Overt Operation is a straight-up battlefield swing.
It’s a five-cost orange spell that reads like a finish line—perfect for decks that flood the board and want to close with momentum.
In Riftbound TCG, where buffs and readied units can tip the game in a flash, Overt Operation feels like a payoff card for going wide and staying setup.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Overt Operation gives you two moves in one: you spend each friendly unit’s buff to ready it, then you rebuff the entire squad.
That’s a tempo reload disguised as a power spike. For units that already have buffs, you burn that energy to stand them back up.
For the rest, they get fresh +1 buffs for free. That means even your weakest board can suddenly look threatening again.
The strength here isn’t just in raw power—it’s in sequencing. You set up a few turns ahead, bank buffs, and let your opponent make trades thinking they’ve got breathing room.
Then this drops. Your whole board readies, half the team gets stronger, and the board flips.
Especially strong in midrange or swarm lists that rely on combat tricks, battlefield manipulation, or repeatable enters.
This is not a card you play in decks that top out early. You need time to build board presence. But when the setup is right, Overt Operation becomes a double swing.
You drain the enemy’s resources defending the first wave, then ready up for the second with more firepower than before.
It also pairs well with units that have buff-based triggers or battlefield abilities—they get multiple cracks in one round.
Visuals
The art on Overt Operation is loud in the best way. A team of yordle-like operatives erupts through fire and smoke, one front-liner mid-shout, gear strapped, eyes locked forward.
There’s chaos behind them, but their formation is tight, clean, deliberate. The palette pops with orange and yellow, giving it the feel of a planned explosion.
It sells the card’s name—this was never meant to stay covert.
Pull Rate and Value Speculation
Set Number: OGN 153 of 298
Rarity: Unconfirmed but likely Rare
Foil Status: Foil printing expected
Alt Art / Overnumbered: None announced yet
Overt Operation is a meta-dependent card. If buff decks or swarm lists dominate, this will show up as a finisher in those lists fast.
The design screams constructed synergy more than draft filler, and players who love sequencing will value its ceiling.
Not a top-tier collector piece unless supported by a deck archetype, but foils could pick up value just for the explosive artwork and combo potential.
Overt Operation is the kind of spell that rewards smart setup and hits hard without needing to say much.
If your game plan is to build wide, bank buffs, and swing twice in one turn, this is your green light.
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