Arena of Solare Practice Mode is now open daily:
- EU: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (UTC)
- NA: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (PST)
The current ranked season is between July 3, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance – Aug 14, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance. Check the times listed in the guide for the ranked match schedules.
Arena of Solare is a ranked 3v3 PVP arena using MMR and matchmaking systems. You can only queue solo for ranked matches.
- The arena has equalized gear options that you must set before being able to enter a match.
- Any character that is above level 60 and has completed their Succession/Awakening quests can enter a match.
- Go to the Arena of Solare menu by going to the ESC menu → War (F7) → Arena of Solare → [Find Match]
- You can also open the menu by clicking the Arena of Solare widget on the left side of the minimap.
How to Enter/Setting your Gear
Arena of Solare only uses equalized gear, so you must set up your equipment before you can enter a match.
Click the button in the Arena of Solare menu (ESC Menu [ESC] – War [F7] – Solare’s Arena) to start.
After setting your gear, click the “Find Match” button in the Solare Arena menu to be automatically assigned to matchmaking.
Gear Options
Practice Mode
Practice matches are available every day:
- EU: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (UTC)
- NA: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (PST)
| [Practice Mode] Seal of Solare Gained |
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|---|---|---|
| Victory | Draw | Loss |
 x30 |
x20 |
x15 |
Custom Matches
You can create a custom match to play Arena of Solare with your friends or host your own tournaments.
- Custom Matches can be created through the ESC menu – War (F7) – Arena of Solare Custom Match button.
Once in the Custom Match UI, you can invite players and assign them to a team. At the moment, the arena map is selected randomly, but there are other features planned for the future such as map selection and a spectator feature.
Arena Schedule
The current ranked season is between July 3, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance – Aug 14, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance
| NA | Mon-Fri | Sat-Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Ranked Matches |
16:00 – 00:00 PDT
19:00 – 3:00 EDT |
12:00 – 00:00 PDT
15:00 – 3:00 EDT |
| EU | Mon-Fri | Sat-Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Ranked Matches | 15:00 – 23:00 UTC 17:00 – 1:00 CEST |
11:00 – 23:00 UTC 13:00 – 1:00 CEST |
Practice matches can be queued every day at the following times:
- EU: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (UTC)
- NA: daily between 10 AM – 1 AM (PST)
Arena of Solare Rules
General Rules
- Arena of Solare matches are best out of 5 matches, meaning the first team to reach 3 wins is determined as the winner.
- Each round has a maximum of 3 minutes time, if the timer runs out, then the team with the highest total HP of players is declared the winner. If the HP is the same, then it will be declared a tie.
- As well as equalized gear, the use of items, such as potions, food buffs, and other consumables is restricted. Any buffs that are on your character will be paused when you enter and will not take effect.
- Natural HP recovery of all players is equalized and is similar to using an infinite potion with a Miraculous Cheer V fairy. When using skills with HP recovery, only around 30% of the total recovery amount will be recovered.
- Character HP is set to 2,000 Max HP and Critical Hit Level, Attack/Casting Speed level, and Movement Speed level are all set to level 5.
- AP, Damage Reduction, Accuracy, and Evasion stats are halved for all characters and the guard gauge is equalized across all characters.
- Skill cooldowns, Emergency Escape (V) cooldown, HP, MP, Stamina, and Black Spirit Rage are all reset upon entering.
- Emergency Escape (V) cooldown is reset every round.
- Stats gained from Adventure Journals do not take effect.
Leavers penalty
- If you leave before the end of the match, you can return to the battlefield through the re-login window before the match ends
- Leaving in the middle of the match will be punished in terms of ranking points according to the situation
- In case of not re-entering the match: A penalty for leaving halfway
- Returning to the match but losing: give points for defeat
- Return to the match and win: give victory points
Battlefield Maps and Buffs
When entering the Arena of Solare, one of the maps is selected at random for the entire match. Each map has different mechanics and “Traces of Elements ” buffs available to players. There are a maximum of 4 buffs available depending on the map:
- Flora’s Breath (green orb buff) = Restores HP to all allies
- Water’s Chill (blue orb buff) = Increase all defenses for 20 seconds
- Fire’s Warmth (red flame buff) = Increase all attack power for 30 seconds
- Wind’s Song (white flame buff) = Increases Attack/Casting/Movement Speed increase for 30 seconds (solo buff only)
Elemental trace buffs obtained on the battlefield will be displayed as an icon above your character’s head.
