We are thrilled to announce a brand-new feature coming to KARDS with our upcoming autumn update on September 19th: Blitz Tournaments!

This exciting new game mode will allow you to compete in sit-and-go tournaments against other players, bringing a whole new dimension of gameplay to the battlefield.

Read on to find out everything you need to know about Blitz Tournaments and how to get ready for this exciting addition to KARDS!


Blitz Tournaments are a fresh take on competitive play in KARDS, introducing a sit-and-go format where eight players face off in a thrilling knockout tournament. Sit-and-go here means that the tournament starts as soon as eight players have signed up and are ready to play, resulting in minimal waiting time before the action starts.

These tournaments are designed to be quick, perfect for those who crave battles with something at state and without long waits.


Here’s how Blitz Tournaments will function:

• Instant Start: The tournament kicks off as soon as eight players have signed up and are ready to play. No more waiting around—just jump in and start battling!
  
  
• Bring Your Best Deck: Players can bring any deck of their choice to the tournament, just like in regular ranked or casual matches. Your chosen deck will be used throughout the entire tournament, so choose wisely!
  
  
• Fast-Paced Matches: To keep the action moving, Blitz Tournaments feature a significantly shortened turn timer. This change ensures a thrilling experience and keeps matches fast and dynamic, preventing any long, boring waits between turns and especially between tournament rounds.
  
  
• Continuous Play: After you’ve won your match, the next round will begin as soon as your opponent is ready (after a short notification). This means you can quickly move through the tournament without unnecessary delays.

Blitz Tournaments are open to everyone, making it easy to jump in and compete whenever you’re ready. There are a couple things to pay attention to though:

• Entry Fee: The cost to enter a Blitz Tournament is 200 gold or 20 diamonds. If you drop out of the tournament before the first match has started, you will automatically get a full refund.
  
  
• Rewards: The winner of the tournament will take home 1 Officer Core Card Pack, a special wildcard, and a limited Gold card, while the runner-up will receive 1 Standard Core Card Pack and a limited wildcard. The third- and fourth placed will get 1 Standard Core Card Pack. Unfortunately, players who couldn't score a single win and finish in places 5-8 won’t receive any prizes. However, securing just one win will ensure a prize payout and with two wins you are already in the plus.

Matches played in Blitz Tournaments will not count towards daily missions, seasonal rank, or national progression. This allows you to fully focus on the tournaments without any distractions, providing a pure competitive experience.


To add even more excitement to the Blitz Tournaments, we’re introducing a new leaderboard that will track the number of tournaments won by players . This leaderboard will display the competitors, showcasing their achievements and supporting the competitive spirit.

• Seasonal Leaderboard: The Blitz Tournaments leaderboard will reset with each new season (month), allowing players to start fresh and compete for the top spots regularly. This seasonal reset ensures that everyone has a chance to climb the ranks and make their mark, regardless of when they start participating.
  
  
• Recognition and Bragging Rights: Players who consistently perform well in Blitz Tournaments will see their names featured on the leaderboard, earning recognition for their skills and strategies. This is a great way to challenge yourself, improve your gameplay, and gain some well-deserved fame!

While we are excited to see Blitz Tournaments arriving in KARDS, this is just the beginning and first iteration of our in-game tournament feature(s). We will continue to build on this feature, expand and improve it. Even though we already have some solid ideas about the next steps, your feedback and input will have a significant impact on details as well as the overall implementation timeline.

We’re eager to see how this new mode is received by you, our community, and will be keeping a close eye on your feedback, questions, comments, and the overall popularity of Blitz Tournaments.

Blitz Tournaments will arrive with our Autumn Update on September 19th. Get ready!

Attention, soldiers!

We are thrilled to announce the KARDS 2024 World Championship!

The KARDS World Championship is the biggest eSports event of the year in KARDS. It’s open for anyone interested and somewhat skilled in competitive gameplay - read on for all the details!


The KARDS World Championship is split into three main stages, conducted from September to December 2024. To become the World Champion, you must be successful in these stages, starting with the open in-game qualifiers and ending with the final 16 participants playing for the crown and title of KARDS World Champion 2024.

The first place of each seasonal in-game ladder 2024 (up to August) and all Officer Club Championship (OCC: Clash) tournaments from January 2024 and up to November 2024 are pre-qualified to participate in Stage 2 (the top 128 player Knockout stage) of the World Championship. Also pre-qualified are the top 4 players from last year’s World Championship.


The open in-game qualifiers are held in two sections (A and B) between September and November and are open for anyone with rank 3 (Lieutenant General) or better to enter.

Join one (or both if needed) of the open qualifiers available through the KARDS client during weekends between September 28th and November 3rd to qualify for the second stage of the tournament.

• The top 57 players from each of the two qualifiers will advance to the Knockout Stage.
  
• The top 500 players in each of the open qualifiers also earn the exclusive KARDS 2024 World Championship card back.

 Each qualifier is held on Saturday and Sunday over the course of three consecutive weekends (i.e. 6 sessions in each). Each player needs to successfully complete a minimum of 3 out of the 6 sessions to post a legal qualifier score. Each session lasts for 4 hours, during which participating players have to complete at least 9 games to successfully complete the qualification session. Note that only the first 9 games are counted towards your score - any additional games after the required games can be important for tiebreakers, so we do recommend playing a few extra games during the sessions to improve your chances in tiebreakers. 

For each win a player receives 5 points for the qualification ladder, for each loss a player receives 1 point. A player’s final score is the combined total score from their best 3 sessions out of 6 in the qualifier in question. 


Players qualified through the in-game open qualifiers and pre-qualified players are drawn into a swiss-format tournament with seven rounds to determine the top 16 players. This tournament will take place November 23rd and 24th and is organized out-of-client.

The first 3 rounds take place on November 23rd, the remaining 4 rounds on November 24th. Each round consists of best-of-three series in conquest (meaning that any deck that wins cannot be selected again for the remainder of that series). No deck bans at this stage.

Players at this stage playing at least one round will receive 300 Diamonds as a prize.

The top 16 players from the Knockout stage will proceed to the Grand Finals of the World Championship.  


On December 14th and 15th, the sixteen finalists from the Knockout stage will battle for the title of the KARDS 2024 World Champion! The Grand Finals take place online covered by a full broadcast.

On December 14th, the finalists will play in a single-elimination, best-of-five knockout tournament. The finalists need to bring four decks, all from different nations; with one deck ban. The first day has two rounds to determine the final four, the second day is fully dedicated to the final four players fighting for the crown and top spot.

As in previous years, the prize pool is $12 000 shared amongst the competing top players.

This two-day event will be live streamed on the KARDS Twitch, YouTube and Huya channels, as well as Bilibili.


Participating in the World Championship at any stage is a fun and exciting experience - but of course, we also want to provide our brave participants with some extra goodies!

The rewards for the KARDS 2024 World Championship are:

• The top 500 players in each qualifying section (A and B) in the Open Qualifier for the World Championship will receive the exclusive KARDS 2024 World Championship card back.
  
  
• Every player that participates in the top 128 player Knockout Stage will receive 300 diamonds to spend on anything they desire in the in-game shop.
  
  
• The competing sixteen finalists of the Grand Finals will fight for their share of the 12,000 USD prize pool.

With the first set of qualifiers right around the corner in September, now is the time to start preparing your forces for battle. Start thinking about what types of decks you want to bring and what cards you need to get to be in fighting shape to take on the world's best players!

We will continue to publish more details on the KARDS 2024 World Championship in the coming weeks and months.

 Check regularly for updates - join us on Discord and follow us on Twitch, Youtube, Facebook, and X to make sure you don’t miss any of the action!