This is an Augment Guide for the early game. The early game is the most important part of TFT because it sets up your entire game. This does not judge the strength of augments in later stages, only when taken as the first augment choice at Stage 2-1.
General tip: Augments are usually trait related, economy related, or combat related.
You generally take
- Giga broken augments almost all the time (Denoted by S tier)
- Economy augments with big gold starts or if you have no upgrades and try to Lose Streak
- Combat augments if you have upgrades to Win Streak
- Trait augments if you have a lot of units for that trait (specified in the sheet below)
How to reroll augments:
- Identify your ‘best’ augment using tier list.
- If you can fill condition listed in tier list, bump it up a tier. If you cannot, lower it a tier.
- Reroll your augments that are worse than the ‘best’ augment
Keep in mind some of these rankings are subjective because this is for how I approach augments. Other playstyles may vary, though I’ll try to mark down which ones other people may like.
S: Giga broken augments
A: Almost always take
B: Situational, see notes
C: Take in a worst case scenario or reroll
F: Never take
Check the Legends Guide for info on how and when to use the Legend Augments and the Legends Tier List to know which is best for the current patch.
Silver Augments
| NAME | Tier | 2-1 Notes | Type |
| Inconsistency | S – Always | Incredible value and is very consistent 🙂 | Silver |
| Medium End Shopping | S – Always | Lots of value (REMOVED FOR NOW) | Silver |
| Blood Money | S – Depends | Lose streak | Silver |
| Unified Resistance I | A – Yes | Decent combat augment for Silver | Silver |
| Missed Connections | A – Yes | N/A Econ or upgrades | Silver |
| Cybernetic Bulk I | A – Yes | HP | Silver |
| Small Forge | A – Yes | N/A | Silver |
| Silver Spoon | A – Yes | Pretty decent, just + gold but relative value is high | Silver |
| Healing Orbs I | A – Yes | Useful if no healing items | Silver |
| Risky Moves | A – Yes | Very risky but insane value | Silver |
| Caretaker’s Ally | B – Sure | 2 Cost Reroll or free 2* and level | Silver |
| AFK | B – Sure | Classic | Silver |
| Buried Treasures I | B – Sure | Delayed winstreak | Silver |
| Pandora’s Items | B – Sure | For perfect items | Silver |
| Consistency | B – Sure | Full lose streak and open fort | Silver |
| Pumping Up I | B – Sure | Good for attack speed comps | Silver |
| Tiny Titans | B – Sure | Good for lose streaking | Silver |
| Unburdened I | B – Sure | Good for vertical AD comps | Silver |
| Red Buff | B – Sure | Good for win streaking | Silver |
| Social Distancing I | B – Sure | Good for win streaking | Silver |
| Latent Forge | B – Sure | Lose streak | Silver |
| Training Reward | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| Lategame Specialist | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| Recombobulator | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| Tiny Grab Bag | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| Battle Ready | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| Final Grab Bag | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| It Pays to Learn | B – Sure | N/A | Silver |
| One Twos Three | B – Sure | Similar to Three’s Company, but it can give you good upgrades too | Silver |
| Jeweled Lotus I | B – Sure | Take for mid game | Silver |
| Invoker Heart | B – Sure | No shen midgame | Silver |
| Cybernetic Leech I | B – Sure | Take if no buildable item | Silver |
| Bastion Heart | B – Sure | Use with 4+ units | Silver |
| Bruiser Heart | B – Sure | Use with 4+ units | Silver |
| Challenger Heart | B – Sure | Use with 4+ units | Silver |
| Gunner Heart | B – Sure | Use with 4+ units | Silver |
| Sorcerer Heart | B – Sure | Use with 4+ units | Silver |
| Harmacist I | B – Sure | Useful if no healing items | Silver |
| Deadeye Heart | C – Ehh | 5+ units | Silver |
| Money! | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Partial Ascension | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| One, Two, Five! | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Well-Earned Comforts I | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Tiny Power I | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Gotta Go Fast! | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Item Grab Bag I | C – Ehh | N/A | Silver |
| Component Buffet | C – Ehh | Similar to Pandora’s items but works a bit faster and doesn’t give an immediate component | Silver |
| Transfusion I | C – Ehh | Take for mid game | Silver |
| Rogue Heart | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Silver |
| Shadow Isles Heart | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Silver |
| Juggernaut Heart | C – Ehh | Take if forcing juggernauts | Silver |
| Zaun Heart | C – Ehh | Take if it gets you Warwick 2* | Silver |
| On a Roll | C – Ehh | Take if rerolling | Silver |
| Pandora’s Bench | C – Ehh | Take if rerolling | Silver |
| Iron Assets | C – Ehh | Take if you have no buildable items | Silver |
| Spoils of War I | C – Ehh | Take if your board is already upgraded | Silver |
| Cutting Corners | C – Ehh | Use for fast 8 | Silver |
| Army Building | C – Ehh | Use for reroll comps and lose streaking | Silver |
| Bronze Ticket | C – Ehh | Use for rerolling | Silver |
| All Natural I | C – Ehh | Use for win streaking on low item counts | Silver |
| Branching Out | C – Ehh | Very risky but could work out | Silver |
| Balanced Budget | F – NO | N/A | Silver |
| Knowledge Download I | F – NO | N/A | Silver |
| Rolling For Days I | F – NO | N/A | Silver |
| Seeing Double I | F – NO | N/A | Silver |
| Slayer Heart | F – NO | Take if 5+ units | Silver |
| Young and Wild and Free | F – NO | They will probably remove this augment at Stage 2. In Stage 3 this Augment is S+ if you are 100hp | Silver |
Gold Augments
| NAME | Tier | 2-1 Notes | Type |
| A Cut Above | S – Always | Akshan/Aphelios | Gold |
| Shurima’s Legacy | S – Always | Akshan/Azir | Gold |
| All That Shimmers | S – Always | Always good | Gold |
| Sentinel’s Spirit | S – Always | Good for early | Gold |
| Stable Evolution | S – Always | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Overcharged Manafont | S – Always | Taric good = sorc good | Gold |
| Ravenous Hunter | S – Always | WW still broken | Gold |
| Petricite Shackles | A – Yes | Kayle/Garen + Lux | Gold |
| Magic Wand | A – Yes | AP meta | Gold |
| Stars are Born | A – Yes | Cass 2 Galio/Soraka 2 | Gold |
| Tons of Stats! | A – Yes | Gives stats | Gold |
| Gifts from the Fallen | A – Yes | Good for comps with weak frontlines | Gold |
| Morning Light | A – Yes | Kayle/Trist | Gold |
| Mana Burn | A – Yes | N/A | Gold |
| Capricious Forge | A – Yes | N/A | Gold |
| Job Well Done | A – Yes | N/A | Gold |
| Medium Forge | A – Yes | N/A | Gold |
| Total Domination | A – Yes | Need strong early | Gold |
| Void Crest | A – Yes | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Glacial Breeze | A – Yes | Take if freljord | Gold |
| Stellacorn’s Blessing | A – Yes | Take if it getse you Soraka 2* | Gold |
| Tactical Superiority | A – Yes | Take if using a 3 trait unit as your carry | Gold |
| Idealism | A – Yes | Take if you already have HoJ | Gold |
| Two Healthy | A – Yes | Take if you are fielidng 2 cost units for stage 2 | Gold |
| Unified Resistance II | A – Yes | Take if you are trying to winstreak | Gold |
| You Have My Bow | A – Yes | Take if you can complete items with all your components | Gold |
| Combat Caster | A – Yes | Take if you have Bluebuff or Shojin already | Gold |
| Long Distance Pals II | A – Yes | Take if you run a 2 unit comp | Gold |
| Targon Heart | A – Yes | Taric broken | Gold |
| Shadow Isles Crest | A- Yes | Shadow Isle Good | Gold |
| Portable Forge | B – Sure | Classic flex augment | Gold |
| Contagion | B – Sure | Decent for winstreaking but it’s more for later | Gold |
| Patient Study | B – Sure | Good for fast 8 | Gold |
| Know Your Enemy | B – Sure | Good for fast comps that can focus fire | Gold |
| Metabolic Accelerator | B – Sure | Good for lose streaking | Gold |
| Martyr | B – Sure | Good for multiple tank comps | Gold |
| Pandora’s Items II | B – Sure | Good for perfect items if you are forcing | Gold |
| Unburdened II | B – Sure | Good if you are only stacking 1 or 2 units | Gold |
| Endurance Training | B – Sure | Great for rerolls if you already have the units | Gold |
| Escort Quest | B – Sure | Great for winstreaking if you already have strong board | Gold |
| Healing Orbs II | B – Sure | Great for winstreaking if you already have strong board | Gold |
| Ionia Crest | B – Sure | Ionia playable but not great | Gold |
| Loving Invocation | B – Sure | Invokers broken | Gold |
| Battle Ready II | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Ascension | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Salvage Bin+ | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Library Card | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Last Stand | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Final Grab Bag II | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Big Grab Bag | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Item Grab Bag II | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Tiny Power II | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Shoplifting | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Rich Get Richer+ | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| It Pays to Learn II | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Three’s a Crowd | B – Sure | N/A | Gold |
| Noxus Crest | B – Sure | Need highroll | Gold |
| You Have My Sword | B – Sure | Only take if you can complete all your components | Gold |
| Dueling Gunners | B – Sure | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Defensive Dash | B – Sure | Take if 4+ units | Gold |
| Bastion Crest | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Bruiser Crest | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Challenger Crest | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Freljord Heart | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Shurima Crest | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Sorcerer Crest | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Suppressing Fire | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Titanic Strength | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Vampiric Blades | B – Sure | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Winds of War | B – Sure | Take if it gives you Galio 2* | Gold |
| Riftwalk | B – Sure | Take if it gives you Kassadin 2* | Gold |
| Three’s Company | B – Sure | Take if lose streaking or forcing 3 cost reroll | Gold |
| Cybernetic Bulk II | B – Sure | Take if spreading out items and nothing buildable or if it’s a 5 component game | Gold |
| Social Distancing II | B – Sure | Take if winstreaking | Gold |
| Demonflare | B – Sure | Take if you already have 1 Swain, but best if it gives you Swain 2* | Gold |
| Pumping Up II | B – Sure | Take if you are forcing AS comp | Gold |
| All Natural II | B – Sure | Take if you aren’t using items on multiple units | Gold |
| Piltover Heart | B – Sure | Take if you can get 3 Piltover right away | Gold |
| Scrappy Inventions | B – Sure | Take if you can’t build good items | Gold |
| Shimmering Inventors | B – Sure | Take it 5+ units | Gold |
| Transfusion II | B – Sure | Well rounded augment | Gold |
| Unstable Yordle Delivery | B- Sure | Meh | Gold |
| Built Different II | B- Sure | Still mid | Gold |
| Ancient Archives I | C – Ehh | Must tailor augment for it to be worth it | Gold |
| Well-Earned Comforts II | C – Ehh | N/A | Gold |
| Training Reward II | C – Ehh | N/A | Gold |
| Money Money! | C – Ehh | N/A | Gold |
| Gotta Go Fast! II | C – Ehh | N/A | Gold |
| Scoped Weapons | C – Ehh | Not sure who actually uses this this set. Maybe Darius? Belveth can use but she’s 5 cost | Gold |
| Infusion | C – Ehh | Only take if forcing AP comp and don’t have mana item | Gold |
| Gargantuan Resolve | C – Ehh | Only take if you already have a Titan’s Resolve and a holder for it | Gold |
| Not Today | C – Ehh | Only take if you already have Edge of Night and have 2 holders for it | Gold |
| Parting Gifts | C – Ehh | Only take if you can spread items out | Gold |
| Early Education | C – Ehh | Only take if your AP units are upgraded and you are keeping them | Gold |
| Indomitable Will | C – Ehh | Only take if your team can focus fire | Gold |
| Buried Treasures II | C – Ehh | Take for delayed winstreak | Gold |
| Trade Sector | C – Ehh | Take for delayed winstreak | Gold |
| Jeweled Lotus II | C – Ehh | Take for mid game | Gold |
| Adrenaline Rush | C – Ehh | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Chemtech Enhancements | C – Ehh | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Zaun Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Deadeye Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Demacia Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Gunner Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Gold |
| Haunted Shell | C – Ehh | Take if 6+ units | Gold |
| Invoker Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 6+ units | Gold |
| Slayer Crest | C – Ehh | Take if 6+ units | Gold |
| Double Trouble II | C – Ehh | Take if forcing reroll | Gold |
| Juggernaut Crest | C – Ehh | Take if it gives you 2* Sett | Gold |
| The Boss | C – Ehh | Take if it gives you 2* Sett and you have items | Gold |
| What Doesn’t Kill You | C – Ehh | Take if lose streaking | Gold |
| Silver Ticket | C – Ehh | Take if rerolling | Gold |
| Sleight of Hand | C – Ehh | Take if you already have a Thief’s Gloves | Gold |
| Caretaker’s Favor | C – Ehh | Take if you are lose streaking into power leveling | Gold |
| Hustler | C – Ehh | Take if you can winstreak | Gold |
| Cybernetic Leech II | C – Ehh | Take if you can’t build good items | Gold |
| Perfected Repetition | C – Ehh | Take if you have 3+ units | Gold |
| Strategist Heart | C – Ehh | Take if you have 3+ units | Gold |
| Rich Get Richer | C – Ehh | Take if you have an econ start | Gold |
| Spoils of War II | C – Ehh | Take if you have upgraded board | Gold |
| Dedication | C – Ehh | Take if you know you are forcing a vertical comp | Gold |
| Harmacist II | C – Ehh | Take if you want to winstreak and don’t have healing | Gold |
| Salvage Bin | C – Ehh | Take if your items are trash and can play flex | Gold |
| Balanced Budget II | F – NO | N/A | Gold |
| Knowledge Download II | F – NO | N/A | Gold |
| Rolling For Days II | F – NO | N/A | Gold |
| Seeing Double II | F – NO | N/A | Gold |
| Frequent Flier | F – NO | Take for reroll comps | Gold |
| Multicaster Heart | F – NO | Take if 3+ units | Gold |
| Rogue Crest | F – NO | Take if 6+ units | Gold |
| Slayer’s Resolve | F – NO | Take if 6+ units | Gold |
| Return on Investment | F – NO | Take if you have high econ and want to stabalize on 3-2 or 3-5 | Gold |
Prismatic Augments
| NAME | Tier | 2-1 Notes | Type |
| Endless Horde | S – Always | Buffed | Prismatic |
| Shadow Isles Crown | S – Always | Take if you have 2+ units | Prismatic |
| Void Crown | S – Always | Take if you have 2+ units | Prismatic |
| Cybernetic Bulk III | A – Yes | Not bad | Prismatic |
| Final Ascension | A – Yes | N/A Always decent | Prismatic |
| Caretaker’s Chosen | A – Yes | Bard buffed | Prismatic |
| Phreaky Friday + | A – Yes | N/A Decent | Prismatic |
| Bastion Crown | A – Yes | Gives Taric | Prismatic |
| Phreaky Friday | A – Yes | Good | Prismatic |
| Cruel Pact | A – Yes | Great if you have a 2* already | Prismatic |
| Masterful Job | A – Yes | N/A | Prismatic |
| Large Forge | A – Yes | N/A | Prismatic |
| Noxus Crown | A – Yes | Need winstreak | Prismatic |
| March of Progress | A – Yes | Nerfed but its ok | Prismatic |
| Infernal Contract | A – Yes | N/A Reroll | Prismatic |
| Roll The Dice | A – Yes | Take for winstreak | Prismatic |
| Tiniest Titan | A – Yes | Take if lose streaking | Prismatic |
| Piltover Soul | A – Yes | Take if you can get 3 Piltover right away | Prismatic |
| Challenger Crown | A – Yes | Take if you have 3+ units | Prismatic |
| Sorcerer Crown | A – Yes | Take if you have 3+ units | Prismatic |
| Starter Kit | A – Yes | Take if you like fast 7 and rolling down to get the 4 cost to 2* | Prismatic |
| Targon Soul | B – Sure | Gives Taric | Prismatic |
| Invoker Crown | B – Sure | Invoker | Prismatic |
| Radiant Relics | B – Sure | Classic item augment. Make sure you know which Radiant Items are OP | Prismatic |
| Tactician’s Tools | B – Sure | Free fon | Prismatic |
| Level Up! | B – Sure | Great for fast 8 | Prismatic |
| Shopping Spree | B – Sure | Great for fast 8 | Prismatic |
| Golden Ticket | B – Sure | Great for rerolling. Prefer 2 cost, but all work | Prismatic |
| Giant Grab Bag | B – Sure | N/A It’s ok | Prismatic |
| Final Reserves | B – Sure | N/A Its ok | Prismatic |
| Rogue Crown | B – Sure | Meh | Prismatic |
| Impenetrable Bulwark | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Unleashed Arcana | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Wellness Trust | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Gifts From Above | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Gotta Go Fast!!! III | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| It Pays to Learn III | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Item Grab Bag III | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| Urf’s Grab Bag | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| What The Forge | B – Sure | N/A | Prismatic |
| The Golden Egg | B – Sure | N/A Only high HP | Prismatic |
| Bruiser Crown | B – Sure | Only reksai reroll | Prismatic |
| Social Distancing III | B – Sure | Take for winstreak | Prismatic |
| Freljord Soul | B – Sure | Take if 3+ units | Prismatic |
| Juggernaut Crown | B – Sure | Take if 3+ units | Prismatic |
| Deadeye Crown | B – Sure | Take if 4+ units | Prismatic |
| Gunner Crown | B – Sure | Take if 4+ units | Prismatic |
| Ionia Crown | B – Sure | Take if 4+ units | Prismatic |
| Shurima Crown | B – Sure | Take if 4+ units | Prismatic |
| Pumping Up III | B – Sure | Take if you are forcing AS comp | Prismatic |
| Battle Ready III | B – Sure | N/A Takeable | Prismatic |
| Transfusion III | B – Sure | Well rounded augment | Prismatic |
| Overwhelming Force | C – Ehh | N/A Akshan | Prismatic |
| Seeing Double III | C – Ehh | N/A Eh | Prismatic |
| Pandora’s Box | C – Ehh | Good for perfect items, but it’s risky to pandora your Radiant item | Prismatic |
| Ancient Archives II | C – Ehh | Make sure to tailor tomes | Prismatic |
| Hedge Fund++ | C – Ehh | N/A | Prismatic |
| Hedge Fund+ | C – Ehh | N/A | Prismatic |
| Well-Earned Comforts III | C – Ehh | N/A | Prismatic |
| Money Money Money! | C – Ehh | N/A | Prismatic |
| Tiny Power III | C – Ehh | N/A | Prismatic |
| Blinding Speed | C – Ehh | N/A Only Kalista | Prismatic |
| Binary Airdrop | C – Ehh | Only take if you have a legend that gives you more items later | Prismatic |
| Buried Treasures III | C – Ehh | Take for delayed winstreak | Prismatic |
| Birthday Present | C – Ehh | Take for fast 9 flex | Prismatic |
| Jeweled Lotus III | C – Ehh | Take for mid game | Prismatic |
| Harmacist III | C – Ehh | Take for winstreak but have no healing | Prismatic |
| Zaun Crown | C – Ehh | Take if 3+ units | Prismatic |
| Strategist Soul | C – Ehh | Take if 4+ units | Prismatic |
| Demacia Crown | C – Ehh | Take if 5+ units | Prismatic |
| Slayer Crown | C – Ehh | Take if 6+ units | Prismatic |
| Double Trouble III | C – Ehh | Take if rerolling | Prismatic |
| Lucky Gloves | C – Ehh | Take if you already have a Thief’s Gloves or a glove component | Prismatic |
| Spoils of War III | C – Ehh | Take if you already have an extremely strong board | Prismatic |
| Wandering Trainer | C – Ehh | Take if you are a flex god | Prismatic |
| Living Forge | C – Ehh | Take if you don’t know if you can streak | Prismatic |
| Cursed Crown | C – Ehh | Take if you have 2* units | Prismatic |
| Cybernetic Leech III | C – Ehh | Take if you have no buildable items | Prismatic |
| Multicaster Soul | C – Ehh | Take if you have perfect Vel’koz items | Prismatic |
| Training Reward III | F – NO | N/A | Prismatic |
| Rolling For Days III | F – NO | N/A Not good | Prismatic |
| Built Different III | A – Yes | Prismatic | |
| Knowledge Download III | F – NO | N/A | Prismatic |
| Balanced Budget III | F – NO | N/A Not good | Prismatic |
| Hedge Fund | F – NO | Open fort | Prismatic |