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Genestealer Cults tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Win-rate tierCStat Check · early
Winning lists471 top-3 finish
Best finish–None yet

Sep–Nov 2026 · 55 public lists · updated 5 Nov

Results

47winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026

None of its 47 winning lists has its text published.

By month
Jun●1 of 137
Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+21 of 1562
Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●+34 of 1920
Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+26 of 1816
Oct●●●●●●●●●●●●+21 of 1824
Nov–0 of 34

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

Detachments

10in its 55 public lists
Xenocult Masses36 lists ›Biosanctic Broodsurge19 lists ›Heroes of the Uprising12 lists ›Purestrain Broodswarm12 lists ›Final Day9 lists ›
5 moreXenocreed Congregation9 lists ›Host of Ascension5 lists ›Outlander Claw4 lists ›Brood Brother Auxilia1 list ›
Foule du Xénoculte1 list

Units

90tiers from 7 reviewers

Tier: 7 reviewersBars: our dice maths

Epic Heroes2

Deathleaper80 pts · 10 listsBbottom 32%top 5%The Red Terror120 pts · 5 listsBtop 43%top 35%

Characters25

Benefictus75 pts · 42 listsAbottom 17%bottom 2%Abominant85 pts · 28 listsAtop 40%bottom 13%Hyperadapted Raveners165 pts · 9 listsAtop 38%bottom 40%Patriarch80 pts · 39 listsAbottom 49%top 39%
21 moreBiophagus50 pts · 38 listsAbottom 4%bottom 1%Catachan Command Squad60 ptsAtop 12%bottom 31%Leman Russ Commander195 ptsAtop 37%top 38%Cadian Command Squad60 ptsAbottom 18%top 41%Primus60 pts · 15 listsBbottom 6%top 15%Reductus Saboteur70 pts · 25 listsBtop 32%bottom 4%Winged Hive Tyrant185 ptsBbottom 13%top 41%Parasite of Mortrex65 pts · 2 listsBbottom 6%bottom 42%Acolyte Iconward50 pts · 16 listsBbottom 2%top 38%Nexos50 pts · 8 listsBbottom 1%bottom 1%Primaris Psyker60 ptsBtop 34%bottom 1%Rogal Dorn Commander290 ptsBtop 47%bottom 48%Sanctus60 pts · 19 listsCtop 25%bottom 19%Jackal Alphus55 pts · 7 listsCbottom 5%bottom 4%Magus50 pts · 6 listsCbottom 4%top 7%Winged Tyranid Prime65 pts · 1 listCbottom 10%bottom 41%Kelermorph60 pts · 3 listsCtop 45%bottom 9%Krieg Command Squad60 ptsCtop 27%bottom 46%Locus35 pts · 2 listsDtop 23%top 33%Clamavus50 pts · 4 listsDbottom 1%bottom 1%Cadian Castellan55 ptsDbottom 13%bottom 6%

Battleline7

Neophyte Hybrids135 pts · 52 listsStop 30%bottom 44%Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers75 pts · 40 listsAtop 48%bottom 19%Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols65 pts · 46 listsAtop 14%bottom 12%Cadian Shock Troops70 ptsAbottom 25%top 40%
3 moreCatachan Jungle Fighters70 ptsAbottom 20%top 42%Gargoyles75 ptsBbottom 4%bottom 36%Death Korps of Krieg70 ptsDbottom 32%top 42%

Infantry15

Lictor60 pts · 5 listsAtop 36%top 27%Neurolictor80 pts · 2 listsAbottom 4%top 15%Hybrid Metamorphs140 pts · 34 listsAtop 40%bottom 30%Von Ryan's Leapers55 pts · 7 listsAtop 46%top 6%
11 morePurestrain Genestealers75 pts · 52 listsAbottom 34%top 20%Aberrants280 pts · 24 listsAbottom 15%top 22%Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad70 ptsAtop 28%bottom 39%Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad65 ptsBbottom 9%bottom 6%Catachan Heavy Weapons Squad70 ptsBtop 15%bottom 4%Artillery Team95 ptsBbottom 31%top 29%Cadian Recon Squad80 ptsBbottom 20%bottom 45%Krieg Combat Engineers65 pts · 1 listBbottom 11%bottom 42%Raveners125 pts · 1 listCtop 33%bottom 37%Kasrkin105 pts · 1 listCbottom 25%top 45%Field Ordnance Battery90 ptsDtop 50%bottom 48%

