What is the proper order to reveal champions and battlegrounds when starting a Riftbound game?
Ruling: Champions and battlegrounds are chosen and revealed before shuffling, determining first player, and mulligans. They are never kept face down - both players reveal them at the same time during the setup sequence.
Sequence:
- Choose legend
- Choose champion (reveal at this point)
- Choose battleground (reveal at this point)
- Shuffle and cut runes and main deck
- Determine who goes first
- Draw opening hand
- Mulligan (first player mulligans first, second player can react to that information)
- Begin play
Nuances:
- In formats with registered lists, the champion is part of the registered list and must be revealed (not chosen) - you cannot change your champion based on the legend you see
- The player going first must mulligan first, allowing the second player to react based on that information