Welcome to the Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament mission pack! Below you will find all of the rules required to lead your carefully selected Warhammer 40,000 army into finely balanced tabletop conflict against cunning and determined opponents.
If you are new to Warhammer 40,000 and this is the first Grand Tournament mission pack you have read, then the content of this pack is intended to be perfect for use in official gaming tournaments and competitive
matched play environments. It has been created for those Warhammer 40,000 hobbyists who prefer a carefully levelled strategic playing field. Each mission - tailored to different battle sizes, from Incursions to Strike Force engagements - is designed to ensure that neither player can claim an advantage at battle’s commencement. Moreover, within this pack you will find additional rules for picking secondary objectives that your army must pursue. These provide every player with the chance to fine-tune each mission to their own strategic strengths, and to optimise their ability to score more victory points than their foes. Victory in a Grand Tournament mission is contingent upon clever army selection, wise choices of secondary objectives, expert tactical play and a healthy dose of good luck!
If you are a veteran of the Grand Tournament mission pack scene, then you already know all of this and you are doubtless more interested to learn what has changed for this season of competitive Warhammer 40,000 gaming:
- The biggest change to this mission pack concerns how players muster their armies. We have introduced a new Detachment - the Arks of Omen Detachment - that every player must use. This is a flexible Detachment that opens up all manner of exciting new ways to add units to your army that might otherwise have been overlooked, such as Lords of War and Fortifications. You can also choose to include a single Allied Detachment, and we have been specific as to which allies can be taken with which factions (and how) to ensure that mortal enemies do not fight on the same side. Players cannot include any other Detachments in their army - their army will therefore consist of one compulsory Arks of Omen Detachment, and possibly one optional Allied Detachment.
- We have removed the command costs from all Detachments and made it so that players can place units into Strategic Reserves for free. These savings mean that players only need to spend their Command points on Stratagems, whether that is on Requisition Stratagems to upgrade their units before the battle, or on other Stratagems used when bullets are flying and blades are poised to strike.
- Secondary objectives have been reviewed, streamlined, refined, and in some cases even replaced, to offer the best matched play gaming experience. We have also included secondary objectives for the latest factions, including Leagues of Votann and World Eaters. In addition, a handful of secondary objectives can, in the right circumstances, award bonus Command points if additional conditions are met. While these may be a little harder to accomplish, the reward for doing so is all the more important now that Command points are scarcer than ever before, as they may enable the use of an extra Stratagem at a vital time and swing the battle in your favour. This is an additional consideration when selecting your secondary objectives and deciding what forces to bring to battle.
- We have made a small but important change to Dedicated Transports. Such units must now start the battle with models embarked within them, or else they cannot be set up or used in the battle - presumably they have had to return to base in order to pick up their forgotten passengers. This is simply to ensure that the spirit of the rules regarding the so-called rule of three (or rule of two if you are playing an Incursion battle) is not abused due to the exemption of Dedicated Transports, without penalising those players who genuinely wish to field a proper, mechanised army.
- All missions have been reviewed and a number of rules and primary objectives have been updated to offer an even better gaming experience.
So whether you are just setting off into the world of
matched play games, or you are about to participate in the next Grand Tournament event, read on to absorb the full content of this mission pack, and to unlock the countless hours of exciting and close-run gaming it will provide.
Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament Mission Pack |
Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament Mission Pack | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.1 | April 2023 |
Q: | If I use the Iron Hands March of the Ancients Stratagem, does the chosen DREADNOUGHT unit use one of the Elites slots for CHARACTER units in an Arks of Omen Detachment? |
A: | No, as the DREADNOUGHT unit is added to your army roster as a normal Elites slot choice and the March of the Ancients Stratagem is used afterwards. |
Q: | For the purposes of the Codex Warfare secondary objective, if a unit treats its active combat doctrine as being different to the currently active combat doctrine for my army, does that unit score points relative to the doctrine it is treating as active for my army? |
A: | Yes. Example: Ivan has a unit of Wulfen, which treat the Assault Doctrine as being active for his army when attacking, while the rest of his army is in the Tactical Doctrine. This means that whenever his Wulfen destroy an enemy unit with a Pistol or melee weapon they will score 1VP as per the third bullet point of the Codex Warfare secondary objective, despite the rest of his army being in the Tactical Doctrine. |
Q: | When I muster an army that includes an ASTRA MILITARUM Arks of Omen Detachment and an allied MILITARUM TEMPESTUS Patrol Detachment, am I allowed to take additional units of Tempestus Scions as Troops choices in the Patrol Detachment if I have any units of Tempestus Scions as Elites choices in the Arks of Omen Detachment? |
A: | Yes. You can take a maximum of three Tempestus Scions units in the Elites slots of the ASTRA MILITARUM Arks of Omen Detachment, but as the Tempestus Scions become a Troops choice in a MILITARUM TEMPESTUS Detachment, you can take as many more Tempestus Scions unit as the Patrol Detachment allows. |
An Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament game is waged by following the sequence below:
1. Select Battle Size
Select either Incursion or Strike Force as the battle size; this will determine the points each player will have to spend on their army, which missions they will use, and how long the battle will last, as shown in the table below.
BATTLES | BATTLE SIZE | BATTLE DURATION | POINTS LIMIT | Incursion | Up to 2 hours | 1000 | Strike Force | Up to 3 hours | 2000 |
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2. Muster Armies
Each player must now select a
Battle-forged army with the following modifications:
- Each player starts with 6 Command points (CP), but the inclusion of some models in your army can increase this. These can be spent to purchase Requisition Stratagems (the details of which units are upgraded by such must be noted on the player’s army roster), or saved to be used on other Stratagems during the battle. Players can only give models in their army Relics or Warlord Traits if they have used a Requisition Stratagem to acquire them. Both players have access to the Warlord Trait and Relic Stratagems (see below).
- Each player must include one (and only one) Arks of Omen Detachment in their army (see below). This is a Detachment that is bespoke to this mission pack. When you include this Detachment you must select one (and only one) of the stacks of compulsory Battlefield Roles, and then select the requisite number of units with the designated Battlefield Roles to fulfil that Detachment’s compulsory requirements. For example, if you selected ‘Elites’ to be that Detachment’s compulsory stack, then you would have to include three Elites units to fulfil the Detachment’s compulsory requirements.
- After you have added an Arks of Omen Detachment to your army, you can choose to add one Allied Detachment to your army - this must be either a Patrol Detachment or a Super-heavy Auxiliary Detachment. You can only include a maximum of one Allied Detachment in your army. The Command Cost of any such Detachment is always 0CP and its Command Benefits are always ‘None’. You cannot include any Understrength units in an Allied Detachment. You can only include an Allied Detachment if its Faction is a permitted Allied Detachment for your Arks of Omen Detachment, as described in the Battle Brothers section.
- You can only include one SUPREME COMMANDER unit in an Arks of Omen Detachment.
- You can include Abaddon the Despoiler in a Legion Detachment even if it is not a Black Legion Detachment.
- You can include The Silent King in a NECRONS Detachment even if it is not a Szarekhan Detachment.
- You can include Commander Shadowsun in a Sept Detachment even if it is not a T’au Sept Detachment. Doing so does not prevent any other units in that Detachment from gaining their Detachment Rules. Note that Commander Shadowsun will only gain a Sept Tenet if every <SEPT> unit in your army has the T’AU SEPT keyword.
- You can include Belisarius Cawl in a Forge World Detachment even if it is not a Mars Detachment. Doing so does not prevent any other units from gaining their Detachment Rules. Note that Belisarius Cawl will only gain a Dogma if every <FORGE WORLD> unit in your army has the MARS keyword.
- You can include an ADEPTUS ASTARTES PRIMARCH unit in a <CHAPTER> Detachment even if it does not share the <CHAPTER> keyword of other units in that Detachment. Doing so does not prevent any other units from gaining their Detachment Rules. Note that the ADEPTUS ASTARTES PRIMARCH unit will only gain a Chapter Tactic if every <CHAPTER> unit shares the same <CHAPTER> keyword.
With the exception of units with the Troops or Dedicated Transport
Battlefield Roles, or units that are added to a players army during the battle, each player can only include the same
datasheet in their army 2 times (if they are playing an Incursion battle) or 3 times (if they are playing a Strike Force battle).
Each player must then provide a copy of their army roster before the battle begins for their opponent to read.
WARLORD TRAIT1CP
Core Stratagem – Requisition Stratagem
Use this Stratagem before the battle, when you are mustering your army, after selecting your WARLORD. If your WARLORD is a CHARACTER model, determine a Warlord Trait for them (this must be a Warlord Trait they could have). If your WARLORD is a named character with access to more than one Warlord Trait, one use of this Stratagem gives all of those specified Warlord Traits to that WARLORD. You can only use this Stratagem once.
RELIC1CP
Core Stratagem – Requisition Stratagem
Use this Stratagem before the battle, when you are mustering your army, after selecting your WARLORD. Select one CHARACTER model from your army that is not a named character; give that model one Relic (this must be a Relic they could have). You can only use this Stratagem once.
HEROIC SUPPORT1CP
Core Stratagem – Requisition Stratagem
Use this Stratagem before the battle, when you are mustering your army. If a
Detachment ability (excluding
Gene-sect) would limit the number of times you can include a unit in that
Detachment to 1, you can include a maximum of 2 of that unit in that Detachment instead. You can only use this Stratagem once.
Command Cost: 0CP
Restrictions: All units must be from the same
Faction (and that Faction cannot be
IMPERIUM,
CHAOS,
AELDARI or
TYRANIDS) This
Detachment cannot include any
Understrength units.
Command Benefits: None.
HQ: 1. If this Detachment is an
IMPERIAL KNIGHTS or
CHAOS KNIGHTS Detachment, it does not require this compulsory slot.
TROOPS: 3 or
ELITES: 3 or
FAST ATTACK: 3 or
HEAVY SUPPORT: 3 or
LORDS OF WAR: 3HQ: 0-3
TROOPS: 0-9
ELITES: 0-3
FAST ATTACK: 0-3
HEAVY SUPPORT: 0-3
LORDS OF WAR: 0-3
FLYERS: 0-2
FORTIFICATION: 0-3
ELITES (CHARACTER only): 0-3
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS: Can include 1 for each
INFANTRY unit taken.
Detachment Key:
HQ: 1 – compulsory
ELITES: 0-3 – optional
Battle Brothers
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is an IMPERIUM Detachment, you can include one of the following as an Allied Detachment: one AGENTS OF THE IMPERIUM Auxiliary Support or Patrol Detachment; one IMPERIAL KNIGHTS Super-heavy Auxiliary Detachment (containing one FREEBLADE unit); one VOTANN Patrol Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is either an ASURYANI or DRUKHARI Detachment, you can include one HARLEQUINS Patrol Detachment as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is an ASTRA MILITARUM Detachment, you can include one ASTRA MILITARUM Patrol Detachment that only contains units with the MILITARUM TEMPESTUS keyword as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a GENESTEALER CULTS Detachment, you can include one BROOD BROTHERS Patrol, Auxiliary Support or Super-heavy Auxiliary Detachment as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a CHAOS Detachment, you can include one CHAOS KNIGHTS Super-heavy Auxiliary Detachment (containing one DREADBLADE unit) as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a WORLD EATERS Detachment, you can include one LEGIONES DAEMONICA Patrol Detachment that only contains units with the KHORNE keyword as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a THOUSAND SONS Detachment, you can include one LEGIONES DAEMONICA Patrol Detachment that only contains units with the TZEENTCH keyword as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a DEATH GUARD Detachment, you can include one LEGIONES DAEMONICA Patrol Detachment that only contains units with the NURGLE keyword as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a TRAITORIS ASTARTES Detachment that only contains units from the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN Legion, you can include one LEGIONES DAEMONICA Patrol Detachment that only contains units with the SLAANESH keyword as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a TRAITORIS ASTARTES Detachment that does not include any units from the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN Legion, you can include one LEGIONES DAEMONICA Patrol Detachment as an Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a LEGIONES DAEMONICA Detachment and if your army is a Disciples of Be’lakor Army of Renown, you can include one TRAITORIS ASTARTES Patrol Detachment as an Allied Detachment and you can include one CHAOS KNIGHTS Super-heavy Auxiliary Detachment (containing one HOUSE KORVAX unit) as an Allied Detachment. Note that this means you can include two Allied Detachments, even though normally you can only include a single Allied Detachment.
- If your Arks of Omen Detachment is a DRUKHARI Kabal, Wych Cult or Haemonculus Coven Detachment, you can include one DRUKHARI Patrol Detachment of a different type as an Allied Detachment (e.g. if your Arks of Omen Detachment is a Kabal Detachment, you can select a Wych Cult or Haemonculus Coven Detachment for your Allied Detachment). When doing so:
- All <KABAL> units in a Kabal Detachment gain a Drukhari Obsession.
- All <WYCH CULT> units in a Wych Cult Detachment gain a Drukhari Obsession.
- All <HAEMONCULUS COVEN> units in a Haemonculus Coven Detachment gain a Drukhari Obsession.
3. Determine Mission
The players determine which mission will be used for the battle; they can choose from the missions for their chosen battle size. This will determine the deployment map that the players use, as well as the specific mission briefing. The players can either simply agree which they will use with their opponent, or they can roll a
D33 to randomly select a mission using one of the tables. To roll a D33, roll two D3s one after the other; the first dice result determines the ‘tens’ and the second determines the ‘units’. For example, if the first result is a 2 and the second is a 1, then the D33 result is a 21.
4. Read Mission Briefing
Each mission has a mission briefing that will detail the aims of the battle. Each mission will also list one or more additional mission rules that will apply for the duration of the battle, and a primary objective that awards victory points to the players. The players should read and familiarise themselves with these before proceeding.
5. Place Objective Markers
The players now set
objective markers up on the battlefield. Each mission’s deployment map will show the players how many to set up, and where each should be placed.
6. Create the Battlefield
The players now create the battlefield and set up
terrain features. Missions are played on rectangular battlefields. The size of the battlefield depends on the battle size selected, as shown in the table below (the table shows the minimum size of battlefields):
BATTLEFIELDS | BATTLE SIZE | BATTLEFIELD SIZE (Minimum) | Incursion | 44" x 30" | Strike Force | 44" x 60" |
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Unless noted otherwise, when setting up terrain features, use the
guidelines detailed in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. Terrain features cannot be set up on top of
objective markers. Players must use the battlefield terrain rules for terrain features.
7. Determine Attacker and Defender
The players
roll off and the winner decides who will be the Attacker and who will be the Defender.
8. Choose Deployment Zone
The Defender now selects one of the deployment zones for their army. Their opponent uses the other deployment zone.
9. Select Secondary Objectives
Each player must secretly write down three
secondary objectives that they will use in the coming battle. By default, each player will use the following three:
Assassination;
Grind Them Down;
Behind Enemy Lines. However, each player can instead select up to three different secondary objectives to replace these. The secondary objectives that players can select from can be found
here - players cannot select any secondary objectives from a Codex or Codex supplement.
Once both players have written down the secondary objectives they will use in the battle, they reveal them to their opponent.
10. Declare Reserves and Transports
These missions use the
Strategic Reserves rules.
Both players now secretly note down on their
army roster:
- Which of the units from their army will start the battle in Strategic Reserves (units with the Fortifications Battlefield Role can never be placed into Strategic Reserves). In an Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament mission, a player does not have to spend any CP to place units into Strategic Reserves.
- Which of the units from their army will start the battle in a location other than the battlefield (if a player has access to any Stratagems that they wish to use that enable them to set up units from their army in a location other than the battlefield, and they have enough CP remaining to use them, they must use such Stratagems now).
- Which of the units from their army will start the battle embarked within TRANSPORT models (they must specify which units are embarked within which model). In an Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament mission, each unit from your army with the Dedicated Transport Battlefield Role must start the battle with one or more friendly models embarked within it, or it cannot be set up and will count as having been destroyed during the first battle round.
When both players have noted their selection down, they declare them to their opponent.
No more than half the total number of units in a players army can be
Strategic Reserve and/or
Reinforcement units, and the combined
points value of all Strategic Reserve and Reinforcement units (including those embarked within
TRANSPORT models that are Strategic Reserve and/or Reinforcement units) must be less than half of the total points value of a players army, even if every unit in that army has an ability that would allow them to be set up elsewhere.
In Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament missions, Strategic Reserve and Reinforcement units can never arrive on the battlefield in the first battle round. Any Strategic Reserve or Reinforcement unit that has not arrived on the battlefield by the end of the third battle round counts as having been destroyed, as do any units embarked within them (this does not apply to units that are placed into Strategic Reserves after the first battle round has started).
11. Deploy Armies
The players alternate setting up their remaining units one at a time, starting with the Defender. A player must deploy all of their remaining units with the Fortifications
Battlefield Role before deploying any other unit. 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.
Unless otherwise stated, when setting up a model from a unit with the Fortifications Battlefield Role on the battlefield, it cannot be set up within 3" of any other
terrain feature that is not part of its own
datasheet (excluding
hills). If it is not possible to set up a Fortification as a result, a player can, in an Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament mission, remove one
Obstacles or
Area Terrain feature that is within their deployment zone from the battlefield in order to make room for their Fortification. If, by doing so, it is still not possible to set up their Fortification, replace the terrain feature removed - this Fortification cannot be deployed and counts as having been destroyed.
If a model from a player’s army is so large that it cannot physically be set up wholly within their deployment zone (i.e. the smallest dimension of that model is greater than the depth of their deployment zone), it must be set up so that it is touching that player’s battlefield edge. In the first battle round, that model’s unit cannot do any of the following: make a
Normal Move,
Advance,
Fall Back, attempt to
manifest or
deny psychic powers, make any attacks with ranged weapons,
declare a charge,
perform a Heroic Intervention,
perform any actions or
psychic actions. Models in such units count as having moved a distance in inches equal to their Move (M) characteristic in their first
Movement phase. If the unit has a
minimum Move characteristic, it counts as having moved its maximum Move characteristic.
If both players have units with abilities that allow them to be set up ‘after both armies have deployed’, the players must
roll off after all other units have been set up and alternate setting up these units, starting with the winner.
12. Determine First Turn
The players
roll off. The winner takes the first turn.
13. Resolve Pre-battle Abilities
The players alternate resolving any pre-battle abilities units from their army may have, and resolving any
Stratagems that are used before the battle (excluding Requisition Stratagems, those that upgrade their units, and those that enable them to set up a unit in a location other than the battlefield), starting with the player who will take the first turn.
14. Begin the Battle
The first battle round begins. The players continue to resolve
battle rounds until the battle ends.
15. Ending 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 may continue to play out their turns until the battle ends.
16. Determine Victor
At the end of the battle, the player with the most victory points is the winner. If players are tied, the battle is a draw.
Each player can score a maximum of 45 victory points from primary objectives and a maximum of 45 victory points from
secondary objectives (from a maximum of 15 victory points from each of the 3 secondary objectives they have selected), for a total of 90 possible victory points from mission objectives (any excess victory points awarded are discounted). If every model in a player’s army is painted to a
Battle Ready standard, that player is awarded a bonus 10 victory points. This gives the players a maximum total score out of 100 victory points.
Ideally, a battle should always be played until the end. On occasion, though, one or both players may not be able, or may not wish, to complete the battle.
If both players agree to end the battle early, then they can end the battle at a mutually agreed point (we suggest at the end of a battle round). The players can then calculate their final victory points totals, taking into account any objectives achieved so far, to determine the victor.
If only one player wants to end the battle early, that player must concede and remove their models from the battlefield. Their opponent is the victor.
During the battle, players can earn victory points (VP) by achieving mission objectives. There are two types of mission objectives: primary and secondary. Primary mission objectives are described in the mission’s mission briefing. Secondary mission objectives are selected by each player after the mission has been determined and the armies have been revealed. In each case, mission objectives can either be ‘End Game’ or ‘Progressive’. End Game mission objectives are scored at the end of the battle. Progressive mission objectives are scored during the battle (exactly when is detailed on the objective itself), and can be achieved, and hence award victory points, several times.
Some Progressive objectives will award victory points ‘each time’ an enemy model/unit is destroyed. A model/unit can, if it is resurrected for any reason (i.e. it was destroyed and subsequently returned to the battlefield), potentially contribute several victory points due to these types of objectives (assuming it is resurrected and subsequently destroyed several times over).
The winner of a Grand Tournament mission is the player who has scored the most victory points, which can be scored in a number of different ways. In order to keep track of how many victory points you have scored (as well as how and when they were scored) it is useful to fill in a scoring sheet during your game.

- At the top of the scoring sheet is space to write the battle size and the mission you are playing.
- There are two sections on the scoring sheet - one to keep track of the Attacker’s victory points and one to keep track of the Defender’s. After you have determined who the Attacker and Defender will be, write your names at the top of the appropriate section.
- You can make a note in both the Attacker’s and Defender’s section of all the objectives that are being used in your battle. In the case of your primary objectives, this will be the same for both players. In the case of secondary objectives, after both players have made their selections you should write them down in the appropriate box.
- As the battle progresses, keep track of the victory points each player scores in the relevant section. For progressive objectives, write down (or keep a tally) of how many points were scored during each battle round, and in the case of End Game objective, do the same at the end of the battle.
- At the bottom of each player’s section there is space for you to add up the total victory points you have scored for primary objectives (a score out of 45), and the victory points you have scored for each secondary objective (each will be a score out of 15).
- If a player’s army is painted to a Battle Ready standard, that player will score an additional 10 victory points. Make a note on the scoring sheet if a player’s army was Battle Ready or not.
- Add up each player’s victory points total from objectives to their Battle Ready score for a grand victory points score out of 100.
- You can make a note regarding whether the Attacker or the Defender won, or if the game was a draw, here.
Playing games of Warhammer is a shared experience that we all want to look and feel great. To reflect this, Grand Tournaments 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 Grand Tournament 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 Grand Tournament 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.
Select your faction to display your faction-specific secondary objectives with the rest of the options:
By default, each player will use the following three secondary objectives during their Arks of Omen battle:
Assassination;
Grind Them Down;
Behind Enemy Lines. However, each player can instead select up to three different secondary objectives to replace these.
The secondary objectives that players can select from can be found
below - players cannot select any secondary objectives from a Codex or Codex supplement.
If a secondary objective is listed in one of the faction sections, it is a faction secondary objective and it can only be selected by a player if their
Arks of Omen Detachment is a Detachment that matches the faction heading at the top of that list of secondary objectives.
For example, if a player’s Arks of Omen Detachment is a NECRONS Detachment, they can select any of the Necrons secondary objectives listed below.Each secondary objective belongs to one of the following categories:
Purge the Enemy;
No Mercy, No Respite;
Battlefield Supremacy;
Warpcraft;
Shadow Operations. Players cannot choose more than one secondary objective from each category. Note that in
Arks of Omen: Grand Tournament games, players can select up to three faction secondary objectives, provided all three of their secondary objectives are from different categories.
The players can score a maximum of 15 victory points from each secondary objective (any excess victory points are discounted).
Space Marines and Chaos Space Marines
For example, if every unit from a player’s army is from the Dark Angels Chapter, that player can select one or more secondary objectives from the Adeptus Astartes ones, and/or one or more from the Dark Angels secondary objectives.
Similarly, if every unit from a player’s army is from the Word Bearers Legion, that player can select one or more secondary objectives from the Traitoris Astartes ones, and/or the Word Bearers secondary objective (Exalt the Dark Gods).
Successor Chapters and Legions
If your
Arks of Omen Detachment is an
ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachment, you can select the faction secondary objectives of your Chapter’s First Founding Chapter (see
Codex: Space Marines). If you do so, your Chapter’s units count as having the keyword of their First Founding Chapter for the purposes of that secondary objective. The only exception to this is if your Chapter is Black Templars; if so, you cannot use the Imperial Fists secondary objective (
Bolster Barricades), even though the Black Templars are successors of the Imperial Fists.
If your
Arks of Omen Detachment is a
TRAITORIS ASTARTES Detachment, but your Legion does not have any Legion rules in
Codex: Chaos Space Marines, then you can select the faction secondary objectives of the Legion whose rules you are using. If you do so, your Legion’s units count as having the keyword of the same Legion whose rules you are using for the purposes of that secondary objective.
For example, a player has an ADEPTUS ASTARTES army in which every unit is from the Howling Griffons Chapter. This is a successor Chapter of the Ultramarines, therefore that player can select the We March for Macragge faction secondary objective, and their units count as having the ULTRAMARINES keyword for the purposes of that secondary objective.Purge the Enemy
ASSASSINATION
Progressive and End Game Objective
The enemy looks to their champions for courage. Identify and eliminate them with extreme prejudice.
This objective consists of a Progressive component and an End Game component.
Progressive ComponentAt the end of the battle round, if any enemy
CHARACTER units were destroyed as a result of an attack made by a Troops unit, an
ARMIGER-CLASS unit or a
WAR DOG-CLASS unit from your army this battle round, you gain 1
Command point.
End Game ComponentAt the end of the battle:
- Score 3VP for each enemy CHARACTER unit that is destroyed.
- Score 1 additional VP if the enemy WARLORD is destroyed.
BRING IT DOWN
End Game Objective
The opposing army contains numerous heavily armoured units. Take any opportunity to bring them down.
At the end of the battle, score victory points for each enemy
MONSTER or
VEHICLE model that is destroyed, as follows:
- Score 1 VP for each of those destroyed models with a Wounds characteristic of 9 or less.
- Score 2VP for each of those destroyed models with a Wounds characteristic of 10-14.
- Score 3VP for each of those destroyed models with a Wounds characteristic of 15-19.
- Score 4VP for each of those destroyed models with a Wounds characteristic of 20 or more.
ABHOR THE WITCH
End Game Objective
The presence of enemy psykers in this theatre of war can no longer be tolerated - hunt them down.
You cannot select this secondary objective if your army includes any
PSYKER units. Score 3VP at the end of the battle for each enemy
PSYKER CHARACTER unit that is destroyed, and 2VP for every other enemy
PSYKER unit that is destroyed.
CODEX WARFARE
End Game Objective
The Codex Astartes has proven its worth as a superb treatise on warfare over countless battlefields, and has remained so even after ten thousand years. Many Space Marines hold its teachings in awe, following its guidance in all ways, trusting in its ability to give them victory. Their belief has been rewarded on battlefield after battlefield.
At the end of the battle, score victory points as follows:
- Score 2VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Heavy or Grenade weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Devastator Doctrine was active for your army.
- Score 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Rapid Fire or Assault weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Tactical Doctrine was active for your army.
- Score 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Pistol or Melee weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Assault Doctrine was active for your army.
You can score a maximum of 5VP from this secondary objective while the Devastator Doctrine is active for your army, 5VP while the Tactical Doctrine is active for your army, and 5VP while the Assault Doctrine is active for your army.
AURIC MORTALIS
End Game Objective
When the very worst of the galaxy’s abominations take to the battlefield, the Adeptus Custodes step forward to send them back into the abyss.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, select one
PRIMARCH or
SUPREME COMMANDER unit from your opponent’s army to be marked for death (see below). If no such unit exists, select the unit from your opponent’s army with the highest
points value (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) to be marked for death. If two or more units are tied, you choose between them. A unit’s points value includes the points of all weapons, wargear and upgrades it has.
