Grand Archive TCG - Ascent Auckland 2025

Ascent Auckland Path of Steel - The competitive event for players of Grand Archive TCG, running between Saturday the 1st of November and Sunday 2nd of November! All Day 2 participants will receive prizing (Top 32 receives their invite cards) while Top 16 onward receive cash prizing, and Top 8 onward receive Prize Cards.

Minimum: $16,100 NZD Prize Pool!
Prize Pool Increase: Prize pool increases to $24,000 NZD after 256 players

Format: Standard Constructed

Prize Breakdown:

1st Place - $5,000 NZD

• 1x Vyra, Spirit of Fire (Auckland) #1 + 1st Place Trophy
• 6x DOA1E Booster Boxes
• 6x DTR1E Booster Boxes
• Invite to The Gauntlett 2026 at Worlds Singapore

2nd Place - $2,500 NZD

• 1x Vyra, Spirit of Fire (Auckland) #2 + 2nd Place Trophy
• 3x DOA1E Booster Boxes
• 3x DTR1E Booster Boxes

3rd-4th Place - $1,500 NZD

• 1x Vyra, Spirit of Fire (Auckland) #3 or #4 + 3rd Place Trophy
• 2x DOA 1E Booster Boxes
• 2x DTR1E Booster Boxes

5th-8th Place - $800 NZD

• 1x Vyra, Spirit of Fire (Auckland) #5 - #8
• 1x DOA1E Booster Boxes
• 1x DTR1E Booster Boxes

9th-16th Place - $300 NZD

Top 32 Rewards:

• Ghosts of Pendragon Ascent Promo
• Ascent Promo acts as 2026 Nationals Invite Card.
• DTR Season Ascent Path of Steel Day 2 Playmat

Decklists will be required and submitted prior to the event on Omnidex.

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Side Events, Early Registration, and Trade Night - Friday 31st of October

Side Events for Ascent Auckland will be running throughout the day on the Friday before the Path of Steel! This is the perfect opportunity for players to grind for additional Ascent Store tickets, get games in, and work toward incredible Ascent Ticket Store prizes that only players will be allowed to redeem!

Both Standard Constructed and Sealed Formats will be supported with specific side event details updated at a later date.

Players will also have the chance to register early for Path of Steel main event to avoid the rush on Saturday.

Finally, we will also have a Trade Night area open until the venue closes on Friday.

ASCENT TICKET STORE

Exchange your Ascent Store tickets for exclusive prizes! In addition to merchandise we normally sell at our external events, we'll have:

• Distorted Reflection Champion Playmats (Exclusive to Ascent Stores)
• Distorted Reflections themed Uncut Sheets
• Grand Archive Themed TCG Accesories

(Teasers of products at the Ascent Store will be shared at a later date)

JUDGING & VOLUNTEERING

Interested in judging or volunteering for Ascent Auckland 2025? We're looking for an experienced judge team and a couple of volunteers for the weekend! Please fill in either form before the 15th of September 2025:

Judging - https://forms.gle/TTjQmJXR1QDCcxUV7

Volunteering - https://forms.gle/hnJypRqiTZM18gfz6

We highly encourage all prospective judges to purchase a ticket for the Path of Steel first and you have the option of refunding the ticket if you are chosen as a judge.

REGISTRATION POLICIES:

By registering and purchasing an event ticket to our event, you agree not to resell your ticket to the event. You may still transfer your ticket to others, by changing the name on the ticket to theirs. Geek Culture Reserves the right to refund tickets.

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

By purchasing an entry to either event paths you understand that you are providing your consent to be in any potential photographs, videos, livestreams, etc taken by Geek Culture, events staff, or other content creators at the event while you are in the main event area.

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Masks: Not required, but recommended.

There will be a hygiene rule in place, if any player is determined to be too unhygienic and is causing a disturbance to others at the event, that player will be disqualified and ejected from the event.

AGE RESTRICTION POLICY

Participants under the age of 18 must submit a Parent Consent Form. Participants under the age of 14 must be accompanied by their parent or guardians throughout the competition. If the parent consent form is not submitted and the parents are unable to accompany them, they will not be able to participate in the event.

Host or Publisher Geek Culture