Ohh myy gossh, welcome back #splinterlands fans! Have we got something truly special for you this edition 😁 Star💫 here (@star-shroud) from the @SHIELD-OF-GLORY guild 🛡️ with our first ever edition of the fully revamped BRAWLS OF STEEL - END OF SEASON report ⚔️

We're joined by our good friend and co-author of the special eos edition Moros👑 (@moros) leader of the CARDS OF FURY guild 💪 Moros has used his magical skills to conjure up a treasure trove of brawl-related data from this past season 🧙 Believe me, you've NEVER seen the brawl results broken down and illustrated like this before 🤯 We think this is something the game should be doing but isn't, so.... we did it for you! You're not going to want to miss this.

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BRAWLS OF STEEL: End of Season Report

WHY WE'RE DOING THIS?

First and foremost, we are fans of the game--plain and simple--and brawls and guilds in particular. Because of that, we want to get more players actively involved in guilds and brawls, to help grow the ecosystem to its full potential.

In fact, hey by the way, if you play the game and aren't part of a guild, just stop reading this right now 🛑 Seriously, just stop. Right now 🛑 Go to the "guild-recruitment" channel on splinterlands discord and start looking. Or make a post, get some people together and start a new guild. We cannot stress enough how much being part of a guild enhances the game experience. Like we said a few months back:

"If you play Splinterlands but aren't part of a guild, you might not even know what brawls are. You've almost definitely never seen a GLADIUS card, and that's a real shame cause they're awesome. First of all, if that's you---you are missing out big time! Stop reading this right now and go request to join a guild (or start your own). It's easy to do and I promise you won't regret it. Seriously my friends, the benefits are numerous, both tangible and intangible. Tangible in terms of shop discounts, DEC rewards, GLADIUS cards and the like. Intangible, in terms of the friends you will make and the comradery you'll create within the community. It is definitely one of the most rewarding parts of the game. Don't miss out." Star💫 original post"

In fact, if that's still you, both SHIELD OF GLORY and CARDS OF FURY are usually recruiting for our main guilds and feeder guilds, so hit up the public chat on our respective discords and introduce yourself if you're interested.

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The MAIN HALL for SHIELD OF GLORY and CARD OF FURY

The other goal of these eos reports is to provide a comprehensive overview of top tier brawl results (right now, that still means TIER 2) and---for the first time ever---provide you the players with a RANKING SYSTEM to show: 1) the best guilds at brawling, 2) the best brawlers overall, and 3) the best brawlers in each fray! 😆

WHAT ARE BRAWLS & WHY CARE?

In the past we've posted background material on brawls, what they are, and why they are awesome. If you're completely unfamiliar with brawls, start with this post. Also stay tuned, because in the near future we will release specific posts on topics like:

• WHAT ARE BRAWLS?
• WHAT ARE GLADIUS CARDS?
• WHAT IS AN ARENA?
• WHAT IS A BARRACKS?
• WHAT ARE THE BRAWL REWARDS?
• WHAT IS A GUILD STORE?

For now though, we'll assume you understand the general premise behind brawls and how they work. So why even care about brawls though? To be honest, it seems like a lot of players don't. Probably for one simple reason---you didn't make any money brawling. In other words, you got glory and some GLADIUS cards, but that was about it. And since GLADIUS cards can't be transferred, sold or rented (they are "soul-bound" to an account), many players therefore ignored brawls altogether. This is a P2E game after all, right? But we're here to convince you otherwise, because you should care about brawls, especially now, for at least two important reasons...

First, brawl rewards are changing and you will start to earn SPS for brawls. As soon as the next brawl cycle hits, it's expected that SPS rewards will become part of the brawl system rewards pool. This alone should motivate many players to become more active in the brawl ecosystem.

Second, and more importantly, you should care about brawls because, on balance, brawls seem like a more fair and honest representation of a guild's battle skills and therefore their true rankings.

A BETTER GUILD RANKING SYSTEM

Consider the current guild ranking system and whether it always makes sense. The current system depends on the sum of each individual guild members highest ranking (in modern or wild). Thus, guilds with a maximum roster of 30 players have an automatic advantage in the rankings posted by splinterlands. Is that an accurate representation of which the best guilds are though? Maybe. Maybe not.

As opposed to ranked play, brawls are series of one-on-one battles in which (at least for TIER 2 brawls) 16 "frays" are formed. Each guild can only submit one player for each fray. Therefore, as long as a guild has at least 16 members, it should theoretically be able to compete with any other guild on an equal playing field. That obviously ignores a host of other things like deck strength, but at least the playing field itself is even.

For example, as we'll discuss more below, the #1 ranked guild in brawls last season, SUMMONERS TRIBE (24 members), is actually ranked #9 by splinterlands at the time this posted. As another example, the #3 ranked guild in brawls last season, ANTISOCIAL CLUB (23 members), is currently ranked #23 by the game.

On the flip-side, you have a guild's like Star💫's own SHIELD OF GLORY (30 members) or KNIGHTS UNITED (30 members) who---at the time of this post---are ranked #3 and #1 in the game, respectively, but who came in #12 and #19 in the the brawl rankings last season.

Why the discrepancy? Of course, it's the number of guild members. This isn't to cast any shade on the current structure of guilds. It's just to point out that the number of members in a guild has a huge impact on the current system, and therefore may not represent the most fair and accurate way to rank a guild's skill in battle.

RECOGNIZING MORE OF THE COMMUNITY

Finally, another goal here is to highlight some really good players that perhaps you haven't heard about before. Although they might not all be top of the leaderboard at eos, these folks are killin it in brawls battles! And that really is a whole other skill-set in this game that should be recognized. To let those accomplishments go unsung seems like a waste. Well, it will not go to waste any longer...

TOP 25 GUILDS BY TIER 2 BRAWL RESULTS

Enough of the soapbox for now---let's get to the good stuff! Without further ado, here are the TOP 25 guilds based on points achieved in TIER 2 brawls last season:

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The TOP 25 guilds by total brawl points

There's so much to dive into here, it's just so awesome! Of course, a huge congrats to SUMMONERS TRIBE on coming in first place, winning all four brawls this past season! The GUILD OF NEOXIAN came in an extremely close second, also winning all four of it brawls! In third place was ANTISOCIAL CLUB, who had three 1st place finishes and one 2nd place finish.

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The TOP 3 guilds by total brawl points

You may also notice a big name missing from the brawl rankings. Although we're not sure why, it appears that IMMORTAL GODS did not play the first brawl of the season. Therefore IG doesn't appear in the rankings. If anyone has further details on this, please post in the comments below.

TOP 10 BRAWLERS BY WINS

Not only did Moros👑 get us all that first-ever look at the TOP 25 guilds, he also brought us the TOP 10 overall brawlers by points:

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The TOP 10 brawlers by brawl points

Congrats to @donawas of LEGENDARY WIZARDS on coming in first with the most brawl points (97 points) last season! @samji of LEGENDARY WYVERNS and @fluidic-motion from HYDRA KIDS HYDRA WIFE tied with 93 points each, although the latter had one less battle overall. Congrats the other top brawlers as well, including some notable names such as @kittenz and @bulldog1205 from the #1 brawl-ranked guild SUMMONERS TRIBE, @uwelang from the legendary LEGENDARY DRAGONS, and @jlordc of GUILD OF NEOXIAN, among others.

TOP 3 BRAWLERS PER REGULAR FOIL FRAY (#1-12)

Oh, and not only did Moros👑 get you that first-ever look at the TOP 25 guilds by brawl ranking, AND the TOP 10 brawlers by points, but he went even one step further---bringing us data on the TOP 3 brawlers per fray! Because some frays have more battles than others, this seemed like the best way to ensure that all of the top players are recognized.

Of course, if you are someone who switches frays each cycle, you aren't going to show up in these fray-specific rankings. However, if you play the same fray each brawl (like many players do) then this data should provide good insight into who the top brawlers are in each fray.

Starting from FRAY 1, the top brawlers last season were @donawas with an overall league leading 97 points from LEGENDARY DRAGONS in first place, @jlordc (87 points) from GUILD OF NEOXIAN in second, and @mynameisnyef (81 points) from T&A LEGION I taking third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 1 (NOVICE | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

In FRAY 2, the top brawlers last season were @samji (93 points) from LEGENDARY WYVERNS in first, @uwelang (87 points) from LEGENDARY DRAGONS in second, and @four22 (84 point) from HD2 MARAUDERS OF CROM coming in third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 2 (NOVICE | REGULAR FOIL | CHAOS LEGION)

In FRAY 3, the top brawlers last season were @hatoto (87 points) from LEGENDARY DRAGONS in first, with @blackcoffee79 (78 points) from T&A LEGION I and @captaindingus (78 points) from BITCOINS & BREWS tying for second/third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 3 (BRONZE | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

In FRAY 4, the top brawlers last season were @nitroage (78 points) from LEGENDARY UNICORNS in first, with @gandalf-the-grey (75 points) from PEAKMONSTERS [CHAMPS] and @mongysalmon (75 points) from CARDINALS tying for second/third (though the latter had one less loss).

