We’re back once more starting a new series of Faction Analysis articles.

People often refer to our stats and look at who’s top and bottom of the pile and then draw conclusions on factions based on what they see there. But, I wanted to highlight that although the win rates we create are a good indicator to see where AoS sits at from a balance perspective, it may not always reflect what you see in your FLGS.

So each week, I’ll pick a faction (or if there are enough people shouting at me, the faction you pick) and break down how that faction is performing globally and regionally.

Age of Sigmar Round the Globe

Before we jump in we need to look at how much Age of Sigmar is played around the world and where it’s most popular and it can give us some more info on what we’re looking at later.

Nation	Players	% of Global Base
United States	599	35%
Australia	179	10%
United Kingdom	161	9%
Canada	161	9%
Spain	80	5%
France	75	4%
Czech Republic	71	4%
Norway	65	4%
Sweden	49	3%
Germany	45	3%
Denmark	43	2%
Mexico	32	2%
Poland	30	2%
Colombia	21	1%
Greece	18	1%
Netherlands	17	1%
New Zealand	16	1%
China	15	1%
Slovenia	15	1%
Turkey	10	1%
Global	1,722	–

These are the records for all the tournaments we have on the Woehammer Database since the new September Battlescroll dropped.

As always, the US is in the top spot. This is mainly due to almost every US tournament organiser using BCP to host their event. While we have worked hard to include many of the hosting websites, there may well be a few that we have missed, and a few European events like to host their event on T3 and then organise their pairings elsewhere.

Interestingly, thanks to some recent big events in Australia, they come out as the 2nd most popular place.

This data is accurate as at the 9th November 2025.

Win Rates

Our most recent stats article, has Skaven with a win rate of 49%. That’s at the bottom of the ideal range (45-55%). So What’s up with them?

Skaven are both effective and popular in the UK with a win rate of 52% and 11% of their player base using them. While in Canada, Skaven really struggle at only 38% win rate. France sees a reasonably small player base of 5% using them very effectively at 65% win rate.

It’s important to note that currently, Skaven are globally the 2nd most played faction after the always popular Stormcast Eternals. This could in part be due to their inclusion in the main Skaventide release box.

Popularity

Seraphon is the 8th most popular faction globally.

But how does this compare across the different countries?

Very few countries around the world see Skaven represented less than the 4% perfect split. With the majority of countries having Skaven as a strong player base. The Czech Republic had 13% of its 71 players using Skaven, and in the UK too 11% of 161 players took up the ratties. They appear to be less popular in Canada with 5% of the player base using them.

Elo-wise Skaven have a player average Elo of 419.7 globally. Going back to the UK to compare this, you would think with the success they’re sseing there that the Elo would be higher than this, but the 52% win rate is being achieved for players with an average of 404.7. Whereas in Canada their Elo average is 423.7.

Battle Formations

I should note after some confusion last week, that numbers given in brackets after a warscroll or battle formation show the number of games they’ve been used competitively at GTs in.

While Fleshmeld Menagerie is the most popular Battle Formation with 270 games on record, but it isn’t the most successful. That title falls to Gathering of the Clans at 52% win rate. While those using Claw-horde are really struggling with only a 39% win rate..

Warscroll Win Rates

Most Successful Warscrolls

The number in brackets represents the number of games the warscroll was used in at GT events.

We can see that although the Warpfire Thrower is at 80% win rate it has only been used by a single player at an event possibly as a list filler to make those last points matter.

The first significant warscroll would be the Plague Priest on Plague Furnace, featuring in 115 games and with a win rate of 60%. Night Runners are also very high in the rates. I would expect both of these scrolls to see nerfs/points increased in the next battlescroll.

Least Succesful Warscrolls

At the other end of the scale we have significant data showing that Warlock Engineer, Vizzik Skour, Thanquol, Bombadier, HPA, Warpblaster and Stormfiends are all suffering in the current rules.

Full Warscroll List

Regiments of Renown

Only one Regiments of Renown has seen any play in Skaven lists, and that was with only 1 player using them:

Lord Skaldior’s Chosen (5) – 40%

Heroic Traits

With 165 games under its belt, Scurry Away is the most popular Heroic Trait and hits a fairly decent 53% win rate.

