Flesh and Blood's first Road to Nationals event kicked off on Saturday at Vagabond, in Auckland, New Zealand, with twenty-two players stepping up to the plate. The meta breakdown saw Dash and Katsu neck and neck, with 6 players each, followed by Rhinar at 3 players, and Bravo and Dorinthea with 2 players a-piece.
| Mechanologist | 6 | Warrior | 2 |
| Ninja | 6 | Wizard | 1 |
| Brute | 3 | Runeblade | 1 |
| Guardian | 2 | Ranger | 1 |
When the dust settled, the Top 8 emerged. Katsu came out on top with 3 players, Dash came second with 2, while Rhinar, Bravo, and Dorinthea were all represented with 1 player each. With the exception of our Mechanologist, this Road to Nationals event was dominated by the heroes of Welcome to Rathe.
However, only one hero could take the crown...
A special congratulations to the winner of Vagabond's Road to Nationals event, resident mechanologist Jacob Pearson!
The final Top 8 ranks of the event were as follows:
- Jacob Pearson - Dash
- Matt Rogers - Dash
- Karol Ruszkiewicz - Rhinar
- Tom Penny - Dorinthea
- Cayle McCreath - Bravo
- Jordan Nelson-Fussell - Katsu
- Kieran McEntegart - Katsu
- Ash Singh - Katsu
A huge thank you to likebuttermedia for photos of the day. You can also find unofficial coverage of the event on their fleshandbloodtcg instagram page.