Myth of Empires: Throne Announces Season 2 Initial Server Launch Plans and Rules

The free-to-play seasonal multiplayer sandbox game Myth of Empires: Throne will officially launch Season 2, “War of the Eight Princes,” on June 26 at 14:00 UTC, running until August 29 at 00:00 UTC.

Character pre-creation is now available, and a limited-time pre-top-up event has also been launched simultaneously. During the pre-creation period, top-ups will grant bonus Gold Tokens at tier-based bonus rates depending on the amount recharged. This event is only valid during the pre-creation phase and will no longer provide bonus rewards after the official server launch.

Pre-top-up entry: Log in to the client lobby → Character screen → “Shop | Top-Up”.

The initial server launch plans and detailed season rules have now been released. Generals are encouraged to rally their allies in advance and prepare for the upcoming season.

I. Initial Server Launch Plans

After the initial server launch, additional prefecture servers will be deployed based on actual load conditions. Further server updates will be announced in future official notices.

II. Core Season 2 Content and System Adjustments

Season 2 introduces a comprehensive upgrade under the “War of the Eight Princes” theme, with major changes to gameplay, progression, mounts, Legendary Warriors, and server ecosystem:

1. A new seasonal scoring system composed of Violet Dawn Shells, Boundary Markers, and Prayer Pillars.

2. Significantly increased Copper Coin income (NPC drops and territory taxation improved).

3. New mount skills; elephants and rhinos gain resource gathering abilities.

4. New Legendary Warriors Ma Teng and Xun Yu, plus new seasonal talents.

5. New PvE county system and cross-server mechanics. PvE and PvP counties allow only one-way transfer per season. PvE marketplaces only allow purchases, not listings. PvE counties only support county battles (no Fortress or Prefecture Battle), Daily copper coin pickup limit: 500,000.

6. Increased damage to cave and special-area structures.

7. Gunpowder Rocket, Three-Eyed Gun, and Fire Lance can damage buildings with 85 City Defense Strength in ranged mode.

8. Aerial Fortress combat capability in Zhongzhou and Dongzhou reduced.

9. AdjustedProfession skill balancingall active skills now have increased cooldowns.

III. June 26 Update Content

1. New “War of the Eight Princes” System

New item: Violet Dawn Shells, obtainable via weekly activity ranking, battlefield gameplay, treasure maps, gathering, and lucky pouches (non-tradable, drop-enabled).

• Placing Violet Dawn Shells into Boundary Markers generates Violet Dawn Essence over time. Higher-level Boundary Markers produce more Essence (items cannot be retrieved; dropped if destroyed).

• Violet Dawn Essence converts 1:1 into seasonal Guild Points, directly affecting rankings.

• Each map contains 3 Prayer Pillars (not available in PvE servers). Boundary Markers covering Prayer Pillars gain increased Essence output.

• Destroying a Level 7+ Boundary Marker deducts 10% of stored Essence.

• Boundary Markers with ≥10,000 Violet Dawn Shells become visible on the map.

• A new [Global Boundary Marker Overview] list has been added to the Season interface, displaying rankings based on each Guild’s total Violet Dawn Essence, and allowing players to view the county locations where Boundary Markers are placed.

• A new [War of the Eight Princes Thematic Gameplay] button has been added to the Season interface, allowing players to view: their Guild’s counties with Boundary Markers, the amount of Violet Dawn Shells stored in each Boundary Marker, individual Boundary Marker bonuses, and overall Violet Dawn Essence production data.

1. New Legendary Warriors Ma Teng and Xun Yu have been added, along with synchronized appearance previews. Corresponding Legendary Warrior Fragments have been added to the S2 Season Fragment Gift Box (Xun Yu: increased probability of crafting Hundred Refinement weapons).

2. New Seasonal Talents and Seasonal affixes for Apocalypse Orbs have been added.

3. A new [Past Season Catch-Up] button has been added to the Season interface, which determines eligible catch-up reward tiers based on players’ activity in previous seasons.

4. S2 Season ranking rewards have been expanded to the Top 30, with additional rewards added for members of Guilds ranked 1st–30th.

5. Elephants can now gather various wood resources / resin / bark using left-click attacks.

6. Rhinos can now gather various stone resources / brimstone / saltpeter / salt / clay / kaolin clay / realgar using left-click attacks.

7. New Mount Skills added:

• Hunter's Bane: Immune to bonus damage from Hunter talents, and increases max HP by 20% (obtained through breeding).

• Ironbone Stride: Increases natural HP regeneration by 50%, max HP by 20%, and fall height tolerance by 25%.

• Rider’s Bulwark: Reduces damage taken from hostile players by 25%, but increases damage taken from siege weapons by 15%.

1. Optimized the advanced breeding system for mounts; attributes will no longer decrease after advanced breeding.

2. All active profession skills have their cooldown increased by 5 seconds.

3. Profession balance adjustments (max-level values):

Imperial Guard

• AdjustedParry and Counterstamina cost reduced from 67 → 62
• AdjustedBull Chargestamina cost increased from 70 → 75

Tiger Step

• AddedPoison Mistadded restriction—targets cannot be poisoned again within 8 seconds after poison ends

Berseker Battalion

• AdjustedWhirlwind Slashstamina cost increased from 40 → 55, cooldown 6s → 15s (includes global +5s skill cooldown adjustment)

• AdjustedSword Qi Slashdamage reduced from 186.6% → 170%

Silver Wing Guard

• AdjustedSpear Dancestamina cost increased from 40 → 50, movement speed reduction improved from 30% → 15%
• AdjustedFerocious Chargesecond hit damage increased from 75% → 90%
• AdjustedCavalrydamage reduction changed from 8% → 12%

Martial Archery Expert

• AdjustedStorm Arrowdamage reduced from 141.1% → 105%, cooldown 5s → 15s (includes global +5s skill cooldown adjustment)
• AdjustedScatter Shotdamage adjusted from 33%–250% → 33%–210%
• AdjustedBack Stepdamage increased from 128% → 148%

1. After gifted, blessed equipment cannot be gifted again within 24 hours.

2. Stack limit for 77 common materials increased to 500 per stack.

3. Players in invincible state on the battlefield can no longer deal damage to other players.

4. Optimized price display for single-item and total cost in the Gold Token shop.

5. Fixed an issue where blessed equipment could be transferred to other players via warriors.

6. Fixed incorrect priority calculation of damage for certain weapons when using skills.

IV. Detailed Season 2 Rules & Multipliers

V. Season 2 Retained Features

1. Upon character creation, players will automatically receive 100,000 Honor, 50 Comprehension, and 50 Expertise Points.

2. Increased base resource output.

3. Increased taming and breeding speed.

4. Improved Honor acquisition efficiency.

5. Increased Guild Activity Points gain.

6. Increased Copper Coin drops from NPCs and resource collection.

7. Combat proficiency scales with character level.

8. Combat proficiency talents no longer require skill books to unlock.

9. Ancient Secret Scroll, Modification Insights, and Martial Arts Scroll can be directly purchased in the Copper Coin Shop.

10. Xizhou bosses Manticore, Corpse Dissolver, and Fire Dragon now have increased drop rates for Gouyu Treasure Chest.

11. Legendary Warriors have exclusive skills; fragments obtained this season can be carried over to the next season.

12. Apocalypse Orb system: obtainable via Lucky Pouches; players may choose one full set to carry over to the next season before the season ends.

13. Ancient Secret Scrolls now support affix locking during modification.

14. Boundary Markers and stair structures can now be built in water.

15. Certain restricted building zones have been added in underwater caves.

16. Guild member cap is 30 per Guild; Alliances can contain up to 50 members.

17. A maximum of 10 members per Guild can enter County Battles.

18. A maximum of 20 members per Guild can enter Prefecture Battles.

19. A maximum of 20 members per Guild can enter Fortress Battles.

20. Warrior Dispatch rewards increased by 3x.

21. Weapon coating applications (ignite, corrosion, poison) increased from 25 to 100 uses, with increased crafting material requirements.

22. Shield red forging attribute no longer includes continuous stamina affix.

23. Stack limits for Gliders and Treasure Protection Scrolls increased to 100.

24. Equipment Durability Potion now fully restore equipment durability in a single use.

25. Official Titles cannot be transferred.

26. The cooldown for bed teleportation is 5 minutes.

27. Equipment forging speed increased by 90%.

28. Battlefield mount revival cooldown set to 2 minutes.

June 26, 14:00 UTC, Myth of Empires: Throne Season 2 “War of the Eight Princes” will officially begin.

Character Pre-Creation is now available. Rally your allies, seize the initiative, and plan your Guild’s development path in advance to compete for honor and the throne in the new season.

Join our official Discord: https://discord.gg/3MzqbQ3RMH to receive the latest season updates, patch news, and event rewards, and embark on the journey through this era of chaos alongside other Generals.

Myth of Empires: Throne Operations Team June 24, 2026