Defy
Cheap counter for lower-cost spells.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell that costs no more than and no more than .
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Meta snapshot checked July 6, 2026 from publicly visible RiftDecks pages. Accessible Spiritforged data currently has Kai'sa, Draven, and Irelia leading legend share, followed by Viktor, Master Yi, Azir, Ezreal, Fiora, Annie, and Ornn. Most-played interaction/staple signals include Ride the Wind, Stupefy, Thousand-Tailed Watcher, Rebuke, Falling Star, Hard Bargain, Cleave, and Defy. Use this as a current public-data snapshot, then update after new tournament dumps.
Calm
Block
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a unit [Shield 3] and [Tank] this turn. (+3 while it's a de...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a unit [Shield 3] and [Tank] this turn. (+3 while it's a defender. It must be assigned combat damage first.)
Discipline
Reaction +2 Might and draw 1. Simple combat math swing that replaces itself.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 :rb_might: this turn. Draw 1.
Emperor's Divide
Hidden mass retreat for friendly units at a battlefield. Can deny combat, scoring, or removal value.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Move any number of friendly units at a battlefield to their base.
Feral Strength
Repeatable +2 Might Reaction. Can scale into a large combat swing.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) [Repeat] :rb_energy_2: (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Give a unit +2 :rb_might: this turn.
Not So Fast
Stops targeted enemy spells or abilities on your unit/gear.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter an enemy spell or ability that chooses a friendly unit or gear.
Rune Prison
Showdown stun for any unit. Can blank your attacker or defender before combat damage.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Stun a unit. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Thwonk!
Stuns an attacking unit and can repeat. Respect Calm with 2E open in showdowns.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Repeat] :rb_energy_2: (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Stun an attacking unit. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Zhonya's Hourglass
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) If a friendly unit would die, kill this instead. Heal that unit, exhaust it, and recall it. (Send it to base. ...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) If a friendly unit would die, kill this instead. Heal that unit, exhaust it, and recall it. (Send it to base. This isn't a move.)
Back Off
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Stun] a unit. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.) If you...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Stun] a unit. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.) If you played this from your hand, draw 1.
Janna, Savior
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve, including to a battlefield you control.) When you play me, heal your units here, then move ...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve, including to a battlefield you control.) When you play me, heal your units here, then move up to one enemy unit from here to its base.
Stand United
Hidden buff payoff that can grow a whole friendly battlefield during a showdown.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Buff a friendly unit. Buffs give an additional +1 :rb_might: to friendly units this turn. (To buff a unit, give it a +1 :rb_might: buff if it doesn't already have one.)
Wind Wall
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell.
Flurry of Feathers
[Reaction] Choose one —Counter a spell.Play four 1 Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. (Opponents must pay to choose them with a spell or ability.)
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[Reaction] Choose one —Counter a spell.Play four 1 Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. (Opponents must pay to choose them with a spell or ability.)
Mystic Reversal
Expensive Reaction that steals a spell and can retarget it. Rare, but devastating if held up.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Gain control of a spell. You may make new choices for it.
Vilemaw
Ambush body that blanks smaller enemy combat damage.
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[Ambush] Enemy units here with less Might than me don't deal combat damage. When I hold, draw 1.
Fury
Hextech Ray
Cheap Fury damage: 3 to a battlefield unit during showdowns.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Deal 3 to a unit at a battlefield.
Monster Harpoon
Deals 2, or 4 if they control a facedown card. Very relevant with Hidden decks.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Deal 2 to a unit at a battlefield. If you control a facedown card, deal 4 to it instead.
Against the Odds
Gives a friendly battlefield unit +2 Might for each enemy unit there. Punishes swarming one battlefield.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a friendly unit at a battlefield +2 :rb_might: this turn for each enemy unit there.
Bushwhack
Hidden readying effect for friendly units entering this turn, plus Gold. Can create unexpected combat readiness.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) Friendly units enter ready this turn. Play a Gold gear token exhausted.
Inferna
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) [Assault 2] (+2 while I'm an attacker.)
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) [Assault 2] (+2 while I'm an attacker.)
Lotus Trap
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. Double all damage that wo...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. Double all damage that would be dealt to it this turn.
Mischievous Marai
Hidden unit that deals 2 to an enemy unit where it appears.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) When you play me to a battlefield, deal 2 to an enemy unit here.
Shakedown
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose an enemy unit. Deal 6 to it unless its controller has you draw 2.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose an enemy unit. Deal 6 to it unless its controller has you draw 2.
Smite
Deals 3 and banishes the unit if it would die this turn. Punishes recursion/death plans.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Deal 3 to a unit at a battlefield. If it would die this turn, banish it instead.
Grim Apothecary
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, you may return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner...
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, you may return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner's hand.
Noxus Saboteur
Your opponents' [Hidden] cards can't be revealed here.
