Riftbound Radiance: release date, revealed cards and preview calendar
Radiance is Riftbound’s fifth set and lands on October 23, 2026: 180 cards, 66 of them Showcase, nine new Legends and a collector rarity that has never existed before. Previews start on September 25 at RQ Los Angeles. This page collects everything official — and only that — and is updated with every new reveal.
Last updated: August 30, 2026. Sources at the bottom. Anything not confirmed by Riot or its partners stays off this page: when a card has merely been “seen around”, we say so explicitly.
At a glanceWhat we know about Radiance
| Release | October 23, 2026, worldwide |
|---|---|
| Cards | 180, including 66 Showcase |
| Legends | 9, of which 8 already revealed (as of September 30) |
| New rarity | Radiance Ultimate Rare, above Overnumbered — the card has not been shown yet |
| New keyword | Recruit, introduced by Seraphine |
| Previews | from September 25-27 (RQ Los Angeles) to October 9 |
| Prerelease | Pre-Rift, October 16-22 |
The LegendsAll nine in the set
9 Radiance Legends revealed so far, 9 confirmed by Riot.
SpoilersEvery card revealed so far
The preview season runs from September 25 to October 9: every new card lands in the Spoilers section, with image, text, source and confirmation status. Here are the latest eight from Radiance.
225 Radiance cards revealed so far, 167 confirmed by Riot.
Promo K’Sante, Courageous (RC Europe Top 8 Promo)
Promo K’Sante, Courageous (RC Europe Top 128 Promo)
Promo K’Sante, Courageous (RC Europe Champion Promo)
Promo Ekko, Revolutionary (Nation Clash Promo)
Promo Lulu, Whimsical (Promo)
Promo Body Rune (Promo)
Promo Order Rune (Promo)
Promo Calm Rune (Promo)
The mechanicRecruit: what the new keyword does
Seraphine, Not Alone was the first Radiance card shown in full, and it exists to introduce Recruit. In short: when Seraphine is played or exhausted, she puts a 1 Might Recruit unit token into your base; and she gains +1 Might for each other exhausted unit you control.
It rewards spending your units rather than holding them back: the more you commit, the bigger Seraphine gets, and every activation leaves another body behind. As always, final wording and rulings arrive with the official set rules.
CollectingRadiance Ultimate Rare: a tier above everything
Radiance debuts a new collector tier, the Radiance Ultimate Rare, sitting above Overnumbered. The card is Packed Amphitheater: not a champion but a Battlefield, numbered 164/167, shown by Riot on October 2. According to Riot it appears in 0.025% of packs on average, roughly one in four thousand. Cards in that bracket have historically set the ceiling of the Riftbound market — for a sense of scale, see our Market Report and the daily quotes on card prices.
ProductsBoosters, Showdown Decks and Pre-Rift
| Product | Contents |
|---|---|
| Booster pack | 14 cards: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 2 foil rares or better, 1 foil of any rarity, 1 token |
| Booster display | 24 packs |
| Showdown Decks (Evelynn vs Seraphine) | 2 preconstructed 56-card decks, 2 paper playmats, 2 boosters, rulebook, 2 foldable deckboxes |
| Pre-Rift (October 16-22) | Prerelease events in stores, with dedicated kits |
Booster and Showdown Deck contents come from distributor product listings: consistent with each other and with previous sets, but not from a direct Riot announcement. We will update them if they change.
What they cost right now, in preorder
Radiance products are already on presale at Cardmarket. We poll those prices daily with the same system that feeds our sealed products page, so the table below does not go stale:
| Product | From | Trend | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiance Case (6x Booster Box) | €615 | €757 | 144 |
| Radiance Booster Box | €97.99 | €119 | 1.526 |
| Radiance Sleeved Booster | €40.00 | — | 0 |
| Radiance: Pre-Rift Event Kit | €2.90 | €31.87 | 471 |
| Radiance Vault | €29.85 | €31.28 | 749 |
| Evelynn vs Seraphine Showdown Decks | €18.90 | €27.18 | 1.134 |
| Radiance Nexus Night Promo Booster | €9.00 | — | 1 |
| Radiance Booster | €4.60 | €5.82 | 1.901 |
Preorder prices on Cardmarket, updated automatically (last check: October 27, 2026). “From” is the cheapest listing, “Trend” the reference price. Radiance releases on October 23: until then these are pre-sales and the price moves. Full tracking on Sealed products.
CalendarDates to circle
| When | What |
|---|---|
| September 25-27 | RQ Los Angeles: Radiance previews begin |
| until October 9 | Preview season, card by card |
| October 16-22 | Pre-Rift: in-store prereleases |
| October 23 | Radiance releases worldwide |
How we cover previews. Every revealed card lands here first, then in our price archive as soon as the market quotes it. In the meantime, the current metagame — Vendetta’s — is updated after every Regional on Meta statistics.
QuestionsQuick answers
When does Riftbound Radiance release?
Radiance releases worldwide on October 23, 2026. It is Riftbound’s fifth set, after Origins, Spiritforged, Unleashed and Vendetta.
How many cards does Radiance have?
The set has 180 cards, including 66 Showcase. Boosters hold 14 cards and displays hold 24 boosters.
Which champions are in Radiance?
There are nine Legends and all of them have now been revealed. Riot announced five alongside the set (Seraphine, Ekko, Evelynn, Jarvan IV and Ziggs), Orianna was shown at PAX West in September, and K’Sante, Riven and Mordekaiser surfaced during preview season. The Legends grid above shows, for each one, whether Riot has confirmed the card, and links to our dedicated article.
What is the Recruit keyword?
It is the new mechanic introduced by Seraphine, Not Alone: when Seraphine is played or exhausted she puts a 1 Might Recruit unit token into your base, and she gains +1 Might for each other exhausted unit you control.
What is the Radiance Ultimate Rare?
It is a new collector rarity tier debuting with Radiance, sitting above Overnumbered. Riot showed it on October 2: it is Packed Amphitheater, a Battlefield numbered 164/167 that turns up on average in one pack out of four thousand.
When do Radiance previews start?
September 25, 2026, at RQ Los Angeles (September 25-27), running through October 9. Pre-Rift prereleases run October 16-22.
Sources. “Products and Sets into 2027” and “August 2026 State of the Game”, Riot Games (August 3-5, 2026), for dates, card count, Legends, Ultimate Rare and the preview window; the text of Seraphine, Not Alone and the Recruit keyword from the card’s official reveal. Booster and Showdown Deck contents from distributor listings. Dates and contents may change before release: this page is updated with every new detail. Images: Riot Games.