Overview
After the open invitational in Paris, Riot has returned with one final patch before their long holiday break to address some of the immediate concerns in the TFT meta. The focus of this patch seems to be on curbing some strong augments and on buffing underplayed champions. Be sure to check our comps page to stay up to date on the latest trends here. Here's the patch TLDR:
Bilgewater items nerfed
Noxus (7) and (10) buffed
Yordle three-star bonus 50% -> 100%
1-cost Units
Caitlin base AS increased
Sona ability damage increased
2-cost units
Orianna split damage increased
Yasuo damage increased
3-cost units
Dr. Mundo mana buffed
Gwen tankiness increased
LeBlanc damage increased
4-cost units
Lux primary damage increased
Nasus mana buffed
Skarner shield increased
Singed heal increased
Rift Herald tankiness decreased (only unit nerfed)
5-cost units
Aurelion Sol damage increased
T-Hex damage increased
Items
Darkin Bow AD decreased
Darkin Scythe slash damage increased 100% -> 200%
Darkin Staff mana regen increased 1 -> 2
Augments
Growth Mindset disabled
Lots of item augments buffed
Full list of changes can be seen here on Riot's official patch notes.
Conclusions
Bilgewater continues to be hit hard and will be even less appealing to play now. It's one of the more difficult lines to execute perfectly, so we don't recommend leaning this way, especially after the nerfs.
Lots of buffs to individual units means reroll comps may be on the rise. Yordle in particular received a major buff to their 3-star variants. Yasuo into Yone was also already a comp that saw some play and it will be even stronger now.
Otherwise, keep on an eye out on Noxus. Vertical Noxus is still unlikely to be a strong final board, but it might be a great transition board on Stage 4 in particular thanks to the LeBlanc buff to couple with the Noxus (7) buff.
Lastly, Piltover received multiple buffs across units in the line, which should make it more appealing to try to reach the dinosaur now. It's still a rather difficult line to activate, though, so be wary of committing to it without natural upgrades early!
