RiftboundTier List - Decks and Legends

S-Tier

Kai'Sa: When piloted properly, Kai’Sa has essentially no bad matchups. Her Legend ability makes playing spells hyper efficient, granting a huge edge against the field (on top of Red/Blue’s great card pool).

Annie: Annie has high mobility, cheap interaction, and a Legend ability that greatly supports her game plan. Early aggression makes scoring easy, then Vi, Destructive + Ride the Wind helps close out the game. While Annie hasn't had a ton of success in China, she's currently on the rise in NA.

Master Yi: Both “Eggplant” (Tasty Faefolk) and Dazzling Aurora variants are viable, giving the deck some flexible options to work with. Its raw numbers and timely tricks make it a tough enemy to tackle.

A-Tier

Miss Fortune: MF is popular choice for Dazzling Aurora thanks to Ganking, Bullet Time, and the great support Purple provides. While it can contest with the best, it does generally struggle against aggro.

Sett: Sett excels at sticking units on the battlefield and backing them up with efficient spells. His Legend ability makes things difficult to remove, giving him a respectable matchup against most of the common decks.

Teemo: The Hidden mechanic gives Teemo a real edge, especially over those who are unfamiliar with the matchup. Its sneaky tactics combined with card draw and mobility make it a potent threat in the meta.

B-Tier

Viktor: Viktor has been a popular pick, but unfortunately fails to perform at the top level. He was initially seen as favored into Kai’Sa, but results have proven otherwise. Perhaps the best list is still undiscovered.

Darius: Legion provides strong tempo plays that can be difficult to match outside of efficient removal (Kai’Sa). It also makes great use of Baited Hook, opening the door to some spicy inclusions.

Yasuo: Yasuo’s movement ability creates distinct play patterns that can steal games out of nowhere. It has powerful lines with units like Nocturne, Horrifying and Rhasa the Sunderer, but can be somewhat inconsistent.

Ahri: Blue/Green has great card advantage and interaction, making Ahri a solid choice to pick up. There’s a lot of options to explore, although it’s not quite as refined as the best decks of the format.

Lee Sin: Green/Orange is a great combo, but there’s currently little incentive to pick Lee over Yi. You get access to Dragon's Rage and can use Buffs to dodge some removal, but it’s a hard sell over the +2 on defense.

C-Tier

Volibear: Volibear does have some unique tools as a Red/Orange Dazzling Aurora deck, but often struggles to keep up, especially when it misses ramping on time (or can’t find Aurora).

Leona: Stuns fare well against big units and can lead to favorable combat exchanges. However, they don’t help much when your units get deleted by opposing spells. Kai’Sa is a huge issue for Leona.

Jinx: The Discard package can flood the board quite well, but it ultimately struggles into the top contenders. Falling Star is brutal when trying to empty your hand, and so Red/Purple tends to favor Annie right now.

Lux: Lux has good answers against decks that go tall, but can often be outpaced by faster threats. We’re encouraged to play big spells in order to get value, and if we don’t, then she has nothing over Viktor.

D-Tier

Garen: Orange/Yellow Dazzling Aurora, and that’s basically it. He shares colors with Sett but their Legend abilities are both irrelevant for the deck. So if you really want to play Garen, by all means, you can certainly try!