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Book	Kind	Edition	Version	Last update
Leviathan
Leviathan	Expansion	10		June 2023
Leviathan Tournament Companion
Leviathan Tournament Companion	Expansion	10	1.0	June 2023

Leviathan Games

A Leviathan Chapter Approved battle is waged by following the sequence below. Chapter Approved battles are designed for Incursion and Strike Force battle sizes.

Muster Armies

Players first muster their armies, as described in the Core Rules. Remember, all details of a player’s army must be recorded on their Army Roster.

Determine Mission

Players split the cards into their respective decks: Deployment deck; Mission Rule deck; Primary Mission deck; Secondary Mission decks (one for the Attacker, one for the Defender); Gambit decks (one for the Attacker, one for the Defender). Set aside the Secondary Mission and Gambit decks (players will receive these later).

Players determine their mission by shuffling and randomly drawing one card from the Deployment, Mission Rule and Primary Mission Decks.

LEVIATHAN TOURNAMENT COMPANION
Instead of shuffling and drawing from the Deployment, Mission Rule and Primary Mission decks, players should use the pre-generated missions from the Leviathan Tournament Mission Pool. Set aside the Secondary Mission and Gambit decks as normal (players will receive these later).

Read Mission

Next players read the Primary Mission and Mission Rule cards they have drawn.

The Primary Mission card details how and when players score Victory Points (VP). Players will also score VP by achieving Secondary Missions and Gambits, which are detailed later. Some Primary Mission cards also include additional rules that will apply to the battle.

The Mission Rule card details any special rules that apply for the duration of the battle. Players should read and familiarise themselves with these before proceeding.

Place Objective Markers

Players now set up objective markers on the battlefield. Each Deployment card’s deployment map will show players how many objective markers to set up and where each should be placed.

LEVIATHAN TOURNAMENT COMPANION
Players now set up objective markers on the battlefield. Each Deployment card’s deployment map will show players how many objective markers to set up and where each should be placed. In Leviathan Tournament Missions, models can end any type of move on top of an objective marker.

Designer’s Note: In the Warhammer 40,000 Core Rules, objective markers are physical artefacts that models cannot end a move on, representing vital data caches, xenos relics, Chaos portals or anything else that suits your narrative. While this adds to the cinematic nature of the battlefield and offers exciting hobby opportunities, it can sometimes result in model-positioning circumstances that not everyone will enjoy equally. As such, these guidelines recommend treating objective markers as flat, circular markers 40mm in diameter that offer no impediment to the movement or placement of models.

Create The Battlefield

Players now create the battlefield and set up terrain features.

Missions are played on rectangular battlefields whose dimensions are approximately 44" by 60". This can be achieved by placing four Battlezone boards flat on a surface next to each other.

Unless otherwise stated,when setting up terrain features, use the guidelines detailed in the Cores Rules. Players must use the rules for terrain features detailed in the Core Rules. Terrain features should not be set up with any impassable sections (such as the walls of a ruin) within 1" of any objective markers.

LEVIATHAN TOURNAMENT COMPANION
Players now create the battlefield and set up terrain features. Missions are played on rectangular battlefields whose dimensions are approximately 44" by 60".

When setting up terrain features, use the guidelines detailed in the Terrain Layouts section of this pack. Players must use the rules for terrain features detailed in the Core Rules. While other approaches to terrain layout may work within the collections of experienced organisers, we recommend these terrain guidelines when otherwise in doubt.

Determine Attacker and Defender

Players consult the Deployment card drawn for the mission and agree which battlefield edge is the Attacker’s and which is the Defender’s. The players then roll off and the winner decides who will be the Attacker and who will be the Defender - this will determine which player uses which deployment zone in the coming battle.

Players take their respective Secondary Mission and Gambit decks, shuffle them and place them nearby for later.

Select Secondary Missions

There are two Secondary Mission decks (one for the Attacker, one for the Defender), meaning players can draw the same Secondary Missions. These describe goals that players can achieve to score VP. Each Secondary Mission card will detail when and how it is achieved, as well as how many VP that player scores for achieving it.

Each player must now choose whether to use Fixed or Tactical Missions during the battle. To do so, each player first takes their respective Secondary Mission deck. If a player wishes to use Fixed Missions, that player secretly selects two Fixed Mission cards (denoted by the Fixed Mission symbol - see below) from their Secondary Mission deck and places them face down on the battlefield. If a player wishes to use Tactical Missions, they should instead select any two Secondary Mission cards from their deck that do not have the Fixed Mission symbol and place them face down on the battlefield. Once both players have done so, players reveal their selections.

Fixed Mission cards are Secondary Mission cards marked with this symbol.

If a player selects two Fixed Mission cards, those Secondary Mission cards are active in every battle round during the battle, and can be achieved and scored in every battle round. The remainder of their Secondary Mission deck will not be used in the coming battle and can be placed to one side.

Players’ selected Fixed Mission cards cannot be discarded for any reason.

If a player did not select two Fixed Mission cards, then they will use Tactical Missions in the coming battle and they should now reshuffle their Secondary Mission deck. At the start of each of that player’s Command phases, that player must determine which Secondary Mission cards are active for them by drawing cards from their Secondary Mission deck, if they have fewer than two active Secondary Mission cards. That player has access to the New Orders Stratagem (see below), and can spend CP to use it after drawing their Secondary Mission cards if they wish. If a player’s Secondary Mission deck runs out, they cannot generate any additional Secondary Missions during the battle. Each time that player achieves a Secondary Mission, after scoring the VP described on that card, that Secondary Mission is then discarded.

Reminder: During the Select Secondary Missions step, if a player decides to use Tactical Missions, note that the two Secondary Mission cards they place face down and then reveal to their opponent should be returned to their Secondary Mission deck before they reshuffle it (they are not placed to one side or discarded). Before drawing cards in tournament play, it is always good practice to offer your opponent the opportunity to cut your deck.

