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Edition · Oct 6, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC

DSG Prismaticism wins the Los Angeles Regional Qualifier with Rengar, beating Irelia for a second Regional title; sources count 2,370 event entrants and 1,962 Day 1 players.

— 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.

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Creator Pedrovic posts English text for all four Radiance Evelynn cards: In Control scores an extra point when you hold its battlefield with a facedown card.

— Riftbound Zone attributes the October 3 carousel to Pedrovic and says Riot had not yet published the cards officially. It also clarifies the Legend’s once-per-turn draw from playing a facedown card, Consuming’s ready-and-Might effect, and the signature spell’s battlefield flexibility; its English name is still unknown.

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Javier D wins the 765-player Murcia Riftbound Showdown Series, defeating X2Y1 Zotta 2–1 in the final after both posted 12–1–1 Swiss records.

— Riftbound Zone’s October 4 report draws on the public UVS Games standings, which list Javier D first and Zotta second after the final. The pair had identical Swiss records; Javier D won the knockout final 2–1. The event is a Showdown Series, not a Regional Qualifier.

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Riot reveals Radiance’s Ultimate Rare as Packed Amphitheater, a battlefield that gives Champion units there +1 Might; its rare treatment averages one per 4,000 booster packs across the print run.

— Riftbound Zone reports Riot showed the iridescent treatment on October 3 after creators previewed it at the Radiance Creator Summit. The 0.025% average applies across packs in the print run; there is no guarantee in any pack, display or case.

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Riftbound director Dave Guskin says Riot is printing Origins as fast as possible and aims to keep it on shelves until rotation, but does not promise boxes will return to new-set prices.

— In an interview recorded at the Los Angeles Regional, Guskin said demand outpaced the ability to print and Origins remains hard to find. Riftbound Zone reports European listings starting at €159.99; that is a marketplace snapshot, not an announced retail price. He did not make a comparable statement about Spiritforged or Unleashed.

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Riftbound Zone finds incorrect gallery data for 41 Radiance cards, including 10 wrong colours, 10 wrong types and Kai’Sa’s Might; the card images disagree with the data panels.

— The specialist checked the gallery against the card images and reports Runeblade Anvil has three errors, while six Vendetta cards also have rarity labels reversed. Riot had not announced a correction at publication; consult the card image rather than the adjacent data panel until the gallery is fixed.

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IGN’s Radiance reveal gives Mordekaiser, Iron Revenant a once-per-turn Reaction that exhausts it to banish a unit or Gear from your trash for one Power usable only on units and Gear.

— Riftbound Zone reports IGN’s October 1 exclusive: the Fury-and-Order Legend exhausts to banish a unit or Gear from your trash and add one Power of any color. Riot had not yet posted the preview to its own site when the report was published.

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Riot publishes 33 Best-Of decklists from the Los Angeles Regional; Kennen led Day 2 conversion at 38.2%, while post-ban analysis ranks Irelia and Master Yi among Vendetta’s strongest choices.

— Riftbound Zone’s official-data analysis says 1,962 players registered on Day 1, 371 advanced, and 44 Legends appeared. Irelia was most played at 193 entries, but 63 of 165 Kennen players reached Day 2. Its October 3 analysis of nine Chinese City Challenges and other events still places Irelia and Master Yi in Tier 1; it cautions that the new ranking reflects diverse post-ban play, not a single dominant deck.

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Radiance adds six Heartsteel Overnumber cards, numbered 178/167–183/167, alongside nine Legend Overnumbers; all are part of the October 23 set.

— Riot confirmed Overnumbers for Sett, Aphelios, Ezreal, Yone, Kayn and K’Sante, with artist-signature variants. These six cards join the set’s nine Legend Overnumbers and are part of Radiance’s October 23 release, not a separate product.

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Riot’s Oct. 5 Radiance update reveals music-themed Alt Art Runes and prize tiers for Summoner Skirmishes on Nov. 9 and Dec. 14; each Champion also gets a playmat.

— Riot’s Oct. 5 update adds music-themed Alt Art Runes and lists participation, Top Cut and Champion promo tiers for Summoner Skirmishes on Nov. 9 and Dec. 14; each Champion also gets a playmat, with promo names unspecified. Radiance releases Oct. 23 in English, French and Chinese; Pre-Rifts run Oct. 16–22. The overview explains Deploy, Show Off and Disarm, and says Ultimate Rares average 0.025% across the print run, with no pack, box or case guarantee.

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Riftbound Zone reports Radiance purchase-drawing emails began October 5; selected buyers have 24 hours to order a $119.99 booster display or $34.99 Showdown Decks, plus shipping.

— The September 25 FAQ says drawing entrants had five days to sign up; that window closed September 30. Riftbound Zone reported the first selection emails going out October 5 at 9 a.m. PT. Selection is random, selected buyers still pay for products, and expired purchase slots pass to another name; shipping is extra.

