Annihilation

Annihilation is the default Quick Match mode described in the multiplayer developer AMA. Its win condition is direct: destroy every enemy headquarters while protecting your own. The same matchmaking menu is announced to allow Annihilation, Domination and Maelstrom to be selected individually or together, but only Annihilation centres victory on headquarters destruction rather than Victory Points. The source does not publish a match duration, map pool, headquarters count per player, score threshold or special tiebreak rule. Its identity is therefore defined by the objective, not by inferred format details.

The July 2026 multiplayer AMA records Annihilation as the default Quick Match choice and distinguishes it from the two Victory Point modes in the announced matchmaking set. This is a statement of current mode design, not a changelog: the source does not say that Annihilation replaced another default, document an earlier ruleset or describe a balance revision to its objective. The developers discuss a wider intention to keep asymmetric factions fair and to continue balancing from data and feedback, but they attach no Annihilation-specific change, version or competitive result to that discussion.

High-level interpretation starts and ends with the published condition: all enemy headquarters must be destroyed, and your own headquarters must be protected. Capturing Strategic Positions for Victory Points belongs to Domination, while securing dynamic objectives for Victory Points belongs to Maelstrom. Those contrasts prevent the wrong scoring model from being carried into Annihilation. The AMA supplies no map-specific route, faction preference, commander selection, attack timing or headquarters durability information for this mode. A careful guide can clarify what ends the match, but cannot manufacture an optimal plan.