Ruins of Tzol
- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Dalbeol Village Maehwa Road
- A battlefield with Maehwa flowers flutter
- Green orbs (Flora’s Breath) buff appears in various places on the field at certain times and can be hit to restore HP to all allies.
- Not available in practice or ranked matches
Shimnidae Forest
- The most basic map, there are no mechanics, obstacles or other variables on this map
- Not available in practice or ranked matches
Dokkebi Cave
- A foggy and quiet battlefield
- The Blue orb (Water’s Chill) buff appears in the center of the field at certain times and can be hit to increase all defenses for 20 seconds for all allies
- Not available in practice or ranked matches
Olun’s Valley
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The most basic map, there are no mechanics, obstacles or other variables on this map
- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Gowun Plateau Reed Field
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A battlefield of the lush reeds
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The white flame buff (Wind’s Song) appears in various places on the field at certain times and can be hit to increase Attack/Casting/Movement Speed increase for 30 seconds.
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This is a solo buff only.
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- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Manshaum Forest
- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Aboveground)
- A battlefield where you can utilize the Song of the Wind which appears once every round to turn the tide of battle at the two stairway entrances.
- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Jade Starlight Forest
- Available in practice matches
- Available in ranked matches
Match History
You can view your Match History in the Arena of Solare menu.
- Use the dropdown menu to view the K/D ratio, Debuffs, Damage Dealt, Damage Taken, and Healed Stats of each player.
- You can also inspect any player’s gear using the magnifying glass icon.
- The red icon next to the class portrait is for Awakening class specs, and the blue icon represents Succession class specs.
- ACE/MVP is awarded to the players based on damage dealt, debuffs applied, and the number of kills.
Rank Score
When you win or lose a match in the Solare Arena, your rank score will change depending on the result. Ranked scores are divided into brackets and badges are awarded depending on your ranking.
- The initial rank score for all players is 1150 points, which will increase when you win and decrease when you lose
- In the case of consecutive victories in a battle, additional points will be awarded based on the number of consecutive victories
Rank Placement Matches
Upon starting [Arena of Solare] Ranked Mode for the first time, you will enter the “placement matching” process.
- The starting score for placement matches will be allotted based on your final score at the end of the previous season.
- If you did not participate in the previous season, your starting score will be 700.
- However, even if the final score from the previous season affects the starting score, it will not start below 700 points.
- A total of 10 matches will be played per Family in the Placement Match, and winning a match will earn points four times the usual victory points.
- Points will not be deducted upon losing during placement matches.
- However, the penalty for deserting a match will be the same.
Rank Decay
When you reach an advanced rank score, if you do not participate in a match for a certain period of time, your rank score will decay periodically depending on your level:
- ※ Solare Incarnate V: If there is no match for 3 days, -30 points will be deducted each day
- ※ Radiant Spear IV: If there is no match for 7 days, -20 points will be deducted every 3 days
- ※ Twilight Spear III: If there is no match for 14 days, -15 points will be deducted every 7 days
Rank Leaderboard
The rank leaderboard can be found on the ESC Menu > Information (F1) > Arena of Solare Rank (9).
It shows the win rate and rank score of the top 100 players or you can filter by class to view the top 20 players in each class.
You can also click the magnifying glass icon to view information on other Adventurers such as whether they play Awakening or Succession, their Skill Add-ons, and their current gear setup.
Rewards
Seals of Solare Exchange
When finishing a match, you will earn a certain amount of Seal of Solare tokens to exchange for rewards.
You can exchange these items directly in the Manage Currency UI.
