Guild Wars — The Battle Has Begun

Sharpen your blades and raise your Guild's banners — the true proving grounds of RavenQuest arrives this Sunday!

With the release of Update 1.0.4, the long-awaited Guild Wars is officially live! While we briefly touched on it in the Update Notes, we want to dive deeper for all the new RavenQuest Adventurers — sharing all about Guild Wars, its mechanics, and of course, the unique rewards and power that await those brave enough to enter alongside their Guilds!

While we have a significantly enhanced Guild War system coming quite soon, which includes a full MMR based matchmaking system for Guilds Wars, ensuring more even matches between the top and newest guilds, additionally, a new Warband System, allowing Guilds to send multiple teams into War, allowing all Guild Members to participate and maximize their rewards from Guild Wars! 

But our Adventurers were loud and clear: Adventurers want war!

The enhanced Guild Wars system is on the near horizon... Until then… the battlefield is open. And war? Officially declared.

Guild Wars: Strategy, Strength, and Glory

◈ Bidding Phase: Monday, UTC 00:00 (PST 5:00 PM) until Saturday, UTC 18:30 (PST 11:30 AM).

◈ Preparation Phase: Saturday, UTC 18:30 (PST 11:30 AM) until UTC 19:00 (PST 12:00 PM).

◈ Battle Phase: Saturday, UTC 19:00 (PST 12:00 PM).

Only those who bear a Guild Crest may step onto the battlefield!

Guild Wars are held once per week and start with the Bidding Phase. Guilds can contribute silver to compete for a spot among the Top Bids, securing exclusive combat bonuses during the War — the higher the bid, the greater the bonuses for the team!

Once the Bidding Phase ends, Leaders will have 30 minutes to rally their members in the war camp, finalize strategies, and prepare for the chaos. Don't forget:

🏰 Four Towers, one in each corner of the map.

🟨 One Golden Flag, placed at the center of the battlefield.

✳️ Respawn Shrines, with no death penalty, exclusive to Guild Wars.

Each tower begins neutral. Capturing a tower starts generating Victory Points every 15 seconds. The Golden Flag, however, is a true game-changer. Grab it, deliver it to a tower your guild controls, and earn a major point boost. But be warned — if the flag bearer falls, the flag drops and becomes fair game for the enemy.

The war ends when one of the Guilds reaches 2,500 Victory Points!

The Spoils of War Await Brave Adventurers

Ending the war in victory brings glory to your Guild, Fame, and valuable gear progression rewards. Even those who fall in battle will walk away with spoils of war... as long as they fight with heart!

Until the enhanced Guild War System, all Guild Members with Guild Crests will receive rewards based on their Guilds performance in Guild Wars, as not all will be able to participate each week until the Warband system is live.
 
Winning Guilds

Participating Members
⚒️ 250 Warforging Shards
✨ 10,000 Fame

Non-Participating Members
⚒️ 200 Warforging Shards (if owning a Guild Crest)
✨ 8,000 Fame (if owning a Guild Crest)

Losing Guilds (Proportional Rewards)

Participating Members
⚒️ Up to 200 Warforging Shards
✨ Up to 8,000 Fame

Non-Participating Members
⚒️ Up to 150 Warforging Shards  (if owning a Guild Crest)
✨ Up to 6,000 Fame (if owning a Guild Crest)

Losing Guild Rewards are based on the Victory Points they score, with closer matches providing Guild Members larger rewards. So even if you feel your guild is at a disadvantage, which you will see more cases of this until the enhanced Guild Wars system with MMR matchmaking is in, compete till the very end, to claim the largest amount of Rewards for your Guild!

Warforging Shards: Ultimate Power is Forged in War

Wondering what Warforging Shards are for? They're your ticket to unlocking full potential of your gear!

Warforging Shards are a Soulbound currency used in the RavenCrest Warforge, located in the south of RavenCrest, near the castle. The amount of shards and silver to Warforge depends on the slot of equipment. Below you can see the requirement to Warforge your gear.
 
Armor
⚒️ 250 Shards + 5,000,000 Silver
🗡️ +10% increased Stats & Sub-Stats

Weapons
⚒️ 600 Shards + 12,000,000 Silver
🗡️ Upgraded Weapon Skill (only one weapon needs to be Warforged)
 
You'll see a full preview of the upgraded stats and skills before confirming the upgrade, so you always know exactly what you're obtaining by Warforging a specific piece of equipment.

Warforged items become Soulbound. If this weapon/armor is used as an Infusion material, the Warforged status is not transferred, so choose what you Warforge wisely!

A Bit of a Sneak Peek Never Hurts

We wanted to share a sneak peek at a couple of exciting updates in the works!

First up — Warforged equipment. Right now, Warforged weapons and armor can’t pass along their Warforged status when used as Infusion materials. But that’s about to change! We're currently working on a future update that will bring this system more in line with how Augmenting works. Soon, you'll be able to infuse your armor with Warforged armor and carry over that powerful Warforged status. The same goes for weapons — whether one-handed or two-handed — you’ll be able to freely transfer Warforged properties between them. This means more flexibility and control in shaping your ideal setup!

And since we mentioned the Augmenting System… here’s one more little spoiler: we’ve heard your feedback loud and clear. We're building the foundation for a system that allows you to refund some of your Augmenting resource investments. While it won’t be a full 100% refund, we’re committed to making it as fair and rewarding as possible, giving you even more freedom to experiment without the fear of permanent loss.

And This Is Just the Beginning!

The team is hard at work finalizing steps on the new enhanced Guild Wars System — with full MMR based matchmaking for Guilds, which will ensure more even matches between the top and newest guilds, adding a new Warband System, which will allow Guilds to send multiple teams into War and Guild Members to participate and maximize their rewards from Guild Wars!

But Guild Wars do not stop here. The Champions League, the highest competition around Guild Wars, bringing a spotlight to the strongest and most strategic Guilds in RavenQuest is coming soon.

This is your chance to try new tactics, forge strategies, and start your Guild's legacy!