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Space Marines army

Deathwatch tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Winning lists35Sep–Nov 2026
Best finish–No list published

35 winning lists (the top quarter of their event, every source), Sep–Nov 2026; 38 public lists whose units we can read; 0 published in full. Updated 11 Nov.

Results

35winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026

None of its 35 winning lists has its text published.

By month
Jun●1 of 137
Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+17 of 1579
Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●12 of 2067
Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+25 of 1901
Oct●●●●●●●●●9 of 1942
Nov●1 of 449

Its lists in the top quarter, out of all such lists, by month; the months this page counts in bold.

Detachments

7in its 38 public lists
Black Spear Task Force33 lists ›Devastator Brethren1 list ›Gravis Linebreaker Force1 list ›Terminator Storm Force1 list ›
Librarius Conclave (not in the new codex)4 lists
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Bastion Task Force (not in the new codex)3 lists
1st Company Task Force (not in the new codex)1 list

Units

79tiers from the Space Marines' 8 creators

Letter: 8 creatorsBars: our dice math

Epic Heroes1

Watch Captain Artemis75 pts · 3 listsCbottom 39%bottom 21%

Characters25

Company Heroes125 pts · 160 listsAtop 43%top 12%Ancient in Terminator Armour75 pts · 213 listsAbottom 44%top 4%Chaplain on Bike75 pts · 168 listsAbottom 26%bottom 38%Librarian in Phobos Armour75 pts · 117 listsAtop 28%bottom 9%
Show 21 moreCaptain on Bike110 pts · 68 listsBbottom 20%bottom 16%Bladeguard Ancient70 pts · 40 listsBbottom 47%top 37%Captain in Phobos Armour75 pts · 31 listsBbottom 8%bottom 19%Chaplain in Terminator Armour75 pts · 78 listsBbottom 16%top 45%Captain with Jump Pack90 pts · 102 listsBbottom 44%bottom 15%Captain in Gravis Armour90 pts · 83 listsBbottom 19%top 33%Lieutenant with Combi-weapon85 pts · 71 listsBbottom 8%bottom 20%Captain in Terminator Armour90 pts · 87 listsBbottom 26%bottom 40%Ancient40 pts · 34 listsCtop 30%bottom 34%Librarian75 pts · 121 listsCtop 32%bottom 12%Apothecary45 pts · 66 listsCbottom 43%bottom 44%Chaplain with Jump Pack75 pts · 40 listsCbottom 37%bottom 11%Chaplain60 pts · 41 listsCbottom 28%bottom 23%Captain90 pts · 39 listsCbottom 14%bottom 15%Techmarine55 pts · 108 listsCtop 45%bottom 32%Apothecary Biologis60 pts · 25 listsCtop 29%bottom 41%Librarian in Terminator Armour80 pts · 116 listsCtop 31%bottom 47%Judiciar50 pts · 8 listsCtop 38%top 50%Lieutenant in Phobos Armour40 pts · 12 listsCtop 32%bottom 34%Watch Master105 pts · 16 listsCbottom 16%bottom 15%Lieutenant50 pts · 80 listsDtop 26%bottom 42%

Battleline5

Decimus Kill Team110 pts · 15 listsAtop 2%top 46%Heavy Intercessor Squad115 pts · 84 listsBbottom 44%top 3%Intercessor Squad170 pts · 312 listsBtop 29%top 45%Assault Intercessor Squad85 pts · 145 listsBtop 34%top 44%
Show 1 moreDeathwatch Veterans115 pts · 22 listsBtop 9%bottom 27%

Infantry23

Deathwatch Terminator Squad190 pts · 159 listsStop 16%top 22%Scout Squad65 pts · 662 listsAtop 27%bottom 43%Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles100 pts · 380 listsAtop 4%bottom 43%Incursor Squad90 pts · 269 listsAtop 45%bottom 38%
Show 19 moreTerminator Assault Squad340 pts · 301 listsAtop 38%top 6%Bladeguard Veteran Squad180 pts · 254 listsAbottom 37%top 18%Inceptor Squad260 pts · 183 listsAtop 14%bottom 18%Reiver Squad85 pts · 175 listsAtop 38%bottom 43%Indomitor Kill Team280 pts · 34 listsAtop 12%top 36%Terminator Squad380 pts · 144 listsBbottom 49%top 22%Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters100 pts · 69 listsBtop 37%bottom 43%Infernus Squad95 pts · 68 listsBtop 34%bottom 37%Sternguard Veteran Squad105 pts · 64 listsBtop 11%bottom 34%Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs95 pts · 170 listsBtop 6%bottom 44%Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs110 pts · 80 listsBtop 14%bottom 31%Talonstrike Kill Team280 pts · 20 listsBtop 10%bottom 28%Fortis Kill Team210 pts · 11 listsBtop 16%bottom 29%Aggressor Squad180 pts · 84 listsCtop 4%top 40%Eliminator Squad85 pts · 30 listsCtop 14%bottom 11%Desolation Squad140 pts · 2 listsCtop 5%bottom 14%Infiltrator Squad150 pts · 62 listsCbottom 34%top 47%Hellblaster Squad115 pts · 32 listsCtop 32%bottom 23%Spectrus Kill Team185 pts · 5 listsCbottom 49%bottom 33%

