The Infinite Archive — Genestealer Cults

WHAT DO THE Z-SCORES MEAN?

Every “Theory Z” number on this page is a comparison to all matched-play units across all factions in the current dataset. Zero is the population average. A unit at +1.0 is one standard deviation above average — roughly the top 16% of all units in the game on paper. +2.0 is the top 2–3%; exceptional. The scale works the same way going down: −1.0 is the bottom 16%, −2.0 the bottom 2–3%. These numbers measure what units should do against fixed reference targets — they do not predict tournament outcomes. A faction’s score is the average of its units’ z-scores; small-roster factions have less smoothing.

HOW TO READ THE RADAR CHARTS

Each radar chart has five axes radiating out from the centre. The faction’s average performance against each target type (left chart) or against each threat type (right chart) is plotted as a point on each axis, and the points are connected to form a polygon. The inner pentagon marks the population average (0σ); rings move outward by one standard deviation each. A point past the +1σ ring means the faction performs meaningfully above average against that target or threat. The polygon’s SHAPE shows specialisation — pointy means strong in one direction and weak in others; broad and even means the faction has comparable capability across the board. A polygon that’s far from the centre overall (whether pointy or even) means a strong faction in that dimension; a polygon clustered near the centre means roughly average.

WHAT DO THE PANELS MEASURE?

OFFENSIVE — OUTPUT PER TARGET

Light Infantry

Cheap, lightly-armoured swarms with lots of bodies.

EXAMPLESTermagants, Cultist Mob, Boyz.

BASELINET3 Sv5+ W1, 10-model squad

MEQ (Marine-equivalent)

Standard power-armoured infantry, the bread-and-butter of the game.

EXAMPLESTactical Marines, Intercessors, Warriors.

BASELINET4 Sv3+ W2, 5-model squad

Heavy Infantry (Heavy infantry / elite)

Tough, expensive, durable infantry with invulnerable saves.

EXAMPLESCustodian Guard, Terminators, Possessed.

BASELINET6 Sv2+ Inv4+ W3, 3-model squad

Light Vehicle (Light vehicle / transport)

Mobile transports and lighter walkers.

EXAMPLESRhinos, Wave Serpents, Sentinels.

BASELINET8 Sv3+ W10, single model

Heavy Vehicle (Heavy vehicle / monster)

Tanks, monsters, and knights.

EXAMPLESLand Raiders, Hierodules, Imperial Knights.

BASELINET11 Sv2+ Inv5+ W22, single model

DEFENSIVE — DURABILITY PER THREAT

Small Arms

Standard infantry shooting; bolters, lasguns, autoguns. Lots of average shots that chip through wounds.

EXAMPLESBolter, lasgun, autogun.

BASELINES4 AP0 D1, 2 attacks per attacker

MEQ-Killer

Anti-Marine workhorses; cuts through power armour but does not crack tanks.

EXAMPLESHeavy bolter, plasma weapons, heavy stubber.

BASELINES5 AP1 D2, 2 attacks

Armour Cracker

Anti-light-vehicle weapons; punches through 3+ saves and threatens transports.

EXAMPLESMeltagun at short range, krak missile, autocannon.

BASELINES10 AP3 D3, 1 attack

Anti-Tank

Dedicated tank-hunters.

EXAMPLESLascannon, las-talon, dedicated heavy weapons.

BASELINES14 AP3 D6, 1 attack

Knight-Killer

Top-tier anti-armour; weapons designed to one-shot heavy titans.

EXAMPLESMelta-tier weapons, lance-tier weapons.

BASELINES16 AP4 D6+2, 1 attack

VITAL SIGNS FOUR-SIGNAL FACTION VIEW

THEORY

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matched-play view · 24 units

PERFORMANCE

48.4%

weighted across 3 src · 829 games

40kstats · 50.5% · n=3463
Infinite Archive · 55.3% · n=47 n<80
Stat Check · 50% · n=195
Warpfriends · 47.4% · n=587

view the Archive’s raw pull ›

PRACTICE

1.769 (≈ C)

recency-weighted mean · n=2 publications

Breaking Heads · C · 2026-05-15 · w=0.89
Veizla · D · 2026-03-04 · w=0.268

ATTENTION

35.5

raw combined · src 2/2

Trends · 38 · relative interest
YouTube · 33 videos · 163812 views

COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)

+0.2087

± 0.1115

Adjust the signal weights on the Strength Index.

