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Warhammer 40K

Best Warhammer 40k armies

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36contenders high-voltage

410votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/17/2026 at 03:00 AM

Dark Angels1338

The worldwide ranking generated by 410 votes

36 / 36

Dark Angels1338

Black Templars1327

Black Legion1315

Adeptus Custodes1302

Thousand Sons1286

Space Wolves1263

Aeldari1237

Chaos Daemons1233

Blood Angels1232

#10

Grey Knights1228

#11

World Eaters1225

#12

Raven Guard1224

#13

Death Guard1217

#14

Adepta Sororitas1215

#15

Orks1213

#16

Drukhari1211

#17

Deathwatch1209

#18

Night Lords1209

#19

Ultramarines1200

#20

Necrons1194

#21

Emperor's Children1193

#22

Word Bearers1189

#23

T'au Empire1188

#24

Adeptus Mechanicus1185

#25

Iron Warriors1178

#26

Iron Hands1175

#27

Tyranids1164

#28

Salamanders1159

#29

Alpha Legion1142

#30

White Scars1131

#31

Leagues of Votann1128

#32

Chaos Knights1122

#33

Imperial Fists1109

#34

Genestealer Cults1108

#35

Astra Militarum1078

#36

Imperial Knights1067

What the community says

Rank your favorite Warhammer 40K army from 36 iconic factions.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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