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Best TFT Comps for Set 5 Patch 11.14
S: Dawnbringer Karma, Forgotten Draven,
A: Skirmishers, Redeemed Vel’Koz, Nigthbringer Yasuo,
B: Abomination, Assassins, Morde/Draven, Kayle Knights, Nightbringer Aphelios, Varus,
C: Renewer, Hellion, Draconic Ashe, Legionnaire, Draconic Sett, Spellweaver Cavalier, Vayne Reroll,
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TFT Comps Tier List Set 5
S Tier: Best TFT Comps – Highly Flexible or Very Strong
Dawnbringer Karma
Last Week’s Rank: S
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Tear item for Karma, but sometimes you can go 3 damage items super late game.
Item Holder: Early game caster
How to Play: Full Guide | Karma to Masters
Standard Leveling
Dawnbringers can use a lot of different carries, but Karma is the best one. You can alternatively do Riven or Nidalee, but it won’t be as good, but this all depends on your items
Can go 4 Invoker Late Game with Teemo Carry
Counters
- Late game you swap items from Karma to Teemo, and this is difficult to do
Forgotten Draven
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Draven Items (LW IE + 3rd)
- Shadow Blue Buff Ryze
Item Holder: Vayne or Kalista
How to Play: Draven Unranked to Diamond
Standard Leveling
You can play 6 Forgotten or 3 Forgotten with various complementary synergies/strong units
Counters
- Backline access such as Nidalee or Assassins
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A Tier: Solid TFT Team Comps. Weaker, less flexible, requires more luck than S-Tier
Skirmishers (Reroll OR Jax Carry (not both))
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Skirmisher start
Item Holder: Attack damage early game unit like Udyr or Kalista
How to Play: Full Guide | Video Guide
Reroll (Nidalee/Lee/Panth Carry):
Level up to 7. Reroll
Standard (Jax Carry):
Standard Leveling but roll more on 6/7 than you normally would.
Can use Mystic or Ironclad depending on Lobby
Counters
- Volibear (breaks all shields)
Vel’Koz (6 Redeemed)
Last Week’s Rank: S
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Velkoz Damage Item and Mana Item
Item Holder: Kalista or Varus or Ziggs (any caster)
How to Play: Full Guide | Video Guide | Gameplay
Standard Leveling
Can do Redeemed, Abomination, 4 Spellweaver, and many other variants depending on meta
Counters
- CC on Velkoz such as Thresh or Diana (if Velkoz does not have QSS)
- Assassins like Leblanc comps
Nightbringer Yasuo
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Lots of Yasuos
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slow roll at 7
Alternatively roll at 6 on 3-2 for 2*s and then go 8 (only roll on 6 if you are losing hard or have lots of pairs)
Counters
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B Tier: Playable, but not Preferred. These comps could be strong if uncontested.
Abomination Zyra
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Early Draconics
- Early Abominations
- Items for Abomination (Runaan, IE, Hat is good, but other items work too)
Item Holder:
How to Play: Gameplay
Get early Draconic start for Zyra 3* then go into the build above + 2 more units. The two units can be any tank line such as Mystic, Ivern/Voli, etc.
Can use legendary late game. Can also play Draven with Legionnaire or Spellweavers with Vel’Koz. Many other variations work
Counters
Assassins (4 or 6)
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Any of the Assassin carries work. Preferably get 2 of them (1 main carry, 1 semi carry)
Item Holder: Anyone
How to Play: World Finalist Coaching Session
Leblanc Carry:
Roll on 6 for 3 star Leblanc (and other assassins if you hit them).
Can go 6 Assassin instead of 3 Revenant
Kat or Noc Carry:
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE KAT OR NOCTURNE CARRY. They are both incredibly strong with the correct items, but they are just hard to hit because they are 3 cost.
Slow roll at 7 for 3 star Kat or Noc depending on which items you have.
Items for Kat: GA, Blue Buff, IE
Items for Noc: sRunaan’s, sIE, QSS
Counters
- Positioning
- Melee carries
Draven Morde Carry
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Mordekaiser and Draven Items
- Expensive comp, so you need to have HP and gold to Fast 8 or reach 8 safely
Item Holder: Vayne or Kalista for AD items, Caster for Morde
How to Play: Gameplay | Draven Unranked to Diamond
Standard Leveling
NOTE: You can do either 4 Legionnaire like in the pic above OR 4 Nightbringer
Counters
- Backline access such as Nidalee or Assassins
- Burst damage vs Morde and anti heal
Kayle Knights
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Hitting Kayle (1* is good enough)
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Fast 8 and hit a Kayle
Counters
Nightbringer Aphelios
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Aphelios Items
Item Holder: Any 2* backline/ranged unit
How to Play: Full Guide
Standard Leveling
Counters
- Diana Frozen Heart
Varus
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Low
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Lots of Varuses
Item Holder: Anyone
How to Play:
Slow Roll at 6 for Varus 3
FYI, Varus can use all sorts of items. I think Rageblade is the best, but after that you can go any other 2 items that make half sense on him. Here’s a list of usable items: sHoJ, Deathblade, IE, JG, Shojin, BT, sBT, Runaan’s, HoJ, sGS, GS, LW, sLW, etc.
Counters
- Knights
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C Tier and Below: These are compositions that are weak, but if they are given to you, you might be forced to play them.
Coven Renewer Soraka Carry (Can use Vlad instead of Soraka)
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty:
Item Dependency:
Variance:
Requirements:
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slow Roll at 6 for Soraka
Counters
Hellion
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements: Challenger Guide
- Early Hellions and lots of HP
- Hitting Teemo before you die…
Item Holder: Ziggs
How to Play:
Find a way to get to 8 safely or Fast 8. May need to roll on 6/7, but need to make sure you have a way to go 8.
Counters
- Zephyr on Kennen
- Backline access
Draconic Ashe
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Counters
Legionnaires
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Riven items. (Runaan’s, sRunaan’s, QSS, BT, sHoJ, sBT, GA, Deathblade, etc.)
Item Holder: Kalista
How to Play: Gameplay
Reroll at 7 for Riven
You can second row Riven. Can add Verdant if you don’t have QSS
Can also play Abomination Riven
Counters
Sett – (Draconic or Abomination)
Last Week’s Rank: C
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Early Draconics (by 2-3)
Item Holder:
How to Play: World Finalist Guide
Slow Roll for Sett and/or Ashe. Take out Ashe after you get Sett 3 if she isn’t close to 3*.
Counters
Spellweaver Cavalier
Last Week’s Rank: C
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: High
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Hitting 3 stars of most of the comp
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slow Roll on 6
Counters
Reroll Vayne
Last Week’s Rank: C
Difficulty:
Item Dependency:
Variance:
Requirements:
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Counters
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TFT Items
Carousel Item Priority (Start of Game)
High Priority >>>> Low Priority
TFT Item Quadrant
The closer to the Top Right, the better and more versatile the item is. Avoid items on Bottom Left if possible.
Strength (y-axis) is based on how effective an item is in the situations where it is most used. Items that are strong at all stages of the game are listed higher.
Versatility (x-axis) is based on both the number of Compositions an item fits in and Champions an item is used on. Versatility is also how often you could build an item.
Methodology
Even though I was Challenger in Set 1 and Grandmaster in Set 2, I know there are many players better than me. This is why I scout the Top 10 players in all major regions and analyze what they play and how they play each TFT build to make this Tier List. Tiers are determined by what I think will get you the highest average rank. This means that while one composition might be super strong late game, it may be difficult to acquire, so it may not be S-Tier. For example, it is difficult to win with certain compositions, but extremely easy to Top 4. Rankings within a tier are very close together. Always try to play with what makes sense for every game, and adapt to your lobbies with proper tech choices.
Difficulty, Item Dependency, and Variance are listed. Difficulty is how hard the composition is to play. Difficulty does not factor into the strength or viability of the composition but serves as a factor for new players. Item dependency is how important specific items are to the composition. Variance is the approximate placement range of the composition. For example, a consistent Top 4 composition has Low variance. A composition that either places 1st or 8th has a High variance. If I mention that a composition is Forcible, it means that you can play this comp every game.
Knowing how to get better at TFT is much more important than knowing what compositions to play. Knowing how to play Teamfight Tactics will help you no matter what patch it is.
Tier placement assumes strong play. Refer to Difficulty metric before attempting to play.