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War of Emporium
Classic castle sieges return in September 2026 alongside 2nd Jobs — guilds that already raid together will convert fastest.
Last updated: September 3, 2026
War of Emporium (WoE) is on the accelerated September 2026 roadmap with second jobs. Battlefield mode — live now — lets guilds farm GvG crafting materials before castle sieges begin. It is the franchise’s guild-versus-guild castle siege: emperium cores, guild halls, and a weekly PvP calendar that rewards organization more than solo gear score.
Launch MVP Raid and the Guild EXP revamp are the practice league. If your guild cannot field a Priest, a tank line, and a call-out lead on raid nights now, WoE will feel chaotic. Empires are won in Discord before they are won in the castle.
Open-world PvP already appears on some MVP Raid maps. Treat those nights as positioning homework: Fly Wings, party stickiness inside the 31×31 EXP radius, and who holds aggro when a rival party crashes the hunt.
Battlefield prep
Farm Battlefield materials now to craft GvG gear before September castle hours. Gravity positioned this mode as the bridge between PvE farming and formal WoE.
September timing
Public showcase materials place WoE in the same month as 2nd Jobs. Exact castle hours will land in live patch notes — pin official Discord, not forum rumors.
Guild first
Join a guild with a timezone that matches yours (SEA / EU / Oceania). Empty guilds will not hold a castle; active raid groups will.
Role coverage
You want at least one Priest, a Knight or Crusader frontline, and ranged AoE. Duplicate Hunters are fine; a guild of six Assassins is not a siege plan.
Economy for sieges
Budget potions, Fly Wings, and backup gear before the first WoE. Refine-from-+1 break risk means you should not walk in with your only weapon.
- Do not skip guild quests in August — they are how Guild EXP and attendance habits form before castle times exist.
- Practice break-off with Fly Wings on contested MVP maps; WoE punishes slow disengage even harder.
- Confirm whether your region’s castle schedule overlaps work hours before you main a timezone-heavy support job.
- Watch Gravity channels for the live WoE rule set — item restrictions and emperor buffs often differ from classic iRO memory.