We’ve analyzed top players in all regions, as well as played versus them, to bring you this TFT tier list. This list was carefully compiled by our writer Tiaan, a Challenger player in all 3 sets. This page will always be updated for the latest patch, so here you’ll find an up-to-date tier list of the best TFT comps. Feel free to bookmark it for easier access.
Table Of Contents
Metrics
For starters, we’d like to explain the metrics you’ll find in this tier list.
Economy – How to manage your gold for each comp. For more on economy, read our rolling and economy guide.
- Standard – Fast 8 and roll if your HP allows it, but you can roll at 7 if you need to
- Fast 8
- Slow Roll
- Hyper Roll
Players Supported – How many people can top 4 in the same lobby using a certain comp
Consistency – How likely it is to find success with a certain comp
- S – extremely consistent
- A – consistent
- B – slightly inconsistent
- C – extremely inconsistent
Item Reliance – How specific are the items that the comp needs to be successful
- S – the comp can work with most items
- A – the comp can work with most items, barring one or two specific items
- B – the comp needs a lot of specific components to function
- C – the comp needs very specific completed items to function
TFT Tier List – Summary
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S Tier
Cybernetic Sniper [S]
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 3-4
Consistency: S
Item Reliance: B
The most popular and consistent composition of this patch. Vayne is used as your primary carry from the start of the game to the very end, she is much more consistent than Irelia and her Sniper trait gives her a lot of damage combined with good AD items. The composition is fairly weak until Level 8, where you can efficiently get 6 Cybernetics with Vanguard and Sniper (Wukong and Caitlyn), and then receives another spike at Level 9 where Thresh is added for Mana Reaver and his general strength. Last Whisper on Vayne is incredibly important in this meta.
Vanguard Mystic
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: A
Item Reliance: A
Another powerful composition that took the meta by storm early into the patch and has remained an incredible composition until now. The concept is quite simple, get a 4 Vanguard frontline then add the 4 Mystic buff to give them incredible defenses to both magic and physical damage. Cassiopeia is then used as the carry due to her incredible damage potential in prolonged fights.
A Tier
Astro Sniper [A]
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: B
Item Reliance: B
A very powerful and expensive composition, it can be hard to pivot into due to the incredible amount of 4-costs required. Jhin is given AD items while Teemo can hold AP and mana items, the rest of your items can be spread amongst the frontline.
Cybernetic Blademaster
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 3-4
Consistency: A
Item Reliance: B
A variant of the previous Cybernetic composition, utilising Irelia as the primary carry. It is a lot more inconsistent due to Irelia’s wonky AI and the fact that she’s melee. I would only recommend playing this variant when you get an Infiltrator spatula item.
Riven Sorcerer
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 1-2
Consistency: A
Item Reliance: B
In this sorcerer composition, Riven is used as both the sole frontline and primary carry of the composition. Her shield buffed by 6 Sorcerers is massive and allows her to tank entire teams by herself while also doing vast AoE damage to them. The backline sorcerers are also all significant damage threats with the Sorcerer damage buff. The 8th unit slow is more flexible but Janna is a great addition.
Mech Sorcerer
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: B
Item Reliance: A
Another sorcerer composition where the Super-Mech is the sole frontliner with the backline Sorcerers providing the majority of the damage. Viktor is the most important Sorcerer due to his ult hitting the backline for incredible damage.
Brawler Blaster
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: A
Item Reliance: B
The classic Brawler Blaster composition adapted for Set 3.5. Since Mystic can no longer be fit easily at Level 8 with the loss of Sona, the composition is now a lot more flexible. If you can’t get Last Whisper consider adding Janna instead of Thresh at Level 8.
Rebel Blademaster “Bang Bros”
Economy: Slow Roll (Level 6/7)
Players Supported: 1-2
Consistency: C
Item Reliance: B
With the buffs to 6 Blademaster, this composition has shown to have a terrifying level of power if all the requirements can be met. Master Yi is used as the main carry with his most important item being RFC, other than that he can take any AP or Attack Speed items. Zed provides the Rebel synergy while also being the best candidate to add the Blademaster tag to.
B Tier
Dark Star Sniper
Economy: Standard
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: B
Item Reliance: A
A composition very reminiscent of the 6 Dark Star comp in Set 3, Xerath and Jhin are used as the main carries with Jhin holding AD items while Xerath holds AP items. This composition is hard to achieve due to its reliance on a 5-cost carry but in the mid-game you can run 4 Snipers and use Teemo as an item holder for xerath to make it easier to achieve.
Star Guardian Sorcerer
Economy: Slow Roll (Level 7)
Players Supported: 1-2
Consistency: C
Item Reliance: B
Another old composition that has been made more effective with the addition of Janna, this comp relies on 3*ing Neeko and Syndra to give power to your frontline and your backline with the other Star Guardians being there to feed mana to them. Janna with Shojin is an incredible late-game addition that can make the composition much more effective.
Rebel Blaster
Economy: Fast 8
Players Supported: 2-3
Consistency: B
Item Reliance: B
An alternative to the Brawler Blaster composition that focuses more on the Rebel synergy. Only play this variation if you have good Gangplank items and you hit a lot of Rebels naturally on your roll-down.
C Tier
Protector Mystic
Economy: Slow Roll (Level 6/7)
Players Supported: 1-2
Consistency: C
Item Reliance: B
The only Protector composition that still sees play but is still extremely inconsistent compared to most compositions.
Mech Infiltrator
Economy: Slow Roll (Level 6/7)
Players Supported: 1-2
Consistency: C
Item Reliance: B
The Mech variant that is the most similar to the version from Set 3 but performs much worse than any other mech build out there.
Final Words
When talking about the best TFT comps or making tier lists, it’s important to note that rarely will everyone agree on it. However, that’s exactly why we prefer making these types of tier lists, with explanations and our thoughts behind them, rather than just give you a list and calling it a day.
Some players can win with a B Tier comp, while others will struggle with S Tier comps and that may skew their opinion. Each TFT comp requires a certain playstyle, so naturally, some will fit your playstyle more than others. In general, don’t bother with C comps if you’re playing to win, but anything above that can still win given the right circumstances.
Tiaan has been playing TFT since its inception. He finished Challenger in S1, got Challenger in S2 (then decayed after), and has even achieved Rank 1 in Set 3. He enjoys sharing his passion for the game with our readers and helping them climb!