Theurgy Cup 5

This article documents an unofficial Arknights event that is organized by members of the Arknights players' community. Please note that the event is neither part of the game itself nor officially endorsed by Hypergryph and Yostar.

Theurgy Cup 5
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Chinese	仙术杯#5
Release Date
*Preliminary Round: March 09, 2024 – March 17, 2024 Final Round: March 19 , 2024 – March 21, 2024

Theurgy Cup 5 was the fifth edition of the community tournament organized by popular Chinese Arknights content creator Brother Long (龙哥哥今天又鸽了). It was played entirely on Expansion II of Integrated Strategies #4: Expeditioner's Joklumarkar in the CN server. This particular Theurgy Cup was team-based instead of individual, consisting of six teams of four players, all of which are notable Chinese Arknights content creators themselves.

The preliminary rounds ran from March 09 to March 17, 2024, while the final round ran from March 19 to March 21, 2024.

Rules

Tournament format

The tournament is divided into six teams, each having four players. The Team Score is composed of each of their member's final scores added together.

In the preliminary round, all 24 players will stream their own runs according to the schedule. Top 2 teams with the highest Team Scores advance to the final round.

In the final round, the remaining 2 teams compete against each other. The team with the higher Team Score at the end wins the tournament.

Gameplay

• All players must play on the highest difficulty, Braving Nature +15, and will only have one attempt; there is no restart opportunity granted whatsoever.
• Each team consists of three "Explorers" and one designated "Deep Explorer".
  • Explorers may pick "3F starting bonuses", which is given after a previous run ended on 3F or higher, like +2 Hope or +5 Ingots . However, they CANNOT pick the 3F starting bonus that gives a random Collectible (e.g. lose -1 Hope & Max Hope , lose all Ingots ). Picking Hot Water Kettle is allowed.
  • The Deep Explorer plays last in their team. They must receive a Love Foldartal from the very first Clairvoyance, and CANNOT pick any 3F starting bonuses. If the Deep Explorer clears both Gardener / Sentinel and The Sands of Time / Into Eternity, their total score will be multiplied by ×1.5.
  • The reason behind forcing the Deep Explorer to start with "Love" is so that they will always have an option to convert a node into an Enocounter, which is needed in one of the steps towards achieving Ending 4.
• Each player must declare their starting Main Operator and Squad Type in advance. Both CANNOT be repeated by two or more players within the same team.
  • Example: If Player 1 picks Tactical Assault Squad as starting Squad Type and Degenbrecher as Main Operator, their teammates cannot pick Tactical Assault Squad and Degenbrecher as Main Operator.
  • The Main Operator of a player's starting recruitments is determined by the highest rarity. If two or more operators share the same highest rarity (e.g. Spot, Lava, Kroos), they will all be designated Main Operators.
  • If a player wants to pick the "As Your Heart Desires" starting recruitment, they must also declare it in advance.
• Each 6★ Operator may only be recruited by a maximum of two players per team. If this limit is exceeded, the offending team loses −300 points to their Team Score for every excess recruitment.
  • Temporary Recruitments do NOT count towards this limit.
• Each team will share a starting withdrawal balance of 200 Originium Ingots . If the balance goes below zero after a team finishes playing, they will lose −50 points to their Team Score for every excess Originium Ingot withdrawn.
  • Players may invest Originium Ingots to replenish their team's withdrawal balance. However, the balance cannot exceed past the initial 200.
• Each player has three Timeouts during their run. During a Timeout, the referee allows the player to talk to their teammates for three minutes.
  • Outside of timeouts, the player must do the entire run by themselves and are forbidden from communicating with other people.
• A player who is unable to reconnect will be judged to have lost the run. Special judgments may be conducted if the player disconnected right before they were about to clear the final level.
  • If the player disconnects after clearing the final level, the player is judged to have won the run, and their total score will be calculated manually.
• Using cheats, third-party plug-ins, and exploiting bugs is strictly prohibited.

