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Paladins Fall 2021 Avatar Submission Program

Champions of the Realm!

We love to see all of the incredible fan art tons of our community members create (especially with all of this extra free time this year), and we wanted to give you another chance at getting your art into the game! As we gear up for the season of Autumn, we wanted to open up submissions for you to enter your own fan art in hopes of your art pieces being turned into Avatars for everyone to earn for free during our update later this year!

Starting now, you can submit your fan art for our Evil Mojo team to review and select to be a part of our Paladins update around Halloween! Submissions close on July 9th, 2021, so make sure to get your art in before the submission form closes! Bring out the big guns and show us what you’ve got! We simply can’t wait to see what you come up with!

The chosen submissions will receive our newly unveiled “Community Creator” spray and title as well as 10 codes for their in-game Avatar!

Make your submissions here, and become familiar with all the rules listed below.

Best of luck to all our community artists!

PROGRAM DETAILS

The official rules for this program consist of both this Program Page and the Paladins® Community Submission Program General Rules, Terms and Conditions (“General Rules”) available here!

[h3]PROGRAM:[/h3]
2021 Paladins® Community Submission Program

[h3]THEME:[/h3]
Fall/Halloween

[h3]AGE REQUIREMENT:[/h3]
You must be at least 13 years of age in order to participate. Additionally, if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to participate.

[h3]SUBMISSION PERIOD:[/h3]
Submissions will be accepted beginning as June 4th, 2021 at 10:00am Eastern Time and ending on July 9th, 2021 at 6:00pm Eastern Time. You can submit your submission here. You may submit as many submissions as you like during the submission period.

[h3]SUBMISSION SELECTION:[/h3]
The Evil Mojo Team will review submissions based on the following factors: originality, technical feasibility, player appeal, overall theme, and quality. The team will select up to 10 submissions after review for potential implementation in the game, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Program Rules, including without limitation completion of a declaration of eligibility and acknowledgment of Hi-Rez’s rights in the submission. Hi-Rez reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of submissions to implement in-game based on the overall quality of the Submissions.

[h3]PROGRAM CONTENT:[/h3]
Implementation of the selected submission in-game; the in-game title “Community Creator”; the “Community Creator” spray; and 10 codes for in-game downloads of the avatar created using your Submission. Hi-Rez will not be obligated to award such title or spray to you again if you have already unlocked it.



Please also note the following reminders on program rules:

  • Submissions must be consistent with the Theme for the program (in this case, Paladins).
  • Submissions must be submitted in PNG format with a 128×128 pixel size.
  • Submissions that are animated must be submitted with a 128x128 pixel size in GIF format.
  • Your submission must not have been submitted in any other Paladins community submission program.
  • Your submission must be your original work. This means the submission must be conceived, designed, and drawn solely by you.
  • If any submissions other than final selected submission(s) in this Program stand out to us, we may choose to implement such submission at some point in the future.
  • In the event your submission is selected for potential implementation, you will be notified via e-mail with additional instructions by Hi-Rez Studios, which may include requests to provide additional information or documents. Failure to respond to such notification or follow such instructions by the deadline (or if no deadline is provided, then within a reasonable time) may result in disqualification.
  • Submissions must be appropriate for the Paladins universe. Entries will be disqualified if deemed inappropriate for implementation in the game. As an initial matter, entries that are obscene, offensive, vulgar, or discriminatory will be removed from the program. We reserve the right to disqualify submissions, including, without limitation, submissions that (a) are incomplete or unclear; (b) violate any applicable laws, including without limitation, infringement of intellectual property or publicity rights; (c) contain fraudulent, false, or misleading information; or (d) are otherwise detrimental or damaging to Hi-Rez Studios and its affiliates. We reserve the right to disqualify submissions that do not comply with program rules.
  • In exchange for the license set forth in the General Rules for use of our materials in your submission, submissions are the sole and exclusive property of Hi-Rez as set forth in the General Rules.
  • Any opportunity to have a Submission implemented in-game has no cash value, and no award of any kind is offered beyond the honor of having the top Submission(s) considered for implementation in-game by Hi-Rez Studios.

