Emperium Weekly #2 · Ragnarok Zero WoE

Headline

The EXP gold rush hits the MVP maps

Guild EXP has set off a fierce race. Guilds are rushing to farm the EXP they need and fund their war chests, and Unity EXP (Silver) has been reported as high as 1 million zeny at its peak.

So can guild unity be bought with zeny? For free adventurers and mercenaries, it sure can!

Fan of War PK MVP

Fan of War has sparked fierce competition on the MVP maps, with Unity EXP (Platinum) reported as high as 10,000,000 zeny.

The fight isn't just at the castles anymore. The major alliances and guilds are now going head to head over every MVP spawn.

Both sides spent more than the MVP was worth. But was the honor well earned?

Unity EXP (Silver) · reported peak price

1,000,000zeny

Unity EXP (Platinum) · reported peak price

10,000,000zeny

Sustainer and Last Gangster fighting at PK Orc Hero and PK Moonlight Flower — Sustainer vs Last Gangster. Both sides burned more tokens than the MVP was worth.

Players running buy and sell shops for Unity Silver in town — Street market: buy and sell shops for Unity Silver

MVP Watch

The non-PK MVP hunting grounds

Even on non-PK maps, where nobody can lay a hand on each other, the MVP hunt is packed. When a boss spawns, it's rarely one party against a monster anymore. It's a race between every party on the map for the last hit.

Non-PK MVP · Golden Thief Bug

Six guilds racing for Golden Thief Bug — Six guilds pile onto Golden Thief Bug on a non-PK map. Count the emblems.

Non-PK MVP · Osiris

Four parties fighting over the MVP Osiris — Non-PK map, no fighting allowed, and still four parties crowd in to race each other for the Osiris kill.

Crits and hammers run this week's meta.Meta Report · current patch

Meta Report

Guilds are leaning harder on critical Assassins and Blacksmiths. The reason: they lack the damage to shut down entrances and control zones any other way.

Critical AssassinBlacksmith

Territory Map

Who owns what on ODIN

Ten castles, two realms, and five new owners since last issue. Red tags mark the castles that changed hands.

PronteraValkyrie Realms · 5 castles

SkoegulDivinity
GondulNewSustainer
KriemhildLast Gangster
SwanhildNewElven Gard
FadhgridhAurora

PayonGreenwood Lake · 5 castles

Bright ArborNewEQUILIBRIUM
Sacred AltarNew•[D]estraCtiOn•
Holy ShadowAzure
Scarlet PalaceThe Forsaken
Bamboo Grove HillNewLast Gangster

Profiled in this issueOther castle ownersChanged hands since last issue

Sustainer lost Bright Arbor to EQUILIBRIUM, but bounced back by taking Gondul from Yellow Cat.

Cover Story

Guild select: our starlight Divinity, and Sustainer of ODIN

This issue belongs to Divinity, who held their ground when every major guild came knocking; to Sustainer, who went on a rampage across both realms; and to the small guilds with big hearts, from Elven Gard to RED.

Divinity

Castle held · Under siege from every side

Divinity Stands

Last war, Skoegul got caught by surprise. Not this time. Divinity faced an onslaught from every major guild except Azure and EQUILIBRIUM, and they stood.

At one point the tip of the sword almost reached the alliance's throat. Then Sustainer rushed into Kriemhild and broke the attackers' momentum.

They held Skoegul this time. Can they hold it next war?

CastleSkoegul

StatusHeld under siege

Attacked byEvery major guild except Azure & EQUILIBRIUM

Next warCan they hold?

Resolve

From the Divinity camp

Through the fire, through the stars, we march.
From the streets of Prontera to the castle gates,
we gather our brethren, defying our fate.
Knights on the front line, wizards in the back,
racing shoulder to shoulder, preparing the attack.
Not just A GUILD,
WE'RE A FAMILY born in light.
Sworn to protect each other through the darkest night.
For honor, for glory, for pride in
the War of Imperium, side by side.

Music made and owned by the Divinity guild and Lothbrok (YouTube). Used here with thanks, for fans only.

Battle Replay

The siege of Skoegul, step by step

Tap any screenshot to see it full size.

Step 1
Aurora paves the way as the first attacker.
Step 2
Aurora and Last Gangster run into each other.
Step 3
Both sides decide to fight each other instead of pushing Skoegul.
Step 4
Last Gangster and Illuminati hold the entrance to open the attack route.
Step 5
Last Gangster gets ready to push into the Emperium room, but Sustainer is already at Last Gangster's own Emperium!
Step 6
The last spearhead goes down to an Asura Strike.

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Reader Poll

Will Divinity hold Skoegul next war?

