Issue #65

Apr 29, 2024

The KeyForge: Æmber Skies Gamefound campaign crossed the $200,000 USD mark the night of Monday April 22. The next morning, the corresponding stretch goal “A Glimpse of the Future” was unlocked, prompting Ghost Galaxy to share details on the KeyForge set to follow Æmber Skies.

Prophetic Visions — expected to be the ninth standard KeyForge set — will feature a new Prophecy card type which will “foretell a fate that may (or may not) come to pass, with unpredictable consequences” according to the update. Backers who back at a pledge tier level will also receive a pack of Prophetic Visions preview cards in their Gamefound shipment as part of the stretch goal reward.

The poll included at the end of the update appears to provide a glimpse at some of the houses we may expect to see in Prophetic Visions, including the potential return of Nizak, the Forgotten.

While no further details have been confirmed, the “two set a year cadence” established by Ghost Galaxy — if followed — would likely place Prophetic Vision’s release sometime in Spring 2025.

Tokens of Change

If you can’t wait until Spring for Prophetic Visions, an extra update posted the same day by Ghost Galaxy surprised players with an additional special set releasing later this year: Tokens of Change

This tournament legal special set takes the Token Creature mechanic from Winds of Exchange, and applies it to the five houses that were not in that set, in addition to Skyborn, as well as a brand new house: House Redemption, a splinter faction of House Sanctum. Each house will receive its first suite of tokens, as well as token generating cards.

Those wishing to get their hands on Tokens of Change decks can do so by adding decks to their pledge as an add-on. Tokens of Change will also be commercially available at participating retailers. If the campaign reached $400,000 USD raised, each pledge tier backer will receive one additional Tokens of Change deck at no additional cost.

Discovering Vaults in Vietnam and Italy

Details for two international Vault Tours have now been announced by Ghost Galaxy and their event partners:

VIETNAM

Date: July 12–14
Location: Victory Hotel (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Price: $55 USD (1,250,000 VND)
Organizer: d20 Board Game Cafe (KeyForge Vietnam)
Website / Tickets

In a comment to Bad Penny Press, event organizer Riku Nguyen said, “The Vietnamese community is really looking forward to making this a great event so it can spark back the fire for this wonderful game that is still lurking somewhere in Asia." Check out Issue 36 of Bad Penny Press to learn more on how the KeyForge scene has been thriving in Vietnam thanks to the efforts of d20 Board Game.

ITALY

Date: September 13–15
Location: Circolo Arci SMS Peretola (Florence, Italy)
Price: $107 USD (100€ EUR) - Discounts available for early ticket orders.
Organizer: Team GG / AZ Card & Games
Website / Tickets

Team GG announced details on Vault Tour Italy in a video posted to YouTube, which also includes two card previews for Æmber Skies! Team GG announce that AZ would also be hosting the Italian National Championships two weeks after the Vault Tour, from September 28–29, with a bundle discount available for combined ticket purchases to both the Vault Tour and Nationals. Ticketing information for both events is available on the event website.

OTHER INTERNATIONAL VAULTS

Vault Tours are still planned for China, Germany, and Spain, with details still to be determined. For information on all Vault Tours, visit the official Vault Tour 2024 web page.

Ask a Judge

Q: I have 9 cards in my discard pile. On my turn, I play Haunting Witch enhanced with a discard bonus icon. Am I haunted in time to resolve Haunting Witch’s ability?

A: Yes. The first thing you do after a creature is played is resolve its bonus icons. This happens before you resolve “after you play a creature”, “ after a creature enters play” and “Play:” abilities. So in this case, if you successfully discard a card by resolving the discard bonus icon, you will be haunted (with 10 cards in your discard pile) at the timing point Haunting Witch’s ability resolves, so you will gain 1 Æmber.

KeyForge Play Wrap-Up

=== Upcoming Official OP Events ===

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 ===

Teams are drafted for ABR 11, and the league will start soon.

More information can be found on the ABR Discord.

=== NKFL ===

NKFL Season 23 has started. After 3-4 weeks, AV8R leads the Diamond division.

Find more information on the NKFL Discord.

=== KTL ===

The Keyforge Team League playoffs continues with two teams from Sloppy Labwork meeting in the final. Find more information on the KTL Discord.

=== KFPL 6 ===

The Keyforge Premier League 6 first qualifier has finished, won by Emperor Riku, with not2night claiming a KFPL invite since Riku is already qualified. There are more qualifiers on May 26th, June 23rd, and July 28th. Each qualifier will be a two deck survival tournament where each deck must be from a different set. Find more information here and sign up for a qualifier.

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