NEW ORDERS

1CP

Core Stratagem – Strategic Ploy Stratagem

High command has received new intelligence.

WHEN: End of your Command phase.

TARGET: One of your active Secondary Mission cards.

EFFECT: Discard it and draw one new Secondary Mission card.

RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.

Declare Battle Formations

In the order below, both players secretly note:

Which of their Leader units will start the battle attached (they must specify which Leader unit is attached to which Bodyguard unit).
Which of their units will start the battle embarked within TRANSPORT models (they must specify which units are embarked within which models).
Which of their units will start the battle in Reserves (including Strategic Reserves). No more than half the number of units in a player’s army can start the battle in Reserves, and the combined points total of those units cannot be more than half the total of their army. Units embarked within a TRANSPORT that are set up in Reserves also count as being set up in Reserves for these limits.

When both players have done so, then they reveal their selections to their opponent.

Reserves units cannot arrive during the first battle round and any Strategic Reserves or Reserves that have not arrived on the battlefield by the end of the third battle round count as having been destroyed, as are any units embarked within them (this does not apply to units that are placed into Strategic Reserves after the first battle round has started).

Deploy Armies

Players alternate setting up their remaining units one at a time, starting with the Defender. A player’s models must be set up wholly within their deployment zone. If one player finishes deploying all their units, their opponent then deploys the remainder of their units.

Determine First Turn

Players roll off and the winner takes the first turn.

Resolve Pre-battle Rules

Players alternate resolving any pre-battle rules units from their armies have, starting with the player who will take the first turn.

Begin the Battle

The first battle round begins. Players continue to resolve battle rounds until the battle ends.

At the end of each player’s turn, if that player is using Tactical Missions, they can discard one or more of their active Secondary Mission cards. If they do, and if it is not the fifth battle round, that player gains 1CP. This represents high command diverting strategic resources that had been allocated to now-obsolete objectives to instead engage new targets of opportunity.

At the end of the third battle round, players generate Gambits.

End the Battle

The battle ends after five battle rounds have been completed. If one player has no models remaining in their army at the start of their turn, the other player can continue to play out their turns until the battle ends.

Determine Victor

At the end of the battle, the player with the most VP is the winner. If the players are tied, the battle is a draw.

Each player can score a maximum of 50VP from Primary Missions and/or Gambits (any excess VP awarded are lost) and a maximum of 40VP from Secondary Missions (any excess VP awarded are lost), for a possible total of 90VP. If a player is using Fixed Missions, that player can score a maximum of 20VP from each of the Fixed Mission cards they selected before the battle (any excess VP awarded are lost). If every model in a player’s army is painted to a Battle Ready standard, that player is awarded a bonus 10VP. This gives each player a maximum total score of 100VP.

Gambit Deck

There are two Gambit decks (one for each player) with identical cards. These contain challenging goals that players can attempt to achieve by the end of the battle instead of attempting to score any more VP from their Primary Mission.

At the end of the third battle round, before starting the next battle round, players can generate Gambits and choose whether to attempt to achieve one.

Each player takes their Gambit deck and removes the Proceed as Planned card, placing it to one side, before shuffling the remaining Gambit cards and randomly discarding one. Each player then adds their Proceed as Planned card back in, to have a hand containing three cards.

Players then secretly choose one of these three cards and place it face down on the battlefield. Once both players have done so, they reveal their choice.

If a player reveals their Proceed as Planned card, they are not attempting a Gambit in this battle and continue to score VP for achieving the goals as listed on their Primary Mission card.

Otherwise, the player is attempting a Gambit, and until the end of the battle that player cannot score any more VP as described on their Primary Mission card (any VP scored so far are kept). Instead, at the end of the battle, if they successfully completed the goal described on the Gambit card, they score VP as detailed on that Gambit card.

Battle Ready

Playing games of Warhammer is a shared experience that we all want to look and feel great. To reflect this, Leviathan games reward you for having a fully painted ‘Battle Ready’ army. Here we explain what that means, and where to find achievable online tutorials and painting guides to get your army ready for action!

When you play a Leviathan game, there are 10 victory points available if every model in your army is painted to a Battle Ready standard. Battle Ready means your models are fully painted with a detailed or textured base.

This is considered to be the minimum standard of miniature painting for a Leviathan mission, as well as a guaranteed method of scoring some victory points before the dice even start rolling.

The Citadel Colour range includes all the paints and hobby supplies you’ll need to paint your miniatures quickly and efficiently, In fact, Contrast paints were created especially to help you get your armies Battle Ready in no time — just one coat of Contrast paint lays down both a base colour and a bit of shade — while Technical paints give you a textured base with one application. It’s never been easier to get your army ready for a tournament.

Leviathan Tournament Companion

Introduction

Welcome to the Leviathan Tournament Companion! The following guidelines are designed to support organisers of Warhammer 40,000 events in delivering a fine-tuned tournament experience using the Leviathan Mission Pack. That product offers unprecedented scope for all kinds of matched play, and its many variables create a dizzying array of potential missions – thousands, in fact! Some of these are particularly well suited to the most hotly contested scenarios, and this pack provides suggestions for the best event configurations. We have also taken the opportunity to optimise certain Core Rules concepts for tournament play.

This document provides a ready-made framework for levelling the playing field and getting games underway quickly, whether you are planning your first matched play event or have years of experience organising the largest and most acclaimed tournaments. Its recommendations will be followed in full at most Games Workshop matched play events, and are considered the official way to play Warhammer 40,000 in a tournament setting, but can be adapted to suit your own circumstances – the terrain layout advice is aimed primarily at newer organisers, for example, and those with large established terrain collections should feel free to interpret it accordingly.

