Welcome back to our [Meca Ranking] coverage of Arthdal Chronicles. Things have shifted quite dramatically since our last update—we finally have a player who has breached the 200,000 combat power threshold. That honour goes to 'Cheonhacheongeom' from the Aramunhaesla 2 server. Unsurprisingly, this has triggered a significant ripple effect across the leaderboards. Just how much has the average power climbed in the last seven days? KookminTree has crunched the numbers.

What’s the current state of the global combat power rankings?

The recent update introduced the 'Midwinter Equipment Growth Box', and players have been gorging themselves on these items to boost their stats. The top-tier players are busy crafting 'Radiant Sacred Tree Essence (+8)' using event tokens to complete their Alchemy Field records. Meanwhile, those further down the food chain are using 'Scribe’s Seals' to fill out the records for common, high-grade, and rare gear that were previously a nightmare to complete.

The result? A massive jump in the average power of our top-ranked players. To put it in perspective, the top 100 average power rose by 1,080 points, jumping from 154,231 to 155,310 in just one week. If you look at the top 500, the average climbed from 124,257 to 124,792—a gain of 535. Not bad at all, considering no new core growth content was actually added.

Amidst this, Cheonhacheongeom from Aramunhaesla 2 surged ahead to take the world number one spot, finally dethroning the long-standing titans, 'Paegakjil' from Yunseul 2 and 'Doduk' from Isodnyeong 2. It seems all those tokens were put to very effective use.

We also need to keep an eye on 'Dongmulwonwonjangcheonya' and 'Jinmantalahu' from the Tagon 1 server. During last Sunday's Total War, they clocked in at 189,862 and 184,439 combat power respectively. If you’re playing on a Korean server, these two are going to be a massive headache during cross-server events like the Black Night Archipelago or Total War.

How do the servers stack up on average?

Looking at the server averages, Tagon 1 is the clear standout this week. Thanks to the aforementioned powerhouses, the server average shot up by a whopping 1,625 points, securing them 8th place globally. Other servers like Isodnyeong 2, Yunseul 1, Daraburu 2, Airuz 2, Saya 2, and Isodnyeong 3 also saw gains—expect them to be much more formidable in the next integrated content phase.

What’s the latest on the Faction Score?

Last week was a chaotic mess of elections for Faction Leaders and the crowning of the Lawless King. Paegakjil from Yunseul 2 took the top spot with 20.34 billion points. Cheonhacheongeom (Aramunhaesla 2) followed with 18.67 billion, while Doduk (Isodnyeong 2) and 'Michinja' (Yunseul 1) rounded out the top four.

How does the job distribution look among the elite?

For the top 100, the meta is: Stormcaster at 22%, Archer at 20%, Holy Knight at 18%, Priest at 14%, Warrior at 12%, Fighter at 8%, and Twin Blade at 6%. Expand that to the top 500, however, and the picture shifts: Stormcaster jumps to 29.2%, Priest to 22.6%, and Archer to 17.4%, with the others trailing behind.

Any changes in the Alliance rankings?

The 'Dooly' alliance on Isodnyeong 2 is still sitting pretty at the top with 83.26 billion reputation points. 'Daehan' from Isodnyeong 1 (75 billion) and 'One Piece' from Daraburu 2 (70.98 billion) aren't far behind, but don't expect a power shift until the next reputation reset.

Community Pulse

Last week, we asked: 'What do you think about inter-region server transfers?' A massive 92.31% were against it. The feedback was quite blunt: players feel the gap between global and legacy servers is too wide, and many are simply unwilling to share servers with non-Korean players. There’s a strong sentiment that the status quo should be maintained.

This week, we’re looking at the Temple of the Sun. The recent update boosted the drop rate for Awakening Tokens by 800%, driving everyone to the temple. However, some argue that even with the buff, places like the Black Night Archipelago and Fox Flower Snowfield are still better for grinding. What’s your take? Cast your vote, and we’ll reveal the results next week.