September 27, 2026
Duel — a new Capital Defense mode
A short one-on-one PvP battle for rating. No waves and no long build-up: assemble your warband, find an opponent, fight.
Building your warband
- A new "Duel" button appears next to "Paired Defense" and opens the warband builder.
- Pick a race and a hero. The hero gets 5 levels right away — spend them on skills, leadership included, to lead more fighters.
- Fighters of your race are bought with experience. The budget covers roughly four fighters of middle rank: take them, or one strong fighter and a few lighter ones.
- Gold goes to artifacts, gear and potions, and you choose up to 6 spells that are laid on your warband before the battle.
- Save a finished build as a template. Keep several and pick the one you need in a single click.
The battle
- Press "Find opponent": matchmaking goes by rating and the battle loads at once.
- Any race against any race, mirror matches included.
- 40 seconds per turn. Run out of time and the computer moves for you.
- The side whose warband is left standing wins. A deadlocked battle is a draw.
- Send your opponent quick phrases during the fight.
Rating and replays
- Duels have their own rating, leaderboard and ranks, separate from Paired Defense.
- Every battle is recorded and can be rewatched turn by turn, with pause and fast forward.
- Streamers can open any battle by its match number and show it to their viewers.
- Live stats on the website: who is searching and fighting right now, recent duels, the leaderboard.
The mode is in development; we will announce the release separately. Ideas and wishes for the builder and balance are welcome in the #предложения channel of our Discord: https://discord.gg/sTu7w8g4rs