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 4 (BRONZE | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

The top brawlers in FRAY 5 last season were @aweee (90 points) from PHOENIX IVY who took first, @panda38592 (84 points) from ANTISOCIAL CLUB taking second, and @kheldar1982 (78 points) from LEGENDARY RAPTORS finishing third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 5 (BRONZE | REGULAR FOIL | CHAOS LEGION)

In FRAY 6, @edgincleo1 (84 points) took first place, but has since left GN GODS OF THE NORTH, @butters323 (81 points) from T&A LEGION I took second place, and @mightpossibly (75 points) from ANTISOCIAL CLUB finished third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 6 (BRONZE | REGULAR FOIL | ALPHA/BETA)

The top brawlers in FRAY 7 last season were @luinicisa (90 points) from T&A LEGION I who took first, @aabcent (87 points) from ANTISOCIAL CLUB taking second, and @teddykgb (78 points) from SUMMONERS TRIBE who finished third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 7 (SILVER | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

In FRAY 8, @fluidic-motion (93 points) from HYDRA KIDS HYDRA WIFE turned in a resounding first place performance. @wrrrri (87 points) took second place but has since left LEGENDARY HATCHLINGS, and @jannikkb (75 points) from LEGENDARY WYVERNS finished third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 8 (SILVER | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

The top brawlers in FRAY 9 were @dejan.vucovic (81 points) from LEGENDARY UNICORNS who took first, @calebj (75 points) from CARDINALS taking second, and @teddykgb (70 points) from [RKO] OUTTA NOWHERE finishing third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 9 (SILVER | REGULAR FOIL | CHAOS LEGION)

The top brawlers in FRAY 10 were @mr-waffles (78 points) from LEGENDARY WHELPS who took first, @edgincleo2 (75 points) from HD2 MARAUDERS OF CROM taking second, and @onkeltom (72 points) from LEGENDARY WYVERNS finishing third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 10 (SILVER | REGULAR FOIL | MODERN)

In FRAY 11, @halfblue (87 points) from EARNEST SAMURI JPN tied with @cryptodollabill (87 points) from BITCOIN & BREWS for first/second place. @ts-warrior (84 points) from GUILD OF NEOXIAN finished third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 11 (GOLD | REGULAR FOIL | WILD)

In FRAY 12, @justenjoy (78 points) from GN GODS OF THE NORTH took first and @veganbarbarian (75 points) from HD2 MARAUDERS OF CROM took second. @luffyland1893 (69 points) from LEGENDARY WYVERNS finished third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 12 (GOLD | REGULAR FOIL | MODERN)

TOP 3 BRAWLERS PER GOLD FOIL FRAY (#13-16)

In the bright and shiny gold foil FRAY 13, @the-dark-knight (87 points) from BITCOIN & BREWS took first, and @byzantinekitty (81 points) from SUMMONERS TRIBE tied with @bobcatg (81 points) from ANTISOCIAL CLUB for second/third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 13 (BRONZE | GOLD FOIL | WILD)

The top brawlers in gold foil FRAY 14 were @neophyte2234 (66 points) from BITCOIN & BREWS who took first, @moriarty95 (63 points) from LEGEDNARY DRAGONS taking second, and @digital-wisdom (62 points) from TEAM POSSIBLE finishing third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 14 (BRONZE | GOLD FOIL | MODERN)

In gold foil FRAY 15, @kobold-djawa (72 points) from IMMORTAL GODS 2 took first, while @masshole (69 points) from SUMMONERS TRIBE tied with @byzantinist (69 points) from SUMMONERS TRIBE for second/third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 15 (SILVER | GOLD FOIL | WILD)

Last but certainly not least, the top brawlers in gold foil FRAY 16 were @blastedzeus (66 points) from LEGEDNARY WYVERNS who took first, and @zaku (60 points) from GUILD OF NEOXIAN tying with @skipples (60 points) from PEAKMONSTERS [LEGION] for second/third.

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The TOP 3 in FRAY 16 (SILVER | GOLD FOIL | MODERN)

TOP BRAWL BATTLES

Wow, that was a lot! We really have given you so much already, but if you can believe it, we're planning even more. In future editions of the eos report, keep an eye for the "TOP BATTLES" section. This section will contain links to watch brawl battles between top players each season. For now though, please be satisfied with watching this battle where Moros👑 uses his gold foil VORST and hands @kittenz😾 one of only three brawl battle losses from his entire season: battle here!

ECOSYSTEM COMMENTARY

Lastly, as we work to continually innovate on these brawl reports, we also have some ideas on how to make things even better in the game itself. In future editions of the eos report, please keep an eye out for the "COMMENTARY" section where we'll discuss ways in which we believe the brawl ecosystem could be overhauled such that older players are fairly rewarded but without creating barriers for newer players. The former group are undeniably crucial to this game, and the game wouldn't exist at all without them. But the latter are the new life-blood and future of the game, so consideration should be given to how we onboard more players into the ecosystem. More on this in future editions.

CONCLUSION

That's it for now! We hope you enjoyed reading the completely revamped BRAWLS OF STEEL eos report. If you did, please upvote this post! As we continue to improve each season's report, we look forward to constructive feedback and suggestions from the community in the comments section. Hope to chat with you there!