Issue #69
The Vault Warriors of San Antonio
The third Vault Tour of the 2024 came to a close this past weekend in San Antonio, TX, where players were able to participate in all three formats, with the Archon and Alliance tournaments being run sequentially.
Congratulations to the newest Vault Warriors: Gorlami, DRSheep, and SithofAngmar, winning Sealed, Archon, and Alliance respectively. Also of note, Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud (played by DRSheep) emerged victorious in its third Vault Tour all-time!
If you weren’t able to attend, you can watch the full event (as well as previous Vault Tours held this year) on YouTube. The next scheduled Vault Tour is June 14–16 in Baltimore.
VT Spain Details Announced
The date for Vault Tour 2024 Spain has been set for September 27–29 at the Centro Comercial Quadernillos in Madrid, Spain. Additional details (including ticket information) are available in Ghost Galaxy’s announcement, as well as the official Vault Tour event page.
Keymander 1.1 Release
On the Keymander Discord server, mode co-creator Fabulousing announced the release of Keymander version 1.1, which includes a graphical overhaul, new cards (including token making and double-sided Keymanders) and small balance changes. The new files are available to everyone to download on the Discord server.
Æmber Skies Pledge Manager Live
The Pledge Manager for the KeyForge Æmber Skies Gamefound campaign is now live! An update from Ghost Galaxy details the steps backers need to take to confirm their pledges, add any additional add-ons (including two new items), finalize shipping and payment, and vote for their KeyForge Home Base.
Backers that pledged with a tier that includes personalized decks will also need to use this form to submit their names and house choices for their personalized decks.
Ask a Judge
Q: If I play Circlespeak enhanced with a discard pip, and discard a card with a Scrap: ability, how do these effects resolve?
A: First, resolve the Æmber bonus icon, then resolve the discard bonus icon. After the card with the Scrap: ability is in the discard pile, resolve the Scrap: ability. Once that ability has been completely resolved, resolve the Play: ability on Circlespeak.
KeyForge Play Wrap-Up
=== Upcoming Official OP Events ===
June 14–16: Vault Tour Baltimore (Glen Burnie, MD)
June (TBD): Summer Special Event (LGS)
July 12–14: Vault Tour Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
July 12–14: Vault Tour Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
August 1 – September 30: 2024 National Championships
August 1–4: 2024 US National Championships (Gen Con 2024)
September 13–15: Vault Tour Italy (Florence, Italy)
September 27–29: Vault Tour Spain (Madrid, Spain)
September (TBD): Æmber Skies Pre-Release (LGS)
November 7–10: KeyForge Celebration 2024 / World Championships (Roseville, MN)
=== 2024 Vault Tour San Antonio===
SEALED
Champion: Gorlami*^
Runner-Up: Dave C
Top 4: DRSheep + Buffgobo
Top 8: SCSteele, Dexter, FlamingHobo, (TBD)
ARCHON
Champion: DRSheep*^
Runner-Up: Dexter
Top 4: OddMonster + Drazkor
Top 8: Magicduck, FlamingHobo, Melisma, Gorlami
ALLIANCE
Champion: SithofAngmar*^
Runner-Up: Melisma
Top 4: DRSheep + BigZestEnergy
Top 8: Gorlami, Xray, Dexter, Big Z
* Receives invite to 2024 World Championships of the same format.
^ Vault Warrior induction
Special thanks to: Melisma, DRSheep, sundy, Gorlami, and Dexter who helped contribute to this report.
=== ABR ===
ABR Season 11 is in progress. After almost four weeks, the standings are as follows:
More information can be found on the ABR Discord.
=== NKFL ===
NKFL Season 23 continues. After 6 weeks, AV8R leads the Diamond division.
Find more information on the NKFL Discord.
=== KTL ===
Season 2 is starting on June 3rd. Signups close on May 31st. Find more information on the KTL Discord.
=== KFPL 6 ===
The second, third, and fourth qualifiers are coming up 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. not2night qualified from the first qualifier. Find more information here and sign up for a qualifier.
Are you running an event you would like to see published here? Let us know!
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Master Vault Numbers
As of May 26, 2024, a total of 3,265,716 decks were registered in the Master Vault. This reflects an increase of 3380 decks in the last week.
