Best Genestealer Cults detachments 11th edition · ranked by winning lists
Every Genestealer Cults detachment, ranked by how many winning Genestealer Cults lists played it, with what it changes on the dice in our own words and the units it lifts most. Too few lists to judge: 1 winning Genestealer Cults list, August – September 2026, so the order is a hint, not a verdict.
A winning list here is one that finished in the top quarter of its event. An army can take up to three detachments, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
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+1 to hit after feeding · +1 to hit near a Tyranid
Lifts most: Goliath Truck +42% · Von Ryan's Leapers +25% · Mawloc +23%
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Its rules don't change the dice, so they aren't in our numbers: healing.
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+1 to hit vs marked target
Lifts most: Goliath Truck +42% · Achilles Ridgerunners +33% · Atalan Jackals +33%
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Sustained 1 + Ignores Cover on arrival
Lifts most: Goliath Truck +41% · Death Riders +26% · Von Ryan's Leapers +25%
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Re-roll hit and wound 1s
Lifts most: Kelermorph +36% · Locus +36% · Reductus Saboteur +36%
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+1 melee attack after charging
Lifts most: Purestrain Genestealers +24% · Aberrants +15% · Biophagus +10%
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FNP 3+ for leading CHARACTER
Also in the book: Outlander Claw, Purestrain Broodswarm. We don't model their rules yet and no winning list in this window played them, so they aren't ranked. Boarding Patrol detachments, and other chapters' own, aren't listed.