Radiance Drawing Opens September 25: Signup Dates and Preview Guide

Update, October 5, 2026: the signup period described in this article's original headline has ended. Registration ran September 25–30, closing at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. Do not use the old September 25 reminder as an instruction to enter today.

Riot's first selection emails are scheduled for October 5 at 9:00 AM PT. If you entered, the actionable task is now checking the correct inbox and being ready to assess a time-limited purchase invitation.

What changed since the original announcement?

The September announcement was about entering the drawing. That step is over. Selection and purchase are separate steps: being entered does not mean that an order exists, and being selected still requires checkout.

A selected entrant receives a purchase link valid for 24 hours. Later drawing waves can redistribute stock that earlier selectees did not buy, so the first-wave time should not be mistaken for everyone's checkout deadline.

For product prices, cart-removal rules and the conflicting fulfillment language in Riot's FAQ, use our updated Radiance Drawing FAQ. We have removed this article's earlier unconditional October 23 fulfillment claim because the current FAQ does not give a consistent answer.

Keep the purchase decision separate from card testing

The useful preview question is which mechanics and cards fit the way you want to play—not whether every attractive reveal justifies buying a box. Radiance releases October 23, with Pre-Rift events October 16–22.

Our Radiance overview now explains Deploy, Show Off and Disarm with canonical Riftarc card artwork, plus the differences between the main products. Use that guide to build a testing shortlist rather than treating previews as established tournament results.

The original publication date and URL remain intact so old links still work. This is now a corrected timeline, not a new signup announcement.

Official references: Riot drawing FAQ and Radiance overview.