# Deathwatch Meta: 40k Winning Tournament Lists // Lexmechanic > Deathwatch in the 40k 11th edition meta: share of winning tournament lists, top detachments, the consensus list and the models it needs. Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/metamerge/deathwatch § WIN · 11th edition # Deathwatch Meta: Rank 26 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 1.4% of recent winning lists, rising. What its winners run, merged down to the models. Deathwatch ranks 26th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 1.4% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 12 lists across 2 detachment builds. Its largest build, Black Spear Task Force, took 10 of them, 10 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 7 datasheets in its spine, 48 models in all. Rank by winners #26 of 28 Share of winners 1.4% Winning lists (GT) 12 lists Last 2 weeks v prior 2 Rising 6 v 3 Feed as of 2026-09-17 [Open in Meta Merge](/metamerge?faction=deathwatch) [Deathwatch stratagems](/print/stratagems/space-marines) 2 builds · 12 winning lists ## What is winning The detachment builds that won for Deathwatch at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Purge the Foe. | № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | I | Black Spear Task Force | 10 | 83% | 51-5 | Purge the Foe | NOVA Open 2026 Grand Tournament · 373p | | II | Librarius Conclave + Bastion Task Force | 2 | 17% | 10-1 | Take and Hold | Smite Club Open 2026 - 40K Worlds Qualifier & Fundraiser · 126p | Black Spear Task Force · 10 of 10 lists merged ## 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. ### Spine in four lists in five or more 3 datasheets - 2 × Indomitor Kill Team 275 pts 9/10 lists 4x Kill Team Heavy Intercessors · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Close combat weapon · 2x Deathwatch heavy bolt rifle · 2x Deathwatch heavy bolter · 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with power fists · 3x Flamestorm gauntlets · 3x Twin power fists · 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with melta rifle · 3x Bolt pistol · 3x Close combat weapon · 2x Melta rifle · 1x Multi-melta · 7 of 9 run this loadout - 1–2 × Storm Speeder Thunderstrike 135 pts 9/10 lists 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Stormfury missiles · 1x Thunderstrike las-talon · 1x Twin Icarus rocket pod - 1 × Captain in Gravis Armour Warlord Thief of Secrets 105 pts 8/10 lists 1x Boltstorm gauntlet · 1x Power fist · 1x Relic blade · 4 of 8 run this loadout ### Flex a real choice, in a third of the lists or more 7 datasheets - 1–2 × Deathwatch Terminator Squad 190 pts 7/10 lists 1x Deathwatch Terminator Sergeant · 1x Storm Shield · 1x Thunder hammer · 4x Deathwatch Terminator · 3x Cyclone missile launcher · 3x Power fist · 1x Storm Shield · 3x Storm bolter · 1x Thunder hammer · 4 of 7 run this loadout - 1–2 × Talonstrike Kill Team 265 pts 6/10 lists 1x Kill Team Sergeant with Jump Pack · 1x Plasma pistol · 1x Power fist · 4x Kill Team Intercessor with Jump Pack · 4x Astartes chainsword · 2x Heavy bolt pistol · 2x Plasma pistol · 5x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with Jump Pack · 5x Assault bolters · 5x Close combat weapon · 5 of 6 run this loadout - 1–2 × Deathwatch Veterans 190 pts 6/10 lists 1x Watch Sergeant · 1x Astartes shield · 1x Xenophase blade · 9x Deathwatch Veterans · 3x Astartes shield · 1x Black Shield blades · 1x Close combat weapon · 4x Deathwatch thunder hammer · 1x Frag cannon · 3x Power weapon · 3 of 6 run this loadout - 1 × Watch Master The Tome of Ectoclades 125 pts 5/10 lists 1x Vigil spear - 1–2 × Incursor Squad 85 pts 5/10 lists 1x Incursor Sergeant · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Occulus bolt carbine · 1x Paired combat blades · 4x Incursor · 4x Bolt pistol · 1x Haywire Mine · 4x Occulus bolt carbine · 4x Paired combat blades - 1–2 × Decimus Kill Team 100 pts 4/10 lists 1x Kill Team Sergeant · 1x Plasma pistol · 1x Power weapon · 1x Deathwatch Veteran · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Plasma incinerator · 1x Deathwatch Veteran · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Heavy thunder hammer · 1x Deathwatch Veteran · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Deathwatch marksman bolt carbine · 1x Special-issue bolt pistol · 1x Gravis Veteran · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Infernus heavy bolter · 2 of 4 run this loadout - 1 × Intercessor Squad 80 pts 4/10 lists 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 · 3 of 4 run this loadout ### Tech in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup 23 datasheets - 1 × Infiltrator Squad 110 pts 3/10 lists 1x Infiltrator Sergeant · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Marksman bolt carbine · 4x Infiltrator · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Close combat weapon · 1x Helix Gauntlet · 1x Infiltrator Comms Array · 4x Marksman bolt carbine · 2 of 3 run this loadout - 1–2 × Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs 85 pts 3/10 lists 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack · 1x Plasma pistol · 1x Power fist · 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs · 4x Astartes chainsword · 3x Heavy bolt pistol · 1x Plasma pistol · 2 of 3 run this loadout - 1–2 × Rhino 65 pts 3/10 lists 1x Armoured tracks · 1x Hunter-killer missile · 1x Storm bolter - 1–2 × Fortis Kill Team 195 pts 2/10 lists 1x Kill Team Sergeant · 1x Astartes grenade launcher · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Deathwatch bolt rifle · 1x Power fist · 3x Kill Team Intercessor · 1x Astartes grenade launcher · 3x Bolt pistol · 3x Close combat weapon · 3x Deathwatch bolt rifle · 4x Kill Team Intercessor with plasma incinerator · 3x Bolt pistol · 4x Close combat weapon · 4x Plasma incinerator · 1x Plasma pistol · 2x Kill Team Intercessor with superfrag rocket launcher · 2x Bolt pistol · 2x Castellan launcher · 2x Close combat weapon · 1x Superkrak rocket launcher · 1x Vengor launcher · 1 of 2 run this loadout - 2 × Inceptor Squad 125 pts 2/10 lists 1x Inceptor Sergeant · 1x Assault bolters · 1x Close combat weapon · 2x Inceptor · 2x Assault bolters · 2x Close combat weapon - 2 × Land Speeder 105 pts 2/10 lists 1x Close-combat weapon · 1x Multi-melta · 1x Onslaught gatling cannon · 1x Stormfury missile launcher - 1 × Captain with Jump Pack Thief of Secrets 100 pts 2/10 lists 1x Relic Shield · 1x Thunder hammer - 1 × Centurion Devastator Squad 380 pts 1/10 lists 1x Devastator Centurion Sergeant · 1x Centurion fists · 1x Centurion missile launcher · 1x Twin lascannon · 5x Devastator Centurion · 5x Centurion fists · 5x Centurion missile launcher · 5x Twin lascannon - 1 × Spectrus Kill Team 170 pts 1/10 lists 3x Kill Team Infiltrator · 3x Bolt pistol · 3x Close combat weapon · 3x Deathwatch marksman bolt carbine · 1x Helix Gauntlet · 3x Kill Team Infiltrator with bolt sniper rifle · 3x Bolt pistol · 3x Close combat weapon · 1x Instigator Bolt Carbine · 2x Las fusil · 4x Kill Team Infiltrator with Deathwatch occulus bolt carbine · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Deathwatch occulus bolt carbine · 4x Paired combat blades - 1 × Storm Speeder Hammerstrike 140 pts 1/10 lists 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Hammerstrike missile launcher · 2x Krakstorm grenade launcher · 1x Melta destroyer - 1 × Captain The Tome of Ectoclades 110 pts 1/10 lists 1x Plasma pistol · 1x Power fist - 1 × Eversor Assassin 110 pts 1/10 lists 1x Executioner pistol · 1x Power sword and neuro gauntlet - 1 × Captain In Gravis Armour Warlord Thief of Secrets 105 pts 1/10 lists 1x Boltstorm gauntlet, power fist and relic chainsword - 1 × Librarian Beacon Angelis 95 pts 1/10 lists 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Force weapon · 1x Smite - 1 × Lieutenant with Combi-weapon 95 pts 1/10 lists 1x Combi-weapon · 1x Paired combat blades - 1 × Ancient in Terminator Armour Thief of Secrets 90 pts 1/10 lists 1x Power fist · 1x Storm bolter - 1 × Chaplain Beacon Angelis 85 pts 1/10 lists 1x Absolvor bolt pistol · 1x Crozius arcanum - 1 × Infernus Squad 85 pts 1/10 lists 1x Infernus Sergeant · 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Pyreblaster · 4x Infernus Marine · 4x Bolt pistol · 4x Close combat weapon · 4x Pyreblaster - 1 × Watch Captain Artemis 65 pts 1/10 lists - 1 × Drop Pod 60 pts 1/10 lists - 1 × Invader Atv 60 pts 1/10 lists 1x Bolt pistol · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Multi-melta · 1x Twin bolt rifle - 2 × Lieutenant 45 pts 1/10 lists 1x Heavy bolt pistol · 1x Master-crafted bolter · 1x Power fist - 1 × Lieutenant in Phobos Armour 45 pts 1/10 lists 1x Bolt Pistol · 1x Master-crafted bolt carbine · 1x Paired combat blades ### Consensus list 1,675 pts One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 325 pts are left for flex, most often Talonstrike Kill Team (6/10), Incursor Squad (5/10), Decimus Kill Team (4/10). META CONSENSUS (1675 points) I am aware that I am an asshole Strike Force (2000 points) Black