Dom Ridley — Imperial Knights

Imperial Knights/Gate Warden Lance + Questor Forgepact/Strike ForceArchived

3rd place · 6-1Archived from The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR — SUMMER 2026

29–30 Aug 2026 · Urmston, GB · played by Dom Ridley

Submitted for 11th ed. · 11th Edition matched play — August 2026·Source: The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR — SUMMER 2026 results

1400·Updated Aug 31 by GrimSlate Archive

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,995pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Reach sits in the top 8%, spread across the list; anti-horde and objective control are in the bottom third.

«the top 8%» means above roughly 92% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Reach

Long reach across the board

Top 8% · 0.90 per 100 pts · mostly Knight Errant (16%)

355 pts

Strength · Mobility

Fast across the board

Top 11% · 0.82 per 100 pts · mostly Cerastus Knight Atrapos (17%)

405 pts

Strength · Resilience

Hard to shift

Above average · 2.37 per 100 pts · mostly Cerastus Knight Atrapos (25%)

405 pts

Gap · Anti-horde

Almost no answer to massed infantry — bottom 11% of lists

Bottom 11% · 3.93 per 100 pts · best available: Knight Destrier (21%)

265 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Below average · 2.74 per 100 pts · best available: Cerastus Knight Atrapos (19%)

405 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 1 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

7 scoring bodies, 52 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachStrong

No Deep Strike, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerStrong

Average T8.6, 18.3 W per model and 7 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

42weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-armourp74 ×.2

Reachp92 ×.1

Anti-infantryp34 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-armour is the clearest answer here; Anti-horde is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package5 read

Army ×2Detachment ×2Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Code Chivalricconditional
Bondsmanconditional

Detachment

Cogbound Allianceconditional
Against the Hordeconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Omnissiah’s Grace1 CP
Vengeance of the Machine Cult1 CP
DRIVE THEM OUT!1 CP
TITANIC BOMBARDMENT1 CP
STEADFAST SUPERIORITY1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 7
Largest single investment: Cerastus Knight Atrapos(21%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeKnight Destrier21%
7 units contribute
anti-infantryKnight Errant28%
7 units contribute
anti-eliteKnight Errant26%
7 units contribute
anti-armourKnight Errant30%
7 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Scouts2
Indirect Fire2
Precision2
Anti-VEHICLE2
Battleline2

Leader groups

Cerastus Knight Atraposunattached
Cerastus Knight Atraposunattached
Knight Destrierunattached
Knight Errantunattached
Knight Paladinunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

7Good8Possible3Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Outflank
Plunder

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
No Prisoners
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Reach sits in the top 8%, spread across the list; anti-horde and objective control are in the bottom third.

«the top 8%» means above roughly 92% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Reach

Long reach across the board

Top 8% · 0.90 per 100 pts · mostly Knight Errant (16%)

355 pts

Strength · Mobility

Fast across the board

Top 11% · 0.82 per 100 pts · mostly Cerastus Knight Atrapos (17%)

405 pts

Strength · Resilience

Hard to shift

Above average · 2.37 per 100 pts · mostly Cerastus Knight Atrapos (25%)

405 pts

Gap · Anti-horde

Almost no answer to massed infantry — bottom 11% of lists

Bottom 11% · 3.93 per 100 pts · best available: Knight Destrier (21%)

265 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Below average · 2.74 per 100 pts · best available: Cerastus Knight Atrapos (19%)

405 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 1 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

7 scoring bodies, 52 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachStrong

No Deep Strike, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerStrong

Average T8.6, 18.3 W per model and 7 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

42weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-armourp74 ×.2

Reachp92 ×.1

Anti-infantryp34 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-armour is the clearest answer here; Anti-horde is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package5 read

Army ×2Detachment ×2Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Code Chivalricconditional
Bondsmanconditional

Detachment

Cogbound Allianceconditional
Against the Hordeconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Omnissiah’s Grace1 CP
Vengeance of the Machine Cult1 CP
DRIVE THEM OUT!1 CP
TITANIC BOMBARDMENT1 CP
STEADFAST SUPERIORITY1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 7
Largest single investment: Cerastus Knight Atrapos(21%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeKnight Destrier21%
7 units contribute
anti-infantryKnight Errant28%
7 units contribute
anti-eliteKnight Errant26%
7 units contribute
anti-armourKnight Errant30%
7 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Scouts2
Indirect Fire2
Precision2
Anti-VEHICLE2
Battleline2

Leader groups

Cerastus Knight Atraposunattached
Cerastus Knight Atraposunattached
Knight Destrierunattached
Knight Errantunattached
Knight Paladinunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

7Good8Possible3Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Outflank
Plunder

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
No Prisoners
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.