At the end of the battle, score victory points as follows:
- Score 5VP if the unit you selected to be marked for death is destroyed.
- Score 5VP if the unit you selected to be marked for death was destroyed as a result of a melee attack made by an ADEPTUS CUSTODES or ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit from your army.
- Score 5VP if both of the above are true and the unit you selected to be marked for death was not within your deployment zone when it was destroyed.
ACCRETION OF KNOWLEDGE
End Game Objective
In the holy Quest for Knowledge that underpins the Adeptus Mechanicus’ obsessive tendencies, the more powerful or esoteric the source of information the better. Ancient artefacts and destructive engines are zealously sought, and the enemy’s greatest champions often hold secrets they would selfishly keep to themselves. It is time they learned that nothing is beyond the reach of the Machine Cult.
At the end of the battle, score 3VP for each enemy model that is destroyed that meets one or more of the following criteria:
- The model has a Warlord Trait.
- The model has a Relic.
- The model has the VEHICLE keyword and a Wounds characteristic of 8 or more.
BY LASGUN AND BAYONET
Progressive Objective
For many officers, the answer to most battlefield problems lies in unleashing the full firepower at one’s command. Should the foe persist, one should order the charge.
Score 1VP each time an enemy unit that started the turn within range of an
objective marker is destroyed by an
ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army.
CULL ORDER
End Game Objective
Sometimes the subtlety and finesse of a blade slid between alien ribs must be supplemented by discriminative but far wider extermination protocols. Target priorities switch in an instant as specific segments of the enemy hierarchy are methodically eliminated.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, select three
Battlefield Roles (HQ, Troops, etc.) from the units in your opponent’s army. If your opponent’s army does not include at least three units with different Battlefield Roles, select as many Battlefield Roles as possible.
At the end of the battle, for each Battlefield Role that was selected, score 3VP if one or more units in your opponent’s army with that Battlefield Role have been destroyed (score 5VP instead if every unit in your opponent’s army with that Battlefield Role has been destroyed).
DESTROY THE DAEMON
End Game Objective
The Grey Knights were created for a sacred and singular duty: the destruction of the daemonic in all its forms. From the insidious to the monstrous, all must fall before the sons of Titan.
At the end of the battle, score victory points for each enemy unit destroyed by a
GREY KNIGHTS unit from your army during the battle as follows:
- DAEMON PRIMARCH unit - score 5VP.
- Any other DAEMON MONSTER unit - score 3VP.
- DAEMON VEHICLE unit - score 3VP.
- Any other DAEMON unit - score 1VP.
LIGHTNING STRIKE
Progressive Objective
To slay with a single blow is the mark of a true hunter, and so the White Scars appear from nowhere, a blur of ivory armour and flashing blades, before they are gone, leaving only their headless foes in their wake.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 3VP for each enemy CHARACTER or MONSTER unit that was destroyed by a melee attack made by a WHITE SCARS unit from your army that made a charge move this turn.
- Score 1VP for each other enemy unit that was destroyed by a melee attack made by a WHITE SCARS unit from your army that made a charge move this turn.
- Score 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed by a ranged attack made by a WHITE SCARS unit from your army that Advanced this turn.
You can score a maximum of 5VP per turn from this secondary objective.
SPECIMENS FOR THE SPIDER
Progressive and End Game Objective
Bile’s endless gruesome experiments require a constant influx of rarefied and exotic specimens. His creations are often dispatched to seize hulking xenos monstrosities, genetic aberrations or individuals carrying arcane knowledge or bio-tech artefacts.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 3VP if one or more CHARACTER or MONSTER units were destroyed by a melee attack made by a CREATIONS OF BILE model from your army this battle round.
- Score 2VP if one or more units (excluding CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE units) were destroyed by a melee attack made by a CREATIONS OF BILE model from your army this battle round.
At the end of the battle, if one or more
ADEPTUS ASTARTES,
SANCTIC ASTARTES or
HERETIC ASTARTES units were destroyed by a melee attack made by a
CREATIONS OF BILE model from your army during the battle, score 1 additional VP.
SORCEROUS PROWESS
End Game Objective
The foe’s witches must be slain as a priority, one by one, and their souls offered up in the name of greater glories.
At the end of the battle:
- Score 5VP for each enemy PSYKER CHARACTER unit that was destroyed in the Psychic phase by a THOUSAND SONS PSYKER unit from your army.
- Score 3VP for each other enemy PSYKER unit that was destroyed in the Psychic phase by a THOUSAND SONS PSYKER unit from your army.
- Score 2VP for each other enemy unit that was destroyed in the Psychic phase by a THOUSAND SONS PSYKER unit from your army.
RISE TO GLORY
Progressive Objective
If the deeds of their champions are worthy enough, it is said the gaze of the Dark Gods will be drawn to the battlefield and the actions of their mortal vassals greatly rewarded.
At the end of the battle round, score 3VP for each CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE model destroyed that battle round by an attack made by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES CHARACTER model from your army. If such a destroyed model had a Wounds characteristic of 10-19, score 1 additional VP for destroying that model, or 2 additional VP for destroying that model if it had the TITANIC keyword or was the enemy WARLORD. You can score a maximum of 5VP per battle round from this secondary objective.
Each time a CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE model is destroyed by a melee attack made by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES CHARACTER model from your army, roll 2D6. If the result is less than the Wounds characteristic of the destroyed model, gain 1 Command point at the end of the phase.
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
Progressive Objective
Khorne has no tolerance for cowards. Close with your foe and take their skulls in his name!
At the end of the battle round, provided no WORLD EATERS units from your army have Fallen Back this battle round, score 2VP for each enemy MONSTER, CHARACTER or VEHICLE unit that was destroyed by melee attacks made by WORLD EATERS models from your army this battle round, and score 1VP for each other enemy unit that was destroyed by melee attacks made by WORLD EATERS models from your army this battle round (to a maximum of 4VP per battle round).
TAKE THEM ALIVE!
Progressive Objective
The Drukhari raid the galaxy’s worlds with a single aim uppermost in their minds: the capture of living beings. Once violently subdued and secured with all manner of torturous bindings, these unfortunate souls are taken back to the Dark City where a horrible fate awaits them. Whether as bait in the arenas, fresh meat upon a filthy, surgical slab or a bruised plaything for their new masters, the victims existence now has only one purpose - their agonies and sorrow are fodder to invigorate and nourish their captors.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 3VP for each enemy CHARACTER or MONSTER unit that was destroyed by a melee attack made by a DRUKHARI unit from your army this battle round.
- Score 1VP for each other enemy unit that was destroyed by a melee attack made by a DRUKHARI unit from your army this battle round.
You can score a maximum of 5VP per battle round from this secondary objective.
AMBUSH
Progressive Objective
Subtlety, secrecy, stealth. By fighting the enemy and trapping them within one cunning ambush after another, we will overthrow the armies of oppression.
At the end of your turn, score 2 VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy (to a maximum of 5VP per turn):
- One or more enemy units were destroyed this turn by units from your army while they had a crossfire marker.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed this turn by units from your army that set up from ambush or from underground this turn.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed this turn as a result of a ranged attack made by a model from your army, and that enemy unit was Exposed when it was selected as the target of that attack. Note, that enemy unit must have been Exposed as specified here, rather than by any other means (e.g. the Priority Target Jackal Alphus ability).
STOMP’EM GOOD
Progressive Objective
Orks love crushing enemies with powered claws or mighty choppas.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 3VP if the number of enemy units destroyed by melee attacks made by ORKS units from your army this battle round is more than the number of non-GRETCHIN units from your army destroyed by melee attacks this battle round.
- Score 1 additional VP if the number of enemy units destroyed by melee attacks made by ORKS units from your army this battle round is at least 2 and is at least double the number of non-GRETCHIN units from your army destroyed by melee attacks this battle round.
CRANIAL FEASTING
End Game Objective
By cracking open the skulls of prey leaders and thrusting probosces or writhing tendrils into the gory bounty within, ravenous Tyranid organisms digest the very secrets and plans of the enemy.
Each time an enemy
CHARACTER model or
unit champion is destroyed by a melee attack made by a
HIVE TENDRIL model from your army, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if that
HIVE TENDRIL model has the
FEEDER TENDRILS keyword, and adding 2 to the result if the destroyed model has the
CHARACTER keyword: on a 6+, you gain 1
Command point.
At the end of the battle:
- Score 3VP if you gained 1 or more Command points during the battle due to this secondary objective.
- Score 1VP for each enemy unit champion that is destroyed, if it was destroyed by a melee attack made by a HIVE TENDRIL model from your army.
- Score 3VP for each enemy CHARACTER unit that is destroyed, if it was destroyed by a melee attack made by a HIVE TENDRIL model from your army.
- Score an additional 3VP if the enemy WARLORD is destroyed, if it was destroyed by a melee attack made by a FEEDER TENDRILS model from your army.
No Mercy, No Respite
GRIND THEM DOWN
Progressive Objective
Some battles can only be won through bloody attrition.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 3VP if more enemy units than friendly units were destroyed this battle round.
- If one or more enemy units were destroyed by Troops units, ARMIGER-CLASS units or WAR DOG-CLASS units from your army this battle round, you gain 1 Command point.
NO PRISONERS
End Game Objective
Exterminate the enemy. Show them no mercy.
If you select this objective, keep a Kill Points tally. Each time an enemy model is destroyed (excluding VEHICLE, MONSTER or CHARACTER models), add a number of marks to this tally equal to the Wounds characteristic of the destroyed model.
At the end of the battle, divide your Kill Points tally by 10 and round down - the result is the number of VP you score. In addition, if your Kill Points tally is between 50 and 99, you score 1 additional VP, and if your tally is 100 or more, you score 2 additional VP.
A LEAP OF FAITH
Progressive Objective
Faith alone can overturn the universe.
At the end of the battle round, you can discard one
Miracle Dice (this cannot be a Cherub dice) from your miracle dice pool. If you do so, you will gain a number of VP depending on the value of the Miracle dice that you discarded, as shown below. You can score a maximum of 12VP from this secondary objective per battle.
A LEAP OF FAITH | VALUE OF DISCARDED MIRACLE DlCE | VP | 1 or 2 or 3 | 1 | 4 or 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
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OATHS OF MOMENT
Progressive Objective
Before battle, Space Marines take all manner of oaths. They swear to never falter, to never give up, to never yield and to fight until their last breath. Made before their battle-brothers, commanders and Chaplains, the Space Marines take fewer things more seriously.
At the end of the battle round, score victory points for achieving the following three Oaths:
- Oath of Valour: Score 1VP if any CHARACTER, VEHICLE or MONSTER unit was destroyed by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army this battle round.
- Oath of Honour: Score 1VP provided no ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army failed a Morale test this battle round, and no ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army Fell Back this battle round.
- Oath of Duty: Score 2VP if an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
MIGHT OF TERRA
Progressive Objective
The power of Terra is displayed when the Emperor’s most loyal warriors emerge from an enemy’s attack unscathed, and cut down their foes in response.
At the end of the battle round, score 4VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed this battle round by an ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit from your army and no ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army were destroyed this battle round.
ERADICATION OF FLESH
Progressive Objective
A glorious utopia is within your grasp - the Time of the Machine is at hand! Cast down the worthless heretics who have strayed from the Omnissiah’s enlightenment. Let all feel the excoriating fire of the Motive Force, and may the sacred engines of destruction crunch over their weak bones without impediment.
At the end of the battle round, score 4VP if more enemy units were destroyed by ADEPTUS MECHANICUS VEHICLE units from your army this battle round than the number of ADEPTUS MECHANICUS VEHICLE units from your army that were destroyed by enemy units this battle round.
INFLEXIBLE COMMAND
Progressive Objective
Victory lies in following orders to the letter, and the greatest officers ensure that their shouted instructions are heard.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 2VP if every PLATOON INFANTRY unit from your army that is on the battlefield is within 6" of a friendly OFFICER unit.
- Score 1VP if every SQUADRON unit from your army that is on the battlefield is within 12" of a friendly OFFICER unit.
- Score 2VP if any enemy units were destroyed by an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army this turn while that ASTRA MILITARUM unit was being affected by an Order.
For the purposes of this secondary objective:
- While an OFFICER unit from your army is embarked within a TRANSPORT model, that TRANSPORT model is also considered to have the OFFICER keyword.
- PLATOON VOX-CASTER units from your army that are within 24" of any friendly VOX-CASTER OFFICER units count as being within 6" instead.
CARRY OUT YOUR VOWS
Progressive and End Game Objective
We have sworn inviolable oaths before the immortal Emperor. Ensure they are carried out in his name.
You can select this secondary objective if you have selected any
Templar Vows. This objective consists of a Progressive component and an End Game component. For the purposes of the End Game component, you can only score victory points that apply for the Templar Vow you selected at the end of the
Read Mission Briefing step, and not for any other vows you selected during the battle.
Progressive ComponentAt the end of the battle round, score 4VP if the number of enemy units destroyed by melee attacks made by
BLACK TEMPLARS units from your army this battle round is greater than the number of
BLACK TEMPLARS units from your army destroyed this battle round. You can score a maximum of 12VP per battle from this component.
End Game ComponentAt the end of the battle, score 5VP if any of the following conditions are satisfied:
- You selected the Suffer Not the Unclean to Live vow before the battle, and the enemy WARLORD was destroyed by a melee attack made by a BLACK TEMPLARS CHARACTER unit from your army during the battle.
- You selected the Uphold the Honour of the Emperor vow before the battle, and a BLACK TEMPLARS INFANTRY unit (excluding CHARACTER units) from your army that is not below Half-strength is in your opponent’s deployment zone at the end of the battle.
