Welcome to this week's What's the Latest, where we catch up on all the Flesh and Blood goings on over the last seven days and take a peek into what the future holds.
The first ever Flesh and Blood Pro Tour, New Jersey is taking place May 13-15! Even if you aren't qualified to play in the Pro Tour itself, there are plenty of chances to join the fray and pick up a one-off doubled-sided cold foil Yorick, Weaver of Tales promo card at Battle Hardened New Jersey and The Calling New Jersey.
We're in week two of Skirmish Season 4 and things are in full swing, with the metagame shaping up as the brilliant deck builders and pilots worldwide prepare for battle at Blitz Skirmish events around the globe. Battle Hardened Pittsburgh tickets are available now and this awesome Classic Constructed event is now on the horizon alongside Battle Hardened Madrid and Battle Hardened Frankfurt for more chances to win PTIs.
The historic "first in continent" events, The Calling Krakow and The Calling Taiwan aren't far away now. However this weekend, it's all eyes on Skirmish Season 4!
Guest writers Matt DiMarco and Alex Truell are back at it again with their latest observations and thoughts on setting the foundation on your journey from casual to competetive player and a look at the dynamic week one Skirmish metagme.
The Skirmish Gauntlet: Everfest gameplay video series is here! Two of North America's finest, Rob Cygul and 2021 US National Champion Tariq Patel present this three part series featuring some of the hottest heroes, strategy and gameplay Skirmish Season 4 has to offer!
Read on for all the details!
Pro Tour New Jersey
The first ever Flesh and Blood Pro Tour comes to New Jersey May 13th-15th, and we have the full list of players who have qualified to compete in the inaugural Pro Tour.
Check out the article below for the full list of players. If you're not on the list, you can still be a part of history in New Jersey! The Pro Tour weekeend will feature many very special side events, including The Calling, Battle Hardened and even an ALPHA Welcome to Rathe draft! Some of Flesh and Blood's most iconic artists will be in attendance as well as many industry-leading vendors. Tickets available now!
Every player who enters the Pro Tour or who purchases a ticket package for the weekend will receive a one of a kind, double sided cold foil promo card - Yorick, Weaver of Tales. This exclusive promo will only ever be made available to players attending New Jersey as a thank you from LSS for being part of such a significant milestone in the history of the game! In addition, all players entering the event will get a very special set of Fyendal's Spring Tunic sleeves, courtesy of our partnership with Dragon Shield.
Read below for more information.
Skirmish Season 4
With week two of Skirmish Season 4 going down this coming weekend, the time has come to join the battle!
Join the fight this weekend with fast-paced, 52 card Blitz Constructed Skirmish action!
Over 500 Local Games Stores worldwide will be running events this Skirmish season so make sure to check out the event finder below to find a Skirmish event near you!
This season's prize kit includes a Spring Tidings playmat for first place and Cold Foil Young Heroes from Monarch and Tales of Aria for the top eight. Participation prizes include a People's Champion playmat from Everfest, and Copper tokens appearing for the first time in Cold Foil.
If you're stuck on choosing the hero for you or looking for inspiration, you can check out some Skirmish decklists from last weekend here.
Your local Skirmish is a great place for some fast, fun 52 card action, or you might see these events as a pathway to something more! The Calling: Krakow, Battle Hardened Dallas, Battle Hardened Frankfurt and Battle Hardened New Jersey will all run as Blitz format events, and all four events will offer illustrious Professional Tournament Invitations. The Battle Hardened events in Frankfurt, Dallas and New Jersey will offer PTIs to both finalists, but the Calling: Krakow will offer PTIs to all Top 8 players.
To coincide with the upcoming Blitz Skirmish season, we're excited to have guest writers Matt DiMarco and Alex Truell contribute to fabtcg.com for the second week!
Matt di Marco is known for both video and written content, including interviews at his channel Instant Speed, articles, and casting premier events. We're pleased to bring you the second in his series of articles, discussing how to lay the foundations to enter the competitive scene.
Alex Truell is known for his work as an editor at the Rathe Times, and his monthly article series Thoughts and Baubles. We're pleased to bring you his second article in the series, taking a look at some interesting decks, week one of the Skirmish season.
