Best of Riftbound RQ Vancouver Deck Lists so far

With the conclusion of Riftbound’s RQ Vancouver event, many competitors have started posting their deck lists online. Some are passionate fans running something that performed well, with others bagging the best of plated legends rewards for dominating the competition with their chosen deck. We will share some lists from what we have seen so far for each of the legends, featuring the best-ofs or other top contenders where available.

Best of Vancouver lists

We will order based on finishing position at the event, starting with RQ winner and two-time champion AlanZQ from Bologna, and his close rival SamdSherman, among other notable names.

We are missing a few legends, at least until Riot and UVS post their official post-tournament rundown. The ones shown below are the decks we’ve been able to verify so far, either through the stream gameplay, or through social media posts.

Note, during the finals, Riot previewed some more details about Set 4 and 5 too, with some new cards, legend teases, and other bits and pieces.

Best of Diana

AlanZQ took first place with the Diana deck, after scoring top 8 with a modified version of the deck from Sydney at the start of the set.

The notable change is the absence of Kha’Zix, which is gone entirely. Others in his group kept it in and it still performed very well. It is often great against Wuju Master Yi, as you have something that can fight against the defending alone builds that deck wants to run. It is also handy against low monster decks like Aurora, but there is enough fighting power with the aggro in Diana that it is not as needed any more.

Best of Rengar

Coming in second place is SamSherman’s list, which many have analysed could have won the entire event if a super niche moment in the final game had gone differently. So it is safe to argue this list is extremely playable and good enough to win the whole thing.

Note that the prompt for the deck only features the main deck from the stream. The sideboard has likely been analysed elsewhere online, or via Sam posting a guide on the deck on his own socials.

Best of Master Yi, Wuju Bladesmen

The TSS crew came through, with Housesarebig bagging third place with the Proving Grounds Yi deck. He shared the deck online too. It is a fairly standard Yi list, with the addition of a rogue Primal Fury from Set 1, then Set 3 cards like Grim Resolve, Scuttle Crabs, and Renegard added as upgrades.

Best of Azir

Rocklho is back with another best of earned for his Azir. The German travelled to Vancouver, among other international travellers making it into the top 8. His list is once again a typical Azir list, with some new Set 3 additions of Spirit Sword and Vi to make the deck more competitive. His deck was taken down in the top 8, losing to SamSherman’s Rengar, so maybe it could have gone to top 4 if the bracket had been a little different.

Best of Irelia

After Irelia won in Sydney, it was poised for a strong run, with even more Irelia hate heading into this RQ. And it seems it was indeed dethroned. Ariot did pull off a top 8 finish, bagging the best of through a one point difference against fellow top 8 representative BaoBaoaz, who finished 8th. Not bad Ariot, not bad.

Best of Sivir

An Aurora deck made it into the top 8, as many expected could be possible. That goes to Ali Elrazi, otherwise known as Swagyolo420 via his Riftbound ID. Yes, the casters had to say that in all its glory.

Best of Annie

In tenth place, former Set 2 champion Prismarticism finds his Annie taking the best of legend again. It is fairly similar to the Sydney version, albeit with a few small differences like a Kha’Zix and only one Grim Apothecary. If the core is not broken, why fix it?

Best of Fiora

In 12th place comes Ricemaster’s Fiora, which is an Aurora Fiora with some more early to mid game play, not entirely relying on the Aurora Elder Dragon combo.

Best of Kai’Sa

Many put her down as a much weaker legend in Set 3, and that is somewhat true. But a 15th-place finish for Kai’Sa is still very respectable, with Sinzara bagging that spot. We thankfully got a quick preview of their deck on stream on Day 1, which is why we at least know the mainboard.

Best of Pyke

Pyke had a rough time at the event, with a low Day 2 conversion. But one extremely good pilot with his toolkit deck managed to come up with some creative answers to the meta decks terrorising Vancouver, bagging himself a 23rd place finish.

Best of Kha’Zix

Another high tier appearance from a team, with CTCG’s Zrob bagging the best of Kha’Zix at 26th place, with some interesting tech. He has posted his deck online and even has some deeper thoughts on his socials that are worth checking out.

Best of Poppy

At 36th place, known name NoVeggies makes a return with the orange yellow Aurora deck with Poppy. He ran it at Sydney with decent success and has improved on it with this event.

Best of Lillia

The next confirmed list we have seen posted is for Lillia, who finished at 77th place. It comes from another team, with Chaelwinds from TSS piloting the aggro and fast-paced Lillia.

Best of Sett

While not as high up as the last few events, CTCG’s Colin K shows that his Sett is still the most consistent Sett in the world with a 79th place finish.

Best of Vi

Vi is certainly not a popular champion, especially with how she is countered in the meta right now. But there were still some pilots like Viloeteye who made it work. Well done on your 88th place finish.

Best of Lucian

Lucian has made an appearance with a faster non-combo Skyfall deck. Interesting. The deck wants to score but uses a faster, more aggressive version to match the pace of the meta. Well done to Blaedsounds on their 128th place finish.

Best of Darius

Dinobravo featured on stream in the early rounds with his rather interesting hybrid build against known player Randy. He finished 127th, which is not bad since many consider Darius to be a sleeper deck.

Best of Lee Sin

The next with a publicly available deck is Lee Sin, who finished 153rd and appeared on stream on Day 1, with TerryTheCactus piloting it.

Best of Renata

Another Day 1 feature stream put Renata Glasc on the stream, with the deck coming 162nd place piloted by YouKnowWho.

Best of Ivern

Thanks to social media, Boulevard posted his for-fun Ivern deck, which made it to 176th place and took the best of Ivern in the tournament.

Best of Volibear

Another win for the CTCG group, with Villionaire grabbing another Volibear best of in 249th place. The deck was running an Aurora dragon build with Kaldegrims, Elder Dragons, some added Ferrous Forerunners, Gem Dragons, and Renegard to allow for more midgame tempo. Not to mention Mighty bonuses to help Kaldegrim draw faster too.

Best of Rumble

The next best of we can find on Day 1 is Rumble, with the deck posted online by Nack, who came 384th place.