It is nearly time to have your say on the next chapter of Silver Age! Voting on which heroes will be benched from Usurp the Shadow Throne season opens on September 14 at 12:00 am, and closes on September 15 at 11:59 pm (New Zealand Time). Votes for this season cannot be submitted after this window has closed.
The three heroes that receive the most votes, along with up to one hero selected by Legend Story Studios, will be benched. Benched heroes are not legal for official Silver Age tournament play. The season starts with the Pre-Release of a standalone booster set, and runs until the Pre-Release of the next standalone booster set. Usurp the Shadow Throne season runs from September 18 until the Pre-Release of Set 21.
If a hero is selected by both community vote and developer vote, that hero will be benched for an additional season. If a hero has been benched before, they remain benched for a number of seasons equal to the number of times they have been benched (e.g. second time being benched = benched for two seasons, third time being benched = benched for three seasons, and so on).
Heroes that are currently benched (Ira, Crimson Haze, Kano, Kayo) are not eligible to be voted for.
To be eligible to vote, you must have participated in a completed official Silver Age tournament (excluding Play Anywhere) which started during the current season (May 29, 2026).
The voting submission tool will appear in your GEM account profile when voting opens. Select the dropdown option and choose the hero you wish to vote for. When you have selected your choice, select ‘vote’ and your choice will be submitted. Please take care in choosing the hero you wish to vote for, because once your choice has been submitted, you cannot change or undo it.
Once you have submitted your vote, you will see a confirmation message. Your personal vote will not be made public.
The benched heroes will be announced in the September 17 Banned and Restricted Announcement, with their benched status effective from the day after, September 18.
Any heroes due to become unbenched in Usurp the Shadow Throne season will have their benched status updated effective from the same date, September 18.