Glossary ยท 24 terms # Battle modes terms The formats you can queue for: Random Battles, Clan Wars, Strongholds, Onslaught, Frontline and the rest. [All](/glossary.md)[Vehicles](/glossary/category/vehicles.md)[Gunnery](/glossary/category/gunnery.md)[Armor](/glossary/category/armor.md)[Mobility](/glossary/category/mobility.md)[Vision](/glossary/category/vision.md)[Crew](/glossary/category/crew.md)[Progression](/glossary/category/progression.md)[Economy](/glossary/category/economy.md)[Ratings](/glossary/category/ratings.md)[Statistics](/glossary/category/statistics.md)[Battle modes](/glossary/category/modes.md)[Tactics](/glossary/category/tactics.md)[Slang](/glossary/category/slang.md) [A](#a)[B](#b)[C](#c)D[E](#e)[F](#f)[G](#g)HIJKL[M](#m)N[O](#o)[P](#p)Q[R](#r)[S](#s)[T](#t)UVWXYZ# ## A [ AdvancesBattle modes The fifteen against fifteen Tier X Stronghold format, where clans attack each other's bases in scheduled events for a larger share of resource. ](/glossary/advances.md)[ AssaultBattle modes One team attacks a single base, the other defends it, on a shorter clock. ](/glossary/assault.md) ## B [ Base captureBattle modes Sitting in the enemy base circle to accumulate capture points, where taking damage resets your own contribution. ](/glossary/base-capture.md)[ Battle tierBattle modes The tier bracket a battle is fought at, which is what decides who a vehicle meets rather than its own tier alone. ](/glossary/battle-tier.md)[ Bottom tierBattle modes Being two tiers below the top of the battle, which is where seven of every fifteen vehicles start. ](/glossary/bottom-tier.md) ## C [ ClanBattle modes A persistent group of players with a tag shown next to their name, which is the unit every organised mode is played as. ](/glossary/clan.md)[ Clan WarsCWBattle modes The campaign layer where clans fight for territory on a global map, with landing tournaments, province income and reward vehicles at the end of a season. ](/glossary/clan-wars.md) ## E [ EncounterBattle modes A single neutral base in the middle of the map, which either team can capture. ](/glossary/encounter.md) ## F [ FrontlineFLBattle modes A thirty against thirty Tier VIII mode on a nine square kilometre map, with respawns, capture zones and a rank earned per battle. ](/glossary/frontline.md) ## G [ Grand BattleBattle modes A thirty against thirty Tier X format on oversized maps, mixed into the random queue rather than run as its own mode. ](/glossary/grand-battle.md) ## M [ MatchmakingMMBattle modes The system that builds the two teams of a random battle, balancing them by battle tier, vehicle class and platoons rather than by player skill. ](/glossary/matchmaking.md) ## O [ OnslaughtBattle modes A seasonal seven against seven Tier X mode with role-based abilities and a rank ladder that resets each season. ](/glossary/onslaught.md) ## P [ PlatoonBattle modes Two or three players queuing together and placed on the same team, coordinating by voice rather than by map ping. ](/glossary/platoon.md)[ Preferential matchmakingBattle modes A narrower battle-tier spread on some vehicles, so they never meet opponents two tiers above them. ](/glossary/preferential-matchmaking.md) ## R [ Random BattlesBattle modes The main queue: fifteen against fifteen, teams assembled by the matchmaker, on a rotating pool of maps. ](/glossary/random-battles.md)[ Ranked BattlesBattle modes A seasonal Tier X competitive mode where players earn and lose chevrons based on their position in their team at the end of a battle. ](/glossary/ranked-battles.md) ## S [ SkirmishBattle modes The short Stronghold battle format, fought seven against seven or ten against ten at Tier VI, VIII or X for industrial resource. ](/glossary/skirmish.md)[ Standard BattleBattle modes The default objective: each team has its own base, and wins by capturing the other's or destroying every enemy vehicle. ](/glossary/standard-battle.md)[ Steel HunterSHBattle modes A battle royale mode fought in special upgradable vehicles on a shrinking map, where placement matters as much as damage. ](/glossary/steel-hunter.md)[ StrongholdBattle modes A clan's own base, built from buildings that produce industrial resource and unlock reserves, and the battles fought to supply it. ](/glossary/stronghold.md) ## T [ Team damageTKBattle modes Damage dealt to an ally, which is reflected back onto the shooter and escalates to a blocked account if it keeps happening. ](/glossary/team-damage.md)[ Top tierBattle modes Being among the three highest-tier vehicles in the battle, where your armor holds and your gun works on everything. ](/glossary/top-tier.md)[ TournamentBattle modes Organised bracket play between teams, run by Wargaming or by the community, outside the normal queues. ](/glossary/tournament.md)[ Training RoomBattle modes A private battle a player creates and invites others into, used for practice, testing and clan drills. ](/glossary/training-room.md) ## Navigation - 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