Scoring

Each player's raw score (the one displayed at the results screen) will have the following bonuses that can be obtained to add to their total score:

Emergency Operation Bonuses

• Scores in parentheses () are only applied if the player does a Perfect (cleared without losing Life Points), and has obtained the Routeweave Net from a Scout node prior.
  • Breathing, The Earth Wakes, Tree-Snatcher: +50
  • Shady Frozen Sea: +20 (+30)
  • Company Entanglement: +20 (+30)
  • Collapsals' Afternoon: +20
  • Musical Disaster: +35 (+55)
  • Instinct Contamination: +50
  • March of the Dead: +50 (+70)
  • Carnival of Artificials: +90 (+110)
  • Terminus of Life: +90

Boss Bonuses

• Lofty Silverfrost (Deep Ice Sculpture): +0 (+150)
• Sami's Entropy (Hollow Puppet): +30 (+120)
• Gardener (Sentinel): +50 (+300)
• The Sands of Time (Into Eternity): +100 (+150)
  • if Deep Ice Sculpture / Sami's Entropy / Hollow Puppet was cleared prior: gain +200 (+250) instead
  • if Gardener / Sentinel was cleared prior and the player did NOT enter a Bosky Passage: gain +220 (+270) instead
  • if both Deep Ice Sculpture / Sami's Entropy / Hollow Puppet and Gardener / Sentinel were cleared prior, and the player did NOT enter a Bosky Passage: gain +320 (+370) instead

ISW-DF and ISW-DU Operation Bonuses

• Luxurious Fleet: +0 default; +40 if Gopnik is killed
• Nameless Hero: +30 default; additional +15 per enemy killed. If Perfect, gain +150 instead
• Envoy of Justice: +70 default; additional +30 each if Duck Lord, Gopnik, or Crying Thief is killed. If Perfect, gain +200 instead

Special Bonuses

• Collectibles obtained: +10 each
• Foldartals obtained: +5 each
• Kill Duck Lord, Gopnik, or Crying Thief in any stage except Luxurious Fleet or Envoy of Justice: +20 each
• Obtaining a Temporary Recruitment (Rage Foldartal is NOT counted):
  • 6★ Operator: +50 each
  • 5★ Operator: +20 each
  • 4★ Operator: +10 each

Participants

Three Pigeons Xiao Zong 三鸽萧粽
	1	Sansheng 三笙ycyx
	2	Disillusion Disillusion号角鸽
	3	XiaoranQ 萧然Q
	4	Poisoned Zongzi 有毒的粽子

Yuyang Ying Bai Xue 余阳映百雪
	1	Mygs 绵阳怪兽
	2	Satoyuki Ria 里雪りあ
	3	Protect Yuriko 保护百合子
	4	Yu Yuyin 余余银

Champion Chef Team 冠军厨小队
	1	MillerRHan 逗比寒MillerRHan
	2	Magic Zc Index 魔法Zc目录
	3	Jueming Menma 绝命笋干
	4	Brother Long 龙哥哥今天又鸽了

Endgame Research Institute 终始研究所
	1	Soup 风前舆论汤
	2	x2048x
	3	Mensa Duck 门萨鸭
	4	ChessSteins 棋棋Steins

Strawberry Jam Maid Cafe 草莓酱香女仆咖啡厅
	1	Vaporvenus 维云斯
	2	Meteor R MR流星飞
	3	Kensei 剑圣Kensei
	4	time-x_x-

LUAHS Collapsal Dept. 龍門大學附屬高中陌域坍縮部
	1	Rebirth of Ice 重生之冰
	2	Philosophy_III 哲意志第三共和国
	3	Kujo Kazuya 久城kazuya
	4	CSZDCR

Preliminary round

Standings

Theurgy Cup #5 Preliminary Standings
#	Team	P1	P2	P3	P4	Left	Excess 6★	Final Score
1	Strawberry Jam Maid Cafe	2830	3681	3130	5106	30	0	14747
2	Yuyang Ying Bai Xue	2885	3568	3372	4816.5	0	0	14641.5
3	Three Pigeons Xiao Zong	3422	2754	3362	4861.5	0	0	14399.5
4	Endgame Research Institute	3102	3329	2877	2795	5	0	12103
5	LUAHS Collapsal Department	3693	2886	2965	2123	15	0	11667
6	Champion Chef Team	2352	395	2361	2097	52	0	7205

