Space Marines (Astartes) MetaRank 2 of 27 in the 11th edition field: 8.1% of recent winning lists, rising. What its winners run, merged down to the models.

What is winning

The detachment builds that won for Space Marines (Astartes) at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold.

29 builds · 79 winning lists

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.

Assault Brethren + Deathwatch Support + Terminator Storm Force · 35 of 36 lists merged

One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run, at today's points, not what those lists printed. 355 pts are left for flex, most often Company Heroes (16/35), Terminator Assault Squad (15/35), Bladeguard Veteran Squad (14/35).

META CONSENSUS (1645 points)

Ultramarines
Strike Force (2000 points)
Assault Brethren and Deathwatch Support and Terminator Storm Force
Force Dispositions: Take and Hold

Deathwatch Terminator Squad (200 Points)
• 1x Deathwatch Terminator Sergeant
• 1x Storm Shield
    ◦ 1x Thunder Hammer
• 4x Deathwatch Terminator
• 3x Chainfist
    ◦ 3x Plasma Cannon
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield
    ◦ 1x Thunder Hammer

Deathwatch Terminator Squad (200 Points)
• 1x Deathwatch Terminator Sergeant
• 1x Storm Shield
    ◦ 1x Thunder Hammer
• 4x Deathwatch Terminator
• 3x Chainfist
    ◦ 3x Plasma Cannon
    ◦ 1x Storm Shield
    ◦ 1x Thunder Hammer

Eradicator Squad with melta rifles (100 Points)
• 1x Eradicator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt Pistol
    ◦ 1x Ceramite Fists
    ◦ 1x Melta Rifle
• 2x Eradicator
• 2x Bolt Pistol
    ◦ 2x Ceramite Fists
    ◦ 1x Melta Rifle
    ◦ 1x Multi-melta

Eradicator Squad with melta rifles (100 Points)
• 1x Eradicator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt Pistol
    ◦ 1x Ceramite Fists
    ◦ 1x Melta Rifle
• 2x Eradicator
• 2x Bolt Pistol
    ◦ 2x Ceramite Fists
    ◦ 1x Melta Rifle
    ◦ 1x Multi-melta

Impulsor (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
    ◦ 1x Ironhail Heavy Stubber
    ◦ 1x Shield Dome
    ◦ 1x Storm Bolters

Impulsor (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
    ◦ 1x Ironhail Heavy Stubber
    ◦ 1x Shield Dome
    ◦ 1x Storm Bolters

Marneus Calgar (180 Points)
• 1x Gauntlets of Ultramar

Roboute Guilliman (415 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Emperor's Sword
    ◦ 1x Hand of Dominion

Reiver Squad (85 Points)
• 1x Grapnel Launchers
    ◦ 1x Grav-chutes
• 1x Reiver Sergeant
• 1x Bolt Carbine
    ◦ 1x Monomolecular Combat Knife
    ◦ 1x Special-issue Bolt Pistol
• 4x Reiver
• 4x Bolt Carbine
    ◦ 4x Monomolecular Combat Knife
    ◦ 4x Special-issue Bolt Pistol

Reiver Squad (85 Points)
• 1x Grapnel Launchers
    ◦ 1x Grav-chutes
• 1x Reiver Sergeant
• 1x Bolt Carbine
    ◦ 1x Monomolecular Combat Knife
    ◦ 1x Special-issue Bolt Pistol
• 4x Reiver
• 4x Bolt Carbine
    ◦ 4x Monomolecular Combat Knife
    ◦ 4x Special-issue Bolt Pistol

Scout Squad (65 Points)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Chainsword
• 1x Shotgun
• 4x Scout
• 4x Bolt Pistol
• 4x Combat Knife
• 1x Heavy Bolter
• 2x Shotgun
• 1x Sniper Rifle

Librarian in Phobos Armour (75 Points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
    ◦ 1x Force Weapon
    ◦ 1x Smite

The sources

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

36 lists · largest event first · 12 shown

How this is computed