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Emperor of the Sands / Azir, Sovereign

Azir, Sovereign — Kristopher garcia — 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 Kristopher garcia against Heart of the Tempest / Kennen, Storm of Shuriken.

Match result: 1–2

Official recorded uses: 3

By System

Riftbound Legend: Emperor of the Sands. Your Sand Soldiers have [Weaponmaster]. [1], [T]: Play a 2 [S] Sand Soldier unit token to your base. Use only if you've played an Equipment this turn.

Deck statistics

Cards
65
Unique cards
30
Average energy
1.7
Average might
0.2
Domains
Calm (37), Order (29), Colorless (3)
Keywords
Equip (18), Reaction (13), Action (7), Hidden (6), > (3), Level (3)

Main deck

  • 1× Deathgrip (SFD-163/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Charm (OGN-043/298) · Origins
  • 1× Hand Hammer (VEN-027/166) · Vendetta
  • 2× Hidden Blade (OGN-213/298) · Origins
  • 2× Defy (OGN-045/298) · Origins
  • 3× Brutalizer (SFD-042/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Facebreaker (OGN-220/298) · Origins
  • 1× Salvage (OGN-224/298) · Origins
  • 3× Doran's Shield (SFD-033/221) · Spiritforged
  • 3× Discipline (OGN-058/298) · Origins
  • 3× B.F. Sword (SFD-161/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Not So Fast (SFD-045/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Vi, Peacekeeper (UNL-176/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Desert's Call (SFD-031/221) · Spiritforged
  • 3× Soul Sword (UNL-039/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Back Off (UNL-042/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Eye of the Herald (SFD-153/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Shadow's Call (UNL-165/219) · Unleashed
  • 3× Arise! (SFD-198/221) · Spiritforged
  • 2× Guardian Angel (SFD-051/221) · Spiritforged

Runes

  • 6× Order Rune (OGN-214/298) · Origins
  • 6× Calm Rune (OGN-042/298) · Origins

Legend

  • 1× Emperor of the Sands (SFD-197/221) · Spiritforged

Sideboard

  • 1× Defy (OGN-045/298) · Origins
  • 2× Guards! (SFD-154/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Wind Wall (OGN-064/298) · Origins
  • 2× Salvage (OGN-224/298) · Origins
  • 1× Ashe, Focused (UNL-169/219) · Unleashed
  • 1× Vi, Peacekeeper (UNL-176/219) · Unleashed
  • 2× Decree of Focus (VEN-040/166) · Vendetta

Battlefields

  • 1× Trifarian War Camp (OGN-294/298) · Origins
  • 1× Seat of Power (SFD-217/221) · Spiritforged
  • 1× Hall of Legends (SFD-210/221) · Spiritforged