Adventurer's Guide

Node War

Last Edited on : May 24, 2024, 15:26 (UTC+8)

 

 

1. What is Node War?


■ 1. What is Node War?


Node War is RvR content where guilds (and alliances) compete for supremacy over various nodes found scattered across the Black Desert world.

The stage for Node War is spread across nodes in different territories, which includes Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, Valencia, and Kamasylvia.

 

The main objective of Node War is to fight against other guilds to capture and occupy a fort, and then defend it until the end time of each fort to be crowned victorious.


Node War takes place every day from 9 PM to 10 PM, except for Saturdays when Siege Wars take place.
In addition to the above, each territory has its own set of stat limits.

 

The table below summarizes territories in which Node War takes place and information on their respective stat limits.
When planning to join a Node War, consider if the number of participants and average equipment score of your guild matches, and prepare to experience the thrill of a fierce battle.

Node War Territories & Stat Limit Information

 
Max Participants per Territory Group
Territory Group Max Participants War Heroes
Balenos & Serendia 30 1
Mediah & Valencia 50 2
Calpheon & Kamasylvia 75 3
Stat Limits by Territory Group
Territory Group AP Damage Reduction Accuracy Evasion Damage Reduction Rate Accuracy Rate Evasion Rate Special Evasion Resistance Max HP
Balenos & Serendia 362 327 715 847 14% 15% 15% 20% 30% 5000
Mediah & Valencia 540 407 824 966 28% - - - - -
Calpheon & Kamasylvia No limit
※ Balenos & Serendia territories are limited to PEN (V) Tuvala gear, while Mediah & Valencia territories are subject to a combined gear stat limit of 685.
※ The server in which Node War is held will have stat limits applied according to each territory.

 


  • Unrelated to levels from previous Node Wars, the level of a fort determines the amount of tax collected upon occupation. Higher levels mean more tax revenue.
    • Higher-level forts are at the heart of the territory where the Node War takes place.
※ The number of active forts in each territory is determined by the number of participating guilds (alliances).
 
 
Balenos
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Cron Castle Olvia Coast  Terrmian Cliff
Tier 2 Ehwaz Hill Goblin Cave  Casta Farm
Tier 3 Forest of Plunder Bartali Farm  Wolf Hills
Tier 4 Western Gateway Coastal Cave  Ancient Stone Chamber
Tier 5 Toscani Farm Altar of Agris  Western Guard Camp
Serendia
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Eastern Border Biraghi Den Southern Neutral Zone
Tier 2 Alejandro Farm Bradie Fortress Serendia Shrine
Tier 3 Castle Ruins Northern Plain of Serendia Bloody Monastery
Tier 4 Moretti Plantation Orc Camp Glish Ruins
Tier 5 Glish Swamp Southern Swamp Costa Farm
Mediah
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Mediah Northern Highlands Hasrah Cliff Marni's 2nd Lab
Tier 2 Abandoned Iron Mine Tungrad Forest Sausan Garrison
Tier 3 Mediah Shore Helms Post Soldier's Cemetery
Tier 4 Canyon of Corruption Kamasylve Temple Highland Junction
Tier 5 Omar Lava Cave Manes Hideout Wandering Rogue Den
Valencia
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Ivory Wasteland Areha Palm Forest Kmach Canyon
Tier 2 Ivero Cliff Northern Sand Dune Pilgrim's Sanctum: Obedience
Tier 3 Valencia Castle Site Gavinya Great Crater Ancado Coast
Tier 4 Pilgrim's Sanctum: Fast Valencia Castle Roud Sulfur Mine
Tier 5 Rakshan Observatory Altas Farmland Roud Sulfur Works
Calpheon
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Primal Giant Post Khuruto Cave Calpheon Castle Site
Tier 2 Bree Tree Ruins North Abandoned Quarry Longleaf Tree Sentry Post
Tier 3 Hexe Sanctuary Quint Hill Treant Forest
Tier 4 Saunil Camp Abandoned Monastery Catfishman Camp
Tier 5 Trina Fort North Kaia Mountaintop Rhutum Outstation
Kamasylvia
Fort Tier Node near the Fort
Tier 1 Caduil Forest Gyfin Rhasia Temple Ash Forest
Tier 2 Shady Tree Forest Loopy Tree Forest Polly’s Forest
Tier 3 Manshaum Forest Lemoria Beacon Towers Tooth Fairy Forest
Tier 4 Navarn Steppe Mirumok Ruins Tooth Fairy Cabin
Tier 5 Central Lemoria Camp Lake Flondor White Tree Forest

 

 

2. Rules and How to Participate


■ 2-1. Register for Participation


To participate in Node Wars, you must first register.

