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Edition · Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

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Wizards sets a 24-hour Zeta Set sale for December 9 after checkout disruptions, promising to fulfill every order placed; shipping is estimated for the second half of 2027.

— Wizards says an external service disruption and a paused queue left customers waiting through checkout errors and a prolonged delay. The new limited order window is meant to let everyone who places an order receive the Secret Lair; estimated shipping is the second half of 2027. Existing preorder holders may cancel by October 9.

DSG Prismaticism wins the Los Angeles Regional Qualifier on Rengar, beating Irelia for a second Regional title; sources give differing event field counts.

— Riot’s recap confirms Prismaticism’s second Regional Qualifier victory and gives 33 Best-Of decklists plus entries for all 44 Legends. Irelia was most played, but Kennen had the strongest Day 2 conversion at 38.2%; no Kennen made the Top 8. Riftbound.gg reports a 14–0–2 record in a 2,370-player event, while Riot’s recap counts 1,962 Day 1 players.

Radiance releases October 23 with Deploy, Show Off and Disarm; its rarest Ultimate Rare averages one per 4,000 packs across the print run, not one per box or case.

— Riot’s overview explains the new mechanics: Gear can Deploy to a battlefield, Show Off unlocks an effect by revealing a qualifying card, and Disarm lowers an enemy unit’s Might while attacking. The Ultimate Rare odds are an average across the print run, not a box or case guarantee. Radiance releases October 23.

Corn Maze Superdrop brings eight Labyrinth, KPop Demon Hunters and Marvel: Zombies drops on October 12 at $29.99 nonfoil or $39.99 foil; each $199 spent earns a foil Maze of Ith while supplies last.

— Wizards revealed the full lineup on September 30, replacing the earlier teaser: the drops also include artist, land and Treefolk sets. Individual drops cost $29.99 nonfoil or $39.99 foil; each $199 spent earns a foil Maze of Ith promo while supplies last. Pre-queue opens at 8 a.m. PT, one hour before the sale.

Keiyo Watanabe wins Yokohama’s 5,000-player Champions League with Mega Excadrill ex; his practice group went 18–1 with the deck, not in tournament play.

— The official winner interview details Watanabe’s list and says his practice group went 18–1 with the deck. He described Mega Excadrill ex’s ability to withstand Dragapult ex’s Phantom Dive and answer with a knockout. N’s Zoroark ex and Mega Diancie ex won the senior and junior leagues.

A community preview says Jarvan IV, Martial Paragon lets your Deploy Gear be played during showdowns and channels an exhausted rune when it conquers a battlefield where you have Deploy Gear.

— The reported community preview shows the 4-Energy, 4-Might Champion unit enabling Action on your Deploy Gear, allowing them to be played during showdowns rather than only on your turn. It also channels one exhausted rune when it conquers a battlefield where you have Deploy Gear. Riot had not posted the card officially at report time.

A reportedly leaked French poster appears to show five Radiance K/DA alternate arts, including previously unseen Ahri and Akali versions; Riot has not confirmed the image or cards.

— Riftbound Zone reports a Reddit photo of a French promotional poster showing Ahri, Akali, Evelynn, Kai’Sa and Seraphine. Three corresponding cards had already circulated; the poster suggests the other two are part of the five-card series, but Riot has not confirmed the image or the unseen cards.

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s digital Deluxe Pack: Mega launches with four-card packs guaranteed to include a Pokémon ex and reissues every ♦♦♦♦ card from Mega Rising through Ruler of the Skies.

— The Pokémon Company says the digital expansion reissues cards from Mega Rising through Ruler of the Skies, including every ♦♦♦♦ card from those sets, alongside parallel foils and new art. Serebii’s card database lists 429 cards; this is a Pocket update, not a physical product.

Unconfirmed Chinese Radiance photos reportedly show Kai’Sa, Rebel, a battlefield that grants Tank while defending and two Deploy Gear; Riot has not confirmed the images or translated text.

— Riftbound Zone reports that photos circulating September 29 showed four Radiance cards. Kai’Sa, Rebel is legible; the other images reportedly include a battlefield that grants Tank while defending and two Deploy Gear. Riot had not confirmed the images or translated text, so those details remain provisional.

Pokémon TCG Pocket plans public deck search and unlimited rentals in late October, while retiring theme decks and replacing step-up battles; their first-time rewards will become unobtainable.

— The official update says players will be able to browse public decks and rent decks built from the latest packs without a use limit. Theme deck lists and missions will end, and step-up battles will be replaced; their first-time rewards and tasks will no longer be obtainable after the change.

Riftbound Zone reports that Kai’Sa, Survivor should have died after leaving a Might-boosting battlefield in the Los Angeles semifinal, but remained in play; it alleges no intentional misconduct.

— Riftbound Zone reconstructs a sequence in which Kai’Sa, Survivor reportedly kept five marked damage after leaving a battlefield that had boosted its Might. The article says the unit should have died, but remained in play; neither the semifinal nor Prismaticism’s eventual win changed. The report and linked discussion describe a missed correction, not intentional misconduct.

Radiance’s $34.99 Seraphine–Evelynn Showdown product includes two 56-card decks and two boosters; Pre-Rift attendees can receive a Heimerdinger, Academy Instructor promo while supplies last.

— Riftbound.gg’s product guide says each returning Showdown product contains two 56-card decks, two boosters and paper playmats. Local Pre-Rift kits include five boosters and a seeded pack; event attendees can receive Heimerdinger, Academy Instructor while supplies last. Full decklists are due October 16.