As a member of the San Francisco Pride, Riku Koskinen embodies the very spirit of what it means to be a member of a pride of ferocious kings of the jungle. As a result of these traits, the Riku Koskinen collector card has two key attributes that define its place in every competitive META deck build, in addition to being exceptionally strong when synergized with a Pride heavy roster.

Heart of the Pride: Capturing the spirit of the animal kingdom, when playing Riku Koskinen in face-up position, all adjacent cards under the Pride tag, gain an additional +2 to attack and +2 to defence, with these bonuses scaling by +1 and +1 for every turn that Riku Koskinen remains active. Due to his defensive nature, the Koskinen card has a paltry +1 to offense but an astounding +8 defence rating, both of which gain the benefits of 'Heart of the Pride', turning a Pride based deck into a slowly snowballing monster of a team that needs to be stopped early before it gets out of control.

Last Stand of the King: When the king of the jungle is forced into a life or death situation, he sends out a mighty roar and lashes out with preternatural strength and speed that defies its wounded state. As a result of this ability, when Koskinen drops to below half of his base defence (4), he doubles his total attack for his next available turn. This adds a defensive mechanism to a Pride based deck if the enemy player opts to quickly switch and burn a recently played Koskinen, as well as turning into a one-shot of doom if the enemy team waits too long to tackle the inevitable snowball.