With the October Horrors II being over and during Halloween, it is time to look at the armies’ performance in the third quarter of the year, which includes July, August, and September, in the most detailed Top Ten of the Season post. 

Introduction

This is the third edition of this Top Ten column. The first quarter can be found here, and the second one here. It is one of the Top Ten “columns” along with the TT of the week, TT of the month, TT of the year, and the Army Index. This season covers the months of July, August, and September. It was intended to be posted a few weeks ago, but got pushed back because of the administration changes within the organisation and the judging changes within the community. Without further ado, it is time to present the Top Ten of the third quarter of 2026, which is also the most detailed one, including the newly created Army Index.

Top Ten Armies
Third quarter 2026

BIGGEST MOVERS
🠝 7 Fire Warriors			🠟 5 Star Force
TOP TEN Armies – first quarter 2026
Ranking	Army Icon	Army Name	Score	TTOTW Score	Change
1.		Army of Club Penguin	257	1149	-3
2.		Rebel Penguin Federation	250	1051	+5
3.		Water Vikings	216	628	-1
4.		Aliens	215	674	+4
5.		Dark Warriors	202	534	+18
6.		Templars	188	556	-41
7.		Help Force	187	473	-1
8.		Shadow Legionaries	166	360	-6
9.		Fire Warriors	160	307	+138
10.		Fire Vikings	92	147	-38

Outside the Top Ten

Ranking	Army Name	Score	TTOTW Score	Change
11.	Masked Bandits	57	156	NEW
12.	SnowWalkers of Club Penguin	77	113	+48
13.	Romans	54	80	-3
14.	Pizzaioli of Club Penguin	51	59	-3
15.	Star Force	40	70	-75

Detailed sheet at the end of the post

• Notes:
  1. The “Change” is the difference between the army’s Q3 Score and the Q2 Score. 
  2. The Top Ten is set in order of “Scoring”, from most to least. That’s why some armies have a higher “TTOTW Score” but are placed lower. The “Scoring” comes from the TTOTMs, while the “TTOTW Score” is the sum of all the Top Tens for each week of the first quarter. 
  3. Only armies within the Q2 or Q3 Top Ten are considered in the “Biggest Movers” section.
  4. The Sheet contains some extra info that is not analysed here, such as the monthly averages, the sums, and the full averages. 

Second Quarter 2026 in Statistics

• The most points in a week were achieved by the Rebel Penguin Federation, with a total of 105.26 in the fourth week of August, which is 10.56 points more than the highest of Q2. The second-most points were recorded in the first week of September, with a total of 103.95, by the Army of Club Penguin.
• ACP was first for all 10/13 weeks of this season, with RPF being first in the rest.
• The highest size score was achieved by ACP in the second week of August, with 80 points (maximum possible). A decrease of 11.39 points from the highest size score of Q2.
• The highest event score was achieved by the Rebel Penguin Federation in the fourth week of August and the Aliens in the second week of July and the fifth week of August, with both of them gaining 25 points. RPF had the most recorded events in a week during the fourth week of August, with a total of 16. An increase of 3 compared to Q2.
• The highest consistency score was achieved by RPF in the fourth week of August, with 15 points (maximum). An increase of 0.22 compared to the highest of Q2.
• 26 armies hosted events in these three months, 9 less compared to Q2.
• ACP had the highest max, reaching 142 troops in the Legends Cup XVI finals.
• Armies collected the most points in the fourth week of August with a total of 616.66, about 33 more than the highest of Q2. The highest average points were in the third week of July, at 44.32. Last of all, the highest median points were in the same week, with a score of 42.32.
• The full points gathered by all armies in these 3 months were 6715. This is an increase of 109 compared to Q2.

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Full Points

From the above, we see that RPF and ACP had more points than any other army during those 13 weeks. Aliens and the Dark Warriors got close to RPF in two weeks but weren’t able to reach it. We also saw the 100 points threshold being broken two times, with RPF possibly achieving the highest Top Ten score in the Club Penguin Armies Top Tens. Both ACP and RPF had ups and downs, with RPF having more severe ones.

