While English and Chinese versions of the Riftbound x T1 2025 Worlds Champion Signature Edition went through a drawing on Riot's Merch store, Korea got a distinctly different rollout. Pre-orders opened Friday, August 14, 2026, priced at 500,000 KRW.
That regional split makes sense given T1's home-market status in Korea, and the sales channels Riot chose for the Korean release reflect that local context directly rather than mirroring the English process.
Here's what's confirmed about how Korean collectors could actually get their hands on this release.
Riot's official materials described the Korean and Chinese versions as handled separately in-region rather than through the Merch store drawing used for English orders. Selling through pre-order channels instead of a drawing is a meaningfully different purchase experience for Korean collectors.
A pre-order structure through familiar local platforms lowers the friction of a foreign-run lottery system, which matters for a release explicitly built to honor a Korean esports organization's championship win.
KREAM is a well-established Korean marketplace for trending collectibles and limited releases, giving Riftbound's Korean rollout access to a platform Korean collectors already trust for exactly this kind of high-demand drop.
Selling through a platform built around limited, resale-relevant products, rather than a general e-commerce storefront, also signals Riot treated the Korean Signature Edition with the same collector-first framing used for the English drawing.
At 500,000 KRW, the Korean Signature Edition sits at a different price relationship than the US$360 English version once currency conversion and regional pricing structures are factored in, a pattern consistent with how many collectible releases price differently by market rather than applying a flat currency conversion.
Collectors comparing versions across regions should treat each region's price as its own standalone figure rather than assuming a simple exchange-rate translation between them.
Unlike the Signature Edition, which launched with a firm pre-order window, the Korean Player Bundle at 100,000 KRW is confirmed only for the second half of 2026 without a specific date yet locked in.
That mirrors the English Player Bundle's own later, less-defined release timeline, suggesting Riot is treating the accessible, playable version of this release as a lower-priority follow-up across every region rather than just the English market.
Because the Korean Signature Edition sold through T1's own platform and KREAM rather than the Merch store drawing, collectors outside Korea generally couldn't participate directly in that specific sales channel.
That regional exclusivity is worth understanding before assuming the Korean version is accessible the same way the English drawing was, since the purchase mechanics, not just the language, differ meaningfully between the two.
Anyone outside Korea specifically wanting the Korean-language printing will likely need to rely on the secondary market once initial buyers are willing to sell.
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KREAM built its reputation in Korea around trending, limited-availability products, originally centered on sneakers and streetwear before expanding into a broader resale and trading marketplace. That background makes it a natural fit for a scarce, serialized collectible like this one.
Selling through a platform Korean collectors already associate with authenticated, limited drops gives the local release a level of built-in trust a generic storefront wouldn't carry.
It also signals Riot treated the Korean market as more than just a translated version of the English release, choosing a channel tailored to how Korean collectors already shop for this kind of product.
500,000 KRW.
Through T1's own platform and KREAM.
They opened August 14, 2026 and closed August 18, 2026.
Yes, planned for the second half of 2026 at 100,000 KRW, without a locked date yet.
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