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Meta Check • 18.2b has settled — TFT Academy shows no S-tier comps; the top is flexy/hybrid: Ahri-Morgana, Aphelios-Nidalee (rising), Invoker Sivir-Nidalee, Elderwood Executioners (Draven), Ashe Juggernauts, Dragon Princess (falling). • Reddit gripe of the day: fast-8 meta feels inflexible — Ahri is near the only viable late AP carry and Amumu gets contested to death.

Patch 18.3 (on PBE now, ~Sep 23 live) — top-end nerf pass • Ashe — trail 4s→3s but DoT AD buffed (9/14); net hit to Juggernaut-carry consistency. • Camille — preemptive ability-dmg nerf (Solar/Ravager reroll carry). • Teemo — small shroom dmg down (but reroll expected a touch stronger on the b-patch). • LeBlanc — 3★ clone chance 40%→30%; the reroll "printer" toned down. • Augments — Item Extraction nerfed (4→3 sacs), Weight the Worth loses the Tiny Dupe, Upward Mobility → 2 rerolls/level; new Nesting Dolls+/++. • Honesty note: the earlier "Camille/Teemo/LeBlanc buffs" + Blackthorn hex 4→3 reads are not confirmed in today's live TFTips preview — those units are showing nerfs. Preliminary, shifts daily.

Busted Right Now • Rift Beasts — K3Soju "Riftbeasts Masterclass," recurs across his games; strong flex/tempo line. • Aphelios (Fishbones) — Robinsongz: "Fishbones Aphelios is broken"; Aphelios-Nidalee climbing to A-tier. • Dark Ritual → 3 Coven — Dishsoap: turns 3 Coven into a prismatic trait ("riot pls fix"). • Spreading Roots (augment, carryover) — K3Soju still the loudest: "I just know I'm going to win for free." Survived 18.2 un-nerfed.

Falling Off / Debated • Kayle Reroll — K3Soju "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead" (Dishsoap still shows infinite-AS Kayle works, but Soju prefers Rift Beast). • Dragon Princess / Elder Dragon — declining per TFT Academy (though Dishsoap still terrorized a tourney lobby with it). • Bonus Gift — chat says broken; Robinsongz says trash unless you highroll orbs.

Tips & Nuggets • Trait Ladder reality check — Dishsoap's "always take it" line predates the 18.2 gut; our KB read: you now need an itemized Kha'Zix by 3-1 or pivot off — the free 10→12→14 plan is dead. • Master Yi reroll + Artifacts still a real line (K3Soju) — carryover. • Set 18 engine jank — Reddit report of a Veigar→Kayle charm eating a 2★ unit + 3 completed items. Watch charms on the new engine.

New from Favorites • Robinsongz — "I'm the Sun Tzu of TFT" → Ahri-Morgana lean, rates Fishbones Aphelios + Woven Magic busted, Bonus Gift skeptic. (date: recent — yt-dlp null) • K3Soju — "The Riftbeasts Masterclass" + "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead." • Dishsoap — "Dark Ritual → 3 Coven prismatic," "This Rengar Build Should Not Be Allowed," Elder Dragon tourney terror.

Reddit (RSS 429'd on 3 of 4 feeds today — limited pull) • "Am I crazy, or does the current meta kinda suck?" — fast-8 inflexibility debate, Ahri-only-APC complaint.

Augment takes captured today: 1 new take — Bonus Gift (Robinsongz counter: trap-ish unless orb highroll).

Set 18, patch 18.2 live

Meta Check

18.2 (live Sep 10) has settled into a wide, flex-friendly patch with no consensus S-tier on TFT Academy. Reroll lines still top raw placement stats; fast-9 flex is climbing hard.

Busted / Rising

• Master Yi reroll (Fishbones + Artifacts) — the emergent hot pick. Robinsongz "Fishbones Master Yi Should Not Be Allowed" + K3Soju "Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN With Artifacts" / "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead" both hammering it. Twist: 18.2 actually nerfed Yi, but artifact builds keep him busted.
• Maokai reroll ("Majestic Maokai") + Ornn — still S+ by placement on SeeMeta (~3.4–3.6 avg). Carryover, still the safe ladder pick.
• Ahri-Morgana and Sivir Invoker/Hunter (Nidalee) — rising fast-9/scaling flex per TFT Academy; Aphelios-Nidalee is a new addition.

Falling Off

Blossom Fast-9 (Ashe), Draven Elderwood Executioners, Elder Dragon (Dragon Princess), Malphite Soraka Flex — all trending down.

Tips & Nuggets

• Econ change to know: 18.2 made leveling to 8/9/10 cheaper (L10 ~12g less) and cut Wisp costs — more room to buy tempo Wisps without wrecking econ. (Robinsongz: "They Made Leveling Cheaper on the New Patch!")
• Spreading Roots is still the un-nerfed "win for free" opener — K3Soju: "my only wins are Spreading Roots or Emblems." Insta-take if offered.

18.3 PBE (live ~Sep 23 — preliminary, values may move)

• Nerfs: Ashe (trail duration/dmg — she's S-tier now), Brambleback (armor ignore 90→85%).
• Buffs: Camille (ability dmg), Teemo (mushroom dmg), LeBlanc (3★ copy chance 30→40%).
• Augment: Blackthorn hex sacrifices 4→3; Champion Duplicator tweak.
• Scope: 6 champs / 1 trait / 6 augments / 6 wisps / 2 systems.

From Robinsongz

• "Fishbones Master Yi Should Not Be Allowed" — found a Karma-3 + Fishbones JG "secret tech"; big on Yi/Aphelios AD carry this patch.
• "They Made Leveling Cheaper on the New Patch" — breakdown of the 18.2 XP/Wisp econ shift.

Reddit

No signal this run — RSS feeds fully 429'd (rate-limited), both subs.

Sources: TFT Academy, SeeMeta, riftdaily/esports.gg (18.2 notes), TFTips (18.3 PBE preview), Robinsongz & K3Soju VODs.

