July Preview – Freedom In Essos

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“As Unsullied, we are taken from our mothers, we are shown our greatest fears, and we are told to kill children to earn our shield. This one has fought many wars for the masters since. Meereen, Yunkai, Astapor, all cities of Slaver’s Bay, we bleed to keep our masters rich. But today, no more. Today, we Unsullied fight for freedom.”

Look for these Featured Rewards throughout the Freedom In Essos event:

  • New Banner Sigil: Chains
  • Combusted Leather to craft the Dragonflame Warrior gear set
  • Ghiscari Bronze to craft the Broken Harpy Mask trinket
  • New Dragon Gear Set Piece: Tarnished Seafarer Chanfron
  • New Heroes: The Waif & Grand Maester Pycelle
  • Braavosi Loan trophies can be traded for prizes in the Recipes tab of your Inventory while the Battle of Yunkai or Bay of Dragons events are active!

New Banner Sigil: Chains

From the Free Cities to the fighting pits of Meereen, a symbol rises. Look out for the Chains sigil available in your Banner Maker on July 14th!

New Gear Set: Dragonflame Warrior

Wield the discipline of the Unsullied by crafting the Dragonflame Warrior gear set, starting on July 2nd! Equip this set on your avatar to unlock powerful Cavalry combat stats.

Here is a select list of stats that this gear set will offer:

  • +Cavalry Attack/Defense/Health
  • +Marcher Cavalry Attack/Defense/Health Vs. Players
  • +Cavalry Attack/Defense/Health Vs. Players
  • +Cavalry Attack/Defense/Health Vs. Players Seats of Power
  • +Cavalry Attack Vs. Players Ranged
  • +Cavalry Defense Vs. Players Ranged
  • +Cavalry Attack Vs. Players Cavalry
  • +Max March Size Percent
  • +March Speed Vs. Players
  • +March Speed Vs. Seats of Power

New Dragon Gear Set Piece: Tarnished Seafarer Chanfron

The Tarnished Seafarer Chanfron is releasing on July 21st! Craft this final piece to complete the Velaryon-inspired Dragon Gear Set and let your Ranged troops command the battlefield in Strategic Terrain!

Here are its full list of stats:

  • +Dragon Attack
  • +Dragon Ranged Health
  • +Dragon Troop Health Vs. Players
  • +Dragon Ranged Defense Vs. Players
  • +Dragon Strategic Resource Gathering Speed

To learn more about Dragon Gear, visit: https://go.wbgames.com/GoTC-Dragon-Gear

New Heroes: The Waif & Grand Maester Pycelle

Two enigmatic figures from the shadows of Westeros emerge in Game of Thrones: Conquest as your latest heroes. Visit the Tower of the Hand to use your summons and begin collecting Hero Relics for The Waif (Faceless Disciple) and Grand Maester Pycelle (Scheming Scholar) on July 14th!

Let’s review their skill focuses:

The Waif (Faceless Disciple) is seated as the Master of Laws and her deadly skills will sharpen your Infantry Attack. Take advantage of her council skills in PvP combat!

  • Signature Skill 1 | March | Max March Size
  • Signature Skill 2 | Council | Infantry Attack Vs. Players
  • Skill 1 | Council | Barracks Training Capacity
  • Skill 2 | March | Marcher Troop Health Vs. Players
  • Skill 3 | Council | Max March Size Percent
  • Skill 4 | March | Infantry Attack Vs. Players Infantry
  • Skill 5 | Council | Infantry Attack Vs. Players Cavalry

Grand Maester Pycelle (Scheming Scholar) is this month’s Mythic hero! Seat him as your Grand Maester on your Small Council to bolster your Troop Attack and gain access to a variety of Utility skills, allowing you to reduce the cost of your Research, Troop Training, and Crafting.

  • Signature Skill 1 | March | Max March Size
  • Signature Skill 2 | Council | Troop Attack Vs. Seats of Power
  • Skill 1 | Council | March Speed Vs. Players
  • Skill 2 | Council | Research Cost Efficiency
  • Skill 3 | Council | Troop Train Cost Efficiency
  • Skill 4 | Council | Forging Steel Cost
  • Skill 5 | Council | Defender Health
  • Skill 6 | Council | Troop Attack Vs. Players

Monthly Event Schedule

Play through the Freedom In Essos event arc in July to experience the unbreakable discipline of the Unsullied and learn the tales of their elected leader, Grey Worm! Here is this month’s event schedule:

Freedom In Essos

  • Sack of Astapor (Craft Event Gear) – July 2nd
  • Liberation of Meereen (PvE) – July 2nd
  • Battle of Yunkai (Arc Recipe) – July 4th
  • Symbol of Liberation (Trinket Crafting) – July 9th
  • One True Weakness (PvE) – July 9th
  • Uprising in Meereen (PvE Rally) – July 14th
  • Bay of Dragons (Arc Recipe) – July 22nd

Power-Up Events

  • The Rich Man’s Shadow (Building) – July 3rd / July 24th
  • The Rise of Dragons (Dragons) – July 7th / July 21st
  • The Stranger’s Eyes (Memorial Shrine) – July 8th
  • The Priest’s Shadow (Research) – July 10th
  • Heroes of the Great Game (New Heroes!) – July 14th
  • A Maester’s Journey (Expeditions) – July 17th
  • Varys’s Riddle (Total Power) – July 18th

PvE

  • Breach At The Wall – July 4th
  • The Great Hunt – July 22nd

PvP

  • Night’s Watch Mutiny – July 1st
  • Lord of Light – July 11th
  • The Climb – July 19th
  • Test Your Mettle – July 19th
  • War For The Throne/Rebellion – July 25th

Crafting Events

  • Three-Eyed Raven (Season 7-9 Gear) – July 16th
  • Three-Eyed Raven (Trinket Crafting) – July 23rd

Special Events

  • Tournament of the Old Gods – July 28th

Wallpapers

Celebrate the Liberation of Slaver’s Bay by decorating your Mobile and Desktop devices with our official Freedom In Essos wallpapers!

To save on Mobile, tap and hold the image, and select “Download image”. To save on Desktop, right-click and select “Save image as…”

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We hope you’ve enjoyed this preview for the month of July! If you like this preview or have opinions on how it could be improved, visit us on Discord and post your feedback!

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