Mounted3

Attilan Rough Riders60 pts · 1 listStop 1%top 28%Atalan Jackals85 pts · 27 listsBtop 24%bottom 28%Death Riders60 ptsBtop 19%top 28%

Monsters2

Trygon135 pts · 1 listCtop 20%top 20%Mawloc130 ptsCbottom 32%top 15%

Vehicles24

Leman Russ Battle Tank160 pts · 1 listStop 39%top 18%Hellhound115 pts · 1 listSbottom 20%top 3%Achilles Ridgerunners95 pts · 52 listsSbottom 2%bottom 45%Manticore150 ptsAbottom 11%bottom 47%
20 moreScout Sentinels55 ptsAbottom 36%top 8%Leman Russ Executioner145 ptsAtop 21%top 12%Leman Russ Punisher130 ptsAtop 28%top 7%Rogal Dorn Battle Tank260 ptsAtop 34%top 20%Baneblade415 ptsAbottom 48%bottom 38%Hellhammer385 ptsAbottom 45%bottom 48%Hippogriff AFV70 ptsAbottom 28%top 16%Armoured Sentinels65 ptsAbottom 22%top 4%Leman Russ Eradicator145 ptsAbottom 17%top 2%Wyvern95 ptsAbottom 9%top 14%Hydra90 ptsBtop 30%top 12%Leman Russ Vanquisher130 ptsBtop 39%top 7%Shadowsword375 ptsBtop 50%top 48%Leman Russ Demolisher160 ptsBtop 19%top 18%Banesword415 ptsBbottom 38%bottom 38%Stormsword430 ptsBbottom 38%bottom 33%Basilisk115 ptsBbottom 32%top 31%Leman Russ Exterminator160 ptsDbottom 31%top 18%Deathstrike125 ptsDbottom 1%top 14%Cyclops Demolition Vehicle40 ptsDbottom 1%top 49%

Transports11

Taurox Prime75 ptsAtop 28%top 9%Chimera75 pts · 1 listAbottom 25%top 4%Goliath Truck75 pts · 24 listsBtop 45%top 7%Banehammer385 ptsBbottom 36%bottom 48%
7 moreDoomhammer380 ptsBbottom 31%top 49%Taurox65 ptsBbottom 15%top 4%Stormlord395 ptsBbottom 5%top 25%Valkyrie170 ptsBbottom 4%top 24%Goliath Rockgrinder110 pts · 10 listsCtop 8%top 28%Tyrannocyte80 ptsDbottom 15%top 5%Centaur RSV65 ptsDbottom 2%top 5%

Other1

Aegis Defence Line145 ptsDbottom 1%top 19%

B dashed: no reviewers yet, so it's our estimate. Each unit: its points and how many of the army's 55 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 30 Oct · SWORD and SHIELD 2 Nov · Points and lists 5 Nov

Questions
What are the best Genestealer Cults units?
The reviewers' average is S for Leman Russ Battle Tank, Hellhound, Achilles Ridgerunners, Neophyte Hybrids. Then A: Benefictus, Lictor, Manticore, Neurolictor, Abominant and 10 more.
What do the letters mean?
Each letter is the average of the letters 7 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 Genestealer Cults units do lists take most?
Of 55 public lists: Achilles Ridgerunners (52), Neophyte Hybrids (52), Purestrain Genestealers (52).
Which Genestealer Cults detachment do tournament lists take most?
Xenocult Masses: 36 of the 55 Genestealer Cults 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 2 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 Genestealer Cults 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
55 public Genestealer Cults 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.