Riftbound Radiance Release Date: Set 5 Ships October 23

The Riftbound Radiance release date is confirmed: Riot Games ships the fifth main Riftbound set worldwide on October 23, 2026, the last mainline set of the year. Pre-Rift pre-release events run October 16 through 22. Radiance is also the biggest set the game has shipped, 180 cards including 66 Showcase cards, and it adds five new playable Legends to a competitive format currently built around just nine.

Key Takeaways

• Riftbound: Radiance, Set 5, releases worldwide October 23, 2026; Pre-Rift events run October 16 to 22.
• 180 cards including 66 Showcase cards, up from Vendetta's 166 cards and 50-plus Showcase count.
• Five new Legends confirmed: Seraphine, Ziggs, Jarvan IV, Ekko, and Evelynn. No Domains or abilities revealed yet.
• Riot also confirmed Legacy (Set 6, January 2027, 346 cards) and The Reckoning (Set 7, April 2027, 9 more Legends).
• The current Vendetta meta runs on 9 Legends. Radiance's 5 additions are the format's next real shake-up.

What Happened

Riot Games confirmed that Riftbound: Radiance, the game's fifth main set, releases worldwide on October 23, 2026. Pre-Rift events, the pre-release weekend format Riftbound runs at participating local game stores ahead of every wide release, are scheduled for October 16 through 22.

Radiance is the largest set shipped so far: 180 cards, including 66 Showcase cards, up from Vendetta's 166 cards and 50-plus Showcase cards at its July 31, 2026 launch. Our Riftbound Vendetta set guide covers what's actually playable in the current set.

Five new Legends are confirmed: Seraphine, Ziggs, Jarvan IV, Ekko, and Evelynn. Riot hasn't revealed Domains, abilities, or card text for any of them yet.

Riot also confirmed two more sets. Legacy, Set 6, ships January 29, 2027, billed as the largest Riftbound set to date at 346 cards. The Reckoning, Set 7, follows April 30, 2027, adding 9 more Legends, Aurelion Sol among them.

Why It Matters

Every result the Riftbound meta tier list currently tracks, Kennen's Tier 1 lead, Ornn's Barcelona win, Master Yi and Rengar behind them, comes from just 9 Legends: the full Vendetta roster. Radiance adds 5 more on October 23, a better than 50% jump in the pool. That's the first real stress test of whether Kennen's removal-heavy plan survives against archetypes nobody has built yet, not just projections about it.

That's a real timing question for anyone weighing Vendetta singles now versus waiting. Vendetta stays legal after Radiance ships, so nothing already owned stops working, but a jump this size can move prices on cards that answer the new Legends well. My read: players still learning the basics have a calm stretch left to do it first, and the Riftbound complete guide covers the rules and Domain system while that window is open.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Riftbound: Radiance release? The Riftbound Radiance release date is October 23, 2026, when Set 5 ships worldwide. Pre-Rift pre-release events run October 16 through 22 at local game stores, the same format Riftbound has used for every prior set launch.

How many cards are in Riftbound: Radiance? Radiance carries 180 total cards, including 66 Showcase cards. That's larger than Vendetta, the current set, which shipped with 166 cards and more than 50 Showcase cards at its July 31, 2026 launch.

Which new Legends are in Riftbound: Radiance? Five new Legends are confirmed: Seraphine, Ziggs, Jarvan IV, Ekko, and Evelynn. Riot hasn't revealed their Domains, abilities, or card text yet, only the names and the set's overall scope.

What Riftbound sets come after Radiance? Set 6, Legacy, ships January 29, 2027, already billed as the largest Riftbound set to date at 346 cards. Set 7, The Reckoning, follows April 30, 2027, adding 9 more Legends including Aurelion Sol.

Will Radiance change the current Riftbound meta? It should. The entire Vendetta metagame, including Kennen's Tier 1 lead and Ornn's Barcelona Regional Qualifier win, is built on 9 Legends. Radiance adds 5 more October 23, the format's first major card pool expansion since launch.

References

• Products and Sets into 2027 (official Riftbound announcement)
• Riftbound: Radiance, Set 5 information (riftbound.gg)
• Riftbound reveals titles and release dates for first sets of 2027 (Star City Games)