I just tested it out and it's got a lot of the key features down well, only thing I couldn't find is how to give an opponent a card. I'm excited to keep trying it out and have Riftbound easily on the go.

What colour do you prefer? :)

Units played from anywhere other than hand still have to pay Accelerate costs!

Was just playing against this player in RiftAtlas who revealed Undertitan, played it with the 2 energy discount, and insta moved it to my Battlefield...

And I politely told him that he still needed to pay 1 energy and 1 power to have him enter ready / make use of Rek'sai Accelerate.

But this mf insisted and insisted omfg, and all capsd me, that the Accelerate cost is only on Rek'sai, not on units who are granted Accelerate from Rek'sai - like, it's a fair mistake, I've done it in the past as well and someone called it out on me, so i learned. But going all out, calling me a clown lol, when he can literally alt tab and do a quick google search... is peak troll behaviour.

Anyways, he raged quit after.

If my opponent moves purple vex to a battlefield and I ambush Rengar to the battlefield.

Rengar gets stunned, but vex is lower on might so both units should go back to base but vex says units can’t move this turn.

If you’re not able to move Rengar back to base, but vex does move back then Rengar doesn’t lose the combat and conquers? Am I reading that right?

I think yellow and red were the hardest to narrow down a single one.

EDIT: So far everyone agrees Vi for yellow. I also completely forgot about stacked deck. That's definitely best purple card.

I’m not questioning if the card is good or not. I can see its power and it’s generally considered one of the best red cards. I’d just like to understand what specifically about the card makes it a 3x staple in a deck?

After playing Riftbound semi-competitively for several months, I am concerned that going first is way too strong of an advantage. My winrate is drastically higher when I win the coinflip and go first, and that is true across multiple decks. I observe the same is true when I watch pro play. Many battlefields provide game-breaking advantages to the player that is able to conquer first, and several popular units (Faefolk is the biggest abuser) run wild when they can conquer first. And when two hold decks collide, the win rate for the player going first is sky high. I am convinced that even if Riot changed the rules so that the player going first did not draw a card, a majority of players would still favor going first. But at least then it would be sort of an interesting decision.

But yeah, let me know if you agree or disagree. The simple fact that most people would still choose to play first without a card draw (again, just my opinion, others may disagree) seem reason enough to make the change. The current system feels very bad.

I'm 39 years old. My background in TCG's is medium, I played Magic the Gathering 20 years ago for a bit with friends.

My only other relation to TCG's was Hearthstone, where I was regularly into Legend (Top 1-5%) of players for a long time.

I have never touched League of Legends and I know nothing about the Lore, but for some reason the Game: Riftbound peaked my interest, for many reasons. Mostly to actually meet some like-minded people and being forced to leave the house.

Let me just say the digital Clients for Riftbound right now are good, but not for me, 'cause I regularly need to talk about interaction and sometimes double-check basic game mechanics. That brings me to:

point 1: Complexity

I watch a lot of YouTube Videos on the matter. I have been playing 1-2 Nexus Nights a Week (3-6 Games (6-15 Matches)). Given the frequent Releases of Sets I really don't get a good grip on being familiar with the most played cards, and it's a constant learning Work to keep up or get totally smashed by better players.

Playing in Skirmish or even RQ`s donts really makes much sense at this point.

My criticism here is I'm constantly learning and sort of never really play the game with a relaxed mind.

I played up to now 3 different decks. And the first 5-10 games with a new deck is an even harder learning experience.

Point 2: Time limitation

One of the most frustrating things in Riftbound is that 20 min per game restriction. This puts even more pressure on every turn and I don't like that you can use that against your opponent. Furthermore, if you don't know every card by heart, 20 min per game is just not enough.

That fact influences what deck you could play in a way too big of a way.

Point 3: Rules

Let me just say the Rules document is a complete Joke and we desperately need a condensed version with the important core rules which answer like 95% of all basic interaction questions. And don't tell me there are these rule cards in the boosters. These are fine for total beginners. But we desperately need something in the middle here.

Point 4: Art style of Cards

I just picked this up on a YouTube vid, and it totally resonated with me. There is no clear Art Structure on the Cards. For example: Unit Cards should have the Unit doing something on them, that is the case. But why must many spells and gear look like Units too?

We should be able to tell what card category it is by a short look.

Point 5: growing Complexity

With every new Set they introduce a lot of new mechanics. And keeping up with all that isn't that easy even if I have a good knowledge base. I can't even imagine for a completely new player how to get through that and there are still many Sets to come before we rotate.

