I Am Walrus
@riotiamwalrus.bsky.social
He/Him. Senior Designer on Riftbound at Riot Games, formerly Legends of Runeterra and League of Legends Competitive. Opinions are my own. AKA Jon Moormann. AKA RiotIAmWalrus
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I Am Walrus
@riotiamwalrus.bsky.social
· Jul 19
Riftbound | League of Legends Trading Card Game
Riftbound is a new collectable trading card game featuring a vast array of characters and locales from League of Legends. Learn more here!
riftbound.leagueoflegends.com
All the Riftbound Origins cards have been revealed! riftbound.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/tcg-ca...
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
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With #RBSpiritforged preview season going, I’m happy my preview card is a Yordle that allows you to play with your trash. 🗑️
Thanks Riftbound for the preview!
Thanks Riftbound for the preview!
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
With #RBSpiritforged preview season going, I’m happy my preview card is a Yordle that allows you to play with your trash. 🗑️
Thanks Riftbound for the preview!
Thanks Riftbound for the preview!
Fun things to do with today's #Riftbound Spiritforged preview card:
- go all in for the last point
- convert a pile of gold into victory
- delete your runes to assert dominance
- announce loudly that "I am paying AAAA!" like you just saw a spider.
- go all in for the last point
- convert a pile of gold into victory
- delete your runes to assert dominance
- announce loudly that "I am paying AAAA!" like you just saw a spider.
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Fun things to do with today's #Riftbound Spiritforged preview card:
- go all in for the last point
- convert a pile of gold into victory
- delete your runes to assert dominance
- announce loudly that "I am paying AAAA!" like you just saw a spider.
- go all in for the last point
- convert a pile of gold into victory
- delete your runes to assert dominance
- announce loudly that "I am paying AAAA!" like you just saw a spider.
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Riftbound is here and we sat down to Shuffle Up & Play against @scarraa.bsky.social!
Can CovertGoBlue and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social team up with Prof to take down the very legend of leagues himself at @riftbound.riotgames.com?
Watch here: youtu.be/jRwbe7PazUY
#riftbound
Can CovertGoBlue and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social team up with Prof to take down the very legend of leagues himself at @riftbound.riotgames.com?
Watch here: youtu.be/jRwbe7PazUY
#riftbound
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Riftbound is here and we sat down to Shuffle Up & Play against @scarraa.bsky.social!
Can CovertGoBlue and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social team up with Prof to take down the very legend of leagues himself at @riftbound.riotgames.com?
Watch here: youtu.be/jRwbe7PazUY
#riftbound
Can CovertGoBlue and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social team up with Prof to take down the very legend of leagues himself at @riftbound.riotgames.com?
Watch here: youtu.be/jRwbe7PazUY
#riftbound
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One of today's philosophical questions: can a game be a "Bennett-Foddy-style" game if it is actually made by @foddy.net
September 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One of today's philosophical questions: can a game be a "Bennett-Foddy-style" game if it is actually made by @foddy.net
This method has some pluses and minuses, but always remember that the pluses apply first.
Hey all! Tons of great questions/feedback about the rules around +/- Might in Riftbound... esp re: weird states around the combo of multiple effects. Updates to our Core Rules will come later; for now, here are answers. TL;DR - First apply increases, then apply decreases. (1/8)
August 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This method has some pluses and minuses, but always remember that the pluses apply first.
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Hey friends - we've put together a Core Rules FAQ that hopefully answers both commonly asked questions about game and also addresses many of the more intricate/complex situations folks have been confused by or asked about. @riftbound.riotgames.com
Core Rules - Official Gameplay Guide | Riftbound
Get the full breakdown of Riftbound's Core Rules: the foundation for casual and competitive play. Explore the official gameplay guide and rulebook here.
riftbound.leagueoflegends.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hey friends - we've put together a Core Rules FAQ that hopefully answers both commonly asked questions about game and also addresses many of the more intricate/complex situations folks have been confused by or asked about. @riftbound.riotgames.com
All the Riftbound Origins cards have been revealed! riftbound.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/tcg-ca...
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
Riftbound | League of Legends Trading Card Game
Riftbound is a new collectable trading card game featuring a vast array of characters and locales from League of Legends. Learn more here!
riftbound.leagueoflegends.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
All the Riftbound Origins cards have been revealed! riftbound.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/tcg-ca...
