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NameViktor - Herald of the Arcane Edit card
TypeLegend
Description:rb_energy_1:, :rb_exhaust:: Play a 1 :rb_might: Recruit unit token.
ArtistFortiche Production
SetOrigins #265
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About Viktor - Herald of the Arcane

Viktor - Herald of the Arcane, Legend, designed by Fortiche Production first released in Mar, 2026 in the set Riftbound Organized Play Promotional Cards and was printed exactly in 3 different ways.

Viktor – Herald of the Arcane is best suited for swarm, tempo, or sacrifice-based decks that capitalize on cheap unit generation, especially builds that benefit from triggering “on recruit,” “on summon,” or sacrifice effects, since converting 1 Energy and an exhaust into a 1 Might Recruit token provides incremental board presence at very low upfront cost. He’s particularly strong in go-wide strategies, combo shells that need bodies for synergies, or control decks that want repeatable chump blockers without spending cards from hand. However, if the format includes more efficient token engines that generate multiple units per activation, scale with stats, or don’t require exhausting (such as persistent support pieces or higher-yield generators), those would generally be stronger in dedicated swarm decks because they offer better rate and tempo. That said, Viktor’s 0-cost deployment gives him a meaningful edge in flexibility and low opportunity cost, so he should see play in synergy-drive

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