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Core Rules reference · July 16, 2026
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Start with your champion
Understand the Legend and Chosen Champion that anchor a Riftbound deck.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Start hereFuel cards with runes
Learn the separate resource deck that pays for Riftbound cards.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Start hereClaim battlefields and reach 8 points
Learn the physical objective that connects units, combat, control, and score.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Start hereSet up a first game
Turn a finished deck into a clear, reviewable physical play area.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keywords and concepts
Legend
The champion card that anchors a deck's domains and strategy.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolChosen Champion
The champion selected through the Legend that begins faceup on the board.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolDomains
The deck identity shown by the Legend and used to narrow available cards.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolRunes
Resource cards kept in a separate deck and used to pay card costs.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolBattlefields
Shared objectives players contest and control to score points.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolMight
A unit's combat strength when armies fight at a Battlefield.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolScore and winning
Points gained through Battlefield control toward the format's winning target.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolEnergy
The numbered portion of a card or ability cost paid with available resources.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolPower
The domain-specific portion of a cost shown with rune or domain symbols.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Keyword & symbolExhaust
Turn a ready card sideways to show that it has been used.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Deckbuilding lessons
Build around your Legend
Use Legend, Chosen Champion, and domains as the first three deck decisions.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Deck lessonKeep deck sections distinct
Understand why the deck editor separates the main deck, Runes, Battlefields, and setup cards.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Deck lessonReview Energy and Power together
Use both parts of card costs to shape a rune plan before saving the deck.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Deck lessonUse the Considering bench
Compare possible cards without mixing them into the saved deck list.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided examples
Example: filter by domains first
See how a Legend turns a large catalog into a focused deckbuilding pool.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided exampleExample: control connects to score
Follow the basic relationship between an open Battlefield, control, and the score target.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided exampleExample: read the complete card cost
Separate the Energy number from the Power symbols before evaluating a card.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided exampleExample: distinguish ready from exhausted
See how orientation communicates whether an abstract card has been used.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided exampleExample: compare Might at a Battlefield
Orient a simple combat review around location, participants, and Might.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Guided exampleExample: organize a first-game table
Move from one deck box to clearly separated physical game components.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11Practice introductions
Practice: make the first two deck decisions
Choose the order that keeps a new deck focused and reviewable.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11PracticeWin in one decision
Identify the authored action that reaches 8 points from a simple open-Battlefield state.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11PracticePractice: read Energy and Power
Identify both visible portions of an abstract card cost.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11PracticePractice: find the ready resource
Use orientation and text state to distinguish a ready rune from an exhausted one.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11PracticePractice: sort two deck cards
Place an abstract Rune and Unit into their distinct deck sections.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11PracticePractice: prepare the table
Choose a setup sequence that keeps deck components and expectations clear.
beginner · reviewed 2026-08-11