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Matriarch of War / Ambessa, The Wolf

Ambessa, The Wolf — Mason Lanham — 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 Mason Lanham against Deceiver / LeBlanc, Fragmented.

Match result: 2–0

Official recorded uses: 11

By System

Riftbound Legend: Matriarch of War. When you empower something else, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) Disempower me, [A], [T]: Ready a unit.

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
32
Average energy
2.0
Average might
1.1
Domains
Order (35), Body (30), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Empowered (20), > (17), Empower (13), Action (10), Deflect (8), Reaction (8)

Tournament record: 1–5 (16.7% win rate across 6 recorded matches).

Main deck

  • 2× Deathgrip (SFD-163/221) · Spiritforged
  • 3× Hidden Blade (OGN-213/298) · Origins
  • 2× Cull the Weak (OGN-209/298) · Origins
  • 2× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 3× Noxian Emissary (VEN-128/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Legion Marauder (VEN-074/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Guttural Roar (VEN-072/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Escaped Grayback (VEN-124/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Punch First (SFD-097/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Public Execution (VEN-154/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Vi, Peacekeeper (UNL-176/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Irresistible Faefolk (UNL-112/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Shadow's Call (UNL-165/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Kayle, Justified (VEN-185/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Rampage (VEN-083/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Carrion Dredger (UNL-153/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Kennen, Keeper of Balance (VEN-135/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Nidalee, Cat Form (UNL-114/219) · Unleashed

Runes

  • 5× Order Rune (OGN-214/298) · Origins
  • 7× Body Rune (OGN-126/298) · Origins

Legend

  • 1× Matriarch of War (VEN-153/166) · Vendetta

Sideboard

  • 1× Imperial Decree (OGN-221/298) · Origins
  • 1× Yone, Blademaster (SFD-116/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Repulse (UNL-106/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Ambessa, Respected and Feared (VEN-187/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Salvage (OGN-224/298) · Origins
  • 2× Gangplank, Naval (VEN-181/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Jagged Cutlass (VEN-073/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Ki Barrier (VEN-126/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× Seat of Power (SFD-217/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Risen Altar (VEN-163/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Windswept Hillock (OGN-297/298) · Origins