New Riftbound Set: Vendetta Launch & Rivalries
45sFans of League of Legends are excited about new sets and the focus on character rivalries, making this a highly anticipated topic.
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At PAX West, Riftbound's Nick discusses the launch of their fourth set, Vendetta, which focuses on rivalries in the League of Legends universe. He previews the upcoming fifth set, Radiance, and shares insights on design learnings, promo cards, and where to play.
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Vendetta Launch
Riftbound's fourth set, Vendetta, is launching at PAX West, focusing on rivalries between League of Legends characters.
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Radiance Preview
Set five, Radiance, releases October 23rd and features champions like Seraphine, Echo, and Evelynn, with mechanics centered on showcasing brilliance on a big stage.
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Vendetta Design Learnings
Vendetta introduces six domains paired into three enemy-color combinations, a first for the game, exposing synergies seeded in earlier sets.
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Akali Example
Akali in Fury and Calm combines aggressive Fury strategies with Calm's card draw, negation, and combat tricks.
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Riven Promo Card
An exclusive Riven promo card is being distributed at events throughout the year, cycling annually.
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Where to Play
Players can find local game stores via playriftbound.com, with thousands of Nexus Night program stores offering community play.
Riftbound is expanding its card game with new sets and community-focused play, emphasizing local game stores as the primary entry point for players.
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Radiance Set Reveal
Provides concrete release date and featured champions, giving players actionable info.
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Design Innovation
Explains a major mechanical shift in set design, valuable for understanding game evolution.
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Promo Card Strategy
Reveals how Riftbound uses event-exclusive cards to drive community engagement.
01:18Full Transcript
[00:00] What's up everyone? We're at PAX West and I'm at the Riftbound booth with Nick. Tell us about any upcoming sets that are coming out and what fans can expect. So we are currently here celebrating the launch of Vendetta. It's our fourth set. Really focuses on a lot of the rivalries between characters that you see in the League of Legends universe.
[00:17] Set five coming in October, October 23rd, is going to be Radiance. Radiance is going to feature, can't go into a whole lot of detail. I can tell you about Seraphine, I can tell you about Echo, I can tell you about Evelynn, and some of these characters that have just an outsized stage presence.
[00:30] A lot of the mechanics have to do with showcasing your brilliance on the biggest stage possible. So tell me a little bit of the learnings from Vendetta. What has changed and what have you guys learned and are changing in the future for the upcoming sets? Yeah, so Vendetta is interesting in that we have six domains and each of them go into three different pairs.
[00:47] So in previous sets, we haven't had the enemy colors, the enemy domains paired in single legends. So there wasn't a purple-yellow until we ran into Kennen. And now all of the combos that we kind of seeded into the earlier sets for those two domain combinations get exposed on the big stage.
[01:04] So Akali in Fury and Calm brings together a lot of the really aggressive stuff that you see in Fury, but with all of the consistent card draw, negation, and some of the really powerful combat tricks that you see in Calm.
[01:18] We have an exclusive promo card that you're giving out here at PAX West. What can you tell us more about that? So that's the Riven promo card. We're going to be giving that out at events throughout the year. Every year we're going to cycle what that event promo is.
[01:30] I'm excited about this just because I'm a Riven player when it comes to League myself. Happy to see her on the big stage. Last but not least, where can players get their hands on the new Riftbound sets? Honestly, the best place to play is at your local game store.
[01:42] We have a store locator at playriftbound.com and you can find a community of people. Our Nexus Night program is in thousands and thousands of stores. There's probably one near you, and it's a great way to get started, meet some people, get part of the community, and start battling on the Rift.
