Issue #143

KeyForge Celebration 2025 Results

The fourth annual KeyForge Celebration event took place this past weekend at Gamezenter in Roseville, MN. In addition to a weekend full of side events and community-run events, ‘KFC’ was host to the 2025 World Championship tournaments and 2025 Open tournaments.

Congratulations to KeyForge’s 2025 World Champions!:

• Sealed: DaveC

• Archon: Willy510

• Alliance: Ellimac

And an additional round of applause to the 2025 Open Champions!

• Sealed: nedmike

• Archon: Varghast

• Alliance: Dorian11

Additional top cut results are in the KeyForge Play Wrap-Up section below.

KeyNote Recap

Also at KeyForge Celebration was the annual “KeyNote” address , given by CEO of Ghost Galaxy Christian T. Peterson on Thursday evening. Some notable highlights from the KeyNote were:

• 2026 Discovery Event Kit planned

  • Contains redesigned kit of metal keys

  • Expected release in early 2026

• Upcoming set releases:

  • Draconian Measures expected in Spring 2026

  • Shattered Reality expected in Fall 2026

• Story Event

  • Expected Late Summer 2026

• Certain Darkness Event Results

  • Houses Logos and Sanctum have succumbed to the darkness and have been eliminated from the Crucible. They are not expected to be reprinted (as we know them) in future KeyForge sets.

Our friends over at Archons Corner and The WarCast Reforged provided coverage of the KeyNote and Meet the Ghosts, for those who want to watch or listen to it themselves!

Ask a Judge

Q: On my turn, I use Belcher and resolve its Action: ability, and discard Kaspara. How much damage do I deal to an enemy creature?

A: Zero. Kaspara’s constant ability only applies while it is in play. Since Kaspara is in the discard pile its constant ability is not applicable, so the value of X defaults to zero.

Upcoming Official Events

• Early 2026: 2026 Discovery Event

• Spring 2026: Draconian Measures Release

• Late Summer 2026: Story Event

• Fall 2026: Shattered Reality Release

KeyForge Play Wrap-Up

=== KeyForge Celebration 2025 ===

SEALED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

• Champion: DaveC*

• Runner-Up: isfet*

• Top 4: Dorian11, Mychill

• Top 8: devdev, Flaminghobo, Harmed, Jelapenos

ARCHON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

• Champion: Willy510*

• Runner-Up: Lorenzo99*

• Top 4: Ashitaka, Jalepenos

• Top 8: Tutenkharnage, JCandika, disthis, Easygallina

ALLIANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

• Champion: Ellimac*

• Runner-Up: VirusIncoming*

• Top 4: Catmarrow, isfet

• Top 8: Crystal, WeiDo, Thytiom, drsheep

SEALED OPEN

• Champion: nedmike*

• Runner-Up: EwokJR*

• Top 4: dammat, Aembermedes

• Top 8: Bamboo, Panic, Mathandlove, Playerhurp

ARCHON OPEN

• Champion: Varghast*

• Runner-Up: Panic*

• Top 4: nedmike, logancomposer

• Top 8: Tiredguy, Unfathomable, Pinne73, Yosoyqueso

ALLIANCE OPEN

• Champion: Dorian11*

• Runner-Up: Miggy9001*

• Top 4: Crusader, Moosemandude

• Top 8: B-Hawk, Donutsdad, SCSteele, Shadowmeld

* Receives invite to 2026 World Championships of the same format.

=== Random Access Archives League ===

Season 7 of the Random Access Archives league is in progress. Find out more information on the Miners 2.0 discord.

=== KAGI ===

KAGI 13.0 has concluded with Kalos as champion! Find out more information on the KAGI Discord.

=== B-League ===

The Keyforge B-League Season 1 has locked in their top cut, and the following quarter final matches are now set. Congratulations!

PunchDeLeon vs CarreyP

kellysr23 vs prisencolinensinainciusolicious

Mrs.Pancake vs MrNephew

magije vs Walaboo15

Find out more information on the Swindle-Tournaments Discord.

=== ABR ===

ABR League 13 has concluded! Congratulations to team How to Train Your Floomf with captain juliejuly who have emerged victorious!

More information can be found on the ABR Discord.

=== NKFL ===

NFKL Season 26 has started.

Find more information on the NKFL Discord.

=== KTL ===

The Deepwater Drakes win Season 5 of the KeyForge Team League.

Find more information on the KTL Discord.

Are you running an event you would like to see published here? Let us know!

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Content Feature

VIDEO

KeyForge Celebration - Last Chance Qualifier - Day 1, KeyForge Celebration - Day 2- Sealed World Championships, KeyForge Celebration - Day 3 - Archon & Alliance World Championships, KeyForge Celebration - Day 3 - Sealed World Championship Top Cut, and KeyForge Celebration - Day 4 - Top Cut World Championships by Ghost Galaxy

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Master Vault Numbers

As of November 16, 2025, a total of 3,510,060 were registered in the Master Vault. This reflects an increase of 2,064 decks in the last week.