Battle Hardened: Houston

Get ready to rumble in the USA!

Battle Hardened arrives in Houston from December 6-8, bringing with it exclusive playmats, Professional Tournament Invites, stunning Gold Foils, and $2,000!

Test your strength in Classic Constructed with the Battle Hardened on Saturday, or dig into our action packed schedule of events, including a Pro Quest+ and Super Armory!

Hosted by Laughing Dragon, your journey towards greatness begins here...

Quick Details

Date: December 6-8, 2024
Venue: NRG Arena, 1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054, United States
Registration: https://www.laughingdragonevents.com/bh-houston-2024/
Hosted by: Laughing Dragon
Friday

• Super Armory: Classic Constructed

Saturday

• Battle Hardened: Classic Constructed

Sunday

• Pro Quest+: Classic Constructed

The weekend begins with a Super Armory event. Normally, an Armory Kit is provided to stores to support a full month of in-store events, but at a Super Armory, the full contents of a kit are used for one single event, meaning that multiple players get prizes, instead of just the winner! The prizes for this event include Cold Foil Promos and official Flesh and Blood playmats.

Overview

Date: Friday December 6, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Eligibility: Open Entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Casual
Venue: NRG Arena, 1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054, United States
Registration: https://www.laughingdragonevents.com/bh-houston-2024/
Player Cap: 72
Time: 5:00 PM

Prizes

Full Structure TBA. 5 prize tickets per win. People’s Champion Playmat and Cold Foil Armory Promos to Top Finishers.

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 $2,000 USD in cash prizes, exclusive Battle Hardened series playmats to the Top 8, a Gold Foil to the Champion, and coveted Professional Tournament Invites (PTIs) to both the winner and runner-up.

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 Pro Quest series are only valid for their associated Pro Tour event.

Overview

Date: Saturday December 7, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $50 USD
Eligibility: Open Entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: NRG Arena, 1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054, United States
Registration: https://www.laughingdragonevents.com/bh-houston-2024/
Player Cap: 150
Time: 10:00 AM

Decklists are required and will be collected before Round 1 begins.

This event is Open Entry (anyone is welcome to play!)

Tournament Structure

SWISS ROUNDS

• Swiss rounds are best-of-one.
• Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration (50 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5 minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.).
• The number of rounds of Swiss is determined by the number of players at the beginning of round 1.

DECKS

TOP 8

• Top 8 playoffs are single elimination, best-of-one matches.
• Top 8 matches have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and Slow Play penalties will be enforced.
• For each Top 8 match, the player that finished higher in the Swiss portion of the event chooses to play first or second.

DECKS

• Decks must be legal as defined by the Card Legality Policy.
• Deck registration must be done PRIOR to the start of the event
• Players may not change their registered deck during the tournament.
• Deck checks will be conducted by event staff throughout the tournament.
• It is the responsibility of each player to ensure there are no distinguishing marks or patterns on their cards or card sleeves for the duration of the tournament. Vendors will be onsite to purchase sleeves if required.

Prizes

Overview

Date: Sunday December 9, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $35 USD
Eligibility: Open Entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: NRG Arena, 1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054, United States
Registration: https://www.laughingdragonevents.com/bh-houston-2024/
Player Cap: 72
Time: 9:30 AM
Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 players

Tournament Structure

SWISS ROUNDS

• Swiss rounds are best-of-one.
• Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration. (30 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5 minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.)
• The number of rounds of Swiss is determined by the number of players at the beginning of round 1

TOP 8

• Top 8 playoffs are single elimination, best-of-one matches.
• Top 8 matches have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and Slow Play penalties will be enforced.
• For each Top 8 match, the player that finished higher in the Swiss portion of the event chooses to play first or second.

DECKS

• Decks must be legal as defined by the Card Legality Policy.
• Deck registration must be done PRIOR to the start of the event
• Players may not change their registered deck during the tournament.
• Deck checks will be conducted by event staff throughout the tournament.
• It is the responsibility of each player to ensure there are no distinguishing marks or patterns on their cards or card sleeves for the duration of the tournament. Vendors will be onsite to purchase sleeves if required.

Prizes