Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds are team games with objectives such as capturing flags, controlling bases and defending castles. Complete objectives with your team to earn rewards and battleground fame.

How to join

1. Use @go bg or the Warper's Special Areas > Battlegrounds destination to reach (bat_room 154, 150).
2. Visit the Master of Buffs at (bat_room 154, 162) to receive Hero's Heirloom (50082) and select a buff. Keep the heirloom in your inventory: @joinbg checks for it.
3. Prepare your equipment and supplies before joining.
4. Use @joinbg to join the current mode. Follow the queue prompts and the instructions shown when the match starts.

Rules

By participating you agree to the community and PvP rules. See also PvP Rules.

• Participate with only one character per player or Master Account.
• Arrive prepared and actively help your team. Feeding, supporting the enemy and deliberately avoiding participation are prohibited.
• Treat other players respectfully. Insults, harassment, hateful content and other offensive or disruptive messages are prohibited in public and team chat.
• Use English in public channels and follow staff instructions.
• Do not disrupt players with trade requests, friend requests or similar distractions.

Battleground modes

The regular rotation contains seven combat modes. Rush, Poring Ball and Bomberman are currently excluded from the rotation.

The available mode rotates every two minutes while no match is running. An active match is allowed to finish.

Mode	Objective
Team Deathmatch	Each team starts with 30 shared lives. Eliminate the opposing team's remaining lives.
Double Inferno	Collect skulls from defeated opponents and deliver them to your base. The first team to deliver 30 wins.
Domination	Hold the three control points to earn points. The first team to reach 50 wins.
Capture the Flag	Bring the enemy flag to your base while your own flag is home. Two captures win the match.
Stone Control	Bring stones to your base and defend them to earn points. Six stones are available and the target is 50 points.
Conquest	Attackers must break through the castle defenses and destroy the Emperium within the allotted time. Defenders win by holding until time expires.
Bossnia	Capture the central flag to make the opposing boss vulnerable. Defeat three enemy bosses to win.

Battleground Happy Hour

Happy Hour doubles the normal match item rewards. All modes in the BG rotation award War Badge (7773). Happy Hour does not double fame.

Happy Hour schedule in server time

Start	End
03:00	04:00
07:00	08:00
11:00	12:00
15:00	16:00
19:00	20:00
23:00	00:00

Entry requirements and restrictions

• Combat queues require Base Level 175 to 200 and exclude fourth jobs and the corresponding expanded fourth jobs.
• Combat equipment is limited to weapon level 4, armor level 1 and an equipment requirement of at most Base Level 200. Item restrictions also apply.
• Refine caps are +15 for weapons and +12 for armor.
• Inactive players are flagged AFK after 30 seconds and automatically removed after 60 seconds. Active participation is required throughout the match.
• An AFK teammate who has already been flagged can be removed with @reportafk Character Name.
• Leaving or being kicked before completion applies a four minute rejoin penalty.

BG has its own balance settings. Check the restrictions below when preparing equipment or skills for a combat match.

Restricted items

The BG blacklist covers cards, equipment and consumables. It includes MVP cards and Episode 20 cards as well as restricted shadow gear, transformation items and event foods. The following are examples, not a complete list:

• Evil Thread Glove [1] (2980)
• Storm Gust Scroll (14513)
• Diamond Dust Scroll (23192)
• Sienna Execrate Scroll (23194)
• Frost Giant's Blood (12874) and Golem's Core (12875)

Adjusted skills

The following skill adjustments apply in combat BG. Damage changes are relative to the skill's normal damage and apply alongside the general BG damage rules.

Genetic

• Cart Cannon: -50% damage.
• Crazy Weed: -50% damage, including its attack component.
• Cart Boost does not provide additional movement speed while the BG powerup is active.

Guillotine Cross

• Cross Impact: -40% damage and a 0.7 second cooldown.
• Soul Destroyer: -25% damage.

Kagerou / Oboro

• Freezing Spear: -25% damage.

Mechanic

• Arm Cannon: -45% damage. Its base range is nine cells.

Ranger

• Aimed Bolt: -50% damage.
• Sharp Shooting: -30% damage.

Rune Knight

• Sonic Wave: -33% damage.
• Ignition Break: -25% damage.
• Dragon Breath and Dragon Breath Water: -60% damage.

Royal Guard

• Over Brand: -65% damage.
• Inspiration at level 5: 60 second duration and a base cooldown of 120 seconds in combat BG.