Set 18 · patch 18.2 live

Meta Check

18.2 has settled into a reroll + fast-9 flex meta. Tanks-as-carry are eating: Ornn, Maokai and Leona all sit S+/top on live data (SeeMeta 18.2).

Busted Right Now (SeeMeta live avg place / winrate)

• Lucky Ornn — the standout: 2.9 avg place, 32.9% win. If you open it, force it.
• Majestic Maokai (Maokai reroll) — 3.76 avg, ~29% win. Fresh S+ angle this week; K3Soju hit Maokai 3 in ranked.
• Witty Leona — tank-carry, 3.5 avg. Leona as a real carry line, not just frontline.
• Stellar Caitlyn & Apocalyptic Master Yi — strong S-tier AD carries (Robinsongz has been abusing both).

Cooling / Watch

• Draven — still fast-9 viable but slipped out of SeeMeta's top S cluster vs last week's read. Carryover, no longer the headline.
• Ahri (Galactic/Atomic) & Ashe hover mid-S — playable flex, not the force pick.

Tips & Nuggets

• 18.2 made leveling cheaper — Robinsongz flags the econ shift; fast-9 lines (Dragon/Ashe) are more reachable, rewarding roll-down discipline over hard reroll if uncontested.
• Tank-carry lines (Ornn/Maokai/Leona) want you scouting contesters early — these pools dry up fast in a lobby.

New from Favorites (recent uploads)

• Robinsongz — "Fishbones Master Yi Should Not Be Allowed…", "TRIPLE Primal Buff Caitlyn", "They Made Leveling Cheaper on the New Patch"
• K3Soju — "Yes, I Hit Maokai 3 in a Ranked Game", "The Most Broken Augment in the Game"
• Dishsoap — "I Terrorized a Tournament Lobby With This Elder Dragon Build!", "How to Always Pick the Right Comp"

18.3 PBE (~Sep 23)

No clean 18.3 preview has surfaced yet. Only concrete PBE datapoint: a Milio mana tweak (0/30 → 0/40) — early, thin, unconfirmed as 18.3. Real changes will be flagged as they land.

Reddit was thin today — RSS feeds rate-limited (429) across both subs. Sources: SeeMeta 18.2 live tier list, MetaTFT, streamer uploads.

Set 18, patch 18.2

Meta Check

18.2 has settled. Fast-9 5-cost carries own the top end — Elder Dragon, Draven (Elderwood), and Ashe (Blossom) are the S-tier flex lines (TFT Academy). Reroll is very much alive underneath: SeeMeta has Ornn 1-cost reroll and Alistar 2-cost reroll sitting S+/S.

Busted Right Now

• Elder Dragon fast-9 (Dragon Princess) — still the marquee S-tier carry; Dishsoap "terrorized a tournament lobby" with the Elder Dragon build. (5-cost)
• Ornn 1-cost reroll (Cheery Ornn) — SeeMeta S+; the 1-cost Ornn artifact-generation gimmick keeps it broken value.
• Riftbeast vertical — Robinsongz: "10 Riftbeast is absolutely busted." Jungle-monster board flooding the field.
• Ashe (Blossom / Eclipse) — 55%+ top-4 rate; safest fast-9 line if you want consistency.

Falling Off / Carryover

• Trait Ladder — the 18.2 nerf (item pushed rung 10→11) has held; still playable but no longer a blind first-pick. A piloted line now, not free.

Tips & Nuggets

• Robinsongz on bad openers: "If your opener sucks, you must force 10-loss… you hit 41 gold, giga-hit your board, and win from blue streak." Loss-streak econ > forcing a mediocre win streak.
• Maokai 3-star is a flex, not a plan — K3Soju hit Maokai 3 in ranked; Maokai is a 5-cost, so that's extreme highroll, not a reroll target. Don't chase it.
• 2-cost reroll carries (Kayle "Lightspeed", Alistar) are strong fallback lines when contested off 5-costs.

New from Favorites

• Robinsongz — "10 Riftbeast Busted," "Lightspeed Kayle Should Not Be Allowed," "Veigar Can One-Shot TANKS," "Lose Streak King of Set 18." Riftbeast + loss-streak are his current pets.
• Dishsoap — "Elder Dragon Tournament Build" + "You Can Hit This Wisp Every Game" (18.2 lowered Wisp costs).
• K3Soju — "The Most Broken Augment in the Game" (unnamed) + hosting a $100k 4v4 tournament.

Community

• Riot cancelled the Tactician's Gauntlet Vegas qualifier (Convergence Fest ticket) over bug issues — players who'd been prepping are frustrated.

18.3 Watch

• 18.3 is on PBE now (~Sep 23 target). Detailed change list wasn't cleanly retrievable tonight — specifics to come once notes firm up.

Reddit RSS feeds 429'd all four pulls tonight — no Reddit signal in this digest.

Set 18, patch 18.2 live

Meta Check

18.2 has settled. Per TFT Academy live data, the top of the board is Dragon Princess (Elder Dragon, 5-cost), Elderwood Executioners (Draven, 4-cost), and Blossom Fast 9 (Ashe, 4-cost). Reroll flex is still alive but got tapped by the 18.2 balance pass.

Busted Right Now

• Elder Dragon dragon comps — S-tier + rising; Dishsoap "terrorized a tournament lobby" with an Elder Dragon build.
• Draven Elderwood Executioners — execution damage, S-tier and climbing.
• Master Yi reroll w/ Artifacts — K3Soju says it's "BROKEN" despite the 18.2 base-AD nerf. Artifact items carry it.
• Fae/Pixies + Rapid Fire augment — K3Soju's "most broken augment in the game" video; Tristana carry, wins rounds for free once stacked.

Falling Off / Nerfed (18.2)

• Nerfs: Master Yi (base AD down), Rengar (AS 0.80 to 0.75), Leona & Maokai (starting mana 40 to 30) — reroll frontline tempo took a hit.
• Buffs: Warwick, Kha'Zix, Mama Beak, Brambleback (all base AD up).
• TFT Academy flags Soraka/Malphite flex as falling.

Tips & Nuggets

• Maokai reroll still hittable but the mana nerf slows his tank timing — not dead, just worse.
• "Stop playing Kayle reroll, play this instead" (K3Soju) — Kayle reroll is being questioned even as attack-speed Kayle highrolls show off. Flex, don't force.
• Watch Dark Ritual — it turns 3 Coven into a prismatic-level trait (Dishsoap "riot pls fix"). Strong exploit while it lasts.

New from favorites

(yt-dlp upload dates null — titles are current 18.2 content, exact dates unverifiable)

• Robinsongz — "10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted," attack-speed/Lightspeed Kayle, "Triple Primal Buff Caitlyn," "Lose Streak King of Set 18 (Rank 1 POV)."
• K3Soju — "The Most Broken Augment" (Rapid Fire), "Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN w/ Artifacts."
• Dishsoap — Elder Dragon tournament build, "Dark Ritual → 3 Coven prismatic."

18.3 PBE

No meaningful preview surfaced publicly yet; only minor augment tweaks teased. Will flag when real numbers land.

Reddit

RSS 429'd all four feeds again this run (known IP block); no thread signal tonight. Streamer + live tier data only.

Set 18, patch 18.2 live. 18.2 has had a couple days to settle — the meta's stratified into a clear top end.

Meta Check

Fast 9 / late-game hyperscale is the dominant axis right now — reaching a strong endgame board beats forcing early. Reroll lines still exist but are the underdog side of the patch.

Strong Right Now (live TFT Academy tier)

• Dragon Princess (Elder Dragon, 5-cost) — flagged the single strongest comp; late-game hyperscale, high variance. The Fast-9 payoff.
• Elderwood Executioners (Draven, 4-cost) — S-tier and heavily contested; mid-game spike into late.
• Blossom Fast-9 (Ashe, 4-cost) — consistent scaling Fast-9 line.
• Ahri Morgana (Ahri, 4-cost) — top A-tier mage/Coven; rising.
• Invoker Sivir (4-cost, Hunter emblem) — Fast-8 tempo flex, strong and forgiving.

Falling Off

• Master Yi reroll — the 18.2 nerf dropped him to a budget B-tier carry (was a win-streak staple).
• Soraka/Malphite flex — falling from dominance per live data.

Tips & Nuggets

• Trait Ladder got nerfed in 18.2 — Tactician's item moved rung 10→11, top of the ladder gutted. The old free "10→12→14" plan is dead. Only take it if you can itemize Kha'Zix by 3-1 (needs 2 evolutions to bridge traits); otherwise pivot off fast.
• Players report Akali & Veigar 1-cost reroll as the sneaky-strong answers to Fast-9 lobbies — Veigar reroll one-shots tanks. Good contest-light pivot if the 4/5-cost carries are fought over.
• Aphelios Nidalee (Invoker) is new to A-tier — worth a look if you open Invoker.

New from Robinsongz

• This New Caitlyn Reroll Comp is Absolutely BROKEN + TRIPLE Primal Buff Caitlyn — Caitlyn reroll (Hunters/Primal) is his current pet comp.
• This Lightspeed Kayle Build Should NOT BE ALLOWED — cashing in on the 18.2 Kayle buff.
• 10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted & This Veigar Can One Shot TANKS — Riftbeast + Veigar reroll flex lines.

Reddit Pulse

Active megathreads: [18.2] What's Working? What's Not? and The current state of TFT. Recurring ladder-player sentiment: Fast 9 feels busted, reroll (Akali/Veigar) is the counter, and finished-board consistency is the pain point mid-patch.

Sources: TFT Academy live 18.2 tier list, r/CompetitiveTFT, Robinsongz YouTube.

Patch 18.2 landed Sep 9 — first look at how the meta is actually shaking out (not just the patch-notes list).

Meta Check

• Early 18.2 read (TFT Academy, refreshed ~9h ago): no runaway S-tier — the board looks flatter than 18.1. Top lines now are Dragon Princess, Elderwood Executioners, Blossom Fast 9 — the flex/fast-9 comps rose to the top once the reroll kings got hit.

Falling Off (18.2 nerfs biting)

• Master Yi (Adaptor reroll) — both forms nerfed, dropped to B.
• Rengar → C, Kha'Zix → B — the 18.1 Rivals/reroll terrors took the hit as advertised.
• Malphite (Soraka flex) — knocked S → A. Still strong, no longer THE meta-warping comp.
• Solar Kayle — despite the 18.2 Solar/Kayle buffs, early data has it sliding to C, not spiking. Watch this — could be small-sample noise a day into the patch.

Still Busted (survived the patch)

• Spreading Roots (augment) — came through 18.2 un-nerfed. K3Soju (9/10): "when I hit Spreading Roots I just know I'm going to win for free… my only wins are Spreading Roots or Emblems." Insta-take if offered.
• Trait Ladder (prismatic) — carryover: still un-nerfed, still a giga-cashout ceiling. Robinsongz maintains it's high-variance / highroll-dependent, not a blind first pick.

Tips & Nuggets

• Don't force Coven off the buff headline. Coven Caitlyn got buffed, but pros still rate the trait weak — in Robinsongz's 9/10 pro lobby they flat-out said "Coven's not that good this set." His triple-Primal Caitlyn was a fun item-stack highroll, not a meta pick.
• Emblems got nerfed but still overperform per Soju — Emblem-heavy boards remain a top-4 crutch.

New from Favorites

• Robinsongz (9/10) — "I Broke the Game with TRIPLE Primal Buff Caitlyn" → stacked 3 Primal item-buffs onto a Caitlyn/Aphelios board in a pro double-up; confirms the Rengar/Yi nerfs landed, Coven still mid.
• K3Soju (9/10) — "The Most Broken Augment in the Game" → 4-Fae rapidfire Aphelios off a Spreading Roots pivot; "win for free."

Reddit: no signal — both subs' RSS feeds returned 429 (rate-limited) on all four pulls. Nothing to report from Reddit this run.

