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Heart of the Tempest / Kennen, Keeper of Balance

Heart of the Tempest / Kennen, Keeper of Balance — Sam — I Micelion Cup: 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 9, 2026 during I Micelion Cup.

Played by Sam against Emperor of the Sands / Azir, Sovereign.

Match result: 2–0

Official recorded uses: 12

By System

Riftbound Legend: Heart of the Tempest. When you play a card from anywhere other than your hand, empower me. [Action][>] Disempower me, [T]: Give a unit [Assault 2] this turn. (+2 [S] while it's an attacker.)

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
28
Average energy
2.0
Average might
1.2
Domains
Order (37), Chaos (29), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Action (8), Flow (7), Reaction (5), Add (3), Assault (3), Burn (3)

Main deck

  • 3× Up from the Deep (VEN-100/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Dragon Form (VEN-116/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Hidden Blade (OGN-213/298) · Origins
  • 3× Traveling Merchant (OGN-185/298) · Origins
  • 3× Lightning Rush (VEN-156/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Baited Hook (OGN-242/298) · Origins
  • 3× Shadow Order Disciple (VEN-095/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Seal of Unity (SFD-238/221) · Spiritforged
  • 3× Vanguard Captain (OGN-218/298) · Origins
  • 2× Gust Monk (VEN-101/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Stacked Deck (OGN-183/298) · Origins
  • 1× Illaoi, Prophet of the Great Kraken (VEN-109/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Spectral Matron (OGN-226/298) · Origins
  • 3× Nocturne, Horrifying (OGN-194/298) · Origins
  • 3× Xin Zhao, Vigilant (SFD-176/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Grand Strategem (OGN-233/298) · Origins

Runes

  • 10× Order Rune (OGN-214/298) · Origins
  • 2× Chaos Rune (VEN-R05) · Vendetta

Legend

  • 1× Heart of the Tempest (VEN-155/166) · Vendetta

Sideboard

  • 1× Imperial Decree (OGN-221/298) · Origins
  • 2× Forge of the Future (OGN-212/298) · Origins
  • 2× Safety Inspector (UNL-164/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Switcheroo (SFD-145/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Abandon (UNL-131/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Ravenbloom Prefect (VEN-102/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× Trifarian War Camp (OGN-294/298) · Origins
  • 1× The Candlelit Sanctum (OGN-291/298) · Origins
  • 1× Forbidding Waste (UNL-210/219) · Unleashed