War of Emperium SE (Unrestricted)
For the (also active) first edition of War of Emperium, see War of Emperium FE.
War of Emperium (WoE) is a game feature that allows guilds to fight in order to conquer a castle.
Overview
The second edition of the War of Emperium system involves the addition of two new castle groups: one adjacent to Juno and another near Rachel. The Schwartzwald castles are designed to mimic the styles of Lighthalzen and Juno, and the Arunafeltz castles are designed to mimic the various areas on the Arunafeltz region.
This version of WoE places much more emphasis on defensive battle tactics, and is very different from the first version. The highlight of the new system are the new maps, which unlike the old system, does away with warp portals and precasting entirely, and has the entire fort as one section. New options have been given to defenders to allow them to have an easier time to defend a castle of this style.
(Server Time)
| WoE 1 Time(s) | WoE 2 Time(s) |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays 9:00pm - 10:00pm | Saturday 8:00pm - 9:00pm |
| Rotation WoE FE Castle per Week | Rotation WoE SE Castle per Week |
Castle Locations
5 castles are available in each realm:
- West of Juno lies the Nidhoggur realm
- 2 maps south of Rachel lies the Valfreyja realm
Disabled Skills
Some skills are disabled within castles, but skills cast outside the castle do not lose their effect upon entering. Using items that activate disabled skills will fail. However, equipment autocasting disabled skills will work. The following skills are disabled within castles:
- Assumptio
- Back Slide
- Basilica
- Cultivate Plant
- Endure
- Hocus-pocus
- Ice Wall
- Sheltering Bliss
- Snatch
- Teleport
- Warp Portal
Guardian Stones
Within a castle there is one Emperium and two Guardian Stones. The Guardian stones main purpose is to prevent enemies from advancing. These Guardian Stones are the first line of defense for a castle, and if they can be protected, a perfect defense is possible and attackers will be unable to enter the interior of the castle. The location of these Guardian Stones are usually referred to as defense points or strategic points.
While alive, an indestructible barrier blocks access to the first barricade of the fort. This barricade vanishes once both Guardian Stones are destroyed. The guardian stones, unlike the Emperium are vulnerable to normal attack and supportive skills. The guardian stones can be revived at any time by bringing the proper items. If both guardian stones are restored, the barrier will again reactivate. Note that even though the barrier will block access to the fort proper, enemies that have already passed this barrier when it is restored are still able to destroy the other barricades and potentially destroy the castles emperium.
While the strategic importance of holding the guardian stones cannot be overstated, the guardian stones also provide an additional role of summoning guardian soldiers. These guardians are similar in strength to those found in the Volcano Thor dungeon, and are quite powerful. The number of guardians that will be summoned depends on the defense rating of the castle, and killed guardians will automatically be resummoned after a period of time. If the guardian stone is destroyed, the guardian soldiers that it had summoned will be destroyed as well.
Any player on the defending guild team can repair a destroyed guardian stone presuming they bring the correct items. Allied guild players are unable to restore guardian stones. A guardian stone cannot be repaired until 8 minutes has passed since it was destroyed. If both guardian stones become destroyed, the main gate will not be restored until both stones are repaired, but having one active will still allow guardians to be summoned (though only half as many as if two guardian stones were active). The items required to repair the stones are as follows:
- 30 Stone
- 1 Oridecon
- 1 Elunium
- 5 Blue Gemstone
- 5 Red Gemstone
- 5 Yellow Gemstone
| Name | Guardian Stone (s_empel_1) | Race | N/A | Lv | 90 | ATK | 0 ~ 0 |
| Image |  |
Element | Neutral | HP | ??? | Def | 40+? |
| Size | Small | Exp | 0 / 0 | MDef | 50+? | ||
| Notes | Immobile, Passive | ||||||
| Name | Guardian Stone (s_empel_2) | Race | N/A | Lv | 90 | ATK | 0 ~ 0 |
| Image |  |
Element | Neutral | HP | ??? | Def | 40+? |
| Size | Small | Exp | 0 / 0 | MDef | 50+? | ||
| Notes | Immobile, Passive | ||||||
Barricades
The Barricades are the second line of defense in a castle should the Guardian Stones fall. If the Guardian Stones are both destroyed the enemy will then be able to infiltrate the castle, so these barricades provide additional defense.
In all WoE:SE castles there are three sets of barricades. These barricades create a line of impassible ground, preventing all players from passing. A barricade is made up of a series of pieces, ranging from 4-8 blocks. All of these pieces must be destroyed before players are allowed to pass. Unlike the emperium, barricades can be targeted by regular offensive and supportive skills (such as heal).
