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Bloodharbor Ripper / Pyke, Returned

Pyke, Returned — Joseph Hung Nguyen — Sep 19, 2026: a standard Riftbound deck with 65 cards. Check the full list, legend, champion and energy curve.

This deck was first recorded in official tournament play on September 19, 2026 during CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5.

Played by Joseph Hung Nguyen against Deceiver / LeBlanc, Fragmented.

Match result: 1–2

Official recorded uses: 16

By System

Riftbound Legend: Bloodharbor Ripper. [1], [T]: Return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner's hand. Play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction][>] Kill this, [T]: [Add] [A].")

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
35
Average energy
2.2
Average might
1.6
Domains
Chaos (39), Fury (24), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Reaction (11), Hidden (8), Assault (7), NO TEXT (7), Action (6), Empower (4)

Tournament record: 5–4–1 (50% win rate across 10 recorded matches).

Main deck

  • 2× Gust (OGN-169/298) · Origins
  • 2× Noxus Hopeful (OGN-012/298) · Origins
  • 1× Pyke, Dockside Butcher (UNL-028/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Traveling Merchant (OGN-185/298) · Origins
  • 1× Long Sword (SFD-022/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Rengar, Pouncing (SFD-025/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Tail-Cloaked Matriarch (VEN-104/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Inferna (UNL-002/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Kharox (VEN-114/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Tornado Warrior (VEN-099/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Tideturner (OGN-199/298) · Origins
  • 1× Fizz, Trickster (SFD-140/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Ferrous Forerunner (SFD-021/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Gust Monk (VEN-101/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Cleave (OGN-004/298) · Origins
  • 1× Switcheroo (SFD-145/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Star-Crossed (UNL-128/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Ezreal, Prodigy (VEN-SP5/006) · Vendetta
  • 1× Flash (OGS-011/024) · Proving Grounds
  • 2× Falling Star (OGN-029/298) · Origins
  • 1× Hard Bargain (SFD-136/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Kai'Sa, Survivor (OGN-039/298) · Origins

Runes

  • 5× Fury Rune (OGN-007/298) · Origins
  • 7× Chaos Rune (VEN-R05) · Vendetta

Legend

  • 1× Bloodharbor Ripper (UNL-185/219) · Unleashed

Sideboard

  • 1× Piercing Light (SFD-023/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Brittle Steel (VEN-003/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Existential Dread (UNL-134/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Vex, Apathetic (UNL-150/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Thermo Beam (OGN-022/298) · Origins
  • 1× Switcheroo (SFD-145/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Brynhir Thundersong (OGN-026/298) · Origins
  • 2× Ravenbloom Prefect (VEN-102/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× Minefield (SFD-212/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Zaun Warrens (OGN-298/298) · Origins
  • 1× Ripper's Bay (UNL-214/219) · Unleashed