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Riftbound Radiance (Set 5)

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Radiance is Riftbound's last main set of 2026, and Riot laid the road out early: a release date, two weeks of previews, a week of Pre-Rifts, then the October 23 launch. We've covered it at each stop. Follow the steps below if you want to know what's confirmed, when you can first play it, and which Legends are in the box.

Timeline

  1. Riot dates Radiance, the fifth Riftbound set, for October 23 with nine new Legends

  2. then

    Riot's Radiance previews start, running through October 9 source ↗

  3. then

    Pre-Rift guide: play Radiance a week early, October 16 to 22, with sign-ups now on PlayRiftbound

  4. then

    Next

    Radiance releases in English, French and Chinese source ↗

What to watch next

The October 23 release, and the first Constructed results with Radiance cards in them. Until those exist, nobody can tell you which of the nine new Legends is good, so pick by the Domains you like.

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