The recommendations are presented as follows:

Leviathan Tournament Mission Sequence: Adjustments to the steps players would normally follow to generate a mission and prepare the battlefield (these adjustments are shown above, in the Leviathan Games section.).
Leviathan Card Updates: Tweaks to certain cards in the Leviathan Mission Pack (these tweaks are already included below, in the Mission Generator).
Leviathan Tournament Mission Pool: 15 recommended tournament rounds to draw from, with pre-set Primary Missions, Mission Rules and deployment modes that put all players on an equal footing and minimise pre-game admin.
Terrain Layouts: A suite of carefully designed terrain setups to be used in conjunction with the Leviathan Tournament Mission Pool.
Pairings and Rankings: Advice for fairly pairing players and determining rankings.

Leviathan Tournament Mission Pool

The 15 Leviathan Tournament Missions in this section are designed to act as a pool from which organisers can build their events, selecting from it in random order. Further commentary on these is given below.

Primary Missions
Every Primary Mission from the Leviathan Mission Pack is included in this mission pool. If you are running an event with only 3-6 rounds, we recommend selecting options that span a variety of different Primary Missions. For example, if running a 3-round Saturday tournament, you might use missions A, B, and C, or D, F, and G. For those running longer-format events, or whose attendees are particularly expectant of a perfectly balanced mission every time, we have included the more straightforward Primary Missions in a greater number of configurations.

Mission Rules
Mission Rules are an exciting component of the Leviathan Mission Pack, providing twists to the way a mission is normally played, and the ones recommended here are particularly suited to tournament play. For the Leviathan season of play, we recommend using Chilling Rain (i.e. no effect), Hidden Supplies, Chosen Battlefield and Scrambler Fields, as shown in the configurations below.

Terrain Layouts
When using the recommended terrain layouts in this pack, please note the layouts best suited for each deployment mode, as shown in the table below. We recommend structuring your mission order to facilitate any changes to terrain layouts you will need to make during your event.

LEVIATHAN TOURNAMENT MISSION POOL
	PRIMARY MISSION	MISSION RULE	DEPLOYMENT	TERRAIN LAYOUTS
A	Take and Hold	Chilling Rain	Search and Destroy	1, 3, 4
B	Priority Targets	Hidden Supplies	Search and Destroy	1, 3, 4
C	The Ritual	Scrambler Fields	Sweeping Engagement	1, 2, 3, 4
D	Deploy Servo-skulls	Chilling Rain	Search and Destroy	1, 3, 4
E	Take and Hold	Chosen Battlefield	Sweeping Engagement	1, 2, 3, 4
F	Supply Drop	Chilling Rain	Search and Destroy	1, 3, 4
G	Sites of Power	Chilling Rain	Hammer and Anvil	1, 2, 4
H	The Ritual	Chilling Rain	Hammer and Anvil	1, 2, 4
I	Take and Hold	Hidden Supplies	Hammer and Anvil	1, 2, 4
J	Priority Targets	Chilling Rain	Crucible of Battle	1, 3, 4
K	Deploy Servo-skulls	Hidden Supplies	Crucible of Battle	1, 3, 4
L	Scorched Earth	Chilling Rain	Dawn of War	1, 2, 3
M	Purge the Foe	Chilling Rain	Crucible of Battle	1, 3, 4
N	Priority Targets	Chosen Battlefield	Dawn of War	1, 2, 3
O	Vital Ground	Chilling Rain	Crucible of Battle	1, 3, 4

Terrain Layouts

The following battlefield recommendations are intended primarily for newer organisers and those looking for a steer in building up a terrain collection for regular tournament play. These layouts will be seen at most Games Workshop matched play events, and reflect the type of terrain density that creates risk-and-reward decisions that a wide variety of army types can engage with. They are by no means the only way to set up a battlefield for balanced play, but represent a reliable starting point when in doubt.

These layouts were designed with a few key principles in mind:

No Fixed Measurements

Precisely locked terrain layouts with fixed measurements are not recommended. As well as limiting the variety of terrain organisers may feel permitted to field, such strictures can encourage army construction that plans for guaranteed measurements for the purposes of line of sight, objective control and so on. Furthermore, it can create problematic mid-game situations should players notice their terrain does not meet prescribed limits. When using these layouts, players should ensure they are as close to the illustrated positions as possible, but organisers should avoid mandating precise locations for each piece.

In general, however, there should be at least 4" between the physical edges of each terrain feature. This is primarily to avoid situations where certain factions (e.g. Imperial Knights) are unable to interact with areas of the battlefield due to Ruins and other impediments being too close together.

Objective Markers

Objective markers can and sometimes will be either hidden within terrain or placed in the open, but the markers themselves should never intersect a wall or similar element.

Use of Ruins

The following layouts primarily use the Ruins terrain feature. This efficiently achieves a good amount of line-of-sight blockage and cover appropriate for balanced games, thanks to the natural abstraction of line of sight within the rules for Ruins. Remember that a variety of terrain heights not only adds to the immersive nature of the battlefield, but is also important for line of sight and rules such as Plunging Fire. For organisers and players with a more robust terrain collection (especially elements that block true line of sight), incorporating features such as Woods, Barricades and Hills into your chosen layouts is perfectly acceptable.

Pairings and Rankings

There are countless different ways in which a Warhammer organised play event can be run. While broad-stroke concepts like pairing off players with the same record are straightforward enough, the nuance of running a successful Warhammer tournament is the subject of continuous conversation and evolution. The following recommendations are once again for newer organisers who are still establishing their principles and best practices, to help improve the average experience at any Warhammer tournament. These principles are also followed at most official Games Workshop events, and are designed to create the fairest, most fun experience possible for every attendee, regardless of standing.

