Welcome back to the Meca Ranking for 'Arthdal Chronicles: Three Factions' (hereinafter Arthdal Chronicles). The 26th marked a historic milestone as we finally crowned the first-ever winner of the Integrated Siege Warfare League 1. The victors, the First Alliance, managed to break a three-month-long deadlock, finally uniting various top-ranking factions across servers to secure the throne. Curious about how it all went down? KookminTree has done the legwork for you.

The First Alliance finally claims the Geomeuldun Fortress after three months of stalemate.

The First Alliance, anchored by the Yunseul server, etched their names into the halls of history as the first winners of the Arthdal Chronicles Integrated Siege Warfare beta season, which kicked off back on January 28th. Previously, the matches were a slog between the First Alliance, the Aramunhaesla 'Mad Ones', and the Ibna 'Reaper' Alliance. Because the Mad Ones and the Reapers always occupied two of the three bidding slots, the First Alliance was stuck fighting 100:50 uphill battles, leading to nothing but endless draws.

However, in this second siege of April, the First Alliance decided to play a different game. They pulled off a masterstroke by forming a secondary alliance, 'Snowstorm', recruiting the Black Label from the Yunseul server, the Baekya from Inaishinki, and newcomers like the Doenjang-jjigae from Saya, the Hero from Sharuka, and the Restraint from Darkus. This tactical shift allowed them to secure a much more favourable 120:60 match-up.

The opposition, however, was not sitting idle. When their secondary alliance, the Reapers, failed to secure a bid, the Cheongryong and Baekho members from the Ibna server jumped ship to join the main 'Jujak' alliance. This significantly boosted the average combat power of the top 60 members of the Mad Ones. It seems they traded quantity for quality, hoping that sheer individual prowess would carry them through.

The final showdown was a brutal affair. With only six minutes left on the clock, the First Alliance managed to shatter the throne. It was a close shave—had they taken even a moment longer, the guardian stones would have respawned, and we would have been looking at another stalemate. Instead, the First Alliance claimed the title as the first ever to conquer Geomeuldun Fortress.

Key power players in these alliances include the First Alliance's Holy Knight 'Cheonhacheongeom' (215,362 CP), Holy Knight 'Yongbyeongmunuijuseyo' (213,954 CP), Fighter 'L-Representative' (212,197 CP), and the Twin Sword 'Vijia' (213,405 CP) from the Namdalsan server's Tonghwasun alliance. Their rapid growth week-over-week is frankly terrifying, and it will be interesting to see if they can hold their ground in the upcoming defense.

How does the average server combat power look?

Let's take a look at the server-wide average combat power. There hasn't been much movement this week; average CP rose by roughly 1,000, keeping the rankings relatively stable. The Yunseul server, home to the First Alliance, saw the most significant jump with an increase of 1,441, likely boosted by the buffs from capturing the Geomeuldun Fortress.

How about the Archipelago Score rankings this week?

Since it wasn't a tax collection week, the competition for the Archipelago Score wasn't as heated as usual. Consequently, the Holy Knight 'Mad One' from the Aramunhaesla server took the top spot with 28.7 billion points. Following them was the Fighter 'Mad Goblin' from the same server with 27.9 billion, and Holy Knight 'Cheonhacheongeom' from the Yunseul server in third with 27.0 billion.

What is the class distribution among top rankers?

Shifting gears to class popularity: among the top 100 players, the Fighter leads at 23%, followed by Archer (19%), Storm Mage (15%), Priest (14%), Holy Knight (12%), Warrior (7%), Dangri (6%), and Twin Sword (4%). Looking at the wider pool of players ranked 101-500, the landscape changes: the Storm Mage jumps to 33.3%, Priest to 24%, and Archer to 18.8%, showing a clear preference shift in the mid-tiers.

What are the Alliance Score rankings looking like?

Next, the alliance rankings. The Yunseul server's First Alliance maintains its grip on the #1 spot with 75.9 billion reputation points. They are followed by the Aramunhaesla Mad Ones (69.78 billion), the Siaru server's Large Farm (21.46 billion), and the Iruju server's Immortality alliance (20.53 billion).

Arthdal Chronicles User Poll

The results for last week's Meca Ranking poll, 'How are you utilizing the improved Time Dungeon?', are in. A staggering 78.95% of players say they are still only using the Miha-je Canyon. The consensus? Many feel there just isn't enough incentive to visit the Temple of the Sun or the Snake Scale Canyon compared to the Fox Flower Snowfield or the Black Night Archipelago.

Now, for this week's poll topic. Netmarble recently dropped the developer notes regarding the 2nd-anniversary update, featuring everything from new zones like the Mantive Entrance to expanded level-up rewards. What are you most excited about? Cast your vote, and we will reveal the results next week.