Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Alternative Maelstrom

This article serves as an alternative to random Maelstrom objectives and the secondary missions found in the core rulebook for WH40k.

Completing Objectives

All objectives are completed at the end of the battle round. You don't get to discard an objective when you complete an objective.

Discarding Objectives

At the start of your turn before generating objectives you can discard one objective you currently have in play.

Objectives WIP

1 Destruction

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Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with an HQ unit this battle round.

12

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with a Troops unit this battle round.

13

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with an Elites unit this battle round.

14

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with a Fast Attack unit this battle round.

15

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with a Flyer or Heavy Support unit this battle round.

16

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with a Fortification or a Lord of War unit this battle round.

2 Devastation

21

Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in the Movement or Psychic phase.

22

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in the Shooting phase.

23

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in the Fight phase.

24

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in the Morale phase.

25

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in your deployment zone.

26

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit in your opponent's depoyment zone.

Obliteration

31

Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or destroy 3 HQ units during this game.

32

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or destroy 3 Troops units during this game.

33

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or destroy 3 Elites units during this game.

34

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or destroy 3 Fast Attack units during this game.

35

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or destroy 3 Flyer or Heavy Support units during this game.

36

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or destroy 2 Fortification or Lord of War units during this game.

Adaption

41

Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with the name of a unit you destroyed previously in the game.

42

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with one or more different faction keywords from your opponent's Warlord.

43

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or destroy a CHARACTER.

44

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or destroy a C'TAN or PSYKER unit.

45

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or destroy a unit with 20+ models.

46

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or destroy a TITANIC unit.

Oppression

51

Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or have no models in your deployment zone.

52

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or have at least one model in your opponent's deployment zone.

53

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or have at least three units in your deployment zone and no enemy units in your deployment zone.

54

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or have no enemy units within 12" of the center of the table.

55

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or have no enemy models within 24" of one of the short table edges.

56

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or hold either objective 1,3 and 5 or objective 2,4 and 6.

Domination

61

Hold objective 1 at the end of the battle round or hold more objectives than your opponent and gain 2 VP.

62

Hold objective 2 at the end of the battle round or destroy more units than your opponent this battle round and gain 2 VP.

63

Hold objective 3 at the end of the battle round or your opponent's Warlord is dead and gain 2 VP.

64

Hold objective 4 at the end of the battle round or your Warlord is alive and gain 2 VP.

65

Hold objective 5 at the end of the battle round or lose no units this battle round and gain 2 VP.

66

Hold objective 6 at the end of the battle round or destroy three or more enemy characters.

Secondary Objectives

Adeptus Custodes

• At Spear's Length: Never have an enemy unit within your deployment zone during the entire game and never move a CUSTODES unit within 3" of a friendly unit that is not a CUSTODES unit.
• Eliminate Threats: Destroy the enemy unit with the highest PL cost with a CUSTODES unit.
• Warzone Secure: Control more objectives at the end of the game than your opponent.

Adeptus Mechanicus

• A Quest for Knowledge: Destroy a VEHICLE with an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit without the model exploding, crashing and burning, etc.
• The Machine Eternal: Have a friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS vehicle end the game with its full starting wounds after suffering a wound earlier in the game.
• Will of the Omnissiah: Randomly determine which Canticle of the Omnissiah is used on your first turn.

Astra Militarum

• Death from Afar: Destroy a unit in your opponent's deployment zone with an ASTRA MILITARUM unit in your deployment zone in the last turn.
• Hammer of the Emperor: Control every objective at the end of a battle round with an Astra Militarum unit at least once each.
• Troops on the Ground: Control the same objective with the same ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit three turns in a row.

Blood Angels

• Noble Self-Sacrifice: Lose a BLOOD ANGELS CHARACTER that destroyed a unit.
• Swift Advance: Advance with three BLOOD ANGELS units in the same turn.
• Valour of the Angels: Pass a Morale test with a BLOOD ANGELS unit with the And They Shall Know No Fear ability after initially failing the Morale test.

Necrons

• Age of the Machine: Destroy all enemy VEHICLES (at least one).
• Code of Combat: Destroy a CHARACTER with an HQ unit.
• Endless Legions: Bring a total of 20 models to the battlefield through Reanimation Protocols or the Eternity Gate and/or Invasion Beam abilities or the Enhanced Invasion Beams and Resurrection Protocols Stratagems.