- You selected the Abhor the Witch, Destroy the Witch vow before the battle, and one or more enemy PSYKER CHARACTER units were destroyed by a BLACK TEMPLARS unit from your army during the battle.
- You selected the Accept Any Challenge, No Matter the Odds vow before the battle, and an enemy unit with a Starting Strength of 20 or more models or an enemy model with a Wounds characteristic of 20 or more was destroyed by a BLACK TEMPLARS unit from your army during the battle.
TELEPORT ASSAULT
Progressive Objective
The Grey Knights’ empyric defences ward them against the chill touch of the warp. Emerging from the actinic glare of teleportation, they crush their foes in a sudden hammer blow of fury before the enemy has any chance to strike back.
At the end of the battle round, score 5VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed by a GREY KNIGHTS model from your army that was set up on the battlefield using the Teleport Strike ability, the Teleportation Shunt Stratagem or the Gate of Infinity psychic power this battle round.
HONOUR OF THE HOUSE
Progressive and End Game Objective
Duty. Honour. Fealty. Upholding the tenets of the Code Chivalric is more important than breath to a Knight.
At the end of the battle round, if you have 6
Honour points or if you have more Honour points than you had at the start of the battle round, score 2VP.
In addition, at the end of the battle:
- Score 3 additional VP if your army is Virtuous.
- Score 2 additional VP if your army is Honoured.
- If your army is Dishonoured, reduce the number of VP you have scored from this secondary objective by 3 (to a minimum of 0).
COLD FURY
Progressive Objective
The honoured ancients and machine spirits have been roused to war - let the enemy feel their wrath.
At the end of your turn, score 1VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy (for a maximum of 4VP):
- One or more IRON HANDS VEHICLE units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) from your army are within your opponent’s deployment zone.
- One or more IRON HANDS VEHICLE units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) from your army are within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by ranged attacks made by IRON HANDS VEHICLE units from your army this turn.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by melee attacks made by IRON HANDS VEHICLE units from your army this turn.
THE PROMETHEAN CREED
Progressive Objective
The Salamanders’ tenets of battle utilise an unbreakable anvil of resilient troops to absorb the fury of the foe before several decisive hammer blow counter-attacks sweep the stymied enemy away and burn them to ash.
In your first
Command phase, select one
objective marker that is not within your deployment zone.
- At the end of each of your Command phases, if you control that objective marker and a SALAMANDERS CORE INFANTRY unit from your army is within range of it, score 2VP.
- Each time an enemy unit is selected to shoot or fight, if it selects a SALAMANDERS INFANTRY unit from your army that is within range of that objective marker as the target of one or more of its attacks, but it does not destroy that unit as a result of those attacks, score 1VP (to a maximum of 2VP per turn).
- At the end of each player’s turn, if one or more enemy units were destroyed by attacks made by a SALAMANDERS INFANTRY unit from your army that turn while that SALAMANDERS INFANTRY unit was within range of that objective marker, score 1VP (score 2VP instead if one or more models in any of those destroyed units were destroyed as a result of attacks made with flame or melta weapons that turn).
NOURISHED BY TERROR
Progressive Objective
As creatures born of extremes of emotion, daemons find themselves strengthened by unchecked thoughts and unguarded fears. With every victim who succumbs to panic, every mind that snaps beneath the weight of supernatural horror, the warp entities are further empowered.
- Each time an enemy model flees the battlefield, score 1VP.
- Each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a LEGIONES DAEMONICA unit from your army, before removing the last model in that destroyed unit from the battlefield, roll 2D6: if the result equals or exceeds the Leadership characteristic of that enemy model, score 1VP. A unit can, if it is resurrected for any reason (i.e. it was destroyed and subsequently returned to the battlefield), potentially contribute victory points due to this secondary objective several times (assuming it is resurrected and subsequently destroyed several times over, and your 2D6 result equals or exceeds that model’s Leadership characteristic each time).
PATH OF DESTRUCTION
Progressive Objective
Carve a path of destruction into the heart of the enemy lines and drown entire planets in the blood of the foe.
At the end of the battle round, score 1VP for each of the following conditions that were satisfied this battle round (for a maximum of 4VP):
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by a CHAOS KNIGHTS model from your army while that CHAOS KNIGHTS model was wholly within your deployment zone.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by a CHAOS KNIGHTS model from your army while that CHAOS KNIGHTS model was not in either player’s deployment zone.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by a CHAOS KNIGHTS model from your army while that CHAOS KNIGHTS model was wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
- All three of the conditions above were satisfied this battle round.
FLEEING VECTORS
Progressive Objective
Those who flee the Death Guard, though they believe themselves safe, only spread the hideous plagues of their enemy wherever they run.
- At the end of each player’s turn, score 2VP if seven or more enemy models were destroyed by attacks made by DEATH GUARD models from your army that turn. If seven or more of those enemy models were destroyed by attacks made with plague weapons that turn, score 1 additional VP.
- At the end of each Morale phase, score 2VP if one or more enemy units failed a Morale test that phase. If any of those enemy units had one or more models destroyed by attacks made with plague weapons this turn, score 1 additional VP.
ADORN THE CANVAS ECLECTIC
Progressive Objective
Since their foundation, the Emperor’s Children have sought to master every art of warfare. Each new war zone is treated as a gruesome canvas, one to be adorned with the most varied expressions of the Legion’s innate superiority.
At the end of each turn, score 1VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
- You control more objective markers than your opponent.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by ranged attacks made by EMPEROR’S CHILDREN units from your army this turn.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by melee attacks made by EMPEROR’S CHILDREN units from your army this turn.
- One or more enemy CHARACTER units were destroyed by attacks made by EMPEROR’S CHILDREN CHARACTER units from your army this turn.
SOW THE SEED, REAP THE FEAR
Progressive Objective
Honouring the ways of their Primarch’s reign of terror on ancient Nostramo, the Night Lords use fear as a weapon as much as bolter and blade, reaping a harvest of bewildered panic and frenzied screams that can bring a war zone, hive city or even an entire world to its knees.
If you select this objective, score 1VP each time one of the following happens:
- An enemy unit fails a Morale test.
- An enemy unit Falls Back.
- An enemy unit fails an action.
In addition, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a melee attack made by a
NIGHT LORDS model from your army, before removing the last model in that enemy unit from the battlefield, roll 2D6: if the result equals or exceeds the Leadership characteristic of that enemy model, score 1VP.
A model can, if it is resurrected for any reason (i.e. it was destroyed and subsequently returned to the battlefield), potentially contribute victory points due to this secondary objective several times (assuming it is resurrected and subsequently destroyed several times over, and your 2D6 result equals or exceeds that models Leadership characteristic each time).
THE LONG WAR
Progressive Objective
Chaos Space Marines have been razing cities and conquering worlds across the galaxy for millennia in their Long War against the False Emperor.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army this turn and was within range of an objective marker at the start of this turn.
- Score 2VP if you control any objective markers that were controlled by your opponent at the start of this turn and a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army is within range of any of those objective markers.
You can score a maximum of 4VP per turn from this secondary objective.
THE BLOOD GOD’S DUE
Progressive Objective
Khorne demands that the battlefields of realspace be drowned in blood, and cares not whether it be ours or our foe’s. Ensure the Blood God receives his due.
At the end of each player’s turn, score 1VP for each
objective marker on the battlefield that was Drowned in Blood that turn. For an objective marker to be Drowned in Blood, one or more units (excluding
VEHICLE units) that started that turn within range of that objective marker must have been destroyed that turn.
WRATH OF KHAINE
Progressive Objective
For the Asuryani, the Aspect Warriors are paragons of war. When they don their war masks, none escape their wrath.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 1VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed by a ranged attack made by an ASPECT WARRIOR unit from your army this battle round.
- Score 1VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed by a melee attack made by a different ASPECT WARRIOR unit from your army this battle round.
- Score 2VP if both of the above bullet points were achieved this battle round.
FEAR AND TERROR
Progressive Objective
Sowing terror in the foes’ ranks and sending them fleeing is of great physical and strategic value to the Drukhari. Alongside pain and anguish, it feeds their withered souls, granting them a form of supernatural vigour. Fear is infectious, spreading through the remaining enemy force, softening them up for the Drukhari’s final, swift assault.
Score 1VP each time one of the following happens:
- An enemy unit fails a Morale test.
- An enemy unit Falls Back.
- An enemy unit fails an action.
In addition, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a melee attack made by a
DRUKHARI model from your army, before removing the last model in that enemy unit from the battlefield, roll 2D6: if the result equals or exceeds the Leadership characteristic of that enemy model, score 1VP. A model can, if it is resurrected for any reason (i.e. it was destroyed and subsequently returned to the battlefield), potentially contribute victory points due to this secondary objective several times (assuming it is resurrected and subsequently destroyed several times over, and your 2D6 result equals or exceeds that model’s Leadership characteristic each time).
A DEADLY PERFORMANCE
Progressive Objective
To witness the Harlequins in battle is to be dazzled by a barrage of light and sound as they slaughter foe after foe. These deadly warriors are never still, racing from enemy to enemy with blades lashing out.
At the end of your turn, score 3VP if two or more of the following conditions are satisfied:
- You control an objective marker you did not control at the start of the turn and a HARLEQUINS unit from your army is within range of that objective marker.
- A HARLEQUINS CORE unit from your army is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
- Two or more enemy units were destroyed by an attack made with a ranged weapon by a HARLEQUINS model from your army this turn.
- Two or more enemy units were destroyed by an attack made with a melee weapon by a HARLEQUINS model from your army this turn.
THE ANCESTORS ARE WATCHING
Progressive Objective
The Kin prioritise the destruction of those foes judged wanting by the Ancestors, the better to live up to those ancients’ expectations.
At the end of each phase, score 2VP if one of more enemy units that had 1 or more Judgement tokens were destroyed by a VOTANN unit from your army that phase. Score an additional 1VP for each of those enemy units that had 3 or more Judgement tokens when it was destroyed.
At the end of the battle, reduce the number of victory points you have earned from this secondary objective by 1 (to a minimum of 0) for each unit that is on the battlefield (or that is embarked within a TRANSPORT model that is itself on the battlefield) that has 1 or more Judgement tokens.
THE TREASURES OF AEONS
Progressive Objective
The foe have looted ancient Necron riches that do not belong to them. These must be reclaimed at all costs.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, your opponent must select 3
objective markers on the battlefield. When doing so, they cannot select objective markers that are in their deployment zone unless they have already selected all objective markers that are in no man’s land.
At the end of your turn, score VP if you control one or more of those selected objective markers, as shown in the table below.
THE TREASURES OF AEONS | NUMBER OF SELECTED OBJECTIVE MARKERS YOU CONTROL | VICTORY POINTS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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A CLEAN VICTORY
End Game Objective
A sloppy and costly victory is, to the Tau, no victory at all. We must execute the battle plan with faultless efficiency, and in so doing avoid unnecessary losses.
At the end of the battle round:
- Score 1VP if one or more enemy units were destroyed by T’AU EMPIRE units from your army this battle round.
- Score 3VP if three or more enemy units were destroyed by T’AU EMPIRE units from your army this battle round.
If you selected the Mont’ka
Tactical Philosophy at the start of the battle, you can only score victory points from this secondary objective at the end of
battle rounds one, two and three. If you selected the Kauyon
Tactical Philosophy at the start of the battle, you can only score victory points from this secondary objective at the end of battle rounds three, four and five.
SYNAPTIC INSIGHT
Progressive Objective
Testing their strength against the mightiest prey and sending sense impressions back through the synaptic network, leader organisms appraise the Hive Mind of potential threats and weaknesses.
If you select this objective, keep a Synaptic Kill points tally. Reset your Synaptic Kill points tally to 0 at the start of each battle round. Each time an enemy model is destroyed by a
SYNAPSE model from your army:
- If that enemy model had a Wounds characteristic of 3-5, gain 1 Synaptic Kill point.
- If that enemy model had a Wounds characteristic of 6-9, gain 2 Synaptic Kill points.
- If that enemy model had a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more, gain 3 Synaptic Kill points.
At the end of the battle round, score 3VP if your Synaptic Kill points tally is 5 or more. You can score a maximum of 12VP per battle from this secondary objective.
Warpcraft
WARP RITUAL
End Game Objective
Completion of a complex ritual will allow your psykers to fully harness the power of the warp.
If you select this objective, keep a Ritual Points tally; add 1 to that tally each time a unit from your army completes the following
psychic action during the battle:
Warp Ritual (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 4): One
PSYKER CHARACTER unit from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase if it is within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
At the end of the battle, score 3VP if your Ritual Points tally is 1, score 7VP if your tally is 2, or score 12VP if your tally is 3 or more.
PSYCHIC INTERROGATION
Progressive Objective
Your psykers must use their mental powers to delve into the minds of the enemy leaders and discover their battle plans.
Score 3 VP each time you successfully complete the following
psychic action:
Psychic Interrogation (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 5): One
PSYKER CHARACTER unit from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase if it is within 24" of and visible to any enemy
CHARACTER units.
In addition, if the result of the
Psychic test is equal to or greater than the Leadership characteristic of any enemy
CHARACTER models within 24" of the
PSYKER unit that completed this psychic action, you gain 1
Command point at the end of the phase.
PURIFYING RITUAL
Progressive Objective
The corruption seething over this vital area cannot be allowed to weaken the barriers holding back the warp. It must be ritually purified, one psychic node at a time. So it has been foreseen.
If you select this objective,
GREY KNIGHTS PSYKER units from your army can attempt the following
psychic action:
Purifying Ritual (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 6): One or more
GREY KNIGHTS PSYKER units from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this psychic action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that has not been purified by your army this turn. If this psychic action is completed, that objective marker is said to have been purified by your army this turn.
