Core Mechanics

Arena Stone

The Arena Stone is your gateway to organized PvP combat, offering from intense 1v1 duels to coordinated 5v5 team battles.

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Interact with the Arena Stone to open the arena interface and choose from 8 different battlegrounds.

You can freely select your alignment - Evil or Good - purely as a representation of your side in battle. This choice provides no gameplay advantages.

The interface provides real-time arena status, showing which matches are currently in progress, which are waiting for players, and which are available to join.

You can also view detailed information about participants, including their names, classes, and ranks, whether they are queued or already fighting.

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Veilbloom

Scattered throughout the battlefield, Veilbloom Bushes create opportunities for stealth, ambushes, and clever repositioning.
Players who understand how to use them properly can control vision and dictate engagements.

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While inside a Veilbloom Bush, you become completely invisible.

If you attack, you become immediately visible.

Once revealed, you cannot reenter any Veilbloom Bush for 10 seconds.

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If an enemy steps into the same bush, both players are instantly revealed.

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Team Turrets

Turrets are a central objective in our PvP Arenas, functioning both as defensive structures and as a visual indicator of each team’s progress toward victory. Every arena contains 2 turrets - one per team - and their total HP varies depending on the arena type.

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The exact values for each arena can be found on its dedicated arena page.

Turret health is directly tied to combat performance.

Every time your team secures a kill, the enemy turret automatically loses 100 HP.

In 2v2 and larger formats, additional pressure comes from NPC minions that periodically spawn and advance toward the opposing turret. If they are not stopped, each successful minion hit deals 25 HP damage.

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Turrets are not passive structures. Being in their range will trigger it to retaliate, forcing you to respect positioning and timing during engagements.

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You can monitor objective progress at any time by double-clicking a turret to view its remaining HP or by checking the leaderboard.

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Safe Zone

Each team’s starting area grants a short protection phase at the beginning of the match, ensuring a fair start and preventing early aggression.

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For the first 15 seconds, players remain protected inside their spawn zone. This prevents immediate pressure and eliminates spawn camping strategies.

However, the system is designed to keep matches active and competitive - players who remain inside the protected area for too long will be automatically teleported outside.

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Players can never access enemies safe zone.

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This mechanic guarantees balanced openings, discourages defensive stalling, and pushes both teams to commit to combat once the match begins.

Recall

The Recall ability, accessible through your Class Gump, allows you to instantly return to your team’s base from anywhere on the battlefield—but only if used at the right moment.

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Recall can only be activated while in Peace Mode, meaning you must not be flagged for combat.

Once triggered, it requires a 10-second channel during which you must remain completely still. Using abilities or switching to War Mode will interrupt the process.

While channeling, you cannot be attacked, making it a powerful but timing-sensitive escape and repositioning tool.

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Used wisely, Recall enables strategic resets, coordinated regrouping, and safer healing before re-entering the fight at full strength.

Arena Shop

The Arena Shop is a special in-match store that allows players to purchase temporary items to strengthen themselves during the battle. It can be accessed while inside the arena and is designed to give teams additional strategic options as the match progresses.

Players can choose between two browsing options:

All Items – Displays the full list of purchasable items and consumables available in the arena.

Recommended – Shows a curated selection of items tailored to your current class and playstyle, helping you quickly find the most useful upgrades.

Players can spend Arena Coins earned during the match to buy various consumables and combat aids. These items provide immediate benefits and can help turn the tide of a fight when used at the right moment.

Arena Coins

Arena Coins are a temporary currency used exclusively within arena matches.

Players gain Arena Coins by:

Action	Arena Coins Reward
Killing an enemy player	100
Killing a minion	25
Killing a buff monster	50 (granted to the entire team)
Killing a Dragon	100 (granted to the entire team)
Killing the Boss	250 (granted to the entire team)

These coins can then be spent in the Arena Shop to purchase consumables and temporary boosts that help your team maintain pressure and control the battlefield.

Players can view their current Arena Coin balance directly from their Class Gump, allowing them to quickly check how many coins they have available to spend in the Arena Shop during the match.

[IMAGE] Arena coins showing on class gump

Arena Coins do not persist after the match ends, meaning each game starts with everyone on equal footing. The more effectively you participate in the fight, the more resources you will have available to strengthen yourself during the battle.

Arena Monsters

Minions

In 2v2 and larger arenas, minions add constant pressure and create additional objectives beyond direct player combat.

Every minute, waves of NPC minions spawn and automatically advance toward the enemy turret. If they reach their target and are left uncontested, they will explode deailing a one-time damage to the enemy Turret. Each successful hit deals 25 HP damage, gradually weakening the structure and shifting control of the battlefield.

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Eliminating minions is not only defensive—it is also rewarding. Killing them grants Arena Coins to your team, creating a steady resource stream that can influence long-term momentum.

Controlling minion waves effectively allows your team to apply turret pressure, deny enemy resources, and dictate the pace of the match.

Buffs

In 2v2 and larger arenas, Buff Monsters serve as high-impact neutral objectives that can shift the momentum of a match. Securing them grants powerful, team-wide bonuses and creates key moments for coordinated engagements.

