Summary
- World of Warcraft announces Plunderstorm Creator Royale with 60 creators competing for $50K on January 25 at 10 AM PST.
- Plunderstorm is a pirate-themed mode featuring new features, rewards, and abilities for players to enjoy.
- Teams earn points based on placement and eliminations; the eventual winner is decided in match six, seven, or eight.
World of Warcraft recently announced the 2025 Plunderstorm Creator Royale, a tournament featuring 60 content creators battling it out for shares of a $50,000 prize pool. This World of Warcraft Plunderstorm PvP tournament will take place over the course of up to eight matches on January 25 at 10 AM PST.
Plunderstorm is a pirate-themed battle royale-esque game mode World of Warcraft introduced in early 2024. The limited-time event recently returned for its second run starting January 14, bringing brand-new features, rewards, and abilities for World of Warcraft players to enjoy.
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Now, World of Warcraft is bringing back another feature from last year’s run of the event: the Plunderstorm Creator Royale. This tournament, which takes place on January 25 at 10 AM PST, pits 30 teams consisting of two World of Warcraft content creators each in a series of up to eight games. The last 20 teams standing in the first five matches earn points based on their placement, plus one extra point per elimination. If the last surviving team in match six is in the top three on the scoreboard, or the top 10 in match seven, that team takes the championship. If no winner is decided by then, the title goes to the winner of match eight – regardless of point total.
World of Warcraft Plunderstorm Creator Royale Details
- A Plunderstorm tournament taking place on Twitch and YouTube on January 25, starting at 10 AM PST.
- 30 teams featuring two World of Warcraft content creators each will play up to eight matches of Plunderstorm for the chance to win part of the $50,000 prize pool.
- Teams earn points if they are one of the last 20 teams remaining, plus one extra point per elimination.
- Starting in match six, any team near the top of the leaderboard that places first wins the tournament.
- If no team wins by match seven, the last group standing in match eight takes home the grand prize, regardless of score.
A lot of big World of Warcraft streamers will be participating in this event, including returning favorites like Nobbel and Preach and heavy-hitters like Maximum and Trill, alongside new teams such as their fellow Liquid raiders Cdew and Mes and WoW streaming power couple Taliesin & Evitel. Like last year, Goldenboy, Soe Gschwind, and Esfand will be casting the event live from Blizzard HQ in Irvine, California. At press time, 6 of the 30 teams have not been revealed, so players can expect to learn who the last dozen participants are in the week leading up to the event.
Last year’s World of Warcraft Plunderstorm Creator Royale victory went to Kennystream and Lapi in match seven – despite the team technically coming in eighth place as far as points are concerned. Fans will have to tune in to the event to see which of their favorite content creators will be named the 2025 Plunderstorm Champions.
- Released
- August 26, 2024
- Base Game
- World of Warcraft
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
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