PER-TARGET / PER-THREAT RADAR FACTION-MEAN Z-SCORES OF MATCHED-PLAY UNITS · -2σ TO +2σ SCALE

OFFENSIVE — OUTPUT PER TARGET

Output profile sits within ±0.3σ across all five target archetypes — no pronounced offensive specialisation.

DEFENSIVE — DURABILITY PER THREAT

Durability profile sits within ±0.3σ across all five threat archetypes — no pronounced defensive specialisation.

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UNIT LAB SORTABLE BY UNIT, POINTS BAND, THEORY Z · 24 MATCHED-PLAY UNITS

UNIT ▾	BAND ▾	THEORY Z ▾
＋ Goliath Rockgrinder BAND 4 z +1.0706 LOADOUT · Drilldozer blade · Heavy seismic cannon chosen from 2 alternatives · highest mean Output Index across target panel OUTPUT INDEX output_z +1.0623 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.7009 MEQ +1.3155 Heavy Infantry +1.2931 Light Vehicle +1.0353 Heavy Vehicle +0.4678 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z +1.0807 PER THREAT Small Arms +0.9427 MEQ-Killer +1.736 Armour Cracker +1.0714 Anti-Tank +1.0946 Knight-Killer +0.7969 configuration_id: 5ac1-3adb-212a-5e02
＋ Goliath Truck BAND 2 z +0.4622 LOADOUT · Twin autocannon · Goliath wheels OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.5196 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.4424 MEQ -0.5797 Heavy Infantry -0.4736 Light Vehicle -0.3862 Heavy Vehicle -0.5514 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z +1.6621 PER THREAT Small Arms +1.7508 MEQ-Killer +0.9135 Armour Cracker +1.2201 Anti-Tank +2.3303 Knight-Killer +2.1182 configuration_id: 1d1-f0d2-b810-12fe
＋ Locus BAND 1 z +0.2571 LOADOUT · Locus blades OUTPUT INDEX output_z +1.0711 PER TARGET Light Infantry +1.0756 MEQ +1.8193 Heavy Infantry +0.7377 Light Vehicle +0.6704 Heavy Vehicle +0.1424 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.7379 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.7583 MEQ-Killer -0.7248 Armour Cracker -0.4464 Anti-Tank -0.0389 Knight-Killer +1.3531 configuration_id: 51e8-dac1-561a-aaa9
＋ Abominant BAND 2 z +0.1893 LOADOUT · Power sledgehammer OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.8721 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.159 MEQ +0.1595 Heavy Infantry +1.2076 Light Vehicle +1.5027 Heavy Vehicle +2.2261 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.6452 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.6736 MEQ-Killer -0.4682 Armour Cracker -0.3422 Anti-Tank -0.4937 Knight-Killer -0.4181 configuration_id: 97b1-4873-9fcb-5cb8
＋ Achilles Ridgerunners BAND 3 z +0.1243 LOADOUT · Armoured hull · Twin heavy stubber · Achilles missile launcher · Heavy mortar OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.1876 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.5368 MEQ +0.0346 Heavy Infantry +0.1492 Light Vehicle +0.144 Heavy Vehicle -0.1712 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z +0.0469 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.0283 MEQ-Killer +0.3525 Armour Cracker +0.4589 Anti-Tank +0.5198 Knight-Killer +0.1823 configuration_id: cf71-a12a-2730-c40b
＋ Patriarch BAND 2 z +0.0848 LOADOUT · Patriarch's claws OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.4708 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.5403 MEQ +0.6675 Heavy Infantry +0.5646 Light Vehicle +0.0361 Heavy Vehicle +0.3459 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.387 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.3919 MEQ-Killer -0.3892 Armour Cracker -0.2441 Anti-Tank +0.0146 Knight-Killer +0.0524 configuration_id: 2a91-a18e-bd08-fa66
＋ Kelermorph BAND 1 z -0.1649 LOADOUT · Liberator autostubs OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.4065 PER TARGET Light Infantry +1.343 MEQ +0.2358 Heavy Infantry +0.1739 Light Vehicle -0.2016 Heavy Vehicle +0.0409 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8633 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8727 MEQ-Killer -0.8087 Armour Cracker -0.6994 Anti-Tank -0.5056 Knight-Killer +0.412 configuration_id: 5e0e-11d9-181d-3481
＋ Sanctus BAND 1 z -0.1951 LOADOUT · Sanctus bio-dagger OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.3167 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.6687 MEQ +0.4947 Heavy Infantry -0.0599 Light Vehicle -0.0591 Heavy Vehicle +0.224 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8207 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8433 MEQ-Killer -0.7584 Armour Cracker -0.5476 Anti-Tank -0.2255 Knight-Killer +0.9766 configuration_id: 3d6c-357e-3c09-813c
＋ Reductus Saboteur BAND 1 z -0.2848 LOADOUT · Demolition charges OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.2019 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.0282 MEQ +0.3355 Heavy Infantry +0.3482 Light Vehicle +0.3143 Heavy Vehicle -0.0856 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8797 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8841 MEQ-Killer -0.828 Armour Cracker -0.7578 Anti-Tank -0.6134 Knight-Killer +0.1946 configuration_id: 4565-bd65-9e8b-284d
＋ Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols BAND 1 z -0.3502 LOADOUT · Heavy mining tool · Leader's Bio-weapons OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.2441 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.5944 MEQ +0.3754 Heavy Infantry +0.0598 Light Vehicle +0.0507 Heavy Vehicle -0.2549 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -1.0766 PER THREAT Small Arms -1.0199 MEQ-Killer -1.0604 Armour Cracker -1.4583 Anti-Tank -1.9059 Knight-Killer -2.4114 configuration_id: 04cc-6196-1755-ad58
