Current tournament record. #37 in the current Snapshot, with 0 Top 8 finishes across 4 events; 2 entries counted toward field share and a best finish of #21.
What Lee Sin Rewards
Blind Monk · printed ability
“1 Energy,: Buff a friendly unit. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 Might buff.)”
Lee Sin asks you to care about combat math; the fun is setting up fights where your units survive because the Legend ability changes the numbers.
The Game Plan
Lee Sin is a simple but precise buff engine. His ability turns spare energy into a persistent buff marker that feeds buff-matters cards and grows the unit that must survive the next battlefield fight.
Strengths
Repeatable buff access
Good protected-threat plan
Works well with Calm/Body combat tricks
Watch Outs
Ability is slow at one buff per exhaust
Needs a unit worth investing in
Can fall behind to wide boards
Turn by Turn
1Early: choose the unit that will carry the first buff instead of spreading resources randomly.
2Midgame: protect the buffed unit through Showdowns so the energy spent keeps mattering.
3Late: stack buffs and protection only where they convert into Holds or final conquest points.
New to this Legend? Pick Lee Sin if you want a clean buff deck built around one important fighter staying alive.
What Winning Lee Sin Looks Like
The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.
S3 National Open @ 官方赛事 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
Lee Sin, Blind Monk1
Units (20)
First Mate3
Irelia, Fervent3
Lonely Poro3
Scuttle Crab3
Lucian, Merciless2
Rengar, Trophy Hunter2
Stellacorn Herder2
Lee Sin, Centered1
Wizened Elder1
Spells (16)
Challenge3
Defy3
Discipline3
Punch First3
En Garde2
Charm1
Sabotage1
Gear (4)
Zhonya's Hourglass3
Doran's Blade1
Runes (12)
Body Rune7
Calm Rune5
Battlefields (3)
Abandoned Hall1
Monastery of Hirana1
Sunken Temple1
Also putting up results: (City Challenge: Beijing (National Open Special) - Bracket B @ 阿卡丽的神秘商店 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19).
The Cards Doing the Work
Combat math · 3x
Irelia, Fervent
“[Deflect] (Opponents must pay 1 Power to choose me with a spell or ability.) When you choose or ready me, give me +1 Might this turn.”
Card advantage · 3x
Scuttle Crab
“When you play me, draw 1. [Deathknell] → Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)”
How to Start Playing Lee Sin
Lee Sin has a preconstructed deck — Lee Sin - Blind Monk (Origins Champion Deck) — so you can learn the Legend with a tuned out-of-the-box list before spending on singles.
Blind Monk
Your Legend — starts in play, sets your two domains
Lee Sin, Centered
Chosen Champion — starts face-up in its Champion Zone
Keep the Calm/Body core of buffs, protection, and unit combat.
Keep efficient units that make combat tricks matter.
Upgrade First
Add more protection for your best battlefield unit.
Upgrade cards that do not help you win or survive Showdowns.
Try Next
Try extra buff sources if you want a taller threat plan.
Tune toward more Body if you need raw Might, or more Calm if you need staying power.
Removal & reach · 3x
Zhonya's Hourglass
“[Hidden] (Hide now for 1 Power to react with later for 0 Energy.) If a friendly unit would die, kill this instead. Heal that unit, exhaust it, and recall it. (Send it to base.…”
Calm
Body![Riftbound Legend: Blind Monk. [1], [T]: Buff a friendly unit. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 [S] buff.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/ffe064e002d3b9a366748eb85102a769b2545835-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Irelia, Fervent. [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.)
When you choose or ready me, give me +1 [S] this turn.](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/fe05fa55781f8036f8bfc9c10bba94326a0c8cc9-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Scuttle Crab. (Units with 0 [S] can conquer and hold.)
When you play me, draw 1.
[Deathknell][>] Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/8c9a251b2deb21716fba0ac83c6aac96563fa19d-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Gear: Zhonya's Hourglass. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].)
If a friendly unit would die, kill this instead. Heal that unit, exhaust it, and recall it. (Send it to base. This isn't a move.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/dc38172c56f838b407fc9f170ba973da32d7cd4d-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Lee Sin, Centered. [Accelerate] (You may pay [1][C] as an additional cost to have me enter ready.)
Other buffed friendly units at my battlefield have +2 [S].](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/eca1aec1304de9c237751eb0aeed620b9ad0408e-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)