 

Once you've applied to a specific territory group, you will receive confirmation to participate in one of the two territories in the group.

 

Node War Days & Time
War Days Sunday - Friday (excluding Saturday)
Time 21:00 - 22:00 (1 hour)
 How to Participate in Node Wars
 Registration Time  From 11PM the day before the onset of war until 1 hour before war begins
 Registration Method
 Guild (or alliance) officer or higher can select & register
 territory to participate in via Menu (ESC) - War (F7) - Node War
 
 [Territory Groups]
 - Balenos OR Serendia
 - Mediah OR Valencia
 - Calpheon OR Kamasylvia
Registration Results
Territory is confirmed 15 minutes before war begins on war day, and once confirmed, a message displaying the result will appear.
※ Guild members can register by pressing "Participate/No" under the Participate column in the Guild (G) - Guild Member Status window.
After applying to join a Node War Territory Group, you can pre-register for the Node War in one of the two servers associated with that Territory Group.
(Allocation of Territory Group and participating guilds is confirmed 15 mins prior to the start of Node War. You cannot change your participation status to "No" during this time.)
※ If a Guild/Alliance cancels their Node War application, the participation status of all members will be reset to "No". 

 

Registration Results
  • Territory is confirmed 15 minutes before war begins on war day, and once confirmed, a message displaying the result will appear.
    • The assigned territory for your guild can also be checked under Menu (ESC) - War (F7) - Node War.
 
Moving Once Node War Starts
  • When the Node War begins, Adventurers affiliated with a Guild participating in the Node War will be randomly teleported to one of the resurrection points within the Combat Zone of the Node War Territory.
      • Adventurers from Guilds not participating in the Node War or War Correspondents will not be moved.
※ After a Node War starts, the Focus Node War Participation System will be applied.
- In servers where a Node War is ongoing, all Adventurers who are not participating in the Node War will have their DP set to 0.
- Non-participants from Guilds that have joined the Node War will be forcibly moved to the nearest town if they approach the area where the Node War is taking place.
 

■ 2-2. Node War Rules


A set number of forts will be activated at random locations based on the number of guilds who have applied to participate in the Node War within that territory. Each activated fort will have a set "end time," and the guild occupying a fort at the end of this duration will become its owner.

 

 

The entire territory now serves as the stage to Node Wars. The number of activated forts depends on the number of participating guilds.

 

 

 Assemble!

  • The "Assemble!" feature for Node War will automatically be displayed in the top right corner of the screen on the Node War server 10 minutes before the war starts.
    • Pressing the "Assemble!" icon will move each participating guild to predetermined locations in the territory's towns.
The "Assemble!" feature will be displayed only when connected to the participating Node War server and will be activated 10 minutes before the war starts. 

 

 

Resurrection

  • When resurrecting during a Node War, your fallen mount will also resurrect with you.
  • When your character dies, you can choose to resurrect at predetermined locations in the towns of each territory. 
    • Balenos: Velia, Western Guard Camp, Olvia
    • Serendia: Heidel, Glish
    • Calpheon: Calpheon City, Keplan, Behr
    • Mediah: Altinova, Tarif, Kusha
    • Valencia: Valencia City, Ancado Inner Harbor, Arehaza
    • Kamasylvia: Grána, Old Wisdom Tree, Acher Guard Post
※ The following rules apply to the resurrection cooldown during Node War:
The default resurrection cooldown is 10 seconds, which can increase up to a maximum of 30 seconds.
This cooldown grows by 1 second each minute the Node War progresses, and by an additional 1 second for each death.

