Riftbound Regional Championship Stuttgart: a checklist and the cards in demand, 6–8 November

TCG Date editorial team31 Oct 20264 min read

The first Riftbound Regional Championship in Europe takes place at Messe Stuttgart from 6 to 8 November. Here are the times, the format and the cards that showed up most in the first Radiance tournaments. Sign up on the event page and others can see in advance who brings what to trade.

The first Riftbound Regional Championship in Europe takes place at Messe Stuttgart from 6 to 8 November 2026 (Riot). This is the short version: the key details, plus the cards that appeared most in the first Radiance tournaments. If you are travelling to Stuttgart, you can sign up beforehand, so others can see who brings which trade cards.

The essentials

Where: Messe Stuttgart, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany, Halls 8 + 10 (organiser)
When: Friday to Sunday, 6 to 8 November. Doors open at 9:00 each day, 8:30 for Premium badges. Badge pickup is Thursday 2–7 PM and Friday 8 AM–8 PM (organiser).
Main event: Only invited players can compete (top 64 of a Regional Qualifier). Spectating, side events and the rest of the programme are open to everyone (Riot, organiser).
Format: Standard with Radiance (released 23 October). Friday: 6 Swiss rounds from 10:00, best of three, 60 minutes per round. Saturday: 6 more rounds from 9:00, and 12 or more match points advance. Sunday: the top 8 play single elimination from 9:00 (schedule, Riot).
Decklists: Regional Championships use open decklists (Riftbound Zone).
Side events: Standard challenges, draft, sealed, team formats and the new Nation Clash on Saturday, where you play for the country on your badge. All times are in the official schedule.

What to bring

Your decks and decklists: The Standard challenges and Nation Clash require a decklist (schedule). In sealed and draft you open the boosters at the event.
Cards for grading: Premier Card Grading will be on site, with same-day and next-day options (organiser).
Trade cards: This is our own tip, not part of the programme. You will meet many players looking for cards for their decks. Decide beforehand what you would part with.

Cards that showed up most recently

Radiance has only been legal since 23 October. The biggest sample so far is the Sacramento Showdown with 755 players. We have not found a larger European breakdown yet, so Stuttgart may play out differently.

Legends:

Riven, The Exile (Radiance) won Sacramento (Riftbound Zone). Four of the top 8 were on Riven, with one each on Akali, Kennen, Rengar and Viktor. The top 64 held 23 Riven decks and 11 Kennen decks.
Kennen, Heart of the Tempest (Vendetta) won 63% of its games on Saturday in Sacramento, level with Riven, according to unofficial numbers from zero.gg (Riftbound Zone).
Diana, Scorn of the Moon won the Melbourne tournament with 252 players, and Riven reached the final there (Riftbound Zone).
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void is called the best counter to Riven by riftbound.gg. That is the author's assessment, there are no reliable matchup numbers yet.

Cards in many Sacramento decks (share of 723 decks, riftdecks):

Star-Crossed: 53%
Defy: 45%
Gust: 42%
Discipline: 41%
Vex, Apathetic and An Offer You Can't Refuse: 39% each
Not So Fast: 38%
Switcheroo: 34%
Zhonya's Hourglass: 33%

New Radiance cards that already appear often (also riftdecks):

Bedeviling Stranger: 28%
Reckless Innovator: 22%
Trifarian Captain: 15%
Blade of the Exile: 13%

For more on the meta, sample decklists and side events, see our Stuttgart guide.

Find the cards you are missing before you travel

On the Stuttgart event page on binderly.cards you can see who is coming and which trade cards attendees have in their public binders.

Join for free: Create an account. binderly.cards is free and charges no fees.
Add your binder and wants: Show your trade cards in a public binder and add your wants. With an account, the event page then shows who is bringing the cards you are looking for. You can paste a decklist at /deckliste to see what you still need.
Choose “Ich bin dabei” (I'm coming): This confirms that you are bringing your public trade binder. Others see your name, picture and rating, and private binders stay closed. You can take it back at any time.
Event challenge: Check in with at least 10 cards in your binder and you get the golden “Stuttgart Pioneer” badge for your profile.
Agree and meet: Arrange things in chat and meet in person at the event. You settle payment directly with each other.
In the hall: Your personal QR code is in convention mode. Anyone who scans it sees your trade cards, even while your binder stays closed.

Sources

The event

6Nov

Riftbound Regional Championship Europe – Stuttgart🇩🇪 Stuttgart · 6–8 November 2026Fair / Con · Tournament

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