At the end of your turn, score VP depending on the number of objective markers purified by your army this turn, as shown in the table below.
PURIFYING RITUAL | OBJECTIVES PURIFIED BY YOUR ARMY THIS TURN | VP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4+ | 5 |
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MUTATE LANDSCAPE
Progressive Objective
Where the Thousand Sons tread, the once stable nature of reality unravels, flora, fauna and even the very land itself erupting into uncontrolled mutation.
If you select this objective,
THOUSAND SONS PSYKER units from your army can attempt the following
psychic action:
Mutate Landscape (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 5): One
PSYKER unit from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase if it is within range of an
objective marker you control that has not yet been mutated by your army. If this psychic action is completed, that objective marker is said to have been mutated by your army.
Score 3VP each time a unit from your army completes this psychic action.
SCRY FUTURES
Progressive Objective
By touching certain battlefield artefacts, the seers of the craftworlds can ascertain those objects’ future roles in the many paths of fate.
If you select this objective,
ASURYANI PSYKER units from your army can attempt the following
psychic action:
Scry Futures (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 4): One
ASURYANI PSYKER unit from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase if it is within range of an
objective marker you control that has not yet been scried by your army (see below). If this psychic action is completed, that objective marker is said to have been scried by your army.
Score 3VP each time a unit from your army completes this psychic action.
WEAVE VEIL
Progressive Objective
Shadowseers move across the battlefield unseen, closing in on their enemies before reaching out with their psychic abilities to block their foes’ perceptions. Unable to trust their own senses, the enemy begin sending contradictory reports back to their commanders. The mistrust and confusion this sows is a great source of amusement for a Shadowseer’s fellows, who move swiftly to take advantage.
If you select this objective,
SHADOWSEER units from your army can attempt the following
psychic action:
Weave Veil (Psychic Action - Warp Charge 4): One
SHADOWSEER model from your army can attempt to
perform this psychic action in your
Psychic phase if it is within 18" of an enemy unit that has not yet been veiled by your army (see below). If this psychic action is completed, select one enemy unit that has not yet been veiled by your army and is within 18" of the
SHADOWSEER model that completed this psychic action. That enemy unit is said to have been veiled by your army, and the warp charge value of this psychic action is increased by 1 for your army for the remainder of the battle.
Score 3VP each time a unit from your army completes this psychic action.
Battlefield Supremacy
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Progressive Objective
Despatch a spearhead to break through the enemy's defences and cut off their routes of escape.
Score 3VP at the end of your turn if one unit from your army (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) is
wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone. Score 4VP at the end of your turn instead if two or more units from your army (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone. In addition, if one or more of those units is a Troops unit, an
ARMIGER-CLASS unit or a
WAR DOG-CLASS unit, you gain 1
Command point at the end of the current battle round.
ENGAGE ON ALL FRONTS
Progressive Objective
No part of the battlefield can be left unchallenged.
Score 2VP at the end of your turn if you have one or more qualifying units (see below) from your army
wholly within three different
table quarters, and those units are all more than 6" away from any other table quarter. Score 3 VP instead if you have one or more qualifying units from your army wholly within each table quarter, and those units are all more than 3" away from any other table quarter. A qualifying unit is one that has a
Starting Strength of 3 or more models, or one that contains 1 or more
VEHICLE or
MONSTER models (excluding
AIRCRAFT models).
DEFEND THE SHRINE
Progressive and End Game Objective
The location of a sacred shrine has been identified. Defend this holy tribute lest it be desecrated by the enemy.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, select one
objective marker on the battlefield not in your deployment zone to be the Sacred Shrine objective marker (if the only objective marker on the battlefield is in your deployment zone, then this must be the Sacred Shrine objective marker).
- At the end of your turn, score 3VP if you control the Sacred Shrine objective marker and an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM unit from your army is within range of that objective marker.
- At the end of the battle, if your opponent controls the Sacred Shrine objective marker, reduce the number of VP you have scored from this secondary objective by 3 (to a minimum of 0).
SHOCK TACTICS
Progressive Objective
The Space Marines are the Emperor’s finest shock troops, striking at the foe before they can react or even know they are under threat. In their lightning assaults, Space Marines smash aside the enemy, slaughtering them without mercy, to achieve their goals.
At the end of your turn, score 4VP if you control one or more
objective markers that were controlled by your opponent at the start of that turn, and an
ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is within range of that objective marker.
STAND VIGIL
Progressive Objective
The Adeptus Custodes are vigilance incarnate - unwavering sentinels that stand guard over the Master of Mankind and his realm.
At the end of the battle round, score 3VP if you control more
objective markers that are not within either player’s deployment zone than your opponent does.
HIDDEN ARCHEOVAULT
Progressive Objective
Divinatory auguries have revealed the location of a vast store of technological arcana in this area, perhaps even containing a fully functioning STC database. It must be seized before the enemy has the chance to acquire or destroy it. The hidden archeovault must be held against all opposition, while reverent data-probes gradually extract fragments about its true nature.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, your opponent must select one
objective marker on the battlefield not within their deployment zone to be the Hidden Archeovault objective marker (if the only objective marker on the battlefield is in the enemy’s deployment zone, then this must be the Hidden Archeovault objective marker).
At the end of your turn, score 5VP if you control the Hidden Archeovault objective marker and an
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army is within range of that objective marker.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND
Progressive Objective
Casualties are of minor importance when more waves of soldiery can be hurled forward to flood the war zone.
At the end of each of your turns (excluding the first):
- Score 1VP for each table quarter that has one or more PLATOON INFANTRY units from your army wholly within it (excluding units that are within 3" of the centre of the battlefield).
- Score 1VP if one or more REGIMENTAL STANDARD units from your army are either wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield or wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
RELENTLESS ASSAULT
Progressive Objective
The Blood Angels are loathe to resort to defensive strategies, preferring to take the fight to the foe by way of decisive strikes into the heart of the opposition’s lines. To the Blood Angels, enemy territory must be taken and held, the opponent left with nowhere to hide.
At the end of your turn, score 4VP if there are more BLOOD ANGELS units from your army in your opponent’s deployment zone than there are enemy units in your deployment zone.
STUBBORN DEFIANCE
Progressive Objective
Few Space Marines are as renowned for their stubborn refusal to give ground as the Dark Angels. Such has been their way since time immemorial, a tradition handed down from the knights of old Caliban, who faced down the monstrous beasts that once dominated their world. Such a history was imbued in the Dark Angels by their Primarch, and the determination of their leadership to earn absolution in the millennia that have followed has only added to the Chapter’s reputation for indomitability.
In your first
Command phase, select one
objective marker that is not within your deployment zone. At the end of each of your Command phases, if you control that objective marker and a
DARK ANGELS unit from your army with the
Objective Secured ability is within range of it, score a number of victory points based on the consecutive number of your Command phases you have controlled that objective marker for and had that unit within range of it, as follows:
STUBBORN DEFIANCE | CONSECUTIVE NUMBER OF YOUR COMMAND PHASES | VICTORY POINTS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Example: At the end of your third Command phase, if you have controlled the selected objective marker for three of your Command phases consecutively, and the same DARK ANGELS unit with the Objective Secured ability was within range of that objective marker at the end of each of those Command phases, you will score 3VP from this secondary objective.YIELD NO GROUND
Progressive Objective
The time has come to plant your adamantine feet and make a stand against the enemy. Take not one step back!
At the end of your turn, score 1VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy (for a maximum of 3VP):
- You control half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield, and one or more IMPERIAL KNIGHTS models from your army are within range of each of those objective markers.
- No enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) are wholly within your deployment zone.
- No IMPERIAL KNIGHTS units from your army ended that turn closer to your battlefield edge than they were at the start of that turn, and no IMPERIAL KNIGHTS units from your army Fell Back that turn.
WARRIOR PRIDE
Progressive Objective
No one pack will long lead the hunt alone, for fierce pride ensures the Space Wolves compete for glory.
At the end of your turn, score 3VP if two or more SPACE WOLVES units from your army are within Engagement Range of any enemy units or completed a charge move this turn, and neither of those units are within your deployment zone.
REALITY REBELS
Progressive Objective
The energies of the warp radiate from daemons’ unnatural forms, causing reality to writhe and mutate at their touch. The more monstrously the landscape is twisted, the less habitable - or even comprehensible - it becomes for mortal beings.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 1VP for each table quarter that has one or more LEGIONES DAEMONICA units from your army wholly within it, provided your opponent does not have more units wholly within the same table quarter. For the purposes of this bullet point, exclude any units that are within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
- Score 1VP if one or more LEGIONES DAEMONICA units from your army are wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
RUTHLESS TYRANNY
Progressive Objective
Through unstinting brutality and merciless cruelty you must stamp the authority of our dread household upon this world, and cast a black pall of despair over any who would think to challenge our authority.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 2 VP if you control half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield and one or more CHAOS KNIGHTS models from your army are within range of each of those objective markers.
- Score 1 VP if half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield are within Dread range of one or more CHAOS KNIGHTS models from your army.
- Score 2VP if every objective marker on the battlefield is within Dread range of one or more CHAOS KNIGHTS models from your army.
DESPOILED GROUND
End Game Objective
To the Death Guard, spreading Nurgle’s gifts extends not just to the beings and creatures they fight, but also to the very landscapes they tread upon.
At the end of the battle, score 3VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
- One or more DEATH GUARD units from your army are wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone and one or more DEATH GUARD units from your army are wholly within your deployment zone.
- One or more DEATH GUARD units from your army are wholly within three different table quarters, and those units are all more than 3" from any other table quarter.
- One or more DEATH GUARD units from your army are wholly within four different table quarters, and those units are all more than 3" from any other table quarter.
- You control half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield and there are DEATH GUARD units from your army within range of each of those objective markers.
- Every objective marker on the battlefield is within Contagion range of one or more Contagion abilities that DEATH GUARD units from your army have.
PILE THE SKULLS
Progressive Objective
When the warriors of Khorne slay their foes, they pile the severed heads at points of importance, marking the location as belonging to the Blood God.
At the end of each battle round, before purchasing any Blessings of the Blood God (see Codex: World Eaters), you can discard 1, 2 or 3 Blood Tithe points. If you do so, you score 2VP for each Blood Tithe point discarded (to a maximum of 5VP per battle round).
HERD THE PREY
Progressive Objective
The Drukhari rarely linger during realspace raids, as the efficient corralling of their inevitable prey is of great import. Protracted meatgrinders do not suit their style of warfare, and they avoid - where possible - the enemy’s lumbering reinforcements. Their swift-moving raiding forces often seek to encircle and drive the foe together so there can be no escape, clustering their enemies like bewildered grox awaiting shipment to the abattoir.
At the end of your turn, score 1VP for each
table quarter that does not have any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units)
wholly within it.
BROODSWARM
Progressive Objective
Our enemies must be driven from every corner of our realm until there is nowhere left for them to flee.
At the end of your turn, score 1VP for each of the following conditions you satisfy (for a maximum of 5VP):
- You have more models wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone than your opponent does.
- You have more models wholly within your deployment zone than your opponent does.
- You have more models on the battlefield that are wholly within no man’s land than your opponent does.
TAKE YOUR PLACES
Progressive Objective
For the Harlequins, every battlefield is an opportunity to tell a story, every player taking their place on the stage at the correct moment.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, set up one additional
objective marker in your opponent’s deployment zone, then your opponent must set up one additional objective marker in your deployment zone and one additional objective marker within 6" of the centre of the battlefield. These objective markers cannot be set up within 9" of each other, within 6" of a battlefield edge or within 3" of another objective marker. These Take Your Places objective markers represent the positions your
HARLEQUINS must take up for their performance, but do not count as objective markers for any rules purposes other than for this secondary objective.
- At the end of your turn, score 2VP if you control two of your Take Your Places objective markers and one or more Harlequins units from your army are within range of each of those objective markers.
- At the end of your turn, score 4VP instead if you control all three of your Take Your Places objective markers and one or more HARLEQUINS units from your army are within range of each of those objective markers.
LAY CLAIM
End Game Objective
Having identified rare and valuable resources amidst the ruin of battle, the Kin move swiftly to secure them against the foe.
If you select this secondary objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, your opponent must set up 3
objective markers anywhere on the battlefield that is at ground level, not within 6" of their deployment zone or any battlefield edge, and not within 9" of each other. These objective markers cannot be set up on
terrain features with the
Unstable Position terrain trait. If it is not possible to set up an objective marker in this way, it is not set up. Each represents your Precious Resources, but does not count as an objective marker for any rules purposes other than for this secondary objective. At the end of the battle, you score 5 VP for each of your Precious Resources objective markers you control.
PURGE THE VERMIN
Progressive Objective
This territory is infested by the contemptible vermin of the lesser races. They must be driven wholesale from the Necrons’ rightful lands in order for reclamation to commence.
At the end of your turn:
- Score 1VP for each table quarter that has no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) within it.
- Score 1VP if there are no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) within your deployment zone.
This objective cannot be scored in the first battle round.
GREEN TIDE
Progressive Objective
Orks are known to swarm the battlefield in great waves. To their foes, it can seem as though their hordes stretch over the horizon.
At the end of your turn, score 1VP for each
table quarter that contains 10 or more
ORK models from your army (excluding models that are within 3" of any other table quarter).
DECISIVE ACTION
Progressive Objective
Effective strategy requires not just the successful capture of crucial battlefield assets, or their denial to the enemy, but also proper implementation of the Code of Fire in matters of strategic timing. We must demonstrate our mastery of all these principles if we are to best serve the Greater Good.
