Riftbound keyword
Vision
Vision is a Riftbound keyword: when you play the unit or gear, look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recycle it to the bottom of your deck.
9 cardsFirst seen in OriginsCore Rules 817
Official text
On the cards
Vision (When you play me, look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recycle it.)
Vision (When you play this, look at the top card of your Main Deck. You may recycle it.)
Core Rules
- 817.1
- Vision is a Triggered Ability keyword.
- 817.1.a
- It is present on Permanents.
- 817.1.b
- It is functionally short for "When this is played, [Predict].”
- 817.1.c
- The trigger is the permanent entering the Board.
- 817.2
- Multiple instances of Vision trigger separately.
- 817.2.a
- The player may choose to recycle or not recycle for each instance of Vision separately.
- 817.2.b
- If the player does not recycle the top card and nothing else happens in between the triggers resolving, each instance of Vision will see the same card.
- 437.1
- Predicting a card is the act of looking at a single card from the top of the Main Deck and choosing whether or not to Recycle it.
- 417.1
- Recycling cards is the action in which a player takes one or more cards from a specific zone and then puts it on the bottom of the corresponding deck.
Riftbound Core Rules, updated October 9, 2026
How Vision works
What does Vision do?
When you play the card, you look at the top card of your Main Deck and choose whether to recycle it, which puts it on the bottom of your deck. If you don't, it stays on top for you to draw.
Core Rules 817.1.b, 437.1, 417.1
Do I have to recycle the card?
No, it's your choice. Keep a card you want to draw soon on top, or send one you don't want to the bottom.
Core Rules 437.1
Which cards can have Vision?
Permanents: units and gear. It triggers as the permanent enters the board when you play it, so spells never have it.
Core Rules 817.1.a, 133.4.a.2, 817.1.c
What happens with two Vision triggers?
Each one resolves separately, and you choose whether to recycle each time. If you keep the top card the first time and nothing else changes, the second Vision shows you the same card. Gemcraft Seer gives your other units Vision, so a unit with its own Vision that you play while Gemcraft Seer is on the board has two.
Core Rules 817.2, 817.2.a, 817.2.b, 383.2.c.1
Is Vision the same as Predict?
Yes. Vision is short for "when this is played, Predict". Predict on its own is an action that spells and abilities can tell you to take, sometimes with a number: Predict 2 looks at the top two cards.
Core Rules 817.1.b, 437.1.a, 437.3
What if my Main Deck is empty?
Then there's nothing to look at, and Vision does nothing. Looking at cards this way never makes you burn out.
Core Rules 437.4, 437.4.a
Example: Two looks with Gemcraft Seer
You play Gemcraft Seer, look at your top card and keep it on top. Then you play Jeweled Colossus, which has Vision and gets a second Vision from Gemcraft Seer. The first trigger shows you the same top card again, so this time you recycle it, and the second trigger shows you the new top card.
From Riftbound Core Rules
Every Vision card (9)
kw:visionCards with Vision · 8
Cards that give or gain Vision · 1
