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The Vault Tour is a series of premiere KeyForge Organized Play events held throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Vault Tours are open to all players and all decks. Usually held over the course of a three day weekend, Vault Tours offer players the chance to play in official tournaments for the official formats, as well as side events and casual play.

As of 2024, Ghost Galaxy has discontinued cash prizes for Vault Tours, citing a lack of interest generated by the offerings. Cash prizing was replaced with promotional decks, playmats, and pins. Attendees also receive limited prizes and other items for attending.

2023 Season

Date	Location	Format	Winner	Deck
Jul 7–9	Philadelphia, PA	Archon	FlamingHobo	Ms. Minity, the Supernatural Traveller
Jul 7–9	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance	Jaypower	Alliance of Kamryn “Æmbition” Sacrohand, นักวิชาการผู้ยากจน, and Q. Fink, la Ágil
Aug 18–20	Roseville, MN	Archon	June	Becky “Axle” Jintroflow
Aug 18–20	Roseville, MN	Alliance	TheNobleOne	Alliance of A. Maubenc, la Generosa, The Popular Shrew of Trigport, and X, Weirdtower Tracker
Aug 25–27	Seattle, WA	Archon	Nova	Jacques “Aombre”, lord de la station
Aug 25–27	Seattle, WA	Alliance	AV8R	Alliance of Der sorglose „Akrobat“ Erion, Nightwalker Ruiz-Ruiz, Orphan, and Señora Solitend Fairchild
Sep 15–17	Dallas, TX	Archon	Sith of Angmar	Faythe B. Troptogram, the Center
Sep 15–17	Dallas, TX	Alliance	Gorlami	Alliance of Maven Ultraridge Ochoa, Geneticist Caprica, and Mourningrunner of the Rookie’s Town
Sep 15–17	Shanghai, China	Archon	exina	“顽童小姐”摩根·斯文森
Sep 15–17	Shanghai, China	Alliance	vaivi	Alliance of 圣徒马尔萨斯, “锐目”席尔瓦领主, and 栖息地放贷人荷马
Sep 29 – Oct 1	Las Vegas, NV	Archon	Nova	Jacques “Aombre”, lord de la station
Sep 29 – Oct 1	Las Vegas, NV	Alliance	Big_Z	Alliance of Jethro N. il Cinereo, Ace l’Abominevole, Direttore del Ricovero, and Aerith, Prigioniera della Guglia Opulenta
Oct 6–8	Florence, Italy	Archon	Dorian11	Geir Tsong, Soldato di Cubonitido
Oct 6–8	Florence, Italy	Alliance	PetitBot	Alliance of Komarec of Queensgate Laboratory, Cassiopea “Immortale” l’Isolata, and “Ziggy”, consultante de Northstar Castle

Legacy Vault Tours (FFG Era)

The first Vault Tours were held in March 2019 in Eindhoven (NL) and Seattle (WA). Vault Tours in the US were initially run by Cascade Games, but from September 2019 are run by Yeti Gaming. In adaptive finals, the winner's deck was not always the deck that won most games in the final.

Round	Æmbershards	Power level
Participation	30	3
Per win in Swiss	15
Top 32 (only Day 2)	50
Top 16 (only Day 2)	75	5
Top 8	100
Top 4	150	6
Finalist	300	7
Winner	500	8

The winner of each Vault Tour was to be awarded free flight and accommodation for a later Vault Tour. Unlike the announced VaultWarrior series and current Vault Tours, no cash prizes were awarded at Vault Tours.

Æmbershards and power levels were awarded to all participating players and decks. Æmbershards from all Vault Tours count towards the Vault Tour Leaderboard.

Invites to the 2020 KeyForge World Championships event were to be awarded to the Top 100 players on the Vault Tour Leaderboard after the Sealed Solo event at Fort Worth, TX, USA on Feb. 6-9. 2020. If a player at any point entered the Top 100 by participating in a subsequent Vault Tour before Worlds 2020 (at the time, there were 4 scheduled Vault Tours between the Fort Worth event and the World Championships), they would also receive an invite. After the World 2020 Championships, the Vault Tour 2019-20 season would conclude and the leaderboard was to be reset.

Each Vault Tour also featured a Prize Wall where players could redeem Æmbershards for unique prizes. At the time, it was the only way to redeem Æmbershards gained by discovering decks in the Master Vault, as well as playing at Vault Tours and all other events within KeyForge Organized Play.

