The riftbound Jinx deck was the first Champion Deck released for Riftbound, and if you watched Arcane you already know exactly what kind of player Jinx is built for. She does not wait. She does not play it safe. She makes something explode and figures out the consequences later. This deck plays exactly like that: a 56-card preconstructed Fury/Chaos aggro deck that hits fast, floods the board, and deals direct damage to your opponent’s Legend before they have time to build a plan. Some people worry that picking the fan-favourite is the wrong competitive choice. It is not. Jinx is a genuinely strong deck, not just a popular one, and that has not changed since Unleashed launched.
Page last updated: May 2026. Prices shown are approximate and may have changed. Always check TCGPlayer for the latest market prices before buying.
Ban update, effective March 31, 2026: Scrapheap has been banned in constructed play. The card is still included in the physical Jinx Champion Deck but cannot be used in sanctioned tournaments. Fight or Flight has also been banned. Noxus Hopeful is the recommended replacement for Scrapheap. See the Key Cards table below. Unmodified preconstructed decks remain legal for Casual OPL play, so your out-of-the-box Jinx deck is still tournament-legal in that format. For the full list of banned cards, see the Riftbound ban list guide.
What Is in the Jinx Champion Deck
If you know Jinx from Arcane, you know what this deck feels like before you play a single card. Powder spent her whole life being told she was too much: too chaotic, too reckless, too likely to make things worse. The deck leans into all of it. Your job every game is to be the one applying pressure before your opponent has a chance to breathe. You are flooding battlefields with cheap units from turn one, discarding cards aggressively to keep your legend ability firing, and using direct damage spells to clear anything standing in the way. When it works, your opponent spends the whole game reacting to you and never quite catches up. When Pow Pow lands and clears the path for a conquest, that is the moment Jinx players remember.
The physical product includes the 56-card deck, one Origins booster pack (14 cards), a full-size paper playmat, a paper deckbox, and a learn-to-play booklet. The deck is built around the Fury and Chaos domains and includes three rares: Jinx, Demolitionist, Vi, Destructive, and one additional rare. Three battlefield cards are included: Targon’s Peak, Zaun Warrens, and a third supporting battlefield.
If you are the kind of player who gets frustrated waiting, who wants to be on the front foot from the start and end games quickly rather than grinding out long turns, this is your deck. If you prefer building toward a big moment or playing reactively, Viktor or Lee Sin will suit you better. If you are completely new and want to understand the basics before spending anything, the Riftbound Proving Grounds buying guide is the right place to start.
Key Cards in the Jinx Champion Deck
The table below covers the most important cards in the preconstructed deck. Prices fluctuate, so check TCGPlayer for current market values before buying any singles.
| Card | What It Does | Approx. Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinx, Loose Cannon (Legend) | Draws a card at the start of your turn if you have one or fewer cards in hand, fuelling the discard engine all game. | ~$0.60 single * | TCGPlayer |
| Jinx, Demolitionist (Champion) | A 3-cost 4-Might Champion with Assault 2 that requires discarding 2 to play, and can Accelerate for an immediate 6-Might attack by returning a Fury Rune. | ~$1–$2 | TCGPlayer |
| Vi, Destructive | A high-Might unit with Ganking that can swing between battlefields to close out games in the late turns. | ~$1 | TCGPlayer |
| Chemtech Enforcer | A solid early unit with Assault that gets stronger the more you lean into the discard strategy each turn. | ~$0.25 | TCGPlayer |
| Flame Chompers | Can be discarded from hand directly onto a base as a unit, giving you a free threat without spending your energy for the turn. | ~$0.25 | TCGPlayer |
| Scrapheap Banned ⚠ |
Included in the physical deck but banned in constructed play as of March 31, 2026. Do not use in sanctioned tournaments. | Banned | TCGPlayer |
| Noxus Hopeful Replaces Scrapheap |
A cheap unit that floods the board early and helps you burn through your hand to trigger Jinx’s legend draw ability. Add 3 to replace the banned Scrapheap slots. | ~$0.25 each | TCGPlayer |
| Blazing Scorcher | Attacks on the turn it is played by paying an extra Rune, letting you immediately contest a battlefield without waiting. | ~$0.25 | TCGPlayer |
| Get Excited! | Discard a card to deal damage equal to that card’s Energy cost to a unit at a battlefield, turning big hand cards into removal. | ~$0.25 | TCGPlayer |
* Also included in $19.99 Champion deck.
** Before the ban, Scrapheap filled the role now taken by Noxus Hopeful. It is still a valid card for casual play and friendly games.
If the deck sounds like your playstyle, it is available now from TCGPlayer and Amazon.