- If you selected the Mont’ka Tactical Philosophy at the start of the battle, then at the end of your turn in battle rounds one, two and three, score 4VP if you control half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield.
- If you selected the Kauyon Tactical Philosophy at the start of the battle, then at the end of your turn in battle rounds three, four and five, score 4VP if you control half or more of the total number of objective markers on the battlefield.
Shadow Operations
RAISE THE BANNERS HIGH
Progressive and End Game Objective
Claim the battlefield and display your colours high so that the enemy is in no doubt as to their defeat.
If you select this objective, units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Raise Banners (Action): One or more
INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control and that does not have one of your banners raised on it (see below). The action is completed at the end of your turn. If completed, that objective marker is said to have one of your army’s banners raised on it (the banner is ‘removed’ if your opponent controls the objective marker at the start of any
Command phase).
Score 1VP at the end of each of your Command phases, and 1VP at the end of the battle, for each objective marker on the battlefield that has one of your banners raised on it.
RETRIEVE BATTLEFIELD DATA
End Game Objective
Several servo-skulls containing vital data have been lost within this region. Locate and retrieve these at all cost.
If you select this objective, keep a Retrieved Data tally. In addition, units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Retrieve Data (Action): One
INFANTRY or
BIKER unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is
wholly within a table quarter that has not had a servo-skull retrieved by your army (see below) and it is more than 6" away from any other table quarter. This action is completed at the end of your turn provided the unit performing it is still within the same table quarter. If completed, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if the unit that completed the action has the Troops
Battlefield Role: if the result is less than or equal to the number of models currently in that unit, that table quarter is said to have had a servo-skull retrieved by your army and you add 1 to your Retrieved Data tally.
At the end of the battle, score 4 VP if your Retrieved Data tally is 2, score 8VP if your tally is 3, or score 12VP if your tally is 4.
SACRED GROUNDS
Progressive Objective
Reclaim the Emperor’s dominion and consecrate it.
If you select this objective, units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Sacred Grounds (Action): One or more
ADEPTA SORORITAS INFANTRY or
CULT IMPERIALIS PRIEST units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that has not been consecrated by your army (see below). The action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed, that objective marker is said to have been consecrated by your army, and until the end of the battle, that objective marker gains the
Inspiring (Adeptus Ministorum) terrain trait (it is not considered to be a
terrain feature for any other rules purposes).
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, if the objective marker that was consecrated by that action is
wholly within your deployment zone, score 1 VP; otherwise, score 4VP.
BOLSTER BARRICADES
Progressive Objective
Each warrior of the Imperial Fists is adept at assessing battlefield debris at a glance and finding suitable pieces to drag together into makeshift barricades. Upon taking a position of importance, these defensive maestros will quickly fortify their position with nearby materials, creating an impregnable beachhead to strike onwards from.
If you select this objective,
IMPERIAL FISTS units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Bolster Barricades (Action): One or more
IMPERIAL FISTS CORE INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit that does so must be within range of an
objective marker you control that has not been barricaded by your army (see below). The action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first), provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been barricaded by your army.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action:
- If the objective marker that was barricaded by that action was within your deployment zone, score 1VP.
- If the objective marker that was barricaded by that action was not within either player’s deployment zone, score 4VP.
- Until the end of the battle, each time an enemy unit makes an attack that targets an IMPERIAL FISTS INFANTRY unit from your army that is wholly within 6" of an objective marker that has been barricaded by your army, that unit receives the benefits of Light Cover and Heavy Cover against that attack.
RENEW THE OATHS
Progressive Objective
In ages past, the household fought upon this very battlefield and only through a noble sacrifice was victory assured. As part of their trials, a Knight is expected to perform a pilgrimage to this hallowed site, and pay their respects by recounting their chivalric deeds and renewing their oaths of loyalty. Only then can honour and tradition be satisfied.
If you select this objective.
IMPERIAL KNIGHTS units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Renew the Oaths (Action): One
IMPERIAL KNIGHTS model from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within 6" of the centre of the battlefield. This action is completed at the end of your turn provided the unit performing it is still within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action:
- Score 3VP if the action was completed by a non-TITANIC model.
- Score 4VP if the action was completed by a TITANIC model.
- Score 1 additional VP if the action was completed by a CHARACTER model.
- Roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1 Honour point.
SECURE OR SABOTAGE
End Game Objective
The enemy are in possession of ammo caches, comms relays and fuel stores. Secure these if you can, or rip them from the foe’s grasp if not.
If you select this objective,
RAVEN GUARD units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Plant Explosives (Action): One or more
RAVEN GUARD CORE INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that does not have explosives planted on it by your army (see below). The action is completed at the end of your turn. If completed, that objective marker is said to have explosives planted on it by your army.
At the end of any player’s turn, for each objective marker that has explosives planted on it by your army, if that objective marker is controlled by your opponent, you can perform a controlled explosion with it. If you do so, that objective marker is no longer said to have explosives planted on it by your army, and for each unit within range of that objective marker roll one D6: on a 2+, that unit suffers 3
mortal wounds. You cannot perform a controlled explosion with an objective marker in the same turn it had explosives planted on it by your army.
At the end of the battle, score 3VP for each objective marker that still has explosives planted on it by your army.
WE MARCH FOR MACRAGGE
Progressive Objective
With discipline and training the dauntless sons of Guilliman will execute while they still draw breath. They know a victory can be won by inches or taken in great strides, and so they march to meet the foe no matter the odds, determined to claim the battlefield in the name of Macragge or die in the attempt.
If you select this objective,
ULTRAMARINES CORE INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Claimed for Macragge (Action): One or more
ULTRAMARINES CORE INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that has not been claimed for Macragge by your army. The action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed, that objective marker is said to have been claimed for Macragge by your army.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action.
INFILTRATE AND SUBVERT
Progressive Objective
Use guile and cunning to infiltrate enemy positions that they foolishly think are safe. Let them discover that all crucial targets behind their front lines have already been secured, and now serve only the Alpha Legion.
If you select this objective,
ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Subvert (Action): One
ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY unit (excluding
CHARACTER units) from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is
wholly within 6" of your opponent’s deployment zone. The action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still wholly within 6" of your opponents deployment zone. If completed, if the unit that performed the action is within range of an
objective marker, roll one D6 to see if that objective marker has been subverted. If that unit was a
CULTISTS unit, on a 5+ that objective marker is said to have been subverted by your army; otherwise, on a 4+ that objective marker is said to have been subverted by your army. Enemy units can never control objective markers that have been subverted by your army, and can never perform actions while they are within range of any objective markers that have been subverted by your army.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, score 3VP. Score 4VP instead if that unit completed this action while wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
DESPOIL DOMINIONS
Progressive Objective
The Black Legion leave a trail of destruction in their wake, laying waste to empires and civilisations and paving their path to dominion with acts of savage desolation.
If you select this objective,
BLACK LEGION INFANTRY and
BLACK LEGION BIKER units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Despoil Dominions (Action): One
BLACK LEGION INFANTRY or
BLACK LEGION BIKER unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that you control that has not already been despoiled by your army (see below). If the unit performing this action has the Troops
Battlefield Role, the action is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, the action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). In any case, it is only completed if the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been despoiled by your army, and until the end of the battle, each time an enemy unit starts to perform an action while it is within range of that despoiled objective marker, roll one D6: on a 4+, that action immediately fails.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, if the objective marker that was despoiled by that action was
wholly within your deployment zone, score 1VP; otherwise, score 4VP.
DESPOILERS OF REALITY
Progressive Objective
When the daemonic legions spill through into realspace they bring the Great Game of their dark masters with them. Each daemon seeks to lay claim to reality in their own fashion, extending the realm of their patron deity by corrupting all they touch. Whether it be raising mounds of bloodied skulls, saturating places of power with the raw energies of sorcery or excess, or sowing the seeds of supernatural disease and decay, each such act brings the final victory of the Dark Gods a little closer.
If you select this objective,
LEGIONES DAEMONICA INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Dark Ritual (Action): One or more
LEGIONES DAEMONICA INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone and has not been corrupted by your army (see below). The action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed, that objective marker is said to have been corrupted by your army.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, score 4VP and roll one D6 (adding 1 to the result if that unit is an
ICON or
INSTRUMENT unit): on a 6+, you gain 1
Warp Storm point.
STORM OF DARKNESS
Progressive Objective
Through dark rituals and dread pacts, the Chaos Knights draw upon the fear and despair of their foes and bind it into a curse upon the very ground itself. So do they anchor the storm of darkness that rages above, strengthening its intensity over this doomed world as it is claimed for the Chaos Gods.
If you select this objective,
CHAOS KNIGHTS units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Storm of Darkness (Action): One
CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Morale phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that has not already been cursed by your army (see below). A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) within range of the same objective marker. The action is completed at the end of your next
Psychic phase, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been cursed by your army, and until the end of the battle, while a non-
CHAOS unit is within 9" of that objective marker, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action.
SPREAD THE SICKNESS
Progressive Objective
To contaminate an area, Death Guard on occasion spill the filth that infects their own bodies, expecting the simple cut they make to unleash it to heal after the effluvia has polluted the target. However, this does not always go to plan, for the Plague God can take gifts as easily as he gives them, especially in pursuit of a grander goal in which he can grant many more blessings to so many others.
If you select this objective,
DEATH GUARD INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Spread the Sickness (Action): One
DEATH GUARD INFANTRY unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker you control that has not been contaminated by your army (see below). The action is completed at the end of your turn. If completed, if the unit that performed the action has the
Objective Secured ability, that objective marker is said to have been contaminated by your army. Otherwise, roll one D6: on a 4+, that objective marker is said to have been contaminated by your army.
Score 3VP each time an objective marker in your deployment zone is contaminated by your army, and score 4VP each time an objective marker not in your deployment zone is contaminated by your army.
MASTERS OF DEMOLITION
End Game Objective
Perturabo’s sons see every enemy structure as an affront.
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, your opponent must set up three
objective markers anywhere on the battlefield that are on ground level, not within 9" of each other, and not within 6" of any battlefield edge. These objective markers cannot be set up on
terrain features with the
Unstable Position terrain trait, and no more than one of them can be set up within 6" of your opponent’s deployment zone. If it is impossible to set up an objective marker, it is not set up. Each represents a demolition site, but does not count as an objective marker for any rules purposes other than for this objective.
IRON WARRIORS INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Total Demolition (Action): One
IRON WARRIORS INFANTRY unit (excluding
CHARACTER units) from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of a demolition site objective marker that you control. This action is completed at the end of the turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been demolished by your army, and is removed from the battlefield.
At the end of the battle, score 4VP for each demolition site objective marker that was demolished by your army. Score an additional 4VP if a demolition site objective marker that was within 6" of your opponent’s deployment zone was demolished by your army.
RAID AND REAVE
Progressive and End Game Objective
Many Red Corsairs assaults have as their foundation the plundering of the foe’s resources. Weapons, fuel, technology, information and slaves are prized trophies, fuelling the warbands next vicious attack.
If you select this objective,
RED CORSAIRS INFANTRY and
RED CORSAIRS BIKER units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Raid and Reave (Action): One or more
RED CORSAIRS INFANTRY or
RED CORSAIRS BIKER units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker that has not been raided by your army (see below). A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) within range of the same objective marker. The action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been raided by your army, and until the end of the battle the unit that performed the action is said to be carrying spoils of war.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, if the objective marker that was raided as a result was
wholly within your deployment zone, score 1 VP; if that objective marker was wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, score 3VP; otherwise, score 2VP.
At the end of the battle, score 1VP for each
RED CORSAIRS unit from your army that is carrying spoils of war (score 2VP instead if that unit, or a
TRANSPORT model it is embarked within, is wholly within your deployment zone).
BURN EMPIRES
Progressive Objective
For the galaxy to be reborn according to Magnus’ glorious vision, first it must be consumed in the fires of change, the old order burned to ash that something better might arise.
If you select this objective,
THOUSAND SONS INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Burn Empires (Action): One or more
THOUSAND SONS INFANTRY units (excluding
CHARACTER units) from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone and has not been burned by your army (see below). The action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed, that objective marker is said to have been burned by your army.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action.
FOR THE DARK GODS
End Game Objective
Offer up this ruined, blood-caked battlefield to the Gods of Chaos, brand the world itself with their runes and from this cursed ground call forth the power of the warp.
If you select this objective, keep a For the Dark Gods tally; add 1 to that tally each time a unit from your army dedicates a
table quarter to a Chaos God by performing the following
action:
For the Dark Gods (Action): One
TRAITORIS ASTARTES INFANTRY or
TRAITORIS ASTARTES BIKER unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is
wholly within a table quarter that has not been dedicated to a Chaos God by your army (see below) and it is within 6" of the centre of that table quarter. If the unit performing this action had the
Objective Secured ability when it started performing this action, the action is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, the action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase. In any case, the action is only completed if the unit performing it is still within 6" of the centre of the same table quarter. If completed, select either Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle or Slaanesh to dedicate that table quarter to. If this action is completed by a
KHORNE,
TZEENTCH,
NURGLE or
SLAANESH unit, that unit can only dedicate that table quarter to their patron deity (e.g. a
KHORNE unit can only dedicate a table quarter to Khorne). That table quarter is said to have been dedicated to that Chaos God by your army. The same table quarter cannot be dedicated to more than one Chaos God by your army.
If a table quarter has been dedicated to a Chaos God by your army, then while a
TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army is wholly within that table quarter, add 2 to the Leadership characteristic of that unit, unless that Chaos God is not their patron deity (e.g. if a table quarter is dedicated to
KHORNE, then
TZEENTCH,
NURGLE and
SLAANESH units do not receive this bonus).
