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Deltas are only for guylines, not flysheet pegging points.

I use big V-profile ripple pegs for corners...not the rubbish ones normally supplied with tents but some huge 12" ones from an old trailer tent. I use wire crook-topped pegs, 12" long and as thick as a pencil, for pegging down rings. Standard but good quality wire pegs for most other points. If the ground is hard I'll substitute rock pegs for all of the above. I tend to use my Deltas just on the canopy guylines.

I'll say again...pegs supplied with most tents tend to be a bit weedy. It's worth going to a good camping shop and buying a good selection of heavyweight ones, plus a set of rock pegs. The weedy pegs are fine for pegging down rubbers and inners though, if the ground is not too hard.

I use this type of peg for all pegging points and guy ropes.

Threaded so they grip well in the ground but can be screwed out if stuck hard. Double hooked so there is something to hook the peg extractor into. The plastic head is below the striking head so should not break (unless you miss). Will not bend and will go through just about any surface. I use a small lump hammer to whack them in.