＋ Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers BAND 1 z -0.3648 LOADOUT · Demolition charge · Leader's bio-weapons OUTPUT INDEX output_z +0.2177 PER TARGET Light Infantry +0.5171 MEQ +0.3282 Heavy Infantry +0.0739 Light Vehicle +0.0635 Heavy Vehicle -0.247 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -1.0766 PER THREAT Small Arms -1.0199 MEQ-Killer -1.0604 Armour Cracker -1.4583 Anti-Tank -1.9059 Knight-Killer -2.4114 configuration_id: a197-f6c3-5d4a-5326
＋ Hybrid Metamorphs BAND 1 z -0.5646 LOADOUT · Leader's Bio-weapons OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.2391 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.1479 MEQ +0.0507 Heavy Infantry -0.4022 Light Vehicle -0.3038 Heavy Vehicle -0.5257 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.9625 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.9639 MEQ-Killer -0.9166 Armour Cracker -0.8079 Anti-Tank -0.7055 Knight-Killer +0.0082 configuration_id: 8a84-a8fd-977e-9118
＋ Neophyte Hybrids BAND 1 z -0.6345 LOADOUT · Mining laser · Seismic cannon · Power weapon · Chainsword OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.3631 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.3148 MEQ -0.4223 Heavy Infantry -0.4202 Light Vehicle -0.2236 Heavy Vehicle -0.3155 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.9663 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.9746 MEQ-Killer -0.9055 Armour Cracker -0.7578 Anti-Tank -0.6134 Knight-Killer +0.1946 configuration_id: b5d2-8681-6bba-f05b
＋ Acolyte Iconward BAND 1 z -0.6501 LOADOUT · Cult claws OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.5506 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.0379 MEQ -0.5937 Heavy Infantry -0.6636 Light Vehicle -0.7442 Heavy Vehicle -0.6792 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.7718 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.7844 MEQ-Killer -0.7584 Armour Cracker -0.5476 Anti-Tank -0.2255 Knight-Killer +0.9766 configuration_id: e367-b2cb-d22a-b17c
＋ Atalan Jackals BAND 2 z -0.7081 LOADOUT · Mining laser · Atalan incinerator · Heavy stubber OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.5149 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.6235 MEQ -0.6714 Heavy Infantry -0.5287 Light Vehicle -0.3107 Heavy Vehicle -0.0671 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.9443 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.9276 MEQ-Killer -0.9419 Armour Cracker -0.9225 Anti-Tank -0.9173 Knight-Killer -0.4181 configuration_id: 3a81-2b84-bf4c-4f85
＋ Jackal Alphus BAND 1 z -0.7288 LOADOUT · Cult sniper rifle OUTPUT INDEX output_z -0.738 PER TARGET Light Infantry -0.7855 MEQ -0.6833 Heavy Infantry -0.6563 Light Vehicle -0.6039 Heavy Vehicle -0.6746 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.7175 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.7345 MEQ-Killer -0.6943 Armour Cracker -0.3544 Anti-Tank -0.1601 Knight-Killer +0.6689 configuration_id: 6426-ca59-402a-d399
＋ Magus BAND 1 z -0.9255 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.7468 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.7844 MEQ-Killer -0.6577 Armour Cracker -0.2441 Anti-Tank +0.0146 Knight-Killer +0.9766 configuration_id: 4f4-2157-2cb5-8bb
＋ Biophagus BAND 1 z -0.9587 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8207 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8433 MEQ-Killer -0.7584 Armour Cracker -0.5476 Anti-Tank -0.2255 Knight-Killer +0.9766 configuration_id: 725f-8a41-dc78-52f5
＋ Clamavus BAND 1 z -0.9587 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8207 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8433 MEQ-Killer -0.7584 Armour Cracker -0.5476 Anti-Tank -0.2255 Knight-Killer +0.9766 configuration_id: 5543-973a-cd2e-c941
＋ Primus BAND 1 z -0.9679 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8411 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8517 MEQ-Killer -0.7727 Armour Cracker -0.5909 Anti-Tank -0.5343 Knight-Killer +0.0082 configuration_id: 30e9-42fa-3a6e-e8ef
＋ Nexos BAND 1 z -0.9779 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8633 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8727 MEQ-Killer -0.8087 Armour Cracker -0.6994 Anti-Tank -0.5056 Knight-Killer +0.412 configuration_id: 55c7-90e0-419-44f9
＋ Benefictus BAND 1 z -0.9916 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.8938 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8938 MEQ-Killer -0.8446 Armour Cracker -0.8079 Anti-Tank -0.7055 Knight-Killer +0.0082 configuration_id: 908a-9fd8-2270-8dbd
＋ Aberrants BAND 4 z -0.9986 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.9094 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.8891 MEQ-Killer -0.8367 Armour Cracker -1.0366 Anti-Tank -1.2834 Knight-Killer -1.1569 configuration_id: f51d-bc51-f301-9dee
＋ Purestrain Genestealers BAND 2 z -1.0064 OUTPUT INDEX output_z -1.0717 PER TARGET Light Infantry -1.0658 MEQ -1.0601 Heavy Infantry -0.9969 Light Vehicle -0.9153 Heavy Vehicle -0.8742 DURABILITY INDEX durability_z -0.9266 PER THREAT Small Arms -0.9153 MEQ-Killer -0.9261 Armour Cracker -0.8512 Anti-Tank -0.7856 Knight-Killer -0.1527 configuration_id: 965b-496a-3a1b-22a8

