Best TFT Comps for Patch 14.16 (Set 12)
Welcome to our article where we cover the best TFT team comps for the current patch. My name is Alan and I’ve peaked Challenger in multiple TFT sets. Our team constantly works with top players like Clement Chu to analyze the meta and compile the best comps.
The first patch of TFT Set 12 is here, and the meta is evolving rapidly. As with all new set releases, the meta changes drastically and quickly with new discoveries and patches.
If you haven’t checked out the new Set info, be sure to check our out all-in-one TFT Set 12 Reveal Page.
Be sure to check out our fully updated Tier List for the most up to date look at the meta. You can also check out our Stats page to see what comps are performing well across all players.
State of the Metagame
Here’s a quick look at the meta comps. In the parenthesis will be the comp breakdown. Click our Table of Contents to the right to jump to them.
- S-tier: Pyro Blasts(Pyro Smolder)
- S-tier: Scholar Stars(Reroll Scholar)
- S-tier: Runic Portals (Vertical Portal)
- S-tier: Monkey D. Jinx(Jinx Wukong Reroll)
- S-tier: Fantastic 4’s(4-Cost Flex)
- S-tier: Chrono Kong(Chrono Wukong)
- S-tier: Mage Maniacs(Veigar/Vex Reroll)
- S-tier: Honey Hunters(Kog’Maw Reroll)
- S-tier: Warrior Duo (Warrior Reroll)
- A-tier: Witchy Wallop(Poppy Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Multistrikers (Kassadin Reroll)
- A-tier: High Horsepower(Lillia Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Molten Caramel (Rumble Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Zap Attack(Blitzcrank Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Sweet Tooth(Kog’maw Bastion Reroll)
- A-tier: Deja Vu (Galio Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Syndra-Guards (Vanguard Syndra Reroll)
- A-tier: The Witchers (Vertical Witchcraft)
- A-tier:Chrono Chaos(Chrono Preserver)
- A-tier: Warrior Quartet(Fiora/Gwen)
- A-tier: Spider Queen(Elise Hero Augment)
- A-tier: Ballista (Bastion Kalista)
- A-tier: Fast 9 Mayhem(Bill Gates Team Comp)
- A-tier: Faerie Tail (Faerie Kalista)
- A-tier: Arcana Spears(Kalista 5-Cost Board)
- A-tier: Ravenous Shifters(Shapeshifters)
- A-tier: Scholar School(Ryze Carry)
- A-tier: White Walkers(Vertical Frost)
- A-tier: God of Eldritch (Vertical Eldritch)
- A-tier: Spin to Win (Wukong Hero Augment)
- B-tier: Draconic(Nomsy/Shyvana Reroll)
- B-tier: Honeybombs(Honeymancy Reroll)
- B-tier:Cassyndra (Cassiopeia/Syndra Reroll)
TFT Best Team Comps
NOTE: These team comps will be accurate when we publish at the beginning of the patch but are constantly updated by our experts.
If you visit in between patch releases, there may be a slight lag time for when the blog is updated to match it so be sure to check our official website’s TFT team comp page for the most up-to-date info.
S-tier: Pyro Blasts (Pyro Smolder)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a fairly straightforward Pyro team comp using all the Pyro units along with the Blaster trait for the backline. Shyvana activates Dragon for Smolder and also Shapeshifter for Nasus.
Shen and Taric provide more frontline with the Bastion trait, and you can even try to fit Norra in as well for Portal (3). Smolder will be even stronger with a Pyro Emblem, but the comp still works without it.
S-tier: Scholar Stars (Reroll Scholar)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses Lillia, Poppy, and Zoe as the main reroll carrys. Ahri further empowers the team comp with her High Arcana trait. The rest of the team uses Scholars to buff up Zoe and Bastions for the frontline.
S-tier: Runic Portals (Vertical Portal)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a vertical Portal team comp, with Ryze as the main carry and Taric as the main tank. Nami is your secondary carry, and Norra helps you further strengthen the late game.
Diana is also a great frontline unit to have, especially with a Portal Emblem.
S-tier: Monkey D. Jinx(Jinx Wukong Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp rerolls for Jinx as the main damage carry and Wukong as the main tank. The rest of the comp uses Hunters and Preservers to empower Jinx and keep Wukong alive.
S-tier: Fantastic 4’s (4-Cost Flex)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses a variety of 4-cost carrys to give you great flexibility. Depending on what you hit, you can itemize different champions first, and eventually itemize all of the carrys.
At a base level, this team comp is strong because it uses a lot of high-cost units.
S-tier: Chrono Kong (Chrono Wukong)
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Team Comp Description:
Like the above comp, this team comp uses Wukong as the main tank to stall the fight. With this time, Kalista will scale with Guinsoo’s Rageblade to deal massive damage to enemy teams.
