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Defender of Tomorrow / Jayce, Brilliant Inventor

Jayce, Brilliant Inventor — Matt Karminski — 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 Matt Karminski against Void Burrower / Rek'Sai, Breacher.

Match result: draw

Official recorded uses: 15

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
26
Average energy
2.9
Average might
0.5
Domains
Body (34), Mind (29), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Reaction (14), Add (6), > (5), NO TEXT (5), Repeat (5), Action (3)

Main deck

  • 3× Elder Dragon (UNL-118/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Temporal Breach (VEN-066/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Promising Future (OGN-115/298) · Origins
  • 2× Garbage Grabber (OGN-099/298) · Origins
  • 2× Disposal Order (UNL-103/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Dredge Up (VEN-049/166) · Vendetta
  • 3× Mobilize (OGN-134/298) · Origins
  • 2× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 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
  • 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× Disposal Order (UNL-103/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Sprite Burst (UNL-069/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 2× Rocket Barrage (SFD-077/221) · Spiritforged
  • 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