← Events · Champion War binds several servers into one bracket table. Per-tournament participants, draws and results are written up individually in News; this page covers only the structure and rules that apply to every edition.
What kind of event it is
Champion War groups several servers into a single bracket table. Table size varies between editions — sixteen servers is the most common shape, but smaller tables run too.
Despite the server-versus-server framing, the competition is individual. Unlike SvS, where whole servers are matched, here individual applicants are assigned to groups and compete on points inside them. A weak server can send someone deep into the bracket, and belonging to a strong server confers no automatic advantage.
Eight phases
The flow is application → qualifier → semifinal → tournament, with a results announcement after each, making eight phases in total. An edition typically spans around four weeks.
| Phase | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Application | You opt in yourself. No application, no participation. |
| 2. Application results | Applicants are assigned to groups. |
| 3. Qualifier | Points are accumulated inside your group — the longest stretch of the event. |
| 4. Qualifier results | The top finishers in each group are placed on the semifinal roster. |
| 5. Semifinal | Survivors are re-drawn into new groups. |
| 6. Semifinal results | Tournament entrants are confirmed. |
| 7. Tournament | Winner-advances brackets decide the champion. |
| 8. Tournament results | Final standings are published. |
Phase transitions generally occur at 02:00 UTC. Exact dates differ per edition, and the in-game announcement is authoritative.
Advancement rules
Two lines cover it:
- Every applicant competes in the qualifier. Nobody is filtered out at application.
- The top 8 in each qualifier group advance to the semifinal, and the top 2 in each semifinal group reach the tournament.
What matters here is not your absolute score but your rank inside your group. The same score advances in one group and misses in another. So when a draw is published, the first thing to read is not your own scoring plan — it is who else is in your group.
Reading a group draw
Check three things:
- Where the 8th-place line sits. You need a top-8 finish, so the size of the players hovering around 8th is the bar you have to clear. A dominant group leader is not your problem; the fight for 8th is.
- How many of your own server landed in the group. Players from the same server take slots from each other, so alliances often do better when their members are spread across groups.
- How many entrants have no score yet. Early on, a group roster includes people who applied but never really play. Real competition is usually smaller than the headcount suggests.
Last War does not include the in-game group number in the draw data. The A, B, C labels used in this site’s per-edition articles are therefore assigned in collection order and may differ from the ordering shown in-game; groups are identified by their membership, not by the label.
Deciding whether to apply
Entering costs resources and time, so applying by default is not always right.
- If advancing is the goal, check whether you can actually play through the qualifier window. It is the longest phase, and falling behind there ends the run.
- If taking part is the goal, apply freely — every applicant plays the qualifier, so you always get one stage of the experience.
- At alliance level, concentrating support on the members most likely to advance produces better group results than spreading it across many half-committed entries.
Scouting the field in advance
The game gives you no way to gauge the other servers. If you know the participating server numbers, the Champion War power ranking pools accounts from all of them into one table, and per-edition articles carry pre-filled links.
That table only contains collected data, so it is not a census — a server showing few accounts may simply be under-collected rather than weak.
FAQ
What if I miss the application window?
You sit that edition out. Each edition has its own application period and there is no joining midway.
How are groups assigned?
The game does not publish the criteria. Collected draws show servers mixed together, with players from several servers sharing a group.
Is it worth entering from a weak server?
Yes, because it is an individual event. Finishing top 8 in your group advances you, and your group’s composition matters far more than your server’s overall strength.
Where are per-edition results?
In News, where each edition’s participants, draws, qualifiers, tournament brackets and final standings are recorded.
