Riot Games' trading card game, Riftbound, has seen a significant surge in market value following the release of its "Riftbound x T1 2025 Worlds Champion Signature Edition" set. Initially shipping out over the past week, many of these limited-edition bundles are now being resold on platforms like eBay for prices drastically exceeding their original asking price, with some auctions reaching upwards of $7,000.
The fervent demand is largely centered around a serial-numbered card within the bundle that features a gold-stamped signature from T1's star player, Faker. While many sets are selling between $5,000 and $6,000, several sellers are listing these Faker-signed cards for as much as $50,000.
The Riftbound x T1 2025 Worlds Champion Signature Edition set celebrates T1's victory at Worlds 2025. It includes five League of Legends Champion cards, each adorned with new artwork and a unique frame, selected by members of the championship-winning team. These cards are gold-foiled and serialized. A key feature is that one card per set is randomly gold-stamped with a player's signature. The featured champions and associated players are Ambessa (Doran), Galio (Faker), Miss Fortune (Gumayusi), Seraphine (Keria), and Xin Zhao (Oner).
Faker's signature, in particular, is driving the highest prices in the secondhand market. For context, the standard version of the Galio, Indefatigable Riftbound card is valued at approximately $0.26 on TCGPlayer. The rarity of Faker's signed card is a significant factor; Riot Games produced only 10,125 English versions of the signature edition set. With a one-in-five chance of obtaining a Faker-signed card, this means approximately 2,025 sets include his signature.
While no sales at the $50,000 or even $30,000 mark have been confirmed, these high-value auctions are attracting considerable attention, with many observers closely monitoring the market to see if these prices are met. In the past year, some Riftbound cards have reportedly sold for prices as high as $39,000.
Riot Games launched Riftbound in October 2025 with various decks and booster boxes. Similar to issues faced by other trading card companies, the game quickly encountered sell-outs and subsequent scalping by speculators. To mitigate bot activity and reseller exploitation for this T1 collaboration, Riot implemented measures such as requiring a Riot ID and limiting purchases to one set per print run. Despite these efforts, the inherent rarity of the limited-edition bundle has created an environment where scalpers can achieve significant profits.