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Deathwatch tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Win-rate tierSStat Check · early
Winning lists34Sep–Nov 2026
Best finish–None yet

Sep–Nov 2026 · 34 public lists · updated 5 Nov

Results

34winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026

None of its 34 winning lists has its text published.

By month
Jun●1 of 137
Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+16 of 1562
Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●12 of 1920
Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+25 of 1816
Oct●●●●●●●●●9 of 1824
Nov–0 of 34

Its winning lists of all winning lists, each month; the months this page counts in bold.

Detachments

4in its 34 public lists
Black Spear Task Force30 lists
Librarius Conclave4 lists
Bastion Task Force3 lists
1st Company Task Force1 list

Units

79tiers from the Space Marines' 8 reviewers

Tier: 8 reviewersBars: our dice maths

Epic Heroes1

Watch Captain Artemis75 pts · 2 listsCtop 25%bottom 28%

Characters25

Company Heroes125 pts · 120 listsAbottom 47%top 14%Ancient in Terminator Armour75 pts · 155 listsAbottom 2%top 20%Chaplain on Bike75 pts · 129 listsAbottom 24%top 45%Librarian in Phobos Armour75 pts · 85 listsAtop 21%bottom 13%
21 moreCaptain on Bike110 pts · 50 listsBbottom 19%bottom 14%Bladeguard Ancient70 pts · 24 listsBbottom 5%bottom 18%Captain in Phobos Armour75 pts · 24 listsBbottom 5%bottom 27%Chaplain in Terminator Armour75 pts · 56 listsBbottom 17%top 28%Captain with Jump Pack90 pts · 82 listsBbottom 23%bottom 18%Captain in Gravis Armour90 pts · 70 listsBbottom 29%top 20%Lieutenant with Combi-weapon85 pts · 55 listsBbottom 4%bottom 27%Captain in Terminator Armour90 pts · 52 listsBbottom 24%top 47%Librarian75 pts · 101 listsCtop 34%bottom 16%Chaplain60 pts · 32 listsCbottom 38%bottom 34%Chaplain with Jump Pack75 pts · 28 listsCbottom 17%bottom 12%Apothecary45 pts · 43 listsCbottom 7%bottom 48%Ancient40 pts · 24 listsCbottom 5%top 36%Captain90 pts · 32 listsCbottom 14%bottom 18%Techmarine55 pts · 85 listsCbottom 49%top 43%Librarian in Terminator Armour80 pts · 96 listsCtop 40%top 34%Apothecary Biologis60 pts · 16 listsCbottom 4%top 29%Judiciar50 pts · 3 listsCtop 27%top 40%Lieutenant in Phobos Armour40 pts · 12 listsCtop 48%top 49%Watch Master105 pts · 15 listsCtop 44%bottom 15%Lieutenant50 pts · 61 listsDtop 43%bottom 32%

Battleline5

Deathwatch Veterans115 pts · 21 listsAtop 1%bottom 24%Decimus Kill Team110 pts · 13 listsAtop 4%top 35%Heavy Intercessor Squad115 pts · 63 listsBbottom 28%top 2%Intercessor Squad170 pts · 241 listsBbottom 28%bottom 46%
1 moreAssault Intercessor Squad85 pts · 112 listsBtop 38%top 33%

Infantry23

Deathwatch Terminator Squad190 pts · 129 listsStop 15%top 38%Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles100 pts · 262 listsAtop 1%top 42%Scout Squad65 pts · 517 listsAtop 42%top 36%Incursor Squad90 pts · 211 listsAbottom 47%bottom 46%
19 moreTerminator Assault Squad340 pts · 209 listsAbottom 36%top 24%Bladeguard Veteran Squad180 pts · 183 listsAbottom 34%top 43%Inceptor Squad260 pts · 137 listsAtop 42%bottom 18%Reiver Squad85 pts · 136 listsAtop 47%top 46%Terminator Squad380 pts · 106 listsBbottom 17%bottom 45%Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters100 pts · 45 listsBbottom 45%top 27%Infernus Squad95 pts · 49 listsBtop 34%top 44%Sternguard Veteran Squad105 pts · 55 listsBtop 16%bottom 38%Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs95 pts · 121 listsBtop 17%top 49%Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs110 pts · 62 listsBbottom 38%bottom 30%Indomitor Kill Team280 pts · 31 listsBtop 19%bottom 47%Fortis Kill Team210 pts · 11 listsBtop 26%bottom 22%Aggressor Squad180 pts · 62 listsCtop 14%top 37%Eliminator Squad85 pts · 19 listsCtop 15%bottom 13%Desolation Squad140 pts · 2 listsCtop 37%bottom 11%Infiltrator Squad150 pts · 51 listsCbottom 23%top 50%Hellblaster Squad115 pts · 22 listsCtop 45%bottom 27%Talonstrike Kill Team280 pts · 19 listsCtop 38%bottom 12%Spectrus Kill Team185 pts · 4 listsCbottom 37%bottom 23%

