Welcome to this week's What's the Latest!
The first ever Flesh and Blood World Championships starts tomorrow, and runs November 4-6 in San Jose, United States and will test players as never before as they compete across three different formats; Classic Constructed, Draft and Blitz in the three day event.
With the World Champs imminent, we get to know Team Dragon Shield a little more with an awesome self produced video content piece.
Battle Hardened Denver went down last weekend. Check out the full recap and decklists below.
There are still two more Battle Hardened events coming to the United States between now and the end of the year.
The Santa Clara Community is here just in time for World's with the Local's Guide to San Jose.
The next Flesh and Blood expansion booster set, Dynasty, releases in one week on November 11! Read on to go deeper inside the Imperial Palace of Volcor. Play as the Emperor and defend your Dynasty against the rebellious uprising sweeping the land.
Make sure to get to do a Dynasty Armory Weekend event next week. Dynasty Armory Weekend is your first opportunity to embrace Flesh and Blood with everything that Dynasty has to offer! This event will be taking place in participating stores around the world on the weekend of the 11-13 November.
Keep reading for the Latest!
Last weekend, the Battle Hardened series returned to Denver with 115 players for the event, run by by Advantage Games! Players took their shot at one of two PTIs, a Gold Cold Foil and the title of Battle Hardened Columbus Champion. The full recap is right here.
As a special article for the inaugural Flesh and Blood World Championship, we reached out to the Bay Area Flesh and Blood Community to compile a traveler's guide to San Jose. This guide was written by MalZenith, also known as Yichin Liu, but is supported by information from everyone in the local community, casual and competitive player alike. To reciprocate the warm welcome they've been shown while traveling for Flesh and Blood events abroad, they're hoping that this guide will aid others in making the most out of their trip to San Jose.
With the first ever Flesh and Blood World Championship going down November 4-6, today we get to know Team Dragon Shield a little better. Hear the team's thoughts on Flesh and Blood, the community, tournament preparation and what being World Champion would mean to them.
Catch up with Tariq Patel (2022 Canada National Champion), Nick Butcher (2022 Australia National Champion), Isaak Krut (Pro Tour New Jersey Top 4) and Matt Rogers (2022 New Zealand National Champion) from the Team Dragon Shield testing house ahead of the first ever World Championship.
The Inaugural World Championship
The apex of Flesh and Blood Organised Play is happening tomorrow! Four years of competition have been building to this point.
The inaugural Flesh and Blood World Championships goes down November 4-6 In San Jose, United States and will test players as never before. For the first time ever, we are hosting a tournament that will feature three different formats; Classic Constructed, Draft and Blitz. Across three days, players will have to demonstrate mastery across all of Flesh and Blood's premier formats in order to have a chance at the ultimate prize in Flesh and Blood.
The Player Reception takes place Thursday night 6pm at Guildhouse - 420 S 1st St, San Jose (approximately 5 minute walk from the San Jose Convention Center). The Player Reception is open to all World's registered players and those players that have purchased either a Gold Foil Ticket Package or have purchased a World Championships Reception ticket - both available on the fabevents.gg website.
Even if you're not playing in the World Championship main event, there are plenty of ways to play including The Calling San Jose, Battle Hardened San Jose and an enormous amount of side events!
If you can't attend the World Championship in person, you can still tune in! The friendly faces of Matt di Marco, Bryan Gottlieb, Tannon Grace, Erik Lonnquist and Brendan Patrick will be bringing you all the updates over the weekend on the official stream.
For live coverage of the event, tune into ChannelFireball's Twitch channel to watch the stream at the following times:
- Friday November 4: 11am PDT
- Saturday November 5: 10am PDT
- Sunday November 6: 9am PST
You can also check out updates via our official Twitter and Facebook pages!
If you're sharing your photos or stories on social media, you can use our official hashtags #fabtcg, #fabWorldChamps and #CallingSanJose!
The World Championship at San Jose will feature a full schedule of exciting side events, and as we get closer to this monumental weekend, we wanted to showcase a few of the exciting things on offer. Grab your friends and get involved, because the side events schedule at the World Championship weekend is bigger and better than ever!
Dynasty
Dynasty is an expansion booster set that takes you inside the Imperial Palace of Volcor. Play as the Emperor and defend your Dynasty against the rebellious uprising sweeping the land.
Dynasty is designed to expand constructed play with new support for all existing classes, the introduction of a brand new class, and Relics of War, a collection of Marvel weapons and equipment to proudly display in your own trophy room.
The majestic halls of the Imperial Palace exude opulence and power. As you step inside the Imperial trophy room, you are beholden with Relics of War, symbols of conquest of Dynasties past and present.
Dynasty Armory Weekend is your first opportunity to embrace Flesh and Blood with everything that Dynasty has to offer! This event will be taking place in participating stores around the world on the weekend of the 11th - 13th of November. These stores have chosen to host their Armory event on the weekend of the Dynasty set release and give you the chance to play Blitz with the new tools Dynasty has for every class.
All stores participating in the Dynasty Armory Weekend will have 2x Regicide - 'Lights Out' Extended Art promos to give away. Stores will offer one Regicide for 1st place and the other as a door prize.
North America
The Classic Constructed Calling San Jose takes place as part of World Championship weekend November 5-6 and will feature $20,000 USD of Cash Prizes, Professional Tournament Invitations (PTIs), and Gold Cold Foil Legendary prize cards!
This will be the last chance to play in the Uprising Classic Constructed metagame at a professional level, and will be the biggest open entry event of the weekend. The Calling is an open-entry tournament - no invitation required, everyone is welcome to play!
We have two more Battle Hardened events coming to the United States of America between now and the end of the year including San Jose as part of this weekend's World Championship!
Close out the biggest weekend in Flesh and Blood history as part of the World Championships weekend with Battle Hardened San Jose on November 6. One last chance to make your mark in the Uprising Blitz format and take your shot at cash, cold foils, limited edition playmats, and PTIs.
There's one last stop on this year's SCG Con series, as Battle Hardened Philadelphia, takes place November 11-13.
Asia-Pacific
The Battle Hardened series will be landing in Hong Kong, November 25-27, offering players another chance to earn Professional Tournament Invitations and get their start on the professional play circuit. That's not all - alongside the main event on Saturday, there will also be a PTI event on Sunday, offering another PTI to the winner!
The Battle Hardened series is coming to Singapore! From December 10-11, you can join the action starting with the Battle Hardened tournament on Saturday, followed by a special PTI event on Sunday, and rounding out the weekend with a Super Armory event.
Europe and the UK
The Battle Hardened series returns to Leeds, UK!
From January 13-15, you can join the action starting with a Super Armory event on Friday, leading into the main Battle Hardened tournament on Saturday, followed by a ProQuest event on Sunday. With a mix of Team Commoner and Classic Constructed formats across the three events, now is the perfect time to get your tickets and sign up for the Battle Hardened event!
The Battle Hardened series comes to Belgium for the first time! From January 27-29, you can join the action starting with a Super Armory event on Friday, leading into the main Battle Hardened tournament on Saturday, followed by a ProQuest event on Sunday. The weekend will see both Blitz and Classic Constructed formats across the three events. Secure your tickets today!
