Road to Nationals has kicked off with a record-breaking start, players flocking to their local game stores to grind games in order to secure their seat at the 2025 National Championships! With a fresh metagame and a lot of heroes dangerously close to Living Legend, Classic Constructed has never been more exciting! Those who keep their eyes on the prize and bring heads-up strategies will have the best chance of nabbing those Gold Foils, but win or lose, it looks like everyone's having a fantastic time getting together for great games!
Let's take a look at highlights from Week 1...
Unbox - Philippines
"GOOD VIBES and RECORD BREAKING. Those are the perfect words to describe the Unbox Road to Nationals 2025.
The atmosphere was electric. People were having a great time, you could see smiles and hear laughter throughout the day. There were some tense moments because of the competition but overall I believe we had one of the most fun days of Flesh and Blood ever. It also helped that there was free pizza, lots of raffles, and all 128 competitors went home with a GEM Pack each (we pulled 3 Uzuri Marvels).
There was also a deep sense of pride in breaking the world record for the highest attendance for a Road to Nationals event for Flesh and Blood. The community rallied around this goal and that's why the turnout was just massive. There was shared purpose which is what community is all about.
Lastly, there were some intriguing storylines throughout the day! There were two Oscilio players who were live for Top 8 in the last round, with one of them, Joms, even reaching the finals to face off against the reigning, defending, and undisputed (haha) PH National Champion, Justin Cu.
All of these factors and more made our Road to Nationals a truly memorable one that's worthy of Flesh and Blood history books!"
Watch the Unbox Road to Nationals Recap HERE.
1st: Justin Cu - Nuu, Alluring Desire
2nd: Joms Panganiban - Oscilio, Constella Intelligence
Oddwillow's Game Haven - United States
"Oddwillow's largest Flesh and Blood event to date at 46 players, and most diverse as 20 different heroes were on display. Runeblades made a solid showing with Vynnset, Aurora, and Viserai ultimately making up a majority of the Top 8 cut. In the end, Vynnset came out on top after Kano's combo came up just a few damage short. Well played to all in attendance, and congratulations to all who earned their invite to Nationals!"
1st: Jeffrey Mazar - Vynnset, Iron Maiden
2nd: Ronan Sovitsky - Kano, Dracai of Aether
Funside Reggio Emilia - Italy
"23 players competing, representing 15 different heroes, met in the store to fight for the National Championship invitation! After a day full of games, and a long and hard-fought final match, our local player Andrea Malpassi (playing Nuu) was the last man standing. We also had the pleasure to invite the great artist Federico Musetti to our event, and many players decided to have him sign their new Jarl hero or their shiny new Command and Conquer! From the staff, thanks to all the players, Federico for his great art, and judges Matteo and Stefano for their support of the event!"
1st: Andrea Malpassi - Nuu, Alluring Desire
2nd: Alessandro Stefanelli - Riptide, Lurker of the Deep