The other armies are all close to each other. The Aliens had many weeks near 60 points before dropping to about 45 in September. The Water Vikings mostly remained within 40 and 60 points throughout all weeks. They had a spike in the fifth week before dropping and then slowly rising again. The Templars seemed to be going up before the multipliers, due to multilogging and the war with DW.

The Help Force had many ups and downs during the 13 weeks, ranging from 25 to 55 points. They seemed more stable during September, when they had a small rise, reaching close to 40 in the last few weeks. DW seemed to be more stable and near 30-45 points in the first weeks till they had a spike around the war with TCP. In the last week, Aliens, WV, and DW were very close to each other, with all being within 1.5 points.

Moving on to the SM armies, we notice several interesting patterns. The Shadow Legionaries remained first for the majority of the weeks, 9 out of 13. The Star Force was able to pass them once, and the Fire Warriors had the first spot 3 times. SL seems to be sitting around 25 to 35 points. A small drop is visible during September, but the last few weeks show a rising trend.

The Fire Warriors began with about 15 to 20 points in the first weeks and one week without events. They rose, reaching 20-25 in August. In September, the effects of the merge with the Masked Bandits were visible as the army rose again, this time more sharply, reaching more than 40 points. This made the army change classifications too, becoming a Major one.

The Fire Vikings only held events once in the first five weeks. However, after that, they started hosting more regularly. Initially, they sat around 10 to 15 points. Then, during September, they had a large rise, reaching more than 25 points in week 12. The SnowWalkers of Club Penguin were mostly around 5-12 points, with the exception of two weeks when they had a spike. They held events for 11 out of the 13 weeks.

The Masked Bandits were constantly falling after a small rise, ending up with fewer than 10 points in the week of their merge with FW. The Pizzaiolis of Club Penguin managed to get the lowest score in those weeks, achieving a score of 2. The Pontian Warriors‘ scores seem to be dropping each week, which probably led to their shutdown. Notably, the Boxmen of Boxland, despite being a meme army, managed to get almost the exact same points as SL in their 3 weeks of operations, finishing above SL in 2 of them. The Romans held events during 6 weeks out of the 13, and the Star Force during 4.

The full points gathered by all the armies during each week ranged from 406 to 617. Unlike Q2, when there was a downward trend, now there is the opposite trend, with points slowly increasing. For the last 5 weeks of the season, they are about 520, with a small spike during weeks 6 and 8.

Size Points

From this chart, we see that ACP was the army with the largest sizes, apart from one week. It also reached the maximum size points in week 6. RPF had the second-highest sizes, passing ACP in that one week. ACP sizes remained similar with some ups and downs, while RPF had a rise till weeks 6-8 and then a slow drop.

The other armies are far below them, usually about 20 points lower. Especially in week 3, the third-placed WV had more than 30 size points difference compared to the second-placed RPF. The 3rd- 7th places shuffle a lot weekly, with the armies following similar trends. HF has the largest ups and downs, while WV, DW, and Aliens with TCP follow almost identical patterns. SL has a small rise, even surpassing the 20-point mark for 3 weeks out of the 13. FW seems to be at a constant growth, reaching up to 25 points the week before it became a Major army. FV seems to be consistent and slowly growing, reaching size points of 10+ in week 12.

Event Points

Now we reach the first of the two chaotic graphs. SL and TCP had the lowest event points in weeks 11 and 13, while Aliens and RPF were the 2 armies that reached the points cap. We see Aliens having many event points each week, only dropping below 12 for 2 weeks. A similar pattern, but with even more event points, can be seen with RPF, where it drops below 15 points only in 1 week. The two armies had the most first-place finishes in the event points chart.

