Riot Games has adjusted several important Teamfight Tactics items and components for Set Eight, from Sword and Glove to Infinity Edge and Jeweled Gauntlet.
The items in TFT Set Eight are getting an overhaul that includes long-term upgrades and consistent performance. The focus of Monsters Attack! is heroes, and villains who want to be heroes. Riot has shifted the power level of items down while raising the overall power levels of Set Eight champions.
The team accomplished this power spike by adding two Hero Augments for every champion and a Threat trait that powers up champions without trait synergies. With champions having other sources of power, items that are typically best-in-slot were slightly reworked to have less power and a better overall balance.
TFT Set Eight item component changes and updates
In addition to TFT Set Eight items getting adjusted, the components Glove and Sword were reworked. Sword is no longer 10 flat attack damage and is now 10 percent AD. This means that Sword is good on AD champions now and not good on others.
Glove no longer has dodge and the critical strike chance was bumped back up to 20 percent. The infamous combo of Infinity Edge and Jeweled Gauntlet will no longer work together because of the component adjustments.
TFT Set Eight item changes and updates
There are over 20 TFT Set Eight items that are different, according to game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. Some items were affected by the Glove and Sword changes while others have been slightly nerfed or reworked. The key items to watch for are Infinity Edge, Jeweled Gauntlet, Statikk Shiv, and Guardbreaker.
Guardbreaker
The components Belt and Glove now make the TFT Set Eight item Guardbreaker, replacing Banshee’s Claw. The new item grants AD, AP, and critical strike chance. Guardbreaker works well with items like Jeweled Gauntlet when trying to get up to the 100 percent crit rate. The Guardbreaker item also punishes champions that have shields. Upon damaging a shielded enemy, the item holder deals 25 percent more damage for three seconds.
Guardbreaker is now a solid early-game item that can deal with shielded units. The stats for Guardbreaker are that it grants 20 percent bonus attack damage and 20 bonus ability power. Abilities and attacks deal 30 percent more damage for three seconds upon damaging a shielded enemy.
Blue Buff Rework
The bonus ability power provided by Blue Buff was reduced from 20 to 10. Blue Buff will reduce the holder’s mana by 10. If the holder gets one takedown within three seconds of casting, the unit equipped with Blue Buff gains 10 mana.
Deathblade
Deathblade is now 60 percent AD damage total and grants 25/45/65 attack damage. Champions, like Set Eight Swifshot units, who have high attack speed and high attack damage stats want a Deathblade equipped to them. Patch 13.4 increased the attack damage to 66 percent.
Dragon’s Claw
Dragon’s Claw now has less magic resistance and more healing, making the item a good early-game slam. The stats are that Dragon’s Claw grants 20 bonus magic resistance and every two seconds will regenerate four percent of the holder’s maximum health.
Giant Slayer Rework
Giant Slayer now gives AD and AP, rather than percent damage upfront, according to Mortdog. The item is still good on both attack damage and ability power champions. The item grants 20 percent base attack damage and 20 ability power. Attacks and abilities still deal 25 percent more damage to enemies with more than 1,600 health.
Infinity Edge Rework
Infinity Edge has one of the largest TFT Set Eight item changes, stating now that abilities can critically strike. The item grants 30 percent bonus attack damage and 35 percent bonus critical strike chance. The Set Eight item changes to Infinity Edge removes the IE/Jeweled Gauntlet combo from existence. It is also no longer Unique.
Jeweled Gauntlet Rework
Jeweled Gauntlet is now the AP version of Infinity Edge. It grants a total of 25 ability power and 35 percent chance of a critical strike.
Protector’s Vow Rework
Protector’s Vow grants starting mana that was increased to 45 in Patch 13.4. Once per combat at 40 percent health, gain a 25 percent maximum health shield that lasts up to five seconds and grants 35 armor and magic resistance for the remainder of combat that round.
Spear of Shojin Rework
Spear of Shojin has 15 ability power, giving the holder AP upfront. And every third attack from a champion equipped with Spear of Shojin restores 20 additional mana. Players should note that the mana regeneration is slightly less than in previous TFT sets.
All other item changes in Set Eight
- Archangel’s Staff: Bonus ability power granted is 10
- Bloodthirster: Omnivamp returned to 20 percent
- Bramble Vest: Bonus armor granted reduced from 45 to 30 (70 in total).
