Riftbound’s Preview Season just intensified with Volibear, Furious, a 10-cost apex predator that owns the late game.
In a format built on battlefield swings, this champion punishes opponents for overextending and guarantees every excess point of damage counts toward clearing the board.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
At 10 cost for a 9-power Champion Unit with the Freljord region, Volibear, Furious brings two devastating abilities:
Deflect 2 — Opponents must spend 2 Frost resources to target him with a spell or ability.
When I attack, deal 5 damage split among any number of enemy units here.
The Deflect 2 stat makes him nearly impervious to single-target removal—your opponent needs a full two Frost commitment just to stick a spell on him.
Once he swings, you carve five points of damage across enemy units—tidying up leftover blockers or softening key threats.
It’s the perfect finisher for decks built to buff defenses or flood the board with Mighty walls, turning every sturdy unit into fuel for his attack trigger.
Visuals
The art plunges you into an obsidian nightmare. Volibear’s once-frosted pelt has merged with shadow, studded with glowing purple eyes that burn through darkness.
His maw, a gash of abyssal flame, opens in a silent roar. Coiled around him are jagged metallic bindings—tattered restraints suggesting he’s broken free from ancient chains.
The background, swirled in charcoal and violet haze, amplifies his rebirth as something more than beast: a living storm of vengeance.
Every brushstroke leans into gothic horror, presenting Volibear as not just a champion, but an unleashed terror.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
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Set Code: OGN
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Card Number: 041/a/298 (Alt-Art)
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Rarity: Alternate Champion (Ultra Rare)
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Foil Status: Limited alt-art foil run
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Overnumbered: None revealed yet
As a premium alt-art, Volibear, Furious will be razor-sought by collectors who prize dark, cinematic character portraits.
His late-game impact secures demand among competitive players, but it’s the chilling art—chains, abyssal eyes, and infernal glow—that cements his place as a chase piece in any binder.
This isn’t the Volibear of mere ice—it’s the avatar of ruin itself. Between unshakable Deflect 2 and explosive board-cleaving damage, Volibear, Furious turns every overextension into a reckoning.
As art and effect collide, he stands as the definitive apex of Freljord’s savage might.
