Reported by Vaka Mate, former National Coordinator of Hungary. It is the 2025 championship, played in 2026.

A 3-day event was played on February 6-8th, 2026 as the Hungarian National Championship which was a great showdown of 2025 HQS tournaments. The Hungarian Qualifier Series was a huge success, averaging players from 31 to 45, producing a 13-year-old tournament winner and participants from all over our neighbouring countries and beyond.

To sum it up, our HQS qualifying system was the same as the VEKN rating system, so based on the 8 best results a rating was calculated. 87 players were participating throughout 2025 and the top 20 of them were invited to play the Grand Finale, but to make it a top 25, numbers were further swelled with the LCQ-s best performing 5 players. 

Schedule:
Day -1: Thursday night practice rounds
Day 0: Dust up, warm up tournament, multideck format
Day 1: Official opening of the Hungarian National Championship and a Last Chance Qualifier
Day 2: Top 25 Grand Finale (National Championship) and simultaneously a Rebound tournament for those who didn’t make the cut but still wanted to play through the weekend in a highly competitive environment and for some cool prizes.

We had catering, merch corner (sadly all the artists got sick so couldn’t attend). Lots of people had to cancel last minute due to sickness so we were slightly under the expected numbers but it was a blast nevertheless.

Specialties: Gábor Németh made the event’s cover theme, and with the help of Polish artist Krzysztof Bieniawski we made 5 Bulscu and 5 Bulscu ADV price, by using a sticker that fixes the character’s name (there is a misspell in his name, it is Bulcsú not Bulscu) and a Hungarian little flag. This method was approved by BCP although it requires thorough inspection before becoming tournament legal (we will make sure to get one copy to BCP representatives to look at it). We also made coins for the top25 players, and formal invitations for the top20 rated.

Also I resigned as NC of Hungary, and my fellow judge Péter Talmácsi, a real veteran of the game (ID: 1000008) shall take on the duties of National Coordinator of Hungary.

I’d like to thank our sponsors for this 3 day event: ULTRA PRO, Black Chantry Productions and TCG Webshop!

Máté Vaka, ex NC, head judge, and Péter Talmácsi, new NC, head judge.

Day 0 – Dust up, warm up

25 players, multideck, best performing deck method, Archon.vekn.net link. Youtube link to the tournament, 3 rounds + Finals.

Seeding order:
1. 2 GW 7 VP Sebestyen Balazs
2. 1 GW 7 VP Ferenc Vasadi
3. 1 GW 4,5 VP Gyula Erdős
4. 1 GW 4,5 VP Balázs Kalóczkai
5. 1 GW 4,5 VP Balázs Ihász

Starting order:
1. Frenki - Cathari bleed with Agnieszka 1 VP https://vdb.im/decks/9eaba50ff
2. Mufti - Banu bruise & vote with Kasim 1 VP https://vdb.im/decks/87b746ca3
3. Balázs - Malkavian SB with Abraham 1 VP https://vdb.im/decks/a5ca0b0ff
4. Balu - Anarch Enkidu multiact 0 VP https://vdb.im/decks/68c429273
5. Gyula - Anim barons 2 VP WINNER https://vdb.im/decks/fee438503

Balázs “Balu” Kalóczkai, Balázs Ihász, Gyula Erdős, Ferenc “Frenki” Vasadi and Balázs “Mufti” Sebestyén.

Day 1 – Last Chance Qualifier

52 players, standard constructed, Archon.vekn.net link. Youtube link to the tournament, 3 rounds + Finals.

Seeding order:
1. 2 GW 9 VP Tamás Glied
2. 2 GW 6 VP Feco Ferenc Borbely
3. 2 GW 6 VP Balázs Kalóczkai
4. 2 GW 6 VP Sebestyen Balazs
5. 2 GW 5 VP Ferenc Bence Kósa

Starting order:
1. Gyerek - Arika voter 0,5 VP https://vdb.im/decks/651169df9
2. Mufti - Shalmath caretaker 0,5 VP https://vdb.im/decks/835a5bc69
3. Fecó - Anson MMPA voter 0,5 VP https://vdb.im/decks/a111ccd04
4. Balu - Anarch Malk wall 0,5 VP https://vdb.im/decks/1f9c1fc17
5. Csárli - Black Hand breed & bleed 0,5 VP WIINER https://vdb.im/decks/f9530a21d

Balázs “Balu” Kalóczkai, Bence “Gyerek” Kósa, Tamás “Csárli” Glied, Balázs “Mufti” Sebestyén and Ferenc “Fecó” Borbély.