Pairing Players

While the first round of most tournaments is randomly paired, subsequent round pairing can be done in a number of ways. The first pairing metric will almost always be player record, i.e. pairing a 3-1 player with another 3-1 player, and so on. Given that most rounds will include numerous players with the same record, however, deciding pairings beyond this metric can be quite nuanced, and the different methods available can have significant impacts on the experience of players at an event. We recommend pairing players by the following criteria:

First – by record (i.e. the number of wins, losses and draws)
Second – by win path (i.e. the timing of the rounds in which a player won or lost their games)
Third – randomly within players of the same ranking

Win Path
A player’s ‘win path’ refers not to their number of wins and losses, but to the timing of those wins and losses. While pairing by win path has an incidental tendency to pair people by strength of schedule, its greatest impact is on the overall enjoyment experienced by all players, as it tends to pair players based upon shared experience.

For example, let’s take two 3-1 players. One of them lost their first game; they likely lowered their expectations for winning the whole event after this, but are probably in a great mood after three consecutive victories. The other won their first three games then lost their fourth – a sharp disappointment after a 3-0 start. Should these players face off, their shared enjoyment may be at odds as they are in very different emotional places. Win path ensures players enter their match with recent common experiences upon which to build a friendship during their next game of Warhammer.

Ranking Players

In many tournaments, the overall Best General will be the single remaining undefeated player at the end of the event. Sometimes, however, there are not enough rounds available to determine a single undefeated player, and players often wish to know their ranking regardless of whether they won the whole event. To help break ties between players who end an event with the same record, we recommend ranking players by the following criteria:

First – by overall record (wins, losses and draws)
Second – by their opponents’ win records (i.e. those with more wins against opponents with better win records would place higher)
Third – by total Victory points (VP)

Designer’s Note: Traditionally, many organisers use total VP or VP differential to determine ranking. However, the number of VP scored within any one game of Warhammer 40,000 rarely tells a clear story about how close that game actually was. Often, a more challenging opponent will be harder to score against (and thus yield a lower score despite the victory being all the more hard-earned), or the nature of how the two armies match up may dictate a risky strategy that doesn’t pay off (and thus yield a wide score disparity despite almost working out).

As such, we do not recommend using VP as a pairing metric, nor as a ranking metric until all other metrics have been exhausted, or when further tie-breaking is required (e.g. in larger events where identical rankings become more likely). By contrast, opponent win record is an ideal metric, because when two players end up with the same record, the overall skill of their opponents is a better indicator of which player had the more challenging path along the way.

The Rules Commentary
There are myriad ways to enjoy the Warhammer hobby, and these all manifest themselves at a tournament: gifted hobbyists with beautiful armies, skilled competitors aiming for Best General, casual players looking to face new opponents and make new friends (by far the most common type of attendee), and even practitioners of the niche hobby of Rules Lawyer! These particular hobbyists often find unusual rules interactions at the very fringes of Warhammer 40,000, which can create interesting challenges for tournament organisers looking to provide clear answers and an easy gaming experience for their attendees. For the current edition, the Warhammer Design Studio has created its most robust and comprehensive Rules Commentary to date. Available to download on warhammer-community.com, this living document will be reviewed periodically to clarify any issues that may be causing uncertainty. Should an odd rules interaction come up during your event and the Core Rules do not provide a clear answer, we recommend consulting the Rules Commentary.

Mission Generator

The mission generator presented here will generate a random game for you using the rules described in the mission sequence above.

To use the mission generator, first press the ‘Start New Game’ button. This will "draw" a new set of Mission Rule, Primary Mission, and Deployment cards. This will also reset the Secondary Mission decks.

Next, choose whether you want to use Tactical or Fixed Secondary Missions using the slider. If you select Fixed, the cards available to you will appear below, and you can use the ‘Pick’ (

) and ‘Reject’ (

) buttons to select two cards. Once you have your selection, click ‘Confirm’ to begin the game.

During the battle, you can use the ‘Draw’ and ‘Discard’ (

) buttons to move through your Secondary Mission deck according to the mission rules. In the few cases where you might need to reshuffle a card back into the deck, a ‘Reshuffle’ (

) button will appear. If you press this instead of the ‘Discard’ button, the card will still be available to draw later in the game.

When you wish to choose a Gambit, select the ‘Show Gambit cards’ checkbox. This will draw Gambit cards for you as described in the mission sequence above. Select one, then press ‘Confirm’ to lock in your choice.

Note that:

If you accidentally close the browser or refresh the page your progress will be safe. It is saved on your device in the browser’s local storage.
If you change the Mission Rule, Primary Mission, or Deployment cards, the generator will see it as a new game and reset the Secondary Mission and Gambit decks, losing all progress on your current game.
It is not recommended to use this generator on multiple tabs of the same browser on the same device. It’s useless enough and also definitely will break the game.

Show both player’s decks

Start New Game

Mission Rule:

Primary Missions:

Deployment:

Player’s Hand

Attacker’s Hand

Choose whether to use Fixed or Tactical Missions during the battle and press ‘Confirm’ button.

TACTICAL MISSION

FIXED MISSION

CONFIRM

Selected Secondary Missions

Attacker’s Selected Secondary Missions

Secondary Mission Deck

Attacker’s Secondary Mission Deck

Show Gambit cards

Choose one gambit card and press ‘Confirm’.

CONFIRM

Selected Gambit

Selected Attacker’s Gambit

Gambit Deck

Attacker’s Gambit Deck

Defender’s Hand

Choose whether to use Fixed or Tactical Missions during the battle and press ‘Confirm’ button.

TACTICAL MISSION

FIXED MISSION

CONFIRM

Defender’s Selected Secondary Missions

Defender’s Secondary Mission Deck

Show Gambit cards

Choose one gambit card and press ‘Confirm’.