- Click the Manage Currency icon
on the top right of the screen (next to your mini-map). - Or open the UI by going to the ESC Menu – Rewards (F3) – Manage Currency Menu
| Seal of Solare Gained |
||
|---|---|---|
| Victory | Draw | Loss |
| x30 |
x20 |
x15 |
| Once per family exchange |
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|---|---|---|---|
 Main Weapon Exchange Coupon x1 (Once per Family) |
Seal of Solare x5,000 | ||
 Awakening Weapon Exchange Coupon x1 (Once per Family) |
Seal of Solare x5,000 | ||
 Sub-weapon Exchange Coupon x1 (Once per Family) |
Seal of Solare x5,000 | ||
| Once per week exchange |
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 Corrupt Oil of Immortality x3 (Once per week) |
Seal of Solare x35 | ||
[NEW]  Sturdy Forest Tread x3 (Once per week) |
Seal of Solare x30 | ||
[NEW]  Tough Whale Tendon Elixir x5 (Once per week) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
[NEW]  Superior Whale Tendon Potion x25 (Once per week) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
[NEW]  Enhancement Help Kit III x1 (Three times per week) |
Seal of Solare x30 | ||
[NEW]  Chilling Fragment x10 (Three times per week) |
Seal of Solare x30 | ||
[NEW]  Old Moon Alchemy Catalyst x30 (Three times per week) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
 Item Collection Increase Scroll x3 (Once per week) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
| Once per day exchange |
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 Essence of Gallantry x1 (Once per day) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
 Essence of Courage x1 (Once per day) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
 Essence of Honor x1 (Once per day) |
Seal of Solare x20 | ||
| Always exchangable |
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 Perfume of Courage x1 |
Seal of Solare x15 | ||
 Khalk’s Elixir x1 |
Seal of Solare x15 | ||
 Elixir of Deep Sea x1 |
Seal of Solare x15 | ||
 Marni’s Unstable Fuel x1 |
Seal of Solare x5 | ||
 Whale Tendon Elixir x1 |
Seal of Solare x2 | ||
 Box of 3 Whale Tendon Potions |
Seal of Solare x1 | ||
 Gold Bar 10G x1 |
Seal of Solare x1 | ||
Weekly Quest
You can summon the Black Spirit and take the quest “[Event][Arena of Solare] Master of Solare”. Winning 3 matches will award you with “[Event] Seal of Perseverance”!
Take your Seals of Preservrance to Shakatu at the Altinova Combat Arena to exchange them for rewards.
Duration: January 5, 2023 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC) – February 28, 2023 (Tue) before maintenance
| [Event] Seal of Perseverance | Exchangeable Items |
|---|---|
|
[Event] Seal of Perseverance x1
|
 Choose Your Shakatu Box x3
|
 Cron Stones x300
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| [Event] Seal of Perseverance x2 |
 Advice of Valks (+120)
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| [Event] Seal of Perseverance x4 |
 [Event] Shakatu’s Secret Box
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Top 5 in Class Rankings
The top 5 players in each of the seperate Class Rankings at the end of the season are awarded with Pearls.
The pearls are sent to your in-game mail (B) a week after the season ends.
Duration: January 4, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – February 1, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance
| Class Ranking 1 |
 11,500 Pearls
|
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Class Ranking 2
|
5,800 Pearls
|
| Class Ranking 3 |
4,600 Pearls
|
| Class Ranking 4 |
3,500 Pearls
|
| Class Ranking 5 |
2,300 Pearls
|
* Rewards will not be duplicated.
* If the win rate of the class you played the most is less than 50.0%, you will not receive any rewards.
* In cases of a tie, the same level of rewards will be paid out.
* If the number of games played in the Ranked Mode during the event period is less than 50, you will be excluded from the event.
Top 100 Rewards
Players who are in the top 100 at the end of the season will receive the following rewards:
- Special Permanent Outfit for your class (character bound)
- Special yellow “Solare Knight“ title which can be used until the end of the next Area of Solare Season
- Glorious Solare Box
 Glorious Solare Box |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Cron Stone x1,000
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Solare Hall of Fame
- The Solare Hall of Fame can be found in the Battle Arena and has a statue of the top-ranked player in each class from the previous season.
- The statue resembles the character with their family name, character customizations, and outfit. If the player changes their family name or outfit, it will not be reflected in the statue, but character customizations will be updated.
- Any player can go to the statues in the Battle Arena and use 20 energy to receive the “Blessings of a Great Knight” buff. This buff grants you Breathing EXP +10% for 10 hours.
