Rally the finest soldiers you know for the next Tournament: the Warlord League, a new competitive bout which will see 16 selected teams from the NA and EU servers facing off in a series of 7 vs. 7 double-elimination battles!

Tournament winners can get their hands on everything from Premium Account time to new Collector’s Packs, special in-game titles, and also the opportunity to bask in eternal fame and glory (please note: fame and glory may not actually be eternal). There are prizes for all participants, so check out the full list further down this article! The winning team can also participate in an international friendly against the winning team from a similar tournament hosted on the RU servers!

You can register your team from today until October 2nd, 14:00 CEST (5am PDT). Teams will be selected for this Tournament on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t hesitate to get a fearsome band of warlords together! You don’t need to be in a House to register, but it might help you to find and select your champions.

The tournament bracket and full match schedule will be available after teams are finalized. You can keep up to date on all the latest developments by following the official Conqueror’s Blade Facebook page. In the meantime, you can check out the current schedule, prizes, and tournament rules below. Stay tuned for more updates, warlords!

NOTE: A My.com account is required to access the tournament client and server. Please refer to this guide if you currently access Conqueror's Blade through Steam and wish to compete in this or any future official tournament.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

SERVER: Dedicated tournament server

TEAMS: 16 NA/EU teams of 7 players each (reserves optional)

GAMEPLAY: Field Battle

MAP: Stalemate Creek

SCHEDULE

September 24th: Player and team registration opens at esports.my.com

October 2nd : Team registration period ends

October 3rd: Teams selected and notified.

October 4th: Players’ preparation day. Match schedule released.

October 5th and 6th - Stage 1: All teams are placed into regional brackets (EU/NA & RU) in which games will be played under Double Elimination rules (best of one). The top 8 teams from each bracket will advance to Stage 2.

October 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th - Stage 2: 16 teams are put into 2 groups (4 from each bracket in each - 8 teams altogether). Games are played under Round-Robin rules (best of one). The top 2 teams from each group advance to Stage 3.

October 19th and 20th - Stage 3: All teams are placed in regional brackets (EU/NA & RU) where games are played under Round-Robin rules (best of three). The top 2 teams from each bracket will advance to the Finals.

October 19th and 20th - Finals: The 2 teams with the lowest win-rate will be placed into the Losers’ Final, the winner of the ‘best of three’ bout will receive the 3rd Place prize. The 2 teams with the highest win rate will be placed into the Winners’ Final. Played as a best of five, the loser of this match will receive the 2nd place prize, and the winner will receive the 1st place prize.

PRIZES

All participants will receive:

7-day Premium Account

In-game Participant Title

1 Skill Page Chest

4th place will receive (per player):

30-day Premium Account

1,000 Sovereigns

+ All Participant rewards

3rd place will receive (per player):

60-day Premium Account

2,000 Sovereigns

10,000 Silver

3rd Place In-game Title

New Collector’s Pack

+ All Participant rewards

2nd place will receive (per player):

90-day Premium Account

3,000 Sovereigns

20,000 Silver

2nd Place In-game Title

New Collector’s Pack

+ All Participant rewards

1st place will receive (per player):

90-day Premium Account

5,000 Sovereigns

30,000 Silver

1st Place In-game Title

New Collector’s Packs

Interview for the website

Rename a city (lasts for 3 months)

+ All Participant rewards

RULES

1. General information regarding the Warlord League tournament

Period: October 5-20.

Sign up period: September 24 - October 2.

Tournament server access: October 3-4.

Match scheduling, adding captains to the Discord tournament channel: October 3-4.

1.1. Participants must edit their profile at esports.my.com and specify their Discord username — for example, ConBlade#5321.

1.2. All communication between judges and players will take place in the Discord channel. Participants must post their profile info in the Discord channel in the following format: “team name + username”. You can get this info from esports.my.com/player. Team captains will have access to dedicated tournament channels and should be be the sole representative when communicating with judges, else the team could find itself penalised or disqualified

1.3. Game version: Conqueror's Blade Tournament client will be available in the My.com Game Center launcher. IMPORTANT! All players must sign up at cb.my.com and esports.my.com using the same email and must sign up for the test using “Get CBT access”. If two or more players from a team fail to sign up, the administrators reserve the right to disqualify the team.

1.4. Teams must include 7 regular and 2 reserve players. Please note that you need to specify the team size when creating it –– 7 players. Two slots for reserve players will be created automatically.

1.5. Up to 32 teams can participate in the tournament. The administrators will likely confirm the participation of the teams that signed up sooner than others. Note: The house of the teams is also taken into consideration. 8 winning teams join the next tournament.

2. Match format

2.1. All matches of the Warlord League tournament are held in the Field Battle mode.

2.2. Tournament map: Stalemate Creek

2.3. Game setup

Maximum number of players: 7.

Classes allowed: all.

Siege weapons: prohibited.

Units: participants can arrange their own units from a limited pool of available troops.

Warning! It is forbidden to:

Travel from the city to the global map. After creating a character, you must go straight to the city and remain there.

Participate in standard PvP and PvE modes. Only Training fights are allowed on the server.

