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"Will you join the Dominion Special Forces, ally with the Forged, unleash the Leviathan Brood, or unlock all three with the War Chest Complete Bundle? Support StarCraft II esports and gain early access to new army-wide skins, plus enjoy an all-new comic series!"

- War Chest blurb(src)

WarChest SC2 Art2

A war chest

War Chests are a seasonal feature[1] in StarCraft II. 25% of proceeds will go toward the prize pool of WCS, and after $200,000 any further funds will go to operating costs on the tournament.

Overview

For each War Chest, players will do a one-time[2] nominal[1] payment, and receive a "treasure map" that they will level up by playing the game's multiplayer and/or Co-op Missions. Every time they level up the war chest, they will receive prizes. The prizes will not be random, and will be predetermined. Loot from these chests include skins, emoticons, decals, and issues of the in-client comic series StarCraft II: Shadow Wars. Automatic rewards are given upon purchase of the War Chest, and at the end of a season, players will receive rewards just for participating. The War Chest loot works on a tiered system. Each tier unlocks more rewards than the preceding tier. There will be three tiers.

There will be one war chest per race, each having its own set of rewards. Unlocking one then purchasing another race's War Chest will give the player they made with that race. Exp gain for the war chests will be doubled int the last month to help players catch up.[3]

WarChest SC2 Art1

A war chest (early artwork)

The seasons themselves are not tied to ladder seasons, but rather to WCS events. Alerts will be generated on the web and in the game's client to let them know when a war chest season has begun. All rewards for the War Chest will be purchasable after the event ends, but the War Chest will provide a large discount.

A portion of the proceeds from war chests will go toward StarCraft e-sports events and tournaments.[2]

War chests currently receive the most attention from a development perspective, alongside Co-op Missions.[4]

War Chest Seasons

BlizzCon 2017

The first War Chest released July 19th, 2017.[3] As of October 5, the War Chest was no longer be available to purchase. From this point to November 4 (when the chest closes), experience gains will be doubled. War Chest features will be available for individual sale from January 2018, though the emoticons, decals, sprays, and portraits will remain exclusive for those who purchased the War Chest.[5]

The following features are available from the War Chest:[3]

Terran
Tier Reward
Initially Unlocked SCV Special Forces SCV

marine Black and White Marine Portrait

Tier 1 marine Special Forces Marine
Tier 2 marauder Special Forces Marauder
Tier 3 ghost Special Forces Ghost
Tier 4 reaper Special Forces Reaper

FeelsGoodMarine SC2LotvEmoticon Feels Good Marine Emoticon

Tier 5 Medivac Special Forces Medivac

FistBump SC2LotvEmoticon Fist Bump Emoticon

Tier 6 hellion Special Forces Hellion
Tier 7 cyclone Special Forces Cyclone
Tier 8 widow mine Special Forces Widow Mine
Tier 9 siege tank Special Forces Siege Tank

TerranTurtle SC2LotvEmoticon Terran Turtle Emoticon

Tier 10 thor Special Forces Thor

Baited SC2LotvEmoticon Baited Emoticon
Applause SC2LotvEmoticon Applause Emoticon
Ghost Ghost Spray
Jim Raynor Rattlesnake Spray

Tier 11 banshee Special Forces Banshee
Tier 12 viking Special Forces Viking
Tier 13 liberator Special Forces Liberator
Tier 14 raven Special Forces Raven

Dominion Special Forces Black Ops Spray

Tier 15 battlecruiser Special Forces Battlecruiser

Questionmark SC2LotvEmoticon. ??? Emoticon
QQ SC2LotvEmoticon QQ Emoticon
Peace SC2LotvEmoticon Peace Emoticon
marine Color Marine Portrait
ghost Ghost Decal

Zerg
Tier Reward
Initially Unlocked drone Leviathan Drone

scourge Black and White Scourge Portrait

Tier 1 zergling Leviathan Zergling
Tier 2 hydralisk Leviathan Hydralisk
Tier 3 roach Leviathan Roach
Tier 4 baneling Leviathan Baneling

RIP SC2LotvEmoticon RIP Emoticon

Tier 5 queen (StarCraft II) Leviathan Queen

StinkyTofu SC2LotvEmoticon Stinky, Stinky Tofu Emoticon

Tier 6 ravager Leviathan Ravager]
Tier 7 swarm host Leviathan Swarm Host
Tier 8 infestor Leviathan Infestor
Tier 9 lurker Leviathan Lurker

Kappa SC2LotvEmoticon Kappa Emoticon

Tier 10 ultralisk Leviathan Ultralisk

TeaTime SC2LotvEmoticon Tea Time Emoticon
FingersCrossed SC2LotvEmoticon Fingers Crossed Emoticon
Leviathan Brood Claws Spray
overlord Overlord Spray

Tier 11 overlord Leviathan Overlord
Tier 12 mutalisk Leviathan Mutalisk
Tier 13 Corruptor Leviathan Corruptor
Tier 14 viper Leviathan Viper

Abathur Abathur Spray

Tier 15 brood lord Leviathan Brood Lord

overseer Leviathan Overseer
scourge Color Scourge Portrait
Leviathan Brood Claws Decal

Protoss
Tier Reward
Initially Unlocked probe Forged Probe

Alarak Black and White Alarak Portrait

Tier 1 zealot Forged Zealot
Tier 2 adept Forged Adept
Tier 3 stalker Forged Stalker
Tier 4 dark templar Forged Dark Templar

Gift SC2LotvEmoticon Gift Emoticon

Tier 5 high templar Forged High Templar

Cheese SC2LotvEmoticon Cheese Emoticon

Tier 6 sentry Forged Sentry
Tier 7 immortal Forged Immortal
Tier 8 oracle Forged Oracle
Tier 9 disruptor Forged Disruptor

Survivor SC2LotvEmoticon Survivor Emoticon

Tier 10 colossus Forged Colossus

observer Forged Observer
Stone zealot Nexus Spray

Tier 11 phoenix Forged Phoenix
Tier 12 void ray Forged Void Ray
Tier 13 warp prism Forged warp prism
Tier 14 mothership Forged Mothership

Abathur Corrupted Protoss Spray

Tier 15 Carrier Forged Carrier

tempest Forged Tempest
Alarak Color Alarak Portrait
Amon's Forces Corrupted Protoss Spray

Other Rewards

The following rewards are given upon the first purchase of any War Chest:

Katowice 2018

A second War Chest season will be implemented on December 9th.[6] It will give a Mira's Marauders skin set for terran, a primal zerg set for zerg, and a Purifier set for protoss. In addition, the next three issues of Shadow Wars will be released.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BlizzCon 2016 Press Kit: StarCraft II Updates, Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2016-11-11
  2. 2.0 2.1 2016-11-05. BlizzCon 2016: Foundations for the Future. Youtube. Accessed 2016-11-05.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 2017-07-15. War Chests Page. Battle.net. Accessed 2017-07-15.
  4. 2017-11-04, BlizzCon 2017: Developer Interview StarCraft 2 Game Producer Tim Ismay. YouTube, accessed on 2017-11-06
  5. 2017-09-13, War Chest Final Phase Live. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2017-09-15
  6. 2017, 2017 Year in Review - Starcraft 2. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2017-10-27
  7. StarCraft. 2017-11-03. The Future of StarCraft II. Battle.net Accessed 2017-11-03.
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