KARDS Fall Finals offer three world spots

The KARDS Fall Finals run August 21 and August 22 from 11:00 UTC with eight players competing for three World Championship places. The tournament also carries a $3,000 prize pool and the Fall Champion title.

KARDS Fall Finals: confirmed details

Matches use a single-elimination best-of-five bracket. Each player brings four decks from different main nations and bans one opposing deck per round. The losing semifinalists meet in a third-place match that awards the final World Championship slot.

What changes for players

Four-deck lineups test preparation across several national card pools, while the ban forces players to protect depth rather than one favored list. The third-place match keeps qualification alive after a semifinal loss, but quarterfinal defeat ends the run immediately.

Timing and wider context

The finals follow qualifiers and Swiss rounds that reduced the field from 32 competitors to eight. Official streaming information and any schedule adjustments should be checked through the KARDS Twitch channel.

The feature list and timing above reflect the developer’s announcement published on August 19, 2026. Future hotfixes can adjust balance or availability, so live values should be checked against the current client.

For KARDS, the practical checkpoint is the live client: confirm the installed version, platform notes and regional rollout before relying on a scheduled feature. Store availability, maintenance windows and certification can create timing differences even when the developer announces one date for the wider release.

Source: official announcement. All release dates, named features and numerical values in this report come from that primary source; the analysis is our own.

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