size-weighted across published aggregators · as of 2026-W21.
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CAPTAIN DECISIONS · LATEST ENTRY
The Blunt Force Gambit
CHTT 2026 · Round 5 · 2026-05-03
Dual-captain entry — three rejection-engineering gambits, a captain-as-bait defender call, and a multi-logic robustness signal that lands a new methodology observation.
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ELO · TOP COMPETITORS
  1. #1 Clay Plumridge 1620
  2. #2 Frasier Parry 1620
  3. #3 Lachlan Rigg 1620
  4. #4 Oscar Ruiz 1620
  5. #5 Joshua Campbell 1619
Provisional — the Archive’s three-rating system in its first weeks.
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THIS WEEK · FROM THE EDITOR
DISPATCH
The Baseline Week
2026-05-22 · THE EDITOR
The first dispatch built on the Archive's own numbers — a Week 21 baseline across six events and twenty-eight factions, why four aggregators disagree, and why a starting line is not a trend.
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