 

 

Activation of Neutral Forts Based on Participating Guilds

  • The number of nodes activated at the start of a Node War in each territory varies depending on the number of guilds (alliances) participating.
    • Nodes that will be activated are randomly selected daily from the designated node forts for each territory.
Example:
If 3 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 1 Node Fort will be activated.
If 4 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 2 Node Fort will be activated.
If 5 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 2 Node Fort will be activated.
If 6 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 3 Node Fort will be activated.
For each territory, the number of guilds confirmed to participate can range from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of more than 30, and accordingly, the number of forts activated can range from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 15.
Tier 5 Node Fort activated near the Omar Lava Cave node

Types of Node Forts & End Times

  • The tiers of activated node forts are as follows, with their "end times" set randomly.
    • The higher the tier, the closer the node's location to the territory's center, as well as with greater rewards.
    • Once the end time of a fort expires, the last guild to have held occupancy will be deemed the final occupying guild.
Node Fort Tier End Times
1
▼ Randomly selected between
 10 - 60 min
&
 unknown ("?") end times
2
3
4
5
 

Node War Status Widget

  • Once the Node War begins, you can check the number of activated nodes, their end times, and their durability through the world map and a widget on the upper right-hand portion of the screen.
    • The node status widget will display whether a node in the territory is neutral/occupied/liberated/exited, as well as their respective end times calculated in minutes.
    • You can check the durability of each node fort through the fort icons on the Node Status Widget. And their current durability in percentage terms can be seen by hovering over the node fort info on the widget.
    • The border around a fort icon on the widget indicates the remaining time until the end of the fort. Brief information can be viewed by hovering over the widget, and detailed information can be checked through the World Map.
World Ma Node Status Widget  Durability Check via Mouse Over
 

Node War Temporary Occupation: Fort Destruction

  • Once the Node War begins, attacking a neutral fort until its durability is depleted will grant temporary occupation to the aggressor guild.
    • Forts occupied by your guild will be highlighted in blue on the world map.
    • All participating guilds can check occupied nodes and occupying guilds via the node status widget.
    • If another guild attacks an occupied fort and depletes its durability, the new guild will temporarily occupy the fort.
※ Temporarily occupied forts cannot be dismantled.
 

Node War Fort Repairs

  • Guilds/alliances can repair occupied forts using the following item:
 Node War Fort Repair Tool
Polished Stone x1
(recovers 1% durability of a fort/command post/HQ)
 
Node War Final Occupation: Hold 'til End Times
  • The guild who remains the last temporary occupant of a node up until its end time will become the final occupant.
    • A guild that achieves final occupancy will be deemed victorious in the Node War and terminate their participation in the war effective immediately.
      • Each guild can achieve final occupancy of one fort per day during Node Wars (and a victorious guild's participants will leave the war immediately.)
        • If a guild is occupying multiple forts, the first fort to be held until its end time expires will be deemed for final occupation, while the rest of the forts will be reverted to neutral status.
    • Node War rewards are promptly distributed to Guild Funds and the Black Spirit's Safe.

 

 

When Node War Ends 
  • The following rules apply once a Node War ends:
    • The "Return" function will be activated immediately in the top right of the display for the affected Territory when a Node War ends.
    • 10 minutes after a Node War ends, monsters will reappear in said Territory.
    • PvP between participating Guilds/Alliances will cease immediately after a Node War ends.
    • Any remaining annex buildings will be immediately destroyed in the affected Territory when a Node War ends.

 


■ 2-3. Node War Annexes and Siege Weapons


  • Once a Node War starts, you can construct designated annex using Annex Assembly Tools
  • Purchase "Annex Assembly Tool" and "Node War Lynch Cannon Assembly Kit" from a Guild Military Supply Manager in each town.
    • Annexes Node War Lynch Cannons can be installed by the adventurers in the following positions:
          • War Heroes cannot install annexes or Node War Lynch Cannons.
    • Max 2 Node War Lynch Cannons can be installed.
Positions eligible to install Annexes and Lynch Cannons
Guild Master, Advisor, Staff, Secretary, Officer, Quartermaster, Cannoneer
Node War Annex Assembly Tool
Node War Lynch Cannon Assembly Kit
(Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x2)
 
  • Once Node War begins, you can use the Annex Assembly Tool to construct annexes anywhere within the Node War area.
    • Constructing an annex consumes a certain amount of guild funds, and there is a limit to how many annexes can be constructed.
    • Annexes can be constructed regardless of whether a Fort is occupied/owned, as long as guild funds are available.
Node War Constructible Annexes
Flame Tower
 (Guild Funds: 500 million Silver, Max x2)
Hwacha
 (Guild Funds: 500 million Silver, Max x1)
Elephant Nursery
 (Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x1)
Indomitable Flag Factory
 (Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x1)
[NEW! Easy Annex Installation Mode]
Using the Annex Assembly Tool, you can construct annexes directly from the list on the right side of the screen without entering a separate UI.
Move around to find the perfect location for installation!
Fix the position with the R key, then rotate or install!
※ Using the Annex Assembly Tool switches to a mode that allows for easy installation, enabling you to move around and find the perfect spot for installation.

