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The dust has cleared on Albion's ninth Guild Season - congrats to new champions Elevate on their decisive victory!



Season 9 saw numerous power blocks reorganized, with Season 8 winners Sex With Ex and their ARMOR alliance beginning to fall apart even before Season 8 ended. The result was a power vacuum that Elevate, a guild created during the offseason, expertly stepped in to fill. Mamono, leader of Elevate, describes their strategy as follows:

The first month of the season was spent building the strongest zerg in the game while fighting the mega alliances of the world against all odds. We did this while also maintaining the #1 spot in the rankings, which was taken in the first week of the season through dominance in both the open world and the Crystal League.

Elevate 3x City Fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI57g1gN570
The resulting boost to their reputation helped them recruit even more talent and placed them firmly into the upper echelons of Albion politics, where they decided to lead a coalition of guilds against the POE Empire. Black Order, Zorn, Violets, and their alliances all joined the coalition, as did many other guilds and alliances, to take down POE led by Crimson Imperium Reborn. This ongoing battle continued until the final weeks of the season, as massive forces from both sides fought daily over the southern Outlands. Mamono describes their approach to unseating POE:

"Just before the first reset day, Elevate, RUCOM, and several of our allies formed a coalition against POE. The war raged on with several battles won and lost by each side daily. The coalition quickly pushed POE out of its former 15 UTC holdings, and began the assault of Rivercopse Fount, the main zone of Hammer and Sickle. This attack was attempted and failed numerous times as POE defended for over a month, but once the Hideout reached its last shield, Elevate and Black Order were able to defeat CIR, SUN, Hammer and Sickle, and ScoiaTael in back-to-back battles."

Once POE and their allies fell back further south, much of the momentum of the coalition's push was halted, and Elevate had to transition from being the underdog to the difficult task of ruling an empire. As far as the season victory was concerned, though, Elevate's lead at the season's midpoint made catching them out of reach, even for #2 guild RANG. Early in the season, Rang, Native, Final Order and Last Warn looked quite strong, and many even picked Native to win the season based on their strong Crystal League play. But Elevate's consolidation of teams and their domination of ZvZs, city fights, and early-season Crystal League battles left other guilds fighting for second-best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA0xaXBWg-c
The battle for second place was much closer: in the final weeks of the season, current second-place team RANG closed up shop. This opened the door for Bloco de Rua, who took to hiring mercenaries to push their season points in the final stretch by scoring massive points in the Crystal League and dominating castle conquest during the double-points phase of the season. Sure enough, on the final day of the season, Bloco de Rua passed RANG and claimed second place.

Steinhub, leader of Bloco de Rua, describes facing off against Elevate's coalition from the opposing side:

"We fought many battles to assist our EU allies who were facing a mega alliance led by Elevate, but the most important moment was when we helped ARCH against Last Warn. After that, ARCH began to help us in our quest for the top. Seven CTSs per day was a hard time and we were glad to take the extra help from our Crystal GvG allies."


[h3]Looking to Season 10[/h3]
Other notable storylines of the last season include Final Order's war in the north and their subsequent closure as they look to reestablish Seasons 1-2 champions Money Guild, which will be worth keeping an eye on. And ARCH was drawn into a massive war to defend their homes from the forces of Last Warn and the newly reemerged EOS. Territories fell and Hideouts were smashed but ARCH remained strong, and with the launch of the Rise of Avalon update and the upcoming season many believe their best days are still ahead of them.

Season 10 kicks off on Saturday, August 29 - for the complete season schedule, see this forum post.

Thanks to Shozen, Mytherceria, Mamono, Steinhub, and others for their contributions to this article.

Today is the day: the Rise of Avalon update is finally here! This update brings massive new features and improvements to the world of Albion - and to mark the occasion, we've created a brand-new trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psUwESfA6yc
Read on for more of what's coming with Rise of Avalon:
[h3]Explore an Ancient Kingdom[/h3]


Enter the Roads of Avalon, a sprawling network of magical pathways that bring new opportunities for travel, transport, and combat. Explore the immense Wilderness of Avalon to find new treasures to claim and enemies to conquer, or place a Hideout and live away from the politics and turmoil of the Outlands.
[h3]Cleanse the Corruption[/h3]


Corrupted Dungeons allow solo players to engage in challenging PvE and PvP in a fiery realm populated with demons, traps, and corrupted beings. Defeat enemies for treasure and Infamy, or invade other players to claim their Infamy for yourself and rise through the leaderboards.
[h3]Wield the Power of Avalon[/h3]


