Cannon Barrage from Riftbound TCG is one of those cards that punishes combat greed fast and loud.
If you overextend into the fight, you’re asking to get blasted.
This spell is exactly what aggressive red decks need to reset tempo without needing perfect aim or timing.
It’s a flexible board-clear that doesn’t wait for turns or telegraph itself.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
For 2 mana, Cannon Barrage deals 2 damage to every enemy unit in combat.
Not all units.
Not pre-combat.
Only the ones actively scrapping.
That matters.
This isn’t a nuke.
It’s a scalpel that slices off just enough to flip trades or clean up low-health pushers mid-fight.
More importantly, it’s a Reaction spell.
You can cast it any time—even before opposing spells resolve.
That means Cannon Barrage can break combat math in your favor while leaving enemy plans dangling.
It punishes backrow bait tactics and wipes fragile combo lines before they pop.
It’s also just clean and efficient.
You don’t need fancy triggers or combos.
It plays itself when it needs to.
Visuals
The art explodes off the frame.
Gunpowder streaks the sky with fire.
A blade-wielding pirate charges through the golden bombardment like he’s the one who lit the fuse.
It’s all impact.
All movement.
Exactly the kind of energy a reaction spell should carry.
This isn’t subtle magic—it’s violence with flair.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
Cannon Barrage is card number 127 out of 298.
No alt art or foil data confirmed yet, but red spell cards with this kind of utility tend to be mid-to-high demand in aggro metas.
Not likely to be a top-tier collector chase.
But absolutely a staple you’ll want at least 2x if you’re running red tempo or pirate-themed shells.
Might show up in constructed sideboards too, depending on how sticky midrange units get during early metas.
Cannon Barrage from Riftbound TCG doesn’t aim.
It just hits.
Hard, fast, and exactly when you don’t want it to.