At the Collinsville VT in September, George Keagle became the first two-time Vault Tour winner, winning for the second time with the same deck. Jakub Nosal was the second player to achieve this, just a few weeks later at the Madrid VT. In November, Nova Westlake became the first player to win both an Archon and a Sealed Vault Tour (thus, winning with two different decks).

The final events of the 2019-20 season were to be held on the weekend of April 24-26 in Hannover, Germany and Alameda, California, USA.

Date

Location

Format

Variant

Players

Winner

Deck

2019

Call of the Archons

Mar. 15-17

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Archon

Solo

184

Rachael Trimble

The Captain of Barrackslaunch

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

184

Winner

Rachael Trimble

Deck

The Captain of Barrackslaunch

Mar. 15-17

ECCC, Seattle, WA, USA

Sealed

Solo

175

Yaro Tkatchenko

B. Celerinius, the City Archbishop

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

175

Winner

Yaro Tkatchenko

Deck

B. Celerinius, the City Archbishop

Mar. 27-31

AdeptiCon, Schaumburg, IL, USA

Archon

Survival

122

George Keagle

"Gasoline" Maximiliano, Dungeon Keeper

Format

Archon

Variant

Survival

Players

122

Winner

George Keagle

Deck

"Gasoline" Maximiliano, Dungeon Keeper

Apr. 27-29

Denver, CO, USA

Archon

Survival

131

Nova Westlake

Bahamut "Alp Larissa" Heifetz

Format

Archon

Variant

Survival

Players

131

Winner

Nova Westlake

Deck

Bahamut "Alp Larissa" Heifetz

May 25-27

Atlanta, GA, USA

Sealed

Solo

128

Kav Manickaraj

Ire "Flairkeeper" Karlvene

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

128

Winner

Kav Manickaraj

Deck

Ire "Flairkeeper" Karlvene

Age of Ascension

May 31-Jun. 2

UKGE, Birmingham, UK

Sealed

Solo

388

John Pickavance

Loreribius of the Packleader's Bastion

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

388

Winner

John Pickavance

Deck

Loreribius of the Packleader's Bastion

Jun. 12-16

Origins, Columbus, OH, USA

Sealed

Solo

185

Ben Wallace

Screaming Ximan of the Tower

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

185

Winner

Ben Wallace

Deck

Screaming Ximan of the Tower

Jun. 21-23

Bologna, Italy

Archon

Solo

342

Alessandro Storti

Honk the Beneficially Topaz

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

342

Winner

Alessandro Storti

Deck

Honk the Beneficially Topaz

Jul. 19-21

Nürnberg, Germany

Archon

Survival

151

Jakub Nosal

Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud

Format

Archon

Variant

Survival

Players

151

Winner

Jakub Nosal

Deck

Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud

Aug. 1-2

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Sealed

Solo

241

Devin Chiriboga

Maxima, Hunter of the Eloquent Strand

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

241

Winner

Devin Chiriboga

Deck

Maxima, Hunter of the Eloquent Strand

Aug. 3-4

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Archon

Solo

203

Trevor May

The Snappy Pariah

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

203

Winner

Trevor May

Deck

The Snappy Pariah

Aug. 22-23

Krakow, Poland

Sealed

Solo

122

Marc Zontek

Chortzard, Spawn of Ipsispace

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

122

Winner

Marc Zontek

Deck

Chortzard, Spawn of Ipsispace

Aug. 24-25

Krakow, Poland

Archon

Solo

147

Panagiotis Kyriakou

Litmus, the Stone Keeper of Joy

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

147

Winner

Panagiotis Kyriakou

Deck

Litmus, the Stone Keeper of Joy

Sept. 6-8

Collinsville, IL, USA

Archon

Solo

69

George Keagle

"Gasoline" Maximiliano, Dungeon Keeper

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

69

Winner

George Keagle

Deck

"Gasoline" Maximiliano, Dungeon Keeper

Sept. 27-29

Madrid, Spain

Archon

Survival

168

Jakub Nosal

Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud

Format

Archon

Variant

Survival

Players

168

Winner

Jakub Nosal

Deck

Adm. Inslang, the Pink Fraud

Oct. 4-6

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Archon

Triad

121

Joe Huber

King Terentia Hopavicious

Ricardo "Inferno" il Subdolo

Yakstreet, the Countess of Stokepit

Format

Archon

Variant

Triad

Players

121

Winner

Joe Huber

Decks

King Terentia Hopavicious

Ricardo "Inferno" il Subdolo

Yakstreet, the Countess of Stokepit

Oct. 18-20

Richmond, VA, USA

Sealed

Solo

94

Nathan Starwalt

Kantphage, the Lady General of the Keep

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

94

Winner

Nathan Starwalt

Deck

Kantphage, the Lady General of the Keep

Worlds Collide

Nov. 8-10

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Sealed

Solo

166

Nova Westlake