Results by team

Three Pigeons Xiao Zong preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Sansheng Mar 09				2032	HSP +50	COLL +20	PERF +200	INST +50			SAM! +150	E1+N4 +200		x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x48 +480	x26 +130	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	3422
Disillusion Mar 11				1849	COLL +20	TERM +90					EIK +30	2+E4 +250		x0 +0	x1 +20	x1 +10	x34 +340	x21 +105	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	2754
XiaoranQ Mar 13				2137	MRCH +70						EIK +30	CES +50	2+3+E4 +370	x1 +50	x2 +40	x0 +0	x48 +480	x27 +135	x0 +0	Won (ED4)	3362
Poisoned Zongzi (DEEP) Mar 15				2106	MRCH +50						EIK +30	CES +50	2+N4 +200	x3 +150	x1 +20	x0 +0	x50 +500	x23 +115	x1 +20	Won!! (ED4) ×1.5	4861.5

Yuyang Ying Bai Xue preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Mygs Mar 09				1980	TERM +90						EIK +30	2+E4 +250		x0 +0	x1 +20	x0 +0	x37 +370	x25 +125	x1 +20	Won (ED4)	2885
Satoyuki Ria Mar 12				2128	KILL +40	PERF +200					EIK! +120	2+E4 +250		x2 +100	x0 +0	x0 +0	x54 +540	x26 +130	x3 +60	Won (ED4)	3568
Protect Yuriko Mar 14				2112	COLL +20	MSIC +35	CARN +90	MRCH +50	MSIC +35	MSIC +35	EIK +30	2+N4 +200		x1 +50	x4 +80	x1 +10	x49 +490	x19 +95	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	3372
Yu Yuyin (DEEP) Mar 17				2061	COMP +30	COLL +20					SAM! +150	CES +50	E1+N4 +200	x1 +50	x2 +40	x0 +0	x46 +460	x18 +90	x3 +60	Won!! (ED4) ×1.5	4816.5

Champion Chef Team preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
MillerRHan Mar 10				1822	FSEA +20						SAM +0			x1 +50	x0 +0	x0 +0	x36 +360	x20 +100	x0 +0	Lost ∞F (DUAL!)	2352
Magic Zc Index Mar 11				325										x0 +0	x0 +0	x0 +0	x5 +50	x4 +20	x0 +0	Lost 3F (DB)	395
Jueming Menma Mar 14				1776	COMP +20	INST +50					EIK +30			x1 +50	x0 +0	x0 +0	x32 +320	x15 +75	x2 +40	Lost ∞F (DUAL)	2361
Brother Long (DEEP) Mar 16				1537	COMP +30	INST +50								x1 +50	x0 +0	x0 +0	x27 +270	x16 +80	x4 +80	Lost 5F (EIK!)	2097

Endgame Research Institute preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Soup Mar 10				2052	COMP +20	INST +50	MSIC +35	MRCH +50			EIK +30	2+N4 +200		x0 +0	x3 +60	x0 +0	x48 +480	x17 +85	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	3102
x2048x Mar 12				2079	COLL +20	CARN +90	CARN +90				SAM! +150	E1+N4 +200		x1 +50	x3 +60	x0 +0	x47 +470	x20 +100	x1 +20	Won (ED4)	3329
Mensa Duck Mar 13				1852	MRCH +50						EIK! +120	2+N4 +200		x2 +100	x0 +0	x1 +10	x38 +380	x17 +85	x4 +80	Won (ED4)	2877
ChessSteins (DEEP) Mar 15				1830	PERF +150						EIK +30	2+E4 +250		x0 +0	x2 +40	x0 +0	x38 +380	x19 +95	x1 +20	Won (ED4)	2795