Augment takes captured today: 1 new take — Spreading Roots (K3Soju, post-18.2 confirmation it survived un-nerfed).

18.2 dropped today — official notes are live and changes are locked. Biggest story of the day.

18.2 patch — what matters

• Econ: leveling cheaper (L8 60→56, L9/10 68→64) + most Wisps cost less. Riot's push to make Lvl 8 / fast-8 reachable instead of 3-cost reroll spam.
• Solar: early buffed, late nerfed (higher floor, lower ceiling) + Leona compensation buff (mana/resists). The Solar/Kayle line survives but its greed ceiling is cut.
• Kayle: on-hit magic damage buffed (Solar comp) — 2★ reroll should feel better mid-game.
• Master Yi: BOTH forms nerfed — the Yi Adaptor/Artifact reroll from prior digests takes a hit.
• Rivals combo addressed: Rengar AS 0.8→0.75 nerf; Kha'Zix +10 base AD (earlygame only). The standing #1 nerf candidate finally touched.
• Coven: NEW Caitlyn cashouts + more gold → buffs Caitlyn reroll.
• Ravagers: comprehensive buffs → a new mid-game reroll carry to watch.
• Sentinel: shield nerfed but bug-fixed (spell won't whiff anymore).
• Items: Fighter items buffed for melee carries (EoN trigger 60%→40%, BT reworked). Emblems nerfed across the board (were too strong).

Busted right now

• Pebbles (1-cost Riftbeast) reroll — Robinsongz calls Worth the Weight "broken" in it; the carry 3-stars routinely so the copy payoff comes online.
• Dark Ritual → 3 Coven playing like a prismatic trait (Dishsoap: "riot pls fix"). 18.2 buffs its AP further but makes it exclusive.

Falling off

Master Yi reroll (nerfed), Solar greed late (ceiling cut), Emblem-stacking builds.

Tips

• Robinsongz on Riftbeast: it's a coin-flip — "unplayable if you don't get 5 Riftbeast by 2-5." Don't force it blind.
• Cheaper XP + Wisps in 18.2 → ease off hard 3-cost reroll and push to 8 more.

From the favorites

• Robinsongz — "The Pebbles Whisperer Strikes Again" → Pebbles Riftbeast reroll + Worth the Weight.
• K3Soju — "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead" / "Master Yi Reroll BROKEN with Artifacts" (note: Yi nerfed today) / "Riftbeasts Masterclass".
• Dishsoap — "Dark Ritual → 3 Coven Prismatic" / "Infinite Attack Speed Kayle" / "Trait Ladder".

Reddit (RSS thin today, no scores)

18.2 Rundown (Lunaedge): Riot admits Lvl 8 is still too hard to justify vs 3-cost reroll; Double Trouble may NOT return.

Augment takes captured today: 0 new (Robinsongz's live "Worth the Weight is broken" take was already logged 9/06).

Meta Check • Kayle reroll (2-cost) is still the pillar of Set 18 on 18.1d — Solar / Elderwood / Inferno variants all sit top-tier (TFT Academy, tftflow). Riftbeast (5/7) remains the most consistent flex backbone. Big caveat: patch 18.2 drops ~Thu Sep 10 (2 days out).

Busted Right Now (new angles vs yesterday) • "Infinite / Lightspeed Attack-Speed" Kayle build — all three top creators converged on the same attack-speed itemization on the Kayle carry this week (Robinsongz: "should NOT be allowed", K3Soju + Dishsoap: "infinite attack speed Kayle"). Strongest single signal today. • Pebbles reroll (1-cost Riftbeast) — Robinsongz "Pebbles Whisperer" line; reads overtuned, goes infinite on casts. Gate is hitting 5 Riftbeast by 2-5 — without it he calls it a coin-flip. • Master Yi reroll + Artifacts — K3Soju calls it broken with the right artifact (evolves yesterday's Yi/Adaptor angle).

The Debate • Trait Ladder split persists — Dishsoap still says un-nerfed auto-win (greed the 12–14 trait cashout via Kha'Zix); Robinsongz counters it's "overrated, only good if you high-roll." Read it as high-variance, not a blind first-pick for ladder.

Tips & Nuggets • Flex > force this patch — Dishsoap "Fast 9 Flex Masterclass" + "How to Always Pick the Right Comp." Riftbeast lets you stay open. • Loss-streak → Golden Egg econ is live tech — Robinsongz "Lose Streak King" leaning open-fort into Riftbeast. • Contrarian watch: K3Soju "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead" — first real pushback on the Kayle monoculture. • Grounding note: Robinsongz "Veigar one-shots tanks" is a 1-cost hyper-reroll highroll, not a standard comp — don't force it.

From Robinsongz (your fave) • The Pebbles Whisperer Strikes Again — 1-cost Riftbeast reroll, needs 5 RB by 2-5. • This Lightspeed Kayle Build Should NOT Be Allowed — the AS-Kayle build above. • This New Caitlyn Reroll Comp is BROKEN — 2-cost Caitlyn reroll as a Kayle alternative.

Patch 18.2 (~Sep 10) • Official notes NOT published yet. PBE bench was testing Kayle / Solar / Master Yi. Only concrete change spotted: a minor Kayle nerf (1st Ascension ~98→96 bonus magic dmg) — small, so Riot isn't hard-gutting the Kayle monoculture yet. Watch for the full notes tomorrow.

Reddit: feeds 429'd all pulls today (no RSS through) — signal above is streamer-sourced. Noting honestly, not padding.

Augment takes captured today: 0 new — Dark Ritual + Trait Ladder takes I hit are already logged current in the KB.

Patch 18.2 incoming — Thu Sep 10 • Official notes aren't out yet, but the PBE preview is already poking the current top pieces — Kayle, Solar, Master Yi/Adaptor. If you're grinding those, expect changes. (PBE = not final)

Meta Check (live 18.1d) • Balanced patch — TFT Academy currently lists no S-tier comp; A-tier is wide open. Reroll is taking over the meta (Broseph). • A-tier: Soraka/Malphite flex • Adaptor Reroll (Master Yi) • Solar Kayle • Invoker Nidalee (Sivir) • Elderwood Executioners (Draven) • Aphelios Rapidfire.

