Riot Tried To Nerf Kennen... And May Have Made Things Worse

Riot just banned Ekko, Recurrent and Stacked Deck (effective September 18, Standard + Constructed 2v2). One of those bans kills the Lux infinite combo cleanly. The other was aimed at Kennen - the most played, most reliable legend in competitive Riftbound - and there's a real argument it barely slows him down while hitting almost every OTHER purple deck in the game. What got banned, Riot's actual reasoning (quoted verbatim), the Shenyang numbers that forced their hand, who really pays for the Stacked Deck ban, the steelman for why it was still correct, and what this means for the meta going into RQ LA. Sources: Official ban announcement: https://playriftbound.com/en-us/news/... August 2026 State of the Game (ban + infinite combo philosophy): https://playriftbound.com/en-us/news/... Ban analysis + timing: https://riftbound.gg/ban-list-updates... Shenyang Regional Qualifier results: https://riftbound.gg/shenyang-regiona... Community discussion threads:   / september_ban_list_updates_effective_septe...     / people_arguing_against_the_stacked_deck_ba...     / stacked_deck_banblurple_decks     / new_kennen_deck     / controversial_stacked_deck_meme   CHAPTERS 0:00 Two cards just got banned 0:32 The announcement 0:40 Ekko, Recurrent - the Lux infinite 1:29 Good ban, weird timing 2:10 Stacked Deck - what it actually does 3:22 The Kennen problem (Shenyang numbers) 3:53 What does Kennen actually lose? 4:32 Who actually pays for this ban 5:53 The other side - why the ban is still right 7:00 My verdict 7:13 The new meta: green, Yi, Aurora 8:24 If you're grinding for LA 8:57 Your turn #riftbound #riftboundtcg #riftboundbans #riftboundbanlist #stackeddeckban #ekkorecurrentban #riftboundseptemberbans #kennennerf #riftboundkennen #riftboundmeta #leagueoflegendstcg #riottcg #riftboundnews #riftboundrqla #riftboundshenyang #luxcombo