Riftbound deck tier list
Riftbound Decks Tier List
The editorial Riftbound tier list: every tracked legend ranked S through D from regional results and refreshed after every event — built for gauntlet prep, with a counter plan one click away.
The tier board
Every ranked legend, S through D
Each chip links straight to the counter plan for that legend. Portrait rings follow the legend's primary domain where the card catalog resolves it.
Tier S: Format defining
3 legends ranked
Mandatory gauntlet slots. If your deck has no plan into these, it is not tournament ready.
Tier A: Premium threats
8 legends ranked
Proven regional winners and finalists you should expect in every long event.
Tier B: Live contenders
6 legends ranked
Real decks with real results that punish unprepared lists, below the premium slots.
Tier C: Specialist picks
8 legends ranked
Niche shells that win through surprise and pilot reps more than raw power.
Tier D: Fringe threats
5 legends ranked
Playable locally, but current results do not justify dedicated gauntlet prep.
Methodology
How this tier list is built
Tiers are editorial threat-priority calls for gauntlet prep — a ranking of how much testing time each legend deserves, not a stats dump. Placements are set from paper results at RQ Vancouver, Utrecht, and the Tianjin regionals — plus live coverage of the Hartford qualifier week — then refreshed after every event.
Per Riot's Riftbound data policy, fan sites do not publish win rates, play rates, or matchup percentages — so none appear anywhere on this page by design. What you get instead: who won, who keeps converting day twos, and which threats demand a dedicated plan.
Gauntlet composition — how the S–B threats attack
Proven public lists
Community decks in testing
A secondary feed of recent public deck lists from the RiftStorm builder — community experiments and testing shells, separate from the ranked tier board above.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.