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Defender of Tomorrow / Jayce, Man of Progress

Jayce, Man of Progress — Aaron Garber — 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 Aaron Garber against Void Burrower / Rek'Sai, Breacher.

Match result: 1–2

Official recorded uses: 57

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
2.8
Average might
0.5
Domains
Body (33), Mind (30), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Reaction (12), Add (7), > (6), NO TEXT (5), Repeat (5), Empower (4)

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
  • 3× Dredge Up (VEN-049/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Sprite Burst (UNL-069/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Mobilize (OGN-134/298) · Origins
  • 2× Sabotage (OGN-156/298) · Origins
  • 1× 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
  • 1× Sprite Fountain (UNL-078/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Flurry of Blades (OGN-133/298) · Origins
  • 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× Temporal Breach (VEN-066/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Repulse (UNL-106/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× 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
  • 1× Flurry of Blades (OGN-133/298) · Origins

Battlefields

  • 1× Forgotten Monument (SFD-209/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Dragon Roost (VEN-157/166) · Vendetta
  • 1× Sigil of the Storm (OGN-287/298) · Origins