§ WIN · 11th edition
Thousand Sons MetaRank 10 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 4.1% of recent winning lists, holding. What its winners run, merged down to the models.
Thousand Sons ranks 10th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 4.1% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 35 lists across 5 detachment builds. Its largest build, Grand Coven, took 20 of them, 20 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 6 datasheets in its spine, 25 models in all.
- Rank by winners
- #10of 28
- Share of winners
- 4.1%
- Winning lists (GT)
- 35lists
- Last 2 weeks v prior 2
- Holding13 v 11
- Feed as of
- 2026-09-17
What is winning
The detachment builds that won for Thousand Sons at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Priority Assets.
5 builds · 35 winning lists
| № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Grand Coven | 20 | 57% | 88-19 | Priority Assets | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| II | Rubricae Phalanx | 9 | 26% | 39-2-7 | Take and Hold | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| III | Sekhetar Cohort + Warpforged Cabal | 3 | 9% | 13-3 | Priority Assets | The Upkeep Games GT I 2026 · 123p |
| IV | Changehost of Deceit + Ritual of Regeneration | 2 | 6% | 8-2 | Reconnaissance | Krootcon 2026 · 80p |
| V | Servants of Change + Ritual of Regeneration + Sekhetar Cohort | 1 | 3% | 5-0 | Disruption | Edmonton Wargaming Open 2026 · 72p |
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.
Grand Coven · 20 of 20 lists merged
Spine
in four lists in five or more
5 datasheets
- 1–4×Rubric Marines100 ptsEvery build100 pts19/20 lists1x Aspiring Sorcerer · 1x Force weapon · 1x Malefic Curse · 1x Warpflame pistol · 4x Rubric Marine · 4x Close combat weapon · 1x Icon of Flame · 1x Soulreaper cannon · 3x Warpflamer · 7 of 19 run this loadout
- 1×Magnus the Red455 ptsWarlord455 pts18/20 lists1x Blade of Magnus · 1x Gaze of Magnus · 1x Tzeentch's Firestorm · 10 of 18 run this loadout
- 1×Scarab Occult Terminators385 ptsEvery build385 pts17/20 lists1x Scarab Occult Sorcerer · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 1x Malefic Curse · 9x Scarab Occult Terminator · 2x Hellfyre missile rack · 7x Inferno combi-bolter · 9x Prosperine khopesh · 2x Soulreaper cannon · 7 of 17 run this loadout
- 1×Sorcerer in Terminator Armour115 ptsUmbralefic CrystalEvery build115 pts17/20 lists1x Force weapon · 1x Gaze of Hate · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 4 of 17 run this loadout
- 1–2×Sorcerer85 pts85 pts17/20 lists1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Pandaemonic Delusion · 1x Prosperine khopesh · 4 of 17 run this loadout
Flex
a real choice, in a third of the lists or more
8 datasheets
- 1–2×Chaos Spawn65 pts65 pts15/20 lists2x Chaos Spawn · 2x Hideous mutations · 12 of 15 run this loadout
- 1–3×Tzaangor Enlightened50 pts50 pts15/20 lists1x Aviarch · 1x Divining spear · 2x Enlightened · 2x Divining spear · 10 of 15 run this loadout
- 1×Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings205 ptsEldritch Vortex of E'Taph205 pts14/20 lists1x Dark Blessing · 1x Hellforged weapons · 1x Infernal cannon · 7 of 14 run this loadout
- 1×Tzaangors75 ptsEvery build75 pts14/20 lists1x Twistbray · 1x Tzaangor blades · 9x Tzaangor · 1x Brayhorn · 1x Herd banner · 9x Tzaangor blades · 5 of 14 run this loadout
- 1×Sekhetar Robots85 ptsEvery build85 pts11/20 lists2x Sekhetar Robot · 2x Close combat weapon · 2x Heavy warpflamer · 2x Hellfyre missile rack · 2x Power claw · 2x Warpflame projector · 4 of 11 run this loadout
- 1–3×Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows55 ptsEvery build55 pts11/20 lists1x Aviarch · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Fatecaster greatbow · 2x Enlightened · 2x Close combat weapon · 2x Fatecaster greatbow · 6 of 11 run this loadout
- 1×Chaos Rhino80 pts80 pts9/20 lists1x Armoured tracks · 1x Havoc launcher · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 5 of 9 run this loadout
- 1–2×Exalted Sorcerer110 ptsUmbralefic Crystal110 pts7/20 lists1x Astral Blast · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Prosperine khopesh · 3 of 7 run this loadout
Tech
in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup
6 datasheets
- 1×Defiler330 pts330 pts6/20 lists1x Ectoplasma destructor · 2x Excruciator cannon · 1x Heavy reaper autocannon · 1x Heavy reaper autocannon · 1x Shearing claws · 3 of 6 run this loadout
- 1–2×Mutalith Vortex Beast170 pts170 pts5/20 lists1x Betentacled maw · 1x Mutalith claws · 1x Warp vortex · 4 of 5 run this loadout
- 1×Infernal Master130 ptsEldritch Vortex of E'Taph130 pts4/20 lists1x Fires of the Abyss · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 3 of 4 run this loadout
- 1×Forgefiend140 pts140 pts3/20 lists1x Ectoplasma cannon · 1x Forgefiend claws · 2x Hades autocannon · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1×Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch105 ptsIncandaeum105 pts3/20 lists1x Arcane Fire · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Prosperine khopesh
- 1×Tzaangor Shaman65 pts65 pts1/20 lists1x Baleful Devolution · 1x Force stave
Consensus list1,670 pts
One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 330 pts are left for flex, most often Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (11/20), Chaos Rhino (9/20), Exalted Sorcerer (7/20).
