The deck builder is where you build and validate decks for the Riftbound trading card game. Pick a legend, fill your zones, and the editor checks the rules as you go.
A deck is a list of cards, not specific printings or copies. It doesn't matter whether you play the English version, the Chinese version, or the signed foil promo. The deck just says "3x Fury Rune" and any printing of that card will do.
This is different from collections, which track where your physical copies are. A deck is the recipe; your collection is the pantry. Most other sites like Piltover Archive or TCG Arena tie decks to specific printings, but OpenRift keeps them separate by design. This means any printing you own (across all available collections) counts toward completing the deck, and shared deck lists (coming soon) work regardless of which language or edition other players own.
Open Decks from the top navigation and click New Deck. Choose a name and a format: Constructed enforces all deck-building rules; Freeform removes them so you can experiment. You can switch between formats at any time.
The editor opens with two panels: a zone sidebar on the left showing your deck's contents, and a card browser on the right where you find and add cards. A validation banner at the top tells you whether your deck is legal.
The browser guides you through each zone automatically. As you fill one zone, it suggests cards for the next.
You can always click a zone in the sidebar to change which zone you're adding to, or adjust the browser filters manually.
Use the Overflow zone as a stash for cards you're considering but haven't committed to a zone yet.
In Constructed format, the editor validates your deck in real time. A green checkmark means your deck is legal. A yellow banner shows the next issue to fix.
Legend
Chosen Champion
Runes
BattlefieldIn Freeform, none of these rules are enforced. Switch to Freeform to theorycraft, then back to Constructed to validate. The zone sidebar highlights violations per zone.
When you pick a legend, the editor automatically fills the rune zone with 12 runes split evenly across the legend's two domains (6 per domain). You can then swap individual runes or adjust the split. If you remove a rune and the count drops below 12, the editor adds a replacement from the other domain to keep the balance.
Once you've selected a legend, the card browser filters to cards matching your legend's domains (plus neutral and colorless cards).
Below the zone list in the sidebar, a collapsible stats panel shows a breakdown of your deck:
The Decks page lists all your decks with their format, domain colors, card count, and validation status. From here you can:
Changes save automatically as you edit, and a warning catches you if you try to leave mid-save. There's no manual save button.
