N-Day¹²: Aftermath

It would not be a true N-Day without us seeing the defending champion ravaged by swathes of nuclear strikes. Condolences to outgoing champions Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who put up a valiant fight but were overwhelmed by a coalition of our top four finishers this year.
Congratulations to Jellyfish Elite Fighting Force, taking second despite facing numerous barrages from the largest faction of the event; Starlight Brigade, taking third despite being the smallest of this year's megafactions; STALKER, taking fourth as a rising powerhouse after the merging of several middle-sized factions from last event; and European Defence Force, who came in 5th place on the day, rising above the other small-to-medium-sized factions.
A special congratulations is in order for our champions Anime Nations Against Liberals, who stormed from behind to turn their loss in N-Day11 into fuel for their decisive victory this year, becoming the second faction in N-Day history to surpass one million points and collecting arrears by nuking HotA to the bottom of the leaderboard.

The Final Leaderboard:

| Faction | Score | Nations | Region
1. | Anime Nations Against Liberals | 1,016,620 | 6,445 Nations | Anime Nations Against Liberals
2. | Jellyfish Elite Fighting Force | 474,812 | 5,557 Nations | Jellyfish Elite Fighting Force
3. | Starlight Brigade | 375,746 | 1,186 Nations | Refugia
4. | STALKER | 154,444 | 2,467 Nations | STALKER
5. | European Defence Force | 61,967 | 382 Nations | Europe
6. | The Trident Alliance | 53,094 | 366 Nations | The Trident Alliance
7. | Northern Kerbalia | 40,582 | 67 Nations | Kerbals of the North
8. | Nova Arctic Republic | 30,478 | 57 Nations | Arctica
9. | RAILGUN | 28,709 | 32 Nations | RAILGUN
10. | The RainDrop Pact | 28,280 | 184 Nations | RainDrop Pact HQ

See the full final leaderboard

Highest Scores Per Nation (min 10 nations):

| Faction | Score per Nation | Nations | Region
1. | RAILGUN | 897.2 | 32 Nations | RAILGUN
2. | The Peaceful Nations of Chad | 866.4 | 10 Nations | The Independent Republics of Chad
3. | ManHorse of the Apocalypse | 814.0 | 13 Nations | Chaos land
4. | Shahids | 708.0 | 12 Nations | Franz Josef Land
5. | Random Region Nuclear Command | 698.5 | 13 Nations | THE RANDOM REGION 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
6. | Northern Kerbalia | 605.7 | 67 Nations | Kerbals of the North
7. | The War Maschint | 556.1 | 15 Nations | Maschint Alliance
8. | Nova Arctic Republic | 534.7 | 57 Nations | Arctica
9. | Aerospace Defence Command Of Valdoria | 423.3 | 10 Nations | Valdoria
10. | Mimogoma Nuclear Arms Trustfund | 332.8 | 14 Nations | Mimogoma Pact

And for the number enthusiasts among you, here are the global stats for this N-Day:

532 factions were created.

36,401 nations joined a faction.

35,209,108 nukes were targeted.

29,266,009 nukes were launched.

9,252,114 shields were deployed.

1,732,862 shields were deployed by the shield bank.

18,386,153 strikes occurred for 2,934,053 radiation.

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