Sustainer

Rampage mode · Four castles in one night

The Gangster of ODIN vs the Last Gangster of ODIN!

Sustainer came out swinging. An early push into Skoegul, then straight at The Forsaken in the Scarlet Palace. They fought all the way to the flag entrance and almost had it, until the alliance arrived just in time and pushed them back out.

So they turned around, pushed into Last Gangster's own home, and took the Emperium. With only 15 minutes to go, Last Gangster Emergency Called in behind them. Sustainer answered by doing the exact same thing to Yellow Cat: an Emergency Call straight into the Gondul Emperium room!

Kicked out of one castle, they stole two Emperiums and walked home with Gondul.

CastleGondul

RouteSkoegul ▸ Scarlet Palace ▸ Kriemhild ▸ Gondul

Signature moveEmergency Call, used twice as hard

Clutch time15 minutes left on the clock

Audacity

Battle Replay

Sustainer's war, step by step

Step 1
Scarlet Palace: the battle for Flag Hill.
Step 2
The Forsaken alliance pushes Sustainer out.
Step 3
Sustainer pushes into Last Gangster's castle while Last Gangster is busy pushing Divinity.
Step 4
Sustainer Emergency Calls into Gondul to surprise Yellow Cat.

Small Guild Spotlight

The other battlefield

Now our spotlight turns to four small guilds who fought fiercely on another battlefield of ODIN.

Elven Gard vs Volt

Two guilds of a similar size, around 24 members each, fought over Swanhild this war. A skirmish between small guilds is its own sight to behold on the War of Emperium field.

Land Protector up, a slow creep forward, zone control. What a classic.

The verdict: Elven Gard won! They were a bit more organized, and that was enough to take the win today.

♛ WINElven Gard

Volt

Size~24 members each

BattlefieldSwanhild

ResultElven Gard wins

Elven Gard pushing into Volt behind Land Protector — Elven Gard slowly pushes into Volt.

Volt fighting without Land Protector — Volt, left without Land Protector or zone control.

Azure

Holding Holy Shadow alone

Not exactly a small guild, with around 30 members, Azure calls Holy Shadow home. Early in the war they had a few skirmishes with Elven Gard and Holy Basil.

Holy Shadow isn't a castle one guild can normally hold on its own. What a bold choice!

Home turfHoly Shadow

Size~30 members

Skirmished withElven Gard · Holy Basil · Aurora · Secret

AllyRED

Bravery

Azure fighting Holy Basil — Azure clashes with Holy Basil.

Azure fighting Elven Gard — Azure vs Elven Gard.

Battle Replay

Holy Shadow under siege

Step 1
Secret Emergency Calls in, and Aurora pushes into the Emperium room.
Step 2
Azure and RED team up for a last-minute defense against Aurora and Secret.

Holy Shadow stayed with Azure.

III

RED

Tiny guild · Huge heart · ~20–30 members

Small guild. Big heart. Bigger grudge.

RED doesn't back down. They've fought Last Gangster everywhere: on the MVP fields, in the Megaphone trash-talk wars, and now in the War of Emperium. And they do it with a roster of just 20 to 30 members.

For the second war in a row, Last Gangster answered with an Emergency Call. Last war, it came up one minute short and RED held on. This war, the call landed, the Emperium broke, and Bamboo Grove Hill became Last Gangster's second castle. RED's castle investment went down with it.

Two wars, two Emergency Calls, one castle lost. Is RED done? Don't bet your zeny on it.

Arch-rivalLast Gangster

BattlefieldsMVP maps · Megaphone · WoE

Size~20–30

Lost this warBamboo Grove Hill

Heart

Battle Replay

Two wars against Last Gangster

Last war
Last war: Last Gangster's Emergency Call comes up one minute short. RED survives.
This war
This war: the Emergency Call lands, the Emperium breaks, and Last Gangster takes its second castle.

Rivalry Watch

A blood feud born on the MVP maps

This rivalry started on the MVP hunting grounds, and it has been bloody ever since. Last Gangster chased RED all the way into Bamboo Grove Hill, and this war they finally took it.

Can RED withstand the debt they now owe Last Gangster?

HunterLast Gangster

HuntedRED

Where it startedMVP maps

Castle takenBamboo Grove Hill · RED ▸ Last Gangster

Replay Theater

Watch every angle

Pick a guild and relive the war from their side of the wall. The previews loop shots from this issue's screenshots. Hit play for the full replay.

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Divinity▶ Watch on YouTube

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Last Gangster▶ Watch on YouTube

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Yellow Cat▶ Watch on Bilibili

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Aurora▶ Watch on YouTube

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Azure▶ Watch on YouTube

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