Greetings fellow Methuselahs,
The eternal struggle continues into March 2026, and we have yet another card art preview from Krzysztof Bieniawski - pretty nice huh? This one too is for a reprint of an older card, maybe you can guess which one? This one is pretty obvious.
European Grand Prix update!
The European 2025-2026 VTES Grand Prix circuit has been updated, and now we think all dates are set:
• November 29, 2025: Lisbon, Portugal
• April 18, 2026: Zagreb, Croatia
• May 2, 2026: Bolgona, Italy
• May 30, 2026: Vitrolles France
• July 18, 2026: Vienna, Austria
• July 26, 2026: Helsinki, Finland
• September 18, 2026: Vilnius, Lithuania
A fancy website for major VTES events is in the works, but for now, check out the rules at VEKN.net.
Adam Horvath is the new champion of Hungary!
The Hungarian championship was played on February 6-8th with 52 players.
Read the full report: National Championship Hungary
Federico Ferrarini is the 2026 champion of Italy!
This tournament was held in Trento on February 28 with 47 players.
Read the full report: National Championship Italy 2026
Povilas Zinkevičius is the 2026 champion of Lithuania!
42 Methuselahs gathered for this tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania on February 28, won with a TOOLBOX deck.
Read the full report: National Championship Lithuania
Reminder: The Black Chantry promo policy (Now updated!)
We reminded about this in the last newsletter, and there was immediatelly great confusion. Yes, Black Chantry has a policy for promotional card production. It is available in full on Blackchantry.com, and has now been updated a bit. The key part: "Black Chantry Productions is open to making new promotional cards to support larger and special events where we can. This will generally be for Grand Prix, Nationals or Continental Championship events."
Seizing the Praxis in a New City - Recruitment Exercise: Finland
Words by Peetu Makkonen, the Methuselah behind the excellent site Garou Rim Gazette:
My year of 2025 was very hard to navigate, hobby-wise, with evening and weekend shifts at work. That meant it was hard to get in games of VTES, but there are various ways to engage with hobby time. I’ve always had a soft spot for bringing in new players, so I turned my sights on neighboring cities.
If I can’t find time to join local games, why not travel an hour or so for some games next town? And if there’s no players yet – well, time to embrace some!
Steps to Demos
I have experience in running demos in conventions and events, but tackling a whole new city was an exciting challenge. Thankfully, with a bit of planning and methodology, kickstarting new groups is something anyone can do.
1. Identify local actors (gate keepers) and contact them
2. Learn about local communication platforms through those gate keepers
3. Agree on a venue
4. Promote within platforms (online) and at the venue (fliers and posters)
5. Form partnerships with local game stores
6. Bring hand outs
You have to start from somewhere. Often local game stores, LARP associations and board game groups and student associations are your best bets to learn about local cliques – and most importantly their forums or communication platforms.
Once you know where locals congregate, it’s important to agree about a date with the venue or organisers. Do not undersell the importance of cross-platform marketing: social media, local player forums and even posters.
You’d be surprised how often local game stores will allow handing out discount coupons if you discuss it with them, and of course bringing something to remember the event by and bring home with players enhances the experience. In my case, Black Chantry Productions was kind enough to send some hand out material for demos my way – thank you so much!
It all can sound a bit much, but just doing the bare minimum of each step can result in a great event! Perfectionism is the anathema of “finished”.
Praxis of Kuopio
My demos to the Finnish city of Kuopio included each of the aforementioned steps. I marketed over local Discord servers, starting with contacting Kuopio’s Fantasiapelit. The process peaked with two demo game sessions in December 2025 at a local trading card game association. Thank you to all participants and Kulttuuriareena 44 for being so accommodating!
Remember that getting demos going is one thing. Another is longevity and staying power. Come to the demos prepared with a Whatsapp group or a Discord server so that people can start getting organised immediately.
After all was said and done, I’m now delighted to follow the life of the new group, at the time of writing housing ten or so VTES initiates with an anointed prince of their own! I Can’t wait to meet all of them in events and tournaments.
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Player Aides
I will skip tips and pointers of actually hosting a demo event, since it would be a topic in and of itself, but I would like to share the material I used to help with the demo games. We all know VTES can be a lot, and even demoing with simple decks like New Bloods won’t change that.
