Greetings from the Summoners War Dev Team!

In today's note, we would like to talk about the changes and additions that will be available with the start of the new season (season 5) of the Siege Battle.

It's been already a year since we introduced the seasonal system into the Siege Battle. We have listened and reviewed the valuable feedback that our Summoners shared throughout the year.

We are preparing the upcoming Siege Battle improvement with the aim of providing changes and a sense of accomplishment for achieving a higher grade by improving the Siege Battle rewards. In addition, we hope our Summoners will be able to utilize more diverse decks and strategies in the Siege Battle.

Please continue to read the following note to learn more about the improvements!​

▶ [Siege Battle] Season Reward Improvement (Planned to be applied in Season 5)

We will be improving the siege battle rewards with the upcoming update.

We want to give our Summoners the fun of competitive and fierce Siege Battle through unique rewards that can only be acquired from siege battle. Also, some of the existing rewards will be upgraded as well.

Let us walk you through the new rewards first.

- Transmogrifications will be available as a siege battle season reward.

A special transmog will be provided as a season reward. Like in the World Arena, each transmog can be acquired only from corresponding season.

We are excited to present you with the first transmog from the siege battle - Mermaid!

The recipients of this transmog and the no. of transmogs are as follows:

In addition to this season-limited transmog, new currency, exclusive to the Siege Battle, will be added in the next season. We call this new currency [Guild Seals]. 

Let's learn more about the [Guild Seals] and the [Guild Seal Shop]!​

- "Guild Seals" will be available as a season reward.

[Guild Seals], which will be added from season 5, are exclusive currency that can only be obtained as a siege battle reward. The Season Seals can be used to purchase items from the [Guild Seal Shop].

[Guild Seal Shop] will be updated during the siege battle season 5 period.

We are preparing various items that cannot be acquired from other contents, such as building skins and profile backgrounds.

Please take a look at the table below for a better understanding.

As you can see, the appearance effects that were given as a grade reward in season 1 and special building skins to decorate your buildings will be available.

Right now, you only have access to limited no. of appearance effects, but with the Guild Seal Shop update, you will be able to purchase them with no limits!

In addition, we are considering to have the transmogs, that are given as siege battle season rewards, to be purchasable at an appropriate time in the future.

Please stay tuned for the new Guild Seal Shop and special items that will be added along the way!

The amount of Guild Seals that will be given to Summoners is as follows.

- Siege battle season basic currency rewards will be upgraded.

Lastly, siege battle tournament season rewards for each grade will be upgraded as follows.

Summoners will now be able to earn more Crystals and Guild Points!

In addition to the new transmog and Guild Seals added as season exclusive rewards, the existing Guild Point and Crystal rewards will be greatly increased. We think that this addition and improvement will enhance the attractiveness of the siege battle as guild content.

Please check out the chart below to see the season reward improvement details we explained at a glance.

The season reward information will be available in the game by going to the [Info > Reward > Season Reward] Menu in the siege battle screen when season 5 begins. Here, we have prepared a screenshot of UI image that will be changed in advance.

From exclusive transmog to the special currency “Guild Seals”! We believe this is such good news for many Summoners who have been playing the siege battle content sincerely. 

We will continue to improve and develop the siege battle and other contents so our Summoners can enjoy the gameplay more, so please stay tuned! ​

Now, we will be talking about the changes in the siege battle tournament battlefield.

▶ [Siege Battle Tournament] “Special Base” will be added.

A new rule called [Special Base] will be added to the Siege Battle Season 5 Tournament.

As the service period of the siege battle becomes longer, many guilds conducted active research and studied to find effective attack decks and defense decks. And as a result, strategies and deck compositions have been standardized to some extent.

The dev team developed the [Special Base] to add a new strategic element to the existing siege battle tournament, hoping that more various battles will occur between guilds.

Please read further for more detailed explanation.

What’s the [Special Base]?

- It’s a base where a special rule of various elements that affect the battle can be applied, meaning a new rule will be applied in addition to the existing battle rules of siege battle.

<Special Base’s Basic Rules>

- A total of 3 types of rules will be provided for each special base per season.

: These 3 types of rules can be changed depending on the season. A notice will be made in advance, at least one month before the start of the siege battle tournament, to inform the changes.

- After occupying the opponent guild’s base, your guild can select one of the three types of rules and apply to the base while rebuilding the base.

: The rule that was set once cannot be used again during the ongoing siege battle.

- Your guild can set up the special base up to 2 times during each siege battle tournament.

- Special base cannot be set for the 4-star base.

