Battle Tested

@TSSRiftbound Ban Windswept Hillock (don’t like non games which Leblanc will get on this battlefield a lot) Ban Defy (way too efficient of a counter, needed to be 3 cost not 4)

You get to ban 1 card and 1 battlefield. What are your choices?

@CTCG_DZiden Yeah this deck is complete gas, people definitely sleeping on it

Cant wait for rosum to crush everyone with this deck. Its so underrated

@AlanzqTFT @grentontv So I guess the Tea Garden I planted this year is gonna pay off 😎

@grentontv white tea

Ok for my Pro Riftbound Players out there! What is the 3 biggest things that seperate Professional players from the "Semi-Hardcore" What makes you more consistent, able to top cut almost every event etc.. vs someone who still puts in a ton of hours and just misses.

That feeling when you think you found the best deck in the format but you can’t get off a wait list 😭😭😭

@e3tcg @ADCourtneyy Hence why the game is just so fun. It has a really good gradient of high ceiling low floor and high floor high ceiling that can draw in players of any experience level

@ADCourtneyy In riftbound, at top level play, almost every deck is high agency.

I've been thinking a lot recently about player agency in TCGs and how the level of agency your deck gives you determines your play style. Agency is basically a sliding scale, with high agency decks giving the player more control and low agency decks taking away player control. For example, in Riftbound, a high agency deck is something like Irelia or Diana, where you make lots of decisions to win. A low agency deck is something like Aurora or even Rek'Sai. Decks can also fall in the middle of the slider, like Lillia. So choosing a deck isn't really about the legend or specific play style, but more about how much agency you want in a deck. I like decks with some agency, but not full agency. It's interesting to think about.

@RandyyyTCG @Vero_TCG Thanks for this Randy I thought I was taking crazy pills lmao

@Vero_TCG Scuttle good it gives info guys

Turn 2...opponent thinks..thinks..spam pings Pyke and leaves lmfao #DariusGang #MoronsUnite

Still my favorite piece of Riftbound swag I own - This is the VIP Pre-Launch Summit official Riot Games Riftbound playmat! Anyone else have this guy?

This is so fun!

@SilentKnightTCG Congrats man! Hoping I get off soon 🤞

I got off the waitlist for Hartford! I’m competing!!!!

@CTCG_DZiden Great grading metric hahahah

This looks like crackhead stuff so its probably good

@Prismaticismism @Vero_TCG Sprite Fountain is such an MVP card, truly a generation W for Mind decks

@Vero_TCG Add sprite fountain and Irelia to balance the color pie

These are the 4 Horsemen of the meta. If your deck isn't playing one or both of these, you better be playing a combo oriented deck ie Aurora or Hook #riftbound

@Vero_TCG I was siding Leona in set 1 Viktor for the Yi matchup. This set Vi has felt like literal crack cocaine. I was eating scraps now I have the full course meal

I will be spending an unhealthy amount of time playing this game.

@Pastrytime Pastry Hook Ivern sounds like a fever dream and I am incredibly upset we did not see that on the features in between rounds

Fun little artifact: here was my first pass at Hook LB when UNL was spoiled. Moved on quickly to work on Leona/Poppy/Ivern instead but let's just say the boys are better than me at the game LOL

Absolute black mark on community prizing. They’ve gotta come up with a better system. Please tie it to players Riot ID’s and track it or SOMETHING

@MonkeyVanguard I think high punish gameplay is a pro not a con but people are going to feel differently on that and I certainly respect that opinion. I am sad UVS was the partner chosen as well but Riot has solid communication and has listened to the base. Konami is infinitely worse sadly

@MonkeyVanguard As a prior yugioh player I agree the game can have a similar feel on its interaction and complexity. I am gonna lightly push back on some of the cons - Every card game has “do you have the out” gameplay IMO - there will always be situations where you need specific cards

I played in a riftbound locals for the first time last night. While I enjoyed it, I can't stress enough how much the game plays out like Yugioh with extra steps. It's got all the same Strengths and Weaknesses.

“Reading the card explains the card” except in Riftbound where you need to follow various dev twitter accounts, regularly check for errata in their rules hub, and wait for FAQs to explain how things work because the wording and rules don’t support what the card actually says

@BattleTestedTCG That wasn’t an option

Someone tell me what to play for Unleashed Will always have Viktor built but want to try something new Possiblities: - Lillia - Diana - Azir - Annie A few older options of decks I’ve never played. Lmk what you’ve been testing need new ideas!