TFT Set 7.5 Tier List – Patch 12.17 Meta Snapshot

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Updated 9/11 – Added Darkflight Cannoneer to S tier

TFT Set 7.5 Tier List - Patch 12.17 Meta Snapshot

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Best TFT Comps for Set 7.5 Patch 12.17

S: Darkflight Cannoneer, Olaf Reroll, Xayah, Dragons,
A: Pantheon, Dragonmancer Lee Sin, Mirage Daeja, Jade, Built Different,
B: Guild Zippy, Darkflight, Graves Nilah, Lagoon
C: Astral, Cannoneer, Ezreal Reroll, Qiyana Reroll, Swiftshot Twitch, Karma Reroll, Yone Reroll, Nidalee Reroll, Senna Reroll, Sett Ragewings, Wukong Reroll, Kai’sa Reroll, Lux Reroll, Diana Assassins, Varus Bruisers,
Other: Double Trouble

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!

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TFT Comps Tier List Set 7.5

S Tier: Best TFT Comps – Highly Flexible or Very Strong

Olaf Warrior Reroll

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Can play 4 Scalescorn or 6 Warrior

Last Week’s Rank: N/A

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: High

Requirements:

  • Lots of Olafs

Item Holder: Yone, Wukong, Jax

How to Play:

Reroll for Olaf 3* at level 7

Items for Olaf: Bloodthirster, Quicksilver, Rageblade, RFC, Runaan’s, HoJ, Deathblade, Titan’s Resolve, Giantslayer, Assassin Emblem

Items for Pantheon: Bloodthirster, Titan’s, Warmogs, Gargoyles, Scalescorn Spatula, HoJ, Redemption, Protector’s Vow

Core:

  • 4 Warrior

Augments: Personal Training, Scalescorn Crown, Combat Training, Preparation, Celestial Blessing, Radian Relics, Thrill of the Hunt

Counters

  • Burst Damage
  • Anti Heal

Darkflight Cannoneer

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Many versions of this comp

Last Week’s Rank: N/A

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: High

Requirements:

  • AD/AS Items
  • Last Whisper

Item Holder: Aphelios, Any AD

How to Play:

Standard Leveling, BUT if you see a lot of Aphelios early, you can reroll for Aphelios 3* at level 6. If not, go for Graves 2* at level 7/8

Lots of variations to this team. Can have 2/4/6 Darkflight. Can do Cannoneer Emblem Rengar. You don’t have to play multiple copies of Rell/Aphelios, you can play more Cannoneers instead such as Cannoneer Nomsy

Core:

  • 2/4/6 Darkflight, as many Cannoneers as possible

Augments:

Counters

Xayah Ragewing or Guild Xayah

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Can use any Dragon tank

Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • None, this comp is pretty flexible

Item Holder: Ezreal, Twitch, any frontliner

How to Play:

Standard leveling

Make sure to have healing from either an item or Augment. Don’t need too much healing, just a tiny bit.

Core:

  • Xayah, Hecarim, 2 Swiftshot

Augments: Cybernetic Implants, Stand United, Scorch, Twinshot Heart, Guild Crown, Weakspot, Celestial Blessing, Tantrum, Portable Forge

Counters

Only Drags

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Low
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: High

Requirements:

  • Need a lucky game to get this
  • Econ augments
  • High HP
  • Lots of Gold

Item Holder:

How to Play:

Standard Leveling into Fast 9

Core:

  • 3+ Dragons

Augments: AFK, Rich Get Richer, Late Game Specialist, Windfall, Celestial Blessing, Ascension, High End Shopping, Second Wind,

Counters

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A Tier: Solid TFT Team Comps. Weaker, less flexible, requires more luck than S-Tier

Pantheon – Whispers or Jade

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TFT Set 7.5 Tier List - Patch 12.17 Meta Snapshot

Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low

Requirements:

Item Holder:

How to Play:

Standard leveling

Core:

  • Pantheon, Zyra, Dragon, Seraphine

Augments: Celestial Blessing, Big Friend, Thieve’s Gloves, Weakspot, Ascension, Thrill of the Hunt, Second Wind

Counters

Lee Sin Dragonmancer

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Can sub in Ao Shin for 6 Tempest

Last Week’s Rank: N/A

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Lots of Lee Sins

Item Holder: Anyone

How to Play:

Reroll for Lee Sin 3* at level 7. Can alsopick up Volibear

Items for Lee Sin: Damage build seems to be the best. HoJ, JG, IE, Titan’s, BT, Ionic, Gunblade, Archangel,

Core:

  • 6 Dragonmancer

Augments: Eye of the Storm, Tempest Crown, Celestial Blessing, Jeweled Lotus, Axiom Arc, Thrill of the Hunt

Counters

  • High single target damage

Mirage

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Can flex the extra Cavaliers for other things. Can play Idas + Leona as tanks too

Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Early Nunu 2* helps a ton

Item Holder: Anyone

How to Play:

Standard Leveling. Don’t go 9. Roll at 8 for Nunu 3 and Yasuo and Bard

Items for Nunu: Warmogs, Redemption, Any other tank item

Items for Daeja: Archangel’s Staff, Rageblade, Quicksilver, Giantslayer, Hand of Justice, Hextech Gunblade, Bloodthirster, Titan’s Resolve, Statikk Shiv, Revel Spatula (go Revels)

TIP: The Mirage variant doesn’t drastically change the build. BUT here are some small adjustments in case you need it!

Dawnbringer’s Determination: Once per combat, rapidly heal at 50% Health: Nunu is insane with this. Warmogs super important. 3* Nunu very good! Can play Leona over Yone. On Daeja, prioritize damage, maybe you don’t need Gunblade/HoJ and do 3 damage items

Duelist’s Dexterity: Attacks grant Attack Speed: Daeja is the main carry, and get some damage such as Giantslayer, Statikk Shiv, JG/IE, Quicksilver. Rageblade still good, but slam other items too!

Executioner’s Edge: Always critically strike low Heath targets with Attacks and Abilities. Gain bonus Critial Strike Damage.: Focus on damage items to make the most of this

Warlord’s Honor: After winning any combat, gain bonus Health and Ability Power: Remember to give your units a stack on neutral rounds!

Electric Overload: When attacking or being hit by an attack, gain a chance to deal 8% of their maximum Health as magic damage to adjacent enemies: Great for your tanks. Great for Rageblade. Some tanks like Leona and Nunu can carry

Spellsword’s Enchantment: Each player combat, gain Ability Power per attack: Rageblade/Quicksilver great combo here as per usual

Pirate’s Greed: Gain a chest of loot after each player combat: Only use this for econ unless you are trying to make YouTube videos

Core:

  • Daeja, Nunu,

Augments: Cavalier Crest/Crown/Unity, Mirage, Celestial Blessing, Portable Forge

Counters

  • Anti Heal
  • Dragon Tank

Jade + Carry

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: High
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low

Requirements:

Item Holder: Anyone

How to Play:

Standard leveling

Lots of different options for carries other than Shi Oh Yu. Sy’fen, Shyvana are both good. Can use Pantheon or Jayce too

Core:

  • Soraka, Shi Oh Yu

Augments:

Counters

Built Different

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Built Different Augment

Item Holder: Anyone

How to Play:

Standard Leveling. Try to win streak early too

Identify your 4 cost carry. There’s no “set” carry. Can use Xayah, Graves, Nilah, Pantheon at 4 cost.

Identify your best tanks. During the game before you find your final comp. Ask yourself “Who is the best Cavalier/Bruiser/Guardian”

Core:

Augments: Built Different, Portable Forge, Celestial Blessing, Level Up, Weakspot, Best Friends, High End Shoping

Counters

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B Tier: Playable, but not Preferred. These comps could be strong if uncontested.

Guild Zippy

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Some Guild Augment or Early Zippy 2*

Item Holder: Tanks

How to Play:

Standard leveling

Core:

  • 7 Guild

Augments: Guild Augments, Celestial Blessing, Weakspot, Ascension, Radiant Relics, Portable Forge

Counters

Darkflight Swain or Rengar

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Sacrifice Zz’Rot Portal OR Protector’s Vow
TFT Set 7.5 Tier List - Patch 12.17 Meta Snapshot
Sacrifice Zz’Rot Portal OR Protector’s Vow

Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

Item Holder: Anyone

How to Play:

Standard Leveling or Reroll for Rengar 3*

Items:

NOTE: You don’t need 3 items on your Darkflight carries, 2 is enough but sometimes you want 3 if you get perfect items.

Darkflight Sacrifice Items: Zz’Rot or Protector’s Vow

Rengar Items: Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, HoJ, Titan’s Resolve, Rageblade, Giant Slayer, Last Whisper, Quicksilver

Swain Items: Morello, Archangel’s, Titan’s Resolve, Redemption, Stoneplate, Sunfire Cape, Dragon’s Claw

Core:

  • 6 Darkflight

Augments: Cybernetic (any), Electrocharge, Assassin Crown, Weakspot, Celestial Blessing, Ascension

Counters

Graves Nilah

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: High
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Itemize first carry you upgrade

Item Holder: AD holders like Senna/Yone

How to Play:

Standard leveling into Fast 8 for tier 4 units

Flexible comp, so no need to play exact champions

Core:

  • Graves, Nilah,

Augments: Cybernetic Implants, Cannoneer, Weakspot, Stand United, Portable Forge, Celestial Blessing

Counters

Lagoon Sohm

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Hitting Sylas 2

Item Holder: Lux

How to Play:

Standard Leveling

Can go 9 Lagoon or 3 Mages with flex units

Items for Sohm: Blue Buff, Gunblade, JG + IE, Archangel’s, Giantslayer, HoJ

Core:

  • 6 Lagoon

Augments: Blue Battery, Luden’s Echo, Mage Augments, Cybernetic Uplink, Portable Forge, Radiant Relic,

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.

Astral

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Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Low

Requirements:

  • Lots of Astrals early on

Item Holder:

How to Play:

Can reroll for Lux or go for Aurelion Sol

Core:

  • 8 Astral + Sylas

Augments: Cybernetic Uplink, Preparation, Mage Crest, Portable Forge, Celestial Blessing

Counters

Reroll Cannoneer (Zeri or Aphelios)

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TFT Set 7.5 Tier List - Patch 12.17 Meta Snapshot

Last Week’s Rank:

Difficulty: Medium
Item/Augment Dependency: Medium
Variance: Medium

Requirements:

  • Cannoneer Nomsy
  • Copies of Aphelios/Zeri depending on who you are going for

Item Holder: Senna

How to Play:

Reroll for Zeri 3* at level 7 OR Reroll for Aphelios at level 6

Core:

  • 4 Cannoneer

Augments: Tri Force, Best Friends, Cannoneer Augments, Portable Forge, Celestial Blessing, Radiant Relic

Counters

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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)
  • [Legendary Unit] carry is the best in the game, where is it?
    • It is not reliable to have a 5 cost carry as a composition because you will not be able to get a 2* Legendary consistently. There may be metas where there are ‘Fast 9’ comps, but these often use any legendary they can get instead of a specific one.
  • 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.

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