{"id":540456,"date":"2026-03-16T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540456\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:38:16","slug":"the-unleashed-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540456\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unleashed Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

New MechanicsXP<\/p>\n

XP is a resource you build up and spend for unique advantages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at Kha\u2019Zix, Voidreaver. This Champion Legend is a great example of ways you can gain and spend XP for interesting effects.<\/p>\n

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His card reads \u201cWhen you win a combat, gain 1 XP.\u201d Once you have gained XP, you can use the abilities on this card to spend 1 XP to Buff a unit, or 2 XP to move an exhausted friendly unit from a battlefield to its base.<\/p>\n

For each XP you accrue, you also gain a level, and many of your cards will gain new abilities as you gain levels. Here\u2019s how it works: Cards with Level benefit from how much XP you’ve earned. Those cards gain unique benefits once you’ve reached their XP level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s an example, using Master Yi, Unstoppable. When you have 3 XP, that means Master Yi, Unstoppable is Level 3, and he costs 2 less Energy and 1 less Power to play. At Level 6 and 11 he costs even less, and if you get him to Level 16 he can’t be chosen by enemy spells and abilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hunt<\/p>\n

Hunt is a new mechanic that helps you build up the XP you\u2019ll use to enhance your cards or spend for splashy effects. When a unit with Hunt conquers or holds a battlefield, you gain the amount of XP on the card.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, this Mosstompter has the Hunt effect, which reads \u201dWhen I conquer or hold, gain 2 XP.\u201d It also has a Level 3 ability, so it benefits from gaining XP too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ambush<\/p>\n

In League of Legends, one of the core skills of a jungler is the ability to attack from concealment at just the right moment. In Riftbound, the new Ambush mechanic lets you do that too. Specifically, Ambush lets you play a unit as a Reaction to a battlefield where you have units.<\/p>\n

Take a look at Inferna:<\/p>\n

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Since she\u2019s also got Assault 2, Inferna is sure to make a splash when she lands at a contested battlefield.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unleashed Tokens:<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019re hungry for new tokens, because Unleashed is jam-packed with them. Have a look!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Baron Pit:\u00a0<\/p>\n

This token joins the battlefield when Baron Nashor is played<\/p>\n

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\"\"\/Bird:\u00a0<\/p>\n

This elusive new token is armed with Deflect.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Brush:\u00a0<\/p>\n

When you play Ivern, Green Father, you can replace battlefields with this Brush token.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\/Buff:\u00a0<\/p>\n

An old standby, this gives a unit +1 Might.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\/Gold:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Debuting in Spiritforged, Gold gives you one Power when you exhaust and kill it.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Reflection:\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new token, this one becomes a copy of another card already in play.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Sprite:\u00a0<\/p>\n

This token is temporary, meaning you kill it at the start of your Beginning phase.<\/p>\n

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XP Tracker:\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Unleashed comes XP, and you\u2019re definitely gonna want to know how much XP you have. This tracker helps with that.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Unleashed Product LineBooster Display Art<\/p>\n

With Unleashed, we have some exciting new things to show you, starting with the box art you\u2019ll be seeing on store shelves. Who epitomizes a league teamfight gank more than Vi, Rengar, Master Yi and LeBlanc?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Preconstructed Decks:<\/p>\n

Curious about our Preconstructed Decks? Check back later in previews for decklists once the cards have been revealed!\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Product: The Vault!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Like any wily jungler, we still have some new tricks up our sleeves. In this case, we\u2019re adding a new product to Riftbound: The Vault.<\/p>\n

Arriving in a reusable card-storage box, inside you\u2019ll find 6 Booster Packs from Riftbound Set 3: Unleashed, 36 basic runes (6 of each) to power your decks, 3 double-sided full art tokens, and 2 dividers to help keep your new cards organized. And this isn\u2019t an Unleashed exclusive, you can look forward to a new Vault with future sets as well.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Unleashed Release Dates<\/p>\n

Wondering when everything is going down? Let us unleash some dates for you.<\/p>\n

Preview Season: Previews begin today, Monday, 3\/16 and end on Thursday, 3\/26.<\/p>\n

Merch Store Drawing: There will be Merch Store drawing for Booster Displays and Precon Decks but the timing is still being finalized. We will update you once the dates are confirmed!<\/p>\n

Pre-Rift: For the Chinese language release, the Pre-Rift begins on 4\/3, and for the English language release the Pre-Rift begins on 5\/1.<\/p>\n

Release Dates: The Chinese language release will be on 4\/10, and the English version will release on 5\/8.<\/p>\n

Summoner Skirmish Windows: As with every set release, there are two periods in which Summoner Skirmishes may occur. For Unleashed, those are: Window 1 begins on 5\/25 and Window 2 begins on 6\/22.<\/p>\n

CollectibilityUltimate Rarity:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unleashed introduces the \u2018Ultimate\u2019 rarity to Riftbound, a rarity for individually exciting, very very… very hard to find cards. And Riftbound\u2019s first Ultimate Rare is a unique overnumbered card of the new Baron Nashor! You\u2019ll have to keep an eye out for that one to be revealed in the coming days.<\/p>\n

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This is the only Ultimate rare in Unleashed, and Ultimate Rares will not appear in every Riftbound set going forward; we’re saving it for those truly special cards.<\/p>\n

Booster Pack Rarity Distribution:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each Riftbound: Unleashed booster pack contains:<\/p>\n

7 Common cards<\/p>\n

3 Uncommon cards<\/p>\n

1 Foil slot that can be a Common, Uncommon, Rare or Epic card<\/p>\n

2 Rare, Epic, Alt, Overnumber, or Ultimate cards<\/p>\n

1 Token, Rune, or Alt Rune slot<\/p>\n

1 informational insert<\/p>\n

Note that packs can only ever have up to one Ultimate Rare card, they will appear in < 0.1% of packs. Pack contents are randomized during manufacturing. Any stated appearance rates reflect averages across the print run and are not guarantees of appearance in booster packs or booster displays.<\/p>\n

The End<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now! We hope you enjoy all the exciting Unleashed card reveals in the coming days, and if you\u2019re interested to be in the loop on all things Riftbound, be sure to sign up for our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New MechanicsXP XP is a resource you build up and spend for unique advantages.\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at Kha\u2019Zix,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-540456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}