At the end of the battle, score 2VP if your For the Dark Gods tally is 1; score 5VP if that tally is 2; score 9VP if that tally is 3; score 14VP if that tally is 4.
EXALT THE DARK GODS
End Game Objective
Lorgar’s sons are driven to venerate the empyrean through vile words and unspeakable deeds. Dark rituals, undertaken at carefully divined sites of power, praise the Chaos Gods and draw the power of the warp to a world.
If you select this objective, keep an Exalt the Dark Gods tally; add 1 to that tally each time a
WORD BEARERS unit from your army completes the following
action:
Exalt the Dark Gods (Action): One
WORD BEARERS INFANTRY unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is
wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
WORD BEARERS PSYKER units can attempt to
manifest psychic powers while performing this action without this action failing. If the unit performing this action is a
WORD BEARERS ICON,
WORD BEARERS DARK APOSTLE or
WORD BEARERS MASTER OF POSSESSION unit, this action is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, it is completed at the start of your next
Command phase. In any case, the action is only completed if the unit performing it is still wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield and no enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
At the end of the battle, score 3VP if your Exalt the Dark Gods tally is 1; score 5VP if that tally is 2; score 9VP if that tally is 3; score 15VP if that tally is 4 or more.
SCOUT THE ENEMY
Progressive Objective
Scouting ahead of the main Asuryani warhost, Rangers track the movements of enemy units and relay their findings to the warhosts commanders.
ASURYANI units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Scout the Enemy (Action): One
ASURYANI unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is not within 6" of your deployment zone. If the unit performing this action is a
RANGERS unit, it is completed at the end of the turn; otherwise, it is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed:
- Score 2VP if the unit performing this action is not wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
- Score 4VP if the unit performing the action is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
SABOTAGE CRITICAL LOCATION
Progressive Objective
In order to keep our enemies off balance, key logistical targets must be eliminated. Sow the fiery seeds of revolution, sisters and brothers, and sing praise to the Star Children as our enemies burn...
If you select this objective, during the
Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission, your opponent must place 2 critical location markers on the battlefield. Each must be more than 9" away from any battlefield edge and more than 9" away from their other critical location marker. If both players must place these markers, the players alternate doing so, starting with the Defender.
If you select this objective,
GENESTEALER CULTS and
BROOD BROTHERS units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Sabotage Critical Location (Action): One or more
GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY,
BROOD BROTHERS INFANTRY or
GENESTEALER CULTS BIKER units from your army (excluding
CHARACTER units other than
REDUCTUS SABOTEUR units) can start to
perform this action at the end of the Move Units step of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different one of your opponent’s critical location markers that you control. The action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same critical location marker. If completed, you have sabotaged that critical location; remove it from the battlefield.
Score VP each time a unit from your army completes this action, as shown in the table below.
SABOTAGE CRITICAL LOCATION | BATTLE ROUND IN WHICH THE ACTION WAS COMPLETED | VICTORY POINTS | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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PROSPECTS OF WEALTH
Progressive and End Game Objective
The Kindreds of the Leagues of Votann are ever on the hunt for new sources of material wealth to strengthen their society.
If you select this objective,
VOTANN INFANTRY and
VOTANN BIKER units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Prospect (Action): One
VOTANN INFANTRY or
VOTANN BIKER unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that is not within your deployment zone and has not already been prospected by your army. A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) within range of the same objective marker. The action is completed at the end of the turn. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been prospected by your army and you must roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if the unit that completed the action has the
SCANNER keyword: on a 6+, that objective marker is a Rich Deposits objective marker.
Each time a unit from your army completes this action, you score 3VP. At the end of the battle, if you control one or more Rich Deposits markers, you score an additional 3VP.
ANCIENT MACHINERIES
Progressive Objective
Countless worlds across the galaxy harbour quiescent Necron technology waiting to be roused to wakefulness.
If you select this secondary objective,
NECRONS CORE and
NECRONS CANOPTEK units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Awaken Ancient Machinery (Action): At the end of your
Movement phase, one
NECRONS CORE INFANTRY,
NECRONS CORE BIKER or
NECRONS CANOPTEK unit from your army can start to
perform this action if it is within range of an
objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone and which has not already been awakened by your army (see below). If the unit performing this action has the
Objective Secured ability, the action is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, it is completed at the start of your next
Command phase. In any case, the action is only completed if the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been awakened by your army.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action.
GET DA GOOD BITZ
Progressive Objective
Cogitator banks and other priceless prizes make fine loot to sell.
If you select this secondary objective,
ORKS CORE units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Get da Good Bitz (Action): At the end of your
Movement phase, one or more
ORKS CORE units from your army can start to
perform this action. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker you control that is not in either player’s deployment zone. If a
LOOTAS or
GRETCHIN unit is performing this action, it is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, it is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). In any case, the action is only completed if the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action (to a maximum of 6VP per battle round).
AEROSPACE TARGETING RELAYS
End Game Objective
As efforts to secure this region continue, we must site sensor beacons so as to help coordinate combined arms assaults and guide in orbital fire support and aerial combat assets.
If you select this objective, place an Aerospace Designation marker halfway along each battlefield edge.
T’AU EMPIRE INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Install Targeting Relay (Action): One or more
T’AU EMPIRE INFANTRY units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be within 6" of a different Aerospace Designation marker that has not had a targeting relay installed at it by your army (see below). If a
FIRE WARRIOR TEAM unit is performing this action, it is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, it is completed at the start of your next
Command phase or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first). If completed, that Aerospace Designation marker is said to have had a targeting relay installed at it by your army.
At the end of the battle, score a number of VP based on how many targeting relays were installed by your army, as shown in the table below.
AEROSPACE TARGETING RELAYS | NUMBER OF TARGETING RELAYS INSTALLED | VP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
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SPORE NODES
Progressive Objective
By shedding clouds of microscopic nodules and allowing them to take root in the bedrock of the prey world, Tyranids sow bitter crops of spore organisms that will later erupt and corrupt enemy territory.
If you select this objective,
HIVE TENDRIL Troops units from your army can attempt the following
action:
Seed Spore Node (Action): One
HIVE TENDRIL Troops unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase from the second battle round onwards if it is within 6" of your opponent’s deployment zone and not within 6" of any Spore Node
objective markers (see below). The action is completed at the end of your turn. If completed, place one objective marker anywhere within 1" of the unit that completed this action. This objective marker represents a Spore Node, but does not count as an objective marker for any rules purposes other than for this secondary objective.
Score 4VP each time a unit from your army completes this action.
Incursion Missions
MISSION BRIEFINGEnemy forces are massing in the area, seeking to secure the battlefield. You will see them fail and you will see their presence in this area purged. A direct assault against them may result in unacceptable casualties, but victory can be assured by outflanking the foe and catching them in a deadly crossfire.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Land Purged: In this mission, if a player controls an objective marker at the end of their Command phase and one or more of their units that are within range of it has the Objective Secured ability (see the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book), it remains under that player’s control unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase, even if there are no models within range of it.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
DIRECT ASSAULT
Progressive Objective
A direct assault on enemy-held positions is demanded by your betters. Meet the foe head on, annihilate them in their entirety and thus ensure the landscape is free of their vile presence all while securing the battlefield.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each players turn, the player whose turn it is scores 2VP if they satisfy one of the following conditions, or 3VP if they satisfy both of the following conditions:
- They control every objective marker on the battlefield or they control at least one objective marker they did not control at the start of their turn.
- They destroyed at least one enemy unit that was within range of an objective marker at the start of their turn.

MISSION BRIEFINGYour forces are beleaguered in every way. Exhausted, only prayers and the hope of resupply sustain them. Help is on the way, but others will seek the desperately needed bounty that the supply craft bring. You must fight tooth and nail to secure the aid.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Drop Zone Repleted: In this mission, two
objective markers will be removed from the battlefield as follows:
- At the start of the third battle round, the Defender randomly selects one objective marker that is in no man’s land to be the Gamma objective marker.
- At the start of the fourth battle round, the Gamma objective marker is removed from the battlefield and the Attacker then randomly selects one of the two remaining objective markers that are in no man’s land to be the Beta objective marker.
- At the start of the fifth battle round, the Beta objective marker is removed from the battlefield.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
SECURE LANDING SITES
Progressive Objective
The Emperor’s gifts come from where he wills - be ready for the supplies to come to any location.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In the third, fourth and fifth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is scores a number of VP for each objective marker they control that is in no man’s land, as shown below (note that the VP scored change depending on the battle round number):
BATTLE ROUND | VP PER OBJECTIVE MARKER IN NO MAN’S LAND CONTROLLED | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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MISSION BRIEFINGThe fighting on Vigilus rages on and on. Cities are destroyed, armouries emptied, every morsel of the granaries consumed. Now, to survive, armies must launch desperate raids into each other’s territories to secure the means to keep fighting on.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Desperate Raiders: In this mission, a player receives one additional
Command point at the start of their Command phase if they control one or both of the
objective markers in their opponent’s deployment zone (this is in addition to the Battle-forged CP bonus).
Objective Cleansed: In this mission, if a player controls an objective marker at the end of their Command phase and one or more of their units that are within range of it has the
Objective Secured ability, it remains under that players control unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase, even if there are no models within range of it.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
RAID SUPPLY LINES
Progressive Objective
Leave nothing to chance, the blasphemous curs will hide what they have anywhere and everywhere. Seize everything, overwhelm them utterly. No matter what they worship, let their crushing defeat fill them with doubt. Break through them swiftly! Know what they value most they will keep in the most secure spaces.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control three or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is scores 3VP if they control at least one of the objective markers in their opponent’s deployment zone.

MISSION BRIEFINGYou must advance swiftly into contested territory to seize sacred ground while maintaining a strong rearguard to protect your supply lines. The battleground is won and lost one yard at a time, and a commander must master offensive and defensive tactics if they are to prevail.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Secure the Rear: In this mission, at the start of each players Command phase:
- If Player A does not control objective marker A, roll one D6: on a 1-3, that player does not receive the Battle-forged CP bonus this phase.
- If Player B does not control objective marker B, roll one D6: on a 1-3, that player does not receive the Battle-forged CP bonus this phase.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
WISDOM IS THE CORNERSTONE OF FAITH
Progressive Objective
The sacred ground is currently in the hands of the enemy. Draw your battle plans and despatch your forces accordingly.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of Player A’s turn, that player:
- Scores 2VP if they control objective marker B.
- Loses* 1VP if they do not control objective marker A.
- Scores 1VP for each other objective marker they control.
At the end of Player B’s turn, that player:
- Scores 2VP if they control objective marker A.
- Loses* 1VP if they do not control objective marker B.
- Scores 1VP for each other objective marker they control.
*Neither player’s VP can ever be reduced to less than 0. 
MISSION BRIEFINGThis battlefield houses places of worship to be guarded and venerated or toppled and defaced. Honour and power will be bestowed upon a warlord mighty enough to claim it.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Champion’s Honour: In this mission,
WARLORD models have the
Objective Secured ability. If a unit has a pre-battle rule that allows it to be set up anywhere on the battlefield, that unit cannot be set up in no man’s land. With the exception of
WARLORD models, if a unit has a rule that allows it to make a move before the first turn begins, it cannot end that move in no man’s land. With the exception of
WARLORD models, if a unit has a rule that lets it redeploy before the first turn, that unit cannot be set up in no man’s land.
Leading From the Front: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, if a player’s
WARLORD is not on the battlefield or it is not embarked within a
TRANSPORT model that is on the battlefield, roll one D6: on a 1-3, that player does not receive the Battle-forged CP bonus this phase.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
ASCEND
Progressive and End Game Objective
This mission is of the utmost importance to the faith of countless millions, and cannot be entrusted to anyone else. You must personally lead your forces in a heroic assault on a vital objective to achieve your goal.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each players turn, the player whose turn it is scores 2 VP if they satisfy at least one of the following conditions:
- They control the objective marker in the centre of the battlefield.
- They destroyed at least one enemy unit that was within 6" of the centre of the battlefield at the start of that turn.
At the end of the battle:
Each player scores 3VP for each of the following conditions that they satisfy:
- Their WARLORD is within range of the objective marker in the centre of the battlefield.
- Their opponent’s WARLORD is destroyed.

MISSION BRIEFINGIt is your task to lead an all-out assault to secure vital territory. Casualties will be heavy. But such is the price we must be willing to pay. Have faith and victory will be yours, and know that the fallen will be martyrs to be remembered forever more.MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players’ armies can attempt the following
action:
Surge of Faith (Action): One unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the start of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that is not within your deployment zone. Units with the
Objective Secured ability or a similar rule can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase instead. A unit cannot start this action while any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are within range of the same objective marker. The action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
SURGE OF FAITH
Progressive Objective
The signal has been received, the time for the assault is at hand. You must advance swiftly into no man’s land to prevent your opponent seizing the battlefield. To fail is to bring shame, and show a severe lack of faith.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
Each time a unit from your army completes the Surge of Faith
action (see above), you score a number of VP depending on which objective marker this action was performed on, as follows:
OBJECTIVE MARKER | PLAYER A VP | PLAYER B VP | A | N/A | 4 | B | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | D | 4 | N/A |
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MISSION BRIEFINGAn ancient and deadly fortress lies dormant in orbit, but if you can inload the correct data-psalms at key locations, its machine spirit will awaken under our control.MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players’ armies can attempt the following
action:
Inload Data-psalm (Action): One or more units from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase. Each unit that starts to perform this action must be within range of a different
objective marker. A unit cannot start this action while any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are within range of the same objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your next
Command phase, provided that the unit that was performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If a unit with the
Objective Secured ability completes this action, that objective marker remains under that player’s control unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase, even if there are no models within range of it.