CROSS-LINKS RECAPS, METHODOLOGY, DIRECTORY

RECENT TOURNAMENT RECAPS

No recap titles in the current snapshot reference this faction by name. Faction-aware recap tagging is on the Phase 6+ roadmap.

METHODOLOGY

Methodology LibraryTheory column derivation, six bins, big soup
Strength IndexCross-faction Vital Signs view

WAYFINDER

Ecosystem DirectoryFaction-aware tagging not yet exposed; see the directory landing.

Genestealer Cults

WHAT DO THE Z-SCORES MEAN?

HOW TO READ THE RADAR CHARTS

WHAT DO THE PANELS MEASURE?

OFFENSIVE — OUTPUT PER TARGET

DEFENSIVE — DURABILITY PER THREAT

VITAL SIGNS FOUR-SIGNAL FACTION VIEW

PER-TARGET / PER-THREAT RADAR FACTION-MEAN Z-SCORES OF MATCHED-PLAY UNITS · -2σ TO +2σ SCALE

LIST BUILDER

UNIT LAB SORTABLE BY UNIT, POINTS BAND, THEORY Z · 24 MATCHED-PLAY UNITS

CONCENTRATION HOW MUCH OF THE THEORY ROLLUP IS CARRIED BY ONE UNIT

EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE EDITOR’S READ — INTERPRETIVE, NOT MEASURED

EDITOR

CROSS-LINKS RECAPS, METHODOLOGY, DIRECTORY

RECENT TOURNAMENT RECAPS

METHODOLOGY

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