Guides
Written explainers that use the site’s own data — how the cards work, what things cost, and where the value actually sits.
How to read a Riftbound card
Every number, symbol and line of small print on the card frame — and which of them matter for price.
Singles vs sealed: crack or buy?
What a booster pack is actually worth, worked out from Riot’s published pack composition and current card prices.
The cheapest path to every champion
One card for all 95 champions, for less than a single chase card. The full shopping list.
The variant premium report
What a signature, alt art or overnumbered printing actually costs over the base card — measured across every card that has one.
What a complete set actually costs
The full bill for every set, and the much smaller one you pay if you skip the chase cards.
The most expensive card in every set
One card per set, ranked, with the exact printing behind each price.
What a booster pack is actually worth
A slot-by-slot breakdown of where the money in a pack sits — and why almost none of it is in the cards you usually open.
Which set is the best to collect
Five sets compared on cost, depth, concentration and how much of the value is locked behind chase cards.
How to read a price chart
What a 90-day line actually tells you, which shapes mean something, and the traps that make a flat market look exciting.
Domains explained
The six domains plus Colorless — what each one plays like, how dual cards work, and why the pairings are not random.
Alt art vs overnumbered vs signature
The vocabulary that decides the price. What each printing is, how to identify it, and which is rarest.
Condition and grading
What NM, LP and MP mean for the price you pay, when professional grading is worth it, and when it is money burned.
Protecting a chase card
Sleeves, toploaders, storage and shipping — the cheap habits that stop an expensive card losing half its value.