Florence, Italy is known worldwide as a center of culture, art, and architecture. In recent years, you can add KeyForge to the list. Certainly the latter was proved true by the 137 fierce Archons who descended upon the city to participate in three action-packed days of gaming and competition. Their presence made this the largest Vault Tour of the 2023 Organized Play season. Congratulations to AZ Card & Games, our partner, who made the event such a success!

At the conclusion of the event, two new champions were crowned and each awarded the top prize of $3,000—one for the Archon tournament and one for the Alliance tournament. The two runners-up in each tournament received a $1,000 prize and the third and fourth-place finishers in both tournaments walked away with $500 each. The top four finishers in each tournament who didn’t already have invitations to the 2023 KeyForge World Championship received invitations in addition to the cash prizes. This accommodated the invites that would have been given out during a Nationals tournament, but could not be ran due to scheduling constraints.

Archon featured 84 participants. Mass Mutation was the popular choice among the masses, fielding the most decks at 27. Winds of Exchange and Call of the Archons were nearly tied for the second spot at 17 and 16 respectively. All of the Crucible’s wonders saw some representation, with at even one Vault Masters 2023 in the mix.

In contrast to the art loving city itself, the people of Florence vastly preferred the cold, hard science of Logos at 48 appearances. There appeared to be nothing fishy going on as Unfathomable was represented in only 8 decks. Here’s the full house breakdown:

1. Logos (48 decks)
2. Dis (41 decks)
3. Shadows (38 decks)
4. Untamed (27 decks)
5. Star Alliance (21 decks)
6. Saurian (19 decks)
7. Sanctum (16 decks)
8. Mars (14 decks)
9. Brobnar (10 decks)
10. Ekwidon (10 decks)
11. Unfathomable (8 decks)

The top 12 cards that appeared most frequently in Archon decks were:

1. Infurnace (34 total)
2. Wild Wormhole (28 total)
3. Gateway to Dis (19 total)
4. Mark of Dis (18 total)
5. Daughter (17 total)
6. EDAI “Edie” 4×4 (16 total)
7. Imp-losion (16 total)
8. Lethologica (16 total)
9. Positron Bolt (16 total)
10. Rad Penny (16 total)
11. Urchin (16 total)
12. Mother (15 total)

318 different cards appeared only once across all Archon decks.

Alliances were forged by 53 total players on the weekend. Unlike the Archon tournament, there was no clear favorite. Worlds Collide narrowly took the top spot with 14 decks. Mass Mutation was not far behind at 11, while Age of Ascension and Winds of Exchange tied at 10 each.

The most popular house remained the logical Logos at 37 alliance appearances. Mars and Sanctum found themselves relegated to the bottom spots at 6. Alliance representation was as follows:

1. Logos (37 decks)
2. Dis (28 decks)
3. Shadows (20 decks)
4. Untamed (18 decks)
5. Star Alliance (15 decks)
6. Unfathomable (8 decks)
7. Brobnar (7 decks)
8. Ekwidon (7 decks)
9. Saurian (7 decks)
10. Mars (6 decks)
11. Sanctum (6 decks)

The top 12 cards that appeared most frequently in Alliance decks were:

1. Infurnace (35 total)
2. Com. Officer Kirby (24 total)
3. Exhume (24 total)
4. Ronnie Wristclocks (23 total)
5. Wild Wormhole (23 total)
6. Tautau Vapors (22 total)
7. Eyegor (20 total)
8. Lost in the Woods (17 total)
9. Befuddle (16 total)
10. EDAI “Edie” 4×4 (16 total)
11. Labwork (16 total)
12. Nerve Blast (15 total)

A total of 288 different cards appeared only once across all Alliance decks.

Archon Results

Champion: Dorian11* playing Geir Tsong, Soldato di Cubonitido from Call of the Archons

Runner-Up: Holystewe92* playing Red, Specialista Allegra from Mass Mutation

Top 4: Zizzutti* playing Prastary Juliusz „Błyskawica” from Mass Mutation

Top 4: Levia* playing Beneferia I. la Giovane from Winds of Exchange

Top 8: Massimo playing Givasting Shiver-Caprica, Reever from Age of Ascension

Top 8: Lumins94 playing Iris “Volpe”, Guru della Cattedrale from Worlds Collide

Top 8: Viktor K. playing E. Griffith, chirurgienne de Littlecenter from Mass Mutation

Top 8: Litops playing Klein la froide from Worlds Collide

* Received an invitation to the 2023 KeyForge Archon World Championship Tournament

Alliance Results

Champion: PetitBot** with an Alliance of Untamed, Star Alliance, and Logos from Worlds Collide

Runner-Up: BotOrNot* with an Alliance of Unfathomable, Star Alliance, and Brobnar from Winds of Exchange using Berserker as the token creature

Top 4: PetitBat* with an Alliance of Dis, Shadows, and Logos from Age of Ascension

Top 4: Master Cancer* with an Alliance of Untamed, Dis, and Logos from Mass Mutation

Top 8: Easy Gallina* with an Alliance of Logos, Shadows, and Dis from Mass Mutation

Top 8: Jelapenos** with an Alliance of Star Alliance, Dis, and Logos from Worlds Collide

Top 8: Aliasnygma with an Alliance of Logos, Star Alliance, and Dis from Mass Mutation

Top 8: th4n4th0s with an Alliance of Dis, Logos, and Shadows from Mass Mutation

** Previously invited to the 2023 KeyForge Alliance World Championship from a past tournament

* Received an invitation to the 2023 KeyForge Alliance World Championship Tournament

Hard Work and Special Thanks

Team GG (no relation) and AZ Card & Games ran a fantastic event with two tournaments and plenty of side events including Sealed and Second Æmber. They provided a significant amount of prizing from Ghost Galaxy as well as their own stock of items. Everything we have heard from the event paints it as a major success. We want to again thank these partners for their hard work and dedication to KeyForge. So once again, Team GG and AZ Card and Games, thank you!

The Ultimate Vault Awaits

The tour concludes with the 2023 KeyForge World Championships (Invitation-Only) hosted at KeyForge Celebration in Roseville, Minnesota. Archons participating in the tournaments will compete for a total prize pool of $50,000 ($25,000 each event)!

There’s KeyForge fun for everyone! Even if you never secured a spot for the World Championship tournament, casual events and even a Last Chance Qualifier are open to all. Get your tickets to Celebration today by following the link below!

KeyForge Celebration in Roseville, Minnesota is November 10-12