I made the following posters to help players navigate the steps. I printed them in colour in either A4 or A3 size and attached to some cardboard to flip out for everyone to see during relevant phases.
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Please feel free to use them and share to friends! They’re not rulebook-levels of accurate, but rather should provide visual assistance to basics.
If you enjoyed these themes, you can find more detailed tips and tricks of hosting demos over at Garou Rim Gazette.
Recruitment Exercise: Cannes 2026
Some words based on the volunteer team feedback:
This February 27 to March 1, the VEKN France of Anteros, Nathan, Sigil, Thibaut, Theo and Vincent brought Vampire: The Eternal Struggle to the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes, one of the biggest board game festivals in Europe. Thanks to Black Chantry Productions covering the stand costs and The Red Question handling equipment and merchandise, our belowed game had a stunning 18 m² booth right in the main hall, alongside the As d'Or award-winning games.
Over four days and 31 hours of demos, this awesome team ran back-to-back introductions, welcoming curious festivalgoers to the world of VTES. Sunday turned out to be the highlight; a smaller, more passionate crowd meant fantastic energy and memorable games. Many introductions led to a sales, meaning new cards in new hands!
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Key takeaway: Enthusiasm is contagious. The best demos were lively, dramatic, and full of roleplay – insult the Tremere, laugh at the Malkavian, and never let a deal stand unbroken.
A huge thank you to all involved for making this happen. Local communities should be welcoming some fresh faces soon, and many more players now know VTES exists!
Do you also want to host demonstration games of VTES and become a hero of the community? Send a mail to to get help with materials!
Great VTES content
Long gone are times when you actually could keep up with all good VTES content published, but here are some things we really would like to highlight this month:
• The community has been screaming for a English-language VTES podcast, and Bloodcast International from TCGwebshop seems to be the answer so far. These guys have a lot of knowledge and strong opinions – check out the latest episode!
• The Information Highway blog is in a streak of good updates, with deck reviews of both the Sabbat precons and the new New Blood packs.
• Reading Between the Lyons with Kelly Lyons is another steady supplier of high quality content; interviews, strategy tips, news commentary and other stuff. The last piece is on voting, check it out!
• Inconnu.dev has funny games on VTES cards. This might seem corny at first glance, but knowing cards is actually a key factor for an excellent player!
Do you have any tips on VERY GOOD VTES content, please contact the editor at . Please only VERY GOOD VTES content!
Reminder: Please join the World of Darkness Community Map!
Please advertise your VTES playgroup and/or VTES events on the World of Darkness Community Map! This is important to help the game grow. But only things that happen in public places where anyone is welcome (nothing played at someone´s home) and no online events.
Check out the map here: World of Darkness Community Map
Submit here: Map submission form
Black Chantry Summary: February 2026
• The New Blood packs for Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce are in stores since February 28! Take the opportunity to add new crypt cards and more guns, ghouls and other tricks to your decks of these clans.
• Black Chantry sponsored some more demo events, for example FIJ in Cannes – see above in this newesletter. Want to help demo VTES you too? Talk to !
• The upcoming Brazil and New York themed sets are a little bit delayed, now scheduled for May or June release. Round 2 of playtesting is being digested by the design team and almost all artwork is done.
• The two-player set is aimed for release in the third quarter of this year. A new VTES rulebook will accompany this – new layout and minor tweaks only, as the aim is to keep the same rules for two players as for normal VTES. Please join the open playtest at VEKN.net!
• Want to know more about future releases? Check out the product roadmap article at Blackchantry.com!
• The following Black Chantry products are currently available through Gamepod, Drivethrucard
Lost Kindred bundle (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 3 (For promotion only)
Promo Pack 4 (For promotion only)
VTES "Parity Shift" playmat
VTES card sleeves
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition (Stores only)
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition Latin (Drivethrucards only)
Fifth Edition: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Promo Pack 3 (Event promos only)
Fifth Edition: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Brujah (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
The Fall of London (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Echoes of Gehenna
Shadows of Berlin (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Brujah (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
30th Anniversary (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Caine (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Cathari (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Death and the Soul (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Power and the Inner Voice (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
Do you have opinions about or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram
Recent news in the World of Darkness
Our picks this month:
• Interesting VTM sourcebook alert! “Courts of the Damned” will be a guide to politics for Vampire: The Masquerade, released in August 2026. It will feature, straight from the ghouled horse´s mouth:
- Political intrigue! Understand how to make intrigue/politically focused characters or setting for your Chronicle.