Busted Right Now • Solar Kayle (2-cost reroll) — the whole roster is on it. Robinsongz "Lightspeed Kayle should NOT be allowed," Dishsoap "Infinite Attack Speed Kayle." Portable Forge is the enabling augment; scales off your 3-star count. • Trait Ladder (prismatic) — Dishsoap: "you always take it, they haven't nerfed it, game plays itself." Kha'Zix bridges you to the max cashout on lvl 9. Still un-nerfed into 18.2. • 10 Riftbeast — Robinsongz "absolutely busted"; K3Soju + Broseph both dropped Riftbeast masterclasses. • Master Yi Adaptor reroll — K3Soju "BROKEN with artifacts" (matches the A-tier data).

Watch Out • Coven is a trap — Broseph "the Coven trap is ruining your games." Dishsoap also flagged a Dark Ritual → 3-Coven-prismatic bug ("riot pls fix"). • Trait Ladder floor — Robinsongz counter-take: "overrated, only good if you high-roll." High-variance, not a blind first pick on ladder.

From Robinsongz (your fave) • This Lightspeed Kayle Build Should NOT BE ALLOWED — Kayle reroll showcase • 10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted — full-jungle Riftbeast • I'm the Lose Streak King of Set 18 (Rank 1 POV) — open-fort / loss-streak econ line

Reddit: quiet today (RSS mostly rate-limited) — just the daily thread + a free EU tourney (Novera S1, Cup 1 Sep 12). No meta drama.

Augment takes captured today: 1 — Trait Ladder (Dishsoap: still auto-win, un-nerfed heading into 18.2)

Set 18, Day 13 — patch 18.1d. Flat patch, no S-tier comp. Fast-9 flex is the pro default; reroll lines are viable but coin-flippy. 18.2 drops ~Wed.

Strong right now

• Sivir (4c) — the most-contested carry in the game. Soju and Dishsoap both hit "four-way Sivir" lobbies. If you want her, commit early or get shut out.
• Solar Kayle (2c) & Master Yi (3c, Adaptor) reroll — top ladder picks. Soju: Master Yi reroll "broken" with artifacts (Rapid Firecannon tech).
• Elder Dragon (5c) Hunter fast-9 — Dishsoap "terrorized a tournament lobby" with it; calls Gnar and most 5-costs "insane."
• Invoker Nidalee→Sivir and Soraka/Malphite flex round out A-tier.

Watch-outs

• Riftbeast reroll (Pebbles) — Robinsongz calls it a coin-flip: "still unplayable if you don't hit 5 Riftbeast by 2-5." High variance, not a safe force.
• Soju: "Stop playing Kayle reroll" — prefers Rengar / Cassio Defender / Teemo-Ramis reroll + Hunter ("Hunter's actually broken").

Augments

• Trait Ladder — still un-nerfed, top nerf candidate. But Robinsongz counter-take: overrated / high-roll-dependent, bad floor on this flat patch. Not a blind first pick.
• Spreading Roots — oppressive opener. Soju: "how is this still in the game"; Dishsoap: "insta-click." Take it every time.
• Worth the Weight — Robinsongz: "broken" in Pebbles reroll (routine 3-star = free copies).

Newest uploads (dates approx — yt-dlp stale)

• Robinsongz — "The Pebbles Whisperer Strikes Again" (Riftbeast reroll)
• K3Soju — "I Found an Ezreal on 2-5" + "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll"
• Dishsoap — "I Terrorized a Tournament Lobby With Elder Dragon"

Patch 18.2 (imminent, ~Sep 10 — PBE preview, NOT live yet)

• Master Yi defense nerf — confirmed on PBE preview.
• Reported but unconfirmed: Solar 3★ scaling gutted, Kayle/LeBlanc buffs. Couldn't verify from open sources — treat as rumor until official notes.

Reddit: all 4 RSS feeds 429'd today — no Reddit signal. Augment takes captured: 2 (Spreading Roots, Worth the Weight).

TFT Daily — 2026-09-05 (Set 18 "Enchanted Wilds", Day 12 · live patch 18.1d)

Meta Check • Board is FLAT. The 18.1d D-patch did its job — TFT Academy currently lists no S-tier comp, meta is reroll-heavy and wide open. Lots of viable lines, no single "just play this." • Live-data top lines (MetaTFT / EmblemComp, 70k+ games): Sprykin Veigar reroll (~4.15 avg), Invoker Ahri AP-flex fast-8 (~4.27), Adaptor Master Yi reroll (~4.08).

Busted Right Now • Master Yi reroll (Adaptor) — K3Soju: "BROKEN with artifacts." Best statistical reroll line right now (~4.08 avg). Heads up: nerf incoming (see 18.2). • Solar Kayle reroll — A-tier and everywhere. Robinsongz "Lightspeed Kayle should NOT be allowed," Dishsoap "infinite attack speed Kayle." Kayle = 2-cost reroll carry. • Sprykin Veigar reroll — S-tier on live data; Robinsongz "Veigar can one-shot TANKS." Veigar = 1-cost AP carry. • 10 Riftbeast / Riftbeast reroll — Robinsongz "absolutely busted," K3Soju dropped a "Riftbeasts Masterclass." (Note: Riftbeast-7 stats got trimmed in 18.1d, 6%→5%.) • Caitlyn reroll — Robinsongz "absolutely broken." Caitlyn = 2-cost carry. • Coven / Cassiopeia + Dark Ritual — Dishsoap's pet line; Dark Ritual makes 3-Coven behave prismatic. Cassiopeia = 3-cost. • Flex/fast-9: Invoker Ahri AP-flex and Elder Dragon fast-9 (Dishsoap tournament win) both strong for players who like to roll on 8/9.

