How to join
Battlegrounds pit two teams against each other over set objectives, with their own gear and consumable rewards. The story behind them is a fight for the Maroll Kingdom between Prince Croix and General Guillaume. To reach the waiting hall (atrium), talk to a Maroll Battle Recruiter in Prontera, Geffen, Al De Baran, Payon, Morroc, Lighthalzen or Rachel; a Teleporter in the hall sends you back to the town you came from.
- Queue alone or with a party from the Battlegrounds window in the Basic Info window. You can join from anywhere and return to your save point after the match.
- Croix officers stand on the south side of the hall and Guillaume officers on the north, one pair per arena. Both teams must sit in matching rooms of the same arena copy, or the match will not start.
- Tierra and Flavius need Base Level 80. KVM has three brackets: 80+, 60–80 and below 60, and the recruiter sends you to the right one.
- After signing up there is a 5-minute wait before you can sign up for another match. Use /battlechat to talk only to your team (purple text).
Matches follow War of Emperium mechanics, not normal PvP. Skills banned in WoE, such as Ice Wall, Teleport and Warp Portal, are banned here too, along with the TaeKwon skills Sprint and Leap. The hall has a Kafra (storage and cart rental) and a repair NPC.
The three arenas
| Arena | How to win | Reward (win / loss) |
|---|---|---|
| Tierra Gorge | Single round. Destroy the enemy storehouse in their fort at the far end of the map. Holding the central base gives a closer respawn and 3 guardians; barricades block side routes. Fallen players wait 25 seconds. | 10 / 4 Bravery Badges |
| Flavius | Best of three. Break the enemy crystal after killing its 2 guardians; skills do not work on crystals. Each crystal is one point, and two points win. | 10 / 4 badges; 4 each on a tie |
| Kreiger Von Midgard (KVM) | Single round death match. Each team starts with 1 point per player and loses 1 per death; the dead wait for the end. After 5 minutes the team with more players standing wins. Collect rewards within 30 seconds or you are ejected. | 5 / 1 KVM Badges |
Badges and rewards
Battleground badges are traded for gear that carries a Valor or Bravery prefix, depending on the badge used. One item must be paid with a single badge type. Erundek in the hall takes badges, and the KVM Logistics Officer sells items for KVM points. A Medal Exchange NPC swaps badge types at 3:2. Battlegrounds gear is bound to the character, except on iRO where it can go into storage.
| Reward | Badges (Valor / Bravery) | KVM points |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon | 100 | 2,000 |
| Armor | 80 | 840 |
| Garment | 50 | 630 |
| Shoes | 50 | 580 |
| Accessory | 500 | 1,200 |
| Rations (e.g. Tasty Pink Ration) | 10 | — |
Sources
Game pictures: © Gravity Co., Ltd. · playragnarok.com