- Advice for portraying leaders and power players in your city, as a player or the Storyteller
- Ways to understand the stakes Kindred fight over
- Expanded options for social combat
- An overview of the internal and external feuds of Anarchs, Camarilla, and independent factions
• “Icons of the Night” is the title of a community art contest that will go on for a full year, until February 12th 2027. A panel of judges from the White Wolf team will pick their favourite illustration each month, based on artistic quality, adherence to theme and how well it fits within the World of Darkness. For details, see the full announcement.
Looking for more World of Darkness in your channel of choice? Check out the Linktree!
Calendar
Major events coming up:
March 7: National Championship Portugal, Coimbra
March 7: Grand Prix Lafayette, USA
March 21: Grand Prix Auckland, New Zealand
April 11: Grand Prix Dallas, USA
April 18: Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia
April 25: National Championship Finland, Vantaa
April 25: National Championship Ireland, Dublin
May 2: Grand Prix Bologna, Italy
May 23: National Championship Brazil, Campina Grande
May 30: Grand Prix Vitrolles, France
June 20: North American Championship, Columbus, USA
June 27: National Championship Spain, Madrid
July 18: Grand Prix Vienna, Austria
July 26: Grand Prix Helsinki, Finland
September 18: Grand Prix Vilnius 2026, Lithuania
September 19: European Championship 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
December 13: Grand Prix Cearense, Brazil
Tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Brazil x17
Chile
Croatia
Czech Republic
Deutschland
Finland x3
Greece
Italy x3
Netherlands
New Zealand
Online
Poland
Portugal x3
Russia
Serbia x2
Spain x12
Sweden
USA x6
For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar. Also, check out the World of Darkness Community Map.
Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!
Contact VEKN
You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using the contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, the official VEKN X account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.
Live every day of your life.
Greetings fellow Methuselahs,
We are delighted to introduce a new preview art piece and a brand new Vampire: The Eternal Struggle artist: Ilan Sheady. This handsome man will adorn a crypt card in the upcoming New York-themed card pack, available sometime late spring this year. Check out more of Ilan Sheady on Instagram @unclefrankpro!
Nikica Novakovic is the 2026 champion of Croatia!
The national championship of Croatia was played in Osijek on January 24 with 40 Methuselahs.
Read the full report: National Championship Croatia 2026
Praxis Seizures
It´s once again time to list the most recent VEKN volunteer additions. Below is a list of both new Princes and National Coordinators. And yes, a domain can have more than one Prince - just think of the cozy times Gustav Breidenstein and Wilhelm Waldburg had in Berlin ...
If you need to talk to your local prince, check out the VEKN Prince list. If you want to become a Prince and start organising tournaments, contact your VEKN National Coordinator.
