Tournaments
Bracket-based competitions with real prize pools.
Tournaments are single-elimination, bracket-based competitions with real prize pools funded by the vault. They run on daily, weekly, and monthly schedules with unlimited entrants.
Tiers
Every tournament belongs to one of three tiers and admits only players in that tier. A tournament closed to you says so on its card, before you commit anything.
Newcomer. Where every account starts. Play one newcomer tournament through to the end and you move up to general admission. A bracket that empties out around you before you get a game does not spend your entry — you keep it for a real one.
General admission. The default, and most of the schedule.
Champion. Reached by finishing in the top four of three tournaments of at least eight players, within the last 60 days. Champions play each other: joining the tier closes general admission tournaments to you, and champion tournaments stay closed to everyone else.
Placements count however you reached them. If an opponent never appears for piece selection you advance, and that finish counts toward your tier like any other.
You leave the champion tier by going cold — no top-four finish across your last six champion tournaments — or by letting your qualifying finishes age past the 60-day window. Being demoted resets the count: only finishes earned afterwards count toward returning.
These thresholds are set at our discretion and can be retuned, so a tournament's own page is the one to trust — it states the requirement in force and where you stand against it. Free tournaments count the same as paid ones. We can also place an account in a tier by hand, and abusing the system is one of the reasons we will.
Entering
Tournament entry requires selecting and burning specified pieces. Requirements and any piece restrictions appear on the tournament detail page — review them carefully before committing. Rules, piece requirements, and prize allocations vary by tournament.
Burned pieces are permanently gone. Win or lose, the piece does not come back. Your piece set is locked for the duration of the tournament.
During a Match
Players connect during their scheduled match window and complete piece selection. Failing to connect within the launch window results in a forfeit.
This documentation is in its early stages and is subject to have inconsistencies. If you find any, please let us know!