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Your opponents' [Hidden] cards can't be revealed here.
Pyke, Dockside Butcher
[Hidden] [Ganking] You may pay as an additional cost to play me. When you play me, if you paid the additional cost, ready me and give me +2 this turn.
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[Hidden] [Ganking] You may pay as an additional cost to play me. When you play me, if you paid the additional cost, ready me and give me +2 this turn.
Rengar, Pouncing
Reaction unit that can be played to a battlefield they are attacking. Watch for surprise attackers.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve, including to a battlefield you control.) [Assault 2] (+2 :rb_might: while I'm an attacker.) I can be played to a battlefield you're attacking.
Sudden Storm
Hidden damage spell: 2 to a unit, or 4 if it is attacking. Punishes attacks into Fury.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Deal 2 to a unit at a battlefield. If it's attacking, deal 4 to it instead.
Lord Broadmane
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Assault] this turn. (+1 while th...
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Assault] this turn. (+1 while they're attackers.)
Mind
Retreat
Cheap Reaction that returns a friendly unit to hand and channels a rune exhausted. Saves units from removal/combat.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a friendly unit to its owner's hand. Its owner channels 1 rune exhausted.
Stupefy
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -1 this turn, to a minimum of 1 . Draw 1.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -1 this turn, to a minimum of 1 . Draw 1.
Blastcone Fae
Hidden unit that gives a unit -2 Might, to a minimum of 1.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) When you play me, give a unit -2 :rb_might: this turn, to a minimum of 1 :rb_might:.
Frigid Touch
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) [Repeat] (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Give a unit -2 t...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) [Repeat] (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Give a unit -2 this turn.
Keeper of Masks
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Temporary] (Kill me at the start of my controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.) When you play me, play ...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Temporary] (Kill me at the start of my controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.) When you play me, play two Reflection unit tokens here. They become copies of me.
Smoke and Mirrors
Hidden swap between your units at different locations, especially with Temporary units.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Choose a unit you control and another unit you control at a different location. If at least one of them has [Temporary], move each to the other's location. Draw 1.
Smoke Screen
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn, to a minimum of 1 .
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn, to a minimum of 1 .
Teemo, Strategist
Hidden Teemo that can turn Hidden density into damage when defending or played from Hidden.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) When I defend or I'm played from [Hidden], reveal the top 5 cards of your Main Deck. Deal 1 to an enemy unit here for each card with [Hidden], then recycle them.
Chakram Dancer
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Shield] this turn. (+1 while the...
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Shield] this turn. (+1 while they're defenders.)
Eclipse
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn. [Predict]. (Look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recy...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn. [Predict]. (Look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recycle it.)
Sprite Call
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Play a ready 3 Sprite unit token with [Temporary]. (Kill it at t...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Play a ready 3 Sprite unit token with [Temporary]. (Kill it at the start of its controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.)
Wages of Pain
Hidden 3-damage removal that also makes a Gold. Respect it when Mind has a facedown card.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Deal 3 to a unit at a battlefield. Play a Gold gear token exhausted.
Consult the Past
Hidden Reaction draw 2. It does not stop your play, but it refuels from facedown at instant speed.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Draw 2.
Deadly Flourish
Deal 3 to an enemy unit. When it dies this turn, play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction][>] Kill this, : [Add] .")
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Deal 3 to an enemy unit. When it dies this turn, play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction][>] Kill this, : [Add] .")
Moonlight Affliction
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -10 this turn.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -10 this turn.
Body
Flurry of Blades
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 1 to all units at battlefields.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 1 to all units at battlefields.
Punch First
Massive +5 Might showdown pump. Body decks can turn a losing combat into a blowout.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a unit +5 :rb_might: this turn.
Repulse
Very cheap answer to a single-target spell or ability.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit at a battlefield. Counter an enemy spell or ability that chooses it and no other friendly unit.
Unyielding Spirit
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Prevent all spell and ability damage this turn.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Prevent all spell and ability damage this turn.
Cannon Barrage
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 2 to all enemy units in combat.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 2 to all enemy units in combat.
Challenge
Makes a friendly and enemy unit deal Might damage to each other. Punishes fragile key units.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Choose a friendly unit and an enemy unit. They deal damage equal to their Mights to each other.
Here to Help
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) You may play a unit from hand to a battlefield you control, redu...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) You may play a unit from hand to a battlefield you control, reducing its cost by .
Marching Orders
Repeatable fight effect from anywhere into a battlefield. Can pick off units during a showdown.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Repeat] :rb_energy_3: (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Choose a friendly unit anywhere and an enemy unit at a battlefield. They deal damage equal to their Mights to each other.
Nidalee, Cat Form
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I win a combat, draw 1. (I win if I remain after combat.)
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I win a combat, draw 1. (I win if I remain after combat.)
Primal Strength
Huge +7 Might showdown pump. Expensive, but it can invalidate exact combat math.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a unit +7 :rb_might: this turn.
Rengar, Trophy Hunter
Can Ambush even into enemy-only battlefields.
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[Ambush] I can be played to a battlefield where there are enemy units.
Order
Facebreaker
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Stun a friendly unit and an enemy unit at the same battlefield. ...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Stun a friendly unit and an enemy unit at the same battlefield. (They don't deal combat damage this turn.)
Hidden Blade
Facedown removal that can be revealed as a 0-cost Reaction after it was hidden. It kills a battlefield unit, but that unit's controller draws 2.
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Tactical Retreat
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and rec...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and recall it instead. (Send it to base. This isn't a move.)
Back to Back
Gives two friendly units +2 Might. Punishes multi-combat assumptions.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give two friendly units each +2 :rb_might: this turn.
Call to Glory
Can ignore cost by spending a buff and gives +3 Might. Watch buff decks.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) As you play this, you may spend a buff as an additional cost. If you do, ignore this spell's cost. Give a unit +3 :rb_might: this turn.
Heroic Charge
Gives a friendly unit +1 Might and stuns an enemy at its location.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a friendly unit +1 :rb_might: this turn and [Stun] an enemy unit at its location. (A stunned unit doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Shen, Kinkou
Reaction Tank/Shield body that can soak combat damage and protect a battlefield.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve, including to a battlefield you control.) [Shield 2] (+2 :rb_might: while I'm a defender.) [Tank] (I must be assigned combat damage first.)
Stalking Wolf
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) As an additional cost to play me, kill a Bird, Cat, Dog, or Poro you control. ...
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) As an additional cost to play me, kill a Bird, Cat, Dog, or Poro you control. You may play me to its battlefield (even if you don't have other units there).
Imperial Decree
For the rest of the turn, any unit that takes damage dies. Turns small pings/combat into kills.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) When any unit takes damage this turn, kill it.
Vi, Peacekeeper
Ambush threat that stuns on attack.
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack, [Stun] an enemy unit here. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Poppy, Defender of the Meek
You may spend 3 XP as an additional cost to play me. If you do, I cost less. [Ambush] [Tank]
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You may spend 3 XP as an additional cost to play me. If you do, I cost less. [Ambush] [Tank]
Chaos
Existential Dread
Stuns an attacking enemy unit; if already stunned, bounces it. Chaos can punish attacks hard.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Repeat] :rb_energy_2: (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) [Stun] an attacking enemy unit. If it's already stunned, return it to its owner's hand instead. (A stunned unit doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Gust
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a unit at a battlefield with 3 or less to its owner's hand.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a unit at a battlefield with 3 or less to its owner's hand.
Abandon
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell. Return it to its owner's hand instead of putting it in their trash. [Pred...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell. Return it to its owner's hand instead of putting it in their trash. [Predict]. (Look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recycle it.)
Bone Skewer
Hidden hand disruption that forces a unit onto a battlefield and Stuns it.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) Choose a battlefield. An opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a unit from it. They play that unit to that battlefield, ignoring any and all costs. When they do, [Stun] it. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)
Flash
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Move up to 2 friendly units to base.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Move up to 2 friendly units to base.
Hard Bargain
Tax counter that can scale with Repeat.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) [Repeat] (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Counter a spell unless its controller pays .
Heedless Resurrection
Kills a friendly unit to replay another from trash. Can turn your removal into a board upgrade.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) As an additional cost to play this, kill a friendly unit. Play a unit from your trash that costs no more Energy and no more Power than the killed unit, ignoring its cost.
Rebuke
Bounces a battlefield unit during a showdown. Respect Chaos 2E + 2P.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Return a unit at a battlefield to its owner's hand.
Switcheroo
Hidden spell that swaps Might between two units at the same battlefield.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Swap the Might of two units at the same battlefield this turn.
Teemo, Scout
Hidden body that becomes a surprise 4 Might unit when played.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) When you play me, give me +3 this turn.
Tideturner
Hidden unit that swaps itself with one of your units elsewhere. A real positioning trap.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) When you play me, you may choose a unit you control at another location. Move me to its location and it to my original location.
Edge of Night
Hidden/Quick equipment line that can protect a key unit from targeted interaction patterns.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.) When you play this from face down, attach it to a unit you control (here). [Equip] :rb_rune_chaos: (:rb_rune_chaos:: Attach this to a unit you control.)
Pyke, Returned
[Hidden] [Backline] Once each turn, when an enemy unit dies while I'm at a battlefield, play a Gold gear token exhausted.
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[Hidden] [Backline] Once each turn, when an enemy unit dies while I'm at a battlefield, play a Gold gear token exhausted.
Star-Crossed
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a friendly unit and an enemy unit to their owners' hands.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a friendly unit and an enemy unit to their owners' hands.
Diana, No Longer Human
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play a spell, give me +2 this turn.
