In a game full of surgical spells and brutal momentum swings, Icathian Rain stands out as one of the cleanest finishers we’ve seen so far in Riftbound.
This isn’t a board wipe for the sake of clearing clutter—it’s a scalpel that turns tempo into pressure.
If you’re running Kai’Sa or any Void-heavy control shell, this Signature Spell isn’t just good—it’s core.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Icathian Rain costs 7, and it reads: Do this 6 times: Deal 2 to a unit (You can choose different units). That’s 12 damage, flexibly applied across the board.
This isn’t a chaotic coin-flip like some red damage spells—it’s precision removal. The ability to target up to six different units (or stack all 12 damage on one) makes it one of the most modular removal spells we’ve seen during Preview Season.
The synergy is obvious in token matchups. Flooded board? Gone. But it also scales into midrange—two clean 6-damage hits deletes most Champions or Gear-stacked elites.
If Kai’Sa’s Daughter of the Void is on the board, you’re even floating spell mana that can make this a turn-5 nuke in the right setup.
Biggest draw? It’s spell-only damage that bypasses combat. You can’t block or parry it. The card is pure inevitability.
Visuals
The artwork for Icathian Rain captures exactly what this spell feels like: overwhelming force mid-motion. Kai’Sa is mid-air, void armor flaring, with a focused glare and arcing blades all around her.
The framing makes you feel like you’re in her crosshairs. The blurred purple energy swirling through the frame suggests speed, chaos, and inevitability.
You don’t dodge the Rain. You endure it—if you can.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
As a Signature Spell (card #248/298), Icathian Rain is guaranteed to be tied to Kai’Sa in packs and Proving Grounds boxes. These types of cards usually fall in the mid-to-high rarity range, especially with Champion alignment.
No foil or alternate version has been revealed yet, but it’s a safe bet this gets an alt or premium frame treatment later in the season.
From a collector angle, anything tied to a high-fan-favorite like Kai’Sa gets an automatic bump.
If Void decks become tier 1, this will be one of the first spells people hunt down in full playsets.
Icathian Rain is efficient, flexible, and thematically tight. It’s the kind of spell you don’t splash—you build around.
And if you see it resolve across the board from you, you probably just lost.
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