CONFIRM

Selected Defender’s Gambit

Defender’s Gambit Deck

Card Decks

Mission Rule deck

Mission Rule

CHOSEN BATTLEFIELD

Both sides have scouted the area extensively, pinpointing the exact location of vital sites.

In this mission, objective markers are not placed as shown on the Deployment card drawn. Instead, players roll off at the start of the Place Objective Markers step, then alternate setting up objective markers, one at a time, starting with the winner of the roll off.

One objective marker must be placed wholly within each deployment zone, and the remaining objective markers must be placed wholly within No Man’s Land, as shown on the Deployment card drawn. Objective markers must be placed more than 6" away from any battlefield edge and more than 9" away from all other objective markers.

If for whatever reason it is not possible to set up an objective marker as described above, it is not placed on the battlefield.

If any rules require players to set up additional objective markers (e.g. Hidden Supplies) during the Place Objective Markers step, players set them up as described on this Mission Rule card.

If any rules instruct players to remove one or more objective markers, do so after setting them all up.

Mission Rule

CHILLING RAIN

Intense winds gust across the battlefield, whipping through the shattered remains of bombed ruins and heavy with the stench of death. Icy rain drenches and chills the warriors, only adding to their misery and discomfort.

In this mission, no additional mission rules apply.

Mission Rule

SWEEP AND CLEAR

Forces have been ordered to perform a firesweep of this battlefield, methodically cleansing strategic sites of enemies one at a time before moving on.

In this mission, if a player controls an objective marker at the end of their Command phase, that objective marker remains under their control, even if they have no models within range of it, unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent Command phase.

Mission Rule

HIDDEN SUPPLIES

Reconnaissance units have uncovered a hidden cache of ammunition, fuel and rations in this war zone.

In this mission, players must set up one additional objective marker in No Man’s Land.

Unless the Chosen Battlefield mission rule is also in effect, before setting up this new objective marker, players must first move the objective marker in the centre of the battlefield 6" directly towards one of the corners of the battlefield (if No Man’s Land touches any of the comers of the battlefield, you must move the objective marker towards one of those corners). Players then set up the new objective marker 6" from the centre of the battlefield towards the diagonally opposite corner of the battlefield to the previously moved objective marker.

Mission Rule

MINEFIELDS

Buried ordnance and hidden boody traps litter this battlefield, posing a threat to all units that advance recklessly and without due care.

In this mission, each time an Advance roll of 6 is made for a unit, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

Mission Rule

TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

This bottle zone is replete with tactical targets of opportunity, ideal for warlords who are eager for glory.

In this mission, if a player is using Tactical Missions, then each time that player determines which Secondary Mission cards are active for them, if they have fewer than 3 active Secondary Mission cards, that player draws from their Secondary Mission deck until they have 3 Secondary Mission cards.

In this mission, if a player is using Fixed Missions, then in addition to the 2 Fixed Mission cards, that player will also draw cards from their Secondary Mission deck during the battle. At the end of the Select Secondary Missions step, that player should retrieve their Secondary Mission deck, remove all the Fixed Mission cards that they did not select at the start of that step, then shuffle the remaining cards. Then, at the start of each of that player’s Command phases, if that player has fewer than 3 active Secondary Mission cards (including their Fixed Mission cards), they draw from their Secondary Mission deck until they have 3 Secondary Mission cards. That player has access to the New Orders Stratagem, and can spend CP to use it after drawing their Secondary Mission cards if they wish (remember that Fixed Mission cards cannot be discarded for any reason).

Mission Rule

SCRAMBLER FIELDS

Scrambler fields and more esoteric devices have been activated in this area, restricting the use of advanced stealth and teleportation technologies.

In this mission:

Players’ units with the Infiltrators ability cannot be set up within range of an objective marker that is either in No Man’s Land or their opponent’s deployment zone.
Players’ units with the Scouts ability that make a move before the first turn begins cannot end that move within range of an objective marker that is either in No Man’s Land or their opponent’s deployment zone.
If any rule is used to redeploy a unit, that rule cannot be used to set up that unit within range of an objective marker in No Man’s Land.
When a player’s Reserves and Strategic Reserves units are set up on the battlefield, they cannot be set up within range of an objective marker that is either in No Man’s Land or their opponent’s deployment zone.

Mission Rule

DELAYED RESERVES

Enemy interceptors roam the skies, strafing and bombing any of our reinforcement units they discover. Our forces will inevitably be delayed as they attempt to dodge these vicious aerial patrols.

In this mission, until the start of the third battle round, each time a Reserves or Strategic Reserves unit wishes to arrive on the battlefield, the controlling player must make a Reserves roll for it. To do so, that player rolls one D6: on a 3+, that unit arrives on the battlefield; otherwise, the Reserves roll fails and that unit does not arrive this turn.

Mission Rule

MAELSTROM OF BATTLE

Little respite or sanctuary is available across the battlefields of the 41st Millennium.

In this mission, shuffle the remaining Mission Rule cards together before drawing 2 new Mission Rule cards.

If either of these new Mission Rule cards is Chilling Rain, discard that Mission Rule card and draw 2 additional new Mission Rule cards (for a total of 3 new Mission Rule cards).

Apply all the drawn Mission Rule cards to the battle.

Mission Rule

SUPPLY LINES

Enemy infiltrators are attempting to sabotage and disrupt your supply lines. Maintain vigilance to secure lines of communication and safeguard vital strategic resources.

In this mission, if a player controls the objective marker in their own deployment zone at the start of their Command phase, they roll one D6: on a 4+, that player gains 1CP.

Mission Rule

SECRET INTEL

Our spies and recon teams have reported back with secret intelligence, allowing us to better coordinate our next tactical move.