S-tier: Mage Maniacs (Veigar/Vex Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This comp uses Veigar and Vex as dual reroll carrys; one for the frontline, and one for the backline. Instead of going vertical into an Origin trait, this comp goes up to Mage 5, with flexible additions late game such as Tahm Kench and Xerath.
S-tier: Honey Hunters (Kog’Maw Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses Kog’Maw and Tristana as dual backline carrys. You also will reroll for Nunu and Rumble as your main tanks. This lets you flex into a variety of traits as Rumble is a 3-trait unit.
S-tier: Warrior Duo (Warrior Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a reroll comp revolving around Akali and Nilah as your main carrys. You can also reroll for Katarina, but as a 3-cost unit, you likely will find Akali and Nilah first.
You won’t need to worry about hitting level 9 with this comp as you can cap out by rerolling for Shen and Katarina 3 at level 7/8.
A-tier: Witchy Wallop (Poppy Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses the Hero Augment “Witchy Wallop” to turn Poppy into the main carry of the team. Zoe will be another unit to reroll for as she’s also a 1-cost Witchcraft unit.
For this comp, we go up to Witchcraft 6, add in Preserver with Rakan, and Bastion with Diana.
Before finding your other Witchcraft units, you can activate other traits like Bastion 4, Scholar for Zoe, etc.
A-tier: Multistrikers (Kassadin Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This is a straightforward vertical Multistriker comp, with Kassadin, Akali, and Jax as the main reroll targets. Kalista also is a nice backline carry to itemize once you find her.
The comp finally caps out with Xerath and Camille, but rerolling and leveling up to 9 can be difficult if you don’t play the lobby well.
A-tier: High Horsepower (Lillia Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
This comp uses Lillia’s Hero Augment to turn her into a strong single target damage carry. The frontline consists of a strong 6 Bastion, stalling the fight for Kalista to ramp up.
A-tier: Molten Caramel (Rumble Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
Up next, we have the team comp for Rumble’s Hero Augment: Molten Caramel. This comp is fairly straight forward as it goes into Sugarcraft 4, Vanguard 4, and Blaster 2 all to empower Rumble.
A-tier: Zap Attack (Blitzcrank Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
Once again, we have another Hero Augment team comp. This time we use the “Zap Attack” Augment to turn Blitzcrank into a carry instead of a pure tank. Like Poppy, we have Ziggs to reroll alongside Blitzcrank.
We go up to Honeymancy 3 with Veigar, and fill out the board with other Vanguards for the frontline. Lastly, we have Taric and Norra to add Portal (3). We also have Yuumi attach to Blitzcrank to keep him alive for longer and grant some bonus AP.
A-tier: Sweet Tooth (Nunu Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
Once again, we have another team comp that uses a Hero Augment. Sweet Tooth turns Nunu into a melee carry, and we reroll for Kog’Maw alongside him.
Veigar activates Honeymancy (3), and we use the other team slots to activate the Hunter and Bastion trait.
A-tier: Deja Vu (Galio Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses the Hero Augment “Deja Vu” to turn Galio into the main carry of the team comp. Do not go for this comp if you don’t have the Deja Vu Augment.
This turns Galio into a ranged carry instead of a melee tank. We then have other Vanguards to build a strong frontline while Galio ramps up.
A-tier: Syndra-Guards (Vanguard Syndra Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This next comp is a Syndra reroll comp focusing on the Mage and Incantor traits rather than vertical Eldritch. We have Vanguards as the main frontline, as Mordekaiser and Galio both provide good traits like Eldritch/Mage respectively.
A-tier: The Witchers (Vertical Witchcraft)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a vertical Witchcraft comp revolving around Fiora and Karma as the main carrys. A Witchcraft Emblem will be ideal for this comp to buff up Karma and reach Witchcraft 6 while still fitting in other traits.
A-tier: Chrono Chaos (Chrono Preserver)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses Karma as a traditional 4-cost carry and Rakan as the main tank. This team comp provides flexibility to the Witchcraft/Incantor cores. For example, if you find Fiora, you can try to play 6 Withcraft instead.
A-tier: Warrior Quartet (Fiora/Gwen)
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Team Comp Description:
This is a simple team comp that revolves around the two Warriors, Fiora and Gwen, as the main carrys. Nasus will be your main tank, and Morgana/Milio will provide a late game boost when you find them.
A-tier: Spider Queen (Elise Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses the “Spider Queen” Hero Augment to turn Elise into the main carry. For this comp, we have Shapeshifters for the frontline, with Varus and Smolder for additional backline damage.
Lastly, Nomsy activates Dragon 3 to further buff up Shyvana and Smolder. You can reroll for other 1-cost units like Jayce and Nomsy, but Elise is the priority.
A-tier: Ballista (Bastion Kalista)
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Team Comp Description:
This is another Kalista team comp that uses the Bastion trait to stall the fight. Rakan, Morgana, and Zilean provide Preserver (3), which will provide a lot of healing for the frontline.