• Australia - Prince of Sydney: Nick Miller
• Brazil - Prince of Barra Velha: Gabriel Ivory
• Brazil - Prince of Guarabira: Elson Lucas
• Brazil - Prince of Guarulhos: Dayane Rodrigues
• Brazil - Prince of Guarulhos: Ricardo Molina Sobreira
• Brazil - Prince of Londrina: Nivaldo Lorin
• Brazil - Prince of Londrina: Willian dos Santos
• Brazil - Prince of Matias Barbosa: Kleber Bertazzo
• Brazil - Prince of Peruíbe: Daniel Lopes Padilha
• Brazil - Prince of Rio de Janeiro: Marcelo Cordoville Farias
• Brazil - Prince of Santos: Gabriel Rodrigues de Marqui
• Brazil - Prince of Sorocaba: Kleber Martins
• Brazil - Prince of Visconde do Rio Branco: Lázaro Rodrigues
• Canada - National Coordinator: Alexandre Bustros
• Canada - Prince of Calgary: Travis Flaman
• Chile - Prince of Santiago: Andrea Canto
• Croatia - Prince of Rijeka: Drazen Meznaric
• Finland - Prince of Joensuu: Timo Tahvanainen
• Finland - Prince of Kivistö: Akseli Jalava
• Finland - Prince of Kuopio: Santeri Piipponen
• Finland - Prince of Liperi: Petrus Makkonen
• France - Prince of Aix-en-Provence: Anthony Di Salvo
• France - Prince of Vitrolles: Laurent Ribeyre
• Germany - Prince of Kirchheim unter Teck: Jan Etzel
• Germany - Prince of Osnabrück: Erica Ferreira de Souza
• Greece - Prince of Athens: Xenophon Moutzoglou
• Ireland - Prince of Dublin: Conor O'Brien
• Italy - Prince of Bologna: Federico Ferrarini
• Italy - Prince of Parma: Leonardo Magri
• Italy - Prince of Treviso: Danilo Fruttaldo
• Mexico - National Coordinator: Carlos A. Escobar
• Mexico - Prince of Aguascalientes: Víctor Hugo Rincón Casillas
• Mexico - Prince of Nezahualcóyotl: Eduardo García Ayala
• Mexico - Prince of Tlalnepantla: Luis Angel Jiménez Barrios
• Netherlands - Prince of Vleuten: Maarten Rijnbeek
• Poland - Prince of Katowice: Paweł Domański
• Poland - Prince of Poznań: Patryk Pyrgiel
• Poland - Prince of Wroclaw: Marcin Borowski
• Poland - Prince of Zielona Góra: Marcin Pastuszko
• Portugal - Prince of Amadora: Ricardo Fernandes
• Portugal - Prince of Nazaré: Sandro Rodrigues
• Portugal - Prince of Porto: Adriano Miranda
• Russia - Prince of St Petersburg: Anatoly Chuhvicheff
• Serbia - Prince of Novi Sad: Petar Kalmar
• Slovakia - National Coordinator: Martin Dudik
• Slovakia - Prince of Bratislava: Peter Zittnan
• Slovakia - Prince of Kosice: Zsolt Varga
• South Africa - Prince of Johannesburg: Jaco van der Walt
• Spain - Prince of Altea: Francisco José Gil Alcañiz
• Spain - Prince of Barcelona: Francesc Ros
• Spain - Prince of Barcelona: Rémi Cavaillé
• Spain - Prince of Cordova: David López Pozuelo Rivas
• Spain - Prince of Erandio: Iñaki Jiménez
• Spain - Prince of Granada: José María Rodríguez Martínez
• Sweden - Prince of Stockholm: Magnus Söder
• Sweden - Prince of Tyresö: Marcus Berg
• UK - Prince of Gainsborough: Darren Douglas
• UK - Prince of Liverpool: Mikey Ferguson
• USA - Prince of Little Rock, Arkansas: Ryan Tucker
• USA - Prince of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin: David Fisher
To those who have resigned from your domain during this period: Thank you for your service!
New season of Gulf Coast Roast!
Will the fun ever stop?! Never if Kelly Lyons and the others behind the Gulf Coast Roast Grand Prix circuit can decide. Another season starts soon - check out the dates above!
Reminder: The Black Chantry promo policy
Black Chantry has a policy for promotional card production. It is available in full on Blackchantry.com, but here are some key bits summarized:
How to get promo cards?
1. Some cards are available to order from stores/distribution for events, e.g. Promo Pack 4.
2. Some cards are available from the webstore as a bundle pack for event organisers. Please contact the webstore directly for information on this.
3. A number of cards are available to National Coordinators/other major organisers on a discount list so those cards can be ordered directly from Drivethrucards.com.
4. If these channels do not work and you would like cards for an event, please email us at
5. Older promotional cards and packs will go up on Drivethrucards.com and will be available for everybody e.g. Promo Pack 1 and Promo Pack 2.
6. Back the relevant crowdfund for some specific partner promotional cards.
Recruitment Exercise: Hungary
Gabor Endler and other wonderful Budapest people are doing a GREAT job arranging demo games to create new progeny! Here´s a sample of image proof from various events lately.
