It’s the first Community Weekly of 2018!
It may be a new year, but winter isn’t over yet! The Frozen Mists are still here and frosting the Arena. This weekend you have a chance to earn yourself an Arctic Chest by winning six games in the Arena!
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Battlecrank is an excellent source for coverage and analysis of Battlerite - the game, the community, the events, and esports. This week one of the guides has been updated for Patch 1.2 - if you need tips on playing one of our more unique support Champions, check out the Guide to Playing Pestilus.
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Fan Art
Thank you again to our amazing artists and their contributions of the Battlerite community!
First we have Blunty with a beautiful 3D image of everyone’s favorite faun, Blossom.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1253575243
Next, Kwoncy returns with another pixel art - this time of Ashka!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1246481290
And last but not least, we have Hunter_time making a 4k vector of Blossom that they were eager to share! You can find the original reddit post here.
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YouTube Highlights
There are a lot more video content creators for Battlerite, and you should check them out!
Battlerite Sage is a great resource for new and experienced players looking to climb in the ladder has a new episode this week, analysing positioning, energy management, and clutch situations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSNL-2hjPw
Chyill Gaming has recently started a new series called Quick Tips. In his first entry, he walks you through some techniques you can use to improve one of the most important skills in Battlerite - aiming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VSKjeYWyA8
Linkster44 also creates guides and analysis, and this week decided to take a look at and discuss the Battlerekt Week 2 pick rates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCt2a-EtF5Y
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Tournaments
You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.
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Battlerekt is returning! With the first season since Early Access, Battlerekt ia returning bigger than ever with a 9-week series and prize pool totalling $9,000. Split between North America and Europe, participants compete in a 3v3 single elimination tournament broadcast on Twitch on Wednesdays.
Week 4 begins on Tuesday, January 9th. You can sign up here if you live in Europe and here if you live in North America.
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Region: North America
Pro Rivalry League has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, January 7th, at 5:00 PM EST.
Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
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Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here:
Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe
United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US
South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America
Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia
Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania
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Region(s): French-speaking
Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel.
Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/
Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action!
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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!