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Riftbound before Stuttgart: Riven leads, Kai'Sa closes in

Three tournaments from last weekend show what to expect in Stuttgart: Riven wins twice and Kai'Sa takes four top 10 spots at Convergence IV. Plus the cards the winning lists share.

TCG Date editorial team2 min read

Two days before the Regional Championship in Stuttgart, the latest results paint a clear picture: Riven, The Exile is ahead, with Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void close behind. We looked at three tournaments from 31 October and 1 November 2026, all played in Standard with Radiance. This is a reading of the standings, not an official statement about deck strength.

The three tournaments

  • Convergence IV (online, 272 players, 31 Oct): Riven wins, with another Riven deck in 7th. Kai'Sa takes four of the top 10 spots, finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th and 10th (riftDecks).
  • Showdown Series Orlando (31 Oct–1 Nov): Riven wins, and the top 8 has four Riven, two Jayce, one Kha'Zix and one Kai'Sa deck (UVS Event Locator). More in our Orlando report.
  • VersusCon (Portugal, 73 players, 31 Oct): Vex, Gloomist wins, Master Yi finishes second. Five of the top ten spots go to Riven, and the top 64 includes ten Kai'Sa and eight Kennen decks (riftDecks).

Kennen, Heart of the Tempest shows up often in all three standings but missed the top 8 in Orlando (UVS Event Locator).

What the top lists have in common

We compared two lists from riftDecks for each deck. For Riven, the lists of the Convergence winner (list) and the Orlando winner (list). Both run three copies each of Astral Heron, Blade of the Exile, Zhonya's Hourglass, Tideturner, Stellacorn Herder and Bedeviling Stranger, plus one Baron Nashor.

For Kai'Sa, the 3rd place (list) and 4th place (list) lists from Convergence IV. Both run three copies each of Thousand-Tailed Watcher, Brynhir Thundersong, Falling Star, Temporal Breach, Stupefy, Noxus Hopeful and Bilgewater Tracker. They differ on Time Warp and Hextech Ray.

What it means for Stuttgart

  • The Regional Championship runs from 6 to 8 November at Messe Stuttgart, Halls 8 and 10 (organiser). The format is Standard with Radiance: 6 Swiss rounds on Friday and on Saturday, top 8 single elimination on Sunday (Riot).
  • Only invited players compete in the main event. Spectating and side events are open without an invitation (organiser).
  • Our take from the results: if you play, expect plenty of Riven mirrors and Kai'Sa. Official Stuttgart decklists were not yet published when we checked.

Next step

Missing cards for a Kai'Sa list? Look for them on Binderly from players near you.

Sources (retrieved 4 Nov 2026)

The event

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