Mounted1

Outrider Squad80 pts · 294 listsAtop 10%top 6%

Vehicles14

Storm Speeder Thunderstrike140 pts · 207 listsAtop 14%bottom 40%Land Speeder105 pts · 209 listsAtop 21%top 45%Brutalis Dreadnought160 pts · 45 listsBtop 12%top 33%Invader ATVs65 pts · 93 listsBtop 13%top 18%
10 moreRedemptor Dreadnought170 pts · 61 listsBtop 11%top 36%Gladiator Valiant165 pts · 15 listsBtop 21%bottom 37%Ballistus Dreadnought150 pts · 63 listsBtop 39%top 24%Storm Speeder Hailstrike110 pts · 15 listsCbottom 22%top 26%Storm Speeder Hammerstrike140 pts · 27 listsCtop 14%bottom 40%Invictor Tactical Warsuit135 pts · 13 listsCtop 22%bottom 47%Gladiator Reaper165 pts · 6 listsCbottom 48%bottom 37%Firestrike Servo-Turrets80 pts · 7 listsCtop 37%top 41%Gladiator Lancer160 pts · 40 listsCbottom 20%bottom 40%Astraeus550 pts · 1 listCbottom 15%bottom 16%

Transports10

Impulsor70 pts · 224 listsStop 42%top 3%Land Raider Redeemer245 pts · 115 listsAtop 32%top 40%Repulsor Executioner260 pts · 48 listsBtop 39%bottom 25%Land Raider245 pts · 20 listsBtop 42%top 40%
6 moreRepulsor190 pts · 25 listsBbottom 37%top 33%Rhino70 pts · 24 listsBbottom 5%top 5%Land Raider Crusader230 pts · 5 listsCbottom 42%top 30%Corvus Blackstar180 ptsCtop 42%bottom 46%Drop Pod60 pts · 4 listsDbottom 1%top 9%Thunderhawk Gunship850 pts · 1 listDbottom 4%bottom 3%

B dashed: no reviewers yet, so it's our estimate. Each unit: its points and how many of the army's 34 public lists take it, Sep–Nov 2026.

Letters from reviewers; Damage and Toughness (SWORD and SHIELD on unit pages) from our own dice maths (how we score). Lists: grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), September – November 2026. Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down. Sources

Reviewers 28 Oct · SWORD and SHIELD 6 Nov · Points and lists 5 Nov

Questions
What are the best Deathwatch units?
The reviewers' average is S for Impulsor, Deathwatch Terminator Squad. Then A: Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles, Scout Squad, Company Heroes, Incursor Squad, Terminator Assault Squad and 10 more.
What do the letters mean?
Each letter is the average of the letters 8 reviewers gave that unit, S to D. A dashed letter means no reviewer has rated the unit yet, so it's our estimate from SWORD, SHIELD and roles, placed among the army's reviewed units.
What do SWORD and SHIELD mean?
How much a unit kills and how hard it is to remove, for its points. Each is 0 to 100: where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%, and 50 is typical.
Which Deathwatch units do lists take most?
Of 34 public lists: Scout Squad (517), Outrider Squad (294), Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles (262).
Which Deathwatch detachment do tournament lists take most?
Black Spear Task Force: 30 of the 34 Deathwatch tournament lists of September – November 2026 took it.
Sources
Letters
Each letter is the reviewers' average. A dashed letter means no reviewer has rated that unit yet: it's our estimate, placed by its numbers among the army's reviewed units.
SWORD and SHIELD
Our own dice maths, last run 6 Nov 2026. Each 0 to 100 score is where it ranks among the game's units of its kind: 90 is the top 10%, 20 the bottom 20%. How we score.
Reviewers
The Deathwatch sources we read, each counted once: tier lists, reviews of their own lists and written reviews. Their tiers are their own, put on our S to D scale by us (their top tier S, and so on down); we show how many gave each and their average.A reviewer who would rather not be counted: tell us and we take their letters out.
Lists
34 public Deathwatch tournament lists, September – November 2026, from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0). Also from Listhammer. Organisers and players: ask us and we'll take a list or an event down.