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RuneterraBound’s K/DA moment: Akali SP2/005 from a Radiance Vault

An observed reveal at 2:23 leads to the exact English Radiance SP2/005, with a dated US reference for Near Mint foil kept separate from the filmed copy.

TCGIndex editorial · 2026-10-29 · Editorial standards & corrections
Observed original-video pixels and the official card image are composited into an ImageGen editorial design. Independent commentary without a RuneterraBound endorsement.
Observed original-video pixels and the official card image are composited into an ImageGen editorial design. Independent commentary without a RuneterraBound endorsement.

A card that catches the light

RuneterraBound’s Testing the Riftbound Vault Conspiracy Theory | Radiance Vault Opening follows a Radiance Vault as its cards come out. Around 2:15, K/DA Akali reaches the camera. In the frame we checked at 2:23, the gold border and blue-pink foil reflections make the image especially easy to recognize. This story follows that one observed card; it does not claim a complete inventory or identify every hit from the opening.

Akali in the Vault
Observed 2:23 K/DA reveal
Keep SP2/005 with Akali
US NM foil reference $23.45
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Observed RuneterraBound frame at 2:23 showing English K/DA Akali

Read the small line: RAD · SP2/005 · EN

The pose, hair, gold frame and visible bottom code match the official image for Akali, Brash, the K/DA Special Art Card. The exact TCGIndex entry is the English Radiance SP2/005 Showcase printing. It is distinct from the regular 015/167 illustration with the same name. We can see the reflective surface in the video, but cannot establish that physical copy’s condition or grading from this shot.

Official English Radiance Akali Brash RAD SP2/005 EN

A reference needs a condition and a clock

The stored US reference for this printing is $23.45, for English, Foil, Near Mint. It was observed October 29 at 01:34 Korean time, equivalent to October 28 at 16:34 UTC. TCGIndex connects the JustTCG reference to TCGplayer product 722847. This is a market reference, not a verified live seller minimum or a sale of the filmed copy. Near Mint describes the reference condition, rather than a condition grade we have assigned to the card in the creator’s hands.

One opening cannot settle a Vault theory

The video’s title frames the opening as a test of a theory. Our verified observation is narrower: this opening shows Akali SP2/005. That does not establish guarantees or pull rates across other Vaults. The useful collecting story is the path from an enjoyable reveal to a precise printing, without turning a single opening into a statistical conclusion.

Keep the moment and the printing

If this is the Akali artwork you want, keep SP2/005 and the English-language marker with the picture. Watch the original 2:23 scene, save the exact entry and compare the next reference with the same finish and condition. Original footage checked October 29. The source remains the creator’s video, linked here for independent discussion.

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