Riftbound Calm decks — meta lists and what they cost
3 real tournament lists in the current metagame play the Calm domain — tier 1, 2, 3. Each one below is card-for-card as its pilot registered it, priced live across US stores.
Calm is the domain of growth and resilience, built to win the long game rather than the fast one. Its lists lean on cards that keep paying out across turns, so they trade early speed for the ability to still be doing something on turn ten.
Calm packages are bought once and kept: because they win on accumulated value rather than on a specific metagame call, they age better than aggro shells and rarely need replacing after a set drops. That makes them the domain where buying the good version of a card first, instead of the cheap version twice, is most often the cheaper path overall.
Cheapest place to buy a Calm deck right now
Irelia, Blade Dancer — 28 cards, bought across 7 stores to minimise total delivered cost in the United States.
Saves US$5.40 vs buying each card from its own cheapest store (10 stores, more postage)
GG Legends
- 1× Akali, SilentUS$0.32
- 3× Defiant DanceUS$60.30
- 1× Twilight ShroudUS$0.16
- 1× Abandoned HallUS$0.10
Mystery MTG
- 6× Calm RuneUS$48.00
PunkOuter Games
- 2× CharmUS$1.56
- 3× DefyUS$10.41
- 3× DisciplineUS$5.64
- 2× Ride the WindUS$1.08
- 1× Stacked DeckUS$10.42
- 3× TideturnerUS$8.01
- 1× Zhonya's HourglassUS$6.79
The CG Realm
- 1× Irelia, FerventUS$21.37
- 1× AdaptatronUS$0.31
- 2× En GardeUS$0.42
- 2× Guardian AngelUS$2.42
Misty Mountain Games
- 1× Fizz, TricksterUS$11.75
- 1× Sunken TempleUS$0.25
- 1× Targon's PeakUS$0.25
- 1× Irelia, Blade DancerUS$0.50
Shippin Texas
- 2× Boots of SwiftnessUS$0.86
- 1× Hard BargainUS$1.88
- 3× Stellacorn HerderUS$3.63
The Nerd Merchant
- 1× AbandonUS$0.17
- 1× Pyke, ReturnedUS$0.25
- 3× Scuttle CrabUS$2.97
- 2× Star-CrossedUS$0.20
- 6× Chaos RuneUS$0.60
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Every Calm 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 →
Aggro / Combo
Vendetta's Calm/Fury assassin. Leans into Ambush and bigger bodies to do what Irelia can't, at the cost of Irelia's consistency — the most experimental deck in the tier.
All Akali cards & prices →What every Calm list runs
Cards shared by at least two of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | 3 of 3 | up to 3 | US$0.78 |
| Defy | 3 of 3 | up to 3 | US$3.47 |
| Discipline | 3 of 3 | up to 3 | US$1.88 |
| En Garde | 3 of 3 | up to 3 | US$0.21 |
| Irelia, Fervent | 3 of 3 | up to 2 | US$18.82 |
| Twilight Shroud | 3 of 3 | up to 2 | US$0.10 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 3 of 3 | up to 2 | US$6.79 |
| Lonely Poro | 2 of 3 | up to 3 | US$0.18 |
| Scuttle Crab | 2 of 3 | up to 3 | US$0.99 |
| Stellacorn Herder | 2 of 3 | up to 3 | US$1.21 |
| Akali, Silent | 2 of 3 | up to 1 | US$0.31 |
| Targon's Peak | 2 of 3 | up to 1 | US$0.24 |
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 Calm for less
The cheapest complete Calm list on this page is Irelia, Blade Dancer at US$148.26 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 Calm decks — common questions
How many Riftbound Calm decks are in the current meta?
3 — every Calm 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 Calm deck cost to build?
Between US$148.26 (Irelia, Blade Dancer) and US$326.32 (Akali, Rogue Assassin) 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 Calm deck?
Irelia, Blade Dancer, at US$148.26 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 Calm deck right now?
Right now the cheapest complete cart for Irelia, Blade Dancer is US$209.62 delivered across 7 stores, led by GG Legends. 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 Calm deck has the best win rate?
Irelia, Blade Dancer, at 52% across 15 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.