Riftbound meta decks

Riftbound Meta Decks

The current 1v1 Standard gauntlet: the decks you have to beat, who rose or cooled across the final Unleashed events, and what the first Vendetta-format results are already asking you to test. The new format remains unsolved.

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Audited July 27, 202613 established decks to beatEarly Vendetta results; more data needed

Latest proven results

What actually won and made deep runs

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First Vendetta-format weekend
Azir won the 109-player NovaRiftbound event; Kennen, Ezreal, Master Yi, Irelia, Rek’Sai, and Viktor filled the rest of the Top 8, while Diana won a separate Sideways Showdown event.
S
Beijing National Open
Irelia finished first and second in a 2,048-player field; Diana took both semifinal slots, followed by Rek’Sai, Annie, and two Master Yi decks.
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Dallas + Pittsburgh
The same Ezreal pilot won both US Showdowns on consecutive weekends. Annie doubled the Dallas podium and Viktor placed third in Pittsburgh.
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Łódź + CCS Qualifier 4
Diana won Łódź and Lux won the CCS qualifier; Azir was runner-up at both, while Viktor and LeBlanc completed the CCS Top 4.

Gauntlet composition

How many ranked S–B threats attack from each angle

Engines & Control7

Battlefield Tempo5

Tall Threats4

Wide Boards2

Specialists2

Counts of ranked legends only — Riftbound policy prohibits publishing win-rate or play-rate data.

Movement

Trend lines from the latest regional events

Rising

DianaVendetta event winner AnnieThree-event surge AzirVendetta event winner ViktorJuly Top 4 streak LeBlancRepeated July Top 4s LuxCCS winner RengarRift Tour winner Kennen96-player winner

Cooling

Master YiHigh share, cooling

The gauntlet

Decks to Beat

Every S and A tier legend from the current tier list. Mandatory gauntlet slots. If your deck has no plan into these, it is not tournament ready.

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Irelia

Battlefield Tempo

Irelia remains the largest current Vendetta aggregate at 41 of roughly 396 recorded lists and put two copies into the first post-street-date weekend's Top 8; ready-engine prep remains mandatory even as conversion swings by room.

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Diana

Battlefield Tempo

Won the 32-player Sideways Showdown CN vs World event and finished second at the 72-player Rift Tour phase 1 N.2 qualifier; early spell-tempo conversion keeps Diana in the first counter wave.

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Ezreal

Spell Control

Pittsburgh made Ezreal a late-Unleashed winner, Haven made it the first post-street-date weekend winner, and the Italy paper event still put it in the Top 8; Arcane Shift and Prodigal Explorer remain first-wave tests.

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Annie

Wide Board

Hartford Top 8, second and third at Dallas, then sixth at Beijing make Annie a mandatory pressure test rather than an isolated spike.

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Master Yi

Tall Threat

Wuju Bladesman remains a mandatory tall-threat test: two copies reached the Italy Top 8, including fourth place, while Master Yi still led the Chinese release field. Its current share is high enough that every gauntlet needs the threat turn.

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Azir

Engine / Equipment

Won the first sizeable Vendetta-format event: a 109-player NovaRiftbound room with 93 recorded decklists. The winning list was the only Azir deck in that field, making gear-engine prep urgent but still early.

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Viktor

Control / Engine

Third at Pittsburgh and third at the fourth CCS qualifier keep Viktor among the format's most reliable value engines.

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LeBlanc

Engine / Copy

Top 4 finishes at Dallas and the fourth CCS qualifier confirm LeBlanc as a durable source-engine threat under the current token rules.

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Lux

Big Spell Control

A fourth CCS qualifier win after a Hartford Top 8 is enough to move Lux from specialist status into the primary gauntlet.

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Rek'Sai

Fury / Order Pressure

Fifth at the 2,048-player National Open confirms that Rek'Sai's pressure pattern deserves first-shelf testing.

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Rengar

Midrange Pressure

Rengar won the 72-player Rift Tour phase 1 N.2 qualifier, won another Vendetta event on August 2, and reached sixth at the 96-player Runes League Invitational; the pressure shell is now a repeat converter, not a one-event spike.

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Sivir

Wide Board

Fifth at Pittsburgh kept wide-board pressure relevant at the end of Unleashed and justifies a final A-tier slot.

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Kennen

Empower / Flow Tempo

Kennen won the 96-player Runes League Invitational Qualifier, taking three of the eight recorded Top 8 slots after earlier mixed results; its current share and first large paper conversion make it a primary Vendetta counter target.

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Second shelf — Live contenders

All counter plans

Real decks with real results that punish unprepared lists, below the premium slots.

Miss FortuneDallas Top 8 Kha'ZixLive Tier 2 specialist SettDallas Top 10 DariusLive engine specialist FioraLive duelist specialist DravenLive pressure specialist MelField-leading watch

Public meta lists

Community lists to test the gauntlet against

Public community decks ordered by popularity and recency — a testing queue for the threats above, not the tier list itself.

All public decks

Zed - Master of Shadows · Unspecified

I did a thing

I did a thing is a Fury Unspecified Riftbound deck built around Zed - Master of Shadows.

Fury 40 1by Haltedapoc

Diana - Scorn of the Moon · Unspecified

Diana M1

Diana M1 is a Mind Unspecified Riftbound deck built around Diana - Scorn of the Moon.

Mind 40 1by Hunter

Jhin - Virtuoso · Tempo

RiftStorm Specialist Counter

Built for specialist decks that need one clean window: interaction on the setup turn and a punish when they overcommit.

Fury / Mind 40by Riftstorm.gg

Master Yi - Wuju Master · Tempo

RiftStorm Tall Answer Counter

Built to answer one committed threat: hard removal held for the turn the tall unit lands, plus a clock of your own.

Calm / Body 40by Riftstorm.gg

Annie - Dark Child · Aggro

RiftStorm Engine Pressure Counter

Built to make setup decks pay: fast pressure that forces defensive spells before the engine is safe.

Fury / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Garen - Might of Demacia · Midrange

RiftStorm Early Contest Counter

Built to contest the first battlefield and recover: early bodies plus a midrange pivot after the first exchange.

Body / Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Lux - Lady of Luminosity · Control

RiftStorm Anti-Wide Counter

Built to beat wide boards: cheap blockers, area answers and a reset. Attach this when the matchup is about tokens, board width and reset timing.

Mind / Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Kai'Sa - Daughter of the Void · Tempo

Kai'Sa Void Tempo (RQ Atlanta Top 5)

Frosty's 5th-place list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Atlanta (Apr 25, 2026). Fury/Mind tempo with Hextech Ray, Falling Star reach and Time Warp tempo swings.

Fury / Mind 40by Riftstorm.gg

Ezreal - Prodigal Explorer · Combo

Ezreal Prodigal Spells (RQ Atlanta Top 4)

CTG Alanzq's 4th-place list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Atlanta (Apr 25, 2026). Mind/Chaos spellslinger leaning on Wages of Pain, Bellows Breath and Arcane Shift value.

Mind / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Draven - Glorious Executioner · Aggro

Draven Axe Aggro (RQ Atlanta 2nd)

CTCG Koko Lopez's 2nd-place list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Atlanta (Apr 25, 2026). Fury/Chaos aggro building Spinning Axe stacks with Gem Jammer and cheap threats.

Fury / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Diana - Scorn of the Moon · Tempo

Diana Lunari Tempo (RQ Sydney Top 4)

nice boy's 3rd-place list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Sydney (May 16, 2026). Mind/Chaos spell tempo using Moonfall, Frigid Jewel and Hwei to swing showdowns.

Mind / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Annie - Dark Child · Aggro

Annie Fury Aggro (RQ Atlanta Winner)

Prismaticismism's winning list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Atlanta (Apr 25, 2026). Fury/Chaos aggro flooding Rek'Sai, Rengar and Kai'Sa bodies behind Stacked Deck and cheap burn.

Fury / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Azir - Emperor of the Sands · Midrange

Azir Equipment Sands (RQ Lille Winner)

Squirtle's winning list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Lille (Apr 18, 2026). Calm/Order equipment midrange stacking Brutalizer, Deathgrip and B.F. Sword to make Arise! soldiers lethal.

Calm / Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Sivir - Battle Mistress · Combo

Sivir Spell Barrage (RQ Sydney 2nd)

TSS SouledOut's 2nd-place list from Riftbound Regional Qualifier Sydney (May 16, 2026). Body/Chaos spell-value engine chaining Catalyst of Aeons, Treasure Trove and Dazzling Aurora behind Elder Dragon.

Body / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Irelia - Blade Dancer · Tempo

Irelia Blade Tempo (RQ Sydney Winner)

Exact list EDG Rico1997 piloted to 1st place at Riftbound Regional Qualifier Sydney (May 16, 2026). Calm/Chaos blade tempo on Scuttle Crab and Tideturner, protected by Guardian Angel and Defy into a Fervent finish.

Calm / Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Rek'sai - Void Burrower · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Rek'Sai Burrow Pressure

Fury/Order Rek'Sai gauntlet shell for Burrower starts, Breacher pressure, Swarm Queen follow-up turns, and early battlefield recovery testing.

Fury/Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Darius - Hand of Noxus · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Darius Legion Tempo

Fury/Order Darius gauntlet shell for second-card turns, Legion resource compression, Trifarian pressure, and Noxian Guillotine timing.

Fury/Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Annie - Dark Child · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Annie Fury Chaos Pressure

Fury/Chaos Annie pressure shell for early damage, Stubborn positioning, Tibbers closing turns, and anti-aggro sideboard testing.

Fury/Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Master Yi - Wuju Bladesman · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Master Yi Tall Threat

Calm/Body Master Yi gauntlet shell for solo-defense math, Highlander protection, ready Body pressure, and tall-threat counter testing.

Calm/Body 40by Riftstorm.gg

Diana - Scorn of the Moon · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Diana Spell Tempo

Mind/Chaos Diana gauntlet shell for Moonfall turns, Lunari filtering, Ambush pressure, and reaction-speed tempo drills.

Mind/Chaos 40by Riftstorm.gg

Sett - The Boss · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Sett Buffed Midrange

Body/Order Sett testing shell for buff saves, conquest turns, Showstopper movement, and removal timing into current midrange pressure.

Body/Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Viktor - Herald of the Arcane · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Viktor Recruit Engine

Mind/Order Viktor gauntlet shell for repeated Recruit sources, source removal checks, and anti-wide timing. Use exact public exports when available.

Mind/Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Azir - Emperor of the Sands · Meta Gauntlet

RiftStorm Meta: Azir Equipment Tokens

Post-Utrecht Calm/Order Azir testing shell for equipment setup, Sand Soldier pressure, Arise turns, and source-answer practice. This is a RiftStorm gauntlet deck, not a claimed exact tournament export.

Calm/Order 40by Riftstorm.gg

Annie - Dark Child · Trial Deck

Annie Proving Grounds Trial Deck

Annie Proving Grounds Trial Deck is a Fury Trial Deck Riftbound deck built around Annie - Dark Child.

Fury 40by Riftstorm.gg