§ WIN · 11th edition

Black Templars MetaRank 27 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 1.2% of recent winning lists, holding. What its winners run, merged down to the models.

Black Templars ranks 27th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 1.2% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 10 lists across 6 detachment builds. Its largest build, Bastion Task Force, took 3 of them, 2 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 7 datasheets in its spine, 99 models in all.

Rank by winners
#27of 28
Share of winners
1.2%
Winning lists (GT)
10lists
Last 2 weeks v prior 2
Holding3 v 4
Feed as of
2026-09-17

What is winning

The detachment builds that won for Black Templars at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold.

6 builds · 10 winning lists

DetachmentListsShare of winnersRecordTop dispositionBiggest win
IBastion Task Force330%13-3Take and HoldThe Upkeep Games GT I 2026 · 123p
IIVengeful Hosts + Godhammer Assault Force220%8-2Purge the FoeDoonhamer Open 2026 · 124p
IIIWrathful Procession + Vindication Task Force220%8-2Priority AssetsSouth East Siege III: Revenge of the Anhrathe · 40p
IVIronstorm Spearhead + Wrathful Procession110%4-1Take and HoldMournival Mayhem · 38p
VStormlance Task Force + Wrathful Procession110%4-1Take and HoldKTC Summer GT · 30p
VIArmoured Speartip110%5-0Take and HoldRose City Rampage II · 35p

The list

Take the spine, choose from the flex, and treat the rest as tech. Copies count only the lists that take a unit; the loadout is the one most of them run.

Bastion Task Force · 2 of 3 lists merged

Spine

in four lists in five or more

9 datasheets

  • 2–4×Repulsor Executioner265 pts2/2 lists1x Armoured hull · 1x Heavy laser destroyer · 1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon · 1x Icarus rocket pod · 1x Multi-melta · 1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array · 1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber · 1x Twin heavy bolter · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 3–4×Crusader Squad150 pts2/2 lists1x Sword Brother · 1x Master-crafted power weapon · 1x Pyre pistol · 5x Initiate · 3x Astartes chainsword · 5x Bolt pistol · 5x Close combat weapon · 5x Heavy bolt pistol · 2x Power fist · 4x Neophyte · 4x Astartes chainsword · 4x Bolt pistol · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–2×High Marshal Helbrecht110 ptsWarlord2/2 lists1x Ferocity · 1x Sword of the High Marshals · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–2×Emperor's Champion105 ptsBlades of Valour2/2 lists1x Black Sword · 1x Bolt Pistol · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–4×Marshal90 ptsEye of the Primarch2/2 lists1x Combi-weapon · 1x Master-crafted power weapon · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–2×Intercessor Squad80 pts2/2 lists1x Intercessor Sergeant · 1x Astartes grenade launcher · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Bolt rifle · 1x Power fist · 4x Intercessor · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Bolt rifle · 4x Close combat weapon · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 2–3×Assault Intercessor Squad75 pts2/2 lists1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant · 1x Hand flamer · 1x Power fist · 4x Assault Intercessor · 4x Astartes chainsword · 4x Heavy bolt pistol · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–2×Scout Squad65 pts2/2 lists1x Scout Sergeant · 1x Astartes chainsword · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 4x Scout · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Close combat weapon · 2x Combat knife · 1x Heavy bolter · 1x Scout sniper rifle · 1 of 2 run this loadout
  • 1–4×Lieutenant45 pts2/2 lists1x Master-crafted power weapon · 1x Neo-volkite pistol · 1x Storm Shield · 1 of 2 run this loadout

Flex

a real choice, in a third of the lists or more

5 datasheets

  • 2×Land Raider Redeemer260 pts1/2 lists1x Armoured tracks · 2x Flamestorm cannon · 1x Hunter-killer missile · 1x Multi-melta · 1x Storm bolter · 1x Twin assault cannon
  • 2×Sword Brethren Squad125 pts1/2 lists5x Sword Brother · 2x Heavy bolt pistol · 5x Master-crafted power weapon · 1x Plasma pistol · 2x Pyre pistol
  • 2×Vanguard Veteran Squad With Jump Packs105 pts1/2 lists1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant with Jump Pack · 1x Plasma Pistol and Master-crafted Power Weapon · 4x Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs · 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol and Master-crafted Power Weapon
  • 1×Chaplain Grimaldus100 pts1/2 lists1x Chaplain Grimaldus · 1x Plasma Pistol · 1x Artificer Crozius · 3x Cenobyte Servitors · 3x Close Combat Weapon
  • 2×Castellan70 pts1/2 lists1x Combi-weapon · 1x Master-crafted power weapon

Consensus list1,485 pts

One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 515 pts are left for flex, most often Land Raider Redeemer (1/2), Sword Brethren Squad (1/2), Vanguard Veteran Squad With Jump Packs (1/2). Trimmed to fit 2,000 pts: Land Raider Redeemer, Sword Brethren Squad, Vanguard Veteran Squad With Jump Packs, Castellan, Chaplain Grimaldus, Repulsor Executioner, Crusader Squad.

META CONSENSUS (1485 points)

Space Marines
Strike Force (2000 points)
Bastion Task Force
Force Dispositions: Take and Hold

High Marshal Helbrecht (110 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Ferocity
    ◦ 1x Sword of the High Marshals

High Marshal Helbrecht (110 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Ferocity
    ◦ 1x Sword of the High Marshals

Emperor's Champion (105 Points)
• Enhancement: Blades of Valour
• 1x Black Sword
    ◦ 1x Bolt Pistol

Emperor's Champion (105 Points)
• Enhancement: Blades of Valour
• 1x Black Sword
    ◦ 1x Bolt Pistol

Marshal (90 Points)
• Enhancement: Eye of the Primarch
• 1x Combi-weapon
    ◦ 1x Master-crafted power weapon

Marshal (90 Points)
• Enhancement: Eye of the Primarch
• 1x Combi-weapon
    ◦ 1x Master-crafted power weapon

Marshal (90 Points)
• Enhancement: Eye of the Primarch
• 1x Combi-weapon
    ◦ 1x Master-crafted power weapon

Marshal (90 Points)
• Enhancement: Eye of the Primarch
• 1x Combi-weapon
    ◦ 1x Master-crafted power weapon

Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Astartes grenade launcher
    ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 1x Bolt rifle
    ◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Intercessor
• 4x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 4x Bolt rifle
    ◦ 4x Close combat weapon

Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Astartes grenade launcher
    ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 1x Bolt rifle
    ◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Intercessor
• 4x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 4x Bolt rifle
    ◦ 4x Close combat weapon

Assault Intercessor Squad (75 Points)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Hand flamer
    ◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessor
• 4x Astartes chainsword
    ◦ 4x Heavy bolt pistol

Assault Intercessor Squad (75 Points)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Hand flamer
    ◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessor
• 4x Astartes chainsword
    ◦ 4x Heavy bolt pistol

Assault Intercessor Squad (75 Points)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Hand flamer
    ◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessor
• 4x Astartes chainsword
    ◦ 4x Heavy bolt pistol

Scout Squad (65 Points)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
• 1x Astartes chainsword
    ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
• 4x Scout
• 4x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
    ◦ 2x Combat knife
    ◦ 1x Heavy bolter
    ◦ 1x Scout sniper rifle

Scout Squad (65 Points)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
• 1x Astartes chainsword
    ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
• 4x Scout
• 4x Bolt pistol
    ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
    ◦ 2x Combat knife
    ◦ 1x Heavy bolter
    ◦ 1x Scout sniper rifle

Lieutenant (45 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted power weapon
    ◦ 1x Neo-volkite pistol
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield

Lieutenant (45 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted power weapon
    ◦ 1x Neo-volkite pistol
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield

Lieutenant (45 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted power weapon
    ◦ 1x Neo-volkite pistol
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield

Lieutenant (45 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted power weapon
    ◦ 1x Neo-volkite pistol
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield

The models

What a winning Bastion Task Force player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it.

7 datasheets · 1 of 2 lists

99 models in the spine · 99 with the flex · 7 datasheets in the spine

DatasheetListsModelsWhen takenHow it is built
Crusader Squad1/180Always 80
Sternguard Veteran Squad1/110Always 10
Chaplain Grimaldus1/14Always 43× Cenobyte Servitor · 1× Chaplain Grimaldus
Repulsor Executioner1/12Always 22× Repulsor Executioner
Emperor's Champion1/11Always 11× Emperor's Champion
High Marshal Helbrecht1/11Always 11× High Marshal Helbrecht
Marshal1/11Always 11× Marshal

The sources

The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down.

3 lists · largest event first

  • Adam PastorThe Upkeep Games GT I 2026 · Bastion Task Force5-1
  • Chance DixonLevel Up Gaming 40k GT 9/12/26 · Bastion Task Force4-1
  • Frank GuerraSprings Thundercluckers September 2026 GT WCW Qualifier · Bastion Task Force4-1

How this is computed

A list counts here when it went undefeated or lost once at a Grand Tournament in the weeks the feed covers; the smaller events the tool can add are left out of this page. The feed carries no losing lists, so no share on it is a win rate. 2 lists could not be read and are counted as winners but left out of the merges.

The list is sorted by take rate across the build's readable lists: a datasheet in 80% of them or more is spine, 35% or more is flex, and the rest is tech — one player's answer to one matchup.

The consensus list takes the number of copies and the loadout most of those lists run for each datasheet, then drops the least-shared datasheets until it fits 2,000 points. Model counts come from the 11th edition catalogue, not from how an export spells its models out.