§ WIN · 11th edition
Imperial Knights MetaRank 19 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 2.1% of recent winning lists, holding. What its winners run, merged down to the models.
Imperial Knights ranks 19th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 2.1% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 18 lists across 5 detachment builds. Its largest build, Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers, took 7 of them, 7 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 1 datasheet in its spine, 1 model in all.
- Rank by winners
- #19of 28
- Share of winners
- 2.1%
- Winning lists (GT)
- 18lists
- Last 2 weeks v prior 2
- Holding7 v 6
- Feed as of
- 2026-09-17
What is winning
The detachment builds that won for Imperial Knights at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold.
5 builds · 18 winning lists
| № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers | 7 | 39% | 31-6 | Purge the Foe | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| II | Questoris Companions | 5 | 28% | 22-4 | Take and Hold | BAYERN MAJOR 40k 2026 · 114p |
| III | Freeblade Company | 4 | 22% | 17-4 | Priority Assets | HUXLEYS OPEN 2026 - WARHAMMER 40K · 99p |
| IV | Questor Forgepact + Gate Warden Lance | 1 | 6% | 6-1 | Take and Hold | The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · 226p |
| V | Gate Warden Lance + Throne-bonded Outriders | 1 | 6% | 4-1 | Take and Hold | Versus Games GT Hosted by Away Games · 26p |
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.
Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers · 7 of 7 lists merged
Spine
in four lists in five or more
1 datasheet
- 1×Knight Castellan450 ptsWarlordArcheotech Autoloaders450 pts7/7 lists1x Plasma decimator · 2x Shieldbreaker missile launcher · 1x Titanic feet · 2x Twin meltagun · 1x Twin siegebreaker cannon · 1x Volcano lance · 2 of 7 run this loadout
Flex
a real choice, in a third of the lists or more
6 datasheets
- 1×Cerastus Knight Lancer415 ptsEvery build415 pts5/7 lists1x Cerastus shock lance · 4 of 5 run this loadout
- 1–2×Knight Destrier290 ptsBearer of the Judicant's HelmEvery build290 pts5/7 lists1x Chastiser gatling cannon · 1x Frag bombard · 1x Questoris heavy stubber · 1x Titanic feet · 2 of 5 run this loadout
- 1×Knight Errant355 pts355 pts4/7 lists1x Meltagun · 1x Reaper chainsword · 1x Stormspear rocket pod · 1x Thermal cannon · 2 of 4 run this loadout
- 1×Knight Crusader410 pts410 pts3/7 lists1x Avenger gatling cannon · 1x Heavy flamer · 1x Meltagun · 1x Questoris heavy stubber · 1x Rapid-fire battle cannon · 1x Stormspear rocket pod · 1x Titanic feet · 1 of 3 run this loadout
- 1×Knight Defender400 pts400 pts3/7 lists1x Conversion beam obliterator · 1x Phosphor blaster · 1x Plasma executor · 1x Titanic feet · 1x Twin incendine combustor · 1 of 3 run this loadout
- 2–3×Armiger Warglaive140 pts140 pts3/7 lists1x Questoris heavy stubber · 1x Reaper chain-cleaver · 1x Thermal spear · 1 of 3 run this loadout
Tech
in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup
5 datasheets
- 1×Armiger Helverin140 pts140 pts2/7 lists2x Armiger autocannon · 1x Armoured feet · 1x Questoris heavy stubber
- 1×Navigator75 pts75 pts2/7 lists1x Force-orb cane · 1x Laspistol · 1 of 2 run this loadout
- 3×Knight Valiant400 pts400 pts1/7 lists1x Conflagration cannon · 2x Shieldbreaker missile launcher · 1x Thundercoil harpoon · 1x Titanic feet · 2x Twin meltagun · 1x Twin siegebreaker cannon
- 1×Knight Gallant375 ptsBearer of the Iron Chalice375 pts1/7 lists1x Meltagun · 1x Reaper chainsword · 1x Stormspear rocket pod · 1x Thunderstrike gauntlet
- 1×Watch Captain Artemis65 pts65 pts1/7 lists1x Hellfire Extremis · 1x Master-crafted power weapon
Consensus list1,510 pts
One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 490 pts are left for flex, most often Knight Crusader (3/7), Knight Defender (3/7), Armiger Warglaive (3/7).
META CONSENSUS (1510 points)
Imperial Knights
Strike Force (2000 points)
Valourstrike Lance and Dominus Foebreakers
Force Dispositions: Purge the Foe
Knight Castellan (450 Points)
• Warlord
• Enhancement: Archeotech Autoloaders
• 1x Plasma decimator
◦ 2x Shieldbreaker missile launcher
◦ 1x Titanic feet
◦ 2x Twin meltagun
◦ 1x Twin siegebreaker cannon
◦ 1x Volcano lance
Cerastus Knight Lancer (415 Points)
• 1x Cerastus shock lance
Knight Destrier (290 Points)
• Enhancement: Bearer of the Judicant's Helm
• 1x Chastiser gatling cannon
• 1x Frag bombard
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 1x Titanic feet
Knight Errant (355 Points)
• 1x Meltagun
◦ 1x Reaper chainsword
◦ 1x Stormspear rocket pod
◦ 1x Thermal cannon
The models
What a winning Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it.
11 datasheets · 6 of 7 lists
1 models in the spine · 8 with the flex · 1 datasheet in the spine
| Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Castellan | 6/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Castellan |
| Cerastus Knight LancerEvery build | 4/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Cerastus Knight Lancer |
| Knight DestrierEvery build | 4/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Destrier |
| Knight Errant | 4/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Errant |
| Armiger Warglaive | 3/6 | 3 | 2–3 | 3× Armiger Warglaive |
| Knight Defender | 3/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Defender |
| Knight Crusader | 2/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Crusader |
| Navigator | 2/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Navigator |
| Knight Valiant | 1/6 | 3 | Always 3 | 3× Knight Valiant |
| Armiger Helverin | 1/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Armiger Helverin |
| Knight Gallant | 1/6 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Knight Gallant |
The sources
The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down.
7 lists · largest event first
- Jorge TobarWTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers578p2026-08-115-1
- NATHANIEL BJORGEFlying Monkey Con 26 Warhammer 40k GT · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers112p2026-09-125-1
- Michael ClarkLevel Up Gaming 40k GT 9/12/26 · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers48p2026-09-124-1
- Markus HinsonEG Grand Slam 40k GT 2026 · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers36p2026-08-154-1
- Julien TremblayRiver City Rumble 40k · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers35p2026-08-154-1
- Nicolas WeissBattle of the Littlest, Biggest · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers24p2026-09-125-0
- Matthew DennisSummer Fun GT at Born to Game · Valourstrike Lance + Dominus Foebreakers22p2026-08-224-1
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.
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.