Quick answer
CardSpicy takes a set’s identity from what is printed on the card rather than from a database, and Riftbound has five named sets so far: Origins (OGN), Spiritforged (SFD), Unleashed (UNL), Vendetta (VEN) and Radiance (RAD). Vendetta is the first released in Simplified Chinese and English together. Riftbound also launched in mainland China before any other market, so here the earliest printings are Simplified Chinese — the reverse of the usual order.
For a Riftbound card the earliest printing is a Simplified Chinese one, and that inverts the question collectors usually ask.
Riftbound releases in named sets, and the set a card belongs to is printed on the card. That is the same convention the other games on this site use, and it is what lets a copy be identified without opening a database.
The sets so far
| Set | Code | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Origins | OGN | The first set, released with the game launch |
| Spiritforged | SFD | The second set |
| Unleashed | UNL | The third set |
| Vendetta | VEN | The fourth set, and the first released in Simplified Chinese and English together |
| Radiance | RAD | The fifth set |
The launch ran the other way round
Most of the games we index began in Japan or in the West and reached Simplified Chinese later, if at all. Riftbound did the opposite: it launched in mainland China before any other market, and for its first year the Chinese and English releases were not in step. They were brought back together with the fourth set, which released in Simplified Chinese and English on the same day.
What that does to collecting
For most games on this site, the Chinese printing is a later branch of an already-running line, so the earliest printings of a card are Japanese or English. Here the earliest printings in the game are Simplified Chinese. That inverts the usual question: for Riftbound, the first sets are not “the same cards, later, in Chinese” — they are the original release, and the English line arrived afterwards.
Why we list no prices for it
Because the game is new enough that no tracked graded market exists for it yet. A price needs a run of recorded sales before it means anything, and Riftbound does not have one. The field stays empty rather than being filled with a number that cannot be checked, which is the same convention this site applies to the Gundam and Riftbound sections alike.
What this page does not claim
No prices, no card counts per set, and no release calendar beyond the sets the publisher has named. Set names and codes are taken from Riot’s own product pages.
Frequently asked questions
How many sets does Riftbound have?
Five named sets so far, running from Origins to Radiance. Each set is named and carries its own code, which is printed on the cards it contains.
Which Riftbound set was the first in Simplified Chinese and English at the same time?
Vendetta, the fourth set. Before it, the Chinese and English releases were not in step, because the game launched in mainland China first.
Is the Simplified Chinese version of Riftbound a translation?
It is the original branch rather than a later one. Riftbound launched in mainland China before any other market, so the earliest printings in the game are Simplified Chinese.
Why is there no price on this page?
Because no tracked graded market exists for the game yet. It is too new to have the run of recorded sales a price needs before it means anything.
Does the set a card comes from matter in play?
The set is a fact about the printing rather than about the card’s rules text. What a deck may contain is decided by domain identity, which the Legend fixes.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- Riot Games — the official Riftbound “How to Play” rules page: scoring by conquering and holding battlefields, the Victory Score, the domains, and the rune deck.
- Riot Games — the official Riftbound product pages: the contents of a booster pack and a booster box, the product line and the set list.
- Riot Games — the Riftbound State of the Game updates covering the set release dates and the point at which the Simplified Chinese and English releases came into step.
- This page was compiled 2026-10-06. Where a product detail is not published by the publisher, this page does not state it.
Product and rules detail is quoted from Riot Games’ own pages at the date cited and is subject to change. This page is structure and identification, not valuation: we publish no price for Riftbound cards, because the game is new enough that no tracked graded market exists for it yet.
Related reading
- The Riftbound card index — sets, domains and card types
- The six domains of Riftbound, explained
- What is in a Riftbound pack
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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