Recommended Upgrades for the Riftbound Jinx Champion Deck
The preconstructed deck runs some filler cards that are worth swapping out once you are ready to push further. The main targets to cut are Magma Wurm, Rhasa the Sunderer, Raging Soul, and Undercover Agent. Fight or Flight and Scrapheap were also in the original cut list but are now banned in constructed play, so they will need to be replaced regardless. The upgrades below are the most impactful additions available in Origins. Prices are approximate and subject to change, so always check TCGPlayer for current market values before buying singles.
| Card | What It Does | Approx. Price | Priority | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mega Death Rocket! (add 2) | Deals 5 damage to a unit and returns itself from the trash when you conquer, looping consistently in an aggressive deck. | ~$24 each | Buy First | TCGPlayer |
| Immortal Phoenix (add 2) | A Fury unit that returns from the trash when you kill a unit with a spell, giving the deck a repeatable threat at low cost. | ~$32 each | Consider* | TCGPlayer |
| Falling Star (add 2) | A damage spell that clears threatening units and keeps your board advantage in the mid-game without overextending your hand. | ~$10 each | Buy First | TCGPlayer |
| Jinx, Demolitionist (add 1) | The deck ships with one copy; a second gives you a much more consistent chance of drawing her in key turns. | ~$1–$2 | Buy First | TCGPlayer |
| Vi, Destructive (add 1) | Running two copies of Vi gives you a more reliable late-game win condition alongside the Jinx champion line. | ~$1 | Consider | TCGPlayer |
* Immortal Phoenix is a powerful card that fits well in Jinx decks, but at ~$32 each it is the most expensive upgrade on this list. Build the rest of your upgrades first and come back to it once the cheaper slots are filled.
How Jinx Plays
The discard mechanic is the thing that confuses new players most when they first look at this deck. You are paying for cards by spending other cards, which feels backwards. But the moment it clicks, the whole deck opens up. Jinx, Loose Cannon draws you a card at the start of your turn whenever you have one or fewer cards in hand. That means the faster you empty your hand, the more cards you cycle through. You are not losing resources. You are converting hand size into tempo, and tempo into board pressure before your opponent can respond.
In practice that means turn one you are playing or discarding cheap units to flood battlefields. Turn two you are using Get Excited! to pitch a high-cost card from your hand to remove a blocker, dealing damage equal to that card’s Energy cost and leaving a clear path for your units. Flame Chompers can be discarded directly from hand onto a base as a deployed unit, which means you are threatening a conquest without spending any energy for that action at all. Every turn you are finding ways to create threats for free, or cheaper than they should cost.
When Jinx, Demolitionist comes down the deck shifts into a higher gear. She costs 3 Energy and requires discarding 2 cards to play, which lines up perfectly with emptying your hand for the legend draw trigger. Pay 1 extra Rune and return a Fury Rune and she Accelerates, attacking immediately at 6 Might rather than waiting a turn. A 6-Might unit attacking on the turn it arrives is the kind of moment that decides games. Your opponent has no time to respond. She hits, she conquers, she scores.
The three battlefield cards support the strategy at different points. Targon’s Peak readies 2 Runes at end of turn, keeping reactive spells available. Zaun Warrens lets you discard a card to draw another, filtering your hand on turns where you need a specific answer. As you upgrade the deck and fill your trash, cards like Super Mega Death Rocket! start recurring every conquest, turning a single purchase into a repeating threat your opponent has no clean answer to.
How Does the Riftbound Jinx Champion Deck Compare to Others
The riftbound Jinx champion deck is the most aggressive of the three Origins Champion Decks. Viktor plays a slower, incremental game centred on accumulating upgrades across multiple turns, and Lee Sin focuses on protecting and buffing specific empowered units with defensive spells. Jinx is the option you pick when you want to put your opponent under immediate pressure and win through tempo rather than executing a long-term plan.
Compared to the Proving Grounds decks (Annie, Garen, Lux, Master Yi), the Origins Champion Decks run at a higher power level overall. They include rares and are built with clear upgrade paths toward competitive play. Proving Grounds decks are designed for learning with friends and their cards are not meant for constructed play.
For a full side-by-side breakdown of all three Origins Champion Decks, see the Riftbound champion deck comparison guide.
Is the Jinx Deck Still Worth Buying After Unleashed
Yes. Jinx is still legal in all constructed formats, still a complete and playable deck out of the box, and still the strongest entry point for aggressive playstyle players in the game. Unleashed brought Vi and Vex as new Champion Decks, and both are excellent, but they play differently. Vi is a combat deck built around protecting and buffing a single dominant unit. Vex is a control deck that punishes opponent mistakes. Neither of them does what Jinx does.
The concern I looked into most when researching this deck was whether being the popular choice works against you. If everyone knows Jinx, does everyone know how to beat her? In practice, no. Aggro decks do not lose because their strategy is well-known. They lose when the pilot makes mistakes or the deck is under-upgraded. A well-played Jinx deck with the right upgrades wins because it moves faster than the opponent can react, not because it surprises them. The strategy is simple to understand and genuinely difficult to stop.
If you want to hit fast, hit hard, and deal direct damage to your opponent’s Legend before they have time to build a plan, Jinx is the deck. Loving her from Arcane is a completely legitimate reason to choose her. The deck backs that choice up.
Buy it.
Where to Buy
TCGPlayer is the best option for the Riftbound Jinx champion deck. Multiple sellers compete on price, shipping is fast, and you can pick up upgrade singles at the same time. Amazon is worth checking if you have Prime delivery or want to bundle with other products.
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