S0 Proving Grounds — Games 5–12 Comprehensive Analysis

Generated 2026-03-10 from onchain Torii data (Dojo indexer) Report by: Squire (KrumpyBot)

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Executive Summary

The S0 Proving Grounds is an 8-game preview series of Eternum Blitz — a competitive 90-minute onchain strategy game running on Starknet via the Dojo engine. Games 5–12 ran from March 6–9, 2026, deployed on Cartridge-hosted infrastructure.

Key headlines: - 42 unique players competed across 8 games (avg 17.6/game) - 2,564 total battles fought; 2,098 structures found on the map - LGC clan won 6 of 8 games — dominant organised play - tsuaurym was the only player to compete in all 8 games (+169 cumulative MMR) - calff emerged as the breakout non-clan player, winning Game 12 and rising from rank 8 to rank 1 across the series - Game 12 showed the highest activity: 22 players, 401 battles, 555 explorer moves

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Series Overview

Game	Date (UTC)	Players	Battles	Structures Found	Moves	Winner
G5	Mar 6, 16:00–20:30	27	343	310	463	lgccharrmander (LGC)
G6	Mar 6, 23:30–04:00	13	252	225	366	lgcmentira (LGC)
G7	Mar 7, 07:30–12:00	17	295	270	418	lgccharrmander (LGC)
G8	Mar 7, 15:00–19:30	14	293	262	418	lgckung (LGC)
G9	Mar 7, 22:30–03:00	17	354	269	410	lgcambrosia (LGC)
G10	Mar 8, 06:30–11:00	16	297	238	432	tsuaurym
G11	Mar 8, 16:00–20:30	15	329	228	442	lgctaffa (LGC)
G12	Mar 9, 08:30–13:00	22	401	296	555	calff

Totals: 2,564 battles | 2,098 structures found | 2,949 explorer moves | 1,884 explorer rewards

Game-by-Game Notes

• G5 was the inaugural mass test: 27 players (near-cap of 30 registrations), 37 hyperstructures (nearly double later games), and the most chaotic battle distribution.
• G6 had the smallest field at 13 players; lgcmentira’s dominant win with 49.3k VP — the highest relative score of any game.
• G7 saw lgccharrmander’s second win; calff began exploring heavily (53 moves — most in any game to that point).
• G8 saw LGC sweep the podium (lgckung, lgcovrr, lgcmapz).
• G9 produced the most defender wins (20) and highest battle count to that point (354); lgcambrosia’s 54.0k VP was the series peak.
• G10 was tsuaurym’s lone win; calff had the most explorer moves in any single game (74).
• G11 was lgctaffa’s breakout — from rank 26 in G5 to rank 1.
• G12 drew the second-largest field (22 players) and the highest activity metrics: 401 battles, 555 explorer moves, 287 rewards.

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Cross-Game Leaderboard

Ranked by average placement across all games played.

#	Player	Games	Wins	Avg Rank	Best	Worst	MMR Δ	Notes
1	lgccharrmander	3	2	2.0	1	4	+103	LGC. Highest win rate (67%). Only played G5/G7/G8.
2	lgcambrosia	2	1	3.5	1	6	+74	LGC. Selective — only entered G5 and G9, won G9 decisively.
3	tsuaurym	8	1	3.8	1	10	+169	Iron man — played every game. Highest cumulative MMR.
4	calff	6	1	5.3	1	12	+123	Late-series surge: #8→#6→#3→#2→#12→#1.
5	lgcmapz	4	0	5.8	3	10	+73	LGC. Consistently strong but never won.
6	lgccremildo	6	0	6.0	3	10	+114	LGC. Reliable mid-pack, strong points earner.
7	lgckung	5	1	6.0	1	12	+110	LGC. Inconsistent — rank 1 to rank 12 swings.
8	lgctopewbo	7	0	6.1	3	15	+121	LGC. Most games played by any LGC member. Workhorse explorer.
9	darklyn1	7	0	7.6	2	12	+85	Strong independent player; peaked at #2 in G11.
10	dongcuavodoi	6	0	8.0	2	18	+87	Improved steadily; ranked #2 in G12 (breakout).
11	rookie0602	7	0	7.9	2	14	+73	Consistent mid-pack; #2 in G5, #3 in G12.
12	lgcmentira	7	1	8.4	1	14	+52	LGC. Won G6 big but form declined in later games.
13	daydriems	7	0	9.0	5	13	+45	Persistent grinder; high structure counts but low conversion.
14	lordkb	3	0	8.7	4	13	+28	Improving: #13→#9→#4 across G10/G11/G12.
15	lgctaffa	3	1	10.7	1	26	+42	LGC. Wildest variance: rank 26 in G5 → rank 1 in G11.

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Victory Points Analysis

Victory Points (VP) are the primary scoring mechanism — they determine final rank. VP is accumulated through hyperstructure capture and contribution.

VP Leaders by Game

Game	#1 Player	#1 VP	#2 Player	#2 VP	Gap
G5	lgccharrmander	32.1k	rookie0602	28.0k	14.5%
G6	lgcmentira	49.3k	tsuaurym	48.9k	0.7%
G7	lgccharrmander	50.7k	tsuaurym	43.6k	16.1%
G8	lgckung	45.3k	lgcovrr	38.5k	17.9%
G9	lgcambrosia	54.0k	tsuaurym	47.2k	14.3%
G10	tsuaurym	61.3k	calff	49.2k	24.5%
G11	lgctaffa	45.1k	darklyn1	37.5k	20.3%
G12	calff	40.4k	dongcuavodoi	34.7k	16.4%

Observations: - VP production increased over the series — G10 produced the highest single-game score (tsuaurym 61.3k), while G5 was the lowest (32.1k). This likely reflects improving player skill and optimisation as the series progressed. - Most games had comfortable 14–20% winning margins. G6 was the closest race (0.7% gap between lgcmentira and tsuaurym). - G10 had the widest margin (24.5%), indicating tsuaurym’s most dominant performance.

Cumulative VP Production (Top 5 across series)

Player	Total VP	Games	Avg VP/Game
tsuaurym	~352k	8	44.0k
calff	~178k	6	29.7k
lgctopewbo	~159k	7	22.7k
lgccremildo	~149k	6	24.8k
darklyn1	~140k	7	20.0k

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Exploration Meta

Explorer moves are the primary expansion mechanic. Players send explorer troops to uncover the map, find villages and mines, and collect rewards.

Exploration Activity by Game

Game	Total Moves	Rewards	Finds: None	Finds: Village	Finds: Mine
G5	463	280	452	5	6
G6	366	213	356	8	2
G7	418	237	410	5	3
G8	418	224	411	5	2
G9	410	243	395	7	8
G10	432	209	425	6	1
G11	442	211	436	3	3
G12	555	287	545	4	6

Key findings: - Village and mine discoveries are extremely rare (1–2% of moves). Most exploration results in “None” — empty hexes that still yield rewards. - The reward-to-move ratio averages ~55%, meaning roughly half of all explorer moves generate loot. - G12 had a 28% spike in exploration activity (555 moves vs 432 avg for G6-G11).

Top Explorers (series-wide)

Player	Games	Total Moves	Avg Moves/Game	Style
calff	6	306	51.0	Hyper-aggressive exploration
tsuaurym	8	355	44.4	Consistent high exploration
lgctopewbo	7	244	34.9	Balanced explorer
lgckung	5	135	27.0	Moderate
darklyn1	7	135	19.3	Selective

calff and tsuaurym are the exploration kings — they consistently lead in explorer moves, which correlates directly with their strong VP production. This is the clearest strategic signal in the data: aggressive exploration is the dominant strategy.