In this mission, in each player’s Command phase, the first time that player draws Secondary Mission cards that phase, that player can draw one additional Secondary Mission card, and then discard one of their active Secondary Mission cards.

Mission Rule

VOX STATIC

Stellar flares, malicious scrapcode and electromagnetic energy restrict communications.

In th is mission, the Command Re-roll Stratagem and New Orders Stratagem both cost 2CP to use.

Primary Mission deck

Primary Mission

TAKE AND HOLD

Several strategic locations have been identified in your vicinity. You are ordered to assault these positions, secure them and hold them at any cost.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 5VP for each objective marker they control (up to 15VP per turn).

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

Primary Mission

SCORCHED EARTH

What cannot be secured must be burned to ash.

From the second battle round, in each player’s Shooting phase, the player whose turn it is can select one unit from their army that is not Battle-shocked and is eligible to shoot. Until the end of that turn, that unit is not eligible to shoot or declare a charge. At the start of its controlling player’s next Command phase, if that unit is within 1" of an objective marker that the player whose turn it is controls, that objective marker is burned and removed from the battlefield.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 5VP for each objective marker they control (up to 10VP per turn).

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

At the end of the battle:

Each player scores 5VP if one or more objective markers in No Man’s Land were burned by a unit from their army, and 10VP if the objective marker in their opponent’s deployment zone was burned.

Primary Mission

PURGE THE FOE

Exterminate the enemy. Show them no mercy.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP if they control one or more objective markers, and an extra 4VP if they control more objective markers than their opponent controls.

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

At the end of each battle round:

At the end of the battle round, each player scores 4VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed that battle round, and an extra 4VP if more enemy units than friendly units were destroyed that battle round.

Note that a unit can. if it is returned to the battlefield for any reason, potentially contribute to this Primary Mission several times (assuming it is returned and subsequently destroyed several times over).

Primary Mission

SITES OF POWER

There is great power for those bold enough to claim it.

The objective markers in No Man’s Land are sites of power. At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is empowers all sites of power that they control that have one or more CHARACTER models from their army within range; each site of power remains empowered by that player while one or more of their CHARACTER models remains within range of it.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each player’s Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores VP as follows (up to 15VP per turn):

3VP for each objective marker they control.
3VP for each site of power that they have empowered.

Note that these are cumulative, so a player that controls one objective marker they have also empowered will score 6VP that turn.

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

Primary Mission

THE RITUAL

Bitter foes clash in a race to finish a ritual to either sanctify or corrupt the battlefield.

When setting up the battlefield, remove all objective markers in No Man’s Land except the one closest to the centre of the battlefield.

In each player’s Shooting phase, the player whose turn it is can select one unit from their army that is not Battle-shocked and is eligible to shoot. Until the end of that turn, that unit is not eligible to shoot or declare a charge. At the end of that turn, the player whose turn it is can set up one objective marker wholly within No Man’s Land and within 1" of that unit provided it can be set up exactly 9" from one other objective marker and not within 6" of any other objective marker.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 5VP for each objective marker in No Man’s Land they сontrol (up to 15VP per turn).

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

Primary Mission

PRIORITY TARGETS

The objectives in this area are vital to our war effort and securing them is your highest priority. Spare nothing in ensuring that they do not fall into enemy hands.

In the second, third, fourth and fifth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 5VP for each objective marker they control (up to 10VP per turn).

At the end of the battle:

Each player scores 5VP for each objective marker they control (up to 15VP per player).

Primary Mission

SUPPLY DROP

Supplies are inbound. Secure the drop coordinates.

At the start of the battle, players randomly select two different objective markers in No Man’s Land: the first selected is the Alpha objective, the second selected is the Omega objective. At the start of the fourth battle round, the Alpha objective is removed from the battlefield. At the start of the fifth battle round, all objective markers in No Man’s Land apart from the Omega objective are also removed.

In the second and third battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 5VP for each objective marker they control in No Man’s Land.

In the fourth battle round:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 8VP for each objective marker they control in No Man’s Land.

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores 15VP at the end of their Command phase if they control the objective marker in No Man’s Land.
The player who has the second turn scores 15VP at the end of their turn if they control the objective marker in No Man’s Land.

Primary Mission

DEPLOY SERVO-SKULLS

This area is littered with valuable relics. Secure these artefacts behind our front lines.

The objective markers that start the battle in No Man’s Land are servo-skulls. At the end of each turn, each of these objective markers can be moved up to 6" in any direction by the player that controls it. When moving objective markers, they cannot end that move on top of any other objective marker or model, or inside impassable parts of terrain features (such as the walls of a ruin).

In the second, third, fourth and fifth battle rounds:

At the end of each turn, the player whose turn it is scores VP as follows:

2VP for each servo-skull that is wholly within 12" of their opponent’s deployment zone.
5VP for each servo-skull that is wholly within 6" of their opponent’s deployment zone.
8VP for each servo-skull that is wholly within their opponent’s deployment zone.

Note that these conditions are not cumulative; if more than one applies, the player whose turn it is scores the applicable condition that carries the highest VP reward.

Primary Mission

VITAL GROUND

The most vital ground in the region is in enemy hands.

If you draw this and the Hidden Supplies Mission Rule card, discard this card and draw a new Primary Mission card.

After setting up the battlefield, remove the objective marker in No Man’s Land that is closest to the centre of the battlefield.

In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:

At the end of each Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores VP as follows:

If they control the objective marker in their own deployment zone, they score 2VP.
For each objective marker in No Man’s Land that they control, they score 5VP.
If they control the objective marker in their opponent’s deployment zone, they score 6VP.

In the fifth battle round:

The player who has the first turn scores VP as described above.
The player who has the second turn scores VP as described above, but does so at the end of their turn instead of at the end of their Command phase.