Day 2 – Rebound

18 players, standard constructed, Archon.vekn.net link. No broadcast because of the Grand Finale finals.

Seeding order:
1. 2 GW 9 VP Nemanja Jovicic
2. 2 GW 6 VP András Filius
3. 2 GW 5,5 VP Ferenc Vasadi
4. 1 GW 7 VP Marton Mate
5. 1 GW 4 VP Ádám Filius

Starting order:
1. Nemanja - Weenie Toreador bleeder 5 VP WINNER https://vdb.im/decks/d8785b82d
2. Márton - Lutz voter 0 VP https://vdb.im/decks/f744db2a2
3. Ádám - Unnamed evil eye 0 VP https://vdb.im/decks/a7cc4259f
4. Frenki - High cap Ministry Jocalo bleed 0 VP https://vdb.im/decks/1afa3120b
5. András - Nahum & friends marionette 0 VP https://vdb.im/decks/699422c0f

Márton Máté, Ferenc “Frenki” Vasadi, Nemanja Jovicic, Ádám Filius and András Filius.

Day 2 – Grand Finale

25 players, national championship, invitational, Archon.vekn.net link. Youtube link to the tournament, 3 rounds + Finals.

Seeding order:
1. 1 GW 5,5 VP Zsolt Gonda https://vdb.im/decks/bcc78e91d
2. 1 GW 5,5 VP Tamás Glied https://vdb.im/decks/346c4c360
3. 1 GW 5,5 VP Paul Direktor https://vdb.im/decks/fe105bc13
4. 1 GW 4,5 VP Adam Horvath https://vdb.im/decks/d82aac6b3
5. 1 GW 4,5 VP Péter Korsós-Novák https://vdb.im/decks/3b8c30cb4

Tournament winning deck: “Tzimi block + maze” by haddam

Crypt (12 cards)
4x Sascha Vykos, The Angel of Caine (ADV) 8 AUS THA VIC ani dom archbishop Tzimisce:2
1x Caliban     6 ANI AUS VIC   Tzimisce:2
1x Corine Marcón    6 AUS VIC ani   Tzimisce:2
1x Ana Rita Montaña    5 VIC aus dom obf   Tzimisce:3
1x Devin Bisley    5 ANI AUS vic   Tzimisce:2
1x Elizabeth Westcott   5 AUS ani cel vic   Tzimisce:3
1x Lolita Houston    4 VIC aus    Tzimisce:2
1x Horatio     2 vic    Tzimisce:2
1x Piotr Andreikov    2 aus    Tzimisce:3

Library (90 cards)
Master (32; 7 trifle)
9x Ashur Tablets
4x British Museum, London, The
1x Direct Intervention
1x Elder Library
1x Jake Washington
1x Library Hunting Ground
1x Papillon
3x Parthenon, The
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Rötschreck
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
3x Vessel
3x Villein
1x Wider View

Event (1)
1x NRA PAC

Action (7)
1x Abbot
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
1x Army of Rats
3x Magic of the Smith
1x Under Siege

Equipment (15)
1x Bowl of Convergence
2x Cooler
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Ivory Bow
2x Kevlar Vest
6x Living Manse
1x Palatial Estate
1x Sniper Rifle

Retainer (1)
1x Mr. Winthrop

Action Modifier (3)
3x Changeling

Action Modifier/Combat (2)
2x Plasmic Form

Combat (5)
2x Breath of the Dragon
3x Chiropteran Marauder

Reaction (24)
2x Eagle's Sight
1x Enhanced Senses
7x Eyes of Argus
3x My Enemy's Enemy
2x On the Qui Vive
1x Precognition
1x Spirit's Touch
7x Telepathic Misdirection

Zsolt Gonda, Péter “Korsoá” Korsós Novák, Ádám “Törpecápa” Horváth,
Paul Direktor and Tamás “Csárli” Glied.

Thanks for this report, and thanks to all helpers, sponsors and players!