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The Arena is calling for you, Tacticians!
We have some exciting news, with the return of the Arena Kings community tournament this weekend, a Steam festival and a time-limited discount.
Second edition of Arena Kings!
We are delighted to be organizing the second edition of the Arena Kings community tournament. Join the competition to showcase your Tactician's skills and your original builds!
Format
The Arena Kings tournament will be split in 2 phases: Swiss Stage & Playoffs.
Swiss Stage
All participants will play 5 Bo1 matches in a Swiss Stage format. Each victory brings 1 point and each draw brings 0.5 points.
At the end of the Swiss stage, the 4 best ranked players will qualify for the playoffs, that will take place the next day.
Playoffs
The top 4 players will compete in a single-elimination bracket, with semi-finals and finals.
All matches will be played in Best of 3 format: the first player to reach 2 victories wins.
New rule: Fearless Relic Draft during Playoffs!
To increase the diversity of team composition and reward players mastering multiple playstyles, we are introducing a new rule for Playoffs: Fearless Relic Draft!
This rule is simple: each player can only play a given Relic once during a Bo3 match.
For instance, if a player plays Venomous Heart with Jorn Predator during game 1, this player not play Venomous Heart again during game 2 and game 3. This player is allowed to play Jorn Predator equipped with another Relic. Their opponent is allowed to play Venomous Heart once during the Bo3 as well. This player will be able to play Jorn Predator with Venomous Heart once again during the next match. Fearless Relic Draft does not apply during the Swiss Stage.
Dates & Times
The tournament will take place on April Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th:
Swiss stage will take place on Saturday 26th, starting at 3pm CET
Playoffs for the top 4 players from the swiss stage will be played on Sunday 27th, starting at 3pm CET
Prizes
The winner of the Tournament will receive an exclusive Discord title, as well as 2 Steam keys to share the game with their friends!
The runner-up will also receive one Steam key to gift Skygard Arena to a friend.
All participants will get a special Arena Kings Contender Discord title!
How to register for the Tournament
Sign up easily on the Challonge page of Arena Kings II. Join our Discord server to receive the latest info and meet the other participants!
Eastern Games Festival
Skygard Arena is part of the Eastern Games Festival on Steam from April 23rd until May 2nd!
Asian cultures have been a major source of inspiration for certain Champions of Skygard and we are thrilled to be part of this major showcase!
Time-limited 20% discount!
As part of the Eastern Games Festival, you can purchase Skygard Arena at a 20% discount before May 2nd!
We recently released the Progression and Relics update, the 9th early access update for Skygard Arena. Now, players have access to all Champions, Personas and Relics upfront in Arena mode and are free to build their own team and play it in matches against other players or the AI. No need to unlock anything, you can start experimenting with different team compositions and synergies right away! We have also added 3 pre-built teams for players who want to jump into a game with an easy-to-use and efficient team composition. With these recent improvements, there has a never been a better time to play Skygard Arena!
See you soon in the Arena - and sign up for Arena Kings for a chance for glory!
Cheers,
Alex from Gemelli Games
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