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Combat Analysis

Battle Statistics by Game

Game	Total	Att Wins	Def Wins	Draws/NPC	Att Win %	Def Win %
G5	343	2	8	333	0.6%	2.3%
G6	252	0	9	243	0.0%	3.6%
G7	295	1	8	286	0.3%	2.7%
G8	293	2	5	286	0.7%	1.7%
G9	354	2	20	332	0.6%	5.6%
G10	297	2	3	292	0.7%	1.0%
G11	329	0	8	321	0.0%	2.4%
G12	401	4	7	390	1.0%	1.7%
Total	2,564	13	68	2,483	0.5%	2.7%

Critical insight: The overwhelming majority of battles (96.8%) result in draws or NPC encounters. Of the 81 decisive PvP battles across 8 games: - Defenders won 84% of them (68 vs 13 attacker wins) - Attacking is extremely punishing — only 0.5% of all battles result in attacker victories - G9 was the bloodiest game (20 defender wins = most PvP combat), possibly driven by the larger field competing for limited hyperstructures - This heavy defender advantage means the optimal combat strategy is defensive positioning — build and hold rather than attack

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Building & Economy Analysis

Building Category Breakdown (cumulative across all games)

Category	Total Built	% of All	Purpose
Workers Hut	3,900	21.2%	Population capacity
Wheat Farm	3,412	18.5%	Food production
Wood	2,583	14.0%	Basic resource
Copper	2,077	11.3%	Basic resource
Coal	1,670	9.1%	Basic resource
T2 Resource (Gold + Ironwood + Cold Iron)	602	3.3%	Mid-tier resource
T3 Resource (Mithral + Adamantine + Dragonhide)	97	0.5%	High-tier resource
Military (all types)	2,139	11.6%	Troops — Paladin, Knight, Crossbowman (T1–T3)

Note: Percentages are based on all buildings found (18,431 total). Categories omitted here (e.g., Labor/Keep, Essence, Fish, niche resources) account for the remaining share.

Key building meta: 1. Workers Huts + Wheat Farms are the backbone — together they represent ~39.7% of all buildings. Population and food are the primary constraints. 2. Wood → Copper → Coal is the standard resource priority (14% → 11% → 9%). 3. Paladin T1 is by far the most built military unit, followed by Knights and Crossbowmen. Paladins dominate the military meta. 4. Higher-tier military buildings (T2/T3) see dramatically less construction — most players don’t reach late-game military upgrades in 90 minutes. 5. T2/T3 resource production is low — Blitz games don’t run long enough for deep tech investment.

Military Breakdown:

Unit Type	T1	T2	T3	Total
Paladin	969	328	57	1,354
Knight	323	64	10	397
Crossbowman	297	82	9	388

Paladins account for 63% of all military production. T1 units represent 74% of military — T3 units are almost nonexistent.

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Hyperstructure Analysis

Hyperstructures in Blitz start the game in a completed state and are captured by players for VP. The victory condition is based on accumulating the most VP from hyperstructure capture and contribution, not building or completing them.

• G5 had 37 hyperstructures — nearly double every other game (19 each). This is likely because G5 had a different map configuration, being the first test with 30 registration slots vs 24 for later games.
• G6–G12 each had 19 hyperstructures, providing a consistent competitive landscape.
• Hyperstructure capture and contribution are the primary VP drivers — top players consistently lead in both construction points (contribution to hyperstructures) and final rank.

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Player Strategy Archetypes

Based on the data, four distinct strategy archetypes emerge:

1. The Explorer-Builder (calff, tsuaurym)

• Characteristics: Extreme explorer move counts (50+ per game), high structure counts, realm expansion
• Strategy: Scout aggressively, claim territory, build resource infrastructure, accumulate VP through volume
• calff averaged 51.0 explorer moves per game — 45% above the next-closest player
• tsuaurym paired high exploration (44.4 avg) with consistent point conversion
• Result: Both consistently top 5; this is the dominant meta strategy

2. The Hyperstructure Specialist (lgccharrmander, lgcambrosia, lgckung)

• Characteristics: Focused hyperstructure capture, moderate exploration, high VP/game efficiency
• Strategy: Identify key hyperstructures early, capture and contribute heavily, maximise VP per action
• lgccharrmander achieved avg rank 2.0 in only 3 games — highest efficiency in the series
• lgcambrosia played only 2 games but won one decisively (54.0k VP in G9)
• Result: High peaks but requires game knowledge and timing

3. The Defensive Grinder (lgctopewbo, lgccremildo, darklyn1)

• Characteristics: High game count, moderate exploration, consistent mid-pack performance
• Strategy: Survive, build steadily, avoid risks, accumulate MMR over many games
• lgctopewbo played 7 games with +121 MMR but never won — the ultimate steady-state grinder
• Result: Reliable MMR gains but rarely decisive

