40K Missions

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There are so many different ways to play, to divide a table and to shift priorities on the battlefield beyond the basic elimination game. The list can be daunting to read and remember. So here's a short hand list of missions available in 7th Edition and where to find them.


Battlefield deployment zones (core rule book pg131)
Dawn of War - 2 players on opposite long edges, 24" apart
Hammer and Anvil - 2 players on opposite short edges, 24" apart
Vanguard Strike - 2 players on opposite corners, 24" apart

Objectives
Slay the Warlord: Kill the enemy warlord model
First Blood: be the first to completely destroy an enemy unit
Linebreaker: if game ends with at least one model in the enemies deployment zone

Special Rules
Mysterious Objectives: when an objective marker is controlled for the first time, roll a d6 pg 135
Tactical objectives: use strategic objective cards in conjunction with 6 objective markers
Night Fighting: a choice, 4+ roll, everything has stealth for the first round
Reserves: some models are kept off the table. Can come in on round 2 on 3+, round 3 on a 3+, round 4 automatically 


CORE RULE BOOK
Eternal War: Crusade Pg142
Random zones, d3+2 objective markers, standard deployment
Primary: each marker is worth 3 VP
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives
Victory Condition: player with most VP at end of game.
- Capture 3-5 objective markers

Eternal War: Purge the Aliens Pg143
Random zones, standard deployment
Primary: 1VP for each enemy unit completely destroyed. units falling back at end of game count as destroyed.
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves
Victory Condition: player with the most VP wins
- Kill enemy units

Eternal War: The Scouring pg144
Random zones, 6 objective markers (1 marked 4, 2 marked 3, 2 marked 2, 1 marked 1. each number is how many VP they are worth), standard deployment
Primary:Each objective is worth its marked points, 1VP for each enemy Fast Attack completely destroyed, falling back and off board count as destroyed
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives
Victory Conditions: player with the most VP wins
- captuer 6 markers each with set VP values. Kill enemy Fast Attack units

Eternal War: Big Guns Never Tire pg145
Random zones, d3+2 Objective markers, Standard deployment
Primary: Each objective is worth 3VP, each destroyed Heavy support is worth 1VP, including fleeing or off table units
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives
Victory Conditions: Player with the most VP wins
- capture 3-5 objective markers, kill enemy Heavy Support units

Eternal War: The Emperor's Will pg146
Random zones, Standard deployment, 1 Objective marker per player on their table half
Primary: objective markers are worth 3VP at end of game
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives
Victory Conditions: The player with the most VP wins
- Capture the enemy flag while protecting your own

Eternal War: The Relic pg147
Random zones, Standard deployment, 1 objective marker in the center of table
Primary: Objective marker is worth 3VP at end of game
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: night Fighting, Reserves
The Relic: the objective marker is the Relic. It can be seized, moved and dropped
- Capture the flag/relic and keep it moving out of enemy hands

Maelstrom of War: Cleanse and Control pg 148
Corner Zones, Standard Deployment, 6 objective markers numbered 1-6
Primary: Achieve as many Tactical objectives as possible, start with 3 active tactical objectives
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious objectives, Tactical Objectives (generate 3 tactical objectives per turn)
Victory Conditions: Player with the most VP wins
- corner zones, start with 3 cards, generate 3 cards per turn, complete as many cards as possible

Maelstrom of War: Contact Lost pg149
Long zones, Standard Deployment, 6 objective markers labeled 1-6
Primary:complete as many tactical objectives as possible. start game with 6 tactical objectives. if no objective markers are controlled, that player generates no new tactical objectives
Secondary: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives, Tactical objectives (generate 1 tactical objective per turn)
Victory conditions: most VP wins
- Long Zones, start with 6 cards, generate 1 card per turn, complete as many cards as possible

Maelstrom of War: Tactical Escalation pg150
Short zones, standard deployment, 6 objective markers labeled 1-6
Primary: Complete as many cards as possible. start game with 1 card. maximum hand is equal to the turn number
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives, Tactical objectives (generate a number of cards based on turn number)
Victory Conditions: most VP wins
- short zones, start with one card, a player generates a number of cards based on the turn number and can have a maximum hand size equal to the turn number

Maelstrom of War: The Spoils of War pg151
Long zones, standard deployment, 6 objective markers, labeled 1-6
Primary: complete as many cards as possibly. start with 3 cards, minimum hand of 3
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives, Tactical objectives 
Precious Cargo: neither player can voluntarily discard a card titled 'Secure ObjectiveX'
Steal the Loot: All active objectives titled 'secure objective X' can be achieved by either player.
Victory Conditions: most VP wins
- long zones, hand of 3 cards. Any cards that count for capturing an objective marker can be achieved by any player, regardless of which player holds it.

Maelstrom of War: Cloak and Shadow pg 152
Short zones, standard deployment, 6 objective markers labeled 1-6
Primary: complete as many cards as possibly. start with 3 cards, minimum hand of 3
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives, Tactical objectives
Secret Orders: keep your tactical objective cards and dice scores hidden until they are achieved
Victory Conditions: most VP wins
- short zones. keep your 3 cards hidden so your opponent can't tell what you're going for.

Maelstrom of War: Deadlock pg 153
Corner zones, standard deployment, 6 objective markers labeled 1-6
Primary: complete as many cards as possibly. start with 6 cards, maximum hand based on 7-turn number, generate new cards to maximum hand 
Secondary: Slay the warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker
Special Rules: Night Fighting, Reserves, Mysterious Objectives, Tactical objectives
Victory Conditions: most VP wins
- corner zones. Players have progressively fewer cards in hand as the game progresses.

