Riftbound Preview Season just unveiled a heavyweight late-game finisher with Tryndamere, a 7-cost, 8-power Champion Unit that rewards overkill aggression.
If your deck can punch through blockers and dump massive damage in a single attack, Tryndamere transforms that excess hurt into score-win points, tightening any Freljord midrange or Noxus hybrid strategy.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Tryndamere is a Champion Unit aligned with Freljord, featuring:
When I conquer after an attack, if you assigned 5 or more excess damage to enemy units, you score 1 point.
At seven mana, an 8-power body is already a serious threat—but the real value comes when you overdeal damage.
Say you swing with a 10-power buffed Tryndamere into a 3-defense blocker: the five-point “spillover” not only clears the board but converts surplus damage into score points, edging you closer to the win condition.
Decks built around buffs, excess-damage triggers, or combat tricks (like Cleave or Fury Rune-fueled burn) can reliably meet the five-point threshold.
Even without perfect setup, an unblocked Tryndamere on empty board forces opponents to commit multiple blockers or burn removal.
Visuals
The art captures Tryndamere’s primal fury. Skull-tipped horned helm and tattered fur cloak frame a bare, scarred torso bristling with raw muscle. Arrows protruding from his back speak to countless battles fought—and a refusal to yield.
His green-glowing eyes, narrowed in rage, draw you into the heat of combat. The blurred, snow-whipped background evokes a Freljord storm, giving motion to his stance: one foot forward, warhammer raised, ready to smash through any remaining resistance.
The painterly contrast of cool ice tones against warm embers in his eyes and wounds underscores the theme of survival through sheer brutality.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
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Set Code: OGN
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Card Number: 034/298
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Rarity: Champion (Rare)
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Foil Version: Included in all Origins booster packs
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Alt Art / Overnumbered: None revealed yet
As a late-game champion, Tryndamere will be draft-priority in decks built to generate excess damage.
Collectors will chase his foil for the dramatic contrast of frost and flame in the art. If buff-centric builds or damage-overflow archetypes take hold in Preview Season, expect a steady uptick in demand.
Tryndamere turns the concept of overkill into a win condition.
He punishes opponents for under-blocking and rewards you for stacking damage—making him a devastating closer in any deck that dares to swing big.
