Legion TD 2 News

The 2024 season is ending, and a new season is coming!

Below is the calendar for January 2025:

• January 3 (Friday): Season 2025 (v12.00) patch notes are posted
  
• January 6 (Monday): Current season ends at 9am PST / 6pm CET. Ranked disabled. Season 2025 (v12.00) goes live! Rewards are given out over the next few days & ratings are soft-reset.
  
• January 6-10 (Monday-Friday): 1v1 featured event is live
  
• January 10 (Friday): New season begins at 9am PST / 6pm CET. Ranked re-enabled.

We've got a ton of exciting changes coming in Season 2025 (v12.00). Details to come in January's patch notes.



Ranked badges and loading screen borders are based on your peak rating this season. You are not penalized for dropping below a tier you already achieved. Eligibility for each tier requires 10 ranked games and a peak rating this season of:

• Bronze: 1000
  
• Silver: 1200
  
• Gold: 1400
  
• Platinum: 1600
  
• Diamond: 1800
  
• Expert: 2000
  
• Master: 2200
  
• Senior Master: 2400
  
• Grandmaster: 2600
  
• Legend: 2800
  

Best of luck in the final weeks of the season! Remember you cannot drop ranked rewards by playing. Rewards are based on your peak rank this season.



Ladder Points (LP) are a measure of your overall presence on the ladder throughout the course of the year.

LP are earned for the first 10 ranked games per week. LP gain per game ranges from 10 to 100; more points are earned the higher rated you are.

Rewards: Every January, at the end of the ranked season, special badges are given to the top 1/10/25/50/100 LP earners based on their final LP rank. Then, everyone's LP is reset back to 0 for the next season.

• GOAT: Top 1 LP
  
• Raidboss: Top 2-10 LP
  
• Champion: Top 11-25 LP
  
• Pro: Top 26-50 LP
  
• Elite: Top 51-100 LP

3 years ago we celebrated the Top 10 Players of Early Access. Followed by the Top 10 Players of the 2022 Nova Cup Season. Now introducing the Top 10 players of ALL TIME!

18 voters, consisting of developers, moderators, casters, and streamers, submitted their top 10 lists. A Borda count (10 points for a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote, etc.) was then used to determine the final rankings. While not perfectly scientific, it's a common ranking system used in sports, including the AP Poll for the past 90 years. Plus, it allows you to roast the voters you disagree with

The maximum number of points a player can receive is 180. Without further ado, here are the final rankings... in reverse order for maximum suspense!

From the King of Division 2 to the King of Division 1. fine dominated the lower league of the Nova Cup for years before eventually climbing his way into the top league and winning multiple Nova Cups in Division 1. A clear case of practice makes perfect. He is the 5th-highest rated ladder player of all time. Trust in fine, and everything will be fine.

• 25 points
  
• 44% of top-10 votes
  
• 1st in 7 Nova Cups, including Division 2

The fastest climb in Legion history. After being ranked Silver in his first season, XGod had a meteoric rise to the top. Initially known for spamming Lock-In Proton, XGod proved he was more than a 1-trick by dominating both the ladder and tournaments with his high-income, carry playstyle. XGod and his duo Ashton Butcher were the only players to go toe-to-toe with Kingdanzz and Widderson in Season 2022.

• 34 points
  
• 56% of top-10 votes
  
• 1st in 6 Nova Cups

Your favorite clown and caster. The only thing preventing him from winning tournaments is casting them. Penny and his duo BerntDasBROT both claim the other holds them back. He's proof that being a boomer doesn't mean you can't be good at video games. Penny has been a top player for the past 4 years, in addition to being a pillar of the community.

• 48 points
  
• 50% of top-10 votes
  
• 1st in most tournaments casted

The most consistently strong player of all time. adames is a wizard of the game and has been one of the best players for the past 7 years. One of the only players to be able to compete with Kingdanzz and Ashton Butcher during Early Access. Earlier in his career, adames was known for his Bounty Hunter opening, and more recently, his signature masterminds are Chaos and Redraw.

• 48 points
  
• 67% of top-10 votes
  
• 1st in 1 Nova Cup
  
• 1st in 2 LIHL seasons

The most clutch tournament player. Widderson is one of the all-time greats. While he's plenty good on the ladder, he's best known for dominating the tournament scene. Crushed the LIHL with his duo adames and, more recently, Nova Cups with Kingdanzz. One of his super powers is learning the meta mid-tournament. Never bet against him.