Sorcerer

• Diamond Dust: four second cooldown in combat BG.
• Extreme Vacuum cannot be cast in BG. See the restricted skills below.

Star Emperor

• Solar Burst: -55% damage. The skill ratio is additionally halved against targets other than the combo target.

Summoner

• Picky Peck: +25% damage.

Sura

• Dangerous Soul Collect (Zen) has a minimum total cast time of 0.2 seconds after cast reductions in BG.
• Equipping a right-hand weapon applies a 0.5 second cooldown to Gate of Hell in combat BG.
• Cursed Circle can be dispelled. Removing the caster's hold releases the affected targets.
• Tiger Cannon: -60% damage. The extra combo damage applies only to the combo target.

Wanderer / Minstrel

• Metallic Sound: -40% damage.
• Reverberation: +40% damage.

Warlock

• Comet: -70% damage.

Comet's Magical Intoxication applies the custom 5% elemental damage debuff for 20 seconds against players in combat BG.

• Chain Lightning: -40% damage.

• Soul Expansion: -50% damage.

Debuff durations

The following effects have a BG duration of 15 seconds:

• Sinking Melody and Beyond of Warcry
• Harmonize
• Please Don't Forget Me
• Howling of Mandragora and Thorns Trap
• Venom Impress
• Strip Helm, Strip Armor, Strip Shield and Strip Weapon

Restricted skills

The following active skills cannot be cast on BG maps.

Restricted active skills
Teleport	Warp Portal	Ice Wall	Back Slide
Intimidate (Snatch)	I miss you	Assumptio	Basilica
Moonlit Water Mill (Sheltering Bliss)	Mom, Dad, I miss you!	Come to me, honey~	Leap
Feeling of Sun Moon Star	Warmth of The Sun	Warmth of The Moon	Warmth of The Star
Hatred of Sun Moon Star	Kaizel	Plant Cultivation	Shadow Slash
	Dimension Door	Striking	Extreme Vacuum
Odin's Power	Unlimit	Lope	We are with You

Commands

Command	Purpose
@go bg	Travel to the BG lobby.
@joinbg	Join the current mode with Hero's Heirloom in your inventory.
@listenbg 0	Enable BG announcements.
@listenbg 1	Disable BG announcements.
@listenbg 2	Receive BG announcements during Happy Hour only.
@bgrank	Show the leading players and your own lifetime fame points.
@reportafk Character Name	Remove an already flagged AFK teammate. This is available to team members.
@voteskip	Vote to skip the current waiting mode. Four votes are required. Each account has a ten minute voting cooldown and voting is unavailable during a match.

Team leaders can use @guildskill and @guildskillinfo, send a team announcement with @order Message and transfer leadership with @leader Character Name.

BG announcements are off by default for players without a saved preference. Existing saved preferences are retained. The Settings NPC also provides the BG Announcements setting. Using @listenbg without a value displays the available options and current mode.

Team balancing

Initial team assignment balances team sizes and classes. Late joiners are directed toward the smaller side. Automatic rebalancing also handles uneven teams during Capture the Flag, Stone Control, Team Deathmatch, Bossnia, Domination and Double Inferno.

If one side remains at least two players larger for 15 seconds, the next eligible player respawning on that side switches teams. Transfers stop when the difference is at most one player. A player who switches has a 60 second cooldown before another transfer. Pending joins can cancel a transfer.

Rebalancing uses player counts. It can separate party or guild members onto opposing BG teams. Team scores and personal statistics are retained and rewards follow the player's team at the end of the match. Players who are still alive continue on their current side, so teams can remain uneven until an eligible respawn occurs.

This rebalance is disabled for Conquest, Rush, Poring Ball, Bomberman and the standalone novice soccer event.

Ranking

The leading lifetime BG player is displayed in Neustadt at (neustadt 182, 143) beside the WoE ranking NPCs. The BG display refreshes every hour at minute 30.

The ranking display copies the leading character's saved appearance.

Use @bgrank to view the leaders and your lifetime fame points. Fame comes from combat mode results and objectives. It is separate from the badges or coins used for rewards.

Check stats

Right-click a character and select Check Equipment, then Battleground Stats. Their recorded BG performance is shown in the chat box.

Website rankings and match history

The ranking system tracks lifetime totals, monthly standings and match history:

• Lifetime BG rankings
• Monthly BG rankings
• BG match history

Monthly rankings use completed recorded matches grouped by their completion month in UTC. Lifetime totals do not reset at the start of a month. Match details include teams, results, fame and recorded combat or objective statistics.