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Do you also want to host demonstration games of VTES and become a hero of the community? Pop a mail to to get help with materials!
Reminder: Please join the World of Darkness Community Map!
Please advertise your VTES playgroup and/or VTES events on the World of Darkness Community Map! This is important to help the game grow. But only things that happen in public places where anyone is welcome (nothing played at someone´s home) and no online events.
Check out the map here: World of Darkness Community Map
Submit here: Map submission form
Black Chantry Summary: January 2026
• Reminder: Malkavian antitribu and Dementation Legacy Singles are now up on Gamepod.es. Still awaiting proofing of these cards to be done for Drivethrucards, but probably up during February.
• Black Chantry will be at FIJ, the International Game Festival in Cannes on February 27 to March 1. Meet up at stand 6.15, with game demos and products the whole event.
• The preview season for New Blood Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce is now over, and the set will be in stores on February 28. This is also, as per the new standard, the official date for tournament legality for the new cards in these packs. These were the last previews:
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• Round 2 of the playtest of the Brazil and New York sets is done, the design team is preparing round 3. Much artwork is done and will be previewed in the coming months – you find one example at the top of this newsletter. Current plan is April or May release for these.
• A two-player set is still targeted for release in the third quarter 2026. A new VTES rulebook for this is in the works – new layout and minor tweaks only, as the aim is to keep the same rules for two players as for normal VTES. Please join the open playtest at VEKN.net!
• Want to know more about future releases? Check out the product roadmap article at Blackchantry.com!
• The following Black Chantry products are currently available through Gamepod, Drivethrucard
Lost Kindred bundle (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 3 (For promotion only)
Promo Pack 4 (For promotion only)
VTES "Parity Shift" playmat
VTES card sleeves
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition (Stores only)
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition Latin (Drivethrucards only)
Fifth Edition: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Promo Pack 3 (Event promos only)
Fifth Edition: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Brujah (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
The Fall of London (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Echoes of Gehenna
Shadows of Berlin (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Brujah (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
30th Anniversary (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Caine (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Cathari (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Death and the Soul (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Power and the Inner Voice (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French) Upcoming!
New Blood: Salubri (Also Spanish, French) Upcoming!
New Blood: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French) Upcoming!
Do you have opinions about or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram
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Recent news in the World of Darkness
Two things from White Wolf that made us particularly excited this month:
• A 2026 roadmap for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was announced, with new cosmetics, enemy loot, bug fixes and DLCs.
• “Live from the Succubus Club” is now available and seems very cool. It features:
- Create your own band, musician, nomad, or entertainer character as you balance stardom with the rules of the Masquerade.
- A music-focused chronicle (6 scenarios). Tour in Berlin, Vienna, and Paris, and navigate through the challenges of the locals, rival domains, and more.
- New celebrity vampires, Pale Sunrise, are the opposing band that’s your built-in rival. Will you come out on top?
- 11 new merits, 9 new flaws, and 7 new Discipline Powers.
- Advice for using the Succubus Club, or an imitation, in any chronicle.
- Details on Kindred power players in the Entertainment Industry, including the Voerman Sisters and Victor Temple.
Calendar
Major events coming up:
February 7-8: National Championship Hungary, Kecskemét
February 28: National Championship Italy, Caldonazzo
February 28: National Championship Lithuania, Vilnius
March 7: National Championship Portugal, Coimbra
April 18: Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia
April 25: National Championship Finland, Vantaa
April 25: National Championship Ireland, Dublin
May 23: National Championship Brazil, Campina Grande
July 25: Grand Prix Helsinki, Finland
September 19: European Championship 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
December 13: Grand Prix Cearense, Brazil
Tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Australia
Brazil x13
Chile
Czech Republic
Finland x2
France x2
Greece
Hungary x4
Italy x3
Lithuania x2
Mexico
Online x3
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain x11
Sweden
UK
USA x6
For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar. Also, check out the World of Darkness Community Map.
Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!
Contact VEKN
You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using the contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, the official VEKN X account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Greetings fellow Methuselahs,
Happy new year! Let´s celebrate with some spectacular preview art by Krzysztof Bieniawski. It will appear on a 2026 version of a classic VTES card - maybe you can guess which one?
