Warhammer 40k Missions — the Force Disposition Matrix and Mission Decks

The five 11th-edition Force Dispositions, the 5×5 matrix that deals each player their primary mission, and all 43 primary and secondary mission cards with their scoring windows and victory point caps.

Outside the five mirrors, a matchup deals the two players different primary missions — so reading only your own card is how a game gets lost from in front.

The mission matrix

Your Force Disposition against your opponent's, and the primary mission it deals you

You play	vs Disruption	vs Priority Assets	vs Purge the Foe	vs Reconnaissance	vs Take and Hold
Disruption	Outmanoeuvre	Locate and Deny	Delaying Action	Smoke and Mirrors	Death Trap
Priority Assets	Extract Relic	Sabotage	Vital Link	Vanguard Operation	Secure Asset
Purge the Foe	Punishment	Destroyer's Wrath	Meatgrinder	Consecrate	Unstoppable Force
Reconnaissance	Surveil the Foe	Search and Scour	Triangulation	Gather Intel	Reconnaissance Sweep
Take and Hold	Determined Acquisition	Inescapable Dominion	Immovable Object	Purge and Secure	Battlefield Dominance

The five Force Dispositions

• Disruption — The spoiling stance. An army that intends to win by breaking up what its opponent is trying to do rather than by out-scoring it directly.
• Priority Assets — The high-value stance. An army that intends to win by controlling the few positions that decide the game.
• Purge the Foe — The killing stance. An army that intends to win by taking the opposing army off the board.
• Reconnaissance — The scouting stance. An army that intends to win on speed and position — being where the opponent is not.
• Take and Hold — The ground-holding stance. An army that intends to win by taking objectives early and refusing to give them back.

Primary missions

• Battlefield Dominance
• Consecrate
• Death Trap
• Delaying Action
• Destroyer's Wrath
• Determined Acquisition
• Extract Relic
• Gather Intel
• Immovable Object
• Inescapable Dominion
• Locate and Deny
• Meatgrinder
• Outmanoeuvre
• Punishment
• Purge and Secure
• Reconnaissance Sweep
• Sabotage
• Search and Scour
• Secure Asset
• Smoke and Mirrors
• Surveil the Foe
• Triangulation
• Unstoppable Force
• Vanguard Operation
• Vital Link

Secondary missions

• A Grievous Blow — can be taken Fixed
• A Tempting Target
• Assassination — can be taken Fixed
• Beacon
• Behind Enemy Lines
• Bring It Down — can be taken Fixed
• Burden of Trust
• Centre Ground
• Cleanse
• Defend Stronghold
• Display of Might
• Engage on All Fronts — can be taken Fixed
• Forward Position
• No Prisoners
• Outflank
• Overwhelming Force
• Plunder
• Secure No Man's Land