2.4. All matches of the tournament will take place on the Tournament Server.

2.4.1. Participants will be granted access to the Tournament Client at least one day before the start of the tournament.

2.4.2. Instructions on how to download the Tournament Client:

1) go to static.dl.mail.ru/ConquerorsBladeMycomLoader.exe

2) download the Game Center installation file

3) launch it, opening the My.com Game Center.

4) log in using the email used to sign up at cb.my.com and esports.my.com, and enter “Сonqueror's Blade Tournament” in the search field.

5) Download and launch the game.

6) Create a character and skip the tutorial by accepting the New Horizons quest from the Mercenary Captain NPC. IMPORTANT! When choosing a starting region, select the Ostaria territory.

7) To be ready for the tournament, approach the Sheriff and select “Training”. The password will have been sent to team captains that confirmed their participation in the tournament. Select the Stalemate Creek map.

2.6. 2 teams of 7 players each take part in this battle.

2.7. The first round matches will be decided by the Best of 1 format. Final match –– Best of 3. Tournament format: Double Elimination. Eight finalist teams will fight against the winners of the parallel tournament in the next stage of the tournament at esports.my.com.

2.7.1. Using the randomizer, 16 winning teams will be divided into 2 groups of 8 teams each (4 teams from every qualifying tournaments).

2.7.2. All matches within each group will be held using the Round Robin system (each team plays with every other team; match format: Best of 3).

2.7.3. 2 leading teams from each group enter the final stage of the tournament.

2.7.4. All matches of the final stage are held in the Best of 3 format; the match for first place will be a Best of 5.

2.7.5. Final stage schedule and system.

October 19: teams play using the Round Robin system (each team plays with every other team);

October 20: Third-place play-off match, a show match and the final match to decide first and second place.

3. Match procedure

3.1. Communication between judges and captains will take place in the Discord channel (captains will be invited once their participation is confirmed).

3.2. All captains must be in-game and in Discord half an hour before the tournament starts.

3.3. Captains may learn the name of their opponents in their personal profile on the match page.

3.4. Before the match starts, captains must create a room by following the instructions provided by administrators in the chat.

3.5. After the match, captains must send screenshots of the final screens to the judge. The results and nicknames of members of the both teams must be visible on the screenshots.

4. Match reports

4.1. After the match, captains must send screenshots to help that confirm the results of the battle.

4.2 The results must be sent within 10 minutes after the match is over.

4.3. Doctoring results is forbidden: it will result in disqualification and a ban from future tournaments.

5. Delayed match

5.1. Players should be online and ready to start at the appointed time. Which means the match must start no later than 10 minutes after the appointed time.

5.2. If a participant is not ready to play after 10 minutes of the appointed time, their opponent can send a complaint to the judge.

6. Other

6.1. If a player gets disconnected, they can rejoin the match if the game mechanics allow it.

6.2. If two or more players are disconnected before the battle starts, the match is restarted. If only one player (out of 14) is disconnected, the match is not restarted.

6.3. The organizers reserve the right to change the names of teams, their logos and line-up, along with the nicknames of the participants of the tournament.

6.4. If a team suffers a Technical defeat during any stage, they automatically lose any prizes for the current tournament.

7. Appeal consideration process

7.1. All appeals regarding the match results should be submitted on the match page (click the Results button in the top left corner) within 10 minutes of a game finishing.

7.2. The tournament judge is authorized to use disciplinary sanctions against the players or teams, or may issue a warning.

7.3. Debating a final judgement regarding any situation may result in disqualification of the team

7.4. When submitting an appeal about foul play, you must specify the player, time, reason, and basis for suspicion. Team captain can request that the judge analyze the video files (up to 3 clips) provided by the appealing team.

8. Permitted weapons and equipment

8.1. Aside from siege weapons, all equipment and items available in-game are allowed.

9. Prohibited

9.1. Anything that violates the game rules and laws of the country is prohibited.

9.2. It is prohibited to participate in the tournament using another Conqueror's Blade player’s computer.

9.3. Players that did not sign up for the tournament or players that joined a team different from the one they signed up for are not allowed to participate.

9.4. It is prohibited to disrespect the participants and judges of the tournament.

9.5. Any disrespectful commentary regarding the game, organizers, and participants of the tournament is prohibited.

9.6. The organizers reserve the right to increase the duration of a team ban.

9.7. Any deviation from the rules is prohibited and could result in disciplinary action, including disqualification.

9.8. It is prohibited to use any game and software exploits.

10. Disciplinary sanctions

10.1. For violating 9.1 –– disqualification of the team and ban of the account.

10.2. For violating 9.2 — disqualification of the team.

10.3. Violating 9.3 results in disqualification of the team and the reserve player called in to replace the violator.

10.4. Violating 9.4, 9.5, 9.6: the team is issued a warning for a first violation. After a second violation, the team is removed from the tournament.

10.5. Violating 9.1–9.10: penalties are imposed at the judge’s discretion (depending on the severity of the violation).

10.6. Violating 9.1–9.10: the administration reserves the right to permanently ban the violator from participating in the tournament.

11. Tournament schedule

11.1. The results of the draw and the schedule will be posted when the tournament starts

12. In situations not described above, it will be the administration's discretion to decide how to address the issue.

13. The organizers reserve the right to change these regulations during the tournament.