War of the Roses

Introduction

War of the Roses is a massive 300 vs 300 large scale open world PvP contest! 

• War of the Roses consists of large battlefields across Kamaslyvia and Odyllita
• In War of the Roses there's a mix of PvP and PvE boss elements to control the battlefield 
• War of the Roses has no stat limit but does have a minimum gear score requirement
• Fight for a faction, control key locations and destroy the enemy's commander NPC to win! 

 

War of the Roses will have a Season system and will take place every 2 weeks on the O'dyllita 1 server.

 

War of the Roses Story Questline

If you're interested in the lore of the War of the Roses, a questline has been added to provide a backstory to why the War of the Roses is taking place. 

 

As a quick summary, there are two queens, one of Kamasylvia and one of O'dyllita, the two queens are competing for a throne, during War of the Roses you'll pick a side to fight for. 

 

You do not have to complete this story questline in order to compete in the War of the Roses. 

 

As a requirement, you must have completed [O'dyllita] Hadum's Realm before being able to start the War of the Roses questline. 

 

 

If you've completed O'dyllita II then you'll be able to start the War of the Roses questline, which you can see here: 

 

The questline will divide into a crossroads type quest, which will have you pick a side during the story quests in order to gain a title: 

Kamasylvia Crossroads Path		O'dyllita Crossroads Path
[Title] White Rose Bloom		[Title] Black Rose Bloom

 

Joining the War of the Roses

You can access the War of the Roses by hitting Esc - War - War of the Roses, or by just searching for the term in the Esc menu. 

 

 

Once there you'll see the participation screen where you can join up for the War of the Roses once available. 

 

This will happen once the leading guilds have been appointed which happens at Sat at 00:00 - Sun at 00:10. 

 

 

Adventurers that don't belong to the leading guild can apply as a Third Legion recruit during Sun 00:10 - 15:05.

 

	Leading (Captain's) Guild	The Third Legion
How to Apply	ESC Menu - War (F7) - War of the Roses
Participants	Up to 100 (members of the same guild/alliance, including war heroes) per faction	Up to 200 per faction
When to Apply	NA
	Fri 11:00 PM - Sat 11:10 PM (PST)	Sat 11:10 PM - Sun 01:05 PM (PST)
	EU
	Sat 01:00 CET - Sun 01:10 (CET)	Sun 01:10 - Sun 15:05 (CET)
	Leading Guilds will be announced right after the application window closes.   Guilds (alliances) appointed as leading guilds must select a "Captain" by Sunday NA: 01:05 PM (PST) EU: 15:05 (CET) (This cannot be changed once confirmed.)
Conditions	Guilds (alliances) who've won at least one Tier 4/5 Node War/Conquest War in the past two weeks (Each victory accrues points, and guilds /alliances with the highest accrued points will be appointed)   Tier 4 Node War: 1 point Tier 5 Node War: 3 points  Conquest War: 10 points	Total gear score of at least 700 (AP + DP)   (Sum of main/awakening AP (highest of the two) and DP)
Costs	10 billion Silver in Guild (alliance) funds * Refunded if not selected	500 million Silver * Refunded if not selected
Selection Process	Sun at 00:10 Guild with highest accrued points selected	Sun at 15:05 Applicants randomly selected
Participants after Selection	Up to 100 (members of the same guild/alliance, including war heroes) per faction	Up to 200 per faction
Faction	Randomly selected between Kamasylvia and O'dyllita factions
Other	Can join via the "Participate" button on the War of the Roses server (akin to Node/Conquest War)	-

 

Other Requirements and Limitations

There are some other rules and restrictions to consider when applying for or considering joining the War of the Roses, here are some things to keep in mind: 

 

Refunded Costs:

 

• Use the "Refund" button in the ESC Menu to get back application fees if not selected for War of the Roses.
• Unclaimed fees are lost if not refunded before the next leading guild's application period.

 

Participation:

 

• War of the Roses participation is separate from Node/Conquest War.
• The leading guild is selected based on accrued points from the past two weeks, with random selection in case of ties.
• Members of any rank in the leading guild can participate.
• Participation status can be changed until the war starts.

 

Forming/Breaking Alliances:

 

• No guild disbandment or alliance changes once applied for the leading guild.
• Disbandment/alliance changes are allowed if opting out before the leading guild is selected.
• Forming/breaking alliances resets accrued points for the leading guilds.

 

Joining/Leaving Guilds & War Heroes:

 

• No guild disbandment or member changes once applied for the leading guild until the war ends.
• War heroes can be appointed until the war starts, but not during the war.
• Leaving a guild after the war requires claiming outstanding War of the Roses rewards.

 

War Heroes & the Third Legion:

 

• War heroes of leading guilds can't apply for the Third Legion.
• Third Legion applicants can't be war heroes of leading guilds.

 

War Start and Additional Rules

 

• All players will have their Black Spirit's Rage is reset once war begins.
• Guild skills are restricted on a server with War of the Roses in progress.
• Similar to Node/Conquest War rules, all monsters on War of the Roses servers will disappear 15 minutes before a war starts, and will respawn 10 minutes after a war's conclusion.
• Players can't use the Archaeologist's Map, Lafi Bedmountain's Improved Compass/Telescope, or the Magnus Abyssal Wells

 

All non-participants on the same server will see their DP reduced to 0 and become susceptible to participant attacks.

 

Only adventurers bearing the "War Correspondent" title can go about their corresponding ways, unaffected by the above effects.

 

All areas where the War of the Roses is in progress become Combat Zones.

 

War of the Roses Schedule 

Guild applications for the leading guild position are open from 00:00 on Saturday to 00:10 on Sunday, lasting approximately 24 hours. 

 

Following the announcement of leading guilds, from 00:10 to 15:05 on Sunday, captains will be designated, and registrations will be accepted for members of the Third Legion.

 

The War of the Roses is scheduled for a two-hour duration on Sunday at:

 

War of the Roses Schedule Table
War Server		O'dyllita-1 server
War Period		- Once every two weeks (Subject to change during preseason)
Applying for the Leading (Captain's) Guild		NA
		Sat 11:10 PM - Sun 01:05 PM (PST) * Any points accrued after the initial application will automatically be factored in for the final count.
		EU
		- Saturday at 01:00 - Sunday at 01:10 CET * Any points accrued after the initial application will automatically be factored in for the final count.
Leading (Captain's) Guild Appointments Announcement		NA
		- Saturday at 11:10 PM (PST)
		EU
		- Sunday at 01:10 CET
Applying for the Leading Guild's Captain and the Third Legion		NA
		- Saturday at 11:10 PM - Sun 01:05 PM (PST)
		EU
		- Sunday at 01:10 - 15:05 CET
Leading Guild Captain Appointments & the Third Legion Announcements		NA
		- Sunday at 01:05 PM (PST)
		EU
		- Sunday at 15:05 CET
War of the Roses Times		- Sunday at EU 17:00 - 19:00 (CET) NA 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (PST) (Subject to change during the preseason)

 

Captain & Lieutenants

Guild Masters of the leading guild have the option to either designate captains or take on the role themselves, letting them control the battlefield.

 

Captains gain access to the tactical map, which lets them see live updates during the war, as well as some unique skills.

 

As mentioned on the above table, Captains must be selected by Sunday at 01:05 PM (PST) for NA and Sunday at 15:05 CET for EU. 

 

Captain Role

A captain can be appointed to Kamasylvia & O'dyllita and can then use the tactical map to issue orders and set objectives for the Third Legion to work towards during the war.

 

Captains also gain access to exclusive skills that will grant their faction benefits in battle that we'll go over later. 

 

 

Captains can place leading guild members and Third Legion mercenaries into platoons, and only captains can set and edit the platoons.

 

You can edit platoons even while a war is on going, but you can't remove platoon members once war has begun.

 

You cannot edit Third Legion platoons that have been assigned with missions.

 

Captains can follow allies on the tactical map, along with occupied points, while continuously issuing/canceling missions to the Third Legion. (Canceling a mission will deem it completed.)

 

Lieutenant Role

Captains of each faction's leading (captain's) guild can appoint three lieutenants. While they don't have quite as many abilities or options as Captains, Lieutenants can help with the war's tactics. 

