Cheat sheet

Things worth looking up between games: where everything is on the screen, what is new in this set, what item parts make, the special items you can't build, which units share a trait in set 18, about when to level, and what the words players use mean.

The screen

A picture of the game on a computer, with real units from this set. Pick a part to see what it is for, or switch to the practice round to buy, sell and move units yourself. TFT on a phone has the same parts, packed tighter. On a smaller screen, slide the picture sideways to see all of it.

Your board. The middle. Units placed here fight for you. The big faint numbers at the top count units on the board against units allowed (your level). The front rows meet the enemy first; the back rows are safer.

Look around: pick a part

4-221

Blossom, 3 units, bronze
Juggernaut, 2 units, bronze
Spellweaver, 2 units, bronze
Solar, 2 units, not active
Defender, 1 unit, not active
Elderwood, 1 unit, not active
Executioner, 1 unit, not active

Your board

Player 294 health7, level 7
Player 388 health6, level 6
81 health, you6, level 6
Player 472 health, you fight them next6, level 6
Player 566 health5, level 5
Player 651 health6, level 6
Player 738 health5, level 5
Player 817 health4, level 4

321

Lvl 62/36 experience

Buy XP4Reroll2

1-cost units 30%2-cost units 40%3-cost units 25%4-cost units 5%5-cost units 0%

Scuttlecrab2

Elise2

Krug3

Diana3

Pebbles1

Press a part of the picture, or a button above it, to learn what it does. Point at a unit, a trait or an item to read about it.

About this picture

A moment partway through a recommended board (Solar with Karma), as its plan on the Recommended boards page has it at round 4-2: the units it has by then, on their saved spaces, with the items they hold by then. The gold, shop and other players are made up. It is not a real game and never reads one.

New in this set

What set 18 adds to the usual rules, as it was in patch 18.1. Later patches can change the details.

Wisps and opening encounters

This set's twist is the Wisp, a one-use buy that turns up in your shop. One appears in every other shop, always in the right-most slot.

You can buy one Wisp a round, and only between fights, while you plan. Once the fight starts it disappears and shows the unit that was hidden behind it.

Wisps come in seven kinds, each with its own colour and icon: unit, combat, misc, shop, gold and experience, risky, and item. Most last one round, and later Wisps are stronger and cost more.

After stage 5, every other Wisp is a combat one. The Wisp a player bought shows next to their health, so you can spot it when you scout.

Each game also opens with one random event, called an encounter, picked from 20 with the same chance each. It's shown on the carousel stage, so it can look like a carousel. It might be a 2-star start, levels that need less experience, free items, better augments, free rerolls each stage, or nothing at all.

Checked on 12 November 2026.

Item recipes

Any two item parts combine into one finished item. Put one part on a unit, then drop a second part on the same unit.

1. Pick an item part you are holding

2. B.F. Sword plus another part makes:

Bloodthirster
with Negatron Cloak
Deathblade
with B.F. Sword
Edge of Night
with Chain Vest
Giant Slayer
with Recurve Bow
Hextech Gunblade
with Needlessly Large Rod
Infinity Edge
with Sparring Gloves
Spear of Shojin
with Tear of the Goddess
Sterak's Gage
with Giant's Belt
Hunter Emblem
with Frying Pan
Fae Emblem
with Spatula

Radiant items

Radiant items are much stronger versions of finished items. You can't build them from parts: they come from certain rewards during a game.

