Guides
Guides are the reference side of RiftCompare: how Riftbound's mechanics and ban list work, how a deck is built, how to tell one printing or condition from another, and how to buy and sell without overpaying. They are revised when the game changes rather than left to date, and most end by pointing you at the tool that does what the guide describes.
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Riftbound Regional Championships 2026 Guide
Stuttgart (6–8 Nov) and Las Vegas (11–13 Dec): who can play, prize money, the Worlds invites, format, and the decks to beat now that Radiance is legal.
How Much Is Your Riftbound Collection Worth?
Your collection has three values and only one is what you would receive. Bulk pricing, condition, market choice, and the traps that inflate it.
Riftbound Card Size: 63 × 88 mm + Sleeve Guide
Riftbound cards are 63 × 88 mm (2.5 × 3.5 in), standard TCG size. Which sleeves fit (66 × 91 mm), how many a deck needs, and the boxes and binders to use.
What's in the Riftbound Unleashed Set?
219 base cards, 61 Showcase printings and 12 Legends — the real rarity, domain and card-type breakdown of Unleashed, from our own catalogue.
What's in the Riftbound Spirit Forged Set?
221 base cards, 66 Showcase printings and 12 Legends: the full Spirit Forged breakdown by rarity, domain and card type, counted from our own catalogue.
Gradient Sleeves for Riftbound Cards
Match a colour fade to your deck's domains and buy a 100-count pack for a 65-70 card kit. Any standard-size sleeve fits Riftbound, no special sizing.
Riftbound Disarm Explained: Leaked Mechanic
What Riftbound's leaked Disarm keyword reportedly does, how it compares to the existing Assault keyword, and why it isn't Riot-confirmed yet.
Riftbound Showoff Explained: Leaked Mechanic
Reveal from hand or point at a friendly card: what Riftbound's leaked Showoff keyword reportedly does, how it differs from Vision, and what's unconfirmed.
Riftbound Deploy Explained: Leaked Mechanic
Lose the battlefield, lose the card outright: the leaked Deploy wording in full, why it's a riskier trade than Equip, and what Riot has yet to confirm.
