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Defender of Tomorrow / Jayce, Man of Progress

Jayce, Man of Progress — Aaron Garber — Aug 15, 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 August 15, 2026 during Valley Forge 2026 - Riftbound $10k-$25,000.

Played by Aaron Garber against Void Burrower / Rek'Sai, Breacher.

Match result: 1–2

Official recorded uses: 57

By System

Riftbound Legend: Defender of Tomorrow. [Empower] [2][A][A] ([2][A][A]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [1], [T]: Ready a gear. [Empowered][>] [1], [T]: Ready 2 gear.

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
28
Average energy
2.8
Average might
0.5
Domains
Body (33), Mind (30), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Reaction (13), Action (6), Add (6), > (5), NO TEXT (5), Repeat (5)

Tournament record: 2–4 (33.3% win rate across 6 recorded matches).

Main deck

  • 3× Elder Dragon (UNL-118/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Temporal Breach (VEN-066/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Garbage Grabber (OGN-099/298) · Origins
  • 3× Dredge Up (VEN-049/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Sprite Burst (UNL-069/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Mobilize (OGN-134/298) · Origins
  • 2× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 1× Rocket Barrage (SFD-077/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Deadly Flourish (UNL-073/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Bellows Breath (SFD-080/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Gutter Palace (UNL-088/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Clairvoyance (VEN-056/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Wages of Pain (SFD-070/221) · Spiritforged
  • 3× Dazzling Aurora (OGN-160/298) · Origins
  • 3× Catalyst of Aeons (OGN-138/298) · Origins
  • 2× Flurry of Blades (OGN-133/298) · Origins
  • 2× Platewyrm Egg (VEN-075/166) · Vendetta

Runes

  • 5× Mind Rune (VEN-R03) · Vendetta
  • 7× Body Rune (OGN-126/298) · Origins

Legend

  • 1× Defender of Tomorrow (VEN-149/166) · Vendetta

Sideboard

  • 2× Repulse (UNL-106/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Promising Future (OGN-115/298) · Origins
  • 2× Disposal Order (UNL-103/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 1× Rocket Barrage (SFD-077/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Portal Rescue (OGN-102/298) · Origins
  • 2× Decree of Strength (VEN-085/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× The Papertree (SFD-219/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Forgotten Monument (SFD-209/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Sigil of the Storm (OGN-287/298) · Origins