 

Lieutenants can also assign orders and various missions to members of the Third Legion via the tactical map.

 

Third Legion Missions

The Third Legion make up the majority of players and are able to operate freely within the war area, facing various enemies and situations. You can earn more rewards by completing missions assigned by your faction.

 

During the preseason period, mission completion rewards will not be applied

 

Adventurers participating as members of the Third Legion can go on missions assigned by the captain, which may be completed at a platoon level. The six types of missions are as follows.

 

Depending on which mission is selected for a given location (attack, defense, or enemy suppression), the Third Legion can be assigned one of the following six missions.

 

Sanctum Attack		Capture a specific sanctum within 10 min.
Sanctum Defense		Defend a specific sanctum for 10 min.
Defeat a Commander		Defeat a Commander within 10 min.
Protect a Commander		Protect a Commander for 10 min.
Defeat Enemies (x40)		Eliminate 40 enemies within 10 min.
Spirit's Altar Activation		Activate the Spirit's Altar for your faction within 10 min.

 

Missions performed at platoon level can only be carried out one at a time, and multiple missions are impossible.

 

Missions can continuously be assigned and completed. The more successful missions, the higher the rewards.

 

War of the Roses Area

The War of the Roses takes place over sections of Kamasylvia and O'dyllita territories. There are no safety zones in the War of the Roses - the entire map becomes a combat zone.

 

Ornette & Odore Castles have stable keepers and wharf managers in certain spots available while Old Wisdom Tree and Starry Midnight Port also have stable keepers and wharf managers available.

 

 

Players will be instantly transported within their faction's castle walls at the war's start if they're not already there.

 

Your can get blessings from your faction commander by standing near them before heading out to different sanctums.

Sanctums & Guardians

There are 20 sanctums in the War of the Roses, 18 of them will have different monsters spawning at each sanctum.The other 2 sanctums are occupied in the beginning by each faction.

 

 

The 20 sanctums consist of N (Narchillan) 1 to 10, S (Sephir) 1 to 10, and the Spirit's Altar (center)

 

Once the war starts, Faded Relics will spawn at each neutral sanctum, which will remain passive to adventurers. 

 

If a sanctum is occupied by the opposing faction, you will need to defeat all monsters that have spawned at that sanctum.

 

Once all monsters have been cleared, an allied guardian monster will spawn affiliated to the newly re-occupied sanctum.

 

Guardian monster types are fixed based on each sanctum.

 

You can only conquer sanctums that are closest to a sanctum occupied by your faction. Defeating monsters in any other sanctums will not let your faction occupy them.

 

Each time your faction occupies a sanctum, allies in your faction will obtain one of the following passive effects. 

You can check the tactical map to see which sanctum grants which passive effect.

 

Sanctum Passives

AP +28

Damage Reduction +24

Black Spirit's Rage Recovery +1% per 10 sec

All Resistance +5%

HP +2,000

Movement Speed +5%

Attack Speed +3%

Accuracy +28

Evasion +24

 

Spirit's Altar

The guards of the faction castles are powerful monsters, but do not respawn upon defeat. Defeating them while under the effects of the Spirit's Blessing is important for winning in the War of the Roses.

 

There is only one Spirit's Altar during the war, and you must transfer enough Black Spirit's Rage into the monsters spawned around the altar to occupy it.

 

The Spirit's Altar gives powerful buffs and spawns Ancient Chariots, Ancient Trolls, and elephants.

 

Once the Spirit's Altar is activated, it cannot be re-occupied for 20 minutes, and you can check the timer on the tactical map.

War of the Roses - Victory Conditions

The goal of the War of the Roses is to defeat the opposing faction's commander, either Narchillan or Sephir, who are located within their castle walls. 

 

Controlling more sanctums will provide advantage in local skirmishes, helping you across the battlefield as a whole. 

 

If both commanders remain standing at the end of the War of the Roses, the faction whose commander has the highest HP wins.

 

Commander Narchillan of Ornette Castle

 

 

Commander Sephir of Odore Castle

 

 

Tactical Map

During the War of the Roses, the world map used is known as the Tactical Map it will replace your regular world map.