84 cards added to print-on-demand!
Black Chantry Productions have added another 84 cards to the print-on-demand offer of VTES Legacy Singles at Gamepod. This time it is cards of the Malkavian antitribu clan and the Dementation discipline that have been updated to the most recent layout and wording templates. A list of what cards have functional changes was in the official announcement. The same cards are said to appear on Drivethrucards (US printing) soon. A complete list with all Legacy Singles is available separately.
The 2025 VTES and VEKN recap
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle entered its 31st year of existence, and what a year! Lots of new cards where printed and organised play flourished, with tournaments on all levels, including championships, in almost 40 countries, and Grand Prix circuits on four continents. The number of unique active players (a person that has played a VEKN-sanctioned tournament in the last 18 months) has increased from 2 383 in 2024, to 2 844 this year!
Here´s a very condensed recap of the year:
January: The 30-day “new card legality limit” for tournaments is removed.
February: Hecata preconstructed decks hit the stores.
April: Open playtest of two-player VTES starts, still ongoing.
May: The first tournament ever in Athens, Greece.
June: Martin Weinmayer is the 2025 North American champion!
June: Marc Álvarez is the 2025 Spanish champion, best of 123 players!
June: Joab Rogério is the 2025 champion of Brazil, best of 114 players!
August: The official Vampire: The Eternal Struggle V5 format is introduced.
September: Micon Garcia is the 2025 Asia champion!
September: The tournament rules are updated.
October: Nerijus Mikalajūnas is the European champion of VTES 2025!
October: Ben Szymkow is the 2025 Oceania champion!
October: Gino Sepúlveda is the 2025 South American champion!
October: Four Sabbat-themed preconstructed decks are released, especially celebrated in Italy with spectacular “The Week of Sabbat”.
November: Extremely many tournaments – most ever for a single month? 75 registered tournaments in 26 different countries, among them 12 major events.
If you want to know more about anything of this, check out the VEKN Newsletter archive.
The VEKN wants to thank all volunteers and ALL THE FANTASTIC VTES players for making this community and game staying undead!
Martin Cuchet is the 2025 champion of France!
This tournament was played on November 8 (sorry for the late report!) with 52 players.
Read the full report: France National Championship 2025
Martin Weinmayer wins Iberian Grand Prix 2025!
This tournament was attended by 41 Methuselahs on November 29 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Read the full report: Iberian Grand Prix 2025
Milos Krstic is the 2025 champion of Slovakia!
This event took place in Bratislava on November 22 with 26 players.
Read the full report: Slovakia National Championship 2025
Darby Keeney wins Grand Prix Vidor 2025!
This tournament took place on December 6 with 22 players.
Read the full report: Grand Prix Vidor 2025
Darby Keeney wins Gulf Coast Roast 2025!
The final with the top five players of the Gulf Coast Roast Grand Prix circuit was played in Vidor on December 8.
Read the full report: Gulf Coast Roast final 2025
Ignacio Vázquez wins Lilith´s Call 2025!
This is another exception from our "only reports from National, Grand Prix or Continental level" newsletter rule, included here because of the great cause and the excellent report.
Read the full report: Lilith´s Call 2025
Überwald League of Temperance - a beginner-friendly tournament
We normally only present National, Grand Prix and Continental level tournament reports here, but we make an exception for this one, to showcase what a neonate playgroup looks like and how to develop it.
Read the full report: Überwald League of Temperance
A new way of getting cards in Europe!
Behold, a new fantastic way of getting VTES cards. In the words of the creator Miki Jorge:
TCG Market: A New Era for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Players
Collecting and trading cards have always been an essential part of the soul of games like Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (VTES). Until now, buying or selling cards depended on forums, groups, or direct exchanges between players — but that stage has just changed!
TCG Market has arrived: a marketplace created by and for players, designed to offer a modern, safe, and seamless buying and selling experience.
Since its launch on December 15, TCG Market allows anyone — Antediluvians, neonates, or collectors alike — to list their cards for sale without the need for intermediaries. It’s not a traditional online store, but a community where players themselves are the true protagonists of the market.