Mounted1

Outrider Squad80 pts · 372 listsAtop 7%top 10%

Vehicles14

Storm Speeder Thunderstrike140 pts · 250 listsAtop 30%bottom 34%Land Speeder105 pts · 273 listsAtop 45%bottom 40%Brutalis Dreadnought160 pts · 64 listsBtop 14%top 21%Invader ATVs65 pts · 112 listsBtop 45%top 39%
Show 10 moreRedemptor Dreadnought170 pts · 91 listsBtop 11%top 26%Gladiator Valiant165 pts · 19 listsBtop 42%bottom 37%Ballistus Dreadnought150 pts · 92 listsBtop 47%top 17%Storm Speeder Hailstrike110 pts · 16 listsCbottom 21%top 34%Invictor Tactical Warsuit135 pts · 21 listsCtop 14%bottom 48%Gladiator Reaper165 pts · 6 listsCtop 24%bottom 37%Storm Speeder Hammerstrike140 pts · 32 listsCtop 30%bottom 34%Firestrike Servo-Turrets80 pts · 11 listsCtop 42%bottom 33%Gladiator Lancer160 pts · 53 listsCbottom 36%bottom 43%Astraeus550 pts · 1 listCbottom 16%top 49%

Transports10

Impulsor70 pts · 316 listsSbottom 36%top 4%Land Raider Redeemer245 pts · 154 listsAtop 28%top 22%Repulsor Executioner260 pts · 83 listsBtop 24%bottom 39%Land Raider245 pts · 30 listsBtop 22%top 22%
Show 6 moreRepulsor190 pts · 39 listsBtop 45%top 25%Rhino70 pts · 31 listsBbottom 3%top 7%Land Raider Crusader230 pts · 13 listsCbottom 33%top 17%Corvus Blackstar180 pts · 1 listCtop 37%top 48%Drop Pod60 pts · 6 listsDbottom 1%top 19%Thunderhawk Gunship850 pts · 1 listDbottom 3%bottom 27%

B dashed: no creators yet, so it's our estimate. Each unit: its points and how many of the 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included take it, Sep–Nov 2026.

Letters from the creators who know the game best; Damage and Toughness (SWORD and SHIELD on unit pages) from our own dice math (how we score). Lists: grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), September – November 2026. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch. Win-rate letter: ours, from Stat Check's published 11th-edition win rates, 2 Nov 2026. Sources

Creators 28 Oct · SWORD and SHIELD 6 Nov · Points and lists 11 Nov

Questions
What are the best Deathwatch units?
The creators' average is S for Impulsor, Deathwatch Terminator Squad. Then A: Scout Squad, Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles, Company Heroes, Incursor Squad, Terminator Assault Squad and 10 more.
What do the letters mean?
Each letter is a weighted average of the letters up to 8 creators gave that unit, S to D: full reviews and tier lists count more than a single list. A dashed letter means no creator has rated the unit yet, so it's our estimate from SWORD and SHIELD only, placed among the army's creator-rated units.
What do SWORD and SHIELD mean?
Our own dice math against 100 top tournament lists. SWORD is the points of a top tournament army it removes per 100 of its own points each time it acts, picking its targets sensibly from a real list, with its melee counted by how often it gets into combat; SHIELD is how much of a top tournament army's turn it takes to wipe out 100 points of it, its own healing played between turns. Each comes with where it ranks among the game's units of its kind.
Which Deathwatch units do lists take most?
Of 1078 Space Marines-codex lists, chapters included: Scout Squad (662), Eradicator Squad with Melta Rifles (380), Outrider Squad (372).
Which Deathwatch detachment do tournament lists take most?
Black Spear Task Force: 33 of the 38 Deathwatch tournament lists of September – November 2026 took it.
Sources
Letters
Each letter is a weighted average of the creators' letters: full reviews and tier lists count more than a single list. A dashed letter means no creator has rated that unit yet: it's our estimate, placed by SWORD and SHIELD only among the army's creator-rated units.
SWORD and SHIELD
Our own dice math, last run 6 Nov 2026. Both are shown scaled: SWORD is 0.8832 × the points it removes, SHIELD 2097.5 × the share of a turn, so a typical unit's SHIELD reads about 333. SWORD is the points of a top tournament army it removes per 100 of its own points each time it acts, picking its targets sensibly from a real list, with its melee counted by how often it gets into combat; SHIELD is how much of a top tournament army's turn it takes to wipe out 100 points of it, its own healing played between turns. Each is averaged over 100 top lists from the last three months, leaving out the most extreme tenth at each end; each is shown with where it ranks among the game's units of its kind (top 10%, bottom 20%): shooters beside shooters, melee units beside melee units, a unit built to support beside every unit. How we score.
Creators
The Space Marines creators who know the game best, 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 the letter they add up to.Questions? Get in touch.
Lists
38 public Deathwatch tournament lists, September – November 2026, from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0). Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
Win-rate letter
Win-rate letter: ours, from Stat Check's published 11th-edition win rates, 2 Nov 2026. Cut at S 55% and over, A 52.5%, B 49%, C 46%, D below; only the letter is ours to show, never their numbers.