Overview
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of core strategic concepts in Teamfight Tactics (TFT), focusing on gold and health management, leveling, rolling techniques, team composition strategies, itemization, and adaptation to in-game dynamics.
Gold and Health Management
- Banking gold increases income, granting bonus interest every 10 gold up to five extra gold per round.
- Gold has greater value early in the game; prioritize building strong economy in the early stages.
- Health is more important in the late game and can be traded for gold by preserving econ versus spending to prevent losses.
- Key augments like Tiny Titans are most effective when taken mid-game rather than early.
Leveling and Rolling Strategies
- Follow leveling guides and adapt patterns based on unit cost targets (e.g., roll at level 4/5 for 1-cost units).
- Balance gold between leveling and rolling to optimize both board strength and economy.
- Use streaking (win or lose) in early game to gain bonus gold; aim for five-streaks in stage two.
- High tempo (aggressive leveling/rolling) is used to maintain win streaks, while low tempo (econ-saving) is for late-game setups.
Power Spikes and Board Strength
- Power spike around major rounds (3-2, 3-5, 4-1, 4-2) to stabilize or push for wins.
- Adjust power spike timing depending on your team comp's relative strength throughout the game.
- Creating the strongest board involves combining key traits, upgrades, correct itemization, and optimal positioning.
Rolling Techniques
- "Roll downs" are best done when you have multiple unit pairs to efficiently hit upgrades and stabilize.
- Slow rolling (rolling down to 50 gold each round) is effective for chasing three-star units at specific levels.
- "Fast eight" involves quickly reaching level eight to chase four-cost two-star units, requiring strong early economy.
Team Composition and Synergy
- Common team comps: balanced (frontline/backline), hyper-carry, stall, and assassin comps.
- Build team comps with both literal and functional synergy, not limited to shared traits.
- Be prepared to pivot comps if contested by other players for key units.
Scouting and Positioning
- Regular scouting is essential to gauge enemy comps, item choices, and to adjust positioning or pivot strategies.
- Optimal positioning ensures frontline durability, maximizes AOE effects, and protects key backline units.
- Support and utility units should be placed to maximize their abilities' effectiveness for the team.
Itemization Principles
- Prioritize slamming flexible early-game items, especially tank items, to maintain tempo and flexibility.
- Aim to balance stats (raw damage, crit, attack speed, mana, durability) on carries and tanks for maximum efficiency.
- Balance health and resistances on tanks for effective HP; mixed stat builds often outperform stacking a single stat.
Recommendations / Advice
- Continuously adapt your approach based on the current patch meta, enemy scouting, and available augments/items.
- Use external resources for leveling guides and comp tier lists to stay updated and optimize performance.