Control decks just got a 400-pound enforcer with attitude. Zaunite Bouncer is one of the few early preview units in Riftbound that tells tempo to sit down and wait its turn.
With a clean statline and a disruptive bounce effect, it’s a straightforward card that punches way above its weight in the right setup.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
At 4 mana for a 2-power body, Zaunite Bouncer isn’t winning board trades. That’s not the job. The value is all in its play effect: “When you play me, return another unit at a battlefield to its owner’s hand.”
That’s bounce, pure and simple. No targeting restrictions. No need to damage first. Just show up, pick someone, and send them home.
It plays best when you’re on the backfoot against tempo, but it’s also a flex tool.
You can use Zaunite Bouncer to remove a threat temporarily, clear blockers before a lethal push, or even bounce your own unit for a re-triggered play effect.
That flexibility is what gives it long-term viability in slower midrange or control-style lists.
And let’s be honest—having access to an unconditional bounce on a stick, even at 4 mana, is going to matter more than once when your opponent slams a giant that would’ve stabilized the board.
Visuals
Zaunite Bouncer looks like he was built out of spare blast doors and reinforced regrets.
Towering over a club line in Zaun, he radiates don’t-mess-with-me energy.
The neon-lit background and glowing gauntlet add that classic chem-punk menace, but the key detail is the clenched fist mid-pose—he hasn’t punched yet, but you know it’s coming.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
This one’s OGN – 188/298. No foil or alternate versions revealed at the time of writing, but given its utility and flavorful art, a foil variant wouldn’t be a surprise. It’s probably a rare, though unconfirmed.
Not chase-tier on flashiness alone, but a staple-style card that ends up in more decks than expected. If bounce becomes meta-relevant, Zaunite Bouncer jumps in value overnight.
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