Known Thebes Facts
The strongest first-party facts are the season title, the trailer, and Jubilee’s lore paragraph. Jubilee travels to Thebes in the Collapsed Timeline while trying to solve Shogo’s dragon-form crisis, and Apocalypse is directly involved through the Horseman of Famine setup.
The official Dev Vision post does not give route names, objectives, spawn rooms, or mode-specific callouts in its short text. That means a useful Thebes page should first explain what the theme changes, then wait for patch notes or live map access before naming lanes and callout points.
For players, the action item is simple: learn the Season 9 systems before memorizing map guesses. Regenerative Shields and Team-Up changes can affect how a new Convoy or objective map plays, especially if disengage timing and partner selection become more important than they were in Season 8.5.
| Field | Current value |
|---|---|
| Season title | Season 9: The Mystery of Thebes |
| Official start | July 10, 2026 UTC |
| Theme names | Thebes, Apocalypse, Horseman of Famine, Collapsed Timeline |
| Map promise | Brand-new map in the official Season 9 Dev Vision post |
| Refresh trigger | Patch notes, official map page update, or live client map data |
Trailer Check
The Season 9 trailer should be treated as visual evidence for theme and mood, not as a final tactical map sheet. Use it to understand the Egyptian and Apocalypse framing, then return after official map rules are published for spawn, escort, objective, and health-pack details.
What to add after launch
Once Thebes is live, this page should add objective type, attack and defense flow, choke points, vertical angles, health-pack positions, and hero-specific notes. Those fields require either a first-party map page or direct match inspection; writing them early would make the page look complete while giving players unreliable routing.
The first tactical update should focus on Jubilee interactions: where Blooming Ball can sit without being instantly cleared, where Firework Finale has enough radius to affect both teams, and where Sparking Sprint creates safe disengage routes. That keeps the page tied to Season 9 instead of becoming a generic map article.