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Deployment

SEARCH AND DESTROY

Deployment

DAWN OF WAR

Deployment

SWEEPING ENGAGEMENT

Deployment

CRUCIBLE OF BATTLE

Deployment

HAMMER AND ANVIL

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Secondary Mission

EXTEND BATTLE LINES

The battleground is won one yard at a time. Continue to establish a strong military presence in the area.

At the end of your turn, if you control one or more objective markers in your own deployment zone and you also control one or more objective markers in No Man’s Land, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 5VP.

If you only have one unit remaining in your army, then this Secondary Mission is instead achieved at the end of your turn if that unit controls one objective marker in No Man’s Land, but in this instance you score 2VP instead of 5VP.

Secondary Mission

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Break through the foe’s army and cut off their lines of escape.

At the end of your turn, if two or more units from your army (excluding AIRCRAFT) are wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 4VP (or 5VP if you are using Tactical Missions).

If, at the end of your turn, only one unit from your army (excluding AIRCRAFT) is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, then this Secondary Mission is still achieved, but in this instance you score 3VP instead of 4VP (or instead of 5VP).

Secondary Mission

ASSASSINATION

The enemy looks to their champions for courage. Identify and eliminate them with extreme prejudice.

If you are using Fixed Missions, then while this Secondary Mission is active, each time an enemy CHARACTER model is destroyed, you score 4VP.

If you are using Tactical Missions, then at the end of the turn, if either of the conditions below are satisfied, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 5VP:

One or more enemy CHARACTER units were destroyed during this turn.
All CHARACTER units from your opponent’s Army Roster have been destroyed during the battle.

Note that if you are using Tactical Missions, this Secondary Mission is achieved even if such a unit was destroyed and then subsequently resurrected for any reason.

Secondary Mission

BRING IT DOWN

The opposing army contains numerous heavily armoured units. Take any opportunity to bring them down.

While this Secondary Mission is active, each time an enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE model is destroyed, you score 2VP and an extra 1VP for each of the conditions below that are satisfied (all are cumulative):

The destroyed model had a Wounds characteristic of 10+.
The destroyed model had a Wounds characteristic of 15+.
The destroyed model had a Wounds characteristic of 20+.

Note that VP are scored even if such a model is destroyed and then subsequently resurrected for any reason. If you score any VP from this Secondary Mission during a turn, then at the end of that turn this Secondary Mission is achieved.

If you are using Tactical Missions, then when this Secondary Mission is achieved you score an extra 1VP. However, if you are using Tactical Missions, you cannot score more than 8VP in total from this Secondary Mission.

Secondary Mission

ENGAGE ON ALL FRONTS

This area is of extreme importance. You are to lead an immediate all-out assault to capture it and deny it to our enemy for good.

At the end of your turn, if you have one or more qualifying units (see below) from your army wholly within three or more different table quarters, and those units are all more than 3" away from any other table quarter, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 4VP if you have qualifying units in four different table quarters, or 2VP if you have qualifying units in three different table quarters.

While a unit is Battle-shocked, it is not a qualifying unit.

If, when you draw this Secondary Mission card, you only have one or two qualifying units remaining in your army, you can discard this Secondary Mission card and draw a new Secondary Mission card.

If you are using Tactical Missions, then when this Secondary Mission is achieved you score an extra 1VP (for a maximum of 5VP).

Secondary Mission

STORM HOSTILE OBJECTIVE

Dominate the field of battle. Storm every site of tactical import and leave the foe with no place to hide.

At the end of your turn, if either of the below conditions are satisfied, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 4VP if you are using Fixed Missions, or 5VP if you are using Tactical Missions:

You control one or more objective markers that were controlled by your opponent at the start of your turn.
Your opponent did not control any objective markers at the start of your turn and you control one or more objective markers that you did not control at the start of your turn.

This Secondary Mission cannot be achieved during the first battle round; if you randomly drew this Secondary Mission card during the first battle round, draw a new Secondary Mission card and shuffle this Secondary Mission card back into your Secondary Mission deck.

Secondary Mission

CLEANSE

The objectives in this area have been tainted and must be cleansed with ritual and purifying flame.

In your Shooting phase, you can select one or more units from your army that are not Battle-shocked and are eligible to shoot. Until the end of your turn, the units you selected are not eligible to shoot or declare a charge.

At the end of your turn, each objective marker that is not within your deployment zone that you control that has one or more of these selected units within range is cleansed by your army.

If one or more objective markers are cleansed by your army this turn, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score a number of VP depending on the number of objective markers cleansed by your army this turn, as follows:

1 objective marker cleansed = 2VP if you are using Fixed Missions, or 3VP if you are using Tactical Missions.
2 or more objective markers cleansed = 4VP if you are using Fixed Missions, or 5VP if you are using Tactical Missions.

Secondary Mission

DEPLOY TELEPORT HOMER

An allied fleet approaches ready to launch a full-scale invasion of this planet. If our vanguard forces deploy a series of teleport homers and landing beacons deep within enemy territory, troops aboard our ships will be able to launch a deadly surprise assault from orbit.

In your Shooting phase, you can select one unit from your army that is not Battle-shocked and is eligible to shoot. Until the end of your turn, that unit is not eligible to shoot or declare a charge.

At the end of your turn, if that unit is within your opponent’s deployment zone, or within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, it deploys a teleport homer at that location, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score a number of VP depending on where the teleport homer was deployed, as follows:

Centre of battlefield = 3VP.
Opponent’s deployment zone = 4VP if you are using Fixed Missions, or 5VP if you are using Tactical Missions.

Secondary Mission

INVESTIGATE SIGNALS

Our fleet has received a mysterious signal in this war zone, and its source has been identified as originating somewhere in the vicinity of this battlefield. Locate and secure it without delay.

