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Gloomist / Vex, Apathetic

Vex, Apathetic — Cyril Balch — 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 Cyril Balch against Blade Dancer / Irelia, Fervent.

Match result: 2–0

Official recorded uses: 9

By System

Riftbound Legend: Gloomist. When you or an ally hold, you may exhaust me to draw 1.

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
35
Average energy
2.1
Average might
1.2
Domains
Calm (34), Chaos (29), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Reaction (14), Hidden (10), Empowered (8), Action (7), NO TEXT (7), Empower (6)

Main deck

  • 1× Gust (OGN-169/298) · Origins
  • 3× Defy (OGN-045/298) · Origins
  • 3× Steel Paws (VEN-043/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Traveling Merchant (OGN-185/298) · Origins
  • 1× Boots of Swiftness (SFD-133/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Kharox (VEN-114/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Rebuke (OGN-172/298) · Origins
  • 1× Tomb-Raider Barbara (VEN-037/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Tornado Warrior (VEN-099/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Blitzcrank, Impassive (OGN-067/298) · Origins
  • 2× Tideturner (OGN-199/298) · Origins
  • 3× Discipline (OGN-058/298) · Origins
  • 1× Not So Fast (SFD-045/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Gust Monk (VEN-101/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Switcheroo (SFD-145/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Zhonya's Hourglass (OGN-077/298) · Origins
  • 1× Irelia, Fervent (SFD-057/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Back Off (UNL-042/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Star-Crossed (UNL-128/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Ride the Wind (OGN-173/298) · Origins
  • 3× Astral Heron (VEN-044/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Abandon (UNL-131/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Mutated Mouser (UNL-036/219) · Unleashed

Runes

  • 7× Chaos Rune (VEN-R05) · Vendetta
  • 5× Calm Rune (OGN-042/298) · Origins

Legend

  • 1× Gloomist (UNL-193/219) · Unleashed

Sideboard

  • 1× Gust (OGN-169/298) · Origins
  • 1× Tricksy Tentacles (UNL-054/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Esteemed Hierophant (VEN-025/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Helm of Suppression (VEN-045/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Tomb-Raider Barbara (VEN-037/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Acceptable Losses (OGN-179/298) · Origins
  • 2× Decree of Focus (VEN-040/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Hard Bargain (SFD-136/221) · Spiritforged

Battlefields

  • 1× Ravenbloom Conservatory (SFD-215/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Startipped Peak (OGN-288/298) · Origins
  • 1× Bandle Tree (OGN-278/298) · Origins