Aggro Renata? Rethink how you build Renata Glasc | First 40

The First 40 series is a new deckbuilding breakdown focused on one simple goal: identifying the first 40 cards we believe form a strong, functional starting point for a Riftbound deck — before tuning, teching, or metagaming takes over. In this episode, we break down Renata Glasc, an Order, Mind legend built around gold generation, tempo-based conquers, and explosive resource conversion once you reach the five-point threshold. While Renata isn’t positioned as a top-tier meta breaker, she enables some uniquely powerful play patterns that reward proactive planning and creative deckbuilding. We walk through a full 40-card core list, explaining how early gold producers, conditional accelerators, and cheap interaction work together to push points quickly and turn on Renata’s strongest effects. From cards like Pit Crew and Dropboarder that enable repeated conquers, to payoff spells such as Hostile Takeover, Time Warp, and Thousand-Tailed Watcher, this breakdown focuses on how Renata converts early momentum into decisive endgames. We also take a close look at Renata Glasc (Mastermind) as a finisher, using gold to draw large portions of your deck, set up warps, or steal critical points at the right moment. Battlefield selection, spell packages, and alternate build paths are all covered, along with a “maybe board” exploring combo options, higher-end removal, and different strategic directions Renata players may want to test as the meta develops. Whether you’re excited about Renata’s gold-based engine or just looking for a clean place to start, First 40 is designed to get you playing — fast. 📺 This video is part of our First 40 series, exploring early deck cores for different legends in Riftbound. ======= SOCIALS ======= Follow us for more competitive Riftbound content: 🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@TurnemSideways?sub_confirmation=1 🐦 Twitter – https://x.com/TurnThemSide ⏲️ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@turnemsideways 📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/turnemsideways/ 🎧 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0qFsptquUddq21pGXu9Thx 🍎 Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-winning-point/id1847709608 🎮 Discord – https://discord.gg/MNFCaxFGpZ 🩵 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/turnthemside.bsky.social 📝 Threads – https://www.threads.com/@turnemsideways