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play a spell, give me +2 this turn.
Kha'Zix, Mutating Horror
[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack or defend, if an enemy unit is alone here, give me +2 this turn ...
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[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack or defend, if an enemy unit is alone here, give me +2 this turn and gain 2 XP.
Calm/Body
Counter Strike
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. The next time that unit would be dealt damage this turn, prevent it. Draw 1...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. The next time that unit would be dealt damage this turn, prevent it. Draw 1.
Highlander
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and rec...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and recall it instead. (Send it to base. This isn't a move.)
Calm/Chaos
Defiant Dance
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 this turn and another unit -2 this turn.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 this turn and another unit -2 this turn.
Calm/Mind
Lilting Lullaby
Counters a spell and stops more spells that turn.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell. Its controller can't play spells this turn.
Fox-Fire
[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Kill any number of units at a battlefield with total Might 4 or ...
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Kill any number of units at a battlefield with total Might 4 or less.
Mind/Chaos
Guerilla Warfare
Return up to two cards with [Hidden] from your trash to your hand. You can hide cards ignoring costs this turn.
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Return up to two cards with [Hidden] from your trash to your hand. You can hide cards ignoring costs this turn.
Arcane Shift
Replays a friendly unit and deals 3 to an enemy unit at a battlefield. Strong showdown swing.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Banish a friendly unit, then its owner plays it, ignoring its cost. Deal 3 to an enemy unit at a battlefield. Banish this.
Moonfall
Moves up to one enemy unit into a battlefield where they have units, then gives enemies there -2 Might.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Choose a battlefield where you have units. You may move up to one enemy unit to that battlefield. Then give enemy units there -2 :rb_might: this turn.
Mind/Order
Siphon Power
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a battlefield. Give friendly units there +1 this turn and enemy units there -1 this...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a battlefield. Give friendly units there +1 this turn and enemy units there -1 this turn, to a minimum of 1 .
Hostile Takeover
Hidden steal, ready, and forced combat/conquer swing.
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[Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) Take control of an enemy unit at a battlefield. Ready it. (Start a combat if other enemies are there. Otherwise, conquer.) Lose control of that unit and recall it at end of turn. (Send it to base. This isn't a move.)
Body/Order
Keeper's Verdict
Puts an enemy battlefield unit on top or bottom of its owner's deck. Clean answer during showdowns.
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[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Choose an enemy unit at a battlefield. Its owner places it on the top or bottom of their Main Deck.
Riposte
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit and a spell. Counter that spell and give that unit + equal to that ...
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit and a spell. Counter that spell and give that unit + equal to that spell's Energy cost this turn.
Fury/Body
Thrill of the Hunt
Banish-and-replay a friendly unit to any battlefield. Can dodge removal or reposition a threat.
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[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Banish a friendly unit, then its owner plays it to any battlefield, ignoring its cost.
| Color | Cost | Card | Role | Priority | Likely champions | Punishes | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm | 1E + 1P | Defy | Counter | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiAzirOrnn | Spell | Cheap counter for lower-cost spells. |
| Calm | 2E | Block | Hidden trick | Common | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatRemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Give a unit [Shield 3] and [Tank] this turn. (+3 while it's a de... |
| Calm | 2E | Discipline | Other | Niche | IreliaMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatTempo | Reaction +2 Might and draw 1. Simple combat math swing that replaces itself. |
| Calm | 2E | Emperor's Divide | Tempo / position | Common | AzirIreliaVexMaster Yi | MovementScoringFacedown | Hidden mass retreat for friendly units at a battlefield. Can deny combat, scoring, or removal value. |
| Calm | 2E | Feral Strength | Other | Niche | AnnieDariusRumbleRengar | CombatTempo | Repeatable +2 Might Reaction. Can scale into a large combat swing. |
| Calm | 2E + 1P | Not So Fast | Counter | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnn | SpellTargeting | Stops targeted enemy spells or abilities on your unit/gear. |