Radiant Adaptive Helm
- +40 magic resist
- +6 mana regen
Gain an additional 30% Mana from all sources. The wearer gains an additional bonus based on their Role: Tank/Fighter: Gain 80 Armor and Magic Resistance. Marksman/Caster: Gain 35% Attack Damage and Ability Power.
UpgradesAdaptive Helm
Radiant Archangel's Staff
- +60 ability power
- +2 mana regen
Combat start: Gain 40% Ability Power every 5 seconds in combat.
UpgradesArchangel's Staff
Radiant Bloodthirster
- +40% attack damage
- +40 ability power
- +40 magic resist
- +40% omnivamp
Once per combat: At 50% Health, gain a 60% max Health Shield that lasts up to 5 seconds.
UpgradesBloodthirster
Radiant Blue Buff
- +25% attack damage
- +25 ability power
- +10 mana regen
Gain 20% additional Attack Damage and Ability Power from all sources.
UpgradesBlue Buff
Radiant Bramble Vest
- +100 armor
Gain 12% max Health. Take 10% reduced damage from attacks. When struck by any attack, deal 200 magic damage to all adjacent enemies. Cooldown: 2 seconds
UpgradesBramble Vest
Radiant Crownguard
- +40 ability power
- +40 armor
- +200 health
Combat Start: Gain a 50% max Health Shield for 8 seconds. When the Shield expires, gain 50% Ability Power.
UpgradesCrownguard
Radiant Deathblade
- +100% attack damage
- +20% damage amp
UpgradesDeathblade
Radiant Dragon's Claw
- +120 magic resist
Gain 28% max Health. Every few seconds, heal 5% max Health.
UpgradesDragon's Claw
Radiant Edge of Night
- +30% attack damage
- +30 ability power
- +30% attack speed
- +40 armor
At 40% Health, briefly become untargetable, shed negative effects, and heal all missing Health.
UpgradesEdge of Night
Radiant Evenshroud
- +40 magic resist
30% Sunder enemies within 3 hexes. Gain 50 Armor and Magic Resist for the first 20 seconds of combat. Sunder: Reduce Armor
UpgradesEvenshroud
Radiant Gargoyle Stoneplate
- +50 armor
- +50 magic resist
Gain 20 Armor and 20 Magic Resist for each enemy targeting the holder.
UpgradesGargoyle Stoneplate
Radiant Giant Slayer
- +30% attack damage
- +30 ability power
- +30% attack speed
Gain 30% additional Damage Amp against Tanks.
UpgradesGiant Slayer
Radiant Guinsoo's Rageblade
- +20 ability power
- +25% attack speed
Gain 16% stacking Attack Speed every second.
UpgradesGuinsoo's Rageblade
Radiant Hand of Justice
- +35% attack damage
- +35 ability power
- +40% critical strike chance
- +2 mana regen
- +25% omnivamp
Gain 2 effects: 35% Attack Damage and 35% Ability Power. 25% Omnivamp. While above 50% Health, double the Attack Damage and Ability Power. While below 50% Health, double the Omnivamp.
UpgradesHand of Justice
Radiant Hextech Gunblade
- +40% attack damage
- +40 ability power
- +2 mana regen
- +30% omnivamp
Heal the lowest percent Health ally for 40% of damage dealt.
UpgradesHextech Gunblade
Radiant Infinity Edge
- +75% attack damage
- +75% critical strike chance
Gain Precision. Precision: Ability damage can critically strike. Additional Precision grants 10% Critical Strike Damage.
UpgradesInfinity Edge
Radiant Ionic Spark
- +30 ability power
- +70 magic resist
- +500 health
30% Shred enemies within 2 hexes. When enemies cast an Ability, deal magic damage equal to 300% of the Mana spent. Shred: Reduce Magic Resist
UpgradesIonic Spark
Radiant Jeweled Gauntlet
- +75 ability power
- +75% critical strike chance
Gain Precision. Precision: Ability damage can critically strike. Additional Precision grants 10% Critical Strike Damage.
UpgradesJeweled Gauntlet
Radiant Kraken's Fury
- +20% attack damage
- +20% attack speed
- +40 magic resist
Attacks grant 7% stacking Attack Damage, up to 15 attacks. After 15 attacks, gain 30% Attack Speed.
UpgradesKraken's Fury
Radiant Last Whisper
- +45% attack damage
- +40% attack speed
- +40% critical strike chance
Damage from attacks and Abilities 30% Sunder the target for the rest of combat. This effect does not stack. Sunder: Reduce Armor
UpgradesLast Whisper
Radiant Morellonomicon
- +35 ability power
- +300 health
- +2 mana regen
Attacks and Abilities deal 2% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received
UpgradesMorellonomicon
Radiant Nashor's Tooth
- +30 ability power
- +20% attack speed
- +40% critical strike chance
- +300 health
Attacks grant 4 bonus Mana, increased to 6 if they critically strike.
UpgradesNashor's Tooth
Radiant Protector's Vow
- +50 armor
- +50 magic resist
- +2 mana regen
Combat Start: Gain 40 Mana. At 40% Health, gain 30 Mana and a Shield equal to 50% max Health.
UpgradesProtector's Vow
Radiant Quicksilver
- +40% attack speed
- +40% critical strike chance
- +40 magic resist
Combat Start: Gain immunity to crowd control for 45 seconds. Gain 6% stacking Attack Speed every second.
UpgradesQuicksilver
Radiant Rabadon's Deathcap
- +100 ability power
- +30% damage amp
UpgradesRabadon's Deathcap
Radiant Red Buff
- +80% attack speed
- +6% damage amp
Attacks and Abilities 2% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received
UpgradesRed Buff
Radiant Spear of Shojin
- +30% attack damage
- +30 ability power
Attacks grant 10 bonus Mana.
UpgradesSpear of Shojin
Radiant Spirit Visage
- +700 health
- +4 mana regen
Regenerate 4% of missing Health each second.
UpgradesSpirit Visage
Radiant Steadfast Heart
- +40% critical strike chance
- +40 armor
- +500 health
Gain 10% Durability. While above 50% Health, instead gain 30% Durability.
UpgradesSteadfast Heart
Radiant Sterak's Gage
- +90% attack damage
- +600 health
At 60% Health, gain a Shield equal to 80% of the wearer's maximum Health that rapidly decays over 6 seconds.
UpgradesSterak's Gage
Radiant Striker's Flail
- +20% attack speed
- +40% critical strike chance
- +300 health
- +20% damage amp
Critical Strikes grant 10% Damage Amp for 5 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.
UpgradesStriker's Flail
Radiant Sunfire Cape
- +40 armor
Gain 16% max Health. Every 2 seconds, deal 2% Burn and 33% Wound to an enemy within 2 hexes for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received
UpgradesSunfire Cape
Radiant Thief's Gloves
- +20% critical strike chance
- +150 health
Each round: Equip random Radiant items.
UpgradesThief's Gloves
Radiant Titan's Resolve
- +20% attack speed
- +40 armor
Gain 4% Attack Damage and 4% Ability Power when attacking or taking damage, stacking up to 25 times. At full stacks, gain 20% Damage Amp and gain immunity to crowd control.
UpgradesTitan's Resolve
Radiant Void Staff
- +75 ability power
- +30% attack speed
- +2 mana regen
Damage from attacks and Abilities 30% Shred the target for the rest of combat. This effect does not stack. Shred: Reduce Magic Resist
UpgradesVoid Staff
Radiant Warmog's Armor
- +1200 health
Gain 36% max Health.
UpgradesWarmog's Armor

Artifacts

Artifacts are special items with stats and an unusual, strong effect. Like radiant items, they aren't built from parts: they come from certain rewards.

Aegis of Dawn
- +50 armor
- +400 health
Every 2.5 seconds, steal 3 Armor from enemies nearby and heal some of the holder's Armor. If Aegis of Dusk is also equipped, trigger this item's effect every 1.25 seconds instead. Healing increases based on Stage.
Aegis of Dusk
- +70 magic resist
- +400 health
Every 2.5 seconds, steal 3 Magic Resist from enemies nearby and deal some of the holder's Magic Resist as magic damage. If Aegis of Dawn is also equipped, trigger this item's effect every 1.25 seconds instead. Damage increases based on Stage.
Blighting Jewel
- +2 mana regen
Dealing magic damage reduces the target's Magic Resist by 3. If their Magic Resist is 0, grant the holder 4 Mana instead. Ability damage can only trigger on each enemy once every 0.5 seconds.
Dawncore
- +20% attack damage
- +20 ability power
- +1 mana regen
Reduce the holder's max Mana by 10. Subsequent spellcasts reduce max Mana by 5%, to a minimum of 15.
Eternal Pact
- +35 ability power
- +1 mana regen
Combat start: Form a pact with the highest Health allied champion, if they die, gain 10 Mana regen and 35% Ability Power. When the ally uses their ability, gain 10 Mana. Every 6 seconds, shield your ally for 200% of the holder's Ability Power.
Fishbones
- +25% attack damage
- +25% attack speed
The holder's attacks target random enemies.
Flickerblades
- +10 ability power
- +20% attack speed
Attacks grant 4% stacking Attack Speed. Every 3 attacks also grant 2% Attack Damage and 2% Ability Power.
Forbidden Idol
- +500 health
- +2 mana regen
Shields have 40% of their value converted to max Health instead.
Gambler's Blade
- +55% attack speed
Gold Collector
- +35% attack damage
- +20% critical strike chance
Attacks and Abilities execute enemies below 12% of their maximum Health. Executions have a 33% chance to drop gold.
Hellfire Hatchet
- +20% omnivamp
Attacks deal 3% of the holder's max Health as bonus physical damage. For every 1% missing Health, gain 1.5% Attack Speed.
Horizon Focus
- +20 armor
- +20 magic resist
- +250 health
- +2 mana regen
Stunning an enemy causes lightning to strike them, dealing 30% of their max Health as magic damage.
Hullcrusher
- +60 armor
Combat Start: If there are no adjacent allies, gain 400 Health, 10% Attack Damage, and 10% Ability Power.
The Indomitable
- +20 armor
- +20 magic resist
The holder's Move Speed is drastically reduced. Gain 15% max Health, stun immunity, and pull the current target into melee range.
Infinity Force
- +30% attack damage
- +30 ability power
- +30% attack speed
- +30 armor
- +30 magic resist
- +300 health
Lich Bane
- +55 ability power
- +10% attack speed
The holder's first attack after each Ability cast deals bonus magic damage. Damage increases based on Stage.
Lightshield Crest
- +55 armor
- +55 magic resist
Every 3 seconds, Shields the lowest percent Health ally for 70% of the holder's combined Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds. On death grants this shield to all allies.
Luden's Tempest
- +55% attack damage
- +55 ability power
100% of overkill damage plus 130 is dealt as magic damage to the two enemies nearest to the target.
Manazane
- +15% attack damage
- +15 ability power
- +1 mana regen
After casting the first time in combat, gain 100 Mana over 5 seconds.
Mittens
- +65% attack speed
- +15% damage amp
Shrinks the holder, granting them increased movement speed and immunity to Slow, Burn, and Wound. Slow: Reduce Attack Speed Burn: Deal 1% of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduce healing received by 33%
Mogul's Mail
- +300 health
Rapid Firecannon
- +55% attack speed
- +5% damage amp
Gain +1 Attack Range, increased by 1 whenever the holder kills an enemy.
Seeker's Armguard
- +25 ability power
- +10 armor
- +10 magic resist
- +20% omnivamp
Takedowns increase the holder's Armor, Magic Resist, and Ability Power by 20.
Silvermere Dawn
- +150% attack damage
- +30 armor
- +30 magic resist
- +30% omnivamp
Grants immunity to Stuns and the holder's attacks Stun the target for 0.8 seconds. The holder's Attack Speed is locked at 0.5.
Statikk Shiv
- +25 ability power
- +40% attack speed
Every so often an attack deals 15 + 35% of the holder's Ability Power as additional magic damage to 6 enemies.
Talisman of Ascension
- +20% attack damage
- +20 ability power
- +450 health
After 22 seconds gain 100% max Health and 120% Damage Amp for the rest of combat.
Titanic Hydra
- +20% attack damage
- +20% attack speed
Attacks deal 2% of the holder's max Health plus 4% of their Attack Damage as bonus physical damage to the target and adjacent enemies.
Void Gauntlet
- +300 health
Combat start: Store 30% max Health and 2.5% more every second. On death, unleash the stored Health as magic damage split between enemies nearby.
Wit's End
- +25% attack speed
- +20 armor
- +20 magic resist
- +300 health
Attacks deal bonus magic damage. Heals the holder for 25% of all magic damage dealt. Damage increases based on Stage.
Zhonya's Paradox
- +25 ability power
- +25 armor
- +25 magic resist
Once per combat at 40% Health, become invulnerable and untargetable for 3 seconds.

Traits

A trait switches on when enough different units that share it are on your board. The numbers are how many units it takes: the first switches it on, later ones make it stronger. Two copies of the same unit count once. Pick a trait to pick out its units in the list below.

Innate: Adaptor abilities change depending on if their Attack Damage or Ability Power is higher. Adaptors gain Ability Power or Attack Damage, depending on which is higher.
- 2 units, bronze: 25%
- 3 units, silver: 35%
- 4 units, gold: 50%
- Akali
- Gromp
- Kog'Maw
- Master Yi
- Nidalee
The ally on the Blackthorn hex is sacrificed before combat, granting your champions Health. Blackthorn champions gain additional stats based on the sacrifice's Role, Star Level, and Cost.
- 2 units, bronze: 175 Health
- 4 units, silver: 350 Health; Bonus is 30% stronger
- 6 units, gold: 600 Health; Bonus is 50% stronger
- Rek'Sai
- Veigar
- Warwick
- Azir
- Malphite
- Lux
After combat, your Wisps are empowered. Blossom champions gain Attack Damage, Ability Power, and 10% max Health.
- 3 units, bronze: Wisps are upgraded, 12% Attack Damage and Ability Power
- 5 units, silver: Wisps are in every shop, 30% Attack Damage and Ability Power
- 7 units, gold: Gain 4 gold after buying a Wisp, 50% Attack Damage and Ability Power
- 9 units, gold: You can buy 2 Wisps per round, 55% Attack Damage and Ability Power
- 11 units, prismatic: Wisps overflow with power, 100% Attack Damage and Ability Power
- Karma
- Yorick
- Yunara
- Master Yi
- Ahri
- Sett
- Ashe
- Lux
Your team gains 120 max Health. Brawlers gain more.
- 2 units, bronze: 25% Health
- 4 units, silver: 40% Health
- 6 units, gold: 65% Health
- Kobuko
- Rek'Sai
- Alistar
- Krug
- Sett
- Gnar
Gather Essence by killing champions, plus more by losing player combat. Beginning at 40 Essence, choose to convert Essence to rewards or continue gathering Essence. Each reward requires increasing amounts of Essence.
- 3 units, bronze: 2 Essence per kill, 22 Essence per loss
- 4 units, silver: 2 per kill, 28 per loss
- 5 units, silver: 3 per kill, 35 per loss
- 7 units, gold: 10 per kill, 60 per loss
- Camille
- Caitlyn
- Elise
- Cassiopeia
- Morgana
- Lux
Your team gains 12 Armor and Magic Resist. Defenders gain more.
- 2 units, bronze: 25
- 4 units, silver: 60
- 6 units, gold: 115
- Leona
- Ornn
- Shen
- Fiddlesticks
- Rammus
- Lillia
Gain placeable Elderwood plants.
- 3 units, bronze: A Stonebark Tree and a Lifebloom
- 5 units, silver: A second Stonebark Tree and Stonebark Trees gain 200 Health
- 7 units, gold: and the Deepwood Protector
- 9 units, gold: Plants star up to 2-star
- 11 units, prismatic: Plants star up to 3-star and the forest comes to life
- Ornn
- Xayah
- Alistar
- LeBlanc
- Hecarim
- Ezreal
- Gnar
- Lux
- 2 units, bronze: Executioners gain Precision and 15% Critical Strike Chance.
- 3 units, silver: Additionally, enemies bleed for 25% bonus true damage over 3 seconds.
- 4 units, gold: Bleed damage increased to 35%.
- Yunara
- Azir
- Ezreal
- Soraka
- Kennen
Your team's damage, healing, and shielding attracts Pixies. Each Pixie grants Fae champions Attack Damage and Ability Power, and after they fall below 50% Health, they heal for each Pixie.
- 2 units, bronze: 4.5% and 3% Heal.
- 4 units, gold: 7% and 5% Heal. After attracting 7 Pixies, start attracting Golden Pixies instead which grant gold.
- Rakan
- Xayah
- Tristana
- Lillia
- Lux
Flora Fatalis champions harvest enemies on takedown, gaining:
- 1 units, bronze: 10 Mana
- 2 units, gold: and grant a 7% max Health heal to the lowest Health ally.
- Fiddlesticks
- Soraka
Hunters gain Attack Damage. If a Hunter hasn't swapped targets for 3 seconds, they gain 10% Damage Amp.
- 2 units, bronze: 20% Attack Damage
- 3 units, silver: 30% Attack Damage
- 4 units, silver: 45% Attack Damage
- 5 units, gold: 60% Attack Damage
- Cinderling
- Caitlyn
- Tristana
- Sivir
- Ashe
Inferno damage Burns and Wounds enemies for 3 seconds. Inferno Burns stack with other Burns.
- 2 units, bronze: 1% Burn, 33% Wound
- 3 units, silver: After combat, 1 of your shop slots without an Inferno champion ignites, rolling a champion one tier higher
- 5 units, gold: Ignite 2 shop slots, 3% Burn
- 7 units, gold: Ignite 4 shop slots, 4% Burn
- Akali
- Varus
- Shen
- Amumu
- Kennen
- Lux
Your team gains Mana Regen, increased for Invokers.
- 2 units, bronze: 1 Mana Regen | 3 Mana Regen
- 3 units, silver: 1 Mana Regen | 4 Mana Regen
- 4 units, silver: 2 Mana Regen | 6 Mana Regen
- 5 units, gold: 2 Mana Regen | 8 Mana Regen
- Pebbles
- Teemo
- Kog'Maw
- Morgana
- Sentinel
Your team gains Durability. Juggernauts gain more.
- 2 units, bronze: 4% Durability or 20% Durability
- 4 units, silver: 6% Durability or 30% Durability
- 6 units, gold: 8% Durability or 42% Durability
- Rakan
- Yorick
- Scuttlecrab
- Sejuani
- Vi
- Amumu
- Maokai
Lunar champions and adjacent allies gain Attack Speed and Ability Power. Lunar champions gain 100% more.
- 2 units, bronze: 7% Attack Speed, 7% Ability Power
- 3 units, silver: 10% Attack Speed, 12% Ability Power
- 4 units, silver: 14% Attack Speed, 16% Ability Power
- 5 units, gold: 18% Attack Speed, 20% Ability Power
- Diana
- Aphelios
- Alune
- Lux
Steps: 2 units bronze, 4 units gold
Choose one of four Primal Blessings.
- Vi
- Nidalee
- Sivir
- Lux
Your team gains 10% Attack Speed. Rapidfire champions gain more on every attack, up to 10 stacks.
- 2 units, bronze: +3% Attack Speed per Attack
- 3 units, silver: +5% Attack Speed per Attack
- 4 units, silver: +7% Attack Speed per Attack
- 5 units, gold: +10% Attack Speed per Attack
- Varus
- Xayah
- Kayle
- Mama Beak
- Aphelios
Ravagers gain 10% Omnivamp. Additionally, Ravagers deal bonus damage, doubled against units below 50% Health.
- 2 units, bronze: 12% Bonus Damage
- 4 units, silver: 25% Bonus Damage
- 6 units, gold: 40% Bonus Damage
- Akali
- Camille
- Murkwolf
- Warwick
- Diana
- Brambleback
- 3 units, bronze: Use the Alpha Mark to grant a Riftbeast their unique Buff
- 5 units, silver: Every 3 combats, your next shop is overrun with Riftbeasts.
- 7 units, gold: On combat start and every 5 seconds Riftbeasts grow gaining 5% Attack Damage, 5% Ability Power, 6% Attack Speed, +5 Armor, +5 Magic Resist, +50 Health, +1 Mana Regen
- 10 units, gold: +2 maximum team size
- Cinderling
- Pebbles
- Gromp
- Murkwolf
- Scuttlecrab
- Krug
- Mama Beak
- Brambleback
- Sentinel
- Elder Dragon
- 1 units, gold: Only active while fielding 1 Rival. Rivals collect takedowns, gaining 3 if they takedown another Rival.
- 1 units, gold: Rivals collect takedowns, gaining 3 if they takedown another Rival. Takedowns evolve Kha'Zix, permanently granting him your choice of Executioner, Rapidfire, Ravager, or Spellweaver. Rengar grants 2/3/5 gold every 8 takedowns. After 30 takedowns, your team gains 5% Attack Damage plus 0.2% Attack Damage per additional takedown.
- 2 units, gold: Rivals can be fielded together, and their abilities grant each other bonuses.
- Kha'Zix
- Rengar
- 3 units, gold: Your champions gain a 5% max Health shield and deal 8% bonus magic damage. Gain additional bonuses for each unique 3-star champion: 1: Increase shield and magic damage by 1% for each 3-star. 3: 15% Attack Speed and 12 Armor and Magic Resist. 5: Convert 40% of the bonus magic damage to true damage. 8: Every 4 seconds of combat, a 3-star champion ascends to 4-star.
- Leona
- Kayle
- Sejuani
- Lux
Your team gains 10% Ability Power. Spellweavers gain more, plus extra Ability Power whenever a Spellweaver casts an Ability.
- 2 units, bronze: 10% Ability Power, +1% Ability Power per cast
- 4 units, silver: 30% Ability Power, +1% Ability Power per cast
- 6 units, gold: 55% Ability Power, +2% Ability Power per cast
- Karma
- Veigar
- LeBlanc
- Cassiopeia
- Fiddlesticks
- Ahri
- Alune
Gain the Big Furry Friend. Drop a Sprykin on the BFF to pick its Rider.
- 3 units, bronze: The Rider gains 15% Health and 15% Attack Speed
- 5 units, silver: 40% Health, 35% Attack Speed, and 50% of the BFF's Ability applies to your Sprykin champions.
- 7 units, gold: 55% Health, 55% Attack Speed, and 100% of the BFF's Ability applies to your Sprykin champions.
- Kobuko
- Veigar
- Teemo
- Rammus
- Tristana
- Gnar
Summoners empower their summons in different ways. Yorick: +30% Health Azir: +20% Damage Mama Beak: +45% Damage Zyra: +4 Plant Attacks
- 2 units, bronze: Empower Summons
- 3 units, gold: Improve each effect by 50%
- Yorick
- Azir
- Mama Beak
- Zyra
At Combat Start and after dropping below 50% Health, Vanguards gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.
- 2 units, bronze: 18% max Health
- 4 units, silver: 30% max Health
- 6 units, gold: 40% max Health. Gain 5% Durability while Shielded.
- Rakan
- Elise
- Diana
- Hecarim
- Sentinel
- Taric

Units

Every unit by what it costs in the shop, with its traits. Point at a unit (or tab to it) to read its ability. Cheap units show up early and often; costly ones appear as your level goes up.

1-costunits(14)

Akali
Inferno, Adaptor, Ravager
Camille
Coven, Ravager
Cinderling
Riftbeast, Hunter
Karma
Blossom, Spellweaver
Kobuko
Sprykin, Brawler
Leona
Solar, Defender
Ornn
Elderwood, Defender
Pebbles
Riftbeast, Invoker
Rakan
Fae, Juggernaut, Vanguard
Rek'Sai
Blackthorn, Brawler
Varus
Inferno, Rapidfire
Veigar
Blackthorn, Sprykin, Spellweaver
Xayah
Elderwood, Fae, Rapidfire
Yorick
Blossom, Juggernaut, Summoner

2-costunits(13)

Alistar
Elderwood, Brawler
Caitlyn
Coven, Hunter
Elise
Coven, Vanguard
Gromp
Riftbeast, Adaptor
Kayle
Solar, Rapidfire
LeBlanc
Elderwood, Spellweaver
Murkwolf
Riftbeast, Ravager
Scuttlecrab
Riftbeast, Juggernaut
Sejuani
Solar, Juggernaut
Shen
Inferno, Defender
Teemo
Sprykin, Invoker
Warwick
Blackthorn, Ravager
Yunara
Blossom, Executioner

3-costunits(14)

Azir
Blackthorn, Executioner, Summoner
Cassiopeia
Coven, Spellweaver
Diana
Lunar, Ravager, Vanguard
Fiddlesticks
Flora Fatalis, Defender, Spellweaver
Hecarim
Elderwood, Vanguard
Kha'Zix
Rival
Kog'Maw
Caustic, Adaptor, Invoker
Krug
Riftbeast, Brawler
Mama Beak
Riftbeast, Summoner, Rapidfire
Master Yi
Blossom, Adaptor
Rammus
Sprykin, Defender
Rengar
Rival
Tristana
Fae, Sprykin, Hunter
Vi
Primal, Juggernaut

4-costunits(14)

Ahri
Blossom, Spellweaver
Amumu
Inferno, Juggernaut
Aphelios
Lunar, Rapidfire
Brambleback
Riftbeast, Ravager
Ezreal
Elderwood, Executioner
Lillia
Fae, Defender
Malphite
Blackthorn, Monolith
Morgana
Coven, Invoker
Nidalee
Primal, Adaptor
Sentinel
Riftbeast, Vanguard, Invoker
Sett
Blossom, Brawler
Sivir
Primal, Hunter
Soraka
Flora Fatalis, Executioner
Zyra
Thornmaiden, Summoner

5-costunits(10)

Alune
Attuned, Lunar, Spellweaver
Ashe
Blossom, Hunter
Draven
Bounty Seeker
Elder Dragon
Apex Predator, Riftbeast
Gnar
Elderwood, Sprykin, Brawler
Ivern
Greenfather
Kennen
Inferno, Executioner
Lux
Avatar
Maokai
Old Growth, Juggernaut
Taric
Emerald Aspect, Vanguard

When to level up

Find your level, then read across to how your game is going. When you're winning a lot, push your levels early so you stay strong and keep the streak going. When you're losing a lot, save your gold, then roll a round earlier than everyone else in stage 4, because you need to win most of those fights to catch up. On a reroll plan, stay at your chosen level until most of your 3-star units are done, and only then level up.

Hold your gold when you plan to roll at a level you haven't reached yet, or you're healthy and your board is already strong.
Roll when you need to protect your health, your bench is full of pairs, or you're at the best level for the cost you want.
Level when one more unit switches on a key trait, or you'll still have gold to roll afterwards.

About when, in a normal game

4-2 means stage 4, round 2. These are about when, not exact: it depends on your gold and health.

About which round to reach each level, by how the game is going. A rough guide, not a rule.
Level	Winning a lot	Mixed results	Losing a lot	XP needed
4	2-1	2-1 or 2-3	2-3	6
5	2-5	2-5 or 3-1	2-7	10
6	3-1	3-2	3-2	20
7	3-5	3-5 or 4-1	3-5	36
8	4-2	4-2 or 4-5	4-1	56
9	5-2	5-2 or 5-5	5-2	68

XP needed is the experience from the level before, for this set. Of the others, level 2 takes 2 (given after the first round), level 3 takes 2 and level 10 takes 68.

Reroll plans

Staying at a low level to get cheap units to 3 stars.

level43-star 1-cost units. Roll from 3-1 and don't buy levels until the 1-cost units are 3-star.
level63-star 2-cost units. Reach 6 around 3-2 and roll there, then slow roll; level to 7 near 4-5 and 8 near 5-2.
level73-star 3-cost units. Reach 7 around 4-1, find your carry at 2 stars, then slow roll for the 3-stars.

A rough guide for set 18, not a rule of the game.

What a unit sells for

Gold you get back for selling a unit, by its cost and star level
Unit	1-star	2-star	3-star
1-cost	1 gold	3 gold	9 gold
2-cost	2 gold	5 gold	17 gold
3-cost	3 gold	8 gold	26 gold
4-cost	4 gold	11 gold	35 gold
5-cost	5 gold	14 gold	44 gold

A 1-star unit sells for what you paid. An upgraded unit gives back 1 gold less than its copies cost, except 1-cost units, which always give everything back.

Shop odds by level

From this set's game files. Each level suits one cost best: 2-cost units are most common at level 6 (40%) and 3-cost units are most common at level 7 (40%), which is where reroll plans for them sit; at level 8, 4-cost units fill 30% of the shop, which is why fast 8 plans wait for it before rolling.

Chance of each unit cost in the shop, by level
Level	1-cost	2-cost	3-cost	4-cost	5-cost
1	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%
4	55%	30%	15%	0%	0%
5	45%	33%	20%	2%	0%
6	30%	40%	25%	5%	0%
7	19%	30%	40%	10%	1%
8	15%	20%	32%	30%	3%
9	10%	17%	25%	33%	15%
10	5%	10%	20%	40%	25%

What a lost fight costs

Health you lose for a lost fight, by stage
Stage	Base	With 4 units left
2	2	6
3	6	10
4	7	11
5	10	14
6	12	16
7	17	21
8+	150	154

A loss costs the stage's base damage plus 1 for each enemy unit still standing, whatever its cost or stars. A fight that runs out of time is a loss for both players. Stage 1 has no fights against other players.

TFT words

Words you'll hear from other players and in guides, in plain English. Where a lesson teaches the word, its link takes you there.

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82 words

The basics22

stage and round, PvP and PvE rounds, carousel, encounter, augment, trait, board, bench, pair, shared pool, N-cost, 2-star and 3-star, natural, scouting, AD, AP, role, mana, resistances, melee and ranged, meta, buff and nerf

stage and round · also 4-1, 3-2: Rounds are counted as stage, then round. So 4-1 means stage 4, round 1: the first round of stage 4.; Lesson: Know what each round brings
PvP and PvE rounds · also player round, monster round: A PvP round is a fight against another player's board, and losing it costs you health. A PvE round is against monsters, which drop gold and items.; Lesson: Know what each round bringsSeecarousel
carousel: A shared round where units holding items circle the middle and every player grabs one. The first is at 2-4. The players with the least health pick first, 2 at a time.; Lesson: Know what each round brings
encounter · also opening encounter: The random event that opens every game at 1-1 and sets up something special for that game. It's shown on the carousel stage, so it can look like a carousel.; Lesson: Know what each round bringsSeecarousel
augment: A bonus you pick from three choices that lasts for the rest of the game.; Lesson: Pick augments that fit your game
trait: A label that units share. Put enough different units with the same trait on your board and they get its bonus.; Lesson: Build a team that works togetherSeevertical hanging trait
board: The space where your team stands and fights. Your level decides how many units can stand on it.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeebench level
bench: The row where spare units wait. Units on the bench don't fight, so it's where you keep pairs until the next copy turns up.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeeboard
pair: Two copies of the same unit. One more copy makes a 2-star, which is why pairs are worth keeping on your bench.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSee2-star and 3-star bench
shared pool: The one set of unit copies that every player buys from. When someone buys a unit, there are fewer copies of it left for everyone else.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeecontested
N-cost · also 1-cost, 5-cost: How players name units: by the gold they cost in the shop. A 3-cost unit costs 3 gold, and a 2-star 3-cost is that unit upgraded once.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeeshared pool 2-star and 3-star
2-star and 3-star · also upgrade: 3 copies of a unit join into a 2-star, and 3 2-stars (9 copies in all) join into a 3-star. Each star makes the unit a lot stronger.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeenatural
natural: Getting a unit or an upgrade without rerolling for it, like the copy you needed turning up in your free shop.; See2-star and 3-star high roll and low roll
scouting · also scout: Looking at other players' boards between fights to see what they're building and who looks strong.; Lesson: See what others build, then adaptSeecontested
AD · also attack damage: How hard a unit's basic attacks hit. An AD carry deals most of its damage with those attacks.; Lesson: Know each unit's roleSeeAP
AP · also ability power: Makes abilities stronger. An AP carry deals most of its damage with its ability.; Lesson: Know each unit's roleSeeAD
role: A unit's damage type and job, such as Magic Tank. It tells you where it stands and how it gains mana.; Lesson: Know each unit's roleSeemana AD AP
mana: A bar on each unit that fills as it fights. When it's full, the unit casts its ability.; Lesson: Know each unit's roleSeerole
resistances · also armor, magic resist, MR: Armor cuts the damage a unit takes from attacks, and magic resist cuts damage from magic. Tanks have lots of both.; Lesson: Know each unit's roleSeeshred and sunder tank
melee and ranged: Melee units have to walk up close to hit, while ranged units attack from far away, which is why they usually stand at the back.; Lesson: Place tanks in front, damage behindSeefront line and back line
meta: The boards and plans that are strongest in the current patch, so they're the ones you'll meet most often.; Seebuff and nerf
buff and nerf: A buff is a patch change that makes a unit, trait or item stronger; a nerf makes one weaker.; Seemeta

Gold and levels16

econ, interest, interest step, streak, reroll, roll down, slow roll, all in, level, XP, pre-level, shop odds, fast 8, reroll board, hyper roll, greed

econ · also economy: Your economy: the gold you're holding, plus the interest it earns and any streak gold coming in. "Good econ" means you're saving well.; Lesson: Make your gold earn goldSeeinterest streak
interest: Free gold each round for saving: +1 for every 10 gold you hold, up to +5 once you hold 50.; Lesson: Make your gold earn goldSeeinterest step
interest step · also interval: Each 10 gold mark where your interest goes up by one. Spending down to a step, but not below it, keeps your interest the same.; Lesson: Spend or save? Let health decideSeeinterest
streak · also win streak, loss streak: Several wins in a row, or several losses in a row. From 3 in a row both kinds pay bonus gold each round, up to +3 at 6 or more.; Lesson: Use streaks, win or loseSeeecon
reroll · also roll: Paying 2 gold to fill the shop with 5 new units.; Lesson: Make your gold earn goldSeeroll down slow roll
roll down · also rolldown: Spending a big pile of gold on rerolls in one go, usually to finish your board at the level you've just reached.; Lesson: Bigger team or stronger units?Seeslow roll all in
slow roll: Rerolling each round with only the gold above 50, so you keep earning the most interest while you look for copies.; Lesson: Bigger team or stronger units?Seereroll board interest
all in · also send it: Spending everything you have right now on levels and rerolls to get as strong as possible this round.; Seeroll down
level: How many units can fight on your board. Higher levels also show expensive units in the shop more often.; Lesson: Bigger team or stronger units?SeeXP shop odds
XP · also experience: Points that raise your level. You get 2 free each round, and you can buy 4 more for 4 gold.; Lesson: Bigger team or stronger units?Seepre-level
pre-level: Buying experience now so the free experience at the start of next round tips you into the next level.; SeeXP
shop odds: How often the shop offers units of each cost at your level. The table under "When to level up" shows this set's odds.; Lesson: Find units at the right levelSeelevel
fast 8 · also fast 9: A plan where you level quickly to 8 (or 9) before rolling, to find the expensive units your board is built around.; Seereroll board
reroll board · also reroll comp: A plan that stays at a low level and rolls for 3-star copies of cheap units, instead of levelling up for expensive ones.; Seeslow roll hyper roll fast 8
hyper roll: A cheap reroll plan pushed hard: you skip levelling and roll a lot early in stage 3 to get your 1-cost units to 3 stars fast.; Seereroll board
greed · also greedy: Holding on to gold or item parts now for a bigger pay-off later, and accepting some losses in the meantime.; Lesson: Be strong now, not just laterSeetempo

Items11

item, item part, slam, BIS, item holder, emblem, artifact, radiant item, utility item, shred and sunder, anti-heal

item: Gear you give a unit to make it stronger. One unit can hold up to 3.; Lesson: Know what each round bringsSeeitem part
item part · also component: One of the 2 pieces a finished item is made from. Put a second part on a unit holding one and they join.; Lesson: Combine parts into finished itemsSeeslam
slam: Building a finished item right away from the parts you have, instead of waiting for the perfect one.; Lesson: Be strong now, not just laterSeeBIS
BIS · also best in slot: The ideal set of items for a particular unit.; Seeslam
item holder: An early unit that keeps your items until the unit they're really meant for arrives.; Lesson: Give items to the right unitSeecarry
emblem: An item that gives the unit holding it an extra trait, and some do a little more. It's made from a special item part and a normal one.; Lesson: Combine parts into finished itemsSeetrait
artifact: A special item with stats and an unusual, strong effect. Like a radiant item, it comes from certain rewards rather than from joining two parts.; Seeradiant item
radiant item: A much stronger version of a finished item. It can't be built from parts; it comes from certain rewards.; Seeartifact
utility item: An item taken for what it does to the fight, such as lowering enemy resistances or cutting their healing, rather than for raw stats.; Seeshred and sunder anti-heal
shred and sunder: Shred lowers an enemy's magic resist and sunder lowers its armor, so your team's damage hits harder.; Seeutility item
anti-heal: An effect that cuts how much the enemy can heal.; Seeutility item

Your board and plan20

comp, carry, secondary carry, tank, main tank, front line and back line, weak side, opener, strongest board, line, flex, force, pivot, transition, splash, trait bot, hanging trait, vertical, cap, tempo window

comp · also composition, build: The set of units, traits and items you're aiming to finish with: your team plan.; Lesson: Follow a simple first-game planSeeline meta
carry: Your main damage dealer, the unit that gets your best items.; Lesson: Combine parts into finished itemsSeesecondary carry item holder
secondary carry · also duo carry: A second damage dealer that shares the work with your carry, so the fight isn't lost the moment one of them goes down.; Seecarry
tank: A tough unit that takes hits for your team.; Lesson: Combine parts into finished itemsSeemain tank
main tank · also solo front line: Your front unit that takes the most hits, so it's the one that gets your tank items.; Lesson: Give items to the right unitSeetank front line and back line
front line and back line: Your front line is the tanks standing in the front rows; your back line is the damage dealers behind them.; Lesson: Fix the side that keeps losingSeeweak side
weak side: The side of an enemy board with fewer or weaker units on it.; Seefront line and back line
opener: Your early board in stages 1 and 2, before your real plan comes together.; Lesson: Start strong: your first two stagesSeestrongest board transition
strongest board: The best board your units and items allow right now, even if it isn't the one you plan to finish with.; Lesson: Grow your board through the gameSeeopener
line · also angle: A plan you're leaning towards. "Playing for that line" means heading for that board if the game allows it.; Seecomp flex
flex · also adapt: Swapping units or items to fit what the game hands you, instead of sticking to one exact board.; Seeforce pivot
force: Committing to one comp no matter what your shops, items and augments point to.; Seeflex
pivot: Changing your plan partway through a game, usually because your units are contested or the game keeps offering something else.; Lesson: See what others build, then adaptSeeflex contested
transition: Swapping your early units for stronger ones as the game goes on, a piece or two at a time.; Lesson: Grow your board through the gameSeeopener
splash: Adding one unit mainly for the trait bonus it brings to the rest of the team.; Seetrait bot
trait bot: A unit on your board for its trait, not because it's strong on its own.; Seehanging trait splash
hanging trait: A trait that's one unit short of its next bonus.; Seetrait
vertical · also vertical comp: A board built mostly from one trait, taking it to a big number. The opposite spreads its units across several traits.; Seetrait
cap · also max cap, cap out: The strongest finished version a board can reach. "Capping out" means getting there.; Seetempo window
tempo window: The stage when a board is at its strongest compared with the rest of the lobby.; Seetempo spike

How the game is going13

tempo, spike, stabilise, contested, high roll and low roll, lives, ghost, top 4, time-out, snowball, sac a stage, open fort, first or eighth

tempo: How strong your board is right now compared with the other players, not how good it might become later.; Lesson: Be strong now, not just laterSeegreed tempo window
spike: A sudden jump in strength, often from an upgrade or a new level.; Seetempo window
stabilise · also stable: Getting strong enough to stop losing fights and health.; Lesson: Use streaks, win or loseSeestreak
contested · also uncontested, holding hands: When other players collect the same units as you, so you all find fewer copies. Uncontested means nobody else wants them.; Lesson: Buy copies to upgrade your unitsSeeshared pool pivot
high roll and low roll: A high roll is a run of lucky shops, items or augments; a low roll is the unlucky opposite.; Seenatural
lives: Roughly how many more fights you can lose before you're knocked out, judged from your health.
ghost: A copy of a player's board that you fight when an odd number of players is left. Losing to it doesn't change anything for the player it was copied from.
top 4 · also bottom 4: Finishing in the top half of the lobby, places 1 to 4. Bottom 4 is the lower half.; Lesson: Be the last one standing
time-out: When a fight's time runs out before either team is wiped out. It counts as a loss for both players.; Lesson: Be the last one standingSeelives
snowball: An early lead that keeps growing, because winning brings in gold and saves health that make you stronger still.; Seestreak
sac a stage · also sack: Accepting losses for a whole stage on purpose to save up for a big level or roll later.; Lesson: Use streaks, win or loseSeeopen fort greed
open fort: Putting few or no units on the board early on, so you lose on purpose and build a loss streak.; Seesac a stage streak
first or eighth · also high variance: A risky plan that tends to win the game or finish last, with little in between.

Back to the lessons Recommended boards

The screen

New in this set

Wisps and opening encounters

Item recipes

Radiant items

Artifacts

Traits

Adaptor

Blackthorn

Blossom

Brawler

Coven

Defender

Elderwood

Executioner

Fae

Flora Fatalis

Hunter

Inferno

Invoker

Juggernaut

Lunar

Primal

Rapidfire

Ravager

Riftbeast

Rival

Solar

Spellweaver

Sprykin

Summoner

Vanguard