Issue #91

Oct 28, 2024

KeyForge: Tokens of Change will have its official English-language release on December 6, 2024. Tokens of Change is a tournament legal special set, which adopts the Token Creature mechanic from Winds of Exchange and brings it to houses that were not in that set. (Tokens of Change may currently be available in limited quantities at local retailers who backed the KeyForge: Æmber Skies Gamefound campaign.)

The news, coming from the official KeyForge website, also details that the upcoming set designed for new players, KeyForge: Discovery, will have its release window pushed back to Q1 2025 (from its original expected release window of Q4 2024).

Æmber SAS

Decks of KeyForge creator Nova announced on Friday the release of Decks of KeyForge version 7.3. The update features the initial release of SAS scores for Æmber Skies, Tokens of Change, and More Mutation, as well as includes optimizations to the SAS algorithm, as well as modified traits and synergies to leverage these optimizations.

MORE sets for TCO

The Crucible Online development team has now released support for the More Mutation set as of October 22. Within the span of a little under a month, the TCO team has added support for Æmber Skies, Tokens of Change, and now More Mutation.

For those looking to support the great work being done by the TCO team, they have a Patreon set up.

Martian Civil Warning

The Martian Civil War event is coming to a close this week! Participating retailers can run the event until October 31. Results must be submitted by event organizers no later than the end of the following day, November 1, in order for them to be considered for the final tally.

The results of the event will be announced at the KeyNote Presentation at KeyForge Celebration on November 7.

Ask a Judge

Q: On my turn I play A Gift of Æmber, selecting to destroy my own Talon of Invidius and one of my opponent’s creatures. Can I move Æmber from Talon of Invidius to that enemy creature before everything is destroyed, so it can ultimately go to my pool?

A: Yes. Both Talon of Invidius and the enemy creature are tagged for destruction simultaneously. Prior to any creatures tagged for destruction leaving play, the active player first must resolve any pending Destroyed: abilities (such as Talon of Invidius’). Because the enemy creature is still in play, the Æmber from Talon of Invidius can be moved onto it. After all other Destroyed: abilities have finished resolving, the tagged creatures then leave play. The Æmber — now on the enemy creature — will be moved to your pool when this happens.

Upcoming Official Events

August 16 – October 31: Special Event: Martian Civil War (LGS)
November 7–10: KeyForge Celebration 2024 / World Championships (Roseville, MN)
December 6: Tokens of Change Release (English)
Q1 2025: Discovery Release

KeyForge Play Wrap-Up

=== KAGI ===

KAGI 11.0 playoffs is ongoing, with the following bracket.

Find out more information on the KAGI Discord.

=== ABR ===

Signups for ABR 12 has started. Entry cost is $12 to help cover prizing costs. ABR 12 will feature the following formats (in no particular order):

Archon BO3 (AS, ToC, MMM only)
Alliance BO3 (No key cheats, no cards from restricted list)
Sealed BO1 (AS, ToC, MMM)
Tri-daptive BO3 (Bring 3, ban 1 like normal triad. All games in the set are BO1 adaptive)
Versatile Pairs BO1 (you and a teammate both bring the same deck. One of you plays archon, the other plays reversal against a pair from the opposing team)
Team SAS Ladder BO1 (FFG only)
Key of Darkness BO1 (your deck must have key of darkness, 1 of your keys must come from KoD, if you "win" the game without forging from KoD, then just use the continue game button to keep playing)

ABR is a team league where you share decks within your team and help each other practice and theorize for each week. Signup here and more information can be found on the ABR Discord.

=== NKFL ===

The NKFL Season 24 is nearing completion. The Diamond division standings are as follows: