Class is now in session as we jump into the upcoming Riftbound: League of Legends TCG!
Are you a fan of League of Legends but have never tried a TCG before? Maybe you're a veteran TCG player and want a quick look at this new TCG? Riftbound: League of Legends TCG is a re-imagine of the popular Mass Online Battle Arena League of Legends in card form! In this game, you take up arms as Champions and play your way to victory, whether that be in a 1v1, Free For All or Team fights! It is reminiscent of League of Legends: Dominion, a game mode centering around objective control. Only by capturing battlefields and gaining 8 points can you win the game and declare yourself as the MVP!
So pick a Champion and queue with us as we break down the intricacies of the Riftbound: League of Legends TCG!
This course is broken down into 5 different sections:
- What is Riftbound: League of Legends TCG?
- Looking at your Cards
- Building your Deck
- Setting up your Base
- Conquering your Battlefield
We will be picking Jinx (from the Jinx Starter Deck!) as our Champion in this article so let's hop right into it!
What is Riftbound: League of Legends TCG?
Riftbound: League of Legends TCG is a running trading card game where you race with your opponents to see who gets to 8 points first. There are two main ways for you to gain points; when you conquer battlefields or when you hold battlefields.
Using cards like Champions from League of Legends, Units, Spells and Gears, you advance your strategy to conquer all battlefields. The game cards also comes in multiple colours or Domains which each have their own characteristics.
FURY (Red) - Aggression, damage
CALM (Green) - Defensive, holding the board state
MIND (Blue) - Removal type control, hidden mechanics
BODY (Orange) - Ramps, big Units
CHAOS (Purple) - Discard, trash interaction (graveyard matters)
ORDER (Yellow) - Go wide, sacrifice, death triggers
Looking at your Cards
Let's first take a look at the different types of cards you will be playing with in Riftbound!
There are 7 card types in Riftbound, including:
- Champion Legend
- Champion Unit
- Unit
- Spell
- Gear
- Rune
- Battlefield
Champions are characters that you can play in League of Legends and this is the same for Riftbound! Champions come in two different card types, mainly Legends and Champion Units.