Match history includes only recorded matches. Older lifetime totals cannot be converted into past match records. Standalone scripted events outside the BG queue are excluded. @bgrank and the website show full fame values even when a native client ranking window reaches its display limit.

Gameplay and preparation

BG powerup

Combat BG arenas provide a powerup with +30 STR, AGI, VIT, INT, DEX and LUK plus increased movement speed.

Additional buffs

The Master of Buffs at (bat_room 154, 162) provides Hero's Heirloom (50082) for free and lets you choose one buff preset. The heirloom has a 60 second cooldown and is required to join the queue.

Supplies

Prepare your potions, gems and other supplies before joining. Telma at (bat_room 160, 148) exchanges War Badge (7773) for Siege supply bundles. Leaving a match to restock can incur the rejoin penalty.

Rewards and shops

See Battleground Shops for NPC locations, available items and exchange costs.

Combat mode rewards use War Badge (7773). The Vending Machine at (bat_room 142, 143) exchanges these badges for materials, consumables and a costume.

The table shows base rewards for queued BG matches before Happy Hour or VIP adjustments. Bossnia also adds three War Badges for each enemy boss your team defeats. Reward amounts depend on the mode and result, rather than completion of separate quests.

Mode	Reward item	Win	Loss	Tie
Team Deathmatch	War Badge (7773)	45	22	22
Double Inferno	War Badge (7773)	60	30	30
Domination	War Badge (7773)	75	37	37
Capture the Flag	War Badge (7773)	60	30	30
Stone Control	War Badge (7773)	60	30	30
Conquest	War Badge (7773)	90	45	Not applicable
Bossnia	War Badge (7773)	45	22	22

Erundek at (bat_room 160, 150) exchanges War Badge (7773) for weapons, armor, accessories and consumables. Choose Exchange Badges and the relevant category. Check the exchange window for the exact requirements before confirming.

Costumes

Spring

PVP Spring Egg (41036)
Common	Uncommon	Rare
C. Star Eyepatch (410170)	C. Heart Headphones (blue) (61921)	C. Heart Ribbon (90379)
C. Princess Headphones (410178)	C. Happening Clover (410157)	C. Holy Wing (white) (90160)
C. Happiness Balloon (410077)	C. Rose Wave (blonde) (420273)	C. Cyber Rifle (blue) (480420)
C. Heart Balloon (410168)	C. Trouvere Side-Tail (420233)
C. Flying Burb (62750)	C. Eternal Rose (420207)
C. Fruit Stick (420196)
Melon Icepop (420219)
C. Cheese Stick (420232)
(420240)

Autumn

Autumn and Halloween costumes
C. Vampire Coffin (blue) (90438)	C. Witch Hat (61938)	C. Gamer Headphone (black) (61909)
C. Bloodthirsty Sword (90259)	C. Little Wings (blue) (90296)

Winter

Winter and valentine costumes
C. Chocotruffle (90304)	C. Husky on Head (grey) (61935)	C. Santa Backpack (blue) (90425)
C. Country Tail (blue) (410030)	C. Poring Scooter (410202)	C. Awaking Bloom (400567)	C. Fairy Tale Poison Hat (400517)

The PvP Slot Machine is currently disabled. Its former prize table is not an available reward route.

Feedback and conduct reports

Use the private PvP/BG feedback system for balance suggestions, bugs and conduct reports:

• @bgfeedback or @pvpfeedback: submit a balance suggestion or bug report.
• @pvpreport: report a player and describe the incident.
• @pvpstatus: check recent submissions, staff replies and notices.
• PvP/BG feedback page: submit feedback and follow its status using your Master Account login.

Include the mode, approximate time, character names and steps to reproduce a problem. Staff can request more information, accept a suggestion, plan it, mark it implemented or decline it. Submissions and staff replies are private to the author and authorized staff. The forum remains available through the relevant suggestion, bug report and support sections.

The chat monitor flags configured language patterns in public and team chat sent from competitive areas, as well as the public #pvp and #battleground channels. Flagged text and limited surrounding context are sent for staff review. A language match may trigger a private rules reminder; it does not automatically mute or ban a player. Private whispers are outside this monitor. Report behavior such as feeding or sabotage with @pvpreport so staff can assess the context.

Training Room

In the Main Office Basement, you can open your personal training room with the NPC Gatekeeper.
(main_office 105, 188)

In the training room you can test different builds against different monster settings.
You also have the opportunity to prepare for WoE and make various settings.