As for the English rollout, that release date for the second set will mark a roughly three to four month gap between releases, with a four to five month gap for the Chinese version of the game. Having previously spoken with designers on the team, their plan is to gradually close the distance between the English and Chinese releases of the games until they are in parity. For context, many other TCGs like Magic: The Gathering and the One Piece Card Game tend to release around four major sets a year, and that is Riot’s plan for Riftbound as well.
Riot has been steadily announcing new cards for the game, with the first main set having been fully revealed. It will feature several popular League of Legends champions like Ahri, Yasuo, and Darius, as well as standout characters from Arcane like Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, and Ekko, totalling 24 champions. The first set will contain 298 regular cards total alongside rarer alt-art variants. The game’s English-language release is happening in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Oceania. Pre-orders began on August 4.
As for the second set, the teaser image above shows champions Irelia, Fiora, Lucian, and Ezreal, presumably indicating that they will all be coming to Spiritforged. It will feature over 200 new cards, as well as two Champion Decks, which are pre-made loadouts that let you start playing immediately. Distributor Southern Hobby’s store listings make it seem as though Fiora and Rumble will be the focus of these two Champion Decks. We’re quickly approaching Riftbound’s English-language release, which will come almost exactly seven months after the game was officially announced.