Conqueror’s Blade Tournaments: Full Guide to Join and Compete

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Today we’re going to talk about tournaments. Do you want to test your skills, represent your House or Team, and win exclusive rewards?

Well, we’re going to explain everything by going through the existing tournaments, how to join them, and how to prepare your team. But be careful, tournaments are not just about launching a game with friends… 90% of teams fail because they are not prepared.

First, let’s talk about official tournaments organized by Conqueror’s Blade, then we’ll move on to community tournaments.

First tournament: the CBL, which is the most important tournament in Conqueror’s Blade.
So how does it work exactly?
First, teams must gather between 15 and 20 players and register on the dedicated website. First tip here: try to pick players who are available AND as many as possible in order to have substitutes during the season.

Once your team is registered, you will have to play ranked matches to qualify, knowing that the qualifying score is based on the sum of the rankings of the 15 best players in the team.

Once qualification is achieved, your team will be placed into groups. The best teams from each group then move on to the next stages.

Once out of the groups, you will enter a single elimination bracket, usually BO3, meaning you need to win 2 maps to advance, with the deciding map usually being a field battle type Verlant.

When the last team wins this stage, they are crowned European champions. The same happens in different regions: NA / EU / China / Asia.

Once regional champions are decided, the top 2 from each region face off: EU vs NA and China vs Asia. This creates Western and Eastern champions, and finally a grand final to determine the world champions of Conqueror’s Blade.

Second tournament: the HLL

In terms of player count and qualification, it’s exactly the same, except that in HLL you must be part of the same House, meaning you cannot create cross-server teams. Also, regarding artillery, you can use purple artillery except war rockets and ravens.

The format is more of a league: you play multiple competitive matches based on your results, and the best teams move on to the next stages.

And that wraps up official tournaments, now let’s talk about community tournaments.

Third tournament: the CBR, now entering its 7th season. This is a league-type tournament with 3 distinct divisions:
Rustic for new teams who want to discover the tournament
Feudal for teams with some experience and decent performance
And Chivalric for the most experienced teams, where every mistake can be decisive.

Here you can register up to 25 players. There is no qualification phase: you just need to submit your team during the registration period. You will be placed according to your level, starting in Rustic and climbing divisions by proving yourself.

Rules briefly:
Maximum influence without doctrines: 780
No artillery allowed
Unit ban and save before matches

Second community tournament: the TFB
This tournament is more classic, with group stages followed by BO3 matches and a BO5 final.

No registration requirements, you just need to submit your team.
Maximum influence without doctrines: 780
Blue artillery allowed
Unit AND hero ban and save.

Third tournament: the Arial Cup
This tournament is similar to TFB with group stages followed by BO matches.

No registration requirements, just submit your team.
Blue artillery allowed
Unit ban and save.

Let’s quickly talk about rewards.

The CBL is currently the only tournament with a cash prize, amounting to $60,000 for CBL 2025. So if you perform well, you can earn a significant amount of money. You also get Sovereigns, exclusive avatar titles, etc.

As for other tournaments, most also give Sovereigns, avatars, titles, and various consumables.

To register, I’ll leave the community tournament Discords as well as the CBL website. For HLL, registration is done via forms, so it’s not really relevant to include here.
CBL: Link
CBR: Link
TFB: Link
Arial: Link

Now that you know the tournaments, the real question is: how do you avoid getting crushed in the first match?

There isn’t ONE single way to build a team… but there are clearly some fundamentals you need to follow if you want to win.

You need 1 or 2 in-game leaders, commonly called shotcallers. This is the person who gives the plan during the game and must also adapt to the enemy team while playing their hero.

You also need a strategist, who can also be the shotcaller. Their job is to build unit compositions and overall strategy. If these are two different people, they must communicate closely to get the best results.

Optional but important: someone who looks for teams to practice against, known as scrims.
A scrim is usually one attack + one defense on a given map, with bans and sometimes a decider map.
Some teams don’t scrim at all, others scrim several times per week. It’s up to you to find your rhythm depending on your goals.

If you want to see what a scrim looks like, you can join the tournament Discord servers in the description, or go to the Denetax Discord and say you’re looking for scrims.

Another extremely important point in tournaments is the pick and save system.
Depending on the format, you will have to ban certain units, sometimes heroes or maps.
And trust me, a bad ban phase can lose you the game before it even starts.

We’ve covered team structure, now we also need to think about your group composition to adapt properly.
Without going too deep, you will likely need frontline players such as longsword, shortsword, or axe users. You’ll also need flankers who attack from the sides or behind. Possibly ranged players to harass before fights, and some specialist players with strong mastery of impactful units. There is no miracle recipe though, since every team has its own identity and playstyle.
And most importantly, don’t get discouraged if you lose at the beginning — that’s completely normal.

Tournaments are clearly the most intense part of Conqueror’s Blade.
But with a good team and proper preparation, you can really make a difference.
So now… it’s your turn.