Armies · Chaos Space Marines
Best Chaos Space Marines detachments 11th edition · ranked by winning lists
Every Chaos Space Marines detachment, ranked by how many winning Chaos Space Marines lists played it, with what its rules do in our own words and the units it lifts most. From 143 winning Chaos Space Marines lists, September – November 2026.
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 S shooting (psyker pact) · +2 S, +1 AP melee (prince pact) 2 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince +55% · Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince with wings +55% · Dark Commune +32%
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Re-roll hits vs chosen foe 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Chaos Spawn +49% · Venomcrawler +47% · Accursed Cultists +43%
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+1 melee attack · +1 WS in melee · +1 S in melee · +1 BS when shooting 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Haarken Worldclaimer +36% · Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour +33% · Plague Marines +33%
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+1 AP vs units on objectives 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Dark Apostle +34% · Chaos Spawn +33% · Cultist Firebrand +33%
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Warp Portals: redeploy to reserves. 4 enhancements
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+1 to hit 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Accursed Cultists +30% · Chaos Lord +25% · Traitor Enforcer +25%
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Crits on 5+ (Khorne, passed pact) · Crits on 5+ (Tzeentch, passed pact) · Crits on 5+ (Nurgle, passed pact) · Crits on 5+ (Slaanesh, passed pact) 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Master of Executions +17% · Haarken Worldclaimer +16% · Traitor Enforcer +16%
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Heavy: +1 to hit if still 2 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Havocs +30% · Obliterators +10%
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-1 to wound vs stronger shots 4 enhancements
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+1 to wound when shooting (pact) · +2 melee attacks (pact) 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Chaos Rhino +67% · Heldrake +40% · Maulerfiend +28%
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Re-roll 1s to hit vs weakened foe · -1 to hit from weakened attackers 2 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince with wings +17% · Raptors +17% · Haarken Worldclaimer +16%
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Desperate Devotion: movement and charges. 4 enhancements
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Re-roll hits vs Vendetta foe 4 enhancements
Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Chaos Spawn +49% · Venomcrawler +47% · Accursed Cultists +43%
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5+ invuln for Soul Forge units 4 enhancements
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Masters of Misdirection: deployment. 4 enhancements
Not in a winning list yet
No winning Chaos Space Marines list in this window names these, so they aren't ranked. What each does, in our words:
- Nightmare Hunt · +1 to hit vs below half strength · +1 to wound vs battle-shocked · -1 to hit from shaken attackers 4 enhancements Adds most damage (vs Marine-type infantry): Cultist Mob +100% · Chaos Spawn +75% · Accursed Cultists +64%
- Dread Talons · Terror Descends (Aura): Battle-shock tests. 4 enhancements