- Chalice of Power: Ability power granted returned to 30
- Edge of Night: Attack speed granted on proc reduced to 15 percent
- Gargoyle Stoneplate: Armor and magic resistance per target increased to 30
- Guinsoo’s Rageblade: Attack speed per auto reduced to five percent
- Hand of Justice: Grants 15 percent AD and AP with an Omnivamp of 15 percent
- Hextech Gunblade: Omnivamp reduced to 10 percent
- Last Whisper: Grants 10 percent base attack damage
- Morellonomicon: Grants ability power that was increased to 15 (25 in total) through Patch 13.4.
- Quicksilver: Grants 30 percent magic resistance and 30 percent attack speed
- Runaan’s Hurricane: Grants 20 percent base attack damage and the bolt attack damage ratio is now 50 percent
- Shroud of Stillness: Grants 20 percent critical strike chance and grants 250 health
- Statikk Shiv: Grants 15 ability power and shock damage was reduced to 30
- Sunfire Cape: Health reduced from 300 to 250.
- Thieve’s Gloves: Grants 40 percent critical strike chance
- Titan’s Resolve: Grants two percent attack damage, and two ability power per stack
- Warmog’s Armor: Bonus health granted is 500, equaling a total of 800 health
- Zeke’s Herald: Attack speed granted reduced to 20 percent and health increased to 250.
- Zephyr: Additionally grants 15 percent attack speed
TFT Set Eight Radiant and Ornn Artifact changes
Available as rewards from traits like Underground and from Augments, Radiant items and Ornn Artifacts can elevate a unit holder’s power level similar to a Hero Augment. Several changes were applied prior to the official release of Set Eight.
- Ornn Anima Visage: Health regeneration reduced to four percent per second and overall health increased to 250.
- Ornn Eternal Winter: Slow and freeze duration reduced to 1.5 seconds
- Ornn Death’s Defiance: Omnivamp reduced to 20 percent and then bumped back up to 25 percent.
- Ornn Obsidian Cleaver: Armor and magic resistance shred reduced to 50 percent
- Ornn the Collector: Execute threshold increased to 12 percent and attack damage reduced to 20 percent after the buff to 30.
- Ornn the Collector: Critical strike increased to 30 percent
- Ornn Manazane: Mana restored reduced to 120
- Ornn Infinity Force: Item additionally grants plus-25 mana and plus-25 critical strike chance
- Radiant Dragon’s Claw: Health regeneration increased to eight percent every 1.5 seconds
- Radiant Giant Slayer: Health threshold reduced to 1,600 and bonus attaack damage and ability power increased to 40.
- Radiant Giant Slayer: Bonus attack damage and ability power increased to 30 percent
- Radiant Guard Breaker: Bonus attack damage and ability power increased to 30 percent
- Radiant Infinity Edge: Bonus attack damage increased to 40 percent
- Radiant Jeweled Gauntlet: Bonus ability power increased to 40
- Radiant Protector’s Vow: Bonus armor and magic resistance at proc increased to 70. Shield duration 10 seconds.
- Radiant Quicksilver: Bonus attack speed increased to 70 percent
- Radiant Runaan’s Hurricane: Arrow bonus damage is 100 percent of attack damage while attack speed was decreased to 20 percent.
- Radiant Shroud: Grants 250 health and has a critical strike chance of 20 percent
- Radiant Spear of Shojin: Bonus ability power reduced to 50
- Radiant Spear of Shojin: Mana per the third attack increased to 40
- Radiant Statikk Shiv: Grants 40 ability power
- Radiant Warmog’s Armor: Grants 1,000 health for a total of 1,300 health
- Radiant Zephyr: Grants 20 percent attack speed
Update Nov. 22 1:50pm CT: All TFT Set Eight item changes applied during a PBE patch were added.
Update Nov. 29 6:15pm CT: All items adjusted in the final TFT Set Eight PBE patch were applied.
Update Dec. 6 10:30am CT: All changes for the TFT Set Eight launch were applied.
Update Dec. 14 1:00pm CT: All item changes were updated following the TFT 12.23 B-patch.
Update Jan 10 2:30pm CT: All TFT Set Eight items were updated following Patch 13.1.
Update Jan. 25 4:30pm CT: All TFT Set Eight items were updated following the 13.1 C-patch.
Update Feb. 22 1:45pm CT: All TFT Set Eight items were updated following Patch 13.4.