Tips & Nuggets • K3Soju's headline: "Stop playing Kayle reroll, play this instead" — he's steering toward Master Yi reroll / Riftbeast over the crowded Kayle line. Contested Kayle lobbies tank its value. • Reroll lines are contested hard on Day 12 — scout early, and be ready to pivot off Kayle/Riftbeast if 2+ others are in it. • Elder Dragon fast-9 and Ahri AP-flex are the "flat meta" flex answers if you don't hit a clean reroll opener.

New Videos from Favorites (newest RSS uploads — yt-dlp dates unavailable this run) • Robinsongz — "10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted," "Lightspeed Kayle Should NOT Be Allowed," "Veigar Can One-Shot TANKS," "New Caitlyn Reroll Is BROKEN." Fav is all-in on the reroll meta. • K3Soju — "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead," "Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN With Artifacts," "The Riftbeasts Masterclass." • Dishsoap — "Elder Dragon Build" (tourney win), "Infinite Attack Speed Kayle," "Rengar Build Should Not Be Allowed," "Dark Ritual Turns 3 Coven Prismatic." • Setsuko 404 / Mortdog on sabbatical — skipped, no fresh uploads.

️ 18.2 Preview (PBE — unconfirmed numbers, targeting next week) • Master Yi NERFED (AP + AD down) — the top reroll line gets hit. • Solar reworked — base dmg 7%→8% but per-3★ scaling 1.5%→1% (nerfs the greedy 3★-stacking Solar/Kayle ceiling). • Kayle BUFFED (ascension AP up) and LeBlanc BUFFED (ability dmg up) — interesting given Kayle's already A-tier. • Treat as directional; wait for official notes before repositioning.

Reddit • Thin today — 2 of 4 RSS feeds 429'd (JSON API still IP-blocked, no scores). Signal: a "how do I play Trait Ladder?" help thread and the recurring "how rampant are the bots?" discussion (Soju's mentioned bots making low-elo climb easy).

Augment takes captured today: 1 new take — Trait Ladder (Robinsongz counter-take: "overrated… only good if you high-roll," first top-creator dissent vs the "auto-win broken" consensus).

Meta Check — Set 18 Day 11 • The 18.1 D-patch (~Aug 30–Sep 1) flattened the board — no clear S-tier, lots of viable lines. Reroll is the dominant flavor of the set (you roll for a charm every turn, so 2–3 cost reroll comps stay strong). • Loudest picks right now: Solar Kayle reroll, 10 Riftbeast (vertical), Master Yi reroll, Elder Dragon / Draven fast-9, Soraka/Malphite AP flex.

Busted Right Now • Kayle reroll (2-cost, Solar/Rapidfire) — the talk of the ladder. Robinsongz is on a "Lightspeed / Double Flickerblade Kayle" attack-speed build; scales off your 3-star count then snowballs. NOTE the contrarian below. • 10 Riftbeast (vertical trait) — Robinsongz "Absolutely Busted," but he warns it's bad when contested — needs to be your uncontested line. Gromp flagged as "secret OP," Elise as a broken early unit. • Master Yi reroll (3-cost) — K3Soju: "BROKEN with Artifacts." Artifact items on Yi are the enabler.

Contrarian / Cooling • Kayle reroll — K3Soju's newest (today, Sep 4): "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead." When the fav (Robinsongz) is pumping it and Soju says stop, it's likely getting over-contested — pivot-aware, don't force it into a crowded lobby.

Tips & Nuggets • Reroll-heavy set: every-turn charm rolls reward strong reroll boards — don't over-fast-8 by default. • Riftbeast = contest check. Scout early; if 2+ others are in it, bail to Yi reroll or an AP flex line. • Yi wants Artifacts, not just standard BiS — prioritize an Artifact anvil if you're on Yi.

New from Favorites (yt-dlp dates stale — framing by channel RSS) • Robinsongz (fav) — fresh Sep 1–3: "10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted," "This Lightspeed Kayle Build Should NOT BE ALLOWED," "Double Flickerblade Kayle Attacks at LIGHT SPEED," + a Rank-1 lose-streak POV. Kayle attack-speed + Riftbeast vertical are his current darlings. • K3Soju — "Stop Playing Kayle Reroll, Play This Instead" (Sep 4), "Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN With Artifacts" (Sep 2), "The Riftbeasts Masterclass" (Sep 1). • Dishsoap — no fresh upload retrievable (channel RSS 500'd on repeated tries); nothing new to report.

Patch / News — 18.2 (dated Sep 10, 5 days out) • No official 18.2 notes published yet. PBE preview (TFTips, currently gated) points to Kayle and LeBlanc ability tweaks incoming — unconfirmed, treat as directional. If Kayle gets touched, expect the reroll hype above to shift.

Reddit (RSS only; 3/4 feeds 429'd — thin) • TPC1 APAC Riftbeast Cup bug — the Nesting Dolls augment (spawns a lower-star copy on death) bugged into a combat stalemate twice, costing player "A Long" ~17 HP and a likely top-2. Riftbeast-tourney-relevant bug to watch for a hotfix.

Augment takes captured today: 0 new — VOD transcripts were noisy live streams with no clean attributable verdict; nothing worth logging over fabricating.

Set 18 · Day 10 · patch 18.1d

Meta Check

• The D-patch (Aug 31–Sep 1) flattened the board — no true S-tier bully left. Launch bullies (Ahri/Blossom, Cassiopeia, Master Yi) got hit; Amumu, Soraka, Draven, Elder Dragon & Lux buffed and are the new value picks. Very flex-heavy right now.

Busted Right Now

• Solar Kayle reroll — the week's darling. Robinsongz & Dishsoap both spamming "Double Flickerblade / Lightspeed / infinite attack-speed Kayle" (Kayle = 2-cost Solar/Rapidfire). Flickerblade stacking makes her melt boards — "should NOT be allowed."
• 10 Riftbeast — Robinsongz "absolutely busted," K3Soju dropped a full "Riftbeasts Masterclass." Vertical RB into Elder Dragon still cracked even after the carry nerf.
• Master Yi reroll — K3Soju "BROKEN with artifacts" (Sep 2), even through the D-patch resist nerf.
• Elder Dragon Fast 9 — TFTAcademy's marquee flex (5-cost Dragon; AP or Draven-AD variant, Draven buffed in D-patch).