X. Olivier, Farnate’s Long-winded Lord

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

166

Winner

Nova Westlake

Deck

X. Olivier, Farnate’s Long-winded Lord

Dec. 6-7

PAX Unplugged, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Archon

Solo

72

Justin Lizza

Litetasker, Market Sheriff

Format

Archon

Variant

Solo

Players

72

Winner

Justin Lizza

Deck

Litetasker, Market Sheriff

Dec. 7-8

PAX Unplugged, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Sealed

Solo

107

Nick Alexandro

The Master of Knockburning

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

107

Winner

Nick Alexandro

Deck

The Master of Knockburning

2020

Jan. 10-12

Albany, NY, USA

Archon

Survival

142

Luke Daniels

"Galaxy" Tycho, Manor Arrowsmith

Format

Archon

Variant

Survival

Players

142

Winner

Luke Daniels

Deck

"Galaxy" Tycho, Manor Arrowsmith

Feb. 6-9

Fort Worth, TX, US

Sealed

Solo

94

Laura Darley

Bird of Vapidopolis Den

Format

Sealed

Variant

Solo

Players

94

Winner

Laura Darley

Deck

Bird of Vapidopolis Den

Meta and analysis

Main Article: Vault Tour Meta

The Vault Tour meta is always changing as new sets are released. For both the Call of the Archons and Age of Ascension periods, house Shadows was extremely dominant among Vault Tour top cuts, with Dis as the second most successful house. The card Urchin was the most common card among decks that reached top 16 or higher at a Vault Tour until the release of Worlds Collide. After the release of the third set, however, house Saurian replaced Shadows as the most successful house among Vault Tour top cuts.

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+|Structure=[[KeyForge Tournament Structures#Playstile 2LO|Playstile 2LO]]}}__TOC__
-The Vault Tour is a series of premiere [[:KeyForge Organized_Play|KeyForge Organized Play]] events held throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Vault Tours are open to all players and all decks.
+The Vault Tour is a series of premiere [[KeyForge Organized Play]] events held throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Vault Tours are open to all players and all decks. Usually held over the course of a three day weekend, Vault Tours offer players the chance to play in official tournaments for the official formats, as well as side events and casual play.
-__TOC__
+As of 2024, Ghost Galaxy has discontinued cash prizes for Vault Tours, citing a lack of interest generated by the offerings. Cash prizing was replaced with promotional decks, playmats, and pins. Attendees also receive limited prizes and other items for attending.
-Usually held over the course of a three day weekend, Vault Tours offer players the chance to play in official tournaments for the official formats, as well as side events and casual play.
+<br clear=all>
-As of 2024, Ghost Galaxy has discontinued cash prizes for Vault Tours, citing a lack of interest generated by the offerings. Cash prizing was replaced with promotional decks, playmats, and pins. Attendees also receive limited prizes and other items for attending.
+==2023 Season==
-== 2023 Season ==
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 |Archon
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 |Alliance
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 |[https://www.keyforgegame.com/alliance-details/fdecf6a7-5a62-4c1f-96fa-337c0b49c6ff Alliance of Jethro N. il Cinereo, Ace l’Abominevole, Direttore del Ricovero, and Aerith, Prigioniera della Guglia Opulenta]
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 |[https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/ade29f72-44a0-4cbf-b652-26921e5c6bb7 Geir Tsong, Soldato di Cubonitido]
 |-
-|Alliance
+| Alliance
 |PetitBot
 |[https://www.keyforgegame.com/alliance-details/a847cc6e-2fa8-410b-9b20-a1f736fb2250 Alliance of Komarec of Queensgate Laboratory, Cassiopea “Immortale” l’Isolata, and “Ziggy”, consultante de Northstar Castle]
 |}
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-===2019-2020 Season===
 The first Vault Tours were held in March 2019 in Eindhoven (NL) and Seattle (WA). Vault Tours in the US were initially run by Cascade Games, but from September 2019 are run by Yeti Gaming. In adaptive finals, the winner's deck was not always the deck that won most games in the final.
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+| style="text-align:center;" |5
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 :[https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/3/cracking-the-vault-tour/ Cracking the Vault Tour], 3 January 2020
 :[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-tnjZLXxHiApi9EpyGYak9kqWu3dGjQ2 Vault Tour Data, from Alex Watkins of FFG Organized Play]
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