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Cooperativa’s Chilean exclusive reveals Rally of War, a 3-cost Fury Spell that plays three 1-Might Unit tokens onto a chosen occupied enemy battlefield; Radiance launches worldwide Oct. 23

— Cooperativa’s October 5 preview names the card Rally of War (Spanish: Movilización bélica) and identifies it as a 3-cost Spell in the Fury domain, without naming the tokens or adding other effects. Riot lists Radiance’s October 23 worldwide release in English, French and Chinese.

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Four unannounced Radiance cards surface in Chinese with Riot’s UNRELEASED watermark, including a spell that splits 5 damage across units at one battlefield; Riot has not confirmed them.

— Riftbound Zone compared the photographed cards with the official gallery and a matching authorized preview in the same image. The cards are numbered 006, 049, 074 and 099; names cited in the report are translations, and the leak remains unconfirmed.

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PSA graded 23,914 Riftbound cards in September, up 125% from August’s 10,610 as the first World Championship season approaches, Riftbound Zone reports.

— The specialist says PSA attributed the increase to submissions ahead of Riftbound’s first World Championship season. Its reported counts cover every version of each named Legend, not just the pictured chase card; Ahri led September grading with 2,131 cards.

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Authorized Radiance preview Iridescent Avian exhausts to give a unit a lasting +1 Might buff, or +2 Might for the turn if it is already buffed.

— Riftbound Zone reports creator Giorgia Falci’s October 2 preview of the 3-Energy, 3-Might Ixtal Bird, card 027/167. Its ability offers a persistent buff token or a temporary combat boost; the source says Riot had not yet posted the official card image on its own channels.

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A reported Radiance preview says Jarvan IV, Martial Paragon lets you play Deploy Gear during showdowns and channels an exhausted rune when it conquers a battlefield where you have Deploy Gear.

— Riftbound Zone’s October 1 report describes the 4-Energy, 4-Might Champion unit. Its ability lets Deploy Gear 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.

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A reported Radiance battlefield, Black Market, lets each player pay two runes to draw a card once per turn, even when they do not control it; Riot has not confirmed the preview.

— Riftbound Zone reports the card’s text as a symmetrical draw ability that does not require control of the battlefield. It would give both players access to the effect, unlike other reported battlefield abilities, but the specialist says the image had not appeared on Riot’s official channels.

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Radiance’s Hunters’ Circle reportedly discounts each player’s first unit or Gear played directly there on their turn by one Energy, but not units moved there.

— Creator Giorgia Falci’s authorized preview shows battlefield 163/167 and explains the discount applies only to cards played directly there, not units moved from elsewhere. It is symmetrical and lasts while the battlefield remains in play; the specialist report says Riot’s official site had not yet posted the card.

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Radiance’s reported Akali, Brash gains Energy and flexible Power on her first move each turn; her second banishes your top card, which you can play at full cost through your next Ending Phase.

— Riftbound Zone reports the 5-Energy, 1-Fury, 5-Might Champion unit as an authorized preview supplied to creator Travis Gafford. Its second move each turn banishes the top card of your deck and gives permission to play it through your next Ending Phase; you still pay its cost. The specialist says Riot had not posted the card on its own site.

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BIanche finishes first in the 503-player Bristol Showdown Series at 8–0–1 after nine rounds; runner-up Infern has the same record.

— Riftbound Zone’s report from UVS standings lists BIanche and Infern as the respective top two finishers, both with the same record. It is a substantial European Showdown Series result alongside the Los Angeles Regional, but the events are different competitive tiers.

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Riot schedules 2027 Riftbound Regionals in Madrid on February 5–7 and Philadelphia on February 12–14, followed by the game’s first Continental in Dallas on March 26–28.

— The first Legacy-season premier events are Madrid on February 5–7, Philadelphia on February 12–14, and the first Riftbound Continental in Dallas on March 26–28. Riot says an additional Oceania Regional is still to be confirmed and a fuller premier-play overview is forthcoming.

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Riftbound Zone introduces Wardeye, a free Chrome and Edge extension that labels cards in Riftbound Twitch streams locally without sending video off the viewer’s computer.

— The specialist reports the alpha extension outlines and names visible cards, shows card images on hover and can use a deck code to improve recognition. Its developer reports 97.6% card detection in tests; it does not yet support YouTube or mobile browsers.

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SCG CON includes Riftbound at seven January–June 2027 stops, from Minneapolis to Hartford, but has not announced formats or main-event details.

— Star City Games’ first-half schedule names Minneapolis, St. Louis, San Diego, Louisville, Seattle, Richmond and Hartford. The announcement does not yet give the format or main-event details for each stop.

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A Faker-signed, Beckett Black Label 10 Galio, Indefatigable sold for $90,000 in a Fanatics Collect auction after 36 bids, Riftbound Zone reports.

— Riftbound Zone reports that the Galio, Indefatigable card sold in a Fanatics Collect auction that closed September 27 after 36 bids. The price refers to this completed lot, not a general market valuation; the report traces the listing to a community post.