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Genestealer Cults tier list

Tier list and tournament results · 40k 11th edition

Winning lists543 top-3 finishes
Best finish2nd of 18Troll's Cave v.63 2k

54 winning lists (the top quarter of their event, every source), Sep–Nov 2026; 65 public lists whose units we can read; 2 published in full. Updated 11 Nov.

Results

54winning lists, Sep–Nov 2026
3rdof 24Turniej Warhammer 40.000 kt.Purestrain Genestealers, Sanctus, Atalan Jackals19 Sep ›2ndof 18Troll's Cave v.63 2kXenocreed Congregation and Xenocult Masses5 Sep ›Lists we can show: 2 ›
By month
Jun●1 of 137
Jul●●●●●●●●●●●●+21 of 1579
Aug●●●●●●●●●●●●+39 of 2067
Sep●●●●●●●●●●●●+28 of 1901
Oct●●●●●●●●●●●●+21 of 1942
Nov●●●●●5 of 449

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

Detachments

9in its 65 public lists
Xenocult Masses39 lists ›Biosanctic Broodsurge21 lists ›Heroes of the Uprising15 lists ›Purestrain Broodswarm13 lists ›Final Day10 lists ›
Show 4 moreXenocreed Congregation10 lists ›Host of Ascension8 lists ›Outlander Claw4 lists ›Brood Brother Auxilia1 list ›

Units

90tiers from 7 creators

Letter: 7 creatorsBars: our dice math

Characters14

Benefictus75 pts · 49 listsAbottom 28%bottom 1%Abominant85 pts · 31 listsAbottom 28%bottom 12%Patriarch80 pts · 45 listsAbottom 44%bottom 24%Biophagus50 pts · 44 listsAbottom 39%top 37%
Show 10 morePrimus60 pts · 19 listsBbottom 12%bottom 12%Reductus Saboteur70 pts · 35 listsBbottom 46%bottom 1%Acolyte Iconward50 pts · 17 listsBbottom 2%bottom 5%Nexos50 pts · 13 listsBbottom 15%bottom 27%Sanctus60 pts · 24 listsCtop 19%bottom 4%Jackal Alphus55 pts · 9 listsCbottom 3%bottom 2%Magus50 pts · 7 listsCbottom 3%bottom 28%Kelermorph60 pts · 6 listsCbottom 21%bottom 4%Locus35 pts · 4 listsDbottom 28%top 8%Clamavus50 pts · 5 listsDbottom 15%bottom 27%

Battleline3

Neophyte Hybrids135 pts · 61 listsSbottom 33%bottom 40%Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers75 pts · 47 listsAtop 29%bottom 7%Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols65 pts · 55 listsAtop 41%bottom 12%

Infantry3

Hybrid Metamorphs140 pts · 41 listsAtop 11%bottom 20%Purestrain Genestealers75 pts · 62 listsAbottom 39%bottom 42%Aberrants280 pts · 26 listsAbottom 26%top 23%

Mounted1

Atalan Jackals85 pts · 37 listsBtop 35%bottom 22%

Vehicles1

Achilles Ridgerunners95 pts · 61 listsSbottom 1%bottom 28%

Transports2

Goliath Truck75 pts · 29 listsBbottom 10%top 10%Goliath Rockgrinder110 pts · 11 listsCtop 25%top 28%

