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Sett Deck Guide 2026: Build Data + Standard Decklist
Subject of Legend Research #3 (2026-09-16): the most "settled" deck of the series. Best results: two 2nd places — the Summoner Skirmish 1-4 top cut (6-1 in Swiss) and the 1-3 city event (5-1).
Direct answer
Sett is the most rigid Body+Order shell in Riftbound: all 15 records share 10 core cards (Pit Novice, Glory Call, Awe, etc.), runes are 6 Body / 6 Order, and Shianna Monastery appears in 15/15 sideboards— at the Oct 2026 Macau RQ, Sett won the final 2-0 over Kai'Sa.
Source: research post (2026-09-16) · Data: TopCut HK Hong Kong event deck records
Build data: core cards
- Ten cards at 100%: Pit Novice, Glory Call, Awe, First Mate, Cithria of the Cloudfield, Fiora - Victorious, Sleeve Dagger, Challenge, Sabotage, plus Sett - Fighter
- Pit Novice, Glory Call and Awe are full 3-ofs; Sleeve Dagger averages 2.8
- Challenge and Sabotage average just over 2 — the main tuning slots
Flex slots and findings
- Qiyana at 93% is nearly the 11th core card
- Karma - Guide is run by only 73%, but her users average 10.1 points vs 8.8 overall — a possible skill marker
- Champion slot splits: 53% of decks mix in one or two Boss of the Backstreets; the best-finishing list ran 2 Fighter + 1 Boss
Runes and battlefields
Runes: 6 Body / 6 Order with no exceptions. Battlefields: the series' first 100% — Shianna Monastery in all 15 records; Wind-Eroded Dune 14, Sacred Grove (53%) holds the third slot.
Sideboard
Scavenge is the top sideboard card (33 copies across 15 records), then Undying Spirit and Revenge; Leona - Resolve is starting to appear.
Domain pair
Body
BodyBig-unit beatdown. Average Might 5.1 — the highest in the pool by a clear margin. Unit quality is itself the weapon; straight fights rarely go wrong. Ganking redeploys the army between battlefields. Direct plan: biggest troops, honest fights.
Order
OrderGo-wide synergy. The largest pool (58 cards), with Action and Legion throughout, and Deathknell so losses still pay out. Wins on numbers and synergy — the army gets stronger together, and the opponent’s removal is never enough.
Champion units (2 versions)
Matchup notes (data observations)
Derived from our card-pool domain statistics — observations, not win-rate predictions.
FuryAvg Might even (4.5)ActionLegionAccelerateReactionTools in your colors: Ganking / Accelerate / Legion / Deathknell / Reaction
CalmAvg Might even (4.3)ReactionActionShieldTankTools in your colors: Ganking / Accelerate / Legion / Deathknell / Reaction
MindTheir avg Might is lower (3.9)HiddenReactionActionVisionTools in your colors: Ganking / Accelerate / Legion / Deathknell / Reaction
ChaosTheir avg Might is lower (3.8)ActionHiddenGankingVisionTools in your colors: Ganking / Accelerate / Legion / Deathknell / Reaction
Hong Kong data: research and event reports
All posts below were published on TopCut HK; deck data comes from Hong Kong / Traditional-Chinese event archives.
Standard and public decklists
"Standard" lists were built from event data in the research posts; the rest are public decks sorted by likes.
FAQ
Is Sett good in 2026?
Yes — with a major title behind him: at the 10/12 Macau RQ (512 players, 300 decks archived), Sett took 20 entries and 2 of 8 top-cut slots, and the champion went undefeated in the knockout (2-0 vs Yi, 2-1 vs Sett mirror, 2-0 vs Kai'Sa in the final).
What are Sett's core cards?
Ten at 100%: Pit Novice, Glory Call, Awe, First Mate, Cithria of the Cloudfield, Fiora - Victorious, Sleeve Dagger, Challenge, Sabotage plus Sett - Fighter. The first three are 3-ofs; Challenge/Sabotage are the tuning slots.
Which runes and battlefields?
6 Body / 6 Order, no exceptions across 15 records. Shianna Monastery is the series' first 100% battlefield (15/15); Wind-Eroded Dune 14, Sacred Grove 53% third.
Fighter or Boss of the Backstreets in the champion slot?
Both see play: 53% of decks mix 1-2 Boss, and the best-finishing list ran 2 Fighter + 1 Boss. Start pure Fighter, then experiment.
Content updated: 2026-10-13 · Data current as of each cited post. Unofficial fan community — not affiliated with Riot Games; check card numbers against your physical cards.