Binharic Interference: In this mission,
Reinforcement units cannot be set up within range of any
objective markers.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
INLOAD DATA-PSALM
Progressive Objective
Your forces must make all haste to take control of core nodes identified in the vicinity, and perform the necessary rites to subvert the machine spirit of a mighty engine of war to our will.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each player’s turn, if one or more units from that player’s army completed the Inload Data-psalm
action this turn, that player scores 1VP for each objective marker they currently control (to a maximum of 3VP per player per turn).

MISSION BRIEFINGA victory in battle is the greatest display of the superiority of our faith, and the weakness of that of our deluded foes. An opportunity to prove our superiority has presented itself. Take control of vital tactical sites and crush any who oppose you, but be careful to minimise your own losses, lest your forces be unable to consolidate and secure the newly won ground.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Secret Intel Inbound: In this mission, during the first and second
battle rounds, neither player receives a Battle-forged CP bonus, but during the fourth and fifth battle rounds, at the start of each player’s Command phase, the player whose turn it is receives 1 extra
Command point from their Battle-forged CP bonus (typically this will mean that a player will gain 2CP at the start of their Command phase).
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
BREAK THEM, BODY AND SOUL
Progressive Objective
We wage two wars: one of strategy and one of faith. The two are intertwined. This battle is also one of tactics and conviction. If we are to consolidate our gains and prosecute the longer war, you must ensure that the enemy is made to bleed and despair.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of the battle round, each player scores 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed that battle round (to a maximum of 3VP per player per battle round).

MISSION BRIEFINGYou have been detailed to conduct vital reconnaissance ahead of a major offensive, but enemy patrols are also operating in this area. Use your rapid response units to secure tactical sites and conduct recon scans quickly, while your supporting forces destroy any hostiles you encounter.MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players’ armies can attempt the following
action:
Recon Sweep (Action): One unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that has not been reconnoitred by a unit from your army (see below). A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) within range of the same objective marker. If the unit that is performing this action has the Fast Attack
Battlefield Role, or if it has the
Objective Secured ability, this action is completed at the end of your turn provided that unit is still within range of the same objective marker; otherwise, this action is completed at the start of your next
Command phase, or at the end of the battle (whichever comes first), provided the unit that is performing this action is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been reconnoitred by your army.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
RECON SWEEP
Progressive and End Game Objective
You must perform a thorough reconnaissance sweep to assess the strategic value of the local battlefield so our forces can be tactically deployed.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
At the end of the battle:
At the end of the battle, each player scores a number of VP for the total number of objective markers on the battlefield that have been reconnoitred by their army (see above), as shown in the following table:
OBJECTIVE MARKERS RECONNOITRED BY YOUR ARMY | VP | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
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Strike Force Missions
MISSION BRIEFINGThe battlefield is strewn with holy relics important to you and your enemy, whether for veneration or corruption. You must reclaim as many of these vital objectives as you can without sustaining unacceptable casualties in the process. No subject of worship wishes for all of their devoted followers to be slain.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Recover Relics: In this mission, a player only receives the Battle-forged CP bonus at the start of the Command phase if they control either one or more
objective markers in their opponent’s territory, or if they control one or more objective markers in no man’s land. In addition, if at the start of their Command phase a player controls the objective marker in their opponent’s deployment zone, that player receives 1 additional
Command point (this is in addition to the Battle-forged CP bonus).
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
BREAK THEM, BODY AND SOUL
Progressive Objective
We wage two wars: one of strategy and one of faith. The two are intertwined. This battle is also one of tactics and conviction. If we are to consolidate our gains and prosecute the longer war, you must ensure that the enemy is made to bleed and despair.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of the battle round, each player scores 1VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed that battle round (to a maximum of 3VP per player per battle round).

MISSION BRIEFINGThe foe’s blasphemous icons have been identified and their continued existence can no longer be tolerated. Spread ruination throughout the enemy’s territory, tear down their icons and leave nothing but heaped corpses and blazing ruins in your wake!MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players’ armies can attempt the following
actions:
Prime Explosives (Action): One unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is
wholly within your opponent’s territory and it is more than 9" away from any Primed Explosives
objective markers (see below). If the unit performing this action has the
Objective Secured ability or a similar rule, this action is completed at the end of your turn; otherwise, it is completed at the end of your next
Command phase. If completed, set up 1 Primed Explosives objective marker on the battlefield that is wholly within your opponents territory and wholly within 3" of the unit that completed this action - this represents a cache of Primed Explosives, but does not count as an objective marker for any rules purposes other than for the Defuse Explosives action and the Detonation primary objective (see below).
Defuse Explosives (Action): One unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within range of a Primed Explosives objective marker within your own territory and no enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are within range of the same Primed Explosives objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same Primed Explosives objective marker. If completed, roll one D6 and add 3 to the result if the unit that performed this action has the Objective Secured ability: on a 4+, remove that Primed Explosives objective marker from the battlefield.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
DETONATION
Progressive and End Game Objective
Holy sites have been identified that our scouts believe are critical to the enemy’s war efforts and morale in this region. Storm these sites, slaughter any that stand sentry there and burn everything to the ground.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
At the end of the battle:
Each player scores 4VP for each Primed Explosives objective marker that is within their opponents territory (to a maximum of 15VP per player).

MISSION BRIEFINGImportant tactical information must be captured. Key data-terminals have been detected, but the machine spirits of several must be slaved to your data-tethers at the same time if you are to intercept the intelligence you need.MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players’ armies can attempt the following
action:
Data Intercept (Action): One unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of the
objective marker within its deployment zone and no enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) are within range of that objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of that objective marker.
Data Terminals: In this mission, if a player controls an objective marker that is in no man’s land at the end of their
Command phase and one or more of their units that are within range of it has the
Objective Secured ability, it remains under that players control unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase, even if there are no models within range of it.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
DATA INTERCEPT
Progressive Objective
Your forces must successfully attach specialised wargear to take control of several critical data-terminals in the area, if we are to successfully extract the information we need.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control three or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
Each time a unit from your army completes the Data Intercept
action (see above), you score a number of VP equal to the number of objective markers you currently control that are in no man’s land (to a maximum of 3VP per action).
Designer’s note: This battlefield uses diagonal measurements. The shortest distance between the two deployment zones is 24". The deployment map includes some measurements in blue that help make finding the corners of the deployment zones easier on a battlefield that is approximately 44" x 60".

MISSION BRIEFINGBetween two armies lies a ruined battlescape in which there are numerous abandoned sanctuaries; once places of religious worship, now they lie broken and ruined, the bodies of the priests and acolytes who tended them still rotting within. Such ruination must be avenged, and such damage must be restored. But your foe will not allow this - knowing that the war for the soul is as equally vital in the ongoing conflict as the war for the lands.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
No Man’s Land: If a unit has a pre-battle rule that allows it to be set up anywhere on the battlefield, that unit cannot be set up in no man’s land. If a unit has a rule that allows it to make a move before the first turn begins, it cannot end that move in no man’s land. If any rule is used to redeploy a unit, that rule cannot be used to set that unit up in no man’s land.
Reinforcement units that are set up on the battlefield during the first battle round cannot be set up in no man’s land.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
SECURE THE SANCTUARIES
Progressive and End Game Objective
The sanctuaries must be secured at any cost. Protect your forces as they advance into the enemy’s fire lanes and destroy any foes who would dare stand in our way.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is scores 2VP if they satisfy one of the following conditions, or 3VP if they satisfy both of the following conditions:
- They control the objective marker in the centre of the battlefield.
- They destroyed at least one enemy unit that was within 6" of the centre of the battlefield at the start of their turn.

MISSION BRIEFINGYour foe will not accept that their defeat is inevitable, and corrupts lands rightfully yours with their blasphemous, oppressive presence. You must break them through force, seize the territory they so wrongfully have claimed for themselves, and convert it and all within to the true faith. This will require iron determination, fierce leadership, full hearts and prayers fresh upon the lips of all.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Leading From the Front: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, if a player’s
WARLORD is not on the battlefield or it is not embarked within a
TRANSPORT model that is on the battlefield, roll one D6: on a 1-3 that player does not receive the Battle-forged CP bonus this phase.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
CORRUPTED GROUND
Progressive Objective
It is vital that we oust the blasphemous curs from the ground they stand on. Draw your battle plans and despatch your forces accordingly.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is:
- Scores 4VP if they control the objective marker in their opponent’s deployment zone.
- Scores 2VP if they control one or more objective markers that are in no man’s land.
- Loses* 1VP if they do not control the objective marker in their own deployment zone.
*A player’s VP score can never be reduced to less than 0. 
MISSION BRIEFINGBoth sides are sweeping through the area, tasking scout units to identify and scan sites of strategic and sacred import. However, not all sites are of equal worth - victory will go to the warlord who can secure the most valuable sites and cripple the enemy’s ability to locate others.MISSION RULESIn this mission, units from both players armies can attempt the following
action:
Auspex Scan (Action): One unit from your army can start to
perform this action at the end of your
Movement phase if it is within range of an
objective marker that has not been scanned by a unit from your army (see below). A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding
AIRCRAFT units) within range of the same objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been scanned by your army.
Battle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
STRATEGIC SCAN
End Game Objective
Your forces must secure and control strategic sites in the area long enough for your reconnaissance units to perform their scans and transmit the intelligence back to high command.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
At the end of the battle:
Each player scores 3VP for each objective marker on the battlefield that has been scanned by their army (see above).

MISSION BRIEFINGYour forces’ morale is strong, nigh unbreakable, its conviction in its cause and faith greater than ever. Every warrior is determined to fight, to kill the foe and claim territory. Now is the time to swoop over the battlefields, capitalising on the fury and momentum of your forces. Buoyed on their reserves of belief, your forces cannot fail to completely overrun the enemy.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Supply Lines: In this mission, at the start of each player’s Command phase, if a player does not control the
objective marker in their deployment zone, roll one D6: on a 1-3 that player does not receive the Battle-forged CP bonus this phase.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
OVERRUN
Progressive and End Game Objective
The enemy is attempting to establish a foothold in this region. Teach them the error of their ways and show them that glorious power of your conviction can never be thwarted! Redouble your efforts to control the battlefield by seizing your opponent’s staging posts before they can dig in.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control three or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In the first, second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is scores 2VP if they control one or more objective markers in their opponent’s territory.
At the end of the battle:
Each player scores 3VP for each objective marker that they control in their opponent’s territory.

MISSION BRIEFINGBoth forces are moving forward to capture as much ground as possible, purging strategically and morally important sites of enemies as they move. Some warlords prefer a systematic sweep of the surrounding areas, while others favour a more bold, direct attack into the heart of the enemy lines. Regardless, there will be much death to come, and every warrior will rely on their zeal above all to see them through the day and to victory.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Objective Purged: In this mission, if a player controls an
objective marker at the end of their Command phase and one or more of their units that are within range of it has the
Objective secured ability, it remains under that players control unless their opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase, even if there are no models within range of it.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
DIRECT ASSAULT
Progressive Objective
A direct assault on enemy-held positions is demanded by your betters. Meet the foe head on, annihilate them in their entirety and thus ensure the landscape is free of their vile presence all while securing the battlefield.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each players turn, the player whose turn it is scores 2VP if they satisfy one of the following conditions, or 3VP if they satisfy both of the following conditions:
- They control every objective marker on the battlefield or they control at least one objective marker they did not control at the start of their turn.
- They destroyed at least one enemy unit that was within range of an objective marker at the start of their turn.

MISSION BRIEFINGIntelligence reports indicate precious relics were being transported through this region, before their escorts were killed. Their exact whereabouts are yet to be confirmed. Locate and secure the artefacts at all costs - we cannot allow them to fall into the enemy hands. Honour and faith demand it.MISSION RULESBattle-forged CP Bonus: In this mission, at the start of each player’s
Command phase, both players gain 1CP, not just the player whose turn it is. These CP are
Battle-forged CP bonuses, and so the limit of gaining a maximum of 1CP per turn does not apply to CP gained as a result of this rule.
Precious Objectives: After players have chosen their deployment zones, but before they
declare reserves and transports, the players reposition the
objective markers labelled A and B as described below:
- First, the Attacker repositions either one objective marker labelled A or one objective marker labelled B.
- Secondly, the Defender repositions one objective marker labelled A and one objective marker labelled B (an objective marker cannot be repositioned more than once).
- Finally, the Attacker repositions the last objective marker labelled A or B that has yet to be repositioned.
In all cases, when an objective marker is repositioned, you set it up
wholly within 6" horizontally of its original position, and not on or within any
Obstacles or
Defensible Terrain features.
After all objective markers have been repositioned, each player secretly notes down one of the objective markers that is within their opponent’s territory to be a Priority objective marker (this cannot be the objective marker in the centre of the battlefield). After both players have deployed their armies, they then reveal their choices to their opponent.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVESThis mission has the following primary objective:
PRECIOUS ARTEFACTS
Progressive Objective
The recovery of the relics being transported through the region are vital to demonstrate our faith, and the morale of our people. Spare no efforts in securing them and ensuring that they do not fall into enemy hands.
In the second, third and fourth battle rounds:
At the end of each player’s
Command phase, the player whose turn it is scores 4VP for each of the following conditions they satisfy (for a maximum of 12VP):
- They control one or more objective markers.
- They control two or more objective markers.
- They control more objective markers than their opponent controls.
In the fifth battle round:
- The player who has the first turn scores VP at the end of their Command phase as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
- The player who has the second turn scores VP at the end of their turn as described above for each of the above conditions they satisfy.
In every battle round:
At the end of each player’s turn, the player whose turn it is scores 3VP if they control the Priority objective marker that is in their own territory.