The platform’s philosophy is clear: no sales commissions. Neither buyers nor sellers pay any fees to use it. Everything is designed to encourage community participation and make cards circulate more easily among fans of the game.
In addition, payments are completely secure, and shipping rates are very competitive, ensuring a smooth experience from any corner of Europe. TCG Market is now available to buyers across all European countries and already allows sellers from several of them to list their products — with a commitment to expand coverage even further soon.
The first game available is, of course, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. From the very first Jyhad edition to the rarest promo cards, players can now find or list the cards they need to complete their library or strengthen their decks.
Since its launch, barely a couple of weeks ago, the platform has gathered more than 150 registered accounts, about 15 active sellers, and a total of 7,000 products listed.
If you’re passionate about the game and want to be part of this new open marketplace, visit tcgmarket.es and discover how TCG Market can help you expand your influence... both at the table and beyond.
Reminder: Please join the World of Darkness Community Map!
Please, advertise your VTES playgroup and/or VTES events on the World of Darkness Community Map! This is important to help the game grow. But only things that happen in public places where anyone is welcome (nothing played at someone´s home) and no online events.
Check out the map here: World of Darkness Community Map
Submit here: Map submission form
Black Chantry Summary: December 2025
• An article version of Product Director Ben Peal´s product road map presentation was published, including a New Blood preview card.
• Same Ben Peal was interviewed at Reading Between the Lyons.
• The preview season for New Blood Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce soon closes – check out all previews on the product pages at Blackchantry.com. The official store date is February 28.
• Playtest round 2 of the two Brazil and New York-themed sets has ended and reports are compiled for the design team to chew through. First comments indicated most things are looking clear and good, so let´s see if a third round of testing is even needed. Current plan is April or May release for these.
• Legacy Malkavian antitribu and Dementation cards are up at Gamepod (see above in this newsletter), also coming to Drivethrucards soon.
• The two-player set now has a target release in the third quarter 2026. Open playtest is still ongoing, check it out at VEKN.net.
• The following Black Chantry products are currently available through Gamepod, Drivethrucard
Lost Kindred bundle (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 3 (For promotion only)
Promo Pack 4 (For promotion only)
VTES "Parity Shift" playmat
VTES card sleeves
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition (Stores only)
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition Latin (Drivethrucards only)
Fifth Edition: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Promo Pack 3 (Event promos only)
Fifth Edition: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Brujah (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
The Fall of London (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Echoes of Gehenna
Shadows of Berlin (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Brujah (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
30th Anniversary (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Caine (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Cathari (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Death and the Soul (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Power and the Inner Voice (Also Spanish, French)
Do you have opinions or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram
Recent news in the World of Darkness
December was a rather calm month over at White Wolf, but we want to mention two things:
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, "where visceral vampire action meets a neo-noir murder mystery", had an Winter Holiday update, as shown in a dedicated video trailer. It brings new customisation options and custom difficulty settings, including an field of view slider, motion blur toggle and choosing to play as only Phyre or Fabien.
• Game designer and Storyteller extraordinaire Jason Carl left his position as Brand Marketing Manager of White Wolf over at Paradox Interactive. This might not mean a lot for you, but Jason has been the marketing contact for VEKN and this newsletter´s editior for 7 years, doing an excellent job. We wish him good luck in his new endevours!
Calendar
Major events coming up:
February 7-8: National Championship Hungary, Kecskemét
February 28: National Championship Italy, Caldonazzo
February 28: National Championship Lithuania, Vilnius
March 7: National Championship Portugal, Coimbra
April 18: Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia
April 25: National Championship Finland, Vantaa
April 25: National Championship Ireland, Dublin
May 23: National Championship Brazil, Campina Grande
July 25: Grand Prix Helsinki, Finland
September 19: European Championship 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
December 13: Grand Prix Cearense, Brazil
Tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Brazil x9
Chile
Czech Republic
Finland x2
France
Germany x2
Hungary
Italy x2
Mexico
Netherlands
Online x3
Portugal x2
Spain x11
Sweden x2
UK
USA x2
For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar. Also, check out the World of Darkness Community Map.
Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!
Contact VEKN
You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using the contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, the official VEKN X (Twitter) account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.
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