01 How standing is actually decided
The Capitol gets the attention, but the season ranking runs on Influence Points — the broader scoring system that the City of Apocalypse feeds but does not solely decide. Current Season Structure An alliance can fall short of the Capitol and still finish strong on influence.
02 What feeds influence
Standing is the sum of the whole season's work, not one final fight: territory held, cities and strongholds captured, outposts planted, cross-warzone captures, and Warzone Duel results all contribute. Strategic Advantage Which is why the quiet weeks matter — the alliance that banked captures all season doesn't need a miracle at the end.
03 What to preserve before the final battle
Going into the close, protect what converts to points and what you'll need to fight: keep troops alive, hold shields in reserve, and don't get caught overextended on territory you can't defend. The members who arrive at settlement with an intact army and held ground convert; the ones who burned everything early don't.
04 What changes at settlement
Settlement is a hard transition, and the distinction that matters is temporary versus permanent:
- Ends or converts: seasonal buildings like Military Bases, and seasonal resources, stop dropping, convert, or expire. Patch-Sensitive
- Carries forward: Season Medals, Exclusive Weapons, gear, hero development, and other permanent systems continue past the season.
// Spend the expiring, keep the permanent
Use expiring seasonal resources before they lose their function. Don't dump Season Medals just because the store opened — weigh skins, mythic blueprints, and decorations by real marginal gain. The Spending page covers the settlement-store calls in full.
05 Alliance rewards vs. individual rewards
Some rewards land at the alliance level and some are distributed individually by contribution — which is why participation matters even when the alliance's placement is already decided. Show up for the final phase regardless of the scoreboard; your individual share depends on it. The exact split is the kind of thing patches touch, so confirm the current breakdown in-game. Verify In-Game