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Defender of Tomorrow / Jayce, Brilliant Inventor

Jayce, Brilliant Inventor — Anthony Rudnick — 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 Anthony Rudnick against Eye of Twilight / Shen, Scourge of Shadows.

Match result: 1–2

Official recorded uses: 4

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
29
Average energy
2.7
Average might
1.1
Domains
Mind (36), Body (29), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Empower (12), Reaction (12), Empowered (11), > (8), Add (6), Action (5)

Main deck

  • 1× Elder Dragon (UNL-118/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Singularity (OGN-105/298) · Origins
  • 1× Unchecked Power (OGN-123/298) · Origins
  • 1× Turn to Dust (UNL-070/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Repulse (UNL-106/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Disposal Order (UNL-103/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Rumble, Scrapper (SFD-089/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Aspiring Engineer (SFD-061/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Punch First (SFD-097/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Hextech Disc (VEN-087/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Shock Blast (VEN-059/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Gangplank, Naval (VEN-181/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Stupefy (OGN-095/298) · Origins
  • 2× Hextech Formula (VEN-062/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Acceleration Gate (VEN-150/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Patched Porobot (VEN-058/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Questionable Tome (VEN-054/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Prize of Progress (SFD-075/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Profiteer (VEN-082/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× 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

  • 1× Elder Dragon (UNL-118/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Unchecked Power (OGN-123/298) · Origins
  • 1× Turn to Dust (UNL-070/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Disposal Order (UNL-103/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Covert Informant (VEN-057/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Frigid Touch (SFD-066/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Aspiring Engineer (SFD-061/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Wild Claw (VEN-089/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× Veiled Temple (SFD-221/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Piltovan Forge (VEN-161/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Ornn's Forge (SFD-213/221) · Spiritforged