Rivalries Ignite the Rift in Riftbound: Vendetta

Riftbound: Vendetta brings enemy-color-pair Legends, three new mechanics, and more.

TLDR:

• Riot Games shared a new look at Riftbound: Vendetta, the fourth set in the Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game (TCG), in the latest developer update.
• Riftbound’s fourth set is all about rivalry, pairing enemy-color Legends like Shen and Zed, Mel and Ambessa, and more.
• Vendetta introduces new mechanics to Riftbound, including Flow, Burn, and Empower. Vendetta also adds a new card type, Unit-Gear, along with Decrees and new tokens: Tentacle, Shadow Clone, and Empowered.
• Showdown Decks debut with Vendetta, giving two players ready-to-play decks in a single box, starting with Shen versus Zed.
• Vendetta releases July 31 in English and Chinese, with a French release on October 23. Pre-Rift events begin July 24.

Date: July 6, 2026

What you need to know:

• Riftbound’s fourth set is all about rivalry: clashes between former friends, mortal enemies, and members of the same family. When you choose a Legend in Vendetta, you step into a conflict that was here before you and will persist long after your game ends. After all, there is no Shen without Zed, and no Mel without Ambessa. It’s the conflict that makes you legendary.
• Players can look forward to the following new mechanics coming to Riftbound with Vendetta:
  • Flow lets you play cards from your trash instead of from your hand. It draws on the League of Legends champions who use Energy, capturing how quickly they recover and reuse their abilities.
  • Burn sends cards from a Main Deck to the trash. Some cards burn your own deck to fuel synergies, while others attack an opponent’s deck directly.
  • Empower gives cards the potential to gain new abilities once they’re in play, often after paying a cost. You can get a card on the board one turn, then amplify its might or effect on another.
• Vendetta debuts a new card type, Unit-Gear, which counts as both a unit and gear. The set also introduces Decrees, a cycle of spells designed around Domain rivalries, with each Domain’s decree striking hard against cards of its opposite color.
• Collectors have plenty to chase. Vendetta represents its nine new Legends with signed Overnumbered variants and adds 22 Rival Overnumbers, diptych cards celebrating the legendary rivalries of the League of Legends universe and designed to be displayed as pairings. The set also brings the Crystal Rose Alt Arts, carrying Wild Rift’s returning skin line into Riftbound.
• On the product side, Vendetta introduces Showdown Decks, a new two-player box with two ready-to-play decks, launching with the question at the heart of the set: Shen or Zed, whose blade is deadliest? The lineup also includes the Booster Display with new Akali, Ambessa, and Mel box art, the Vault, and Pre-Rift Kits with seeded packs for each new Legend.

Assets: Riftbound press kit is available here.

Learn More: Visit the Riftbound website and stay connected to Riftbound on social media.

Boilerplates:

Riftbound
Riftbound: The League of Legends Trading Card Game is Riot Games’ physical trading card game (TCG), bringing the deep lore and iconic champions of Runeterra into a strategic, competitive format. Designed for TCG players of all familiarity levels, Riftbound blends approachable mechanics with rich deck-building complexity, offering fresh ways to engage with the League of Legends universe. Riftbound is supported by a robust global Organized Play ecosystem, from weekly local store events to Regional Qualifiers and championship-level competition.

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Riot Games
Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, which has gone on to be one of the most-played PC games in the world. In the years that followed, Riot released VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, andLeague of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot’s titles have led to the creation of some of the most-watched and widely recognized esports in the world, culminating in events like the League of Legends World Championship and VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), which are watched by millions of fans each year. Riot has also expanded its IP through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series.

UVS Games
UVS Games is a leading publisher of tabletop games, dedicated to bringing iconic franchises to life through innovative gameplay and immersive storytelling. Known for the long running CCG UniVersus, UVS Games blends fan-favorite properties with strategic mechanics, creating engaging experiences for both casual players and competitive enthusiasts in the tabletop gaming community.