Calamity is running a ten-day competitive playtest from March 12 to March 22, 2026, featuring a $50,000 prize pool distributed across leaderboards, PvP leagues, lotteries, and content creation rewards. The event also marks the debut of a complete itemization overhaul adding more than 140 new items, a new crafting and gem system, and a structured ranked 3v3 PvP phase following five days of PvE progression.
What Changed
- A complete itemization overhaul introduced more than 140 new weapons, armor, accessories, parts, and resources with new scaling across progression.
- A new crafting, enhancement, and gem system allows players to craft Rare gear using different material types and tune builds through gems and enhancement tiers.
- The event introduces the first ranked 3v3 PvP phase, split into two leagues: the Combatant League for free-to-play players and the higher-stakes Duelist League.
- Mythical Beasts cosmetics are available exclusively during this playtest via Lootboxes and can be minted as NFTs for free after the event ends.
- Performance-based NFTs are available for top finishers on the Conquest, PvP, and Fishing leaderboards, with eligibility tied to specific rank thresholds.
- A new compete-to-earn mechanic called Wyrm Tribute uses an in-game Gold balance as the basis for USDC payouts, with a conversion rate of 100 Gold to $1.
Dates and Rollout
- The playtest starts Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC, with minor delays of up to a few hours noted as possible.
- Phase 1, a PvE phase, runs from March 12 through March 17 at 1:00 PM UTC.
- Phase 2, the ranked PvP phase, runs from March 17 at 1:00 PM UTC through March 22 at 3:00 PM UTC.
- The final Gold snapshot for Wyrm Tribute USDC payouts is taken at March 22, 3:00 PM UTC.
- Valor, Guild, Referral, and Sponsor leaderboards are snapshotted at the end of Day 5, at the PvE-to-PvP transition.
- PvP, Fishing, Conquest, and Gold balance leaderboards are snapshotted at the end of Day 10.
- Lottery draws will be completed within three weeks after the ten-day playtest ends, and USDC payouts will be distributed within one week after the event.
Numbers and Rules
- Total leaderboard prize pool is approximately $45,521 in WYRM tokens, distributed across seven leaderboard categories.
- The Valor solo PvE leaderboard carries the largest individual prize pool at $15,919 in WYRM, covering 200 prize places with a top prize of $996.
- The Duelist PvP leaderboard pool is $7,852 in WYRM across 75 places, with a top prize of $647 and a minimum prize of $56. Duelist rewards are stated as three times higher than Combatant rewards.
- The Wyrm Tribute USDC pool is seeded at $5,000 by the project and grows from player contributions during the event.
- USDC payouts require a minimum eligible Gold balance of 50 Gold, equal to $0.50, and are distributed on the Ronin chain.
- Time Scrolls for additional playtime are available up to 15 hours at a total cost of up to $41.50.
- The Participation Lottery requires reaching Difficulty Level 5 or higher and includes prizes such as 100 vouchers of 50 RON each, plus NFT items.
- The Lootbox Lottery offers 20 exclusive Mythical Beasts cosmetic NFTs, with each Lootbox purchase counting as one ticket.
