Announcements2026-09-25T22:30:00.000Z

Updated October 16, 2026

Welcome to the Riftbound: Radiance overview. Here you’ll find key dates, new mechanics, collectibility details, and product highlights as preview season rolls on.

This is the last update to this article and we now have the full picture of Radiance! We can’t wait to catch y’all at the Pre-Rifts!

Welcome to Radiance

Radiance is about performing like a master: playing at the absolute peak of your powers, under the brightest lights, with everything on the line.

With a lineup of some of the best bands in the League of Legends universe and a colorful cast of new legends, Radiance is sure to dazzle.

Dev Video

Check out our Dev Video for a snapshot of this set, and Dave’s deep and unbridled love for Karaoke.

Key Dates

Previews: September 25 - October 9, 2026
Merch Store Drawing Sign-Up: September 25 - 30, 2026
- Sign up here.
Drawing Selection Begins: October 5, 2026 at approximately 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Pre-Rifts: October 16 - 22, 2026
Release: October 23, 2026
- English, French, and Chinese languages release

New Set, New Mechanics

Deploy

Play this Gear only to a Battlefield and it will grant benefits while there. When an opponent holds that Battlefield, kill this Gear.

Show Off

Reveal, or “Show Off,” a qualifying card from your hand or on your board to unlock a new effect of the played card.

Disarm

Disarm reduces the Might of an enemy Unit by as you attack!

Disarm is similar to Assault. Each instance of Disarm will make its Might reduction stronger.

New Types of Cards

New Unit Type: Equipment Units

Gear Units were introduced in Vendetta with the Patched Porobot. With Orianna’s Legend effect, equipment can now become Units as well.

Before you get too excited about equipping Units onto one another— when an Equipment becomes a Unit, it’s automatically unequipped.

New Tokens

Bomb

Bombs are small gifts to leave your opponent! The more bombs you play, the bigger the boom.

Collectibility

Ultimate Rarity:

Radiance brings Riftbound’s second Ultimate Rare.

We learned a lot with the Ultimate Rare introduced in Unleashed. While finding one was very exciting, it wasn’t quite as rare as we wanted it to be. We're trying something new with this card: it's our rarest Ultimate Rare yet, significantly harder to find than the Baron.

Booster Pack Rarity Distribution

Each Riftbound: Radiance booster pack contains:

7 Commons
3 Uncommons
1 Foil slot that can be a Common, Uncommon, Rare or Epic
1 Rare or Epic
1 slot that can be a Rare, Epic, Alt Art, Special Alt, Overnumber, or Ultimate Rare
1 Token, Rune, or Alt Art Rune
1 informational insert

Each pack can contain at most one Ultimate Rare card. There is no guaranteed Ultimate Rare in any pack, box, or case. On average across the entire Radiance print run, an Ultimate Rare appears in approximately 0.025% of booster packs. Pack contents are randomized during manufacturing. Any stated appearance rates reflect averages across the print run and are not guarantees of appearance in booster packs or booster displays.

Showcase Treatments

Special Cards

Our Crystal Rose themed Special cards introduced in Vendetta were extremely popular, and we know you’re all wanting more. So I’ll show you what we’ve got in store—we couldn’t have a music themed set without featuring the K/DA girls.

As a reminder, Special Alt Art Cards appear at roughly the same frequency as Alt Art cards.

Overnumbers

In Radiance, we have the nine new Legends in the set represented with their Overnumbered variants, which can be found with an artist's signature as well.

Heartsteel Overnumbers

The boys are here with a modern fashion makeover. Collect them all and stun your opponent with your overwhelming aura.

Ultimate Rare

The Ultimate Rare for Radiance is going to be even rarer than the Unleashed Baron, and we’re trying something new with our first showcase Battlefield also being an Ultimate Rare. This picture doesn’t quite do it justice, but we’re excited for players to share the moment someone pulls it.

Alt Art Runes

This new set has some musically inspired Runes. Check them out below!

Radiance Product Line-Up

Booster Display

With Radiance, Ekko and Seraphine take center stage in this stunning new box art, with Ziggs and Jarvan playing supporting roles.

Showdown Decks

Seraphine’s bright and bubbly performance clashes with Evelynn’s seductive sultry tones.

Check back later in previews for decklists once the cards have been revealed!

Seraphine Preconstructed Decklist

Evelynn Preconstructed Decklist

Vault

The Vault returns, including a storage box, six Radiance booster packs, foil tokens, and a set of 36 Runes.

Pre-Rift Kits

These boxes contain five Radiance boosters and a seeded Pre-Rift pack for each of the nine new Legends in Radiance.

Promos

Now that the cards are revealed, let’s see what promos you can expect at your LGS!

Pre-Rift

Sign up for your LGS’s Pre-Rift event and get your copy of Heimerdinger, Academy Instructor while supplies last!

Nexus Nights

The Nexus Night promo packs are being updated with new cards from Radiance…

Nexus Night Card Pool

Banner of Conquest
War Scout
Shimmering Swimmer
Firebrand Raider
Iridescent Avian
Life from Stone
Watchful Curator
Hush
High Note
Trinket Peddler
Clanging Sentry
Spirit of the Forge
Hold’Em
Sneaky Zeebles
Stalwart Shepherd
Portable Portal
Explosimian
Satchel Charge
Reckless Innovator
Bedeviling Stranger
Hunting Dog
Party Crasher
Rousing Display
Battlefield Armorer

And lastly, our chase card Lulu, Whimsical. Check out the new Runes as well as the chase card in the gallery below

Summoner Skirmish 1

Events will begin running November 9, 2026.

The Champion will also step away with the Skirmish Playmat!

Summoner Skirmish 2

Events will begin running December 14, 2026.