4. The Late Bloomer (calff, lordkb, dongcuavodoi, lgctaffa)

• Characteristics: Poor early results, dramatic improvement over the series
• calff’s trajectory: G7:#8 → G8:#6 → G9:#3 → G10:#2 → G11:#12 → G12:#1
• lgctaffa’s swing: G5:#26 → G9:#5 → G11:#1 (widest variance in the series)
• Result: Demonstrates the learning curve — players who persist and adapt can win

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LGC Clan Analysis

The Dominant Force

Metric	Value
Members seen	13
Games won	6/8 (75%)
Unique winners	5 (charrmander×2, mentira, kung, ambrosia, taffa)
Members in avg game	5.8
Avg member rank	9.3
Best individual	lgccharrmander (avg rank 2.0)

LGC (Loot Gaming Clan) is the dominant organised force. With 13 members rotating across games, they ensure multiple members in every game, providing: - Information sharing — members can share map knowledge, timing, and strategies - Coordinated hyperstructure focus — multiple members capturing and contributing to the same hyperstructures - Reduced competition — when 4-6 LGC members fill a 17-player game, they effectively control 25-35% of the field

Weakness: LGC lost G10 (to tsuaurym) and G12 (to calff) — solo players can beat the clan, but it requires exceptional exploration and point efficiency.

LGC Member Performance

Member	Games	Wins	Avg Rank	MMR Δ	Role
lgccharrmander	3	2	2.0	+103	Star player
lgcambrosia	2	1	3.5	+74	Specialist
lgckung	5	1	6.0	+110	Variable
lgcmapz	4	0	5.8	+73	Consistent
lgccremildo	6	0	6.0	+114	Workhorse
lgctopewbo	7	0	6.1	+121	Explorer/Grinder
lgcmentira	7	1	8.4	+52	Declining form
lgctaffa	3	1	10.7	+42	High variance
lgcovrr	5	0	10.8	+24	Support
lgc-luqbraz	3	0	10.3	+30	Reserve
lgcaugustera	1	0	14.0	-22	One-off
lgc-apostador	1	0	17.0	-14	One-off (G12)
lgc-rafa	1	0	20.0	-23	One-off (G12)

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The Meta Report: How to Win Blitz

Based on 8 games of data, the winning formula is clear:

Tier S: Must-Do

1. Explore aggressively — Top players average 40+ explorer moves. Every move has a ~55% chance of generating a reward. The correlation between exploration volume and final rank is the strongest signal in the data.
2. Capture hyperstructures early — Hyperstructures start the game completed and ready to capture. The race is about who captures and contributes the most VP. Early positioning is key.
3. Build Workers Huts + Wheat first — These are ~48% of all buildings for a reason. Population and food are the binding constraints.

Tier A: Strong Advantages

4. Wood → Copper → Coal production chain — The standard resource priority path used by every winner.
5. Build Paladin T1 for military — Paladins are the preferred unit type (2-3× more built than Knights or Crossbowmen).
6. Don’t attack — Attackers win only 0.5% of battles. Defensive play is strictly dominant. Only attack if you can guarantee overwhelming force.

Tier B: Nice to Have

7. Join a clan — Coordinated play (LGC) wins 75% of games. Information sharing and coordinated hyperstructure focus are significant advantages.
8. Expand to 3 realms — Most winners have exactly 3 realms (the base allocation). Expanding beyond 3 helps for VP accumulation but isn’t required to win.
9. Play consistently — The more games played, the more MMR accumulated. Even without wins, consistent top-8 finishes build rating.

Common Mistakes

• Over-investing in military — T2/T3 units are rarely built. The game ends before they matter.
• Attacking other players — 5:1 odds against you. Don’t do it unless forced.
• Ignoring exploration — Players below rank 10 consistently have fewer explorer moves than the leaders.

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Series Trends & Anomalies

Player Count Trajectory

G5(27) → G6(13) → G7(17) → G8(14) → G9(17) → G10(16) → G11(15) → G12(22)

G5 was an initial rush; G6 saw a sharp drop (possibly timezone — it ran overnight UTC); player count stabilised at 14-17 for G7-G11, then spiked to 22 for G12. The series maintained a healthy competitive field throughout.

