The most usual way to win Victory Points is by destroying, routing or significantly reducing the fighting strength of enemy units:
- Each enemy unit that has been destroyed or that has fled off the battlefield is worth a number of Victory Points equal to 100% of its points cost. 
- Each enemy unit that is fleeing at the end of the battle is worth a number of Victory Points equal to 50% of its points cost (rounding fractions up). For example, a unit that cost your opponent 351 points to field would be worth 176 Victory Points to you if it is fleeing when the battle ends. 
- Each enemy unit that has been reduced to 25% of its starting Unit Strength or less at the end of the battle or, if its Unit Strength is equal to its starting Wounds, to 25% of its starting Wounds or less at the end of the battle, is worth a number of Victory Points equal to 50% of its points cost (rounding fractions up).