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!
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MY RIFTBOUND CARD REVEAL !
14y ago I had a LoL smurf account just for Lee Sin. One of my fav champs. I even got good at ward hopping to help aim the ult.
Cards w accelerate tend to be good. If you can find payoffs from the 2nd ability, the card is awesome !
#RiftboundReveals
14y ago I had a LoL smurf account just for Lee Sin. One of my fav champs. I even got good at ward hopping to help aim the ult.
Cards w accelerate tend to be good. If you can find payoffs from the 2nd ability, the card is awesome !
#RiftboundReveals
July 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
MY RIFTBOUND CARD REVEAL !
14y ago I had a LoL smurf account just for Lee Sin. One of my fav champs. I even got good at ward hopping to help aim the ult.
Cards w accelerate tend to be good. If you can find payoffs from the 2nd ability, the card is awesome !
#RiftboundReveals
14y ago I had a LoL smurf account just for Lee Sin. One of my fav champs. I even got good at ward hopping to help aim the ult.
Cards w accelerate tend to be good. If you can find payoffs from the 2nd ability, the card is awesome !
#RiftboundReveals
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You can tell [Blue Prince protagonist] Simon Jones is a rich kid, because he might be the only 14 year old in existence who cleans his plate when dinner is wild quail or boiled stew pie, but won't finish a pizza.
July 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You can tell [Blue Prince protagonist] Simon Jones is a rich kid, because he might be the only 14 year old in existence who cleans his plate when dinner is wild quail or boiled stew pie, but won't finish a pizza.
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I just want to make things that get players excited, man.
July 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I just want to make things that get players excited, man.
Back again with another #Riftbound card reveal, straight from the bear's paws to your eyes: Sky Splitter!
When we were architecting the set for Origins, we knew we wanted a rune-ramp deck. Big Stuff is, after all, Very Cool. But Big Units are often hard to make good, so how do we support that plan?
When we were architecting the set for Origins, we knew we wanted a rune-ramp deck. Big Stuff is, after all, Very Cool. But Big Units are often hard to make good, so how do we support that plan?
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Back again with another #Riftbound card reveal, straight from the bear's paws to your eyes: Sky Splitter!
When we were architecting the set for Origins, we knew we wanted a rune-ramp deck. Big Stuff is, after all, Very Cool. But Big Units are often hard to make good, so how do we support that plan?
When we were architecting the set for Origins, we knew we wanted a rune-ramp deck. Big Stuff is, after all, Very Cool. But Big Units are often hard to make good, so how do we support that plan?
Technically she could die in theory! We just never saw it happen...
Today I get to share with you all these #riftboundreveals! As many of you know, I've been fortunate enough to consult on the game since very early on, so I've seen a bunch of iterations of a lot of cards. Let me just say that "Blizzard your team" Anivia is a lot more fun than "Never dies" Anivia was
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Technically she could die in theory! We just never saw it happen...
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My second and final Riftbound preview card is Eager Apprentice!
This card's flavor text is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to pilot my Kai'Sa spells deck. Also, this card is quite good in a Kai'Sa spells deck!
(Maybe it's a coincidence... maybe it's narrative design)
This card's flavor text is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to pilot my Kai'Sa spells deck. Also, this card is quite good in a Kai'Sa spells deck!
(Maybe it's a coincidence... maybe it's narrative design)
June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My second and final Riftbound preview card is Eager Apprentice!
This card's flavor text is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to pilot my Kai'Sa spells deck. Also, this card is quite good in a Kai'Sa spells deck!
(Maybe it's a coincidence... maybe it's narrative design)
This card's flavor text is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to pilot my Kai'Sa spells deck. Also, this card is quite good in a Kai'Sa spells deck!
(Maybe it's a coincidence... maybe it's narrative design)
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Early in working on Stun as a mechanic for Riftbound we found it to be really interesting as a combat trick. It was a lot like a localized "Fog" effect- it could stop an Enemy Unit from dealing Damage, really tilting complex fights in your favor.
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Early in working on Stun as a mechanic for Riftbound we found it to be really interesting as a combat trick. It was a lot like a localized "Fog" effect- it could stop an Enemy Unit from dealing Damage, really tilting complex fights in your favor.