Rise of Avalon brings fifteen Avalonian Weapons and three offhands, each with a unique new ability that brings new dimensions to solo, small-group, and large-scale combat. Defeat Avalonian foes to collect Avalonian Artifacts and unlock new crafting and combat nodes for this elite weapon line.
[h3]Additional Features and Improvements[/h3]

• Reworked Destiny Board PvE progression
• New estimated Silver value display
• Optional numeric spell countdowns
• Improved crafting and cooking
• Numerous Combat Balancing changes
• Premiere Rogue Adventurer costume set
• ...and much more

For more details, check out the official update page or the official patchnotes.

Prior to the start of Guild Season 10 on August 29, we'll be hosting the first-ever Offseason Crystal Tournament.

We'll be announcing further details on the exact structure, rules, and timeline as they become available, but here's what we can tell you for now:

• The Tournament will take place during the weekend of August 22-23
• Participants must use the same team that played the Level 9 match on August 9
• Each team must assign a Captain and provide names of participants + one permanent substitute, if desired
• Battles will be full-loot and players must bring their own gear
• All matches must be initiated via the Energy Manipulator in Martlock
• Matches will likely run on shorter timers, and teams should be prepared to play matches back-to-back
• The new Avalonian Weapons that will go live with the Rise of Avalon update on August 12 will not be allowed

For the complete rules, schedule, and rewards, please see this forum post, which will be updated ongoingly. And as always, you can watch the tournament matches live on AlbionTV.

Watch Albion's best 5v5 teams in action as they compete for fabulous prizes!

Guild Season 9 reaches its dramatic conclusion this weekend, with the final territory battles happening this Friday, and Crystal League matches through Level 9 on Saturday and Sunday.
[h3]August 8-9: Season 9 Finals[/h3]
On Saturday August 8, matches up to and including Level 7 will take place, with the winners advancing to the Level 8 Semifinals and Level 9 Finals on Sunday August 9. We'll be broadcasting all the action live on AlbionTV starting Saturday at 20:15 UTC. Here's the full schedule:

• Saturday August 8, 20:15 - 22:00 UTC: Level 5, 6, and 7
• Sunday August 9, 18:30 - 20:30 UTC: Level 8 and 9

Tune in for the climactic end of Season 9 with live commentary from the AOTV team!

For the complete Season 9 Crystal League schedule, see this forum post.

The Rise of Avalon update arrives August 12, bringing numerous major new features to the world of Albion. This update also introduces a new premier vanity skin set: the Rogue Adventurer. This bundle includes nine vanity unlocks in a striking black-and-green color scheme to transform your character into a mysterious, shadowy rogue. Costume items can be used on male or female characters, with unique looks (and even unique voices) for each.

In addition, this bundle includes an Armored Horse Mount Skin with a matching black-and-green theme. On top of that, it also includes guild versions of the Rogue Adventurer armor, cape, and mount skins that allow you to show off your currently active guild logo and colors.


[h3]Premium Animated Emotes[/h3]
The centerpiece of the Rogue Adventurer Bundle is the Poison Bottle. This costume weapon includes two premium animated emotes activated by spells: Poisonous Spirits and Dangerous Juggling.

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The Poison Bottle item uses the primary weapon slot, and like all other vanity weapon items with unique spells, its spells can be toggled on or off with a special button next to the spell icons.
[h3]How to Get the Rogue Adventurer Bundle[/h3]
When the Rise of Avalon update goes live on August 12, this complete bundle will be available in the ingame store for USD $29.95. This bundle includes all currently available Rogue Adventurer and Rogue Adventurer Guild skin options:

• Rogue Adventure's Hood, Armor, Boots, and Cape
• Rogue Adventurer Poison Bottle with 2 unique emotes
• Rogue Adventurer's Armored Horse Skin
• Rogue Adventurer's Guild Armor
• Rogue Adventurer's Guild Cape
• Rogue Adventurer's Guild Armored Horse Skin

This option offers the best value for those who want all Rogue Adventurer items.

NOTE: All the listed items will be purchasable individually with Gold at a later date, but the total Gold cost for all items will be higher than the bundle offer.

The Rogue Adventurer Bundle is the most advanced vanity set to date in the world of Albion, and it launches alongside numerous other major features on August 12. For more of what's coming, check out the official Rise of Avalon update page.