 

The Tactical Map displays occupation status, HP, and other information of each sanctum.

 

Captains and lieutenants can view the location and view of allies, and the location of enemies discovered by allies will also be marked on the map.

 

 

The war area and status of the faction commander can be checked, along with sanctum status (remaining HP, occupation status), and the placement of platoons.

 

Regardless of your faction, allies are marked in blue, and enemies are marked in red on the Tactical Map.

 

Captains & Lieutenants		- Can see the location of all allies and enemy locations in revealed areas.
Platoon Leaders of Each Faction		- Can see one's current location and the location of other platoon members.
Platoon Members of Each Faction The Third Legion of Each Faction		- Can see one's current location

 

Tactical Map Control

The captain can inspect the allies' platoon formation and together with the lieutenant, can assign missions to the Third Legion.

 

Missons can be assigned continuously to move forward with the Third Legion.

If allies are moving around or lost, their direction can be assigned through area selection control (ALT+LMB drag).

 

A colored navigation ping (ALT+RMB) can also be used in major regions or locations.

 

[F1] Platoon List	- The list of platoons formed by guild members and the Third Legion can be checked on the bottom left of the Tactical Map.
[F2] Platoon Deployment	- Captains can place guild members and the Third Legion in platoons (20 members max each). - Once placed, the Third Legion can be given missions by the captain at a platoon level.
[F3] Mission Assignment	- Captains and lieutenants can assign missions to the Third Legion by clicking on sanctums and such.
[F4] Chat UI	- The chat UI can be toggled on or off in the Tactical Map.
RMB	- Navigation is directed to the region right-clicked on.
Area Selection ALT + LMB (Drag)	- Select allies located within the area. - RMB after selection to set navigation for allies towards said area.
Navigation (Ping Function) ALT + RMB	- The Tactical Map displays four different navigation guide colors: red, yellow, blue, and green. - All allies can see the navigation guide colors on their screen.

 

Faction Skills

As mentioned earlier the captain can use the six faction skills during the War of the Roses to help provide a tactical advantage to their allies. 

 

Skill Name	Skill Description
Enhance Vision	Reveals an obscured field of vision for 10 sec. Cooldown: 5 min
Rally Forces	Instantly teleports a selected platoon to the targeted sanctum. Cooldown: 5 min
Powerful Attack	Summon King Griffon/Khalk near a designated sanctum to temporarily unleash heavy area-of-effect damage. Cooldown: 10 min
Summon Ogre	Summons a group of violent Ogres near the designated sanctum. The summoned Ogres will disappear when a targeted sanctum's guardian is defeated or after a certain time period. Cooldown: 20 min
Obscure Vision	Obscures the enemy's field of vision in fog for 30 sec. The enemy captain can use "Enhance Vision" skill to remove the obscure vision effect. Cooldown: 3 min
Immobilize Guardians	Freezes the sanctum's guardians and restores 20% of their HP, making them impossible to target for approximately 1 min. Cooldown: 10 min

 

In War of the Roses, annexes such as Elephant Nursery and Cannon Observatory are not utilized,

and weapons deployed at the start of the War of Roses can be used immediately.

 

There's also additional weapons that spawn at specific locations at the start of the war that you can use to gain an advantage in the war.

 

Weapon (Range)	Max HP (Durability)	Mobility	Damage and Debuffs
Ancient Troll (Melee)	Mid-level Max HP	Mid-level Mobility	Mid-level Damage on Sanctum High-level Damage on Adventurer
Elephant (Melee)	High-level Max HP	Mid-level Mobility	Low-level Damage on Adventurer Various Debuff Effects (Knockback, Knockdown)
Ancient Chariot (Short Range)	Low-level Max Durability	High-level Mobility	High-level Damage on Adventurer
Ballista (Mid-range)	Low-level Max Durability	Low-level Mobility	High-level Damage on Sanctum High-level Damage on Ancient Chariot, Elephant, Ancient Troll, and Ballista
Cannon (Long Range)	Low-level Max Durability	Low-level Mobility	High-level Damage on Adventurer Debuff Effect (Knockdown)

 

Elephants, Chariots, and Ballistae spawn on the bridge in front of each faction's Ornette/Odore castle, while Cannons spawn at designated spots.

