Let's take a look at the amazing weekend that took place at Ascent Santa Clara!
January 17th, 2025
As Ascent Santa Clara concludes, let’s take a moment to celebrate the standout moments from an amazing weekend in California!
Path of Steel
Ascent Santa Clara was our biggest Ascent event to date, with over 300 players from around the globe competing for the $15,000 prize pool and title of Ascent Santa Clara champion! Starting off with 9 Swiss rounds on day 1, the competition narrowed the field to the top 32, leading to an exciting grand finals on day 2!
Congratulations to Ztrgod and the rest of the top 8 competitors!
Contestants battled it out in Path of Silver, our premiere event for Grand Archive TCG collectors! The top 8 overall collections earned a top 8 stamped Morrigan, Lost Spirit CPR, and if you achieved top theme scores in Ferocity, Grace, or Valor, you would win a Nascent Blast CPR!
Congratulations to Mark from Solar Games and all the top 8 overall collection competitors, along with the top 8 competitors in category scores! Top 8 Grace
Top 8 Valor
Top 8 Ferocity
Cosplay Contest
Many talented participants brought Grand Archive TCG to life with creative cosplay, all competing for the chance to win the Peaceful Reunion CPR!
Congratulations to Iris (as Kongming) and the rest of the top 8 competitors!
Side Events
In addition to the main events, the excitement continued with a variety of side activities, including the debut of Draft, where players built their decks using cards they drafted along with a draft pack, following Standard deck-building rules with a few modifications. Additionally, there were Constructed and Beginner Experiences, offering event packs and Ascent Store tickets as prizes for the winners!
Girl's Night
We held our very first Girls' Night event, bringing together women from the Grand Archive community to connect and have fun! The event focused on enjoying Grand Archive in a welcoming and inclusive environment, highlighted by an exciting Girls' Night Draft experience!
Holiday Stream
To conclude the event, we held the Grand Archive TCG Holiday Stream 2024! During the stream hosted by Mark from Solar Games, the developers shared insights into the creation of Mortal Ambition and unveiled exciting new announcements!
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Ascent Santa Clara, and an special shoutout to the amazing staff and volunteers who made this event possible! We hope all attendees had an incredible time, and congratulations to our champions! With this fantastic weekend now behind us, we’re excited for what’s ahead, with upcoming Ascents in Utrecht, Melbourne, Seattle, and Kuala Lumpar are just around the corner, and ticket packages are available now. We hope to see you there!
