Our brand new three-day Battle Hardened series is coming to Toronto at Anime North! From July 15th-17th, you can join the action for a Road to Nationals event on Saturday, leading into the main Battle Hardened tournament on Sunday. Featuring a mix of Classic Constructed and Blitz Constructed tournaments, plus Learn to Play and Armory side events over all three days, there's a little bit of something for everyone!
Quick Details
Date: Friday 15th - Sunday 17th July
Venue: Toronto Congress Centre; Delta Hotel Airport, Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel
Registration: Anime North
Hosted by: Forest City Coins
Side Events
Learn to Play events:
- Friday, July 15th: 12 pm - 10 pm
- Saturday, July 16th: 9 am - 10 pm
- Sunday, July 17th: 9am - 5pm
Armory events:
- Friday, July 15th: 12 pm - 10 pm
- Saturday, July 16th: following Road to Nationals Top 8 cut
- Sunday, July 17th: following Battle Hardened Top 8 cut
Road to Nationals event - Saturday 16th July
Compete for your invitation to Canadian Nationals! Road to Nationals events allow you to qualify for National Championships, win great prizes, and start your journey in professional-level competitive play.
Event Details
Time: 9:00 AM
Format: Classic Constructed
Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, with a Top 8 cut
Entry Fee: Free to Anime North ticket holders; but donations to Extra Life are appreciated
Prizes
Over $5000 in prizes will be handed out throughout the day! There will be baskets of additional prizing for the top 4 players and participation prizes will be distributed randomly among competitors in between each round.
1st | Canadian Nationals Qualification, 1x Iyslander Adult Hero Cold Foil, 1x Random Cold Foil Adult Hero (Dromai or Fai) |
2nd | Canadian Nationals Qualification, 1x Random Cold Foil Adult Hero (Dromai or Fai) |
3rd-4th | Canadian Nationals Qualification, 1x Random Cold Foil Adult Hero (Dromai or Fai) |
5th-8th | 1x Random Cold Foil Adult Hero (Dromai or Fai) |
Battle Hardened - Sunday 17th July
The path to the biggest stage in Flesh and Blood TCG Organized Play begins with a Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI), and one of the best places to secure these prized assets is Battle Hardened. Players will have the opportunity to battle it out for their share of USD2,000 in cash prizes, exclusive Battle Hardened series playmats to the Top 8, a Golden Cold Foil Legendary card to the Champion, and coveted Professional Tournament Invites (PTIs) to both the winner and runner-up. You read that correctly, there is not one but two PTIs on offer at Battle Hardened!
PTIs can be used to enter any Professional level tournament (including Pro Tours and the World Championship) and do not expire, whereas invitations from the in-store ProQuest series are only valid for their associated Pro Tour event.
Event Details
Time: 9:00 AM
Format: Blitz Constructed
Structure: 8 Rounds of Swiss, with a cut to Top 8
Entry Fee: Free to Anime North ticket holders; but donations to Extra Life are appreciated
- Decklists are required and will be collected before Round 1 begins.
- This event is open-entry (anyone is welcome to play!)
Rounds
- Swiss
- Swiss rounds are 30 minutes in length
- 8 rounds of Blitz Constructed
- Top 8 Playoff
- Blitz Constructed
Top 8
Top 8 playoff matches will have no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)
In the Top 8, the player that finished higher in the Standings during the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or second
Prizes
Over $5000 in prizes will be handed out throughout the day. There will be baskets of additional prizing for the Top 4 players and participation prizes will be distributed randomly among competitors in between each round.
1st | USD500 + Curated Gold Cold Foil Legendary + PTI + Battle Hardened Series Exclusive Playmat |
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2nd | USD500 + PTI + Battle Hardened Series Exclusive Playmat |
3rd-4th | USD250 + Battle Hardened Series Exclusive Playmat |
5th-8th | USD125 + Battle Hardened Series Exclusive Playmat |