The Sovereign's Ballad begins in 2016, when the first call to action was heard by the Herald of the Benefactor.  For so long the landscape was a desolate barren wasteland, and the echoing chambers of victorious revelry had become all but a faint whisper heard only through the microphone of isolating headsets.  Purity had been compromised for comfort.  The nerves softened and the once fulfilling joy of honorable combat amongst peers was replaced by short and desperate pleas for pleasure by proxy, desperately consuming strangers in an endless abyss of addicition: leaving the spirit empty.  Without hardship without sacrifice there can be no glory. The Sovereign Benefactor set forth to substantiate truth with fact and to prepare a contest for those that would answer the call, those who would act to honor their claims and test their might.  The Crucible of Claims is an uncompromising engagement that encompasses all maps, all vehicles, and 12 to 8 to 4 player free for alls.  A true test of skill, stamina, endurance, consistency, and luck.  From the chaos one will rise above all others, for by the weight and quality of the coin in their hand shall they be determined and affirmed as the one and only King Slayer.  A contest above all others in its severity and breadth.

       Every year proclamations shall be vindicated in the Crucible of Claims and thus retained for one year at which time reclamation becomes obligatory once more.   All performance is recorded and all participants are given their certificates as proof to their claims.  There are many claims to be made and thus the opportunity for greatness is ever present offering to all a piece of glory even if only for a single map or single stat. The Sovereign Benefactor acted by divine accord, and has bestowed the Slayer's Ball upon the world as it has been decreed for all time and through all space.