Riftbound’s 2026 Set Release Schedule Is Taking Shape, With Release Dates Now Confirmed For The Whole Year

Riftbound landed late in 2025, and the general vibe around Riot’s League of Legends card game has been that it’s fun to play - it’s just not always easy to get hold of.

Still, with stock getting easier to come by, and with more sets on shelves, that could be a problem of the past. Is Riot's crack at a physical TCG game ready to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Pokémon?

Here’s everything coming to Riftbound this year, updated thanks to Riot's latest roadmap.

February 13, 2026 - Spiritforged

Spiritforged was the first post-launch set for Riftbound, and gave us a good idea of what to expect going forward.

New this time around are mechanics like Equipment which can be attached to Units, Gold that can be spent, and new keywords like Quick-Draw, Repeat, and Weaponmaster.

As for new Legends, you’ll be able to grab cardboard versions of Azir, Draven, Ezreal, Fiora, Jax, Rumble, Rek’Sai, Ornn, Sivir, Lucian, Rneata Glasc, and Irelia. Fiora and Rumble get their own Champion Decks, too.

May 8, 2026 - Unleashed

Unleashed is (at the time of writing), the game's current set for a little while longer, but it's also focused on one of the MOBA game's most important roles: The Jungler.

New mechanics include XP, levels, Ambush, and Hunt, while there are new Champion Cards for Jhin, Rengar, Pyke, Vi, Lillia, Vex, and more.

The set also introduced a new rarity: Ultimate. The only card in Ultimate rarity is Baron Nashor right now, and appears in less than 1% of booster packs. Good luck!

31 July, 2026 - Vendetta

Vendetta is a slightly smaller set for Riftbound, including 166 cards that include Legends like Zed, Shen, Ambessa, Renekton, Nasus, and Akali.

Riot has also suggested that Vendetta will see it merge the Chinese and North American release schedules into one.

Details

Pre-Rift will be 24 - 26 July.

23 October, 2026 - Radiance

While we have the set name for Radiance, we have no further information. What Legends will it include? What mechanics? ANYTHING!?

Until Riot is ready to talk, it remains a mystery, but as always we’ll have this page updated as we hear more. Pre-Rift is pencilled in for 16 to 18 October.

What about Origins?

Origins is Riftbound's launch set, and maybe I've been lucky but I've seen it become more readily available in the last few months.

The launch set’s tutorial set, dubbed Proving Grounds, can be found a little closer to the MSRP now, and preconstructed Champion Decks are getting easier to find (the Origins decks are for Lee Sin, Victor, and Jinx).

As we said at launch: “Sadly, as the first set of Riot’s first card game hits shelves, it’s being snapped up by scalpers and put on the secondary market.

“It’s a standard practice in TCGs, but Riot is reportedly printing more. If you can hold out, there will be more product.”

Thankfully, things appear to be getting better - so there's hope that we'll all be on the Rift playing together soon.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay.