In it, users are part of one of two teams, and earn points for their team by 'attacking' other users, which involves making art of their characters.
[1] Over the years, the event has steadily grown in popularity, with over 400,000 people participating in 2024.
Since 2024, it's also possible to select a team prior to the start of the event.
The amount of points earned also depends on the general complexity of the artwork, with the type of art, the level of finish, whether or not it's colored or shaded, and what sort of background it has all being taken into account.
Since 2016, the competition has taken place on artfight.net, and has grown in participants each year.