The Three Factions
OVERVIEW
The three sides in WARDOGS have names, identities and colours, and the publisher gave all three on 18 February 2026 in a question-and-answer post on the game’s own store feed. LONESTAR, in blue, is described as the heavy-hitters of the Western paramilitary world. VALKYRA, in red, is described as aiming to return the Soviet People’s Republic to greatness. MANTICORE, in green, is described as the Kingdom of Persia’s shadow army out of Tehran. The post ends that section by asking who the reader will fight for. We read the announcement at the source on 4 September 2026.
HISTORY
It is worth saying plainly that this page exists because we got it wrong. Until 4 September 2026 our entry on three-team warfare told readers that the three sides had never been identified by the publisher, and that we would not repeat the faction names circulating on fan sites. The names had been published for six and a half months, in the studio’s own words, on a channel we were not watching.
WHAT IT CHANGES IN PRACTICE
BULKHEAD’s official Steam preview of 9 October 2026 announces mechanical differences for Season 02: Lonestar will receive cash and XP win bonuses and multipliers limited to that season. Its uniforms are to be less saturated, and all faction spawns on Bakurani are to move. The announcement describes a social experiment intended to address Blue team’s reputation and lower win rate; it does not supply the bonus amounts or prove their effect. This supersedes the earlier statement that official faction descriptions were only narrative. These changes are planned, not verified in the released game today.
WHAT PLAYERS GET WRONG
Faction identities alone do not prove a balance advantage. The dated Season 02 announcement now establishes planned differences, but this site has not measured their effect, tested faction assignment or confirmed that squads stay together. Keep those questions separate from the announced bonuses and check the full patch notes before choosing a faction on the assumption that it is stronger.
THIS ENTRY WAS LAST CHECKED 9 OCTOBER 2026
