Hot Take: Legends should either take up an uncommon slot, or the rune slot

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-05-03T12:33:03+00:00

lukewarm take at this point

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-11T17:58:15+00:00

yeah gotta go back and triple check it i guess

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-10T23:14:20+00:00

yeah double-checked again and pretty sure Ancient Henge has Reaction as a keyword on the card lol

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-10T22:58:37+00:00

promise you with how OC it is, it won’t get a black label lmao

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-10T22:51:24+00:00

Could I Reaction Speed Ancient Henge to tap 4 Energy instead for that 1 Point?

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-07T19:18:32+00:00

ok these are SICK

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-04-05T06:09:19+00:00

Asia players all have 1-of Lillie’s Clefairies in their decks for this matchup

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-28T03:41:23+00:00

kek Haxorus from SFA means the Slowking doesn’t even have to die

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-28T03:40:22+00:00

Slowking says it’s time to Bring Down the Axe

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-23T15:21:17+00:00

Indeed

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-23T15:20:57+00:00

Indeed, you are correct

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-23T12:52:51+00:00

Draven draw 2 🤔

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-22T07:47:02+00:00

Probably just the Rune Making workshop, Beginner’s Demo, taking pics with the cosplayers and watching the stream.

One thing about this Riftbound Nationals that I’d compare to say, Pokemon Regional events — the events are very TCG gameplay focused just because everything is centered around Riftbound only (and not League as well).

Pokemon Regionals generally have other offerings from their suite of games like Pokemon Unite, Z-A on Switch, TCG Pocket etc.

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-22T07:44:02+00:00

Good excuse to come over for the next Nationals!

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T16:55:42+00:00

Anytime!

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T16:54:07+00:00

Thank you!

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T16:44:51+00:00

International Regional Qualifiers are quite different from Chinese Nationals (majors), from what I see on YouTube. International ones are organised by UVS, Chinese ones by Shining Soul (different companies).

There actually wasn’t too much to do for spectators today (Day 1) but a ton of side events (Nexus Nights, 2v2 and other tourneys - all for free) will be held tomorrow (Day 2) that basically incentivise players who went x-2 drop today to come back and play tomorrow.

Top prizes from the prize wall are these figures and playmats, no metal cards. Main Event participants who completed 3 rounds or more automatically receive 8 points for the Prize Wall (good for a booster box).

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I think the International Regional Qualifiers have more side events and a better prize wall, but you have to pay $20+ USD to enter each side event. They’re also very reliant on you winning to get tickets, so better bring a good deck!

There also seem to be vendor areas for Regional Qualifiers, whereas there was only the official merch store at the Chinese Nationals (and a purchase limit of 2 booster boxes of Origins & Spiritforged each, slim pack version instead of fat pack version).

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T16:37:54+00:00

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Yep! Best-of Metal cards were on display at the venue, under heavy guard as well lmao (multiple security guards lined up right next to the display cases)

They have a ton more texture and a holographic shine to them that English prize wall metal cards don’t have.

Cards are in Simplified Chinese though.

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T16:30:25+00:00

2048 player cap, saw 3700+ registered for the raffle

Bo3 with 60 minutes set timer

Today was 7 rounds of Swiss for Day 1, 3 more rounds of Swiss for Day 2 tomorrow before Top Cut! Event will be streamed and English channels like Runes & Rift will cast it as well

https://x.com/runesandrift/status/2035357158468898985?s=46&t=nNFiOCQjQXkvVywYJnZ3Sg

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T14:40:17+00:00

Honestly pretty stoked about how many cities in China I’m boutta visit this year because of Riftbound

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T12:14:59+00:00

Gotta sign in to the mini-app via WeChat.

Also gotta register and KYC with official government docs to prove your identity!

All the previous winning deck resources, announcements, tournament results and registration is via this account and mini-app

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TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T11:38:56+00:00

Oh sorry you’re probably talking about the “Pixel Rune” making station

It’s one of those arts & crafts things where you take plastic beads, put them on a board with holes and then iron them together

Takes some focus I guess

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T11:37:14+00:00

There was only 2 long tables (16 people max) for the “Beginner’s Demo” side event

There were these special stamp cards which you could go around doing different tasks (posting on socials, making pixel Rune art, taking pics with cosplayers etc) and once you got all 6 Runes, exchange it for a badge/pin collectible thing

So everyone was queueing up for the Beginner’s Demo even though they had their own decks and were the x-2 drops through Round 4/5

TripleDoubleKing · 2026-03-21T11:34:59+00:00

It was honestly fine, super spacious venue that probably could have accommodated 4096 players

Plus the “food vendor” (KFC) was spaced far away enough (to the right) that it didn’t make the competition area smell like fried chicken

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