Overview
Here's a quick rundown of the latest from the TFT team. Be sure to check out our comps page for the latest data and insights on what to play right now! We've got data on the best teams to run and the best items to place on all your favorite units. Lots of big changes in this patch with some new hacks and opening encounters to help freshen up the set!
For a full breakdown of exactly what has been changed, check out Riot’s official patch notes here.

New Hacks and Encounters
New Carousel Hacks
Tome Carousel: Carousels can appear with Tome of Traits. Use the Tome of Traits to select an Emblem partially tailored to your comp
2-star Carousel
Big Carousel: Carousel has 15 Champions instead of 9
All 3-Cost Carousel: Carousel is all 3-costs
All 4-Cost Carousel: Carousel is all 4-costs
Double PVE: After a PvE round, you'll immediately face an exact copy of it, rewarding the exact same loot
Golden Spatula/Pan Carousel has been removed
Opening Encounters
To Split or Not to Split: After every Carousel, players choose to split a pot of gold or take a guaranteed separate amount of gold.
Group Investing: After every Carousel, players choose to split a pot of gold or increase the total amount for future rounds.
Reroll Subscription: At the start of every stage, gain free Shop rerolls, increasing over the game.
Three Champions: Start the game with a two-star 2-cost champion. Every player gets a unique one.
New Orb Hacks
Bag of Gold (consumable): Use on a champion to gain 4 gold. Increase this by 1 after every combat.
Salvager (consumable): Use on a champion to remove all their items and break them down into components. [+1 unstable component]
Implant: Size (consumable): Use on a champion to permanently increase their max health and size. Lasts until the unit is sold. [+1 unstable component]
Implant: Speed (consumable): Use on a champion to permanently increase their Attack Speed and decrease their size. Lasts until the unit is sold. [+1 unstable component]
Starter Kits (Stage 1 only): Gain a 1-, 2-, and 3-cost with 1 shared trait. [Cypher excluded]
Nesting Dolls: Spawn a silver orb, which spawns a blue orb, which spawns a gold orb.
Buffs
Anima Squad now counts star level at start of combat instead of current surviving members for weapon damage
A.M.P Power Charges increased at 4
A.M.P. HP increased at 3 and 4
Cypher AD and AP increased at 5
Street Demon (7) base stats increased
Alistar Damage Reduction and Damage increased
Dr. Mundo stats increased
Kog'Maw damage increase
Morgana ability damage and duration increased
Zyra damage increased
Braum Kingpin Bonus Damage increased
Gragas mana buff
Yuumi damage increased
Aphelios mana buff and damage increased
Cho'Gath mana buff and ratios increased
Aurora damage decreased
Samira damage increased
Urgot mana buff and damage increase
Nerfs
Golden Ox (6) damage amp decreased
Street Demon (10) base stats decreased
Jhin starting mana increased and damage decreased
Twisted Fate AP per auto decreased but damage increased
Vayne mana nerf
Jarvan IV damage decreased
Rengar HP decreased
Viego nerfed across board, especially at 1-star
Adjustments
Cypher Intel Per Loss decreased at lower ranks and increased at higher
Exotech items adjusted again
Kobuko reworked
Lots of augment changes as well -- see Riot patch notes for full details!