Vaultimore Masters 2024
This past weekend, Archons gathered at Games and Stuff in Glen Burnie, MD to participate in the most recent stop on the Vault Tour.
Congratulations to the Vault Tour winners, siaka in Sealed, CatMarrow in Archon, and FrogLegs in Alliance.
The next Vault Tours are scheduled for July 12–14, with events running simultaneously in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Las Vegas, NV (the last of the Vault Tours to be held in the US.)
MWKFCO Returns!
Organizers of the Midwest KeyForge Charity Open have announced details for this year’s event. Posted on Facebook, the event will be held from October 12–13 at the Impact Gaming Center in Fairview Heights, IL.
The 2024 MWKFCO was previously scheduled for late May in Kansas City, MO but had to be postponed due to extraneous circumstances with the venue. With a new venue secured, the October event will be the fifth MWKFCO to be held since its origin. This year, the event will be raising money for the Children's Cancer Research Fund:
“We are very excited to be partnering with Children's Cancer Research Fund this year, they have been helping to fund research nationwide since 1981, while helping families navigate through the difficult experience. Since their founding they have contributed over $200 million to research, support programs for children and families, and awareness and education outreach. In order to help them in their mission, the proceeds from this year’s MWKFCO will be donated to the CCRF. In addition to the money raised through the event proceeds, we will also be holding a raffle, and a silent auction throughout the event where we will be giving away one-of-a-kind Keyforge items that won’t be available anywhere else.”
Event organizers shared with Bad Penny Press that seven prize packages will be able to be bid on via silent auction — one for each of the original houses — including ugly sweater playmat and sleeves, a concept art lightboard, and house themed keys.
A Sealed tournament is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, with an Archon tournament to be held the following day. Entry costs are $20 and $10 USD respectively. Ticketing and additional information will become available at a later date.
Ask a Judge
This week’s question comes to us from the folks at Sloppy Labwork. If you’ve rules question feel free to send us an email or join our channel on Archon Arcana.
Q: When I play Future is Past, how should the discard pile be ordered after swapping my deck to the discard pile?
A: Future is Past follows the same template as Reverse Time, which has a FAQ entry to clarify how the order is maintained:
When resolving the ability of Reverse Time (COTA 121), how should the discard pile be ordered after swapping my deck to the discard pile?
The entire deck should be turned over without changing the order of the cards and placed face up in the discard pile. (The top card of the deck should be the bottom card in the discard pile.)
KeyForge Play Wrap-Up
=== Upcoming Official OP Events ===
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)
August 9–11: Vault Tour Germany (Hamburg, Germany)
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 Baltimore ===
SEALED
Champion: siaka*^
Runner-Up: FlamingHobo
Top 4: Miggy9001 + CatMarrow
Top 8: CommanderZhao, Jovi, jj, King of Bling
ARCHON
Champion: CatMarrow*
Runner-Up: Jovi
Top 4: Nobe72 + Varghast
Top 8: sprek, Ooklah, vhorlon, General Store
ALLIANCE
Champion: FrogLegs*^
Runner-Up: Miggy9001
Top 4: HybridMajik + juliejuly
Top 8: fakey, hammersmythe, Moosemandude, Toasterfire
* Receives invite to 2024 World Championships of the same format.
^ Vault Warrior induction
=== ABR ===
ABR Season 11 is in progress. After our seventh and last week, congratulations to the top 4 teams that have made playoffs:
More information can be found on the ABR Discord.
=== NKFL ===
The NKFL will have a summer break with Season 24 starting in August. Registration for season 24 is open.
Find more information on the NKFL Discord.
=== KTL ===
Season 2 has started. Find more information on the KTL Discord.
=== KFPL 6 ===
The third and fourth qualifiers are coming up on June 23rd and July 28th. Each qualifier will be a two deck survival tournament where each deck must be from a different set. not2night, Harmed, and Matze51 qualified from the previous qualifiers. 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!
Content Feature
VIDEO
KeyForge: Vault Tour 2024 - Baltimore, MD Day 1, 2, and 3 by Ghost Galaxy
Master Vault Numbers
As of June 16, 2024, a total of 3,275,460 decks were registered in the Master Vault. This reflects an increase of 3699 decks in the last week.