Strawberry Jam Maid Cafe preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Vaporvenus Mar 10				1935	COLL +20	INST +50	MSIC +35				EIK +30	2+N4 +200		x0 +0	x3 +60	x0 +0	x41 +410	x18 +90	x0 +0	Won (ED4)	2830
Meteor R Mar 12				2311	COLL +20	INST +50	MRCH +50	CARN +90	CARN +90	CARN +90	EIK +30	2+E4 +250		x0 +0	x0 +0	x0 +0	x52 +520	x32 +160	x1 +20	Won (ED4)	3681
Kensei Mar 14				1920	CARN +90	MRCH +50	MRCH +50	TERM +90			EIK! +120	2+E4 +250		x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x37 +370	x16 +80	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	3130
time-x_x- (DEEP) Mar 17				2104	COMP +30	PERF +150	CARN +110				EIK! +120	CES +50	2+N4 +200	x0 +0	x0 +0	x0 +0	x51 +510	x22 +110	x1 +20	Won!! (ED4) ×1.5	5106

LUAHS Collapsal Department preliminary round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Rebirth of Ice Mar 09				2203	FSEA +20	COMP +30	TERM +90	TERM +90	INST +50		SAM! +150	CES +50	E1+E4 +250	x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x48 +480	x30 +150	x3 +60	Won (ED4)	3693
Philosophy_III Mar 11				1896	COMP +20						SAM! +150	E1+N4 +200		x1 +50	x2 +40	x0 +0	x37 +370	x20 +100	x3 +60	Won (ED4)	2886
Kujo Kazuya Mar 13				1845	COLL +20	CARN +90					SAM! +150	E1+E4 +250		x2 +100	x1 +20	x0 +0	x35 +350	x20 +100	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	2965
CSZDCR (DEEP) Mar 16				1608	COMP +20						SAM +0	CES +50		x0 +0	x0 +0	x0 +0	x34 +340	x17 +85	x1 +20	Lost ∞F (DUAL)	2123

Final round

Standings

Theurgy Cup #5 Final Round
#	Team	P1	P2	P3	P4	Left	Excess 6★	Final Score
1	Strawberry Jam Maid Cafe	3202	2327	2762	2229	38	0	10520
2	Yuyang Ying Bai Xue	2938	2366	2353	697	43	1 (-300)	8054

Results by team

Strawberry Jam Maid Cafe final round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Vaporvenus Mar 19				2062	CARN +90	TERM +90					EIK +30	2+N4 +200		x1 +50	x0 +0	x1 +10	x48 +480	x22 +110	x4 +80	Won (ED4)	3202
Meteor R Mar 20				1722	1/3 +100						SAM +0			x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x31 +310	x21 +105	x1 +20	Lost ∞F (DUAL)	2327
Kensei Mar 20				1807							SAM! +150	E1+N4 +200		x0 +0	x1 +20	x1 +10	x44 +440	x19 +95	x2 +40	Won (ED4)	2762
time-x_x- (DEEP) Mar 21				1659	FSEA +20	MRCH +50					SAM +0			x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x30 +300	x18 +90	x2 +40	Lost 6F (CES!)	2229

Yuyang Ying Bai Xue final round results
Player & Date	Starters	Squad	6★ Recruited	Raw Score	Bonuses															Status	Total
					EM, SP, and DU Maps						Bosses			Temp. Rec.			Items	Folds	🦆🐼🐶
														6★	5★	4★
Satoyuki Ria Mar 19				2023	FSEA +20	COMP +20	CARN +90				EIK +30	2+N4 +200		x0 +0	x1 +20	x0 +0	x42 +420	x19 +95	x1 +20	Won (ED4)	2938
Mygs Mar 19				1626	INST +50	CARN +90	MRCH +50				EIK! +120			x0 +0	x0 +0	x0 +0	x29 +290	x20 +100	x2 +40	Lost ∞F (KNT-2)	2366
Protect Yuriko Mar 20				1738	MSIC +35						EIK +30			x1 +50	x2 +40	x0 +0	x37 +370	x14 +70	x1 +20	Lost ∞F (DUAL)	2353
Yu Yuyin (DEEP) Mar 21				462										x1 +50	x1 +20	x0 +0	x11 +110	x7 +35	x1 +20	Lost 3F (FSEA!)	697

External links

• Main page on Bilibili
• VoD playlist on Bilibili