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: rarity marks, set codes, collector numbers and printing tags.
Singles vs sealed: crack or buy?
What a booster pack is actually worth, worked out from Riot's published pack composition and today's card prices, against what the same money buys as singles.
The cheapest path to every champion
One card for all 95 champions, for less than a single chase card. The full shopping list, with the cheapest printing of each and what the lot costs today.
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. Set by set, with the cards that make the difference.
The most expensive card in every set
One card per set, ranked by price, with the exact printing behind each figure, the set it comes from and what it costs today.
What a booster pack is actually worth
A slot-by-slot breakdown of where the money in a pack sits, why almost none of it is in the cards you usually open, and what a pack is worth in each set.
Which set is the best to collect
Five sets compared on what a full set costs, how deep the card pool goes, how concentrated the value is, and how much of it 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, why the pairings are not random, and what the cards in each domain cost.
Alt art vs overnumbered vs signature
The vocabulary that decides the price. What an alt art, an overnumbered and a signature printing each are, how to tell them apart on the card, and which is rarest.
Condition and grading
What NM, LP and MP mean for the price you pay, how much each grade costs you on a chase card, when professional grading is worth it, and when it is money burned.
Protecting a chase card
Sleeves, toploaders, storage and shipping, with what each costs. The cheap habits that stop an expensive card quietly losing half of what it is worth.
Where to buy Riftbound cards
The three marketplaces worth using, what each is good at, what the fees and shipping really come to, and how to avoid overpaying on singles or sealed product.
Every Riftbound keyword, explained
All of the game's keyword abilities in one place, quoted word for word from Riot's Core Rules, with the cards that use each one and what they cost today.
How many cards are in a Riftbound deck?
The exact deck construction rules for the main deck, runes, battlefields, legend and champion, with the difference between casual and tournament play.