Both of the other two traits are sitting below 45% win rate. Short-Tempered with 36 games and 38% WR. While Skilled Manipulator has only been used by two players and sits at 30% WR.

Artefacts of Power

While Foultide is the most popular artefact with 333 games, it has a lower win rate of 47% compared to 56% of the Warpstone Charm (223 games). Skavenbrew, has only 63 games played and has the lowest win rate at 45%.

5-0 Lists

To date there have been five lists that have gone 5-0 at events.

Gabriel Cobaugh went 5-0 at the Michigan GT in October:

Skaven
Fleshmeld Menagerie

[Scouting Force]
[Restless Energy]

[Lore of Ruin]
[Noxious Prayers]
[Aetherwrought Machineries]

Grey Seer on Screaming Bell SoG
[General]
[Fleshmeddler]
1 x Brood Terror SoG
6 x Rat Ogors (280)
6 x Rat Ogors (280)
10 x Night Runners (120)

Plague Priest on Plague Furnace (320)
[Warpstone Charm]
20 x Clanrats (150)
20 x Plague Monks (140)
20 x Plague Monks (140)

Gnawhole

2000/2000pts
2 drops

Two weeks later in New Zealand Greg Greenfield managed at 5-0 at Realm Wars with a Warpcog Convocation list:

Skaven
Warpcog Convocation
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 3
Spell Lore – Lore of Ruin
Manifestation Lore – Primal Energy (20 Points)

Battle Tactic Cards: Restless Energy, Scouting Force

General’s Regiment
Lord Skreech Verminking (380)
General
Clanrats (150)
Clanrats (150)
Clanrats (150)
Night Runners (120)

Regiment 1
Warlock Engineer (110)
Ratling Warpblaster (140)
Warp Lightning Cannon (120)
Warplock Jezzails (260)
Reinforced

Regiment 2
Verminlord Deceiver (390)
Foulhide
Scurry Away

Derek Hildebrandt went 5-0 in the US at Vault Wars with another Fleshmeld list:

Grand Alliance Chaos | Skaven | Fleshmeld Menagerie
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 2

Battle Tactics Cards: Master The Paths and Intercept and Recover

General’s Regiment
Scourge of Ghyran Grey Seer on Screaming Bell (330)
General
Warpstone Charm
Clanrats (150)
Night Runners (120)
Warplock Jezzails (260)
Reinforced
Warplock Jezzails (260)
Reinforced

Regiment 1
Master Moulder (80)
Fleshmeddler
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Scourge of Ghyran Brood Terror (240)

Then in the last week, we’ve had not one, but two 5-0 lists for Skaven. The first was Michael Weingesl in Austria:

Skaven
Fleshmeld Menagerie
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 2
Spell Lore – Lore of Ruin
Prayer Lore – Noxious Prayers
Manifestation Lore – Manifestations of Doom

Battle Tactic Cards: Restless Energy, Scouting Force

General’s Regiment
Scourge of Ghyran Grey Seer on Screaming Bell (330)
General
Fleshmeddler
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Scourge of Ghyran Brood Terror (240)
Stormfiends (250)
1x Grinderfists
1x Doomflayer Gauntlets
1x Clubbing Blows and Warpfire Projectors

Regiment 1
Plague Priest on Plague Furnace (320)
Warpstone Charm
Clanrats (150)
Plague Monks (140)

Faction Terrain
Gnawhole

And finally, but by no means least, Darryl Peacock in the US with a Gathering of the Clans list:

Grand Alliance Chaos | Skaven | Gathering of the Clans
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 2
Spell Lore – Lore of Ruin
Prayer Lore – Noxious Prayers
Manifestation Lore – Aetherwrought Machineries

Battle Tactics Cards: Restless Energy and Scouting Force

General’s Regiment
Scourge of Ghyran Grey Seer on Screaming Bell (330)
General
Fleshmeddler
Night Runners (120)
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Rat Ogors (280)
Reinforced
Scourge of Ghyran Brood Terror (240)

Regiment 1
Plague Priest on Plague Furnace (320)
Warpstone Charm
Clanrats (150)
Plague Monks (140)
Plague Monks (140)

Faction Terrain
Gnawhole

Let me know, which faction you’d like to see next week.