# Riftbound Vendetta: Everything You Need to Know

_2026-07-07 · RiftCompare_

Riftbound: Vendetta lands 31 July 2026 with nine new Legends, three new mechanics, new card types and two-player Showdown Decks. Every card is now confirmed — here's the complete rundown.

![Riftbound: Vendetta — out now](/vendetta-hero.png)

Vendetta is the next Riftbound: League of Legends TCG set, and it's a big one — a rivalries-themed expansion built around clashing champions like **Nasus vs Renekton** and **Shen vs Zed**. Here's everything that's been confirmed, in one place.

## Release date

**Riftbound: Vendetta released on 31 July 2026** and is out now. In-store **Pre-Rift** launch events ran from **24 July**. It's the first Riftbound set to launch simultaneously worldwide in English and Simplified Chinese.

Sealed product — booster boxes and packs — is already listing, and you can compare it cheapest-first on our **[sealed page](/sealed)** right now. The singles will populate the **[Vendetta set page](/sets/vendetta)** with live prices the moment cards release.

## What's in the set

- **166 main-set cards** (all officially confirmed), including **50+ Showcase cards** and **nine new Champion Legends**.
- Champions making their Riftbound debut include **Nasus, Renekton, Akali, Mel, Ambessa, Zed and Shen**.
- **Signed Overnumbered variants** for the nine Legends, plus **22 Rival Overnumbers** — diptych cards that celebrate League's greatest rivalries and are designed to be displayed as a pair.

## Three new mechanics

Vendetta introduces **Flow**, **Burn** and **Empower** — three mechanics that add whole new ways to play. We break each one down in **[Vendetta's new mechanics explained](/blog/riftbound-vendetta-new-mechanics-flow-burn-empower)**, but in short:

- **Flow** lets you play cards from your trash instead of your hand.
- **Burn** sends cards from a deck to the trash — to fuel your own synergies, or to attack your opponent's deck directly.
- **Empower** lets a card gain new abilities once it's in play, often after paying a cost.

## New card types

Vendetta also adds two new card concepts — **Unit-Gear** (a card that counts as both a unit and a piece of gear) and **Decrees** (a cycle of rivalry spells). Full detail in **[Vendetta's new card types](/blog/riftbound-vendetta-unit-gear-decrees)**.

## A new way to play: Showdown Decks

Vendetta debuts **Showdown Decks** — Riftbound's first ready-to-play **two-player** product, so two people can open one box and battle straight away. The first pairing is fittingly **Shen versus Zed**.

## New domain pairings

![Vendetta's new domain pairings — Fury + Calm, Mind + Body, and Chaos + Order](/vendetta-domains.png)

Vendetta leans into new two-domain colour pairings for deckbuilding: **Fury + Calm** (red + green), **Mind + Body** (blue + orange) and **Chaos + Order** (purple + yellow) — rival domains forced together. If you're planning a deck, our **[Vendetta deckbuilding guide](/guides/building-for-riftbound-vendetta)** walks through what the new mechanics and pairings point toward.

## How to be ready

1. **Wishlist now.** Browse the **[card database](/browse)** and wishlist what you already want — you'll get an alert if a price drops.
2. **Compare sealed early.** VEN boxes move fast at launch; the **[sealed page](/sealed)** ranks them cheapest-first across stores.
3. **Have your deck ready to price.** Drop a list into the **[deck pricer](/deck)** so you can total it the moment cards go live.
4. **Don't overpay in the rush.** Launch hype pushes prices up — RiftCompare always shows the cheapest delivered price so you never pay the first number you see.

**All 166 main-set cards are out.** Vendetta released worldwide on 31 July 2026. Browse every one of them, live, on the **[Vendetta set page](/sets/vendetta)**, or see the **[complete card gallery](/blog/every-riftbound-vendetta-card-revealed)**.

Source: https://riftcompare.com/blog/riftbound-vendetta-everything-you-need-to-know