This Week in the Realm | May 31-June 6

As we bounce back from an extended holiday weekend in the Realm and enter the month of June, let’s see what’s going on this week, Champions!

Avatar Submission Program
  • We have a very special announcement for those who enjoyed our first round of the Avatar Submission Program that went into the Community 2021 Chest this past month. Make sure to stay tuned this Friday for some exciting news on this.

We’ll see you in the Realm!
 
[h3]Limited Time Mode: Target Practice[/h3]
It's all fun and games until the targets get their revenge!
  • Begins Friday, June 4th at 8AM ET
  • Ends Monday, June 7th at 8AM ET
 
[h3]WEEKLY CHAMPION ROTATION[/h3]
***Rotates every Wednesday at 4AM ET***
  • Ash
  • Octavia
  • Evie
  • Mal’Damba

This Week in the Realm | May 24-30

After a weekend of 2X Champion XP we’re gearing you up for a new update and more coming!

Here’s what’s going down:

Shadows Update
  • Going live this Wednesday, you’ll be able to finally play Vatu, our newest Flank Champion! Additionally to this, you’ll be able to explore all new Trials of the Realm content and the Beach Bash Event Pass. Make sure to refresh yourself with the update notes here.
Who’s Got the Mojo? Stream
  • The chance to get the “Got the Mojo” title returns this Thursday at 11 AM EST! Make sure to tune into Twitch at that time for your chance to be chosen from chat to join the devs this week!
Paladins’ 3rd Birthday Last Chance
  • Starting Friday and going until Memorial Day, players will have the chance at more chest rolls for the Community Avatars celebrating Paladins’ 3rd Anniversary again. In addition to this you’ll also have a second chance at the spray as well.

  • Community Chest 2021 Rolls
    • Starts Friday, May 28th at 4 AM EST
    • Ends Sunday, May 30th at 4 AM EST
    • Obtained by playing any 2 (non-bot) games of the same mode in a row.
    • You can earn up to 4 daily but have to do 2 games of EACH mode:
      • Team Deathmatch, Siege, Onslaught, Ranked
  • Birthday Spray
    • Starts Sunday, May 30th at 4 AM EST
    • Ends Tuesday, June 1st at 4 AM EST
    • Obtained by playing any 2 (non-bot) games of the same mode in a row.

We’ll see you in the Realm!
 
[h3]Weekly Champion Rotation[/h3]
***Rotates every Wednesday at 4AM ET***
  • Ash
  • Octavia
  • Buck
  • Grohk

This Week in the Realm | May 17-23

Champions!

After a week of Paladins Birthday fun in the Realm, we’re hoping you have a great start to your week this Monday! We have a weekend bonus planned for you so here’s what you can expect:

2X Champion XP Weekend
  • Starting on Friday, May 21st at 4 AM EST, we will be turning on 2X Champion XP for every player in the Realm. This is the ultimate way to unlock your favorite Golden Skins you haven’t yet got in your collection! This event will end Monday, May 24th at 4 AM EST.
We’ll see you in the Realm!
 
[h3]Weekly Champion Rotation[/h3]
***Rotates every Wednesday at 4AM ET***
  • Atlas
  • Tiberius
  • Buck
  • Grohk


Shadows is now Live!

New Champion: Vatu, the Shadow


Behind every door of the mind is the fear of the darkness in the corner of a dimly-lit room. It is the unknown -- the terror without a form, but with a name: the Shadow.

Vatu's origins are shrouded in the same shadow he uses as a weapon. He is the knife in the night, ending an eternal conflict – he is the untimely death, never confirmed as accidental. He and the Thousand Hands guild have an understanding: they provide him with work and money, and he takes care of their problems. The only thing clear in his actions are his desire to protect his Ska'Drin people and his deadly capability to do so.

Wielding sharp Kunai and mysterious shadow magic, Vatu takes care of business with a ruthless efficiency matched only by his strict code of ethics. His are not the eyes you want to see staring back at you from the darkness, for by that time it is already too late.

To read the full Update Notes and see the content of the Beach Bash Event Pass click here.