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ALTAR of WAR

SPACE MARINES
1- Hammer Blow
Long halves, 1 marker in center, 1 marker on enemy center edge
Space marines go first. Slay the Warlord, mysterious objectives, markers are worth 3VP
War of Attrition: All enemy units completely destroyed are 1VP
Vanguard: All space marine infantry are scoring units
- Most VP wins, survive against a marine onslaught

2- Angels of Death
12" edge rectangle
Angels of Death: all space marine units have Fear
Home Ground: All enemies have move through cover and stubborn
Tactical precision: Deep strikes on turn 1 don't scatter
- Space marines can deploy from anywhere around the table edge, enemies deploy in the middle of the table. Each unit type has its own VP value

3- Here I shall Die
24" circle in center of table
- Marines deploy in the middle of the table with an objective marker. enemies deploy anywhere else on the table

4- Slayer of Kings
Short zones 18" apart. Night fighting
- forces start close, VPs are awarded for killing HQ units

5- Emperor's Fist
Corner quadrants, 3 objective markers in center and conter of neutral quadrants
- Only fast attack units can start on the table, transports can come in from reserves on turn 1 on a 4+

6- Willing Sacrifice
Short halves. 3 objective markers in center and opposite corner quadrant centers.
- A space marine player can only deploy half their units, a different reserve roll is used to bring everything from reserves in. Space marine reserves all have outflank.

SENTINELS OF TERRA
1- A Never-Ending Crusade
2- Siege Warfare
3- Too Stubborn to Die

CLAN RAUKAAN
1- Calculated Victory
2- Crush the Weak
3- Logic Abandoned

DARK ANGELS
1- Mailed Fist
2- Outriders of Death
3- No Combination More Deadly
4- Attack Without Warning
5- No Retreat, No Surrender
6- Hunt the Fallen

IMPERIAL KNIGHTS
1- Aid Unlooked For
2- Of Lance, Shield and Mantle
3- Knights of the Fore
1- Hold the Line
2- In Defence of the Realm
3- The Lance Ascendant

ELDAR
1- Fatal Stike
2- The Scything Blow
3- Shadow Screen
4- Perfidious Eldar
5- Path of the Warrior
6- A Nexus of Fate

IYANDEN
1- Webway Assault
2- Feints and Phantoms
3- The Web of Fate

TAU EMPIRE
1- Vertical Envelopment
2- Counter-Attack
3- Fighting Withdrawl
4- The Killing Blow
5- Supply Drop
6- Progress Unbound

FARSIGHT ENCLAVES
1- Or'es Mont'ka
2- Way of the Broken Sword
3- Way of the Short Blade

TYRANIDS
1- First Contact
2- Wave Assault
3- Infestation
4- A Terrifying Harvest
5- Planetary Exorcism
6- Belly of the Beast

CHAOS DAEMONS
1- Eternal Night
2- Daemonic Invasion
3- Laughter of the Thirsting God
4- Gibbering Hordes
5- Beyond the Ken of Men
6- Daemon World

CHAOS SPACE MARINES
1- Loot & Pillage
2- Black Crusade
3- Scorched Earth
4- The Artefact
5- Vendetta
6- Agents of the Chaos God

BLACK LEGION
1- Speartip
2- Kill Them All!
3- Capture the Artefact

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ESCALATION
All include Super Heavies

Altar of War: Escalation
1- Trampled Underfoot
2- Slay the Beast
3- Armoury of Annihilation
4- The Approach of Doom
5- Ultimate Linebreaker
6- Crucible Extermis

Gauntlet Challenge Missions
1- Dead City Rampage
2- Defiant to the End
3- When the Titans Clash

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STRONGHOLD ASSAULT
All missions feature fortifications

Siege War Missions
1- Bunker Assault
2- Breakthrough
3- Last Stand

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DEATHSTORM
From the Deathstorm starter box featuring Blood Angels vs Tyranids

1- Hunters in the Dark
2- Storm of Blood
3- Shadow of the Beast

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Dark Vengeance
From the Dark Vengeance starter box, featuring Dark Angels vs Chaos Space Marines

1- Rampage
2- The Long & Winding Road
3- Ambush
4- Psychic Storm
5- Firefight
6- The Hellfire Stone

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ADEPTA SORORITAS

1- Recover the Relics
2- Defend the Shrine
3- Purge the Arch-heretic

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CLAN RAUKAAN

Altar of War
1- Calculated Victory
2- Crush the Weak
3- Logic Abandoned

Echoes of War
1- Ambush on Skarvus
2- The Hammer Falls
3- Ruthless Logic
4- An Ancient Evil Revealed
5- Iron and Steel

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APOCALYPSE

Unnatural Disasters
1- Warp Storm Breach
2- Magma Storm
3- Psychic Conjunction
4- Seismic Explosion
5- Zombie Apocalypse
6- Exterminatus

Missions
1- Race to Destruction
2- The Meatgrinder
3- Crossroads of Death
4- Pincer Attack
5- Final Assault
6- Exterminatus!

Armageddon

Unnatural Disasters
1- Ash Wastes
2- Season of Fire

Missions
1- The Boiling Seas
2- The Season of Fire
3- The Rok

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Cities of Death - White Dwarf 48

1- Snipers Alley
2- Sewer Rats

The Canyon of Death pg24
A playing card based game featuring a Dakkajet chasing a Stormtalon

Narrative Missions - Whit Dwarf 54
Unwelcome visitors

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HAEMONCULUS COVENS

Altar of War
1- Fear the Reaper
2- Glorious Slaughter
3- Vanish the Gloom

Echoes of War
1- Refusal to Die
2- Starving the Swarm
3- To Steal a Planet
4- Raven's Fall
5- Profound Darkness