Spear Task Force Force Dispositions: Purge the Foe Indomitor Kill Team (275 Points) • 4x Kill Team Heavy Intercessors • 4x Bolt pistol • 4x Close combat weapon • 2x Deathwatch heavy bolt rifle • 2x Deathwatch heavy bolter • 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with power fists • 3x Flamestorm gauntlets • 3x Twin power fists • 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with melta rifle • 3x Bolt pistol • 3x Close combat weapon • 2x Melta rifle • 1x Multi-melta Indomitor Kill Team (275 Points) • 4x Kill Team Heavy Intercessors • 4x Bolt pistol • 4x Close combat weapon • 2x Deathwatch heavy bolt rifle • 2x Deathwatch heavy bolter • 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with power fists • 3x Flamestorm gauntlets • 3x Twin power fists • 3x Kill Team Heavy Intercessor with melta rifle • 3x Bolt pistol • 3x Close combat weapon • 2x Melta rifle • 1x Multi-melta Storm Speeder Thunderstrike (135 Points) • 1x Close combat weapon • 1x Stormfury missiles • 1x Thunderstrike las-talon • 1x Twin Icarus rocket pod Captain in Gravis Armour (105 Points) • Warlord • Enhancement: Thief of Secrets • 1x Boltstorm gauntlet • 1x Power fist • 1x Relic blade Deathwatch Terminator Squad (190 Points) • 1x Deathwatch Terminator Sergeant • 1x Storm Shield ◦ 1x Thunder hammer • 4x Deathwatch Terminator • 3x Cyclone missile launcher ◦ 3x Power fist ◦ 1x Storm Shield ◦ 3x Storm bolter ◦ 1x Thunder hammer Deathwatch Terminator Squad (190 Points) • 1x Deathwatch Terminator Sergeant • 1x Storm Shield ◦ 1x Thunder hammer • 4x Deathwatch Terminator • 3x Cyclone missile launcher ◦ 3x Power fist ◦ 1x Storm Shield ◦ 3x Storm bolter ◦ 1x Thunder hammer Deathwatch Veterans (190 Points) • 1x Watch Sergeant • 1x Astartes shield • 1x Xenophase blade • 9x Deathwatch Veterans • 3x Astartes shield • 1x Black Shield blades • 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Deathwatch thunder hammer • 1x Frag cannon • 3x Power weapon Deathwatch Veterans (190 Points) • 1x Watch Sergeant • 1x Astartes shield • 1x Xenophase blade • 9x Deathwatch Veterans • 3x Astartes shield • 1x Black Shield blades • 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Deathwatch thunder hammer • 1x Frag cannon • 3x Power weapon Watch Master (125 Points) • Enhancement: The Tome of Ectoclades • 1x Vigil spear 7 datasheets · 1 of 10 lists ## The models What a winning Black Spear Task Force player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it. 48 models in the spine · 48 with the flex · 7 datasheets in the spine · 1 datasheet left out, no list gives its size | Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Deathwatch Veterans | 1/1 | 20 | Always 20 | 8× Veteran w/ Astartes shield and power weapon · 8× Veteran w/ Deathwatch thunder hammer · 4× Veteran w/ Black Shield blades | | Decimus Kill Team | 1/1 | 10 | Always 10 | | | Fortis Kill Team | 1/1 | 10 | Always 10 | | | Deathwatch Terminator Squad | 1/1 | 5 | Always 5 | | | Watch Captain Artemis | 1/1 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Watch Captain Artemis | | Watch Master | 1/1 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Watch Master | | Indomitor Kill Team | 1/1 | — | Size not given | | 10 lists · largest event first ## The sources The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down. - Mark Hertel NOVA Open 2026 Grand Tournament · Black Spear Task Force 373p 2026-09-04 8-1 - Tim Royers Flying Monkey Con 26 Warhammer 40k GT · Black Spear Task Force 112p 2026-09-12 5-1 - Tim Royers Iowaaagh! Moose-tacular 2026 · Black Spear Task Force 76p 2026-08-08 6-0 - Mark Hertel 21st Legion Wargaming Presents: Heart of War 2026 40K hosted by Away Games · Black Spear Task Force 60p 2026-08-15 5-0 - Nick Gunderson Springs Thundercluckers September 2026 GT WCW Qualifier · Black Spear Task Force 48p 2026-09-12 4-1 - Kyle Sams The Innsmouth Slaughter 40k GT · Black Spear Task Force 32p 2026-09-12 5-0 - Luke Jakins ITA 40K SINGLES GT AUGUST 2026 · Black Spear Task Force 32p 2026-08-21 5-0 - Lane DeLong Summer Showdown Warhammer 40K GT · Black Spear Task Force 26p 2026-08-15 4-1 - Sam Nowell Fellowship Two-Day 2k 40k · Black Spear Task Force 23p 2026-08-22 5-0 - Nguyên Lỏd The Fall of Empire 4 · Black Spear Task Force 20p 2026-09-05 4-1 ## 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. 1 list could not be read and is counted as a winner 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. [Blood Angels Meta](/metamerge/blood-angels) [Black Templars Meta ](/metamerge/black-templars)