Falling Off

• Ahri / Blossom (4-cost) & Cassiopeia — both hit hard by the D-patch; the launch AP bullies are off the top.

Tips & Nuggets

• Lose-streaking is live tech — Robinsongz: "I'm the Lose Streak King of Set 18 (Rank 1 POV)." Streak down for econ, spike into Riftbeast/reroll.
• Econ augments early for flex; save trait-specific augments for stage 4 once you've committed.

New from Favorites

• Robinsongz (Rank 1 NA) — "Double Flickerblade Kayle Attacks at LIGHT SPEED!" + "10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted!!"
• K3Soju — "So Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN With Artifacts…" + "The Riftbeasts Masterclass."
• Dishsoap — "Double Flickerblade Kayle MELTS Everything!" + "You Can Hit This Wisp Every Game…" (Sep 3).

️ Patch Watch

• 18.2 lands Sep 10 (~1 wk out). No official notes/preview yet — expect the rundown a day or two prior.

Reddit RSS 429'd on all feeds tonight — no thread signal this run.

Meta Check — Set 18 Day 9 (post-18.1 D-patch) • D-patch (~Aug 30–Sep 1) hit the launch bullies: Ahri (Invoker/Blossom), Cassiopeia, Master Yi, Riftbeast carry all nerfed. Result per TFTAcademy: no S-tier right now — meta flattened into a wide A-tier. 18.2 lands Sep 10.

Strong Right Now (A-tier, live stats) • Soraka Flex / Malphite carry — most stable top comp post-patch (Soraka got buffed). • Solar Kayle — Robinsongz: "Lightspeed Kayle build should NOT be allowed." Portable Forge line. • Master Yi Adaptor Reroll — survived the resist nerf; K3Soju: "BROKEN with artifacts." Still a top reroll. • Invoker Nidalee (Sivir) — flagged as rising on stats, BUT streamers skeptical post-nerf ("Ni got nerfed… might be a fraud comp"). Trust your lobby, not the tier list.

Falling Off • Ahri Blossom / Invoker — the D-patch nerf visibly cooled it ("they nerfed Ari, is Blossom still good?"). • Defender Cassiopeia — ability dmg cut, declining performance. • Elderwood Executioners (Draven) — falling in popularity on aggregate… (but see below — Robinsongz disagrees).

Tips & Nuggets • Reroll is the set-defining playstyle — Robinsongz: reroll comps are "busted this entire set 'cause you roll a charm every single turn." Charm gold→item conversion rewards greed/econ lines. • Draven Fast 9 — Robinsongz "new Fast-9 BEAST" masterclass; Draven was buffed. Stats say Elderwood Draven's popularity is down, but the fast-9 Draven line is a real ceiling play. • 10 Riftbeast still highrolls ("absolutely busted") even after the carry nerf — greed vertical, weak early / runs lobbies late. • Chatter on overtuned units: Ezreal "overtuned," Rakan "broken," Lux "busted," Pebbles "busted" with the right buff. Position carries opposite Kha'zix (assassin one-shot complaints trending on Reddit).

Latest from Favorites (yt-dlp dates unavailable — newest RSS uploads) • Robinsongz — "Draven Is the New Fast 9 BEAST" · "Lightspeed Kayle Should NOT Be Allowed" · "10 Riftbeast Is Busted" · "Elder Dragon → Brawler" · "Caitlyn Reroll is BROKEN" • K3Soju — "Master Yi Reroll is BROKEN With Artifacts" · "This Comp is Too Strong To Be This Easy to Play" • Dishsoap — no fresh upload surfaced this window.

Reddit Signal (RSS only — scores unavailable) • Warwick fell off hard — PBE "demon" now ~4.81 avg even at 3★ w/ items; community asking what happened. • Kha'zix debate — one-shotting carries feels miserable; counterplay = positioning only. • "Most balanced launch ever?" — The Rolldown (w/ Toddy) framing Set 18 as the smoothest launch patch in a while. • Evergreen: reroll-vs-fast-8 confusion thread near top of CompetitiveTFT.

Augment takes captured today: 0 new — today's transcripts re-surfaced the Aug-25 launch-guide VOD already in the KB (no net-new verdicts).

Set 18 Day 8 — live meta, and the 18.1 D-patch just reshuffled the top.

Meta Check Open, diverse meta. Data pegs Riftbeast (Reroll/Sentinel) as the strongest comp (~4.03 avg place, 50k+ games). Ahri (Blossom / Invoker + Ahri-Morgana fast 8), Vanguard Aphelios, Draven Fast 9, Cassiopeia Defender, Kayle Solar reroll, and Caitlyn reroll all live — BUT last night's balance patch reshuffles this (below).

Busted Right Now • Riftbeast (vertical 10 + reroll) — #1 data comp. Robinsongz: "10 Riftbeast is absolutely busted." (⚠️ Cinderling carry got AD + ability nerf in D-patch — watch if it holds.) • Kayle Solar reroll (2-cost Solar/Rapidfire) — Robinsongz: "should NOT be allowed"; flicker-blade Kayle insane. • Veigar 1-cost AP reroll — "one-shots tanks," Manazane → Dawncore. • Draven Fast 9 — buffed last night; Robinsongz "the new Fast 9 beast."

Falling Off (18.1 D-patch nerfs, Aug 31) • Ahri 450/675 → 425/640 AP + Morgana mana nerf — the fast-8 Ahri-Morgana king got tapped. • Cassiopeia 440/660/1050 → 400/600/950 (still consistent, just less). • Master Yi defenses 60 → 55 (Adaptor reroll); Flora Fatalis also hit.

⬆️ Buffed / Rising • Draven (AS 0.8→0.85, mana 120→110), Elder Dragon (AD 115→125), Amumu (tank+heal), Soraka, Lux (dmg up, but Lunar amp 10%→8%).

