Season 3 editions arrive in two waves: table #563 starting 14 July, then #596 and #597 both starting 4 August. Participating servers span #1573 to #1699.
This is where the roughly three-week cadence becomes visible. A single edition takes close to four weeks from application to final results, and the next one can begin before it ends — so editions overlap within a season. Missing one round does not mean a long wait, but it also means entering back to back drains resources continuously.
What happens in the Golden Kingdom band
Season 3 brings curse resistance and the spice war. The tournament rules are unchanged; what changes is the development stage of everyone in the draw.
Season 3 exclusive weapons are Marshall (tank) week 1, Skyler (aircraft) week 3, McGregor (missile) week 6. By this point nine weapons have opened across seasons 1 to 3, three per branch. More options means where you concentrated is what now separates accounts.
This is also the band where single-branch squads show their advantage unmistakably. Because the Lv20 bonus applies to the whole branch, a squad built from one branch converts the same investment into more battle power than a mixed one. Scan the top of any group draw here and the leaders are almost always running a single branch.
If you want to advance
When the draw lands, count how many players from your own server share your group. The season 3 band does not hold many servers, so several players from one server frequently end up together — and then they take top-8 slots from each other. At alliance level, being spread across groups produces more total qualifiers.
Editions
Waves: 2026-07-14 · 2026-08-04
| Bracket table | Servers | Server range | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| #563 | 16 | 1573~1632 | 2026-07-14 → 2026-08-10 |
| #596 | 16 | 1669~1699 | 2026-08-04 → 2026-08-31 |
| #597 | 16 | 1637~1666 | 2026-08-04 → 2026-08-31 |
Per-edition records (group draws, semifinal groups, brackets and final standings) are kept in our collected dataset. Only data submitted through the collector is included, so it is not exhaustive and collection times differ per edition.
See also
- Structure, phases and advancement rules: Champion War guide
- Pool the field’s power in one table: Champion War power ranking
- Server age and season: server list
- Other season archives: News