In your Shooting phase, you can select one or more units from your army that are not Battle-shocked and are eligible to shoot. Until the end of your turn, the units you selected are not eligible to shoot or declare a charge.

At the end of your turn, each comer of the battlefield that has one or more of these selected units wholly within 9" of it is scanned by your army.

If one or more corners are scanned by your army, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 2VP for each corner scanned by your army this turn.

Secondary Mission

NO PRISONERS

Exterminate your enemies.

While this Secondary Mission is active, each time an enemy unit is destroyed, you score 2VP (to a maximum of 5VP).

Note that VP are scored even if such a unit is destroyed and then subsequently resurrected for any reason. If you score any VP from this Secondary Mission during a turn, then at the end of that turn this Secondary Mission is achieved.

Secondary Mission

DEFEND STRONGHOLD

You are charged with the defence of a key objective. It must not be permitted to fall into enemy hands.

At the end of your opponent’s turn, or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first), if you control one or more objective markers in your own deployment zone, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 3VP.

This Secondary Mission cannot be achieved during the first battle round; if you draw this Secondary Mission card during the first battle round, draw a new Secondary Mission card and shuffle this Secondary Mission card back into your Secondary Mission deck.

Secondary Mission

OVERWHELMING FORCE

Scour the enemy from the face of the battlefield.

While this Secondary Mission is active, each time an enemy unit that started the turn within range of an objective marker is destroyed, you score 3VP (to a maximum of 5VP).

Note that VP are scored even if such a unit is destroyed and then subsequently resurrected for any reason. If you score any VP from this Secondary Mission during a turn, then at the end of that turn this Secondary Mission is achieved.

Secondary Mission

SECURE NO MAN’S LAND

You must advance swiftly into no man’s land and seize it before the enemy can, lest they take control of the entire battlefield.

At the end of your turn, if you control two or more objective markers in No Man’s Land, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 5VP.

If, at the end of your turn, you only control one objective marker in No Man’s Land, this Secondary Mission is still achieved, but in this instance you score 2VP instead of 5VP.

Secondary Mission

AREA DENIAL

It is critical that this area is dominated. No enemy vanguard or guerrilla units can be allowed to disrupt our plans.

At the end of your turn, if one or more units from your army (excluding Battle-shocked units) are wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, and there are no enemy units wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 5VP.

If, at the end of your turn, there are one or more enemy units wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, but there are no enemy units within 3" of the centre of the battlefield, then this Secondary Mission is still achieved, but in this instance you score 3VP instead of 5VP.

Secondary Mission

A TEMPTING TARGET

An opportunity to seize a valuable asset has been identified, but the enemy are likely to use it as bait in a trap. Move to secure the site, but be wary of enemy ambushes.

When this Secondary Mission card is drawn, your opponent must select one objective marker in No Man’s Land.

At the end of your turn, if you control that selected objective marker, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 5VP.

Secondary Mission

CAPTURE ENEMY OUTPOST

A vital objective has been identified in your vicinity, but it is currently held by the enemy. You are ordered to capture it at any cost.

At the end of your turn, if you control one or more objective markers in your opponent’s deployment zone, this Secondary Mission is achieved and you score 8VP.

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Gambit

PROCEED AS PLANNED

Your battle plan is unfolding as you had foreseen, and the time to stake the fatal blow is almost at hand. Stay the course, and victory is all but assured.

If you select this Gambit card, you have chosen not to attempt a gambit.

Until the end of the battle, you continue to score VP from your Primary Mission.

Gambit

DELAYING TACTICS

The whole battle was a ruse to buy our covert kill teams the time they need to successfully complete a mission that could turn the tide of the entire war.

DETERMINE DISTRACTION TARGET: Your Distraction target will be equal to half the number of enemy units that are within Engagement Range of one or more units from your army (rounding up) at the end of your fifth turn. If your Distraction target is less than 4, it is increased to 4.

DISTRACT ENEMY UNITS: At the end of your fifth turn, roll one D6 for each enemy unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more units from your army. Add 1 to the result if that enemy unit is Battle-shocked and subtract 1 if one or more of the units from your army that are within Engagement Range of it are Battle-shocked. On a 4+, that enemy unit has been successfully delayed.

DETERMINE GAMBIT SUCCESS: If the number of enemy units that have been successfully delayed is greater than or equal to your Distraction target, this Gambit is successfully completed and you score 30VP.

Gambit

EMERGENCY EVACUATION

Remaining in this battlezone is folly Teleportahums are being sanctified and orbital transports are inbound to exfiltrate what forces remain. Prepare for immediate extraction.

DETERMINE EVACUATION TARGET: Your Evacuation target will be equal to half the number of units from your army that are on the battlefield at the end of the battle (rounding up), including units embarked within TRANSPORT models that are on the battlefield. If your Evacuation target is less than 4, it is increased to 4.

EVACUATE UNITS: At the end of your fifth turn, roll one D6 for each unit from your army that is wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, subtracting 1 from the result if that unit is Battle-shocked. On a 4+, that unit (and any units embarked within it) are marked for evacuation.

DETERMINE GAMBIT SUCCESS: If the number of your units that are marked for evacuation is greater than or equal to your Evacuation target, this Gambit is successfully completed and you score 30VP.

Gambit

ORBITAL STRIKE COORDINATES

The battlefield is lost. Triangulate coordinates and transmit them to our orbital assets so that they can unleash their fury and deny the enemy their prize.

At the end of your fifth turn, if one or more units from your army that are not Battle-shocked are wholly within 9" of a corner of the battlefield, and those units are not within your own deployment zone, roll 2D6.

Add 1 to the result for every other corner of the battlefield that has one or more units from your army wholly within 9" of it (excluding units that are Battle-shocked or within Engagement Range of any enemy units).

If the final result is 12 or more, this Gambit is successfully completed and you score 30VP.

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