Issue #57
Vault Tour 2024 Lineup Announced
After much anticipation from the community, Ghost Galaxy announced the Vault Tour 2024 lineup on Wednesday. The complete tour includes 10 Vault Tours: Five in the United States and five international:
United States
April 5–7: Vault Tour Roseville (Roseville, MN) (previously announced)
May 3–5: Vault Tour Rochester (Rochester, NY)
May 24–26: Vault Tour San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
June 14–16: Vault Tour Baltimore (Glen Burnie, MD)
July 12–15: Vault Tour Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
Tickets for US Vault Tours are $100 USD per attendee — a $25 increase from last year — with each official tournament also requiring a Master Vault Event Key to participate. More information can be found on the official Vault Tour 2024 page, including links to tickets and hotel room blocks for each event.
International
China (Organized by Asmodee China)
Vietnam (Organized by d20 Board Game)
Germany (Organized by Nerdlab)
Italy (Organized by AZ Cards & Games)
Spain (Organized by Asmodee Spain)
Dates and location for international Vault Tours is still pending, and will be provided by Ghost Galaxy at a later date.
The announcement also detailed the anticipated schedule for each event, the changes to prizing since last year, and the introduction of Vault Warriors. Players who win (and have won) a Vault Tour under Ghost Galaxy are inducted as a Vault Warrior, a title held for life that grants access to special events, special deck prints, and being featured in a Hall of Heroes.
The Month of Store Championships
The first day of March kicked off the month of Store Championships across the world. Each 2024 Store Championship kit is designed to support three tournaments of eight players each. The included prizes in each kit are:
3 Premium Metal Key sets
6 Store Championship Archon Decks
24 Haunted Indicator cards.
How these prizes are distributed, as well as how each tournament is conducted is ultimately up to each individual store.
You can view the locations of participating stores with an interactive map on the official Store Championships webpage.
Ask a Judge
Q: Neither my opponent or I have creatures in our battlelines. If I play Spectral Ruth that has been enhanced with a damage bonus icon and a discard bonus icon, how does this resolve? Will the Spectral Ruth’s Play: ability resolve? Will its Destroyed: ability?
A: If the active player plays this enhanced Spectral Ruth onto a board with no other creatures, the damage bonus icon will be resolved on Spectral Ruth, resulting in Spectral Ruth getting tagged for destruction, allowing Spectral Ruth’s Destroyed: ability to resolve. If the active player is Haunted, Spectral Ruth will be archived. If the active player is not haunted, Spectral Ruth will be moved to the discard pile. The Play: ability of Spectral Ruth will not be resolved, as abilities cannot be resolved once they are out of play. However, the Discard icon will resolve, based on a similar ruling for Rad Penny that clarifies the rules in Bonus Icons that state “Resolving bonus icons is mandatory,” means “Once a card has been played, all bonus icons on that card will resolve, even if the card leaves play.”
KeyForge Play Wrap-Up
=== Upcoming Official OP Events ===
March 1–31: 2024 Store Championships (LGS)
April 5–7: Vault Tour Roseville (Roseville, MN)
May 3–5: Vault Tour Rochester (Rochester, NY)
May 24–26: Vault Tour San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
June 14–16: Vault Tour Baltimore (Glen Burnie, MD)
June (TBD): Summer Special Event (LGS)
July 12–15: Vault Tour Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
August 1 – September 30: 2024 National Championships
August 1–4: 2024 US National Championships (Gen Con 2024)
September (TBD): Æmber Skies Pre-Release (LGS)
November 7–10: KeyForge Celebration 2024 / World Championships (Roseville, MN)
=== ABR ===
ABR 10 is in progress. More information can be found on the ABR Discord.
=== NKFL ===
NKFL Season 23 signups are now available. The deadline is March 8th.
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Master Vault Numbers
As of March 3, 2024, a total of 3,211,355 decks were registered in the Master Vault. This reflects an increase of 5429 decks in the last week.