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Stormlands Guide Summary

Event Overview

Stormlands is an 18-day event in the Legacy of Thunder season. Kingdom competition runs from day 2 through day 15.

Eligible players can relocate to the Weathered Wasteland. Alliances expand their territory and compete for Storm Points, with rankings tracked for individuals, alliances, and kingdoms. To qualify for kingdom leaderboard rewards, a player must earn more than 200,000 Storm Points.

Resources and Storm Strength

Three resources support progression:

• Storm Energy: Used for alliance construction and territory development. Up to 2,000 daily can be obtained from Stormwolves and occupied cities.
• Storm Fragments: Used to upgrade Storm Weapons. Up to 3,000 daily come from Stormwolves and Storm Erosion.
• Storm Crystals: Used to rank up Storm Weapons. Up to 200 daily come from Storm Rhino rallies.

Storm Weapons increase a player’s Storm Strength. Entering a region with insufficient strength exposes cities and troops to damage and makes monsters harder to fight: players take more PvE damage and deal less. Alliance territory protects members from regional storm damage, but the strength difference still affects fights against Stormwolves and other monsters.

Upgrade weapons before pushing into stronger regions, and keep the daily resource limits in mind.

Regions and Important Structures

The four major regions are the Weathered Wasteland, Weathered Forbidden Zones, Eternal Storm Eye, and Realm of the Forgotten.

Key structures include:

• Wasteland Fortresses: Provide Storm Energy and help alliances access the Forbidden Zone.
• Artisan Cities: Allow alliances to build war machines.
• Energy Cities: Generate Storm Energy and Storm Points over time.
• Storm Altars: Enable Storm Erosion. Offerings upgrade altars for buffs and rewards, while advanced altars also generate Storm Points continuously.
• Storm Fortresses: Can become alliance fortresses and support further expansion.
• Energy Storage Cities: Increase an alliance’s Storm Energy storage limit.
• Sacred Storm Towers: Provide buffs and nearby relocation access. An outer tower must be captured before attacking the core tower.
• Temple of Zeus: A major kingdom objective that awards substantial points.

Storm Hydras appear in the Forbidden Zone during Storm Invasions from day 4, at 05:00, 13:00, and 21:00 UTC, for one hour. During these appearances, players can march through Forbidden Zone fortresses regardless of who owns them.

Alliance buildings also support expansion and event activities:

• Signal Fires extend territory but must connect to an active fortress or another Signal Fire.
• Gathering Centers provide gathering benefits and protection.
• Supply Depots provide bounty rewards and spawn Trojan horses during Trojan Uprising.
• Decoy Vaults generate marauders for Marauder Hunt.
• Wonder Airship Docks provide access to wonder battlefields.

Build structures within suitable alliance territory and plan expansion rather than placing them at random.

Event Schedule

• Day 1: Map opens; alliances can relocate and begin construction.
• Day 2: Wasteland Fortresses, basic Artisan Cities, and Energy Cities unlock; competition begins.
• Day 3: Storm Altars and Storm Erosion unlock. Erosion can be activated every two days, with waves lasting up to 30 minutes.
• Day 4: Storm Invasion and basic Storm Fortresses begin.
• Day 5: Intermediate Synergy Cities unlock.
• Day 6: Storm Eye Fortresses and advanced Artisan Cities unlock, opening access to the Eternal Storm Eye.
• Day 7: Advanced Storm Altars unlock.
• Day 8: Advanced Storm Fortresses unlock.
• Day 9: Fortresses to the Realm of the Forgotten and advanced Energy Storage Cities unlock.
• Day 10: Forbidden Zone Fortresses become available for war declarations.
• Days 12 and 14: Temple of Zeus contests.
• Day 15: Competition ends.

Check the event calendar for fortress openings and Temple of Zeus battles. The kingdom with the highest score chooses its preferred Temple contest time.

Ways to Earn Storm Points

Players can earn Storm Points by:

• Upgrading Storm Weapons for personal points. Listed rewards rise from 1 million points at level 2 to 16 million at level 20.
• Donating Storm Altar offerings for 80,000 points each.
• Dealing damage during Storm Erosion: each point of damage to erosion beasts and giants earns one point.
• Gathering resources, excluding armories, for 20 points per 100 resources.
• Defeating Stormwolves. Higher-level wolves award more points:
  • Levels 31–35: 13,500 points
  • Levels 36–40: 15,000 points
  • Levels 41–45: 16,500 points
• Completing Ancient Storm Monuments quests; points depend on quest quality.
• Taking part in PvP actions, including eliminating, severely wounding, or losing troops. For level 9 units, the listed values are 180 per elimination, 36 per severe wound, and 72 per loss. However, the guide cautions against deliberately sacrificing troops for points.

Alliance point opportunities include:

• Completing Storm Erosion in under 10 minutes for 500 million points. Slower completions receive less, down to 100 million for a finish under 30 minutes.
• Defeating a Storm Hydra for 200 million points.
• Holding the Temple of Zeus for 100,000 points per minute. The alliance holding it at the end receives 8 billion points. The event also rewards extended occupation, including holding it for more than an hour.

Rewards and Recommended Approach

Personal rewards include Stellar Points, universal speedups, and resource packs. Prizes extend through the top 1,000 players. Alliance rewards scale with ranking, with additional building-related rewards for the top three alliances.

Kingdom rewards are:

• First place: 5,000 coins
• Second place: 3,000 coins
• Third place: 1,500 coins
• Fourth place: 1,000 coins

The guide recommends:

• Upgrading Storm Weapons and collecting their materials consistently.
• Coordinating territory expansion and connecting structures properly.
• Prioritizing Energy Cities and advanced Storm Altars for ongoing resources and points.
• Joining Storm Erosion and Storm Invasion when possible.
• Preparing as a kingdom for Temple of Zeus contests.
• Contributing in whatever way fits: gathering, farming monsters, completing objectives, and supporting alliance plans can all help. Winning does not require every player to be a top PvP fighter.

Featured Gamer and Source

• TitoBods — guide host.
• Heronee from ERA 28 — credited in the video metadata with special thanks.