# Thousand Sons Meta: 40k Winning Tournament Lists > Thousand Sons 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/thousand-sons § WIN · 11th edition # Thousand Sons Meta: Rank 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 #10 of 28 Share of winners 4.1% Winning lists (GT) 35 lists Last 2 weeks v prior 2 Holding 13 v 11 Feed as of 2026-09-17 [Open in Meta Merge](/metamerge?faction=thousand-sons) [Thousand Sons stratagems](/print/stratagems/thousand-sons) 5 builds · 35 winning lists ## What is winning The detachment builds that won for Thousand Sons at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Priority Assets. | № | 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 | Grand Coven · 20 of 20 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 5 datasheets - 1–4 × Rubric Marines Every build 100 pts 19/20 lists 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 · 16 of 19 run this loadout - 1 × Magnus the Red Warlord 455 pts 18/20 lists - 1 × Scarab Occult Terminators Every build 385 pts 17/20 lists 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 · 15 of 17 run this loadout - 1 × Sorcerer in Terminator Armour Umbralefic Crystal Every build 115 pts 17/20 lists 1x Force weapon · 1x Gaze of Hate · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 15 of 17 run this loadout - 1–2 × Sorcerer 85 pts 17/20 lists 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Pandaemonic Delusion · 1x Prosperine khopesh · 10 of 17 run this loadout ### Flex a real choice, in a third of the lists or more 8 datasheets - 1–2 × Chaos Spawn 65 pts 15/20 lists 2x Chaos Spawn · 2x Hideous mutations - 1–3 × Tzaangor Enlightened 50 pts 15/20 lists 1x Aviarch · 1x Divining spear · 2x Enlightened · 2x Divining spear · 13 of 15 run this loadout - 1 × Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings Eldritch Vortex of E'Taph 205 pts 14/20 lists 1x Dark Blessing · 1x Hellforged weapons · 1x Infernal cannon - 1 × Tzaangors Every build 75 pts 14/20 lists 1x Twistbray · 1x Tzaangor blades · 9x Tzaangor · 1x Brayhorn · 1x Herd banner · 9x Tzaangor blades · 9 of 14 run this loadout - 1 × Sekhetar Robots Every build 85 pts 11/20 lists 2x Sekhetar Robot · 2x Close combat weapon · 2x Heavy warpflamer · 2x Hellfyre missile rack · 2x Power claw · 2x Warpflame projector · 9 of 11 run this loadout - 1–3 × Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows Every build 55 pts 11/20 lists 1x Aviarch · 1x Close combat weapon · 1x Fatecaster greatbow · 2x Enlightened · 2x Close combat weapon · 2x Fatecaster greatbow - 1 × Chaos Rhino 80 pts 9/20 lists 1x Armoured tracks · 1x Havoc launcher · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 1x Inferno combi-bolter · 5 of 9 run this loadout - 1–2 × Exalted Sorcerer Umbralefic Crystal 110 pts 7/20 lists 1x Astral Blast · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Prosperine khopesh · 5 of 7 run this loadout ### Tech in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup 6 datasheets - 1 × Defiler 330 pts 6/20 lists 1x 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 Beast 170 pts 5/20 lists 1x Betentacled maw · 1x Mutalith claws · 1x Warp vortex - 1 × Infernal Master Eldritch Vortex of E'Taph 130 pts 4/20 lists 1x Fires of the Abyss · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol - 1 × Forgefiend 140 pts 3/20 lists 1x Ectoplasma cannon · 1x Forgefiend claws · 2x Hades autocannon - 1 × Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch Incandaeum 105 pts 3/20 lists 1x Arcane Fire · 1x Force weapon · 1x Inferno bolt pistol · 1x Prosperine khopesh - 1 × Tzaangor Shaman 65 pts 1/20 lists 1x Baleful Devolution · 1x Force stave ### Consensus list 1,670 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 19 datasheets · 17 of 20 lists ## 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. 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 Marines Every 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 Terminators Every 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 Armour Every build | 14/17 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Sorcerer in Terminator Armour | | Tzaangors Every 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 Robots Every 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 | 20 lists · largest event first · 12 shown ## The sources The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down. - Terroxer El Rojo WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Grand Coven 578p 2026-08-11 6-1 - Alex Fowler WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Grand Coven 578p 2026-08-11 5-1 - Adam Brown Doonhamer Open 2026 · Grand Coven 124p 2026-09-12 4-1 - Thomas Buettelmann BAYERN MAJOR 40k 2026 · Grand Coven 114p 2026-09-12 5-0 - Tom Deane Flying Monkey Con 26 Warhammer 40k GT · Grand Coven 112p 2026-09-12 5-1 - Nick Laney Arch City GT 5 · Grand Coven 99p 2026-08-29 4-1 - Thomas Büttelmann HUXLEYS OPEN 2026 - WARHAMMER 40K · Grand Coven 99p 2026-08-21 5-1 - Liam Macindoe Surrey Primarchs GW Golden Ticket Event · Grand Coven 66p 2026-08-22 4-1 - Adam Whitrow Surrey Primarchs GW Golden Ticket Event · Grand Coven 66p 2026-08-22 4-1 - Greg Goss AZ 40K League Summer '26 Champs · Grand Coven 64p 2026-09-05 6-1 - Toni Alberola Amores SAW MUST GO ON II – Murcia – Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament · Grand Coven 58p 2026-08-08 4-1 - Tom Deane Free State Mid Summers GT · Grand Coven 41p 2026-08-15 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. 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. [Leagues of Votann Meta](/metamerge/leagues-of-votann) [Space Wolves Meta ](/metamerge/space-wolves)