# 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. Here's the complete rundown — and how to be ready.

![Riftbound: Vendetta — releases 31 July 2026](/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 releases on 31 July 2026**, with in-store **Pre-Rift** launch events kicking off 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

- **160+ cards**, 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.

More cards are still being revealed ahead of launch, and we'll keep this updated as they are. In the meantime, track everything on the **[Vendetta set page](/sets/vendetta)**.

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