Units from other armies it can take

From Astra Militarum52

Leman Russ Battle Tank160 pts · 1 listAbottom 39%top 10%Hellhound115 pts · 1 listAbottom 33%top 5%Scout Sentinels55 ptsAbottom 9%top 16%Banesword415 ptsAtop 50%top 28%
Show 48 moreLeman Russ Exterminator160 ptsAbottom 15%top 10%Attilan Rough Riders60 pts · 1 listAtop 6%top 48%Stormsword430 ptsAtop 37%top 31%Kasrkin105 pts · 1 listAbottom 42%bottom 22%Krieg Combat Engineers65 pts · 1 listAtop 26%bottom 15%Leman Russ Commander195 ptsBtop 42%top 25%Leman Russ Vanquisher130 ptsBtop 45%top 3%Stormlord395 ptsBbottom 26%top 23%Rogal Dorn Commander290 ptsBtop 6%top 27%Chimera75 pts · 1 listBbottom 16%top 6%Cadian Command Squad60 ptsBtop 35%bottom 20%Baneblade415 ptsBtop 49%top 28%Death Riders60 ptsBtop 47%top 48%Doomhammer380 ptsBbottom 19%top 19%Cadian Recon Squad80 ptsBbottom 5%bottom 30%Leman Russ Eradicator145 ptsBbottom 42%top 4%Leman Russ Demolisher160 ptsBbottom 39%top 10%Rogal Dorn Battle Tank260 ptsBbottom 33%top 7%Cadian Shock Troops70 ptsBbottom 5%bottom 41%Death Korps of Krieg70 ptsBbottom 1%bottom 47%Basilisk115 ptsBbottom 13%top 41%Taurox65 ptsBbottom 7%top 7%Leman Russ Executioner145 ptsCtop 37%top 6%Taurox Prime75 ptsCtop 37%top 13%Shadowsword375 ptsCtop 50%top 18%Banehammer385 ptsCbottom 26%top 20%Artillery Team95 ptsCbottom 8%top 44%Cadian Castellan55 ptsCbottom 8%bottom 5%Krieg Command Squad60 ptsCtop 49%bottom 33%Krieg Heavy Weapons Squad70 ptsCtop 27%bottom 12%Catachan Heavy Weapons Squad70 ptsCtop 50%bottom 3%Hellhammer385 ptsCtop 50%top 20%Armoured Sentinels65 ptsCbottom 3%top 6%Catachan Command Squad60 ptsCtop 13%bottom 16%Leman Russ Punisher130 ptsCtop 47%top 3%Hydra90 ptsCbottom 36%top 14%Hippogriff AFV70 ptsCbottom 11%top 30%Centaur RSV65 ptsCbottom 1%top 11%Field Ordnance Battery90 ptsCtop 28%bottom 29%Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad65 ptsCbottom 34%bottom 4%Deathstrike125 ptsCbottom 1%top 31%Catachan Jungle Fighters70 ptsDbottom 8%bottom 41%Primaris Psyker60 ptsDtop 42%bottom 1%Valkyrie170 ptsDbottom 3%top 15%Wyvern95 ptsDbottom 4%top 15%Cyclops Demolition Vehicle40 ptsDbottom 1%bottom 22%Manticore150 ptsDbottom 4%bottom 46%Aegis Defence Line145 ptsDbottom 1%top 12%

From Tyranids14

The Red Terror120 pts · 5 listsStop 35%bottom 33%Von Ryan's Leapers55 pts · 8 listsSbottom 49%top 18%Neurolictor80 pts · 2 listsSbottom 2%top 23%Hyperadapted Raveners165 pts · 10 listsAtop 23%bottom 26%
Show 10 moreLictor60 pts · 5 listsAbottom 46%bottom 46%Deathleaper80 pts · 11 listsAbottom 20%top 10%Raveners125 pts · 1 listAtop 38%bottom 37%Winged Hive Tyrant185 ptsBbottom 33%bottom 44%Gargoyles75 ptsBbottom 5%bottom 28%Trygon135 pts · 1 listBtop 20%top 13%Mawloc130 ptsBbottom 24%top 11%Parasite of Mortrex65 pts · 3 listsBbottom 14%bottom 24%Winged Tyranid Prime65 pts · 1 listCbottom 28%bottom 13%Tyrannocyte80 ptsCbottom 10%top 10%

Each unit: its points and how many of the army's 65 public lists 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 30 Oct · SWORD and SHIELD 2 Nov · Points and lists 11 Nov

Questions
What are the best Genestealer Cults units?
The creators' average is S for The Red Terror, Achilles Ridgerunners, Von Ryan's Leapers, Neurolictor, Neophyte Hybrids. Then A: Leman Russ Battle Tank, Hellhound, Benefictus, Hyperadapted Raveners, Scout Sentinels and 17 more.
What do the letters mean?
Each letter is a weighted average of the letters up to 7 creators gave that unit, S to D: full reviews and tier lists count more than a single list.
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 Genestealer Cults units do lists take most?
Of 65 public lists: Purestrain Genestealers (62), Achilles Ridgerunners (61), Neophyte Hybrids (61).
Which Genestealer Cults detachment do tournament lists take most?
Xenocult Masses: 39 of the 65 Genestealer Cults 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 2 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 Genestealer Cults 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
65 public Genestealer Cults 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.