BEST META & BUDGET DECKS for Riftbound Summoner Skirmishes | Into the Rift Podcast #15

Welcome to Into The Rift, the weekly Riftbound TCG podcast hosted by Alex Coccia and Joe Curley! Sign up for Joe's Metafy here! https://metafy.gg/@curleycards Business Inquires: [email protected] We break down everything happening in the Riftbound League of Legends Trading Card Game (Riftbound TCG) — from meta updates and deckbuilding insights to competitive news and community stories. Whether you're new to the game or aiming for the top, this show dives deep into strategy, design, and the evolving meta. ---------------------------------------------- Today’s Episode In this episode, we discuss the best meta and budget decks for those looking to compete in this month's summoner's skirmishes! ---------------------------------------------- Follow the Hosts! Alex Coccia YouTube:    / @alexandercoccia   Twitter: https://x.com/AlexanderCoccia Joe Curley YouTube:    / @joecurleycards   Twitter: https://x.com/curleycards Twitch:   / specimen   ---------------------------------------------- Budget Decks Budget Viktor (Top 4 Bologna) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Subs: Time Warp//Thousand Tail out, Grand Stratagem/Riptide Rex in Budget Jax (Top 8 Vegas) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Sub: Boneshiver out, Doran’s Blade in Azir (13th in Vegas) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Master Yi https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Sub: Zonyas can be subbed with Guardian Angels Also, Proving Grounds being reprinted! Outside of that its dirt cheap lol Soon to be Budget Irelia? (Top 8 Vegas) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Defiant Dance Rapidly decreasing in price, Zonya’s and Guardian Angel provide redundancy Can add Heart of Dark Ice, Hard Bargains, Called Shot/Stacked Deck (pure value, non synergistic) Pure Meta Draven (Vegas Winner, midrange) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Kaisa (9th in Bologna) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Ezreal (Bologna Winner, Top 8 Vegas) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Miss Fortune (Second in Bologna) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Sivir (Similar to Miss Fortune, 10th in Bologna) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Lucien (18th in Bologna) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Not Meta But Cool? Baited Hook Fiora (Second in Chengdu Regional, China) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... Pay to Win Annie (First Place in Nanjing Regional, China) https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metag... ---------------------------------------------- 0:00 Congrats Joe! 2:06 Summoner Skimirsh Decks Intro 3:08 Budget Viktor (Bologna Top 4) 10:25 Budget Jax (Vegas Top 8) 14:06 Budget Azir (Vegas 13th place) 21:03 Budget MasterYi ( Top 16) 25:12 Soon-to-be-Budget Irelia (Regional Top 8) 29:24 Meta Draven (Winner - Vegas Regional) 32:40 Meta Kaisa (Regional 9th place) 38:00 Meta Ezreal (Winner - Bologna Regional) 40:14 Meta Bounty Hunter (Bologna 2nd place) 42:35 Meta Sivir (Bologna 10th place) 44:55 Meta Lucian (18th in Bologna) 48:12 Not meta but cool Fiora (2nd in China) 51:28 Pay to Win Annie (1st in China) ---------------------------------------------- #riftbound #riftboundtcg #intotheriftpodcast