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TFT Positioning Guides

TFT positioning guides: where to place tanks and carries, common board formations, protecting your carry, and counter-positioning against the lobby.

Positioning Basics

TFT positioning basics: units attack the closest enemy, so tanks go in the front two rows and carries in the back. Board layout, aggro and edge vs center.

Common Formations

Five standard TFT board formations: frontline wall, corner, clustered, spread and split. When to use each, its strengths and weaknesses, and how to choose.

Counter-Positioning

Counter-positioning in TFT: scout enemy boards, shift units in the final seconds, and beat backline divers with a front-row carry, full hexes and bait units.

Carry Positioning

Where to put your carry in TFT: a corner for ranged carries, center for steadier targeting, second row for melee. How to bodyguard it and dodge divers.

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