Patch Watch 18.1 D-patch is LIVE (balance Aug 31 / bug+QoL fixes Sep 1). No 18.2 yet — it's dated Sep 10.

Tips & Nuggets • Cursed Crown = trap in reroll — anti-econ; Robinsongz: "good in Disneyland, not in real lobbies." • Rengar positioning is the top Reddit pain point — he dives backline regardless of side; try moving your tank back / carries mid-back.

New from Robinsongz (fav) 10 Riftbeast Busted • Lightspeed Kayle • Veigar One-Shots Tanks • Draven New Fast-9 Beast • "Only Guide You Need for Set 18 Launch." K3Soju & Dishsoap: no fresh Set 18 upload surfaced this pull — skipped stale Set 17 content.

Augment takes captured today: 1 new — Cursed Crown (trap in reroll lines).

Meta Check

One week into Enchanted Wilds and the meta has clear outliers. Live data (MetaTFT/op.gg) top board: Defender/Flora Fatalis Cass, Solar Kayle reroll, Draven fast-9, Riftbeast→Elder Dragon. Reroll is strong ALL set — you roll a charm every turn.

Busted Right Now

• Riftbeast → Elder Dragon — highest top-4 in the data, but hard to hit + heavily contested. Pebbles carry > Cinderling; Lamabeak artifact → Elder Dragon. (Robinsongz "10 Riftbeast Busted")
• Solar/Rapidfire Kayle reroll — elite top-4 line; weak until 3-stars, then snowballs. (Kayle = 2-cost Solar/Rapidfire)
• Defender Cassiopeia (6 Defender + Flora Fatalis + Spellweaver) — the safest S-tier; Archangel's/Blue Buff/Gunblade Cass.
• Draven fast-9 — Robinsongz: "new fast-9 beast." Core: Alistar/Ezreal/Nar → Kennen/Draven/Amumu/Maokai/Ivern; Draven BiS ≈ Guinsoo/Kraken/glove.
• Caitlyn reroll — Robinsongz "absolutely broken"; reroll comps busted all set.

Tips & Nuggets

• Every reroll turn also rolls a charm/wisp — reroll EV is high all set (Robinsongz).
• Blossom Ahri "Spirit Bomb" (6 Blackthorn sac-hex + 6 Spellweaver) still a live flex AP line — Spear of Shojin + Void Staff on Ahri.
• Elder-Dragon-Brawler flex: Adaptor Fay Tristana = best side traits (Robinsongz).

New from Robinsongz (fav)

• "10 Riftbeast Is Absolutely Busted" — highroll ceiling, play only if open.
• "Draven Is the New Fast 9 BEAST" — fast-9 masterclass (core above).
• "This New Caitlyn Reroll Comp is BROKEN" — reroll strong all set.

K3Soju + Dishsoap: no fresh Set 18 uploads in tonight's pull — skipped rather than pass stale takes.

Patch Watch

• 18.1 D-patch just dropped (~Aug 30) — first real balance touch since launch (18.1b/c were bug-only). Change list not yet aggregated on MetaTFT/tactics.tools; Reddit "D-Patch incoming" + "18.1 D Patch Notes" confirm it landed. Expect the launch outliers (Riftbeast, Kayle/Solar, Defender) to be the targets — confirm in-client. 18.2 (first full balance patch) still not dated.
• Robinsongz on NA Challenger grind — no new ladder milestone in tonight's pull.

Set 18 Enchanted Wilds, Day 6 live. First week still settling — no real balance patch yet (18.1b/18.1c were bug-fix only). AP flex and reroll are both eating.

Meta Check

• S-tier: Blossom Ahri (4-cost AP, fast-8) and Defender Cassiopeia (uncontested 3-cost reroll) are the two strongest lines on MetaTFT / TFT Academy right now.
• A-tier: Riftbeast Reroll (Cinderling/Pebbles), Solar Kayle, Adaptor Reroll (Master Yi), Moon Fire Aphelios, Draven/Dragon Fast 9, Flora Malphite.

Busted Right Now

• Trait Ladder (prismatic) — still un-nerfed at launch. Dishsoap has two videos on it ("just so unethical… is the first tournament ruined?"); Robinsongz watched two opponents win lobbies off it on 8/30. Top nerf candidate for 18.2.
• Riftbeast vertical / Pebbles — Robinsongz "10 Riftbeast is absolutely busted"; calls Pebbles overtuned for sure and Cinderling doing 5k "just not balanced." 10–11 Riftbeast is a real fast-9 out.
• Dark Ritual augment — makes 3 Coven count as a Prismatic trait in the top-tier Cassiopeia/Coven shell. Dishsoap: "riot pls fix." Landing in an S-tier comp.

Tips & Nuggets

• 1-cost Veigar reroll — Robinsongz: Manazane → Dawncore for perma-cast; one-shots tanks. 4★ Veigar is the highroll ceiling (1-cost, so hittable), not required. Pairs Rek'Sai + Kabuko + Malphite front, Blackthorn sac-hex on the carry.
• 5-cost pivots — Reddit consensus: change lanes for Draven if you have AD items online; Ashe damage is sneaky-strong (no gold print but hits); early Ivern/Maokai worth flexing toward.

New Videos from Favorites

• Robinsongz (grinding NA Challenger climb — Diamond 1 as of 8/31) → 10 Riftbeast busted + 4-Star Veigar one-shots tanks.
• Dishsoap → Infinite Attack Speed Kayle (Solar/Rapidfire, 8/31), Dark Ritual → 3 Coven prismatic (8/30).
• K3Soju → Learning AP Flex on the new set; Earliest Warpath cashout ever.

Patch / News

• 18.2 not shipped or dated yet — first real balance patch still pending. Trait Ladder, Riftbeast reroll, and Coven/Dark Ritual all remain un-nerfed.
• TFT added bots to placement games this set (new-player smoothing). Bug watch: Titan's Resolve sometimes not granting unstoppable (reported on Reddit).