Table of Contents
- 1 Tournament Report
- 2 Metagame
- 3 Top 8 Legends & Decks
- 4 Other Legends
- 4.1 Viktor
- 4.2 Annie
- 4.3 Fiora
- 4.4 Kai'sa
- 4.5 LeBlanc
- 4.6 Pyke
- 4.7 Kha'zix
- 4.8 Ezreal
- 4.9 Poppy
- 4.10 Miss Fortune
- 4.11 Draven
- 4.12 Rek'Sai
- 4.13 Lux
- 4.14 Teemo
- 4.15 Vex
- 4.16 Lillia
- 4.17 Sett
- 4.18 Vi
- 4.19 Lucian
- 4.20 Darius
- 4.21 Yasuo
- 4.22 Lee Sin
- 4.23 Renata Glasc
- 4.24 Yvern
- 4.25 Ahri
- 4.26 Ornn
- 4.27 Volibear
- 4.28 Jhin
- 4.29 Leona
- 4.30 Garen
- 4.31 Jax
- 4.32 Jinx
- 4.33 Rumble
- 4.34 Master Yi, Wuju Master
The Vancouver Regional Qualifier has wrapped up over the weekend! Here is the tournament report and the latest decks from the event.
Tournament Report
Just like we saw it happen in China last week, the Unleashed metagame seems to have solved the Aurora problem without Riot stepping in. Indeed, even if Sivir reached the top 8 in Vancouver, the Battle Mistress had the worse conversion rate among top performing legends. Miss Fortune and Poppy, the other two solid performers built around Aurora ended their run earlier, losing in top 32 and 64 respectively.
Finally, the best performers in the Body domain were not using the 9-cost gear. Instead, Rengar and Master Yi managed to reach the top 4 and top 2, alongside an equal or better global win rate than Sivir with midrange builds.
Aurora remains a very strong foundation in Riftbound, but the metagame belongs to midrange, flexible strategies first and foremost.
In that category, Irelia remains the top contender, once again featuring two players in the top 8 alongside the best day 2 conversion rate and a top tier win rate in Vancouver. However, Diana closed the gap in this regional, winning her first large event on the back of an undefeated run from AlanZQ alongside Dhawally losing to the eventual champion in the semi finals.
Both players shared a very similar list, but the two copies of OGN-179 in the champion's list are another proof Aurora decks are important match-ups to win it all. Ahead of the tournament, an important question was: "how could players find a way to balance their deck against both Aurora strategies and the best performers such as Irelia, Master Yi or LeBlanc ?". Diana has a great asset in that regard, with UNL-080 allowing to recycle those situational spells into another card.
Now, we can safely say the Scorn of the Moon has reached her final form.
The other legend I want to discuss is Rengar, a top 64 contender with the potential to push to the top 16 when the stars align or Aurora isn't targeted. In Vancouver, the Las Vegas champion Samdsherman might have shown the world how to build and play the Pridestalker.
Obviously, we could dismiss that performance saying the player was more influential than the legend itself. The conversion rate seems to back up that theory, as Rengar's 16.1% is one of the worst scores among top 32 performers. However, the 55% win rate is top tier, while the list is also different. As a result, Rengar as well might have found its refined build for Unleashed, and could improve if everyone starts copying the finalist's build.
Overall, Vancouver solidified what we saw in Xi'an last week: Aurora can be kept in check, opening for different legends to rise and perform above the expectations we set based on the previous tournaments.
Diana and Rengar clearly seized the opportunity to improve their stock. Azir also proved its win in China was no fluke, with its first top 8 performance in the West.
The metagame is still moving 1 month after the release of Riftbound's third set. What a fantastic competitive environment after a stale Spiritforged metagame.
Metagame
Day 2
Day 1
Top 8 Legends & Decks
Diana
- Top Ranked Player: Winner with 15-0-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 54% over 592 matches
Rengar
- Top Ranked Player: Finalist with 14-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 210 matches
Master Yi
- Top Ranked Player: Top 4 with 13-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 57% over 624 matches
Azir
- Top Ranked Player: Top 8 with 11-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 443 matches
Irelia
- Top Ranked Player: Top 8 with 11-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 56% over 886 matches
Sivir
- Top Ranked Player: Top 8 with 11-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 512 matches
Other Legends
As usual, some lists are missing due to these reports coming out shortly after the tournament ended. All the best performing lists for each legend will be in our updated tier list later this week.
Viktor
- Top Ranked Player: Top 16 with 11-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 52% over 231 matches
The list featured is the one from Wysley, who came up 11th while Ddragon99 was 9th.
Both players ended with an 11-2 score, so we'll feature Wysley's build until Ddragon99 shares theirs.
Annie
- Top Ranked Player: Top 16 with 11-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 324 matches
Fiora
- Top Ranked Player: Top 16 with 11-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 47% over 197 matches
Kai'sa
- Top Ranked Player: Top 16 with 10-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 163 matches
LeBlanc
- Top Ranked Player: Top 32 with 10-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 637 matches
Pyke
- Top Ranked Player: Top 32 with 10-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 277 matches
Kha'zix
- Top Ranked Player: Top 32 with 10-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 53% over 268 matches
Ezreal
- Top Ranked Player: Top 32 with 10-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 299 matches
Poppy
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 112 matches
Miss Fortune
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 308 matches
Draven
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 135 matches
Rek'Sai
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 53% over 162 matches
Lux
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 189 matches
Teemo
- Top Ranked Player: Top 64 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 150 matches
Vex
- Top Ranked Player: Top 124 with 10-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 274 matches
Lillia
- Top Ranked Player: Top 128 with 9-3-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 46% over 237 matches
Sett
- Top Ranked Player: Top 128 with 9-3-1 record..
- Global Win Rate: 49% over 142 matches
Vi
- Top Ranked Player: Top 128 with 9-4 record.
- Global Win Rate: 44% over 148 matches
Lucian
- Top Ranked Player: Top 128 with 9-4 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 113 matches
Darius
- Top Ranked Player: Top 128 with 9-4 record.
- Global Win Rate: 47% over 131 matches
Yasuo
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 9-4 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 177 matches
Lee Sin
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 8-4-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 47% over 81 matches
Renata Glasc
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 8-5 record.
- Global Win Rate: 36% over 104 matches
Yvern
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 8-5 record.
- Global Win Rate: 37% over 110 matches
Ahri
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 8-5 record.
- Global Win Rate: 42% over 236 matches
Ornn
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 8-5 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 159 matches
Volibear
- Top Ranked Player: Top 256 with 6-5 record.
- Global Win Rate: 38% over 94 matches
Jhin
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 6-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 46% over 205 matches
Leona
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 5-1-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 42% over 236 matches
Garen
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 5-1-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 38% over 105 matches
Jax
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 6-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 54% over 41 matches
Jinx
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 5-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 79 matches
Rumble
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 6-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 34% over 101 matches
Master Yi, Wuju Master
- Top Ranked Player: Top 512 with 6-3 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 111 matches