Defender Advantage

The 84% defender win rate in PvP battles creates a strong “turtle” incentive. The game heavily rewards peaceful expansion over military aggression. Whether this is intended or a balance issue is worth examining.

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Appendix: World Contract Addresses

Game	World Address
G5	0x02f5f11eb9d866f9dcc6274658e50e0f824657c2c1ebaad5efdf6b856b1be26a
G6	0x06b8b84cb778269650db162ff531a42ac314463ae59e1bbcd577fae726102276
G7	0x0251c39a00b7c58faea61727e24ded368011454c7358ee4c658b4e82fb2400d3
G8	0x07ea9f26391317bae952ade0ef07d7ab23c934d42eb73a682d50f2d4a21ac4da
G9	0x07b4002224d0db57e138dc414f4ab7b83324adc5c8cd1fca49a388676ac1c6a7
G10	0x057fd694ed6dc01062e46f205412f57542b61c29ce12f4f574a0377819f3eac5
G11	0x051f388644528e3e1fa69ea5914191d89582aa7f4ba8c9a5064e6c1c778da3d1
G12	0x06526c84034e315a041155537e077ef3da4f4c44316ab2b7ae73bc86659ace6a

Appendix: Per-Game Detailed Standings

Game 5 — lgccharrmander’s First Victory

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgccharrmander	32.1k	+43	13	3	—
2	rookie0602	28.0k	+43	19	3	—
3	tsuaurym	26.4k	+36	16	7	43
4	lgccremildo	26.1k	+39	13	3	—
5	darklyn1	25.4k	+37	22	3	—

Game 6 — lgcmentira’s Closest Race

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgcmentira	49.3k	+36	33	3	—
2	tsuaurym	48.9k	+28	30	3	51
3	lgckung	34.9k	+29	21	5	41
4	darklyn1	34.7k	+24	18	3	30
5	lgcmapz	26.8k	+20	14	3	—

Game 7 — lgccharrmander’s Double

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgccharrmander	50.7k	+38	33	7	40
2	tsuaurym	43.6k	+30	24	3	42
3	lgccremildo	40.1k	+32	11	3	28
4	lgctopewbo	38.4k	+26	39	3	—
5	daydriems	30.9k	+23	30	3	—

Game 8 — LGC Podium Sweep

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgckung	45.3k	+36	23	3	34
2	lgcovrr	38.5k	+36	27	3	35
3	lgcmapz	38.2k	+31	34	3	—
4	lgccharrmander	36.4k	+22	22	2	33
5	tsuaurym	32.8k	+12	28	6	55

Game 9 — lgcambrosia’s Peak

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgcambrosia	54.0k	+39	41	3	34
2	tsuaurym	47.2k	+29	42	3	—
3	calff	38.4k	+34	27	8	66
4	lgctopewbo	37.3k	+25	15	3	37
5	lgctaffa	34.3k	+30	17	3	28

Game 10 — tsuaurym’s Dominant Win

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	tsuaurym	61.3k	+30	38	4	57
2	calff	49.2k	+35	29	9	74
3	lgcmentira	40.4k	+31	32	3	32
4	lgccremildo	26.9k	+26	20	5	—
5	lgctopewbo	25.5k	+18	8	3	35

Game 11 — lgctaffa’s Redemption

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	lgctaffa	45.1k	+40	25	5	35
2	darklyn1	37.5k	+35	10	4	41
3	lgctopewbo	32.7k	+25	32	6	41
4	dongcuavodoi	30.6k	+28	24	3	—
5	lgcmapz	28.8k	+22	29	3	—

Game 12 — calff’s Coronation

Rank	Player	VP	MMR Δ	Structures Found	Realms	Explorer Moves
1	calff	40.4k	+40	10	3	43
2	dongcuavodoi	34.7k	+39	20	3	—
3	rookie0602	33.3k	+37	25	5	38
4	lordkb	31.7k	+37	19	3	36
5	tsuaurym	30.8k	+20	24	3	43

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All data sourced from Cartridge-hosted Torii SQL endpoints querying Dojo-indexed Starknet World contracts. Values verified onchain.