| Calm | 2E + 1P | Rune Prison | Showdown action | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatRemoval | Showdown stun for any unit. Can blank your attacker or defender before combat damage. |
| Calm | 2E | Thwonk! | Showdown action | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatRemoval | Stuns an attacking unit and can repeat. Respect Calm with 2E open in showdowns. |
| Calm | 2E | Zhonya's Hourglass | Hidden trick | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLillia | MovementRemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) If a friendly unit would die, kill this instead. Heal that unit, exhaust it, and recall it. (Send it to base. ... |
| Calm | 3E | Back Off | Hidden trick | Common | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatRemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) [Stun] a unit. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.) If you... |
| Calm | 3E + 1P | Janna, Savior | Tempo / position | Must Know | IreliaVexOrnnLillia | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve, including to a battlefield you control.) When you play me, heal your units here, then move ... |
| Calm | 3E | Stand United | Other | Niche | IreliaMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatFacedown | Hidden buff payoff that can grow a whole friendly battlefield during a showdown. |
| Calm | 3E + 2P | Wind Wall | Counter | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster Yi | Spell | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell. |
| Calm | 4E + 2P | Flurry of Feathers | Counter | Common | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLilliaAzir | SpellTargeting | [Reaction] Choose one —Counter a spell.Play four 1 Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. (Opponents must pay to choose them with a spell or ability.) |
| Calm | 4E + 3P | Mystic Reversal | Counter | Niche | IreliaOrnnLilliaViktor | Spell | Expensive Reaction that steals a spell and can retarget it. Rare, but devastating if held up. |
| Calm | 8E + 2P | Vilemaw | Ambush | Must Know | IreliaVexMaster YiOrnnLilliaAzir | CombatRemovalScoring | Ambush body that blanks smaller enemy combat damage. |
| Fury | 1E + 1P | Hextech Ray | Showdown action | Must Know | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | Removal | Cheap Fury damage: 3 to a battlefield unit during showdowns. |
| Fury | 1E + 1P | Monster Harpoon | Showdown action | Must Know | AnnieDariusRumblePyke | RemovalFacedown | Deals 2, or 4 if they control a facedown card. Very relevant with Hidden decks. |
| Fury | 2E | Against the Odds | Other | Niche | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | CombatTempo | Gives a friendly battlefield unit +2 Might for each enemy unit there. Punishes swarming one battlefield. |
| Fury | 2E + 1P | Bushwhack | Tempo / position | Niche | AnnieDariusRumbleRengar | CombatMovementFacedown | Hidden readying effect for friendly units entering this turn, plus Gold. Can create unexpected combat readiness. |
| Fury | 2E | Inferna | Ambush | Common | AnnieDariusRumbleRengar | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) [Assault 2] (+2 while I'm an attacker.) |
| Fury | 2E | Lotus Trap | Hidden trick | Common | AnnieDariusRumble | RemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. Double all damage that wo... |
| Fury | 2E | Mischievous Marai | Removal / trick | Common | AnnieDariusRumble | RemovalCombatFacedown | Hidden unit that deals 2 to an enemy unit where it appears. |
| Fury | 2E + 1P | Shakedown | Removal / trick | Must Know | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose an enemy unit. Deal 6 to it unless its controller has you draw 2. |
| Fury | 2E + 1P | Smite | Showdown action | Must Know | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | Removal | Deals 3 and banishes the unit if it would die this turn. Punishes recursion/death plans. |
| Fury | 3E | Grim Apothecary | Ambush | Common | AnnieDariusRumble | CombatMovement | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, you may return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner... |
| Fury | 3E | Noxus Saboteur | Hidden trick | Niche | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | Facedown | Your opponents' [Hidden] cards can't be revealed here. |
| Fury | 3E | Pyke, Dockside Butcher | Tempo / position | Common | AnnieDariusRumble | MovementFacedown | [Hidden] [Ganking] You may pay as an additional cost to play me. When you play me, if you paid the additional cost, ready me and give me +2 this turn. |
| Fury | 3E + 1P | Rengar, Pouncing | Ambush | Common | RengarAnnieDariusRumble | Combat | Reaction unit that can be played to a battlefield they are attacking. Watch for surprise attackers. |
| Fury | 3E | Sudden Storm | Removal / trick | Must Know | AnnieDariusRumbleDraven | RemovalCombatFacedown | Hidden damage spell: 2 to a unit, or 4 if it is attacking. Punishes attacks into Fury. |
| Fury | 5E + 1P | Lord Broadmane | Ambush | Niche | DariusAnnieRumble | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Assault] this turn. (+1 while th... |
| Mind | 1E | Retreat | Tempo / position | Niche | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | MovementRemoval | Cheap Reaction that returns a friendly unit to hand and channels a rune exhausted. Saves units from removal/combat. |
