Riftbound: Riven wins the Orlando Showdown, four days before Stuttgart
At the last big tournament before the Stuttgart Regional Championship, four Riven decks made the Top 8 and the final was a Riven mirror. Results, Legends played and the Stuttgart decklist deadline.
TCG Date editorial team2 min read
MERC Koopastar won the Riftbound Showdown Series in Orlando with Riven, The Exile. In the final he beat Tabris, also on Riven, 2-1 (Riftbound Zone). The event ran on October 31 and November 1, 2026 in Standard with Radiance and had 592 players according to the official standings on zero.gg. It was the last big tournament before the Regional Championship in Stuttgart.
The Top 8
- Winner: MERC Koopastar (Riven, The Exile), final record 12 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw (zero.gg)
- Final: Tabris (Riven, The Exile)
- Semifinals: LURK xSimo (Kha'Zix, Voidreaver) and Frosty (Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void)
- Quarterfinals: TM2 and CTCG Relivia (both Riven, The Exile), Swagyolo420yea and Zapdos (both Jayce, Defender of Tomorrow)
Which Legends were played
Riftbound Zone counted the 526 players in the final standings (source):
- Riven, The Exile: 87 players, about 16.5% of the field, 4 in the Top 8
- Kennen, Heart of the Tempest: 46 players, none in the Top 8, best finish 9th
- Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void: 30 players, 1 in the Top 8
- Vex, Gloomist: 25 players
- Rengar, Pridestalker: 24 players
- Kha'Zix, Voidreaver: 13 players, 1 in the Top 8
- Jayce, Defender of Tomorrow: 10 players, 2 in the Top 8
After Melbourne and Sacramento, this is the third official event in a row with a strong Riven presence in the Top 8 (Riftbound Zone). Only 10 players brought Jayce, which is too few to call it a trend. The winner's decklist had not been published when we checked.
What it means for Stuttgart
- The Regional Championship runs November 6 to 8 at Messe Stuttgart, also in Standard with Radiance (Riot).
- According to Riftbound Organized Play, main event decklists are due by Wednesday, November 4, 11:59 PM CET. For side events that need a decklist, you hand it in on site at registration (Riftbound Zone).
- Decklists in Stuttgart are public. If you're going, have a plan against Riven, mirror included. That is our reading of the results above.
Next step
Times, venue and details are on the Riftbound Regional Championship Stuttgart event page.
Sources (retrieved November 2, 2026)
Cards in this article
- Riven, The Exile4 of 8 Top 8 decks in Orlando, winner and runner-upFind near you on binderly
- Jayce, Defender of Tomorrow2 of 10 players reached the Orlando Top 8Find near you on binderly