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The Red Buff increases overall damage output for a limited duration, strengthening your team’s offensive pressure.

The Blue Buff enhances mana regeneration or reduces cooldowns, allowing for more frequent ability usage and sustained combat performance.

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When a buff monster is defeated, its effect is granted to the entire team. In addition, the kill rewards Arena Coins, further contributing to your team’s progression.

Buffs respawn after a set period, turning them into recurring objectives that both teams must contest throughout the match.

Proper timing and coordinated control of buff monsters can provide a decisive advantage. Secure them at the right moment to dominate key fights and maintain battlefield momentum.

Dragons

In 4v4 and 5v5 arenas, Dragons act as high-stakes objectives capable of completely shifting the momentum of a match. Securing one requires coordination, positioning, and timing—but the rewards can be decisive.

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The Dragon is a powerful neutral enemy that, once defeated, grants a strong team-wide buff. Its bonuses can significantly enhance combat performance and give your team the edge in upcoming fights.

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Defeating boss monsters grants substantial Arena Coins along with powerful team-wide effects, making them central strategic priorities in larger arena formats.

Proper coordination and well-timed engagements are essential. A successful boss takedown often sets the stage for a final push and can directly lead to victory.

Boss

The Ancient Behemoth is a powerful late-game boss that appears exclusively in 5v5 arenas. Designed as a decisive objective, it demands full team coordination and can dramatically shift the outcome of a match.

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This boss has a massive HP pool, requiring sustained damage, protection, and positioning to defeat.

It spawns during the late phase of the game, creating a high-stakes moment where both teams must decide whether to contest, defend, or trade objectives elsewhere on the map.

Defeating the Ancient Behemoth grants significant Arena Coins along with powerful team-wide buffs, providing both immediate combat strength and long-term strategic momentum.

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Securing this objective often opens the path to a final push. Teams that coordinate effectively and control the battlefield at the right moment can turn a close match into a decisive victory.

Arena Rewards

Every time a match ends - win, draw, or loss - every participant walks away with something.

Rewards are never binary, whether your team crushed the opponent or barely held on, your personal contribution and where you stand in the overall power curve both determine what you get.

Your Performance Score

At the end of each match, the server calculates a personal performance score for every player based on what they did during that specific game:

Action	Score Impact
Player Kill	+10
Minion Kill	+3
Death	−4

Example Scores

Match Performance	Calculation	Final Score
3 Kills / 1 Death	(3 × 10) − (1 × 4)	26
5 Kills / 2 Deaths / 10 Minions	(5 × 10) + (10 × 3) − (2 × 4)	72
0 Kills / 0 Deaths	0	0

This score is the foundation of everything.

A player who went 3 kills / 1 death has a score of 26. A player who went 0/0 because they stood back has a score of 0 and gets the bare minimum. There's no free ride.

The Rank Modifier

Before your score is used to calculate rewards, the system evaluates the average rank of all players in the match. This ensures fair matchmaking and balanced reward scaling based on the relative strength of each participant.

Your personal rank is determined by the equipment you bring into the arena - this includes weapons, armor, and mounts - as well as any rank gained through arena activity. Classes that do not use equipment, such as the Monk, are automatically treated as Rank 100 for this calculation.

Once the match begins, your personal rank is compared to the average rank of the lobby. If your rank is below the average, you receive a bonus to your score, rewarding players who defeat stronger opponents. If your rank is equal to the average, your score remains unchanged. Players who enter the arena with a higher-than-average rank will receive a reduced score, reflecting the advantage of stronger gear.

Rank Compared to Match Average	Score Multiplier
Below Average Rank	Up to +50% bonus
At Average Rank	1.0× (no change)
Above Average Rank	Reduced score (minimum 0.5×)

What You Receive

Every player receives three types of reward simultaneously:

Gold Coins

A guaranteed base amount based on outcome, plus a bonus proportional to your score:

Match Result	Gold Reward
Win	5,000 base + `score × 100`
Draw	2,500 base + `score × 100`
Loss	1,000 base + `score × 100`

Even losing isn't free - but outplaying people while you lose still earns you noticeably more gold than going down without a fight.

Arena Score and Rank

Your leaderboard position and personal rank tag both update:

Match Result	Score Change
Win	+ `score × 1.5`
Draw	+ `score × 1.0`
Loss	− `score × 0.6` (cannot drop below 0)

This means rank isn't handed out for just showing up. It reflects consistent performance over time.

Winning matches where you did nothing barely moves your rank. Dominating a match - even in a loss - moves it significantly.

Upgrade Reagents

At the end of every match you receive random upgrade reagents for your weapons and armor. The quantity depends on your outcome (7 for a win, 5 for a draw, 3 for a loss). The tier depends entirely on your performance score:

Score Range	Reagent Tier
0 – 29	Crude
30 – 59	Refined
60+	Enchanted

A player who wins but played passively gets 7 crude reagents. A player who loses but fought hard and reached score 60 gets 3 enchanted reagents.

The arena is one of the primary ways to upgrade your gear - how well you play determines how fast.

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