Destroyed barricade blocks cannot be replaced by the defending team while War of Emperium is currently active. When you first capture a fort, the barricades are not automatically installed, but the guild leader can choose to install them at any time by bringing the required items to the barricade (a control NPC exists next to each barricade). Only the guild leader is able to install barricades. Barricades must be repaired in order, starting with the one closest to the emperium. The items required to replace the barricades are:
- 30 Trunk
- 10 Steel
- 10 Emvertarcon
- 5 item|id=984 Oridecon
| Name | Barricade | Race | N/A | Lv | 98 | ATK | 0 ~ 0 |
| Image |  |
Element | Neutral | HP | 450000 | Def | 0+? |
| Size | Large | Exp | 0 / 0 | MDef | 0+? | ||
| Notes | Immobile, Passive | ||||||
Guardians
In addition to holding the main gate to the fort, the guardian stones can be used to summon Guardians Soldiers. The number of Guardians that can be summoned is proportional to the defence value of the castle. The higher the defense the more Guardians that can be summoned by the protection stones, so invest well in castle defense.
Guardians are summoned automatically, and do not need to be manually installed like in the original WoE system. Any killed guardians will be replaced after a period of time. If the guardian stone that summoned it is destroyed however, the guardian becomes inoperable and dies. Guardians are of the Demi Human race.
The guardians in this version of WoE are much stronger than those seen previously. They can plow through many players if an attacking guild or alliance is not careful. Their attack strength is on par with the guardians seen in the Volcano Thor dungeon.
Guild Flags
Placed throughout the castle there are 12 "Link Flags". The Link Flags provide fast movement throughout the castle for the defending guild. Each of these 12 flags have a pair located usually in the back of the Emperium room. Each pair of flags has a matching name, and by using these flags, you can travel directly to and from the emperium room and each of the flag throughout the fort.
In addition to the Link Flags, the flags directly outside the castle allows the guild members to warp inside. This is just like existing WoE flags. These flags take you past the final barricade into the emperium room, and usually close to the Link Flags. A defending guild can use this to warp into the castle and then re-deploy at any needed location in the castle without fear of harassment from enemies.
Only the guild members who own the castle can use the flags, they cannot be used by allied or rival guilds.
Benefits
Dungeon Access
Each realm has a Guild Dungeon area which can be accessed via NPCs hidden in each castle. These dungeons are also considered PvP environments, but death will still cause experience loss like normal dungeons. Only one castle is active per realm, so only one guild will have access to a realm's dungeon. Guild dungeon maps are also considered PvP maps.
Treasure Boxes
Every day at 12:00 AM at server time, the Treasure Boxes spawn in a room accessible only by the guild leader from a NPC in each castle. Items drop from these boxes, and drop rate-improving items may assist in obtaining rares. Steal does not function here.
WoE Guild Badge
The WoE Guild Badge is meant to recover resources for every guild attending WoE. WoE Guild Badge can be used to purchase various goods to aid guilds in battle.
Rewards are automatically distributed to all guild members who participated on minimum time required (atleast 10mins on the map) and online at the end of the event with the following criteria:
Participation Rewards (non-winner):
- 40 x WoE Guild Badge
Last Castle Holder:
- 65 x WoE Guild Badge
- Guild Slayer [H] Title Costume (2 Days) [Middle]
- Increase Base and Job EXP by 3%
- Increase Drop rate by 3%
- Increase Carrying Capacity by 300.
- Chance to drop extra Mysterious Stone When killing Boss monster.
Longest Castle Defender:
- 85 x WoE Guild Badge
- Guild Slayer [D] Title Costume (2 Days) [Middle]
- Increase Base and Job EXP by 5%
- Increase Drop rate by 5%
- Increase Carrying Capacity by 500.
- Chance to drop extra Mysterious Stone When killing Boss monster.
[Upgraded Reward] Last Castle Holder + Longest Defender:
- 165 x WoE Guild Badge
- Guild Slayer [HD] Title Costume (2 Days) [Middle]
- Increase Base and Job EXP by 10%
- Increase Drop rate by 10%
- Increase Carrying Capacity by 1000.
- Chance to drop extra Mysterious Stone When killing Boss monster.
Castle Locator
- Note: This table only pertains to WoE 2 castles.
| Castle Number | Name | Entrance |
|---|---|---|
| Nidhoggur 1 | Himinn | (293, 90) |
| Nidhoggur 2 | Andlangr | (288, 258) |
| Nidhoggur 3 | Vidblainn | (97, 183) |
| Nidhoggur 4 | Hljod | (137, 98) |
| Nidhoggur 5 | Skidbladnir | (65, 315) |
| Valfreyja 1 | Mardol | (155, 274) |
| Valfreyja 2 | Cyr | (78, 47) |
| Valfreyja 3 | Horn | (68, 150) |
| Valfreyja 4 | Gefn | (289, 347) |
| Valfreyja 5 | Badanis | (287, 107) |