Getting Started with Riftbound: Unleashed

With Riftbound's third set now available, where do players begin? Let's take a look, in our guide to the Riftbound Unleashed product range!
Riftbound Unleashed Products

The third set for Riftbound, the League of Legends trading card game, has arrived. Unleashed brings new mechanics and keywords, along with several new Champions, to the popular game. Want to know how best to dive in? Let’s take a look!

Riftbound: Unleashed Champion Decks

Riftbound Unleashed Decks
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Even if you have played Riftbound before, pre-constructed decks are a great way to become acquainted with the additions to gameplay that a new set inevitably brings. In the case of Unleashed, there are two Champion Decks available: Vex and Vi, pictured above. Each box has the deck, three battlefields, rune cards, a play mat and instructions on how to play Riftbound. Additionally, each box also contains an Unleashed booster pack. You can use the decks to get a feel for how Unleashed plays, or indeed to get a handle on Riftbound itself if you have yet to try it out. The booster pack will give you an additional taste of the Unleashed set, and may even contain cards that you can use to improve the Champion deck itself!

Riftbound: Unleashed Booster Packs

Riftbound Unleashed Booster Box
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If you’re already familiar with Riftbound, with cards from the previous set already in your collection, then you’ll probably want to dive straight into Unleashed by buying booster packs. If you do have prior experience with Riftbound, you’ll know that cards and sealed product aren’t always easy to find, so it’s well worth checking local hobby stores and TCG-focused sites to find the packs, or individual cards, that you need.

Riftbound: Unleashed Vault Bundle

Riftbound Unleashed Vault
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Making its debut as part of the Unleashed product range for Riftbound is the Vault bundle. This contains six Unleashed booster packs, 36 basic Rune cards, 3 full art tokens and 2 art dividers to aid organization of your cards. What’s more, the packaging is a card storage box too, so this is a great value way of getting into the new set, with storage and deck building assistance included!

Learning More About Riftbound and Unleashed

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We’ve also got a host of articles right here on Card Gamer to help you with diving into Riftbound, and Unleashed itself, before you even dive into buying cards. One element of the game which players are often tripped up by is recycling, which we explain here. We also have a guide to Riftbound card anatomy, rune colors and even the different card backs. Take a look at our guide to the keywords in Riftbound’s first set, Origins. We also have a guide explaining all of the new mechanics and keywords which made their debut in second set, Spiritforged.

The new mechanics in Spiritforged have guides here: how the Hunt keyword works, a guide to Spiritforged’s Ambush keyword, and finally our primer on the new XP rules.

You can also check out a card gallery showcasing the new Champion Legend cards in Unleashed, and another showing the full collection of cards in the set.

Finally, we have a guide which will help you find Riftbound in stores, as well as locate events to take part in, and opponents to play against. You’ll find all of that information in our guide on where to buy and play Riftbound.

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