Vaults filled with Imperial relics drift through the Dark Outer Rim. Up to four Commerce Guilds deploy Flagships to occupy them — every five minutes an Awakening Window pays out points to whoever holds a vault.
Guild spawn and respawn point. Flagships inside its range cannot be attacked — regroup here between pushes rather than turtling.
Continuous points plus a modest Awakening bonus every 5 minutes. Best held by spreading Flagships across several at once.
Much larger continuous points and Awakening bonus. Worth a committed, defended squad during each Awakening Window.
Vault ownership is scored every 5 minutes. Whoever holds a vault when the window fires banks its bonus — arrive early, not exactly on time.
Shadowfront runs cross-server across a Qualification round and two Battle Stages, with the map and stakes escalating each stage.
Guides consistently warn against thinning Flagships across too many vaults at once — mass on the Central Vaults for the Awakening Window, then redistribute to Lesser Vaults between windows.