Issue 160
Draconian Measures Release Date
It’s official! Draconian Measure’s English-language release date is May 29, 2026. Per an announcement from Ghost Galaxy, players can start purchasing decks from participating retailers then, with retailers who are running a Draconian Measures pre-release event able to do so with a Pre-release Kit available May 22 (actual event date subject to change)
MWKFCO 2026
DaPapa, organizer of the Midwest KeyForge Charity Open is asking for your help in choosing a date for this year’s installment of the charity event. The choices are:
September 5-6, 2026 (Labor Day weekend)
September 12-13, 2026
The event will be hosted at RIW Hobbies and Games in Litvonia, Michigan.
He asks that you send him a private message on Discord (@DaPapa) “with your input for dates, formats, and any other suggestions for our planning committee.”
Ask a Judge
Q: My opponent uses a creature with an “After Fight:” ability to fight and destroy my Sleight. Will the After Fight: ability resolve?
A: No. Sleight’s Destroyed: ability will resolve after Sleight takes the damage from the fight. This will result in all creatures being shuffled into their respective owner’s decks before the attacking creatures After Fight: ability has a chance to resolve.
Upcoming Official Events
May 22, 2026: Draconian Measures Pre-release (LGS)
May 29, 2026: Draconain Measures Retail Release
May 15–17, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 Portland (Portland, Oregon)
June 5-7, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)
July 3-5, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 France (Noisy-le-Roi, France)
July 10-12, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 Baltimore (Glen Burnie, Maryland)
July 30 – August 2, 2026: KeyForge at Gen Con 2026
August 1 – October 4, 2026: 2026 National Championships
August 14-16, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 Vietnam
August – September 2026: KeyForge Special Event (LGS)
October 2-4, 2026: Vault Tour 2026 Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee, at Tennessee Game Days)
est. Q4 2026: Shattered Reality Pre-release (LGS)
November 5–8, 2026: KeyForge Celebration 2026 & World Championships
KeyForge Play Wrap-Up
=== SAS Champions ===
SAS Champions, a King of the Hill open format event, is ongoing. Check out all the champions here and do your challenging and find out more information on the Archon’s Corner discord.
=== Random Access Archives League ===
Congratulations to Stigma, the champion of Season 7 of the Random Access Archives league.
Find out more information on the Miners 2.0 discord.
=== Keyforge Team League ===
The KTL Season 6 Final will be Wales into Significance (Kalosianfire, Jim2330, and Battell) vs Team 24 (Matze51, Holystewe, and Barlow).
More information can be found in the Keyforge Team League discord.
=== B League ===
The finals of Season 2 of the B league is here and it will be Stigma vs autro. It will be streamed on Wednesday, May 13th. The reigning A league champion is Zizzutti. Find out more in the Swindle-Tournaments Discord.
=== Alliance Leagues ===
The Alliance Super League Season 1 has reached the semifinals.
Find out more in the Alliance Super League Discord.
=== KAGI ===
Congratulations to Kalosianfire, champion of KAGI 14.0! Find out more in the KAGI Discord.
=== TESLA ===
Congratulations to Moosemandude, winner of the first Tesla League over Unfathomable. Find out more in the Sloppy Labwork Discord.
=== Sloppy Triad BO1 ===
Season 2 of Sloppy Triad has started!
Find more information on the Sloppy Labwork Discord.
=== ABR ===
ABR League 14 has concluded. Congratulations to the winners, team Cosmic Rikupense, captained by Emperor Riku.
More information can be found on the ABR Discord.
=== NKFL ===
NKFL Season 27 has been announced, and you can register here. The start date has not yet been selected.
Find more information on the NKFL Discord.
Are you running an event you would like to see published here? Let us know!
Content Feature
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Master Vault Numbers
As of May 10, 2026, a total of 3,556,877 decks were registered in the Master Vault. This reflects an increase of 6,477 decks in the last week. Note that the graph below only shows registrations of Ghost Galaxy produced decks. Complete data can be found on the Master Vault page at Archon Arcana.
Thanks for the issue!
I always check the graph at the end, lots of openings this week with DM arriving of course.
I saw the note about GG registrations only and the graph looks a little different. What changed exactly? If people open and scan an FFG deck like CotA does it not get counted?