As per usual, the tournament will feature 128 characters. Whether double elimination will return or not is not fully confirmed. Characters are seeded based on their rankings in the qualifying poll, but this doesn't affect the randomized bracket.
* Which means that in the first round, top seed plays the lowest seed, second-highest seed plays the second-lowest seed, and so on. The bracket is designed so that the top 2 seeds will only meet in the final, top 4 in semi-final, etc.
* Each round lasts '''24 hours''' after the link to the poll was posted. Countdowns are provided by the [https://itsalmo.st/ its.almo.st] website.
*If a match is '''tied''' in votes, the better-seeded contestant advances. If a tie occurs in the final, an extra runoff vote is held instead.
*All guys who reach at least quarter-finals will be granted [[Elite Eight]] status, making them temporarily ineligible for [[King of /v/ 2025]].
*Losers of the quarter-finals will play a 4-way consolation match in order to rank from 5th-8th. This will take place during the semi-finals.
*Semi-final losers will play each other at the final round to decide 3rd place.
*Lastly, the winner of the final match will ascend into /v/alhalla as the 2021 King of /v/, and will permanently retire from the tournament.