Hey, I get to finally talk about a card from #Riftbound Origins and... it's Garbage! But like, in a good way.
Garbage Grabber is an odd card since it isn't tightly tied to any Legend. Origins has cards that aren't shy about which deck they belong in - but we also want some puzzles for you to solve!
Garbage Grabber is an odd card since it isn't tightly tied to any Legend. Origins has cards that aren't shy about which deck they belong in - but we also want some puzzles for you to solve!
![Garbage Grabber (Mind) (Gear)
[2]
Recycle 3 from your trash, [1], Exhaust: Draw 1.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elkn6qx5eldwbmiwactvzjno/bafkreicgdul4l2krdw6gh4ifacduaoos5karpsp7h6ewxqig2insoc242i@jpeg)
June 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hey, I get to finally talk about a card from #Riftbound Origins and... it's Garbage! But like, in a good way.
Garbage Grabber is an odd card since it isn't tightly tied to any Legend. Origins has cards that aren't shy about which deck they belong in - but we also want some puzzles for you to solve!
Garbage Grabber is an odd card since it isn't tightly tied to any Legend. Origins has cards that aren't shy about which deck they belong in - but we also want some puzzles for you to solve!
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For my first Riftbound Origins preview card, a little rules talk! Although my main job on the team is narrative, I have TCG editing experience as well, so I've been moonlighting as an editor. There's no blocking in our game, but we do have Block, a combat trick.
June 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For my first Riftbound Origins preview card, a little rules talk! Although my main job on the team is narrative, I have TCG editing experience as well, so I've been moonlighting as an editor. There's no blocking in our game, but we do have Block, a combat trick.
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To say I’m excited for the ✨first✨ #RiftboundReveals season is a massive understatement. The team has worked hard and we can’t wait to share with you ❤️
June 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
To say I’m excited for the ✨first✨ #RiftboundReveals season is a massive understatement. The team has worked hard and we can’t wait to share with you ❤️
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Riftbound is Coming to GenCon!
May 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Riftbound is Coming to GenCon!
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very excited for yall to try The Grand Heist adventure, i poured a lot of heart into it! it tries a lot of new things, which means not all of it is going to land perfectly, but it should certainly feel novel
and shout out to the narrative team for bearing with me and really bringing it to life!
and shout out to the narrative team for bearing with me and really bringing it to life!
May 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
very excited for yall to try The Grand Heist adventure, i poured a lot of heart into it! it tries a lot of new things, which means not all of it is going to land perfectly, but it should certainly feel novel
and shout out to the narrative team for bearing with me and really bringing it to life!
and shout out to the narrative team for bearing with me and really bringing it to life!
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and for your patience. We’re genuinely excited for you to get your hands on the game soon. (And again, this is NOT an April Fool’s joke!) (6/6)
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and for your patience. We’re genuinely excited for you to get your hands on the game soon. (And again, this is NOT an April Fool’s joke!) (6/6)
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Together with our partner UVS Games, we’ll make sure this corrected information reaches our distributors and retailers as well. But we also wanted to keep players in the loop! (5/6)
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Together with our partner UVS Games, we’ll make sure this corrected information reaches our distributors and retailers as well. But we also wanted to keep players in the loop! (5/6)
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When it comes to the alt art cards, on average, there are more than 2 special alt art cards appearing in every box, instead of once per case. (4/6)
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When it comes to the alt art cards, on average, there are more than 2 special alt art cards appearing in every box, instead of once per case. (4/6)
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When it comes to booster packs, there are actually 2 foil Rares or better, 1 foil of any rarity, and 1 token slot in each deck. The previous information was ambiguous and just said 3 foils, so we wanted to give more specifics there. (3/6)
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When it comes to booster packs, there are actually 2 foil Rares or better, 1 foil of any rarity, and 1 token slot in each deck. The previous information was ambiguous and just said 3 foils, so we wanted to give more specifics there. (3/6)
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We’ve realized there were some errors in the information we shared (apologies!), specifically regarding the spread within a booster pack. (2/6)
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We’ve realized there were some errors in the information we shared (apologies!), specifically regarding the spread within a booster pack. (2/6)