| Mind | 1E | Stupefy | Removal / trick | Niche | DianaEzrealLeBlancViktorRumble | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -1 this turn, to a minimum of 1 . Draw 1. |
| Mind | 2E + 1P | Blastcone Fae | Removal / trick | Common | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | RemovalCombatFacedown | Hidden unit that gives a unit -2 Might, to a minimum of 1. |
| Mind | 2E | Frigid Touch | Removal / trick | Must Know | DianaEzrealLeBlancViktor | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) [Repeat] (You may pay the additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Give a unit -2 t... |
| Mind | 2E | Keeper of Masks | Tempo / position | Common | DianaEzrealLeBlancVex | RemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Temporary] (Kill me at the start of my controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.) When you play me, play ... |
| Mind | 2E | Smoke and Mirrors | Tempo / position | Common | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktorOrnnRumbleLillia | MovementFacedown | Hidden swap between your units at different locations, especially with Temporary units. |
| Mind | 2E + 1P | Smoke Screen | Removal / trick | Must Know | DianaEzrealLeBlancViktor | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn, to a minimum of 1 . |
| Mind | 2E + 1P | Teemo, Strategist | Removal / trick | Common | TeemoDianaEzrealVex | RemovalCombatFacedown | Hidden Teemo that can turn Hidden density into damage when defending or played from Hidden. |
| Mind | 3E | Chakram Dancer | Ambush | Common | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktorOrnnRumbleLillia | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play me, give your other units here [Shield] this turn. (+1 while the... |
| Mind | 3E | Eclipse | Removal / trick | Must Know | LeBlancDianaEzreal | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -4 this turn. [Predict]. (Look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recy... |
| Mind | 3E | Sprite Call | Tempo / position | Common | DianaEzrealLeBlancVex | MovementRemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Play a ready 3 Sprite unit token with [Temporary]. (Kill it at t... |
| Mind | 3E | Wages of Pain | Removal / trick | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktorOrnnLillia | RemovalFacedown | Hidden 3-damage removal that also makes a Gold. Respect it when Mind has a facedown card. |
| Mind | 4E | Consult the Past | Other | Niche | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | FacedownTempo | Hidden Reaction draw 2. It does not stop your play, but it refuels from facedown at instant speed. |
| Mind | 4E | Deadly Flourish | Removal / trick | Niche | LeBlancDianaEzreal | Removal | Deal 3 to an enemy unit. When it dies this turn, play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction][>] Kill this, : [Add] .") |
| Mind | 7E | Moonlight Affliction | Removal / trick | Niche | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktorOrnnRumbleLillia | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit -10 this turn. |
| Body | 1E | Flurry of Blades | Removal / trick | Common | Master YiMiss FortuneSettFioraRengar | Removal | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 1 to all units at battlefields. |
| Body | 1E + 2P | Punch First | Showdown action | Must Know | Master YiSettFioraRengarMiss Fortune | CombatTempo | Massive +5 Might showdown pump. Body decks can turn a losing combat into a blowout. |
| Body | 1E + 1P | Repulse | Counter | Must Know | Master YiSettFioraRengarMiss Fortune | SpellTargeting | Very cheap answer to a single-target spell or ability. |
| Body | 1E + 1P | Unyielding Spirit | Removal / trick | Common | Master YiSettFiora | TargetingCombatRemoval | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Prevent all spell and ability damage this turn. |
| Body | 2E + 1P | Cannon Barrage | Removal / trick | Common | Master YiMiss FortuneSettFioraRengar | CombatRemoval | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Deal 2 to all enemy units in combat. |
| Body | 2E + 1P | Challenge | Showdown action | Common | Master YiSettFioraRengar | CombatRemoval | Makes a friendly and enemy unit deal Might damage to each other. Punishes fragile key units. |
| Body | 2E + 1P | Here to Help | Tempo / position | Common | DianaEzrealLeBlancVex | Facedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) You may play a unit from hand to a battlefield you control, redu... |
| Body | 3E | Marching Orders | Showdown action | Common | Master YiSettFioraRengar | CombatRemoval | Repeatable fight effect from anywhere into a battlefield. Can pick off units during a showdown. |
| Body | 3E + 1P | Nidalee, Cat Form | Ambush | Common | Master YiMiss FortuneSettFioraRengar | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I win a combat, draw 1. (I win if I remain after combat.) |
| Body | 4E + 1P | Primal Strength | Showdown action | Common | Master YiSettFioraRengar | CombatTempo | Huge +7 Might showdown pump. Expensive, but it can invalidate exact combat math. |
| Body | 5E + 1P | Rengar, Trophy Hunter | Ambush | Must Know | Master YiMiss FortuneSettFioraRengar | Combat | Can Ambush even into enemy-only battlefields. |
| Order | 2E | Facebreaker | Hidden trick | Niche | LeBlancAzirDariusSettFiora | CombatRemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Stun a friendly unit and an enemy unit at the same battlefield. ... |
