The Winning Point

Warning: spoilers up ahead. Welcome to episode 38 of The Winning Point! This week's episode focuses on everything Unleashed Spoilers. We go over our own spoiler (Gutter Palace), Baron Nashor, and all the revealed Legends. There's so much to cover and so little time. 🎧 The Winning Point is your weekly Riftbound podcast, covering competitive play, event coverage, and everything that shapes the game — from global regionals to your local prerelease.

Cas' is moving and Pastrytime was summoned elsewhere during this week's Winning Point episode, giving us a dynamic duo we didn't know we needed. In episode 37(!), we talk about future plans (both personal and for Riftbound), suggestions we've seen for the Miracle deck floating around, previews for both Unleashed AND Vendetta, and side events with banned decks in China. Also, we have new playmats available. 🎧 The Winning Point is your weekly Riftbound podcast, covering competitive play, event coverage, and everything that shapes the game — from global regionals to your local prerelease.

Two Regional Qualifiers have come and gone, and we're finally back and more or less well-rested enough to talk about them. It's not a secret that some of us work on the Riftbound shows or travel to compete in them, but there are definitely stories that come out of the events that are being revealed in this episode. For example: did you know Blevins was the reason Alanzq was late to accept his award in Bologna? We also talk about the discourse on Metal Cards... again.
🎧 The Winning Point is your weekly Riftbound podcast, covering competitive play, event coverage, and everything that shapes the game — from global regionals to your local prerelease.

Please note the beginning of the episode is a little laggy (it's not your internet). The team had a shorter turnaround time for this episode due to travels (be sure to say hi if you see them at either SCG CON Milwaukee or Bologna for the Regional Qualifiers)!
Welcome to Episode 35 of The Winning Point! This week, we talk about our new website, incoming merch, predictions about what decks we'll see in Top 8 for Bologna RQ, and more!
👇 Let us know in the comments:
- Do you think there will be a surprise deck that ends up in Top 8?
- Thoughts on the new website?
- How will Cas and/or Blevins do in the tournament?

🎧 The Winning Point is your weekly Riftbound podcast, covering competitive play, event coverage, and everything that shapes the game — from global regionals to your local prerelease.

Riftbound just made one of the biggest competitive changes yet — and it might finally make Best-of-One tournaments actually playable.

In Episode 34 of The Winning Point, we break down the new tournament policy update going live February 9, which allows players to make sideboard adjustments in Best-of-One after legends, battlefields, and turn order are revealed.

This is a huge step forward for competitive Riftbound, and it completely changes how players should prepare for events moving forward.We also dive into the evolving Spiritforged meta across recent Regional Opens, including the growing “triangle” at the top of the format, but with plenty of wild deck choices still sneaking into top cuts. Whether you’re preparing for your next event, testing new tech, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, this episode covers what matters right now.

👇 Let us know in the comments:- Do you like sideboarding in Best-of-One?- What decks do you think benefit the most from this change?- What are you playing at your next event?

🎧 The Winning Point is your weekly Riftbound podcast, covering competitive play, event coverage, and everything that shapes the game — from global regionals to your local prerelease.