A guide in text for League of Legends' popular sub-game Team Fight Tactics! A guide where you can easily ctrl + F to search for things faster.
Disclaimer: If the guide goes outdated, that means I don't play this anymore. Feel free to leave a comment so I can update it though. I am only sharing a cumulative work that I put together from different sources with proper credits.
Purpose:
Recently, my friends and coworkers hinted to this new game-mode where there is strategy, but the amount of attention needed to play was minimal. I was like, so a strategy game where I don't really have to pay attention too and do something else at the same time? I was SOLD.
If you know me, I like to multi-task my work so that I can enjoy multiple things at once. So that brings us to this fully blown guide. There are many guides already, but many are hosted on ugly and laggy pos websites, and then many are put into images, seriously?!
So here we are, I want to actually win a game. Obviously, I'm going to input some information and strategy from my experience playing and from other guides. Since most of the guides say the same thing, it's common knowledge at this point.
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Credits:
Special thanks to: Scarra's sheet, mobalytics, league of legends, esportstales, riftherald, progameguides
Table of Contents:
- All Classes/Origins
- All Characters (Full)
- All Items
- Best Items for Characters (Full)
- Best Composition Strategies
- Strategies
1. All Classes/Origins
Classes [
Assassin:
Champs: akali, evelynn, katarina, kha’zix, pyke, rengar, zed
Buffs:
- 3 Assassins – +150% crit damage for your Assassins.
- 6 Assassins – +350% crit damage for your Assassins.
Blademaster:
Champs: aatrox, draven, fiora, gangplank, shen, yasuo
Buffs:
- 3 Blademasters – Blademaster units have a 35% chance on hit to attack one extra time.
- 6 Blademasters – Blademaster units have a 35% chance on hit to attack two extra times.
Brawler:
Champs: blitzcrank, cho’gath, rek’Sai, volibear, warwick
Buffs:
- 2 Brawlers – +300 bonus health to Brawlers.
- 4 Brawlers – +700 bonus health to Brawlers.
Elementalist:
Champs: anivia, lissandra, brand, kennen
Buffs:
- 3 Elementalists – At the start of combat, summon an Elemental.
Guardian:
Champs: braum, leona
Buffs:
- 2 Guardians – At the start of combat, any adjacent units gain +30 Armor.
Gunslinger:
Champs: gangplank, graves, lucian, miss fortune, tristana
Buffs:
- 2 Gunslingers – 50% chance to attack one additional target in range.
- 4 Gunslingers – 50% chance to attack all additional targets in range.
Knight:
Champs: darius, poppy, garen, kayle, mordekaiser, sejuani
Buffs:
- 2 Knights – Knights block 20 damage from basic attacks.
- 4 Knights – Knights block 40 damage from basic attacks.
- 6 Knights – Knights block 80 damage from basic attacks.
Ranger:
Champs: ashe, kindred, varus, vayne
Buffs:
- 2 Rangers – Every three seconds, Rangers have a 25% chance to double their attack speed for three seconds.
- 4 Rangers – Every three seconds, Rangers have a 65% chance to double their attack speed for three seconds.
Shapeshifter:
Champs: elise, gnar, nidalee, shyvana, swain
Buffs:
- 3 Shapeshifters – On transform, gain 100% max HP.
Sorcerer:
Champs: ahri, aurelion sol, karthus, kassadin, lulu, morgana, veigar
Buffs:
- 3 Sorcerers – Your team has +35 Ability Power.
- 6 Sorcerers – Your team has +100 Ability Power.
]
Origins [
Demon:
Champs: aatrox, brand, elise, evelynn, morgana, swain, varus
Buffs:
- 2: 40% change on hit to Mana Burn
- 4: 60% change on hit to Mana Burn
- 6: 80% change on hit to Mana Burn
Dragon:
Champs: aurelion sol, shyvana
Buffs:
- 2: Dragons are immune to Magic damage
Exile:
Champs: yasuo
Buffs:
- 1: If an Exile has no adjacent allies at the start of combat, they gain a shield equal to a 100% max health.
