Duel stakes: gold and items on the line

When you challenge a hero to a duel, you can put gold, items or both on the line. The winner takes everything.

How a stake works

1. The challenger sets the gold — the same amount from each side — and/or adds up to 3 of their items.
2. The opponent sees the stake on the challenge card. If items are at stake, they add their own: the vendor value of their items must be at least 80% of the challenger's.
3. On "Accept" the gold is taken from both sides and the items go into escrow: during the fight they can't be sold or equipped.
4. The winner receives everything by mail, with a 5% fee taken from the gold.
5. A draw or a fight that didn't happen returns each stake. Surrender and disconnect count as a loss.

Limits

Both fighters must have the stake before the fight: wallets are checked on the challenge and again on "Accept".

Items you can't stake

Only items that can be given to another player at all can be staked. Not allowed: heirloom items, personal items, account items, unique items and quest items. Legendary items — never, even if they are tradeable.

Example

A stake of 50 gold from each side makes a pot of 100. The 5% fee is 5 gold, so the winner gets 95 — plus any items that were at stake.

Who you can't stake against

There are no stakes with world residents: fighting them is training. How to challenge and how a duel goes is covered in Duels. Winnings arrive by mail — see Mail.