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0commentsUpdated on 08/19/2026 at 01:00 PM

I Dark Angels1362

The worldwide ranking generated by 592 votes

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I Dark Angels1362

XIX Raven Guard1302

VI Space Wolves1276

IX Blood Angels1275

VII Imperial Fists1250

V White Scars1240

X Iron Hands1238

IV Iron Warriors1233

XIII Ultramarines1225

#10

XVI Luna Wolves / Sons of Horus / Black Legion1219

#11

XIV Death Guard1210

#12

XVIII Salamanders1208

#13

XV Thousand Sons1191

#14

XVII Word Bearers1105

#15

XII World Eaters1103

#16

VIII Night Lords1091

#17

XX Alpha Legion1056

#18

III emperors Children1018

What the community says

I Dark Angels leads with an ELO of 1,362, ahead of XIX Raven Guard (1,302) and VI Space Wolves (1,276). Ranked over 592 duels between 18 contenders, last updated August 19, 2026.

Discover your favorite Astartes Legion among the 18 Space Marine legions from Warhammer 40K.

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.