We saw three champions emerge from the fires of intense competition in across our major tournaments, with numerous players showcasing their skills and securing top cut positions across various formats. It’s fair to say that Æmber is the stuff of legends, as only the those who harvested and spent the most were able write their names into the history books.

We also introduced another eight decks to the Hall of the Ascended, with special accolades to show off their accomplishments. Ascension removes these decks from Organized Play until the KeyForge World Championships (additional rules governing Ascension are in the TRG). Perhaps we’ll see these incredible decks again during that event, hosted at KeyForge Celebration in November!

And now, as is tradition, we honor our glorious competitors.

Sealed

Reintroduced as a major competitive format in the 2024 season, Sealed continues to be an extremely well love format among attendees. 45 players participated this weekend, with most showing up early on Friday to compete.

Players competed using 1-3 sealed decks of KeyForge: Æmber Skies. Decks were constructed using the Alliance deck mechanics.

Sealed allows players to swap house pods from their three decks between rounds. Because of this, we do not have a detailed breakdown of the houses used, pod selections, or top cards of this tournament.

Sealed Results

Below are the Top 8 competitors for Sealed at Vault Tour 2025 Portland.

Champion: DevDev* using Demojacket, the Pariah Mage; Justguin, the Khagan Barkeep; and The Fossil that Embraces Gardens

Runner-Up: Dave C** using Védis, Wimpy Magazine Techno; Zephyrine P. Hammerdusa, The Ninth; and Macro “Voidlady Dirt Road” le Blond

Top 4: FlightlessPheasant using The Dinosaur who Matches Rockets; Guild-head “Pixel” Petra; and Publisher Kucedra Rickzero

Top 4: MagicDuck using The Mercurial Gangleader of Broadlane; Electric “Raw Deal” Juno; and Damocles, the Visitor of The Elf

Top 8: Sofaltis using H. J. Capscorp of the Quizzical Block; Frostworm, the Messenger of Dust; and U. Katz, the Grotto Patron

Top 8: NedMike using The Apprehensive Roofer of Breadtra; Lobo of Bloxangelsky; and T. Dust, Bonnezul’s Chatty Juggler

Top 8: LqdSquash using Pasha Coalhornet, the Wondrous Warlady; Hreinn “Dis Impulse” Xhoo; and Crookedly Dangerous Svanlaug

Top 8: RandomJoe using The Cumbersome Nun of Arnstep; Mind-Numbingly Trained Xhe; and Framan, the Sargent of Auchterseat

* – This person received an invite to the KeyForge 2025 World Championship for this format, and the coveted title of Vault Warrior!

** – This person received an invite to the KeyForge 2025 World Championship for this format.

ARCHON

Archon had a robust showing of 38 participants on Saturday. KeyForge: Grim Reminders was present in high numbers as expected, but KeyForge: Æmber Skies narrowly beat it out for the top spot it normally enjoys. KeyForge: Tokens of Change was a solid third place pick, while other sets had much smaller showings. Archon’s set field was:

Geistoid had a spooky number of deck representations, fielding nearly a third more decks than the next top house. Mars, Untamed, Logos, Dis, and Skyborn all had double digit numbers with roughly similar deck representations. The only house that seamed to lack at least one spot was Sanctum, with no decks containing them. The top 10 houses were:

1. Geistoid (21 decks)
2. Mars (14 decks)
3. Untamed (13 decks)
4. Logos (12 decks)
5. Dis (11 decks)
6. Skyborn (11 decks)
7. Brobnar (8 decks)
8. Shadows (8 decks)
9. Ekwidon (6 decks)
10. Unfathomable (5 decks)

Cards that appeared most frequently in Archon decks were:

1. In Here Somewhere… (34 total)
2. Junk Restoration (21 total)
3. Against All Flags (11 total)
4. Open the Seal (10 total)
5. Routine Job (10 total)
6. Whimsical Conjuror (10 total)
7. Safe Port (9 total)
8. Wellstring (9 total)
9. Ælbia Stray (8 total)
10. Arise! (8 total)

Alliance

Alliance was run simultaneously with Archon, meaning players had to make a choice of which event to compete in. 8 chose to forge alliances, which means that the tournament was completed to a Top 2 according to the latest Tournament Rules & Guidelines.

Nearly every player in the field chose a different set, except there were two each of KeyForge: Æmber Skies and KeyForge: Call of the Archons. The full field was:

House selections varied, but there was a clear leader. Nearly every deck in this field experimented with Logos. Untamed was another clear favorite with half of the decks representing it. Alliance saw this top 10 house breakdown:

1. Logos (6 decks)
2. Untamed (4 decks)
3. Dis (3 decks)
4. Geistoid (3 decks)
5. Mars (2 decks)
6. Star Alliance (2 decks)
7. Brobnar (1 deck)
8. Ekwidon (1 deck)
9. Redemption (1 deck)
10. Shadows (1 deck)

The top 10 cards that appeared most frequently in Alliance decks were:

1. Labwork (5 total)
2. Control the Weak (4 total)
3. Com. Officer Kirby (4 total)
4. Tautau Vapors (4 total)
5. Battle Fleet (3 total)
6. Be Our Geist (3 total)
7. Junk Restoration (3 total)
8. Library Access (3 total)
9. Nature’s Call (3 total)
10. Near-Future Lens (3 total)

Tournament Data

We have chosen to share all the data related to tournament qualification rounds with the community (the top cut data is shown above). Our aim is for this information to enhance the comprehensive range of community-driven tools available for KeyForge. We have taken steps to eliminate any personally identifiable information (PII) and safeguard the true identities of players. To download a CSV for a specific tournament, please click the corresponding button below.

Second Æmber

Players who got knocked out of the main tournaments on Friday and Saturday could participate in the Second Æmber tournaments where they could earn chances to win a variety of prizes including sealed KeyForge decks, deck boxes, and even a spot in a KeyForge: Prophetic Visions mini-tournament!

Second Æmber was astoundingly popular in Vault Tour Portland. Almost 95% of eliminated players joined Second Æmber to forge more keys. A total of 47 players competed in 131 games across the weekend. The person with the most wins across all the offered time slots was dd_reaper.