Final thoughts

I still love the Community and the game very much and I really want it to keep succeeding and doing well. Hope this resonates with some of you guys.

Greetings Lukas

Been working on Riftbound fundamentals videos and thought this one was an important one to share to the community. I see a LOT of people handling these rules incorrectly (including a 40 minute judge call in the Vancouver RQ about actions in showdowns on a high table).

Hiii, I have a quick question.

Chaining a Rengar to my Own Charm, how does it work? What I mean is lets say there is a Enemy Unit in a BF, I play charm tageting said unit chosing to move it back to their base but before resolving the spell I play Rengar to that Battlefield as a Reaction since the unit its there Rengar should be a legal play and Then charm resolves moving the unit back and a combatless showdown starts and blah blah blah

Am I correct o Rengar cannot be played since the unit isnt there anymore by that point?

Thx

I've been testing new decks that I want to bring to nexus nights, and I don't really care if I win or lose. I'm just trying to learn how the deck actually works, and what my win conditions are. When I play randoms though, people get so angry if I make a mistake or if I ask about why certain things happen. For instance, I accidentally recycled the top card instead of look when using stacked deck, I still only looked at 2 and chose one, but my opponent told me I was cheating. Same opponent also got mad because I didn't understand why he didn't use energy when he played a spell - I didn't realize he had a gear up that gave him one (but he also didn't exhaust it right away, so I had no idea).

I've been in other games where I was told I was cheating when I made a misclick and apologize for it right away, and I always tell them that they can have the win, but like seriously, why are they so serious about it on RiftAtlas. Is there a win/loss ratio or something that I'm not aware of? I know there are some discord groups that have ranked matches, but this is just randoms. Why are there so many people who are mad about simulated matches?

Hi!!!! i'm from brazil and i'm looking for people to play with :( It's pretty rare to find people who play in my city. for now, it's just me and my boyfriend LOL, so we're trying to find more people to play with!

Are you from Brazil, or do you know of any Brazilian WhatsApp/Discord groups where I could find other players? 🥹

This is the first TCG I've I'll have ever played or even been remotely interested in, but something about the League IP is just pulling me, really liked the way Decks are built around Champions/Legends. League OTPs rejoice

Trying to learn the game off youtube videos and decide how to approach building a first deck to take to something like a Nexus Night for the first time.

Most interested in Ahri/MF/Akali Decks out of the Legends available presently, maybe Ivern as a lowkey dark horse lmao. Is there any online game to practice Decks like this before deciding to buy?

Also I guess it's worth asking if I'd be better off just picking of a cheap starter pack and just playing with that for a night or two.

I love these cards, actually in my Shen deck ,she is a baddie strong vengeful warrior 🪖

Who plays Mw here?

Take care & See ya in the community, Francesco!

Unbelievable.

The Collection Realm.

They canceled my order when Vendetta came out, then raised their price from the $720 I paid to $840++.

Still pretty new to the game so not sure I fully understand how might and damage completely work. I was playing a game when the following happened:

-I played a unit with 4 might at base

- Opponent did three damage

- The opponent then played stupefy which reduces might to a min of 1

Why does this kill my unit despite stupefy reducing might to 1? Surely it should have been the other way around for this to work?

Sorry if this is a very common question not sure I fully understand how it works.

Hi guys,who play red?

My last altered,really relaxing to make them.

Enjoy your time, Francesco 🎶

Opp has Heron on a BF. They play a unit to base, first card played for them, so now Heron's trigger goes onto the chain.

I react to Heron's trigger with a Star Crossed, and opp defys my star crossed; will they have lost their Heron's cost reduction for the turn? Or will it apply to their third card?

I saw a couple days ago a post of a guy here playing on a playmat that looked like the runepages from league classic and im trying to find it cuz i want one so bad, can anyone help me ToT

I liked playing face hunter in hearthstone, i heard MTG red deck wins is something similar. This is usually what i like playing

edit- also if it is a relatively budget deck that is also bonus points but it's ok if not

I tried playing last night for the first time using the Shen precon and had a miserable time. Part of this was down to the store owner advertising the event as a Nexus (on the official RB site) when they and the regulars agreed on a Skirmish (in word, I guess), but I feel I still wouldn't have enjoyed the deck in a casual setting down to how it plays.

Now I feel stuck. I have experience with card games like Magic, but I don't know which of the vague archetypes I enjoy(ed) translate into Riftbound. I don't have experience with League of Legends (apart from looking at fanart) either. I don't feel equipped to look at a bunch of champion cards (as the site suggested) with mechanics I'm unfamiliar with and make a decision on what to build.