News about Riftbound Showdown Series

Oct 26, 2026Organized play2 outlets

Riftbound sets 2027 organized play with ranked ladder and four Continentals (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound's 2027 program adds Ladder Points, a five-rank ladder and Grandmaster titles for the top 50 annual players, four three-day Continentals (Dallas, Melbourne, London, Toronto), three-day Regionals and 30-40 Showdown Series events per season.

Aug 4, 2026Organized play

Riftbound reshapes 2027 organized play and moves stores from Carde.io to its own platform (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound is replacing Summoner Skirmish with the Riftbound Challenge Series and a monthly Nexus Cup, and renaming Regional Qualifiers to Regionals and Regional Championships to Continentals. Stores begin moving from Carde.io to the Riftbound Gaming Network on 14 September.

May 29, 2026Organized play

Riftbound adds sanctioned third-party Showdown Series and French Le Rift Tour circuit (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound is adding the Showdown Series, sanctioned tournaments run by partner organizers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific that award Regional Championship invites, plus Le Rift Tour, a French national circuit tied to the game's launch in France.

May 29, 2026Release

Riftbound releases French Origins, its first additional language edition (opens the original at Riot Games, Inc.)

Riftbound's French version of Origins is now on sale, the game's first added language since launch. French releases will catch up with the English and Chinese versions when the fifth set, Radiance, comes out, and a French national tournament series, Le Rift Tour, was announced.