The only scary thing about this comp is that your secondary carrys are mainly 5-cost units, so Kalista needs to be found fast to do a lot of heavy lifting for the comp. This way you can reach level 9 comfortably to find units like Diana, Camille, and Morgana.
A-tier: Fast 9 Mayhem (Bill Gates Team Comp)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a Fast 9 board using the core of Milio, Xerath, Morgana, and Camille. With Arcana 4, we’re able to buff up the team a lot, and the team uses a lot of strong units to carry the fight.
A-tier: Faerie Tail (Faerie Kalista)
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Team Comp Description:
So far, Kalista seems to be quite the flexible carry, as she’s able to be played in a variety of team comps. This team comp goes vertical into the Faerie trait with an Emblem, placing it on Diana.
Outside of the Faeries, we have Camille and Hecarim to provide Multistriker, while also flexing into Chrono.
A-tier: Arcana Spears (Kalista 5-Cost Board)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a potential “fast 9” team comp that uses many 5-cost units to create a powerful board. Kalista is still the main carry to help you reach level 9.
Once you hit level 9, you can then add powerful units like Xerath, Milio, Camille, and Briar to become additional carrys.
A-tier: Ravenous Shifters (Shapeshifters)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp is a straight forward Shapeshifter team comp. While the Elise Hero Augment lets you reroll for Elise, this version simply plays around Varus and Nasus as your 4-cost carrys.
Briar and Smolder will then cap out the board at level 8/9 as your secondary carrys.
A-tier: Scholar School (Ryze Carry)
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Team Comp Description:
Up next, we have a traditional 4-cost carry with Ryze. For this comp, we have the Scholar trait as the main focus, with Preservers and Bastions to fill out the frontline.
The main issue with this comp is the lack of additional carrys until you find Milio.
A-tier: White Walkers (Vertical Frost)
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Team Comp Description:
This is a vertical Frost team comp that funnily enough uses Varus as one of the main carrys (Pyro). Olaf is your main Frost/frontline carry, and Twitch provides the Hunter trait.
Hwei activates Blaster for Varus, and Shen activates Pyro/Bastion for Varus/Diana respectively.
A-tier: God of Eldritch (Vertical Eldritch)
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Team Comp Description:
This Eldritch team comp rerolls for Ashe, Elise, Syndra, and Nilah. The extra star levels will further buff up the Eldritch Summon, making this a good way to play Eldritch vertical.
A-tier: Spin to Win (Wukong Hero Augment)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp uses Wukong’s Hero Augment which turns him into a carry unit as well. For this board, we have the Preserver and Incantor units to provide him extra healing and strong backline damage with units like Karma/Milio/Norra.
Yuumi also heals Wukong, ideally turning him into a raid boss.
B-tier: Draconic (Nomsy/Shyvana Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This team comp rerolls for Nomsy and Shyvana as the two Dragon units and fills out the team comp with Shapeshifters until you find Smolder. This team comp is extremely similar to the Elise reroll team comp, except that team comp is even stronger with the Elise Hero Augment.
Briar will be a nice addition if you find her, but not required to hit Shapeshifter 6.
B-tier: Honeybombs (Honeymancy Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This is the vertical Honeymancy team comp that rerolls for 1 and 2-cost units. It’s tough to activate other traits since the Honeymancy trait goes up to 5, making team slots tight.
Galio is a great inclusion for Vanguard and Mage, while Poppy/Cassiopeia provide Witchcraft, Bastion, and Incantor. This already takes up 8 slots while also being very reroll dependent.
There may be other better ways to play the Honeymancy 5 trait, but we will have to see how the meta shakes out.
B-tier: Cassyndra (Cassiopeia/Syndra Reroll)
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Team Comp Description:
This next team comp also uses Syndra and Cassiopeia as the main carrys, but doesn’t go vertical into Witchcraft. Instead, we have Shapeshifters for the frontline, with a splash of Eldritch (3) once you find Briar.
This comp won’t struggle as much in the mid game with a larger frontline, but you may fall off if you don’t find multiple 3-stars or 5-costs like Briar.
Methodology
We evaluate compositions based on 3 key factors:
- Consistency: How well does this comp perform from game to game and how reliably can you build towards it given a reasonable start?
- Overall strength: If you do successfully complete the comp, how does it match up against other comps, especially those most prevalent in the meta?
- Flexibility: Can you make tweaks and adjustments to the comp while events unfold differently in game? These events include item luck, roll luck, and enemy units.
The combination of these three factors allows us to define team compositions as S, A, or B. The ones that have all three will lean toward S, those that are pretty good but may be lacking in some areas will lean towards B.
More TFT Resources
This wraps up our best TFT Team Comps for the current patch.
Be sure to bookmark our site where we have the most updated information for our TFT champion tier list and all TFT items recommended for all champions. We also have a TFT Items tier list here, similar to this article.
That’s it for now! We’ll be making more team comp recommendations every week and for future patches. Let us know in the comments if we missed anything and good luck in your TFT matches!
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