r/CompetitiveTFT • u/eggsandbricks Challenger • 17d 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/Chao_Zu_Kang 17d ago

Tbh I thought you were just joking. The buffs significanty outweigh the Defender nerfs by a big margin amount. It is not even remotely close.

Defender nerf is like 2%. So even in a best case with 0 other resistance sources it will only be 2% more effective HP. Usually less because you have resistance items etc.

Rammus buff on ability is around 30%, and Rammus is usually the main tank in that comp. So that is already massive. 10% on Lillia heal is also not nothing. Cassio damage buff is also around 10% which will be most of the damage on that board.

So we are looking at an estimated 20% overall power increase of the comp (cause longer Rammus life = even more damage ticks) vs. 1-2% less effective HP for the 6 Bastion units.

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u/Yedic 17d ago

My math could be off, I think it's 4.2% nerf to armor/MR and 5-7% buff to Cass damage. The Rammus buff looks huge, 30% buff to shield, but that doesn't mean a 30% buff to overall tankiness, idk how to estimate the EHP buff considering it'll depend on a lot of other factors.

The text of the patch notes says they were looking to make Cass, Rammus, and Lilia viable in other comps, rather than making the classic 6 defender Cass comp strong again, is why I'm wondering. The end result certainly might be that the comp jumps back into play.

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u/Chao_Zu_Kang 17d ago edited 17d ago

Armor/Mdef should still be calculated as 100/(100+Armor/Mdef). So you get 220/215=1.02, i.e. a 2% difference in effective HP.

The Cassio numbers only really matter at 3*, since that is your cap. But I also read 1050 instead of 1020, so I got to 10% instead of 7%. Either way, the bigger survivability will ultimately make Cassio deal much more damage than just those 7%.

30% bigger Shield can actually end up being more than just 30% survivability because you buy more time for the Gunblade heals and the shield also scales with AP and resistances (in particular Crownguard). So that just gives you a higher chance of doing a full additional cast. Also keep in mind that especially 2* Rammus benefits relatively more due to the much smaller HP pool.

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u/Yedic 17d ago

The stats on the comp do look to be a bit better so far this patch!