Secondary Cheat Sheet
Part 1 - Picking the right secondaries
● What are secondaries​ - 1 of three ways
to score in 40k.
● How many can you score​ - max 45
points
● When do you pick​ - after seeing your
opponent's list and before deployment
● How do you pick​ - in secret
● The main secondaire​s - see below on
next page
● How many secondary points should
we aim for​ - aim for 10 - 12 for each.
Missions:
1. Retrieval - 6 (1)​ - Minimal losses
<75%-15> <50%-10> or <25%-5>
2. Scorched earth - 6 (2)​ - Raze - 6 or 12
points​ (special primary)
3. Vital Intelligence - 6 (1)​ - Data
Intercept (How many you control)
(special primary - hold until taken off)
4. Surround and destroy - 6 (2)​ Surround
them (4 Control yours and opponents
or 8 for all)
5. Battle lines - 4 (1) -​ Vital ground (hold
middle for 2 to a max of 7 or opponents
for 3)
6. The Scouring - 5 (1) ​(short hammer and
anvil) Strategic scan (Like the postman)
1-3 2-6 3-10 and 4 for 15
7. Overrun - 6 (2)​ - Overrun - hold
opponents board half 1-2 2-3 3-5
8. Sweep and clear - 5(1)​ - Direct assault 3
for middle or 5 for middle and
opponents ​(special primary - hold until
taken off)
9. Priority Target - 5 (1)​ - Priority target - 3
if you hold one priority or 5 for both
(special primary)
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Main Secondaries
Key
● <pro> progressive scoring
● <end> end game scoring (be warned
you can be stopped)
● (In) more in your control than out of
your control)
● (out) more out of your control than in
your control)
● {hot pick} our favorite pick that you can
build for
Battlefield Supremacy
- Engage on all fronts - 2-3 points
<pro> (In) {hot pick}
- Linebreaker - 4 points (non flyer) <pro>
(Out)
- Domination - 3 points <pro> (only
scorable on 3 mission)
No Mercy, No Respite
- Thin Their Ranks - Tally models killed, 10
for vehicle <end> (opponent)
- Grind them down - 3 points for kill
more <pro> (opponent and 2nd turn)
- While we stand we fight - 5 points for
each <end> (In & your list) {hot pick
for infantry based lists or durable
vehicles e.g. wave serpents)
Purge the enemy
- Titan hunter - 1=10 - 2=12 - 3=15 <end>
(opponent) (In)
- Bring it down - 2 for under 10 and 3
for 11+ <end> (opponent) {can be a
bait}
- Cut of the head - 1=13 > 5=1 <end>
(opponent) (out)
- Assassinate - 3 for each character
<end> (opponent) (out)
Shadow Operations
- Raise the banners (Infantry) 1 for each
and 1 for end game <pro & end> (not
great on missions 3,5,6,8)
- Investigate sites - 3 within 6” middle
<pro> (easily denied & might not want
to be there) Does not pair with engage
on all fronts
 - Deploy Scramblers - 10 points for
action in each board section (non
characters & inf) <end> (In)
- Teleport Homer - action on enemy
objective in their deployment 4 points
(out)

Warpcraft
- Abhor the witch - 5 for a PSY
character kill and 3 for unit <end>
(opponent) {hot pick against psyker
unit armies like GK}
- Mental interrogation - 3 for power
within 18 of enemy character cast on 4.
<pro> (out)
- Psychic Ritual - Score 15 if psyker in the
middle casts action 3 times, casts on 3.
<end> (out)
- Pierce the veil - 8 if psychic action is
done in enemy deployment 2 times
and 15 for 4 times (hard)

Stackable

- Investigate sites &

​ Direct assault
(Sweep and clear)
- Teleport Homer, L ​ inebreaker, ​Pierce
the veil
- Abhor the witch & A ​ ssassinate
- Engage on all fronts & ​Deploy
Scramblers

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