• 73 points
  
• 72% of top-10 votes
  
• 1st in 2 LIHL seasons
  
• 1st in 10 Nova Cups

The Queen of Legion TD 2. One of the best, both on the ladder and in tournaments. Lucy and her duo Drachir are known for storming onto the Legion scene after full release and being the only players to put an end to the dominance of Kingdanzz and Widderson. Even on her own, Lucy is a force to be reckoned with and sits atop the ladder.

• 76 points
  
• 72% of top-10 votes
  
• Current rank 1 in ladder points in 2024
  
• 1st in 7 Nova Cups

The best ladder player of all time. Aviator is the inverse of Widderson. While clearly being a competitive tournament player and taking his fair share of wins in Nova Cups, Aviator is top dog of the ladder. With a peak rating of 3585, the matchmaker gives him a 98.92% expected win rate against a 2800-rated Legend player. Aviator doesn't follow the meta, he creates it.

• 109 points
  
• 1 first-place vote
  
• 83% of top-10 votes
  
• Highest peak rating of all time
  
• First in 2 Nova Cups

Pioneer of "income, carry, win" and the best ladder player of Early Access. When playing with Ashton, get in his backpack and enjoy the ride. In addition to dominating the ladder, Ashton has historically been one of the best tournament players of all time. Ashton is the Karpov to Kingdanzz's Kasparov. Undoubtedly one of the best, and the only real competition to Kingdanzz during Early Access.

• 125 points
  
• 2 first-place votes
  
• 94% of top-10 votes
  
• First player to hit 3000 Elo
  
• 1st in 5 Nova Cups
  
• 1st in 4 Masters Cups

The top two players in our ranking were the only players on every single voter's top 10 list. Drumroll please...

The best player since full release. It's difficult to overstate how much Drachir has dominated both the ladder and tournament scene for the past two years. Him being this close to overtaking Kingdanzz in the vote is testament to how quickly and monumentally Drachir has become the best player in the game. He's so good that the final boss of the Floating Isles campaign is named after him. His opinions on game balance carry the weight of 10 other Legend players. The only thing that carries more weight is his own creation Drachbot.

• 148 points
  
• 4 first-place votes
  
• 100% of top-10 votes
  
• Rank 1 in ladder points in 2023
  
• 1st in 9 Nova Cups

The GOAT. See his name for proof. Kingdanzz is the greatest Legion player of all time—so good that the final boss of the Crystal Coast campaign is named after him. Even when he's taking a hiatus from Legion to hit rank 1 in other games, Kingdanzz is never considered an underdog. Kingdanzz on a 2-month break vs. the current rank 1 Legion player? Bet on Kingdanzz. During Early Access, Kingdanzz dominated the ladder, often being 300 rating above the rank 2 player. He also dominated every tournament—to the point where even taking a game off him in a best-of-5 was considered an accomplishment. After full release, he found some much-needed competition, but continues to be the GOAT.

• 162 points
  
• 11 first-place votes
  
• 100% of top-10 votes
  
• Rank 1 in ladder points in 2022
  
• 1st player to hit Grandmaster
  
• 1st player to hit Legend
  
• 1st in 10 Nova Cups
  
• 1st in 7 Masters Cups
  
• 1st in 1 LIHL season

Others receiving votes: Tjuvis (21), BerntDasBROT (17), Bonny (16), Shadowings (12), Doofusmcdooface (11), johnyc (11), Jules (9), Boone (7), Saiya (7), MrSLICKINS (5), Isolde (4), Toikan (4), Aatrocity (3), Bear. (3), Greenspirit (3), Archaikum (2), Egekaer (1), Lisk (1), Maxim (1), Paweded (1), robie (1), Shea (1), Skovtrold (1). Honorable mentions: Pzig42, LForward

[h3]Voter Consensus[/h3]

Before diving into individual ballots, let's judge the extent to which each voter agreed with the consensus. We'll consider two measures: first how many names in their ballot matched those in the final ranking. The second uses the following scoring system: 100 minus 1 point for each placement difference compared to the final ranking. For example, if a voter ranked Kingdanzz as 3rd, they would be penalized 2 points because he was 1st, not 3rd, in the final ranking. If a voter ranked Tjuvis as 5th, they would be penalized 6 points because Tjuvis was not in the final ranking. Anyone outside of the top 10 is considered to be in 11th place for the purposes of this scoring system. The following scores don't mean accuracy, but rather agreement with the consensus:

1. Lisk: 10/10 matching names, consensus score of 90
   
2. Drachir: 9, 91
   
3. Jules: 9, 91
   
4. Ofma: 9, 90
   
5. BerntDasBROT: 9, 85
   
6. Shea: 8, 91
   
7. Pennywise: 8, 89
   
8. Doofusmcdooface: 8, 84
   
9. Schn3rd: 8, 81
   
10. Tjuvis: 8, 79
    
11. Schakara: 7, 77
    
12. Snekkles: 7, 72
    
13. Shadowings: 6, 83
    
14. Danwulfe: 6, 81
    
15. Dani: 6, 79
    
16. Toikan: 5, 78
    
17. Skovtrold: 5, 75
    
18. ToHoCo: 5, 53

[h3]Ballots[/h3]
Some voters chose to give explanations, which can be found by clicking the * next to their name.

Lisk Developer. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Aviator
   
4. Ashton Butcher
   
5. Widderson
   
6. FC Lucy
   
7. fine
   
8. XGod37
   
9. adames
   
10. Pennywise

Drachir Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Aviator
   
4. FC Lucy
   
5. Ashton Butcher
   
6. Widderson
   
7. adames
   
8. johnyc
   
9. fine
   
10. XGod37

Jules * Developer and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Aviator
   
4. Ashton Butcher
   
5. Widderson
   
6. adames
   
7. FC Lucy
   
8. XGod37
   
9. Pennywise
   
10. BerntDasBROT

Ofma Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Widderson
   
4. Aviator
   
5. FC Lucy
   
6. Ashton Butcher
   
7. XGod37
   
8. adames
   
9. fine
   
10. Greenspirit

BerntDasBROT Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Ashton Butcher
   
3. Aviator
   
4. Drachir
   
5. adames
   
6. FC Lucy
   
7. XGod37
   
8. fine
   
9. Widderson
   
10. Paweded

Shea Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Ashton Butcher
   
4. Aviator
   
5. XGod37
   
6. FC Lucy
   
7. Widderson
   
8. adames
   
9. Shadowings
   
10. Shea

Pennywise * Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Ashton Butcher
   
3. Drachir
   
4. Aviator
   
5. Adames
   
6. FC Lucy
   
7. Widderson
   
8. Berntdasbrot
   
9. Greenspirit
   
10. fine

Doofusmcdooface Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.

1. Drachir
   
2. Aviator
   
3. Kingdanzz
   
4. FC Lucy
   
5. Ashton Butcher
   
6. XGod37
   
7. adames
   
8. fine
   
9. Shadowings
   
10. Doofusmcdooface

Schn3rd * Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Pennywise
   
3. Drachir
   
4. Widderson
   
5. Ashton Butcher
   
6. FC Lucy
   
7. Bonny
   
8. BerntDasBROT
   
9. XGod37
   
10. adames

Tjuvis Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Ashton Butcher
   
2. Widderson
   
3. Kingdanzz
   
4. Drachir
   
5. Tjuvis
   
6. Aviator
   
7. FC Lucy
   
8. adames
   
9. XGod37
   
10. BerntdasBROT

Schakara Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.

1. Aviator
   
2. Kingdanzz
   
3. Drachir
   
4. Ashton Butcher
   
5. fine
   
6. Pennywise
   
7. Isolde
   
8. Aatrocity
   
9. Widderson
   
10. BerntDasBROT

Snekkles Moderator. Playing since 2018.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Widderson
   
3. Aviator
   
4. Saiya
   
5. adames
   
6. Ashton Butcher
   
7. XGod37
   
8. Drachir
   
9. BerntDasBROT
   
10. Jules

Shadowings * Caster, streamer, and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.

1. Drachir
   
2. Kingdanzz
   
3. Ashton Butcher
   
4. Pennywise
   
5. Aviator
   
6. adames
   
7. Tjuvis
   
8. BerntDasBROT
   
9. Archaikum
   
10. Egekaer

Danwulfe * Community contributor. Playing since 2018.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Aviator
   
3. Ashton Butcher
   
4. Drachir
   
5. Tjuvis
   
6. Widderson
   
7. fine
   
8. Shadowings
   
9. Doofusmcdooface
   
10. robie

Dani Developer. Playing since 2017.

1. Drachir
   
2. Kingdanzz
   
3. Pennywise
   
4. FC Lucy
   
5. Widderson
   
6. Ashton Butcher
   
7. Jules
   
8. BerntDasBrot
   
9. Bonny
   
10. Lisk

Toikan * Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.

