Surrendering Castle Ownership FAQ

What does surrendering a castle entail?

• Surrendering a castle grants ownership of the castle over to a team in your alliance.
• All role-holders like Governor, Marshal, etc. will be unassigned.

How often can a castle be surrendered?

• Any given castle can only be surrendered once every 7 days.

Why can't I surrender a castle?

• Cannot surrender a castle while Lockdown is active i.e. when enemy Primarchs are present. The only exception is while Event Shields are active, which disable Lockdown.

Does surrendering a castle reset the shield cooldown?

• Surrendering a castle will still trigger the castle’s shield cooldown period.

Will surrendering a castle still lose Victory Points?

• Surrendering a castle will still trigger the 10% Victory Point loss for that castle during the Atlas Season.

Will surrendering a castle make me lose gold?

• Surrendering a castle will not trigger the 10% Gold loss for centralized banking.

How many building levels is deducted from surrendering a castle?

• 10% of the total building levels (rounded to the nearest non-0 number) is deducted from the Infrastructure set before it is put into the Storage of the surrendering team.
• This function has been removed as of February 2020 Atlas Update
• This function has been reinstated as of December 2022 Atlas Update

What happens to Castle Guards when a castle is surrendered?

• 75% of the Castle Guards are converted back into Team Glory for the original owning team. The remaining 25% are lost.

Do surrendered castles still have ownership caps?

• The team receiving the surrendered castle is still subject to total castle ownership caps–no more than 20 level 2 castles, 20 level 3 castles, and 50 castles total.

Will the Upkeep Timer change after a castle is surrendered?

• The Upkeep timer will not change from before the castle was surrendered.