Bilgewater · Unleashed · Advanced
Pyke
Bloodharbor Ripper · Bounce Gold aggro
Fury
ChaosPyke returns a friendly battlefield unit to hand to create an exhausted Gold gear token.
![Riftbound Legend: Bloodharbor Ripper. [1], [T]: Return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner's hand. Play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction][>] Kill this, [T]: [Add] [A].")](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F8ca1bfde8d898a11a6abc73bbab8fc7092b0dcb4-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days
Where Pyke Stands Right Now
Tier
C
Midrange
Meta share
2.2%
44 tracked decks
Top 8s
1
across 10 events
CN / West share
2.1% / 3.1%
1 / 0 top 8s
The engine
What Pyke Rewards
Bloodharbor Ripper · printed ability
“1 Energy,: Return a friendly unit at a battlefield to its owner's hand. Play a Gold gear token exhausted. (It has "[Reaction] → Kill this,: [Add] 1 Power.")”
Pyke is about positioning; the Legend ability makes movement and battlefield choice feel more important than simply playing the biggest unit.
How it plays
The Game Plan
Pyke turns tempo loss into economy. Bounce a unit whose replay matters, bank the Gold, and use that resource to keep Fury/Chaos pressure going longer than normal aggro.
Strengths
- Creates Gold from friendly bounce
- Reuses on-play units
- Sustains aggression with extra resources
Watch Outs
- Gold enters exhausted
- Bouncing can lose battlefield presence
- Needs good replay targets
Turn by Turn
- 1Early: deploy cheap units that are not disastrous to pick up later.
- 2Midgame: bounce a unit after it has done its battlefield job, then convert the Gold into another pressure turn.
- 3Late: use replay value and Gold resources to outlast removal while still attacking.
New to this Legend? Pick Pyke if you like aggressive decks that pick their own units back up for profit.
Proven lists · from our tournament database
What Winning Pyke 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.
VB.诗君
S3 Chengdu City Challenge · 2026-06-14 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
- Pyke, Bloodharbor Ripper1
Units (23)
- Battering Ram3
- Rhasa the Sunderer3
- Traveling Merchant3
- Bewitching Spirit2
- Fizz, Trickster2
- Noxus Hopeful2
- Treasure Hunter2
- Darius, Trifarian1
- Ferrous Forerunner1
- Inferna1
- Mindsplitter1
- Pyke, Dockside Butcher1
- Pyke, Returned1
Spells (12)
- Detonate3
- Stacked Deck3
- Death from Below1
- Falling Star1
- Gust1
- Hard Bargain1
- Ride the Wind1
- Star-Crossed1
Gear (5)
- Treasure Trove2
- Boots of Swiftness1
- Edge of Night1
- Last Rites1
Runes (12)
- Chaos Rune6
- Fury Rune6
Battlefields (3)
- Ripper's Bay1
- Trifarian War Camp1
- Zaun Warrens1
Also putting up results: 小八戒 (S3 Chengdu City Challenge, 2026-06-14).
The Cards Doing the Work
Card advantage · 3x
Traveling Merchant
“When I move, discard 1, then draw 1.”
![Riftbound Spell: Stacked Deck. [Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.)
Look at the top 3 cards of your Main Deck. Put 1 into your hand and recycle the rest.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Ffdcb22cb620a4c1c37920d6b744edb615647cbd4-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Card advantage · 3x
Stacked Deck
“[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.) Look at the top 3 cards of your Main Deck. Put 1 into your hand and recycle the rest.”
![Riftbound Unit: Rhasa the Sunderer. I cost [1] less for each card in your trash.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Fe34fe8a9ee533dee99f96b4e6677d1edbd6a262d-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Core piece · 3x
Rhasa the Sunderer
“I cost 1 Energy less for each card in your trash.”
Your first build
How to Start Playing Pyke
Pyke has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.