| Order | 2E + 1P | Hidden Blade | Removal / trick | Must Know | LeBlancAzirDariusSettFioraOrnnIrelia | RemovalCombatFacedown | Facedown removal that can be revealed as a 0-cost Reaction after it was hidden. It kills a battlefield unit, but that unit's controller draws 2. |
| Order | 2E | Tactical Retreat | Other | Must Know | SettFioraMiss Fortune | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and rec... |
| Order | 3E | Back to Back | Other | Niche | AzirSettFioraDarius | CombatTempo | Gives two friendly units +2 Might. Punishes multi-combat assumptions. |
| Order | 3E | Call to Glory | Other | Niche | AzirSettFioraDarius | CombatTempo | Can ignore cost by spending a buff and gives +3 Might. Watch buff decks. |
| Order | 3E | Heroic Charge | Showdown action | Common | SettFioraAzirDarius | CombatRemoval | Gives a friendly unit +1 Might and stuns an enemy at its location. |
| Order | 3E + 1P | Shen, Kinkou | Ambush | Common | IreliaMaster YiOrnnLillia | CombatRemoval | Reaction Tank/Shield body that can soak combat damage and protect a battlefield. |
| Order | 4E + 1P | Stalking Wolf | Ambush | Common | SettFioraMiss Fortune | CombatRemoval | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) As an additional cost to play me, kill a Bird, Cat, Dog, or Poro you control. ... |
| Order | 5E + 2P | Imperial Decree | Showdown action | Niche | DariusAzirSettFiora | RemovalCombat | For the rest of the turn, any unit that takes damage dies. Turns small pings/combat into kills. |
| Order | 5E + 1P | Vi, Peacekeeper | Ambush | Must Know | LeBlancAzirDariusSettFiora | CombatRemoval | Ambush threat that stuns on attack. |
| Order | 6E + 1P | Poppy, Defender of the Meek | Ambush | Must Know | LeBlancAzirDariusSettFiora | Combat | You may spend 3 XP as an additional cost to play me. If you do, I cost less. [Ambush] [Tank] |
| Chaos | 1E + 1P | Existential Dread | Showdown action | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealVex | CombatMovement | Stuns an attacking enemy unit; if already stunned, bounces it. Chaos can punish attacks hard. |
| Chaos | 1E | Gust | Removal / trick | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzreal | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a unit at a battlefield with 3 or less to its owner's hand. |
| Chaos | 2E | Abandon | Counter | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzreal | SpellMovement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Counter a spell. Return it to its owner's hand instead of putting it in their trash. [Pred... |
| Chaos | 2E + 1P | Bone Skewer | Tempo / position | Must Know | DianaEzrealLeBlanc | CombatRemovalFacedown | Hidden hand disruption that forces a unit onto a battlefield and Stuns it. |
| Chaos | 2E | Flash | Tempo / position | Must Know | IreliaVexDianaLeBlancEzreal | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Move up to 2 friendly units to base. |
| Chaos | 2E | Hard Bargain | Counter | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzreal | Spell | Tax counter that can scale with Repeat. |
| Chaos | 2E + 1P | Heedless Resurrection | Tempo / position | Niche | DianaLeBlancEzreal | RemovalCombat | Kills a friendly unit to replay another from trash. Can turn your removal into a board upgrade. |
| Chaos | 2E + 2P | Rebuke | Showdown action | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealVex | MovementRemoval | Bounces a battlefield unit during a showdown. Respect Chaos 2E + 2P. |
| Chaos | 2E + 2P | Switcheroo | Tempo / position | Must Know | DianaEzrealLeBlancVex | MovementFacedown | Hidden spell that swaps Might between two units at the same battlefield. |
| Chaos | 2E | Teemo, Scout | Tempo / position | Common | DianaEzrealVex | Facedown | Hidden body that becomes a surprise 4 Might unit when played. |
| Chaos | 2E | Tideturner | Tempo / position | Must Know | DianaEzrealLeBlancVexIrelia | MovementFacedown | Hidden unit that swaps itself with one of your units elsewhere. A real positioning trap. |
| Chaos | 3E | Edge of Night | Other | Niche | DianaLeBlancEzreal | TargetingRemovalFacedown | Hidden/Quick equipment line that can protect a key unit from targeted interaction patterns. |
| Chaos | 3E | Pyke, Returned | Tempo / position | Niche | DianaIreliaVexAnnieMiss FortuneEzreal | Facedown | [Hidden] [Backline] Once each turn, when an enemy unit dies while I'm at a battlefield, play a Gold gear token exhausted. |
| Chaos | 3E + 1P | Star-Crossed | Removal / trick | Common | DianaLeBlancEzreal | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Return a friendly unit and an enemy unit to their owners' hands. |
| Chaos | 4E + 1P | Diana, No Longer Human | Ambush | Common | DianaIreliaVexAnnieMiss FortuneEzreal | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When you play a spell, give me +2 this turn. |
| Chaos | 4E + 1P | Kha'Zix, Mutating Horror | Ambush | Common | DianaIreliaVexAnnieMiss FortuneEzreal | Combat | [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack or defend, if an enemy unit is alone here, give me +2 this turn ... |
| Calm/Body | 2E + 1P | Counter Strike | Removal / trick | Must Know | Master YiSettFioraRengar | CombatRemoval | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. The next time that unit would be dealt damage this turn, prevent it. Draw 1... |