 

The Ancient Troll, a siege mount, is only summoned when the Spirit's Altar is occupied. It can be directly mounted by an adventurer from the occupying faction.

 

Once deployed at the start of the war, these weapons do not respawn if destroyed and will disappear at the war's end.

The War of the Roses weapons are accessible to all allies, regardless of whether they belong to the leading (captain's) guild or the Third Legion or their rank.

 

When using the War of the Roses exclusive weapons - chariot, ballista, and cannon, no ammunition is consumed.

 

War of the Roses - Revival

When you die in the War of the Roses, you can choose to revive at a sanctum occupied by your allies. You can also choose between Quick Revival or Revival.

 

Quick Revival	Select an occupied sanctum and be revived with 20% HP 30 sec cooldown
Revival	Select an occupied sanctum and be revived with 100% HP 45 sec cooldown

 

If you die in the War of the Roses, your mount is also moved to your location and revived if it was killed.

 

 

War of the Roses - Rewards

The following rewards will be given at the end of the War of the Roses during the preseason. 

 

War of the Roses Result	Leading Guild	Third Legion
Victory	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3
Liberation	[Reward worth 2 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2
Defeat	[Reward worth 1.5 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5

 

Rewards are distributed via Mail (B) during the maintenance after the War of the Roses.

 

Season Rewards

The following rewards are given at the end of the War of the Roses during seasons.

 

War of the Roses Result	Leading Guild	Third Legion
Victory	[Reward worth 6 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3 - Rosy Victory Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3 + additional rewards for mission completions
Liberation	[Reward worth 4 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2 - Rosy Liberation Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 2 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2 + additional rewards for mission completions
Defeat	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 - Rosy Defeat Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 1.5 billion Silver] - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 - Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 + additional rewards for mission completions

 

War of the Roses Penalties 

There are penalties in place for different violations while participating in the War of the Roses, this is to reduce AFK players or non-participation, the following count as violations: 

 

• Not connected to the War of the Roses server (O'dyllita-1) for more than 10 minutes.
• No character movement for more than 10 minutes during the War of the Roses.
• Moving out of the war area for more than 10 minutes or 10 times.

 

When you leave the war area, a warning will be displayed on the minimap at the top right of the screen.

 

When you are out of the area for more than 1 minute, a warning message will be displayed, and you will receive the penalty if the message is shown 10 times.

 

 

When you receive the War of the Roses penalty, you won't be able to collect War of the Roses rewards or participate in the following 4 wars as part of the Third Legion. 

 

Penalized participant information (guild and Family details) will be shared with their faction's captain and lieutenants for the real-time platoon reorganization.

 

 

When selecting participants for the Third Legion in the War of the Roses, the following priorities are applied.

 

1st Priority Group (Third Legion first picks): Those who are not selected as the Third Legion in the last war

 

2nd Priority Group (when the 1st priority group is short on members): Those with a history of being selected as the Third Legion in the last war

 

If you participated in the previous war as part of the Leading Guild (alliance), you will be considered the 1st priority group when applying as the Third Legion in the next War of the Roses.

 

For example:

Preseason Round 1 - Selected for the Third Legion

Preseason Round 2 - 2nd priority group for the Third Legion

Preseason Round 3 - 1st priority group for the Third Legion

 

Adventurers who've received a penalty as the Third Legion cannot join as part of a leading guild.          

 

War Correspondent 

There is also a way for adventurers with the War Correspondent title to view the status of the war via ESC - War - War of the Roses UI.

 

They can check the Tactical Map and overall sanctum occupation status/HP while on the O'dyllita server during the war via the War of the Roses UI.

 

They can also receive messages on the bottom right on the faction skills used by the captains of each faction.

 

But Abusing the rights of the War Correspondent will result in the removal of the title and rights.

 

 

 

So what do you think? Are you excited for faction based PvP content in Black Desert? Let us know what you think! 

 

-- Change log - Adjusted Gear score requirement and Sanctum Passives to match changes - 14/02/2024

-- Adjusted the passive sanctum benefits - 29/02/2024