- During the rebuilding period, your guild can change the special base settings, but once the rebuilding period is over, no changes can be made.

- The rule of the set special base will be applied equally to both attack and defense decks.

- Only the guild master, guild vice masters and senior guild members can set the special base.

We will explain more with an example below. Please take a look at the image first.​

As shown in the above image, a new menu will be available in the upper left corner when your guild is rebuilding the base after the occupation.

With this new menu, you can set the special base.

As mentioned earlier, you can select one of the three rules to set the special base, and the rule used before cannot be used again during that siege battle. In addition, up to 2 special bases can be set during the tournament.

Many of you will now be curious what kind of rules there will be. We will release one of the special base rules from this note!

The remaining special base rules will be announced at least one month before the siege battle tournament begins.

“Attack Bar Limited Base”

- With this rule applied, the Attack Bar increasing/ decreasing skill effects will not be effective in the special base.

The special base rule will be applied to the monsters placed in the base and the monsters that attack the base, so the skills that have Attack Bar increasing/decreasing effects will not be useful.

The dev team is also talking a lot about how to compose the deck for this special base, and we think it will be fun for the Summoners to consider the deck composition for this special base in advance.

We are currently conducting a final balance test for the several special base effects, and we are working hard to develop based on the ideas that Summoners can enjoy, so please stay tuned.

In addition, there is one more special effect about the [Special Base].

When your guild set up a special base, your guild will acquire 10% additional siege points continuously from the moment the special base is set. If your guild has 2 special bases, your guild will acquire 20% additional siege points!

Deck compositions with high win rate or Monsters with great abilities may be limited by the special base rules, so your guild will have to discuss which special base effect to choose, and which base to make it as the special base. Strategic consideration and careful selection are a must!

Special base is a special rule [that will only be applied during the siege battle tournament period], and not during the normal siege battle season period. This rule will also be available for the special matches played during the siege battle tournament, so please make sure to enjoy the rule with new strategical approach.

Our team is also developing a function that allows you to test several special bases in advance.

However, due to the development process, this update will not be available in time of the siege battle season 5 opening in June. We will do our best to update this function as soon as possible.​

In addition, there will be a change in the seeding assignment of the siege battle tournament bracket. 

▶ [Siege Battle Tournament] bracket seed assignment will be changed.

Previously, the Rank No. 3 - 4 guilds (based on the siege battle season rank) were randomly assigned to the second and fourth seed. However, since it will be more helpful for participants to prepare for the tournament by knowing the opponent guild and their performance, we will be fixing the Rank No. 3 guild to be placed in the fourth seed and the Rank No. 4 guild to the second seed.

With the fixed seed, the final rank of the siege battle will become a more important factor in the tournament.

We are expecting to see fierce competition between guilds in order to get a favorable rank until the end.

Lastly, we would like to introduce one more improvement before ending the note. We believe many of you have been waiting for this update news!

▶ [Siege Battle] battle replay share function will be added.

- The replays of battle and battle tests can now be shared immediately.

Analyzing the opponent’s deck and studying your own deck to become more powerful are great fun factors in the siege battle.

To maximize this fun factor, giving and receiving feedback between guild members are important and helpful.

Like the World Arena replay share, the relays of battles or battle tests can now be shared easily.

A [Share Replay] button will be added to the battle results screen, allowing Summoners to share the battle gameplay immediately to the guild members.

When you tap the [Share Replay], your battle replay will be shared to your guild chat, and you and your guild members will be able to communicate and share feedback.

We are excited to see Summoners actively studying and reviewing the guild’s siege battle strategy and tactics within the guild.

Please note that this replay function will be added to the game via the first update in June.​

This is all we have for the upcoming update news, but we would like to address one more thing in this dev note.

We would like to apologize for the inconveniences of notifying the season opening and closing via a separate notice, confusing Summoners with the uncertain siege battle season closing time. We plan to provide a notice that includes the season closing time when notifying the new season opening.

Our team will continue to listen to your feedback and opinions to improve the game and service in a better direction.

We hope you are excited about the siege battle improvements we shared in the note. 

We know that we cannot satisfy all Summoners with just one update, so we promise to find what’s missing and do our best to fix and improve the missing and lacking parts one by one.

(The developer’s note is intended to help you understand the upcoming updates in advance.

As development and testing are still underway, we ask you to understand that the actual update may be different from that we have shared in this note.)

There’s an ongoing Siege Battle Tournament Prediction Event for Season 4, so be sure to check out the event and predict which guilds will advance to the further rounds and the final winning guild of the season!

We will be back with another exciting dev note in the future​