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Meta Snapshot Summary
Updated 8/20
There was a B-Patch! Check out some of the changes below
- 2 Cost
- Tristana
- AD: 65 >>> 60
- AS: 0.8 >>> 0.75
- Mana: 75/125 >>> 50/125
- Tristana
- 3 Cost
- Lulu
- Mana: 40/100 >>>60/120
- Number of Spell Targets: 3/4/6 >>> 3/4/5
- Polymorph Duration: 1.5/2/2.5 >>> 1.5/1.5/1.5 sec
- Lulu
Note that pretty much all the recommended items can be replaced by a Radiant item
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Best TFT Comps for Set 5.5 Patch 11.16b
S: Abomination,
A: Redeemed Vel’Koz, Aphelios, Sentinels, Invokers, Riven, Skirmishers, Hellion,
B: Nigthbringer Yasuo, Assassins, Forgotten Draven, Cavalier Cannoneer,
C: Dawnbringer Karma, Kayle Knights,
Note that Items don’t really matter that much, so don’t grief your game to get specific items unless I mention a specific item is required.
Try out different types of positioning and champions in these comps too! There is a ton of variation in TFT so be sure to check out the Core units and then flex the rest of your team!
Check out the Cheat Sheet for easy reference in each of your games!
TFT Comps Tier List Set 5.5
S Tier: Best TFT Comps – Highly Flexible or Very Strong
Abomination Heimer or Velkoz
Last Week’s Rank: S
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Early Draconics
- Early Abominations
- Items for Abomination (mix of tank and damage is nice)
- I like having a Radiant item for the Abom
Item Holder:
How to Play: Gameplay
Get early Draconic start for Zyra 3* OR go for Heimer OR Velkoz–they all use the same items (Shojin/Jeweled Gauntlet)
Counters
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A Tier: Solid TFT Team Comps. Weaker, less flexible, requires more luck than S-Tier
Vel’Koz (6 Redeemed)
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Velkoz Damage Item and Mana Item
- Tank Items on Rell
Item Holder: Kalista or Varus or Ziggs (any caster)
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
Can do 3 Redeemed build with more complementary synergies/legendaries
Can itemize Lux and put her next to your team. (Rageblade Shojin)
Counters
- CC on Velkoz such as Thresh or Diana (if Velkoz does not have QSS)
- Assassins
Aphelios
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Aphelios Items (Deathblade, BT, Rageblade, Shojin, IE, LW)
Item Holder: Any 2* backline/ranged unit
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
Core: Aphelios, Akshan, Rell, Sejuani. Add a combination of the following: 4 Nightbringer, Mystics, Ironclad, Revenant, Knights–lots of different options.
Counters
Sentinels
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
Lucian Items: LW, HoJ, Deathblade, IE, BT, JG, Warmogs
Core: Lucian, Senna, Akshan, Galio, Rakan, 6th Sentinel. Add either 4 Cannoneer, Mystics, or Ironclad
Can also do 3 Sentinel and run more complementary synergies or 4 Cannoneer
Counters
Invokers
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: High
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Items for Heimer
- Hitting the comp (hard to do and risky)
Item Holder: Early game caster. Sometimes Karma
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
Need to get a Heimer 1 on 8, if not you can only go for the comp on level 9, which is difficult to do. You only go this comp if you are doing really well that game and have tons of gold because this comp can’t be played every game and is hard to pull off if you don’t get a little lucky.
Best late game comp
Counters
Riven Carry
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Lots of Rivens
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slowroll at level 7 for Riven
Riven Items: RFC, Runaan’s, Bloodthirster, Infinity Edge, Last Whisper
Core: Riven, Irelia, Galio, Rakan, Nidalee + 3 more
There are so many different versions of this comp. 4 Dawn, 2 Dawn, 3 Skirm, 3 Ironclad, etc.
Counters
Skirmishers Knights
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
Item Holder: Attack damage early game unit like Udyr or Kalista
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
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I’ve seen some 6 skirm builds, but this version has had the higher ranking players play it.
Counters
- Volibear (breaks all shields)
Hellion Reroll
Last Week’s Rank: A
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Early Hellions and lots of HP
Item Holder: Ziggs for Teemo, Trist for Trist
How to Play:
Reroll level 6 for Tristana 3*
Counters
- Zephyr on Kennen
- Backline access
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B Tier: Playable, but not Preferred. These comps could be strong if uncontested.
Nightbringer Yasuo
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Lots of Yasuos
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slow roll at 7
Core: Yasuo, Diana, Lee Sin, Sejuani. The other 4 units are flex (Ironclad, Skirmishers, Mystic, Nightbringer)
Counters:
Assassins (4 or 6)
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: High
Variance: Medium
Requirements:
- Nocturnes
Item Holder: Anyone
How to Play:
Slow Roll at 7 for Nocturne 3.
Can go 6 Assassin if you get the Spatula item. Use Fiddle as second carry or Viego
I like positioning Viego and Pyke on opposite sides
Counters
- Positioning
- Melee carries
Forgotten Draven
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Draven Items
Item Holder: Vayne or Kalista
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
You can play 6 Forgotten or 4 Forgotten with 4 Knights
Counters
Cavalier Cannoneer
Last Week’s Rank: C
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Slow Roll at 6 for all the 2 cost 3 stars
Counters
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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.
Dawnbringer Karma
Last Week’s Rank: B
Difficulty: Medium
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low
Requirements:
- Tear item for Karma and 2 damage items
Item Holder: Early game caster
How to Play:
Standard Leveling
Dawnbringers can use a lot of different carries, but Karma is the best one.
Can go 4 Invoker Late Game with Teemo Carry
OR
3* Nidalee/Riven Carry – Slow roll at level 7 for them
Counters
- Late game you swap items from Karma to Teemo
Kayle Knights
Last Week’s Rank: C
Difficulty: Low
Item Dependency: Medium
Variance: High
Requirements:
- Hitting Kayle
Item Holder:
How to Play:
Fast 8 and hit a Kayle
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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.
FAQ
- How are compositions ranked?
- There are many factors, but the two strongest ones are how often they can be played and how strong they are when you get it. Think of it like frequency of being played combined with how well it can potentially do.
- I also rank them based on how often the best players in the world play each comp (top 10 players in major regions)
- Why isn’t XYZ Comp here?
- Probably not played enough, not strong enough, or maybe it hasn’t been discovered yet and will hopefully be added next week.
- It’s also impossible to fit every single variation of every composition on a tier list, so expect variations of these comps to do well too.
- I also add in different versions of different comps in the notes, so be sure to read through them! (For example, one synergy might have two different playstyles such as reroll or standard)
- What does Difficulty, Item Dependency, and Variance mean?
- 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.
- Does what composition I play matter?
- No. Playing TFT well matters a lot more
- I can’t get these exact items every game
- You don’t need perfect items or exact items unless specified in the Requirements section. Most of the time you just need ‘playable’ items and not ‘best in slot’ (BIS)
- You are wrong, XYZ comp should be in S tier and ABC player said this S tier comp sucks
- Everyone has different opinions. I try to take a data based approach by analyzing games from the best players in each region to combine all their opinions.
- At the end of the day, comp doesn’t matter much compared to just playing TFT well (rolling, managing econ, positioning, etc). If you check out the best players, you will see that each player favors different compositions yet they are all very highly ranked.
- When is this site updated?
- Every Friday
- Where can I learn more?
- There are many resources and players to learn from. I suggest starting at my YouTube channel and this website.
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.