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Steam News5 January 20266mo ago

Wildcard Tournaments Start January 7th!

THE WILDCARD TOURNAMENTS START JANUARY 7th! The new year starts wild. The arena is open. The leaderboards are live. And up to $40,000 in prizes are on the line this January.

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  • Events
  • Performance
  • Balance
  • Store
addedTHE WILDCARD TOURNAMENTS START JANUARY 7th!The new year starts wild .
changedTHE WILDCARD TOURNAMENTS START JANUARY 7th!Wildcard Tournaments run January 7 – January 25 with Daily and Weekly Leaderboard events designed to reward skill, efficiency, and mastery, not endless grinding.
changedDAILY TOURNAMENTS (Wednesday–Friday)Every match earns a performance score (win or lose)
changedWEEKLY TOURNAMENTSYour top 5 scores of the week determine placement
changedHOW SCORING WORKSWildcard Tournaments reward how well you play , not just whether you win.
changedHOW SCORING WORKSEvery match generates a single performance score based on factors like:

Wildcard changes

  • Competitivemode
addedThe new year starts wild .
changedWildcard Tournaments run January 7 – January 25 with Daily and Weekly Leaderboard events designed to reward skill, efficiency, and mastery, not endless grinding.
changedEvery match earns a performance score (win or lose)
changedYour top 5 scores of the week determine placement
changedWildcard Tournaments reward how well you play , not just whether you win.

THE WILDCARD TOURNAMENTS START JANUARY 7th!

The new year starts wild.

The arena is open.

The leaderboards are live.

And up to $40,000 in prizes are on the line this January.

Wildcard Tournaments run January 7 – January 25 with Daily and Weekly Leaderboard events designed to reward skill, efficiency, and mastery, not endless grinding.

TOURNAMENT FORMATS

DAILY TOURNAMENTS (Wednesday–Friday)

  • Play anytime from 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Midnight) EST

  • Every match earns a performance score (win or lose)

  • Only your top score of the day hits the leaderboard

  • Up to $2,080 paid out per daily tournament

WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS

  • Runs Wednesday – Sunday

  • Your top 5 scores of the week determine placement

  • Up to $5,000 paid out per week

HOW SCORING WORKS

Wildcard Tournaments reward how well you play, not just whether you win.

Every match generates a single performance score based on factors like:

  • Champion KOs

  • Wildcards claimed

  • Summon damage

  • And more

You can play as many matches as you want during the window, but only your best scores matter.

More details are available in-game under the Tournaments tab.

WHO CAN ENTER

  • 18+ years old

  • 250+ unlocked Summons

Missing some?

The Summon Bundle ($24.99) unlocks all 269 Season 0 Summons and will be available in the shop.

This is the start of Wildcard’s competitive era.

See you in the arena.

Source

Steam News / 5 January 2026

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