Happy New Year everyone!
Isengard will have many news for your about plenty of its offerings this year, but since these articles (just like you) are all about Flesh & Blood, let’s dive right into all the news we have for the not so distant future.
January Armory Events:
There are some developments to how Armory events will operate this year. For starters, we will be moving the day of the week Armory events are hosted, from every Tuesday to every Friday. This is on a trial period for 2 months. If we see that participation metrics are less than what we’ve had previously, we will revert back to Tuesdays.
This January marks the last month where Armory prizes will look like what we’ve known so far. Cold-Foil for the winner, rainbow foils for other places and playmats. This is all going away in February, with the release of the next set, “The Hunted”. More details about this change below. For now though, these are the prizes you can expect this month.
- 1st place: 1x Cold foil “Pulsing Aether // Life”
- 2nd - 7th place: 1x Extended Art Rainbow Foil “Fruits of the Forest”. (Choice of pitch values. 2 of each)
- Each participation to an armory event earns you one entry into the random draw for a “Verdance, Thorn of the Rose” playmat.
- Each participation to an armory event earns you one entry into the random draw for a Cold Foil “Regrowth // Life”.
New prize tix will be awarded starting with our first Armory this year, which are valid for redemption for Hunted Booster Packs as well. Please note that any Rosetta tix you still have can only be redeemed for older booster packs/products.
Future Armory Prizing:
As we’ve already mentioned, come February, the prizing system for Armory events is changing. We will no longer have a system like the one above. What will replace it are the below:
So what are these?
- 32 card ‘set’
- Season 1 Gem packs will be given out from February until May, and feature cards that suit the theme of ‘The Hunted’.
- These can be card from ‘The Hunted’, or from other sets that match a similar theme.
- 3-card packs which contain:
- 1 regular print
- 1 premium foil (Rainbow Foil, Cold Foil or Marvel)
- 1 art card
- Rarities of these cards are currently unknown, as are drop rates
How can you get your hands on them?
- As we’ve mentioned, these will completely replace the current armory promo model. Other promo kits, such as pre-release or Pro Quest kits etc, are unclear (though unlikely) if they will be impacted in any way.
- We want to spread the love with these packs more than ever before
- Each player who plays in at least 1 Armory event each month will be given 1 GEM pack
- The winner and 2nd place finish of each Armory event will receive 1 GEM pack each.
- 2 GEM packs will be randomly awarded to other participants in each Armory event.
- If you bring a new player to play at an Armory event, both you and that player will receive a GEM pack.
- On-Demand events will award 1 GEM pack to the winner and 1 to a random participant.
- More can be awarded at the TO’s discretion, based on community building, sportsmanship, crazy plays and dedication to the game.
The Hunted:
The latest set is releasing at the end of the month. Dedicated posts regarding pre-release are coming soon. The Hunted will feature the first adult Royal heroes, as well as the introduction of a new talent, with “Cindra, Dracai of Retribution”, a Royal Draconic Ninja, “Fang, Dracai of Blades”, a Royal Draconic Warrior, and “Arakni, Marionette”, a Chaos Assassin.
You can pre-order boxes, cases and blitz collections here. Also keep an eye out for our pre-sales opening up on our cardmarket page to ensure you can get your hands on all the latest goodies as soon as they release.
For now, the key dates you need to keep in mind:
- Pre-Release: 25th January
- Release + Draft Armory: 31st January
- Release Event: 1st February
Another important new change is the increase in price for Flesh & Blood boosters, starting with ‘The Hunted’. Due to their increased cost, individual booster packs will have to increase to 5.50 each. We are keeping booster box and case prices as they were before (for now). This will also impact our event costs, so we can keep payouts the same as before.
Road to Nationals 2025:
The warhorns blow once more, as we get back on the grind. Road to Nationals are coming up fast, on February 22nd. More details regarding this event will be posted at a later date.
More announcements will be made regarding Flesh & Blood and other offerings from the store in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes peeled and follow us on our socials to keep up to date with all the latest.