※ All annexes and siege weapons are automatically destroyed at the end of Node War.

 
  • Installation time for annexes installed using the Node/Conquest War Annex Assembly Tool during a war: 5 sec
  • Production time for the Indomitable Flag at the factory during Node War: 3 min
    • Production time for the Indomitable Flag at the factory during Conquest War: 10 min
  • Production time for Elephants at the Elephant Nursery during Node/Conquest War: 5 min

 

  • For Flame Towers and Hwachas in Node War, depending on the participating Territory Group, you can upgrade them to make them more powerful.
    • When approaching a completed Flame Tower or Hwacha, an upgrade button will appear.
      • Upgrading consumes Iron Ingot x10 and Melted Copper Shard x10, and it takes a certain amount of time to complete.
Balenos/Serendia - Flame Tower, Hwacha Upgrade Unavailable
Mediah/Valencia - Flame Tower, Hwacha Upgrade Available
Calpheon/Kamasylvia

 

 

 


3. Victory Rewards and Benefits

 

When adventurers and their guilds participate in the intense battles of Node War or emerge victorious to claim a node, they are rewarded with glorious spoils!

Brace yourselves for the bountiful rewards that await:

 


■ 3-1. Taxes


When a guild wins a Node War, they receive the accumulated taxes from that node as guild funds.
The taxes can be acquired immediately upon capturing the node, and the higher the node tier, the higher the percentage of taxes that can be obtained.

 

Tax Amounts Obtainable as Guild Funds
Balenos & Serendia
Tier 1 Node Fort 2 - 4 billion
Tier 2 Node Fort 2.5 - 4.5 billion
Tier 3 Node Fort 3 - 5 billion
Tier 4 Node Fort 3.5 - 5.5 billion
Tier 5 Node Fort 4 - 6 billion
Mediah & Valencia
Tier 1 Node Fort

5 - 7 billion

Tier 2 Node Fort

5.5 - 7.5 billion

Tier 3 Node Fort

6 - 8 billion

Tier 4 Node Fort

6.5 - 8.5 billion

Tier 5 Node Fort 7 - 9 billion
Calpheon & Kamasylvia
Tier 1 Node Fort

7.5 - 9.5 billion

Tier 2 Node Fort

8 - 10 billion

Tier 3 Node Fort

8.5 - 10.5 billion

Tier 4 Node Fort

9 - 11 billion

Tier 5 Node Fort 10 - 12 billion
Conquest War
Balenos/Serendia

30 - 40 billion

Calpheon

50 - 60 billion

Mediah/Valencia

60 - 70 billion

Balenos/Serendia Tribute Wagon 10 - 20 billion

 


■ 3-2. Personal Rewards


 

 

Adventurers can obtain rewards appropriate to the participated tier of Node War/Conquest War result.
You will need to meet the minimal requirements for guild/alliance Node War participation to receive these rewards.

Minimal Requirements for Approved Guild/Alliance Node War Participation
- The participating Adventurer’s guild (alliance) has a total kill/death count of at least 100 and occupied a temporary fort at least one time
※ Kills from mounting siege weaponry (such as flame towers or Hwachas) do not count.

 

Press below for more details on the personal rewards.

  • You can obtain rewards based on the fort tier upon occupying a node.
    • Personal rewards obtained are immediately delivered to the Black Spirit's Safe upon the final occupation of the fort.
    • Depending on the Territory Group and the fort tier, individuals can acquire personal rewards.
      • You can obtain a bonus reward for occupying a fort marked with a "?", the end time of which is unknown.
※ If you participated in a Node War, met the minimal requirements, but were unable to occupy a fort, you will obtain the following rewards.
Obtainable Rewards per Territory Group
Balenos & Serendia Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x3
Mediah & Valencia Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x4
Calpheon & Kamasylvia Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5

 

Chilling Fragment
  • Chilling Fragments can be obtained by occupying a fort in a Node War in a Territory Group of at least Mediah/Valencia grade.
    • The Calpheon/Kamasylvia Territory Group rewards more than Valencia/Mediah.
  • You can find them in the Manage Currency UI upon acquisition and can exchange them for certain items.
 
