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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
34
Average energy
2.2
Average might
1.5
Domains
Chaos (41), Fury (22), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Hidden (8), Reaction (8), NO TEXT (7), Action (6), Empower (4), Empowered (4)

Main deck

  • 1× Piercing Light (SFD-023/221) · Spiritforged
  • 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× Existential Dread (UNL-134/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Tail-Cloaked Matriarch (VEN-104/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Kharox (VEN-114/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Tornado Warrior (VEN-099/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Treasure Hunter (SFD-130/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Tideturner (OGN-199/298) · Origins
  • 2× Fizz, Trickster (SFD-140/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Ferrous Forerunner (SFD-021/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Gust Monk (VEN-101/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Cleave (OGN-004/298) · Origins
  • 2× 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

  • 2× Gust (OGN-169/298) · Origins
  • 2× Brittle Steel (VEN-003/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Vex, Apathetic (UNL-150/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Thermo Beam (OGN-022/298) · Origins
  • 1× Ferrous Forerunner (SFD-021/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Downwell (SFD-147/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× 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