What to Expect During Preview Season

Announcements2025-06-06T18:00:00.000Z

Riftbound: Origins is almost here!

That’s right, the League of Legends TCG preview season has arrived! The TCG veterans out there know this is a time to get excited about card combinations and deck possibilities, but if you’re a new fan or just curious about TCG’s, this is a great time to catch some content drops, learn a little about the game, and discover what parts of Riftbound you find the most exciting.

That way, when the game drops, you’ll be ready to pick up some cards and throw down with the best of ‘em.

Starting today, June 9th, and going all the way through July 18th, we’ll be releasing game rules, card art, and deets about all the mechanics that make this game sing. But we won’t be doing it alone: watch out for lots of this info to come at ya from our press and influencer partners! We’re excited to share Riftbound with you and so are they, so buckle up for one hell of a preview season.

Where and when to see new cards

The Riftbound: Origins Card Gallery will be your home base for every new card revealed. English cards will be added every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:00PM PST until each and every one of the 377 individual cards available in Riftbound’s first set are revealed. Chinese language cards will be revealed earlier the same day to accommodate our friends around the globe (but have no fear, we’ll take care of the translation for you).

As we slide through preview season, our partners are stepping up to show off our new cards. But more importantly, they’re gonna show you how to play them. As they do, they’ll be telling you every detail big and small that they think matters about these cards, giving you some fun insights for when you grab your first deck.

If you’re curious to see who these mysterious partners are, you can find a list of everyone who’ll be sharing new cards just below this article. And if you’re savvy with hashtags, you can look up #RiftboundReveals to find them too.

What kind of cards you’ll see

You won’t be surprised to learn that Riftbound, a card game, has a lot of card types. We got Units, we got Spells, Gear, Champions, Legends, and Battlefields. Crack open a Riftbound deck or booster pack, and you could see any or all of these bad boys.

I bet you’re out there thinking “That’s it, right?” Oh ho ho, there’s more. Because any time you open a booster, you could find yourself holding alternate art treatments, and even overnumbered versions of some of your favorite champions! (Overnumbered cards feature special art that’s hard to find, but who knows? You might be that lucky person who get it first)

Let’s have a look at a card from each of Riftbound’s different card types:

Cards aren’t just categorized by type - they’re also categorized by rarity. Riftbound cards range from common all the way to epic, and overnumbered in rarity.

There are a total of 298 cards in the set, and 24 of those cards are Champion units available in alternate art treatment (see below for examples!!!)

“How can I tell a card has an alternate art treatment?” Great question! The answer is: Cards with alternate art treatments contain an “a” at the end of their collector number. Look out for that little “a”, it’s the sign that you’re holding something special!

You can even bling out your decks with alt art runes! (For those of you learning about Runes for the first time, they provide the energy that powers your decks!)

Beyond the 298 cards in the main set are our overnumbered cards. You’ve heard a little about them already: They’ll all feature some unique and exciting art depicting your favorite League Champs. For these overnumbered cards to be added to the card gallery, they need to be discovered IRL - we won’t show them off until you find them in the wild.

“How can I tell if a card is overnumbered?” Damn, you’re full of great questions today! These cards all have collector numbers above 298. If you’re holding a card and it’s #311 or any other number above 298, you’re holding gold, my friend.

And get this, some overnumbered cards will be signature versions, stamped with the personal signature of the artist who made it. Those are the rare of the rare, and if you find one, you’ll know it’s a signature because, well, it has a signature on it, but ALSO because it has an asterisk in its collector number.

I bet right about now you’re saying: “Hey, wait, what about foil cards?” Well! All cards in Origins (Set Code: OGN) have a foil version that you can pull in booster packs, and Rares, Epics, and Overnumbered cards are all foil to begin with.

There are some cards that are only available in the Proving Grounds Box, which contains four ready-to-play decks that together are a contained, introductory Riftbound experience. These Proving Grounds cards (Set Code: OGS) do not have a foil version.

How You’ll See the Cards

If you want to see cards, you’ve got two options:

Check back to see if our card gallery has been updated. Whenever a card is revealed somewhere out in that big beautiful internet, we’ll update it here too.
Follow our partners and press as they show off new cards. If you want to be on the bleeding edge of card reveals, they’ll be the ones to hook you up with the good stuff. You know what I’m talkin’ about - card previews, combos and synergies, plus their colorful opinions!

The End

That’s Preview Season! The TCG veterans out there know what’s in store - this is gonna be a fun few weeks.

And if you’re just poking your head in, reading this to yourself and thinking “Hmm, I’ve never played a TCG before, could this be the time to start?” Well, first of all, yes, yes it is.

But if you’re still on the fence, stay tuned as this season goes on. We’re excited to show you all that Riftbound has to offer, and we hope by the time this set launches in October you’ll understand why.

Until then, see you on the Rift.

English Card Preview Outlets

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