Battleground of the Obelisk
The Battleground of the Obelisk is a site feature that was introduced as part of the War for the Obelisk plot. At the Battleground, users can join one of six different warring factions and battle to win the favor of the powerful Orcale.
How to Play[edit]
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Week 1 | Signups | Battling | |||||
Week 2 | Truce: Boons are active |
The Battleground of the Obelisk is played in two-week rounds. Only three of the six warring factions participate in each round. The three participating faction are randomly selected; however, whenever a faction wins a round, they are excluded from participating in the next round. As such, a single faction cannot win two rounds in a row.
Each round begins with a three day sign-up period. During this time, users are allowed to join any of the three participating factions. After sign-ups are over, a battling period begins. During this four-day period, users can rack up points for their faction by defeating certain Battleground exclusive 1-player challengers in the Battledome.
When the battling period ends, a seven day truce period begins. The faction with the most points wins the round and receives the Oracle's blessings. Users that supported the wining faction are presented with a selection of five different boons and are allowed to choose one. Users who supported either of the two losing factions will instead receive a small consolation prize.
Opponents[edit]
Each faction is represented by five unique Battledome opponents. After a user joins one of the three factions participating in the current round, they will be able to fight all the opponents from the other two remaining factions.
All of these opponents are exclusive to the Battleground of the Obelisk, and they cannot be fought any other way:
Awakened Opponents | ||
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Grumpy Mummy |
Zombie Hooligan |
Ghostly Knight |
Unchained Monster |
Lanie and Lillie |
Brute Squad Opponents | ||
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Rent-a-Brute |
Back Alley Bruiser |
Brutal Mercenary |
Unyielding Sentinel |
Commander Flint |
Order of the Red Erisim Opponents | ||
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Minor Warlock |
Hedgewitch |
Licensed Conjurer |
Master Wizard |
Rasala the Bright |
Seekers Opponents | ||
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Assistant Scientist |
Smug Philosopher |
Stalwart Explorer |
Genius Inventor |
Professor Lambert |
The Sway Opponents | ||
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Amateur Insider |
Charming Subversive |
Nefarious Plotter |
Cunning Mastermind |
The Duchess |
Thieves Guild Opponents | ||
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Petty Pilferer |
Roadside Bandit |
Midnight Smuggler |
Shady Prowler |
Kanrik, Master Thief |
Boons[edit]
Boons are temporary boosts that give users specific advantages on the Neopets website. There are many different boons and each one has a unique effect. Boons can only be earned by supporting the winning faction during a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk and participating in at least 10 battles during that round. Each faction has a fixed set of five boons that they can receive from the Oracle. The exception to this is the Awakened, who instead are presented with a set of five boons that are randomly selected from among the other faction's boons.
Boons only remain active during the one-week truce period that occurs at the end of a round. They expire as soon as sign-ups for the next round begin.
Boon | Effect | Available to | |
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Bank Bribery |
Your interest rate at the National Neopian is increased by 3%. |
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Black Market Goods |
Extra items that have a rarity of 85 or more will restock at official Neopian shops. These extra items are only available to users using this boon. |
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Book Smarts |
Your Neopets will receive 2 - 4 intelligence points when reading a book instead of the standard 1 point. |
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Cartogriphication |
Your Neopet will automatically know which way to go when navigating the Faerie Caverns. |
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Cheaper by the Dozen |
Allows you to buy stocks for as low as 10 NP at the Stock Market. |
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Doctor Who? |
Your Neopets will automatically be cured whenever they contract a disease. |
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Doppelgänger |
Gives a small chance that a one-use item will not be destroyed after being used in the Battledome. |
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Double Bubble |
Gives a small chance that Healing Potions will not be destroyed after being used on your Neopet. |
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Equip ALL THE THINGS |
Allows you to equip a ninth piece of battledome equipment onto your Neopets. |
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Five-Finger Discount |
You receive a 10% discount when haggling at official Neopian shops. |
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GRRRAAAAHHHHHH! |
Your Neopets do 10% more damage when attacking in the Battledome. |
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LOL AVIES |
Allows you to copy one user's active avatar for as long as you have this boon. This "pilfered" avatar does not count toward your avatar high score. |
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Refreshed Quest Request |
Allows you to swap a currently active Faerie Quest for a new one. This new quest is randomly selected. |
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Right Round Round Round |
Allows you to spin each of Neopia's Wheels twice before having to wait the normal amount of time between spins. |
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Scratch Master |
Allows you to buy two scratchcards before having to wait the normal amount of time between purchases. |
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Strength of Mind |
Your Neopets are granted the Mind Blast ability. |
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That Millionaire Feeling |
Allows you to make a bid higher than 2,000,000 NP at the Trading Post. |
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Premium Boons[edit]
In addition to their normal boon, Premium users can also choose one of the following two premium boons:
Boon | Effect | Available to | |
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Full Pockets |
You receive more NP from Premium Scratchcards. |
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Premium Dreamium |
You can submit 4 scores each day for the Premium featured game of the day. |
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Avatars and Site Themes[edit]
There are six avatars that can be unlocked by participating in the Battleground of the Obelisk. In order to unlock these avatars, the user must have participated in at least 10 battles during the round:
Battleground: Awakened Help the Awakened win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk | |
Battleground: Brute Squad Help the Brute Squad win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk | |
Battleground: The Order Help the Order of the Red Erisim win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk | |
Battleground: Seekers Help the Seekers win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk | |
Battleground: The Sway Help the Sway win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk | |
Battleground: Thieves Guild Help the Thieves Guild win a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk |
In addition to this, there are six site themes, one for each of the six factions, that can be unlocked by participating the Battleground of the Obelisk. Like the above avatars, users can unlock each faction's site theme by being a member of that faction when it wins a round of the Battleground. In order to qualify for a site theme, the user must have participated in at least 10 battles during the round in which the faction won.
Consolation Prizes[edit]
If the user sides with a losing faction during a round, they will randomly receive one of the below consolation prizes:
Battleground of the Obelisk Consolation Prizes | |||
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