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Negative Play Experience
Dang, since I started this blog, there have been so many topics I want to write about. Floating somewhere in the endless space of unknown publish dates are drafts of a Keyforge Guide I want to share, why I believe Keyforge doesn’t need power creep, and why I think Skyborn is a bad house and how it could be so much better… But I couldn’t finish them all, and ideas just keep flooding in. One day, some of them will see the light. But today, it will be a different topic. Negative
Nguyễn Rikun
Feb 2218 min read


How I feel about the official errata
Somehow, Ghost Galaxy announced their official errata one day after I shared my article. This was purely a coincidence. As I mentioned before, I did not expect an official errata, which is why I spent time testing and developing my own. I had no intention of interfering with Ghost Galaxy in any way, but now that their errata has been released, I would like to share my thoughts on it. FIRST IMPRESSION Firstly, I think this is a good sign. Errata in KeyForge is something we sh
Nguyễn Rikun
Feb 199 min read


Riku's Unofficial Errata
As you already know, with the release of Prophetic Visions , the competitive scene has been thrown into chaos once again—and this time it feels worse than ever. We have had unbalanced metas before, but none of them sank this low. People complained about Genka. But Genka rarely won anything and actually had more counterplay than most players realized (and Genka decks all played very differently). People also complained about MM dominating the scene. In reality, MM mainly domin
Nguyễn Rikun
Feb 169 min read


MAKE KEYFORGE GREAT AGAIN: DARK TIDINGS
The MKFGA series returns once again, but this time it is not Riku, and I am not talking about a set that is too powerful. Riku was kind enough to let me, quickdraw3457, revisit Dark Tidings, and talk about what I love about the set, and also what could be done to improve it. Despite my love for the set, I don't think it's perfect, so I hope you spend a few minutes with me to hear my perspective on the only set that has a recognizable nickname -- "The Best Set." THE MEANING B

quickdraw3457
Jan 3114 min read


Humans of Keyforge - Kokujin & Snek
Kokujin (also known as Jovi) is a KeyForge lover, just like the rest of us. He is also a marine, and the responsibility that comes with that role keeps him extremely busy. Over the past year, he has had very little time to attend KeyForge events. He did manage to make it to KFC 2025. One night, well past midnight, I was walking around the DoubleTree hall. As always, there were still a few people playing KeyForge. Among them was Kokujin, sitting across from another player—Snek
Nguyễn Rikun
Jan 151 min read


Humans of Keyforge - Siaka
We all love KeyForge. Some of us are more reserved about it, while others wear that love openly—and you can feel it immediately. Siaka was at the last two KFC events I attended. He stayed at a different hotel from the DoubleTree, but every night he would still hang around the lobby. He was always there, quietly watching everyone play. As introverted as many of us are, he never pushed himself forward. If no one asked him for a game, he would eventually book an Uber back to his
Nguyễn Rikun
Jan 51 min read
Dark Tidings
DT best set This is for you, Quickdraw. And Murph.
Nguyễn Rikun
Dec 21, 20251 min read


MAKE KEYFORGE GREAT AGAIN: GRIM REMINDERS
And I am back. Last time, I discussed Prophetic Visions —the lowest of the low. I genuinely believed that PV was the worst outcome we could possibly get, and that nothing afterward could sink the game any further. That said, Ghost Galaxy’s design track record has a way of surprising us, so who knows. However, the downfall of KeyForge design did not begin with Prophetic Visions . I could go into detail about the past, and to be clear: not all earlier sets were good. Some were
Nguyễn Rikun
Dec 21, 202518 min read


MAKE KEYFORGE GREAT AGAIN: PROPHETIC VISIONS
As many of you already know, I am playing less KeyForge now. Ironically, that has given me more time to write. I used to enjoy writing, and I have realized that I still do—especially when it comes to these wall-of-text blog posts. Lately, I have been thinking about a simple but uncomfortable question: given our current situation, how could KeyForge actually become better? We have been through a lot. There is no clear or consistent local OP structure. Player numbers are visibl
Nguyễn Rikun
Dec 15, 202514 min read


QUICK TALK: UNITY PRISM
I want to talk a bit about a specific card today. It’s the kind of topic that would normally work better as a short video, but I no longer have the resources to make videos. And honestly, speaking in Vietnamese and then subtitling in English never quite captures my ideas the way I want. So instead, here it is in blog form. UNITY PRISM Unity Prism is a fairly straightforward card, but there is one question that matters more than anything else: On the first turn, do you play it
Nguyễn Rikun
Dec 11, 20252 min read


Riku, KFC and what is happening in Archon
Greeting everyone, For a long time, I used to write my Keyforge blogs (not many of them) on my store’s website. Now that the store has closed, it feels like the right moment to move on and build a personal blog for myself. Maybe in the future I’ll write about things other than Keyforge too — who knows. So… here I am. I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a long time. I want to talk about the current state of the game, and also everything that led to my second year of
Nguyễn Rikun
Dec 8, 20259 min read
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