Riftbound Radiance: A Deep Dive into Deckbuilding & Competitive Play

Building a new deck for Radiance, or updating a legend you already know? This in-depth guide explores how to evaluate new cards, build a clear game plan, and make your deckbuilding decisions translate into stronger competitive play. We’ll work through energy curves, power budgets, card draw, interaction, battlefields and testing, so you can understand what your deck needs and why. Examples include Mordekaiser, Ekko, Evelynn and Jarvan, alongside discussions of Kai’Sa and Ornn, to show how different legends change your deckbuilding priorities. In this video: • Building around your legend, chosen champion and battlefields • Planning your early turns and choosing cards that stay relevant later • Setting a power budget without sacrificing your critical turns • Balancing card draw with the resources to play what you draw • Choosing interaction for important threats and hidden cards • Making your battlefields support your strategy • Updating a familiar deck with new cards • Setting mulligan priorities and learning from your testing The goal is to develop a process you can keep improving: understand your deck’s plan, test it against real opponents, recognise your role in each matchup, and make changes with a clear reason behind them. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Legends, Chosen Champions & Your Opening Curve 13:43 Power Budgets & Rune Economy 24:09 Might Thresholds, Removal & Interaction 30:48 Card Draw, Engines & Resource Costs 36:45 Radiance Legends: Mordekaiser, Ekko, Evelynn & Jarvan 50:18 Updating Existing Decks for Radiance: Kennen & Ahri 52:47 Mulligans, Playtesting & Fixing Deck Problems 1:03:05 Tournament Preparation: Your Final Deck Checklist 1:09:21 Final Thoughts: Deckbuilding Is a Process PLAY AND TEST YOUR DECKS I also cast Silent Knight’s free weekly Riftbound tournaments. They’re a great opportunity to try your ideas against other players and get experience ahead of your next event. Join the tournament Discord: https://discord.gg/EZ4QbXy6b Silent Knight’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-Silent-Knight If you find the video useful, please give it a like and subscribe to Mattorigus Plays for more Riftbound guides, match analysis and tournament casting. Thank you to everyone supporting the channel and its return to more regular content. Which legend are you building for Radiance, and what’s the biggest problem you’re trying to solve with your deck? Let me know in the comments. #Riftbound #RiftboundTCG #Deckbuilding