Armies · Thousand Sons
Grand Coven Thousand Sons detachment · 11th edition
What Grand Coven does to the dice, by our own math: the Thousand Sons units it lifts most, how often winning lists take it, and lists that did.
In 41 of 88 winning Thousand Sons lists (47%), September – November 2026. 34% in June – August 2026. Thousand Sons on the Meta page ›
What it changes on the dice
- Psychic: +1 to wound
- Psychic: Devastating Wounds
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 4 enhancements Grand Coven offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Lord of Forbidden Lore 20 pts · for THOUSAND SONS model: +6" on its Rituals.
- Incandaeum 15 pts · for EXALTED SORCERER: Once, the mortal-wound Ritual a second time in a phase.
- Umbralefic Crystal 30 pts · for THOUSAND SONS model: Once, its unit goes back into reserve with Deep Strike.
- Eldritch Vortex of E’taph 35 pts · for THOUSAND SONS model: +1 S and D on its Psychic guns.
Stratagems that change an attack
The 3 stratagems of Grand Coven that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.
- 1 CP: Feel No Pain 4+ against psychic attacks when attacked
- 1 CP: Psychic: +1 to wound or Psychic: Devastating Wounds shooting or melee · for PSYKER
- 2 CP: Psychic: re-roll hits and wounds shooting · for PSYKER
Units Grand Coven lifts most
Damage added against Marine-type infantry with its attack effects on, our math.
- Tzaangors +67%
- Flamers +50%
- Chaos Spawn +33%
- Tzaangor Enlightened +33%
- Screamers +23%
SimulateTzaangors with Grand Coven
Units taken with Grand Coven
How many of the 3 winning lists with Grand Coven (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- B Chaos Rhino 3 of 3
- C Chaos Spawn 3 of 3
- C Rubric Marines 3 of 3
- A Sorcerer 3 of 3
- B Forgefiend 2 of 3
- A Scarab Occult Terminators 2 of 3
- A Sekhetar Robots 2 of 3
- B Sorcerer in Terminator Armour 2 of 3
Recent winning lists with Grand Coven
- 9th · Limoges Wargames solo 2000pts 24 Oct
- 3rd · [26-27.09.2026] Pyra Cup Open GT 26 Sep
- 1st · King of the Arena vol 7 - Beginner Friendly- prawdopodobnie ostatnia edycja! 5 Sep
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Questions
Which units are best in Grand Coven?
By our math the units Grand Coven lifts most are Tzaangors (+67%), Flamers (+50%), Chaos Spawn (+33%), in damage added against Marine-type infantry.
How often is Grand Coven played?
Grand Coven is in 41 of 88 winning Thousand Sons lists (47%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Grand Coven have?
Grand Coven offers 4: Lord of Forbidden Lore (20 pts), Incandaeum (15 pts), Umbralefic Crystal (30 pts) and Eldritch Vortex of E’taph (35 pts).