Their second articles are live so make sure to check them out!
Over the past few weeks we took a closer look at the young heroes of Rathe who received their first Specialization, or were themselves released in Everfest in the Skirmish Season 4 Hero Showcase Series.
This week, we had the pleasure of releasing the exciting Skirmish Gauntlet: Everfest video series with Rob Cygul and Tariq Patel!
This Skirmish season, over the next few weeks, Rob and Tariq will go one on one, smashing some of their personal top Blitz hero picks into each other, in what will no doubt be a must-watch Blitz Gauntlet series. Decklists will be included, as well as post-match recorded commentary and in-depth analysis from Rob and Tariq.
Check out the first game below where we see a rematch of the Battle Hardened Leeds final, Oldhim versus Viserai!
Europe and the United Kingdom
The Blitz Battle Hardened went down in Leeds, England to kick start the Skirmish season and the day before Battle Hardened Leeds, we saw the world premiere of Skirmish Season 4 hosted by superstar LGS, Living Realms. Check out the Skirmish Stream here.
Catch all the action of Living Realms' FAB-Fest 2022 Blitz Battle Hardened event at the link below.
The Battle Hardened event series is on its way to Madrid, Spain and Frankfurt, Germany! Two amazing cities, one huge weekend - Battle Hardened will debut in continental Europe on April 24-25! The series offers players a range of fantastic prizes and the opportunity to pick up a PTI and make their way to France for Pro Tour #2!
Secure your Battle Hardened tickets at the links below.
Calling Krakow
Legend Story Studios recently announced that we will be donating all proceeds from all ticket sales for the Calling Krakow to Polska Akcja Humanitarna (Polish Humanitarian Action). Poland is supporting a huge number of refugees from Ukraine, and PAH has been doing a huge amount of work providing support to refugees under very trying circumstances, including food and other forms of support to people who had to leave their homes. We saw this as a great opportunity for our community to support people in an incredibly difficult situation. If you can't make it to the event, additional promos will also be going on sale from the afternoon of Monday 11 April CET at the tournamentcenter website, with the proceeds also going to PAH (you will need a European delivery address to be able to order these).
If Krakow is in your travel plans, tickets are still on sale. The Calling Krakow features the fast-paced Blitz Constructed format - the perfect opportunity to showcase new cards from Everfest and shine the spotlight on Skirmish Season 4 skills. The event is taking place April 15-17 in Poland, with USD$20,000 of cash prizes, Professional Tournament Invitations, and one of the final Gold Cold Foil Fyendal's Spring Tunic prize cards!
North America
The SCG Con event series continues to bring you awesome Flesh and Blood events with Battle Hardened Dallas Fort-Worth just under a week away on Sunday, April 10!
Battle Hardened DFW is sure to be another action packed, lighting quick Blitz battleground and with the new addition of Everfest cards, our young heroes have more than a few new tools in their arsenal.
Get amongst the SCG Con events series and sleeve up your slickest 52 to compete for cold foils, cash prizes, excluisve playmats and PTIs, to gain entry to the first ever Pro Tour in New Jersey, USA in May!
Secure your tickets now for this exciting event at the SCG Con website.
The SCG Con series isn't stopping anytime soon! Battle Hardened Pittsburgh is the next stop on the tour and the Classic Constructed action goes down May 1!
Get your tickets now for this amazing event at the SCG Con website.
Asia-Pacific
This month will see The Calling come to Asia for the first time ever with the historic Calling Taiwan, April 22-24!
Equip your hero and prepare to fight! With a cash prize pool of USD$20,000, Professional Tournament Invitations, an exclusive Pulse of Volthaven playmat and one of the final Golden Cold Foil Fyendal's Spring Tunics to be awarded, there are many incentives to get along to this historic event!
One of the most innovative and active Flesh and Blood hubs on the planet, Taiwan answers the call! We've partnered with Fayble to offer a full range of high-profile events, as part of the first-ever Calling weekend in Asia.
This Classic Constructed Calling comes complete with side events, so the action is non-stop all weekend! Sunday the 24th will see a Blitz Constructed Battle Hardened go down with two (yup, two) PTI's being awarded, one each to both the first and second place finishers.
Get your tickets for The Calling Taiwan here.