Glacial:
Champs: anivia, ashe, braum, lissandra, sejuani, volibear
Buffs:
- 2: 25% chance to stun for 2s
- 4: 35% chance to stun for 2s
- 6: 45% chance to stun for 2s
Imperial:
Champs: darius, draven, katarina, swain
Buffs:
- 2: 1 random Imperial, 2x damage
- 4: All Imperials, 2x damage
Noble:
Champs: fiora, garen, kayle, leona, lucian, vayne
Buffs:
- 3: 1 random ally, grant +100 Armor and heal for 35 on hit
- 6: All allies, grant +100 Armor and heal for 35 on hit
Ninja:
Champs: akali, kennen, shen, zed
Buffs:
- 1: 1 Ninja only: Ninja gains +40% Attack Damage
- 4: 4 Ninjas: All Ninjas gain +80% Attack Damage
Phantom:
Champs: karthus, kindred, mordekaiser
Buffs:
- 2: Curse a random enemy at the start of combat, setting their HP to 100.
Pirate:
Champs: gangplank, graves, miss fortune, pyke
Buffs:
- 3: Earn up to 4 additional gold after combat against another player.
Robot:
Champs: blitzcrank
Buffs:
- 1: Robots start combat at full mana.
Void:
Champs: cho'gath, kassadin, kha'zix, rek'sai
Buffs:
- 3: Your team's basic attacks ignore 50% of the enemy's Armor.
Wild:
Champs: ahri, gnar, nidalee, rengar, warwick
Buffs:
- 2: Wild allies only, attacks generate stacks of Fury (up to 5). Each stack of Fury grants 7% Attack Speed
- 4: All allies, attacks generate stacks of Fury (up to 5). Each stack of Fury grants 7% Attack Speed
Yordle:
Champs: gnar, kennen, lulu, poppy, tristana, veigar
Buffs:
- 3: 25% chance to miss.
- 6: 60% chance to miss.
]
3. All Items
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4. Best Items for Characters (Full)
Base Items
Item | Name | Bonus |
---|---|---|
![]() | B.F. Sword | +20 Attack Damage |
![]() | Recurve Bow | +15% Attack Speed |
![]() | Chain Vest | +20 Armor |
![]() | Negatron Cloak | +20 Magic Resistance |
![]() | Giant's Belt | +200 Health |
![]() | Needlessly Large Rod | +20% Spell Damage |
![]() | Tear of the Goddess | +20 Mana |
![]() | Spatula | None |
AATROX
Best stats: attack speed
Best items:
- Phantom Dancer (chain vest + recurve bow) - Wearer dodges all Critical Strikes
- Statikk Shiv (tear of the goddess + recurve bow) - Every 3rd attack deals 100 splash magical damage
AHRI
Best stats: mana, ability power
Best items:
- Luden’s Echo (tear of the godess + needleslly large rod) - Spells deal 100 splash damage on hit
- Guinsoo’s Rageblade () -
AKALI
Best Stats: mana
Best Items: Spear of Shojin, Seraph’s Embrace
ANIVIA
Best Stats: health and ability power
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Morellonomicon
ASHE
Best Stats: mana, attack speed
Best Items: Seraph’s Embrace, Statikk Shiv
AURELION SOL
Best Stats: mana, ability power
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Spear of Shojin
BLITZCRANK
Best Stats: armor, magic resist
Best Items: Frozen Heart, Dragon’s Claw
BRAND
Best Stats: ability power
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Hextech Gunblade
BRAUM
Best Stats: magic resist, health
Best Items: Zeke’s Herald, Zephyr
CHO’GATH
Best Stats: health
Best Items: Warmog’s Armor, Titanic Hydra
DARIUS
Best Stats: attack damage, ability power
Best Items: Hextech Gunblade, Locket of the Iron Solari
DRAVEN
Best Stats: attack speed
Best Items: Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Rapid Firecannon
ELISE
Best Stats: attack speed, health
Best Items: Statikk Shiv, Titanic Hydra
EVELYNN
Best Stats: ability power
Best Items: Hextech Gunblade, Luden’s Echo
FIORA
Best Stats: attack damage, attack speed
Best Items: Infinity Edge, Sword of the Divine
GANGPLANK
Best Stats: mana, attack speed
Best Items: Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo’s Rageblade
