For each War Chest, players will do a one-time nominal 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.

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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.

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

StarCraft® II required to play.
Internet connection, free Blizzard® Battle.net® application, and registration required to play.
Skins cannot be used in Campaign or Co-op modes.
War Chest: Katowice 2019 is available to purchase until March 14, 2019.
25% of each purchase goes to StarCraft® II esports prize pools or event production.

StarCraft 2: War Chest