Sets
These articles explain the sets of Riftbound: the League of Legends trading card game. They cover every set from Origins to Radiance, how often a new set comes out, how a preview season works and what each set added to the game.
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Sets and releases
How the sets of Riftbound follow one another.
- Which Riftbound sets are there?Riftbound has five main sets: Origins, Spiritforged, Unleashed and Vendetta, and Radiance with its release on 23 October 2026. The Proving Grounds starter box adds a small numbered set of its own, and Legacy and The Reckoning follow in 2027.7 min
- How often does a new Riftbound set come out?A new Riftbound set comes out about every three months, which makes four main sets a year. The 2026 release dates of Spiritforged, Unleashed, Vendetta and Radiance lie 12 weeks apart, and Riot has dated Legacy for 29 January 2027 and The Reckoning for 30 April 2027.6 min
- Which Riftbound sets come after Radiance?After Radiance comes Legacy, the sixth Riftbound set, dated 29 January 2027, with twelve new Legends and a design built for drafting. The Reckoning follows on 30 April 2027, and Riot plans two more sets for the second half of 2027, the first of them set in Bandle City.7 min
- How many cards are in a Riftbound set?A main Riftbound set has between 166 and 298 numbered cards: Origins has 298, Spiritforged 221, Unleashed 219, Vendetta 166 and Radiance 167. Showcase printings such as alternate art and overnumbered cards come on top, about 50 to 70 per set.7 min
- What happens in a preview season?A preview season is the two weeks or so before a Riftbound set is released, when Riot and its partners show the new cards a few at a time. It opens with a Dev Drop video and an overview article and leads into the Pre-Rift events in the week before the release.6 min
- Do older sets stay legal in Riftbound?Yes, for now. Every Riftbound set released so far is legal in Standard, Radiance joins on 23 October 2026, and a new set only adds to it. Riot plans the first rotation for the start of 2028, when Origins and the four sets of 2026 are to leave Standard for other formats.7 min
The sets
Each set of Riftbound, its champions and the mechanics it brought.
- What is in Origins, the first Riftbound set?Origins is the first Riftbound set, with its English release on 31 October 2025. Its 298 numbered cards hold twelve Legends with their champion units and signature spells, 24 battlefields, the six basic runes and the 13 keywords the game was built on.7 min
- Which cards are in the Proving Grounds set?The Proving Grounds set of Riftbound is the 24 cards made for the starter box, numbered OGS 001 to 024: four Legends, eight champion units and four signature cards for Annie, Garen, Lux and Master Yi, and eight more units and spells.8 min
- What is in Spiritforged, the second Riftbound set?Spiritforged is the second main set of Riftbound, released in English on 13 February 2026. It has 221 numbered cards with twelve new Legends, brought Equipment, Gold and Repeat into the game, and came with Champion Decks for Fiora and Rumble.7 min
- What is in Unleashed, the third Riftbound set?Unleashed is the third main set of Riftbound, released in English on 8 May 2026. Its 219 cards bring twelve new Legends, 20 champions new to the game and XP, a resource you earn with Hunt and use with Level, as well as Ambush and the first Ultimate Rare, Baron Nashor.6 min
- What is in Vendetta, the fourth Riftbound set?Vendetta is the fourth Riftbound set, released on 31 July 2026. Its 166 cards are built around rivalries such as Shen against Zed, with nine new Legends, the new mechanics Empower, Flow and Burn, and the first Showdown Decks.7 min
- What is in Radiance, the fifth Riftbound set?Radiance is the fifth main set of Riftbound, with its release on 23 October 2026. It holds 167 numbered cards with nine new Legends, among them Ekko, Seraphine and Evelynn, three new keywords, Deploy, Show Off and Disarm, and the second Ultimate Rare of the game.8 min