GAREN
Best Stats: health, armor
Best Items: Warmog’s Armor, Guardian Angel
GNAR
Best Stats: attack speed
Best Items: Phantom Dancer, Rapid Firecannon
GRAVES
Best Stats: attack speed, attack damage
Best Items: Statikk Shiv, Phantom Dancer
KARTHUS
Best Stats: mana, ability power
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Seraph’s Embrace
KASSADIN
Best Stats: attack speed, health
Best Items: Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Cursed Blade
KATARINA
Best Stats: mana, ability power
Best Items: Luden’s Echo, Hextech Gunblade
KAYLE
Best Stats: attack speed, mana
Best Items: Redemption, Seraph’s Embrace
KENNEN
Best Stats: ability power, mana
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Statikk Shiv
KHA’ZIX
Best Stats: attack damage, ability power
Best Items: Hextech Gunblade, Phantom Dancer
KINDRED
Best Stats: attack speed, mana
Best Items: Phantom Dancer, Seraph’s Embrace
LEONA
Best Stats: armor, health
Best Items: Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart
LISSANDRA
Best Stats: health, ability power
Best Items: Morellonomicon, Warmog’s Armor
LUCIAN
Best Stats: attack speed, attack damage
Best Items: Rapid Firecannon, Infinity Edge
LULU
Best Stats: mana, health
Best Items: Seraph’s Embrace, Redemption
MISS FORTUNE
Best Stats: Ability power, mana
Best Items: Statikk Shiv, Rabadon’s Deathcap
MORDEKAISER
Best Stats: health, armor
Best Items: Frozen Heart, Thornmail
MORGANA
Best Stats: mana, attack speed
Best Items: Redemption, Phantom Dancer
NIDALEE
Best Stats: attack damage, attack speed
Best Items: Rapid Firecannon, Guinsoo’s Rageblade
POPPY
Best Stats: magic resist, armor
Best Items: Thornmail, Dragon’s Claw
PYKE
Best Stats: attack speed, attack damage
Best Items: Hush, Spear of Shojin
REK’SAI
Best Stats: attack speed, health
Best Items: Titanic Hydra, Phantom Dancer
RENGAR
Best Stats: attack speed, attack damage
Best Items: Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Infinity Edge
SEJUANI
Best Stats: health, mana
Best Items: Redemption, Red Buff
SHEN
Best Items: mana, health
Best Items: Redemption, Frozen Heart
SHYVANA
Best Stats: mana, attack speed
Best Items: Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Phantom Dancer
SWAIN
Best Stats: mana, ability power
Best Items: Rabadon’s Deathcap, Morellonomicon
TRISTANA
Best Stats: attack speed, ability power
Best Items: Rapidfire Cannon, Guinsoo’s Rageblade
VARUS
Best Stats: ability power, mana
Best Items: Luden’s Echo, Seraph’s Embrace
VAYNE
Best Stats: attack speed
Best items: Rapidfire Canon, Phantom Dancer
VEIGAR
Best Stats: ability power, mana
Best Items: Luden’s Echo, Rabadon’s Deathcap
VOLIBEAR
Best Stats: attack speed, health
Best Items: Titanic Hydra, Statikk Shiv
WARWICK
Best Stats: attack speed, health
Best Items: Phantom Dancer, Titanic Hydra
YASUO
Best Stats: attack speed, attack damage
Best Items: Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Phantom Dancer
ZED
Best Stats: attack damage, attack speed
Best Items: Infinity Edge, Sword of the Divine
6. Strategies
Always play off the items you have, not the champions you get!
If you can go pirate early game, do it. Then in mid to late game, switch it out to something better.
If you can go assassin early game, do it. If your assassin team is fully geared, you can win late game, but need strong front line.
Thank You:
The guide is incomplete and I will probably update it when I can find more information online and as I play. I'm pretty busy, but will do my best. Thank you for checking this article out and it was helpful, so drop a rating and like.