What is PPT (Points Per Tick) in GW2 WvW?
The short answer
PPT stands for Points Per Tick. Every 5 minutes, each WvW team earns points based on the objectives it currently controls. The point value of every Castle, Keep, Tower and Supply Camp is added up and contributed to the team's skirmish score. PPT is the heartbeat of the WvW score — every other mechanic feeds into it.
Full PPT chart
| Objective | Tier 1 (Secured) | Tier 2 (Reinforced) | Tier 3 (Fortified) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle (Stonemist) | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| Keep | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Tower | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Supply Camp | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sentry / Ruin / Shrine | No PPT (vision or buff only) | ||
One Tier 3 Stonemist (35 PPT) is worth more than eight Tier 1 towers (3 PPT each = 24). This is why coordinated teams prioritise holding and upgrading their high-value structures over flipping every nearby camp.
Why ticks matter
The 5-minute tick interval rewards consistency over bursts. A team that holds Stonemist for an entire tick takes 35 free points home; a team that captures it 30 seconds before reset gets nothing. Map awareness — knowing which tick you can secure — is one of the highest-skill aspects of WvW commanding.
How PPT feeds into the weekly score
- Each match week is split into 2-hour skirmishes. The team with the highest skirmish score earns the most skirmish points.
- Skirmish points and final-week PPT totals contribute to Victory Points (VP).
- Victory Points determine matchup placement and tier movement for the next week.
MistIntel shows live PPT for every team across all four WvW maps in real time — including which structures are upgrading and when each team is gaining tier-3 PPT.
Common questions
Does killing players give PPT? No — kills give your team kill-credit points, but those are separate from PPT and weighted differently in the skirmish score.
Do EotM objectives count? No. Edge of the Mists does not contribute to the main matchup score.
Does upgrading objectives generate score directly? Yes — since the War Score Beta 2 (May 2025), each tier upgrade now also generates upgrade points for your team in addition to the PPT bonus. See Scoring for details.
See PPT in real time
MistIntel tracks every objective flip, tier upgrade and PPT total live across all WvW maps.
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