| Calm/Body | 4E | Highlander | Other | Common | Master Yi | Movement | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit. The next time it would die this turn, heal it, exhaust it, and rec... |
| Calm/Chaos | 1E + 1P | Defiant Dance | Other | Common | IreliaVex | Tempo | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 this turn and another unit -2 this turn. |
| Calm/Mind | 2E + 2P | Lilting Lullaby | Counter | Must Know | OrnnLillia | Spell | Counters a spell and stops more spells that turn. |
| Calm/Mind | 3E | Fox-Fire | Hidden trick | Must Know | OrnnLillia | RemovalFacedown | [Hidden] (Hide now for to react with later for .) [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Kill any number of units at a battlefield with total Might 4 or ... |
| Mind/Chaos | 2E + 1P | Guerilla Warfare | Tempo / position | Niche | DianaEzreal | MovementFacedown | Return up to two cards with [Hidden] from your trash to your hand. You can hide cards ignoring costs this turn. |
| Mind/Chaos | 3E + 1P | Arcane Shift | Showdown action | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | RemovalMovement | Replays a friendly unit and deals 3 to an enemy unit at a battlefield. Strong showdown swing. |
| Mind/Chaos | 3E + 1P | Moonfall | Showdown action | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealVex | MovementRemovalCombat | Moves up to one enemy unit into a battlefield where they have units, then gives enemies there -2 Might. |
| Mind/Order | 2E + 1P | Siphon Power | Other | Common | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | Tempo | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a battlefield. Give friendly units there +1 this turn and enemy units there -1 this... |
| Mind/Order | 5E + 2P | Hostile Takeover | Tempo / position | Must Know | DianaLeBlancEzrealViktor | CombatMovementScoringFacedown | Hidden steal, ready, and forced combat/conquer swing. |
| Body/Order | 2E + 2P | Keeper's Verdict | Showdown action | Must Know | SettFioraDariusAzir | RemovalMovement | Puts an enemy battlefield unit on top or bottom of its owner's deck. Clean answer during showdowns. |
| Body/Order | 2E + 2P | Riposte | Counter | Must Know | SettFiora | Spell | [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a friendly unit and a spell. Counter that spell and give that unit + equal to that ... |
| Fury/Body | 2E + 1P | Thrill of the Hunt | Tempo / position | Niche | RengarMiss FortuneSettFiora | MovementCombat | Banish-and-replay a friendly unit to any battlefield. Can dodge removal or reposition a threat. |
Ask Before Action
- Before spell: Can they counter, tax, bounce, or punish targeting?
- Before attack: Can Ambush change combat math or add a surprise body?
- Before targeting: Can they Repulse, Not So Fast, Counter Strike, save, or recall?
- Before scoring/conquering: Can they move, stun, bounce, steal, or flip Hidden?
- Before all-in: What happens if the first card gets answered?
Open-Resource Danger
| Open | Respect | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1E | Cheap bounce, Repulse, Stupefy, small stat swings | Sequence low-value actions first. |
| 2E | Most dangerous window: counters, Hidden, tempo tricks | Bait before key spell or combat. |
| 3E | Removal, Ambush bodies, stun, stronger swing cards | Avoid narrow all-ins on one battlefield. |
| 5E+ | Hostile Takeover, big Ambush, late blowouts | Force them to act before committing lethal/scoring line. |
Bait Priority
Must bait Hard counters, Hostile Takeover, huge bounce/stun swings, lethal combat reversals.
Can play through Small stat changes, narrow Ambush, tricks that trade down on resources.
Avoid walking into Facedown cards with open 2E+, unknown Chaos/Mind, protection when targeting champion units.
Facedown Rules Of Thumb
- If they hid with relevant domains, assume it can affect combat or positioning.
- Do not let one unknown Hidden card decide two objectives at once.
- Track whether the Hidden card was set before or after key information was revealed.
- Make them spend it on a medium threat before presenting your real line.
Calm
Counters, protection, combat denial, recall/save effects. Often asks you to overcommit into a clean answer.
Play around: test with cheaper spell, avoid single huge target.Fury
Damage tricks, Ambush pressure, aggressive combat swings. Punishes loose attacks and fragile units.
Play around: count surprise Might, avoid giving free combat value.Mind
Stat reduction, spell interaction, token tricks, temporary units, value loops.
Play around: preserve backup bodies and respect minus-Might removal.Body
Protection, prevention, efficient Ambush bodies, counter-punch combat.
Play around: do not rely on one damage event resolving cleanly.Order
Stun, saves, board discipline, defensive combat control.
Play around: split threats and watch for recall/save effects.Chaos
Bounce, Hidden tricks, spell counters, weird tempo, movement traps.
Play around: check 2E constantly and avoid obvious single-point blowouts.Dual-Color Reads
Mind/Chaos: hidden tempo, bounce, counter magic, hand/position tricks.
Calm/Mind: spell denial, control, board cleanup, counter chains.
Body/Order: protection, counter-punch, stun, disciplined combat.
Calm/Chaos: swingy stat changes, tempo traps, movement surprises.
Mind/Order: battlefield-wide stat shifts, steals, control finishers.
Calm/Body: damage prevention, saves, strong combat pivots.
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