Riftbound tempo decks — meta lists and what they cost
4 real tournament lists in the current metagame carry the Tempo label — tier 1, 2, 3. Each one below is card-for-card as its pilot registered it, priced live across US stores.
Tempo decks trade efficiency for speed: they aim to spend each turn more usefully than the opponent can answer, keeping the board ahead rather than racing flat out or grinding for value.
Tempo shells concentrate their cost in a handful of premium two- and three-drops, so the build cost is dominated by a few cards. That makes them the archetype where shopping the individual singles around, instead of buying a whole list from one store, saves the most.
These lists draw on 4 domains — Chaos (3), Calm (2), Mind (2) and Body (1).
Cheapest place to buy a Tempo deck right now
Diana, Scorn of the Moon — 22 cards, bought across 5 stores to minimise total delivered cost in the United States.
Saves US$8.44 vs buying each card from its own cheapest store (9 stores, more postage)
The CG Realm
- 2× GustUS$0.48
- 3× Hwei, Brooding PainterUS$16.05
- 3× MoonfallUS$48.42
- 3× Ravenbloom StudentUS$0.87
- 3× StupefyUS$0.84
PunkOuter Games
- 3× Ride the WindUS$1.62
- 3× Stacked DeckUS$31.26
- 3× TideturnerUS$8.01
Misty Mountain Games
- 2× Fizz, TricksterUS$23.50
- 3× Temporal BreachUS$1.50
GG Legends
- 1× EclipseUS$0.10
- 2× Morbid ReturnUS$0.26
- 3× Patched PorobotUS$0.63
- 3× Swain, VisionaryUS$1.17
- 1× Abandoned HallUS$0.10
- 1× Rockfall PathUS$0.16
- 1× Veiled TempleUS$0.09
- 1× Diana, Scorn of the MoonUS$0.12
The Nerd Merchant
- 1× Diana, LunariUS$0.25
- 2× Star-CrossedUS$0.20
- 7× Chaos RuneUS$0.70
- 5× Mind RuneUS$0.50
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Every Tempo deck, priced
Build cost is each card's cheapest in-stock US price, excludes the 12-card rune base, and may span multiple stores. A list shows “not enough listings” rather than a total when too few of its cards currently have a live price to stand behind the number.
Tempo
The most-played legend of the Vendetta metagame and still the field's benchmark. Calm/Chaos tempo that snowballs the board around Irelia, Fervent, now splashing Akali's Vendetta package for a faster, more evasive clock.
All Irelia cards & prices →
Aggro / Tempo
The Unleashed aggro-tempo deck, still putting up numbers post-Vendetta. Floods cheap Body/Calm units and closes with combat tricks — the cheapest way into a genuine tier-2 shell.
All Master Yi cards & prices →
Spell Tempo
Chaos/Mind spell tempo, and the deck that won the first real Vendetta event. Leans on an innovative points engine rather than raw board presence, which makes it the sharpest pilot-skill test in the tier.
All Diana cards & prices →
Tempo / Reach
Chaos/Mind tempo with reach, and a 62% win rate off a small but real sample. Cheap interaction into a burst finish that closes games the board can't.
All Ezreal cards & prices →What every Tempo list runs
Cards shared by at least two of the 4 lists above — the pieces you buy first, because they keep their slot whichever version of the deck you settle on. Runes and side-deck cards excluded.
| Card | Lists | Copies | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fizz, Trickster | 3 of 4 | up to 3 | US$11.59 |
| Stacked Deck | 3 of 4 | up to 3 | US$10.42 |
| Star-Crossed | 3 of 4 | up to 2 | US$0.10 |
| Charm | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$0.78 |
| Defy | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$3.47 |
| Discipline | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$1.88 |
| En Garde | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$0.21 |
| Ride the Wind | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$0.54 |
| Scuttle Crab | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$0.99 |
| Stupefy | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$0.23 |
| Tideturner | 2 of 4 | up to 3 | US$2.67 |
| Gust | 2 of 4 | up to 2 | US$0.21 |
Champions leading these decks
Each hub lists every printing of every card featuring that champion, priced across stores — the cheapest way to find the alternate arts and Signature prints for a list you already play.
Buying into Tempo for less
The cheapest complete Tempo list on this page is Diana, Scorn of the Moon at US$128.07 in the United States. Because postage is charged per store, the cheapest set of individual cards is rarely the cheapest order — the best-basket tool re-solves that for any list you paste in, and every deck page carries its own optimised cart.
New, used & graded listings on eBay.
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Riftbound Tempo decks — common questions
How many Riftbound tempo decks are in the current meta?
4 — every tempo deck on this page is a real tournament list from the Vendetta metagame, not a house build, and they span tier 1, 2, 3. The list is re-cut against the published metagame breakdown rather than maintained by hand.
How much does a Riftbound tempo deck cost to build?
Between US$128.07 (Diana, Scorn of the Moon) and US$181.88 (Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman) in the United States, using each card's cheapest in-stock price across the stores we track. Build cost excludes the 12-card rune base and can span multiple stores.
What is the cheapest Riftbound tempo deck?
Diana, Scorn of the Moon, at US$128.07 in the United States at today's prices. Prices move daily, so the ranking on this page is re-priced with every import rather than fixed.
Where is the cheapest place to buy a Riftbound tempo deck right now?
Right now the cheapest complete cart for Diana, Scorn of the Moon is US$143.83 delivered across 5 stores, led by The CG Realm. That figure includes postage and each store's free-shipping threshold, which is why it can beat buying every card from its individually cheapest store.
Which Riftbound tempo deck has the best win rate?
Ezreal, Prodigal Explorer, at 62% across 6 top-8 finishes in the current Vendetta field. Win rate is a tournament statistic from the published metagame breakdown, not a rating or a review.