The Water Vikings only dropped below 10 points once and were the army with the most event points thrice. The Templars had many ups and downs, while also managing to get the most event points in two weeks. Despite being first in most Top Tens, ACP never got first place in the Event Points. The Dark Warriors also managed to get first place during their war with TCP, while generally they had between 5 and 10 points.

The Help Force never got more than 5 event points in those 13 weeks. SL generally seems to be on a downward trend in event points. FW had a rise during September, going from around 5 to around 10 event points. Something similar happened with FV too with the Vikings going from 5 event points to about 10.

Consistency Points

And now time for the most chaotic one. Given their high maxes and many events each week, it is reasonable that RPF was the only army that reached the consistency points cap. The first place here alternated between ACP and RPF, with the exception of the week that included the DW – TCP war, where DW was first. Armies with more events and larger sizes were higher in the consistency points, so we see Aliens and Templars reaching ACP/RPF. WV and DW had some ups and downs during the weeks. Specifically, DW started with fewer points and increased over time. HF was the only Major army that was surpassed by all 3 SM armies in different weeks. The FW growth is reflected in this chart too.

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Army INdex
Third quarter 2026

1. Masked Bandits ⟨55.85⟩

2. Shadow Legionaries ⟨20.14⟩

3. Dark Warriors ✵⟨19.72⟩

4. Pizzaioli of Club Penguin ⟨18.85⟩

5. Water Vikings ✵⟨11.85⟩

6. Fire Vikings ⟨11.60⟩

7. Templars ✵⟨9.60⟩

8. Romans ⟨8.90⟩

9. SnowWalkers of Club Penguin ⟨7.65⟩

10. Zara Larmy ⟨7.05⟩

Close to the Top Ten

11. Star Force ⟨6.90⟩

12T. Scarlet Republic ⟨5.05⟩

12T. Black Ops HQ ⟨5.05⟩

14. United Republic ⟨2.80⟩

15. Greater Warriors ⟨2.00⟩

Detailed sheet at the end of the post

• Note: Major armies have the ✵ symbol next to them.

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Statistics

Army Index

• Despite opening in August, the Masked Bandits earned first place.
• The Dark Warriors are the Major army with the most points, placing third.
• The Fire Warriors are the SM with the fewest points, having -1.23 points and finishing 24th.
• The Aliens are the Major army with the fewest points, having -13.20 points and finishing 26th.
• September had the largest sum of points, with 115.27, about 90 more than July and August.
• The total sum was 165.43 points.
• 6 armies had more than 10 points.
• 16 armies had more than 0 points.
• 4 armies had exactly 0 points, participating in no battles or invasions.
• 6 armies had negative points.

Map Points

• The Masked Bandits had the most map points, 16.25, followed by WV, which had 0.5 less. SL was third, with 15.50 points.
• The total sum of points was 122.25.
• Out of those, 82 were in September, and only around 40 were in July and August combined.
• 6 armies had 0 interactions with the map and did not hold land. This means that 20 armies participated.
• Out of those, only 1 was a Major army: the Aliens.
• 4 armies had more than 15 points.
• 8 armies had more than 5 points.

Army Activity

• The Masked Bandits had the most points again, 33 this time. The Pizzaioli was second with 28, and the Dark Warriors third with 27.
• Following them, the Templars had 23, while the Water Vikings and the Help Force both had 20.
• The Aliens were the Major army with the fewest points, a total of 4.
• 6 armies had more than 20 points.
• 13 armies had more than 10.
• 5 armies had 0.
• The total points gathered by all armies were 285.
• Out of those, 128 were in September, 72 in August, and 85 in July. A huge increase compared to June’s 17.5.

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Detailed Sheet Here

We hope that you enjoyed the addition of the Army Index in the Seasonal Top Tens. Did you expect these results from the third quarter of 2026? Will ACP manage to be the top army in the fourth quarter too, or will RPF, or another army, overthrow it? Which SM armies will manage to rise up to Major, and which Majors will drop to SM?

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