Riftbound: The League of Legends TCG
Riot Games' League of Legends trading card game. Champions, runes and battlefields, deckbuilding, the 2026 set schedule (Spiritforged, Unleashed, Vendetta, Radiance), and competitive play.
August 2026
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How to Play Riftbound — The League of Legends TCG Rules, Explained (2026)
Riftbound has no life total. You take objectives. Eight points ends it. Here is the whole rules set as Riot actually wrote it - runes, domains, battlefields, showdowns, deck construction, and the final-point rule that decides more games than any card does.
The Riftbound 2026 Set Schedule - Vendetta Just Landed, Radiance Is Next
Riftbound spent its first full year running two release calendars at once. Vendetta ended that on 31 July 2026. Here is the whole 2026 schedule, what each set actually added, why simultaneous English and Chinese release matters more than any card in the box, and what is worth buying two days after launch.
Riftbound Deckbuilding Basics - The Legal Rules, the Curve Math, and Fixing a Precon
A legal Riftbound deck is four separate stacks, and three of them are not the 40 cards you spent all your time on. Here is deck construction straight out of Riot's Core Rules and Tournament Rules, the rune math that decides your curve, the six mistakes new builders make, and how to upgrade a Showdown Deck without making it illegal.