Balenos & Serendia
Balenos & Serendia
(Determined Triumph Rewards (Tiers 1-5))
  Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G

x6

x6

x6

x6

x7

Essence of Honor

x5

x5

x6

x6

x6

Essence of Gallantry

x5

x5

x6

x6

x6

Item Collection Increase Scroll

x1

x1

x1

x2

x2

Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll

x1

x1

x1

x1

x1

Determined Loot Box

x1

x2

x2

x3

x3

Resplendent Medal of Honor x30 x30 x30 x30 x30
Additional reward for occupying the "?" node
(Determined Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2
Determined Triumph Reward Box x3
Resplendent Medal of Honor x15
※ Open the Determined Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability
Determined Loot Box
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion
Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas Gold Bar Box
Imp Boss's Knife Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea Immortal: Perfume of Courage
Elixir of Deep Sea Perfume of Courage Essence of Gallantry
Memory Fragment x10 Caphras Stone x25 -


 
Mediah&Valencia
Mediah & Valencia
(Kindling Triumph Rewards (Tiers 1-5))
  Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G

x6

x6 x7 x7 x8
Essence of Honor x7 x7 x7 x8 x8
Essence of Gallantry x7 x7 x7 x8 x8
Item Collection Increase Scroll x1 x1 x2 x2 x2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Kindling Loot Box x1 x2 x2 x3 x3
Chilling Fragment x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Resplendent Medal of Honor x30 x30 x35 x35 x40
Additional reward for occupying the "?" nod
(Kindling Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2
Kindling Loot Box x3
Resplendent Medal of Honor x20
※ Open the Kindling Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability.
Kindling Loot Box
Deboreka Necklace Deboreka Belt Deboreka Earring
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion
Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas Gold Bar Box
Imp Boss's Knife Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea Immortal: Perfume of Courage
Essence of Gallantry x2 Elixir of Deep Sea x3 Perfume of Courage x3
Memory Fragment x20 Caphras Stone x50 -
 
 

 
Calpheon&Kamasylvia
Calpheon & Kamasylvia
(Blazing Triumph Rewards (Tiers 1-5))
  Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G - - - - x1
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x7 x7 x8 x8 -
Essence of Honor x10 x10 x10 x10 x10
Essence of Gallantry x10 x10 x10 x10 x10
Item Collection Increase Scroll x1 x1 x2 x2 x2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll x1 x1 x2 x2 x2
Blazing Loot Box x1 x2 x2 x3 x3
Chilling Fragment x10 x10 x10 x10 x10
Resplendent Medal of Honor x40 x40 x45 x45 x50
Additional reward for occupying the "?" nod
(Blazing Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x3
Blazing Loot Box x3
Resplendent Medal of Honor x25
※ Open the Blazing Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability.
Blazing Loot Box
Deboreka Necklace Deboreka Belt Deboreka Earring
Energy of All Creations
(All AP +70)
Energy of All Creations
(All Damage Reduction +300)
Energy of All Creations
(Attack Speed & Casting Speed +20%)
Energy of All Creations
(Movement Speed +20%, Fall Damage -50%, Jump Height +2m)
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment
JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas
Gold Bar Box Imp Boss's Knife Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea
Immortal: Perfume of Courage Essence of Gallantry x5 Elixir of Deep Sea x5
Perfume of Courage x5 Memory Fragment x40 Caphras Stone x75
 
      • Guild members who win in a Node War and rank in the top 5% or first place for war stats will receive extra rewards.
  Top 5% War Stats Reward Top #1 War Stats Reward
Balenos & Serendia,
Mediah & Valencia
- Resplendent Medal of Honor x5
- Battlefield Honor x1
(Max HP +300 for 4 hours)
Calpheon & Kamasylvia
- Resplendent Medal of Honor x5
- Battlefield Glory x1
(Max HP +500 for 4 hours)
※ The criteria for an adventurer's war stats in Node/Conquest Wars are as follows:
War Stats Criteria
 Command Post Destruction
(Conquest)
Fort Destruction
(Conquest/Node)
Gate Destruction
(Conquest)
 Annex Destruction
(Conquest/Node)
Enemy Guild Member Kill
(Conquest/Node)
Siege Weapon Kill
(Conquest/Node)
20 10 15 1 1 1
※ Mount kill or death count do not affect war stats.
 
※ What is Resplendent Medal of Honor?
You can exchange it for a variety of items via Manage Currency.

 

 


■ 3-3. Benefits from Occupying Nodes


Doubled Node Investment Benefits (Across Entire Territory Group)

  • When occupied, Node Investment Benefits for the entire Territory to which the Node belongs to, and other Territories within the same group, will be doubled for one week.
    (For example, if you occupy a Tier 3 Fort in a Calpheon territory Node War, the Node Investment Benefits for both Calpheon and Kamasylvia regions will be doubled for one week.)
    • If you then participate in a Node War and reoccupy a Node within the same Territory, the period of doubled Node Investment Benefits will be reset.
    • The remaining time of double Node Investment Benefits can be checked in the right side of the Guild (G) window under Occupation Information.
Example
When occupying the Pilgrim's Sanctum: Obedience Node Fort in Valencia,
all Node Investment Benefits in Mediah/Valencia are doubled,
increasing the Item Drop Rate for all Monster Zones within Mediah/Valencia that receive Node Investment Benefits.
※ What are Node Investment Benefits? Increased Item Drop Rate +0.5% per Node Investment Level when defeating certain monsters.
- For example, if the Node Level of Gyfin Rhasia Temple is 20, the Item Drop Rate for Monsters at Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Upper/Underground) will be increased by +10%.
- If doubled due to Node occupation, the Item Drop Rate for Monsters at Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Upper/Underground) will be increased by +20%.
 

 

 

Important Things to Know

 
We have explored the ways to participate in Node War and the rewards and benefits that await you. Now, let's delve into the specific rules that govern Node War.
 
While it is not necessary to know every detail to excel in Node War, understanding these rules can greatly assist in preparing and strategizing for the battles to come.

For adventurers who prefer to review only the rules of Node War, we have compiled them for your convenience.

1. Common Rules for Node/Conquest Wars

1 When victorious in a Node/Conquest War and occupying a node, the accumulated taxes are automatically collected by the occupying guild/alliance.
2 If an allied fort/command post/field HQ is destroyed during the Node/Conquest War, you are no longer considered as participants and cannot attack participating guilds/alliances.
3
During the Node/Conquest War, guild wars are restricted on the server, and attacks can only be carried out according to the rules of Node/Conquest War.
4 During the Node/Conquest War, there are no penalties for death in PvP encounters between participating guilds/alliances.
5 During the Node/Conquest War, even when wearing camouflage outfits (Treant Camouflage, Desert Camouflage), your identity is exposed.
6 From 1 hour before the start of the Node War (2 hours for the Conquest War) until its completion, all participating guilds/alliances are unable to recruit new members.

 

2. Node War Rules

1

Lord’s guild can participate in the Node war up to 6 times a week.

Each guild/alliance has one weekly opportunity to participate in the Node War, with the chance to participate again after meeting the minimum requirement for opportunity return.

The minimum requirement is achieved when the total kill/death count is 100 or more for the adventurer's guild/alliance during the Node War. Failure to meet this requirement will result in no opportunity return. (Note: Node War opportunities are reset every Saturday at 24:00 and a new opportunity is granted.)

2 Node Wars are held in the following regions: Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, Valencia, and Kamasylvia. Each region has its own designated servers for the wars.
3 When the war ends, all guilds/alliances' annexes are demolished.
4 Guilds/alliances should consider restrictions on the number of participants and their stats when choosing Territory Group to participate in.
5 Once the territory for the Node War is allocated, you can check the information of the guild/alliance participating in that territory via the Node War menu.
6 Should a neutral fort stand unoccupied at the end of the Node War, the node of that fort will be liberated.
7 Victorious guilds/alliances will acquire the taxes accumulated from the occupied node and can obtain the personal victory reward. (Note: The personal reward can only be obtained if the minimum requirement for the opportunity return is met.)
8 Two exclusive guild skills, Breath of Life and Blessing of Battle can be activated by consuming Spirit of Battle while temporarily occupying a fort, and their effects are only applied in the vicinity of the temporarily occupied fort.

Node Wars offer various benefits and rewards, but it's also an opportunity to experience the thrill of guild-scale group PvP and build strong bonds with guild members.

Even if your gear may not be exceptional, you can participate in the appropriate tier of Node Wars and engage in intense battles. And with an arsenal of siege weapons at your disposal, there's ample opportunity to shine.

We look forward to witnessing your splendid performance on the Node Wars battlefield!

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