META CONSENSUS (1670 points)
Thousand Sons
Strike Force (2000 points)
Grand Coven
Force Dispositions: Priority Assets
Rubric Marines (100 Points)
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
◦ 1x Malefic Curse
◦ 1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Icon of Flame
◦ 1x Soulreaper cannon
◦ 3x Warpflamer
Magnus the Red (455 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Blade of Magnus
◦ 1x Gaze of Magnus
◦ 1x Tzeentch's Firestorm
Scarab Occult Terminators (385 Points)
• 1x Scarab Occult Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
◦ 1x Inferno combi-bolter
◦ 1x Malefic Curse
• 9x Scarab Occult Terminator
• 2x Hellfyre missile rack
◦ 7x Inferno combi-bolter
◦ 9x Prosperine khopesh
◦ 2x Soulreaper cannon
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (115 Points)
• Enhancement: Umbralefic Crystal
• 1x Force weapon
◦ 1x Gaze of Hate
◦ 1x Inferno combi-bolter
Sorcerer (85 Points)
• 1x Force weapon
• 1x Inferno bolt pistol
• 1x Pandaemonic Delusion
• 1x Prosperine khopesh
Chaos Spawn (65 Points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
• 2x Hideous mutations
Tzaangor Enlightened (50 Points)
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Divining spear
• 2x Enlightened
• 2x Divining spear
Tzaangor Enlightened (50 Points)
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Divining spear
• 2x Enlightened
• 2x Divining spear
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings (205 Points)
• Enhancement: Eldritch Vortex of E'Taph
• 1x Dark Blessing
• 1x Hellforged weapons
• 1x Infernal cannon
Tzaangors (75 Points)
• 1x Twistbray
• 1x Tzaangor blades
• 9x Tzaangor
• 1x Brayhorn
◦ 1x Herd banner
◦ 9x Tzaangor blades
Sekhetar Robots (85 Points)
• 2x Sekhetar Robot
• 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 2x Heavy warpflamer
◦ 2x Hellfyre missile rack
◦ 2x Power claw
◦ 2x Warpflame projector
The models
What a winning Grand Coven player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it.
19 datasheets · 17 of 20 lists
25 models in the spine · 53 with the flex · 6 datasheets in the spine
| Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus the Red | 17/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Magnus the Red |
| Rubric MarinesEvery build | 16/17 | 10 | 5–25 | 6× Rubric Marine w/ warpflamer · 2× Aspiring Sorcerer · 4× Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon · also seen: Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun |
| Scarab Occult TerminatorsEvery build | 14/17 | 10 | Always 10 | 7× Scarab Occult Terminator · 2× Scarab Occult Terminator w/ soulreaper cannon · 1× Scarab Occult Sorcerer |
| Chaos Spawn | 14/17 | 2 | 2–4 | 2× Chaos Spawn |
| Sorcerer | 14/17 | 1 | 1–2 | 1× Sorcerer |
| Sorcerer in Terminator ArmourEvery build | 14/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Sorcerer in Terminator Armour |
| TzaangorsEvery build | 13/17 | 10 | Always 10 | 1× Twistbray · 9× Tzaangor w/ Tzaangor blades · also seen: Tzaangor w/ pistol and chainsword |
| Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with wings | 13/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with wings |
| Tzaangor Enlightened | 12/17 | 6 | 3–9 | 4× Divining spear Enlightened · 2× Aviarch |
| Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster greatbows | 10/17 | 6 | 3–9 | 4× Enlightened · 2× Aviarch |
| Sekhetar RobotsEvery build | 10/17 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Sekhetar Robot w/ warpflame projector and claw · also seen: Sekhetar Robot w/ pyreflux meltagun |
| Chaos Rhino | 8/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Chaos Rhino |
| Exalted Sorcerer | 6/17 | 2 | 1–2 | 2× Exalted Sorcerer |
| Defiler | 5/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Defiler |
| Mutalith Vortex Beast | 5/17 | 1 | 1–2 | 1× Mutalith Vortex Beast |
| Infernal Master | 4/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Infernal Master |
| Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch | 3/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch |
| Forgefiend | 3/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Forgefiend |
| Tzaangor Shaman | 1/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Tzaangor Shaman |
The sources
The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down.
20 lists · largest event first · 12 shown
- Terroxer El RojoWTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Grand Coven578p2026-08-116-1
- Alex FowlerWTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Grand Coven578p2026-08-115-1
- Adam BrownDoonhamer Open 2026 · Grand Coven124p2026-09-124-1
- Thomas BuettelmannBAYERN MAJOR 40k 2026 · Grand Coven114p2026-09-125-0
- Tom DeaneFlying Monkey Con 26 Warhammer 40k GT · Grand Coven112p2026-09-125-1
- Nick LaneyArch City GT 5 · Grand Coven99p2026-08-294-1
- Thomas BüttelmannHUXLEYS OPEN 2026 - WARHAMMER 40K · Grand Coven99p2026-08-215-1
- Liam MacindoeSurrey Primarchs GW Golden Ticket Event · Grand Coven66p2026-08-224-1
- Adam WhitrowSurrey Primarchs GW Golden Ticket Event · Grand Coven66p2026-08-224-1
- Greg GossAZ 40K League Summer '26 Champs · Grand Coven64p2026-09-056-1
- Toni Alberola AmoresSAW MUST GO ON II – Murcia – Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament · Grand Coven58p2026-08-084-1
- Tom DeaneFree State Mid Summers GT · Grand Coven41p2026-08-154-1
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.