The 49th Ancient Citadel of Raven 2 is looming. This tally has been significantly influenced by the server transfers that took place between June 10 and 16. The previous match occurred on June 13, after which several guilds vanished or migrated to new servers. Furthermore, the newly announced world matching pairs include 'Lux - Vita', 'Nox - Kerum', and 'Mare - Solar'. Each group features some rather formidable guilds and alliances. It is safe to assume that the 49th Ancient Citadel will revolve around these powerhouses.

Groups 1 and 2 have paired the Lux and Vita worlds. Lux now hosts 'Royaldanaekkeo', the guild with the highest points in the Raven 2 Ancient Citadel. With Royaldanaekkeo at the helm, the Royal Alliance and Royal Alliance 2 are flexing their muscles, alongside others like the Mushin Alliance and Mugunghwa. The Metus server is particularly terrifying, as it houses both Royal Alliance's 'Royaldanaekkeo' and Mushin Alliance's 'Mushin-eun-mot-mallyeo'.

Over in Vita, the oneteam alliance on the Metus server is quite striking. It includes the 'AEGlS - AEGIS - AEGIS2 - AEGIS3' guilds, all of which participated in the last Ancient Citadel. We expect them to show up in force for the next one as well.

While the spotlight is on the Royal Alliance and oneteam, a direct clash between their core guilds seems unlikely. Lux - Metus falls into Group 2, while Vita - Metus is in Group 1. It is more probable that Royal Alliance 2 and Mugunghwa-affiliated guilds, or independent ones like 'Chimmuk v Bulmyeol', will be the ones crossing paths with oneteam.

The second chart suggests Group 3 will be the main theatre of war, thanks to the meeting of the Hi alliance from Nox and the Pumo-anim alliance from Kerum. Hi's contenders include 'Valentine' and 'Hi'. Valentine currently sits 8th in the Ancient Citadel points ranking with a record of '7 / 7 / 1 / 2'. Their ally, Gzone, is also a force to be reckoned with, having placed 5th with a record of '8 / 6 / 2 / 0'. Gzone is expected to be active in Group 4.

Returning to Group 3, we are keeping a close eye on the 'Romantic' and 'No-ppakke' guilds of the Pumo-anim alliance. No-ppakke holds 6th place with '8 / 1 / 1 / 1', while Romantic sits at 10th with '6 / 1 / 1 / 1'. Romantic has only recently broken into the top 10, giving them a prime opportunity to climb higher. It will be interesting to see how the competition shakes out.

Groups 5 and 6 are the stage for the Mare and Solar worlds. Mare features the 'NEO - AURA - Villain - Jikjang-in-eun-eonjena-pigonhae' lineup, while the latter is home to the 'TOP Alliance - Raon'. Despite the departure of Royaldanaekkeo, Mare remains sturdy. Small-scale or independent guilds, such as 'Ajeongdang - Hwangdang - Hwakkaesu', have a history of throwing their hats into the ring, regardless of the big names.

In the Solar world, the movements of the VCº clan are worth noting. Following the last match, the 'Langtebe' guild from the Nox world secured three victories in the Battlefield of Genesis before migrating. We later spotted 'Langtebeº' in the Solar world, alongside 'Langtebeºº'. Meanwhile, the Mors server saw the arrival of 'Teberangº - Teberang1 - Teberang2'. Notably, while Langtebeºº is part of the Rokkugeo alliance, the other four are all under the VCº banner.

In summary, it is highly likely that the Raon alliance will participate in Group 5, while the VCº alliance will dominate Group 6.With their operational zones neatly divided, all guilds aiming for the Ancient Citadel in these groups should plan accordingly.