How it Works

Every month, the Guardians of the Storm will host a tournament on Discord and Untap. Players will be awarded points based on their results in one unified leader board, with a prize for the winner at the end of the year. Bonus points will be rewarded for results achieved with a Warlord who has not Top 8’d in a recorded Ancients event: see the Ugly Ancients list. Warlords will be removed from the list once they make the top 8 in a monthly Ancients or Ugly tournament. Point are awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a normal game win

  • 1 point for a normal game draw

  • 10 points for a playoff series win

  • 5 points for a game win in a lost playoff series

  • 1 points for a game tie in a lost playoff series

  • 2 points for a lost playoff series

  • 10 points for winning a tournament

  • 1 point per match win with an Ugly Warlord

  • 2 points for making the playoffs with an Ugly Warlord

  • 2 points for each playoff match win with an Ugly Warlord

  • 3 points for winning a tournament with an Ugly Warlord

The bonus points for Ugly Warlords will put players who use Ugly Warlords slightly ahead of those who do just as well as them with non-Ugly Warlords. For instance, if a player with an Ugly Warlord makes the cut at 3-1-1, then immediately loses, they’ll score 22 points (give or take, depending on match scores), plus 5 points for their 3 match wins and making the playoffs, plus 2 points for losing in their playoff series, for a total of 29. A player with a non-Ugly Warlord who achieves the same thing would score 24. A player with a non-Ugly Warlord who makes it to the semifinals would score at least 34.

We loved the way Ugly Warlords shook up the meta in 2024, and in 2025 we’re experimenting with a new way to mix up Warlord selection. This is the Legendary List. Once a Warlord makes the top 4 in an Ancients tournament, they’re added to the Legendary List for 2025. Players who have made the playoffs in 2025 will not be able to play Warlords on the Legendary List in online tournaments, with the exception of Worlds. To recap:

  • If a Warlord secures one of the top 4 spots in an online tournament, it gets put on the Legendary List.

  • If a player makes the playoffs of a tournament in 2025, they can no longer use Warlords on the Legendary List in future 2025 events.

  • The Legendary List does not apply to the World Championships—anyone can play any Warlord they like at Worlds.

The year so far…

 

JANUARY ANCIENTS
1/10/25 - 2/4/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: Graham with Anacaona
Runner Up: NirvanaTool with Warboss Azh’kal
3rd: Temperance with Captain Dukat
4th: Xenomorph40 with The Broken Earth

 

FEBRUARY FACTION WAR
2/14/25 - 3/3/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: NirvanaTool with Jautya Syne
Runner Up: Xenomorph40 with The Nemesis
3rd: Jackalofmourn with Kothkah
4th: SlyfoX with Nitesh Imaran

 

MARCH CLASSY
3/7/25 - 3/29/25
Format: Classy Ancients

Winner: Slyfox with Rogue Bard Vactus, Spirit’s Champion
Runner Up: Celtic with Rogue Artificer Master Inventor Otto
3rd: Kamacausey with Cleric Seer Jin Valford
4th: Wes with Cleric Seer Sav’rukk

 

APRIL ANCIENTS
4/3/25 - 4/21/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: Graham with Allisara
Runner Up: Yotakafish with Stonefist Gargoyle
3rd: NirvanaTool with Jodin Drac
4th: Restomagus with Yedraw

 

MAY GATHERING
5/8/25 - 5/29/25
Format: Magic Ancients

Winner: Temperance with Raziel
Runner Up: Graham with Sir Rallen
3rd: TheMelyK with Saunginel
4th: SlyfoX with Raziel

 

JUNE ANCIENTS
6/5/25 - 6/25/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: NirvanaTool with Adarymy
Runner Up: Graham with Adathan, Celestial Messenger
3rd: Cactusofblood with DerRist
4th: Atomic_Tomato with Jautya Syne

 

JULY POORMAN’S
7/10/25 - 7/26/25
Format: Poorman’s Ancients

Winner: Yotakafish with Iam Unsullied
Runner Up: Kamacausey with Sir Robert of Andover
3rd: Daddy_Eagle with Fo’ttr’ak’ka
4th: DepressoDaDo with Church Enforcer Tancred

 

AUGUST ANCIENTS
8/7/25 - 8/25/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: Graham with Ginerva of the Moon
Runner Up: Kamacausey with Vronish Kez
3rd: t0ma70 with Adarymy
4th: fox.n.otter with Beastmaster Eladric

 

SEPTEMBER WORLDS
9/11/25 - 10/1/25
Format: Ancients

Winner: NirvanaTool with Saunginel
Runner Up: Russel with King Xod
3rd: Sangington with the Nemesis
4th: Forgedcaake with Nitesh Imaran

 

OCTOBER SAGA
10/9/25 - 10/25/25
Format: Saga

Winner: NirvanaTool with Adathan, Celestial Messenger
Runner Up: Kamacausey with Efrim Dawntreader
3rd: SRATNER08 with Lord Belasco
4th: Graham with Church Enforcer Tancred

 

NOVEMBER SAGA KEREBRUS BATTLEFIELD PROMOTION
11/6/25 - 11/23/25
Format: Saga Kerebrus Battlefield Promotion

Winner: Russel with Duri Earthwalker
Runner Up: A-A-ron with Pridayn Glyn
3rd Play: SlyfoX with Lord Argen D’Ilchant
4th Play: Restomagus with Duri Earthwalker