1. Ashton Butcher
   
2. Drachir
   
3. Kingdanzz
   
4. Aviator
   
5. Bonny
   
6. Pennywise
   
7. Jules
   
8. Bear.
   
9. Doofusmcdooface
   
10. Maxim

Skovtrold * Caster. Playing since 2017.

1. Kingdanzz
   
2. Ashton Butcher
   
3. johnyc
   
4. FC Lucy
   
5. Drachir
   
6. Tjuvis
   
7. Bonny
   
8. Pennywise
   
9. Shadowings
   
10. Skovtrold

ToHoCo * Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.

1. Drachir
   
2. FC Lucy
   
3. Pennywise
   
4. Boone
   
5. Doofusmcdooface
   
6. MrSLICKINS
   
7. Toikan
   
8. Shadowings
   
9. Aviator
   
10. Kingdanzz

From now until Monday, November 25 at 10am PT, Legion TD 2 is FREE TO PLAY!

Help us get the word out by sharing on reddit, Discord, Twitch, etc. as we hope to get more people addicted to the game kindly welcome more players into our wonderful community.

We're also celebrating with tons of rewards!

Card Drop Gigaboost
Massively boosts your chances of finding a card in-game for matchmade games. Lasts until you find a card. Log on at least once during the free weekend period to claim this bonus. After you find a card, drop rates remain moderately boosted for the rest of the event.

Twitch Drops
Free rewards for watching Legion TD 2 on Twitch during the event! Details here: Legion TD 2 Twitch Drops

• Watch for 1 hour and earn 5000 Essence!
  
• Watch for 3 hours and earn a random card!
  
• Watch for 6 hours and earn 1000 Premium Essence!
  
• Watch for 10 hours and earn a random
• secret* card!

Essence Boost
200% Essence gains for all matchmade games!

Premium Essence Boost
30% Bonus Premium Essence when you enter a Creator Code! (Normally 10%)

Nova Cup
Last but not least, the next Nova Cup is this Saturday-Sunday (November 23-24). Watch the highest level of competitive tower defense gameplay in the world! Casted by the Legion TD 2 tournament staff. Earn additional Twitch Drops as always for watching!

This post will be updated with November hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.

(November 21)

King
Health buffed by 4.5% on all waves
Giant Slayer: 3.75% --> 2.5%

The king is still too strong against high health targets.

Warp Wing
- Damage: 84 --> 80

Void Manta
- Damage: 235 --> 227

Very high win rate.

(November 19)

King
- Giant Slayer: Max health damage: 5% --> 3.75%
- Lightning Hammer: Max health damage: 3% --> 2.5%

The rework to the king made him too strong against bosses and late game waves. Scaling it back.

Wave 18: Wale Chiefs
- Damage: 184 --> 208
- Poison-Tipped Pole: 80 --> 90

Damage fix.

Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: Barneskirænn (Drachir & FC Lucy)
- D2: sending machina (e1detic & skillz)
- D3: income and chill (warnessa2007 & King Bonobo)
- D4: SinCross_Calisca (SinCross & Calisca)

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!



The upcoming November Nova Cup takes place November 23 - 24.

$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win.
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.


- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!




When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!

Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards:
- Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence
- Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence
- Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card

In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!

IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards.
Link Your Twitch Account

• Sign-ups are open from NOW until November 23 9am PDT / 6pm CET.
  
• To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
  
• The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
  
• If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
  
• Both players must join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Make sure to set your server nickname to match your in-game name.

• You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
  
• If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
  
• If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
  
• After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.

It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.


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Saturday, November 23

• Check-in window: 8:45 - 9:15am PDT / 5:45 - 6:15pm CET
  
• Games: 10am - 1:30pm PDT / 7 - 10:30pm CET
  
  • Round of 16 (Best of 3)
    
  • Quarter-finals (Best of 3)

Sunday, November 24

• Check-in window: 9 - 9:30am PDT / 6 - 6:30pm CET
  
• Games: 10am - 1:30pm PDT / 7 - 10:30pm CET
  
  • Semi-finals (Best of 3)
    
  • Final (Best of 5)

Check-in

• Teams must check in via the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Waitlisted teams should also check in.
  
• Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.

The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:

• 2v2
  
• Mastermind only
  
• Hybrid disabled

Division 1 & 2 Only
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)



For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link:
Nova Cup Rules & FAQ

For questions & support, please join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord.

See you on November 23rd! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.

Sincerely,
Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff