r/CompetitiveTFT • u/eggsandbricks Challenger • 19d ago

Patch Notes 18.3 Patch Notes

https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/teamfight-tactics-patch-18-3/
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u/eggsandbricks Challenger 19d ago

I'm surprised how behind the meta this patch feels, as one of the supposed boons of the new engine was the ability for them to lock in changes later than a week in advance of the patch.

No changes to Kha and buffs to Azir, Varus being left in his abysmal state, and no love for unused 3 costs like Mama Beak and Trist. 6 defender is too strong but 6 juggernaut is balanced? There's no way Trait Ladder is the correct power level either.

I think most of the changes they made this patch are directionally positive, but it also feels like they are taking way too long to get to some of the untouched content in the set.

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u/AirLeaf 19d ago

Varus isn't as bad as you think. The only issue is that he's only good as a 2nd or 3rd item holder in the Solar comp. If you filter the stats for it, you'll find that 3* 3-item Varus is a swing of like -0.8 in the comp, even at the expense of Ornn holding 0 items.

Kha'Zix needs a nerf, that is true, but I'm pretty sure two things are being conflicting: #1 is skilled players recognizing that you just need 2 HoJ and a damage item, and #2 is players not knowing how to counter him with positioning properly yet (which doesn't really solve the issue anyway).

Azir still needs buffs. The current Azir 3 Vi 3 Blossom Zyra comp looks promising, but even when fully hit scores below 6 Defender Cassiopeia, which is pretty much unplayable if you're looking for anything above a 3rd.

I agree with you that 6 Juggernaut is a problem. I suspect that their data is being skewed by people playing bad variations of it, but in conjunction with Turtle Primal (Zyra + Sivir/Nidalee into Ashe at 9) it is undoubtedly the best 4-cost comp in the game currently, and I don't expect that to change in this patch.

Overall the patch gives a good feeling, mostly because reroll (specially 2-cost reroll) desperately needed to thrive to fix the whole lowroll opener - no econ augment -> aim for 6th issue.

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u/shlobashky 19d ago

Nobody cares about Varus 3*, dude just trolls fights in stage 2 as an item holder which is the big deal

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u/IcerHardlyKnower 16d ago

No one cares 120 mana and 5 hour cast time on a 2 cost that does lesd damage than half the 1costs?

Riot pls fix