Defender Emblem: Best Holders & Comps

TFT Set 18

Emblem

Best holders

Gnar

Rengar

Sejuani

Comps for Defender Emblem

Patch 18.4b comps that hold Defender Emblem.

AVeigar Reroll Reroll

3.98 Avg

4.7% Play

5.5% Win Share

Defender Emblem on Alune · 192,378 boards

★★★

Defender Emblem on Amumu · 59,739 boards

★★★

3 Solar

2 Inferno

2 Ravager

BSejuani Reroll Reroll

4.04 Avg

1.7% Play

1.7% Win Share

Defender Emblem on Yorick · 70,011 boards

★★★

Defender Emblem on Lux · 151,640 boards

Defender Emblem on Taric · 39,335 boards

5 Elderwood

3 Executioner

2 Flora Fatalis

CCassiopeia Reroll Reroll

4.38 Avg

2.0% Play

1.4% Win Share

Defender Emblem on Rengar · needed for its Defender breakpoint · 82,191 boards

★★★

6 Defender

2 Spellweaver

1 Flora Fatalis

ATeemo Reroll · 3 Invoker Reroll

3.98 Avg

0.0% Play

0.0% Win Share

Defender Emblem on Taric · 603 boards

★★★

Defender Emblem on Alistar · 2,017 boards

Defender Emblem on Gnar · 9,639 boards

4 Spellweaver

3 Blossom

2 Brawler

CExecutioner Malphite · 3 Summoner

4.54 Avg

4.0% Play

2.6% Win Share

Defender Emblem on Veigar · 166,978 boards

3 Summoner

3 Executioner

2 Flora Fatalis

What Defender Emblem gives

30 Armor, 30 Magic Resist

The holder gains the Defender trait.

Combat Start: Gain 6% Attack Speed for every ally that starts in the front row.

Defender trait

Your team gains 12 Armor and Magic Resist. Defenders gain more.

(2) 25
(4) 60
(6) 115

Units with Defender

Defender trait: breakpoints, champions and comps →

How to get Defender Emblem

Not craftable: no component recipe makes Defender Emblem.

When Defender Emblem is worth it

Defender Emblem makes its holder count as one more Defender unit: +1 toward the next Defender breakpoint. This is how boards place at each breakpoint.

Units	Play rate	Avg place
2	29.8%	4.36
4	0.6%	4.67
6	1.7%	4.26

Every board with Defender active at that breakpoint, with or without an emblem.

Diamond+ · 4,979,636 boards · Patch 18.4b

Full Defender breakpoint table →

On patch 18.4b, Defender Emblem averages 4.20 in Diamond+ games — about average for an item (4.11).

Diamond+ · 127,718 boards · Patch 18.4b

Avg4.20 Top 455.5% Delta+0.09 Win14.5% Play Rate0.2% Games128k

Patch

Time

Best Defender Emblem Holders

Unit	Necessity	AVP	Games	Adj AVP	Top 4%	Win%	Built %	Open in explorer
Rengar	+0.11	4.09	34k	4.09	57.5%	14.7%	19.4%	›
Amumu	0.00	4.16	8.8k	4.16	56.3%	14.1%	0.5%	›
Hecarim	0.00	4.24	6.7k	4.24	54.2%	15.7%	0.7%	›
Gnar	0.00	3.32	4.7k	3.36	71.7%	24.0%	0.5%	›
Sett	0.00	4.43	4.7k	4.42	51.4%	10.9%	0.6%	›
Malphite	0.00	4.56	4.1k	4.54	49.2%	10.7%	1.1%	›
Sejuani	0.00	4.15	3.3k	4.15	57.4%	14.1%	0.6%	›

Rarely built on (51)

A unit lands here for either reason: rarely built (under 2% of its own boards hold this item, lower for rare items like emblems) or few holds (under 2% of all boards holding this item, or fewer than 50 boards, even when its build rate is high).

Unit	AVP	Games	Adj AVP	Top 4%	Win%	Built %	Open in explorer
Sentinelrarely built	4.28	6.7k	4.28	54.0%	14.0%	0.3%	›
Kennenrarely built	3.66	5k	3.68	65.8%	19.6%	0.5%	›
Taricrarely built	3.59	4.2k	3.62	65.6%	24.4%	0.3%	›
Maokairarely built	4.07	4k	4.08	56.4%	19.9%	0.4%	›
Virarely built	4.62	4k	4.60	47.9%	10.4%	0.4%	›
Alistarrarely built	4.00	3.8k	4.01	59.2%	17.1%	0.5%	›
Dianararely built	4.32	3.7k	4.31	53.6%	13.9%	0.3%	›
Sorakararely built	4.49	3.2k	4.47	50.4%	8.4%	0.4%	›
Rek'Saifew holds	4.21	2.2k	4.21	56.0%	14.7%	0.5%	›
Kha'Zixfew holds	4.45	2.1k	4.43	51.5%	11.0%	0.7%	›
Yorickrarely built	4.19	1.9k	4.19	56.2%	14.6%	0.3%	›
Ivernrarely built	3.82	1.5k	3.86	62.5%	18.4%	0.1%	›
Rakanrarely built	4.78	1.5k	4.71	44.8%	11.1%	0.3%	›
Krugrarely built	4.52	1.2k	4.48	51.2%	9.4%	0.1%	›
Zyrararely built	4.52	1k	4.47	49.9%	10.7%	0.1%	›
Eliserarely built	5.41	993	5.21	32.0%	10.2%	0.3%	›
Cassiopeiararely built	5.07	901	4.91	38.3%	6.1%	0.2%	›
Morganararely built	4.62	888	4.54	47.4%	9.9%	0.1%	›
Alunerarely built	3.73	829	3.82	65.9%	18.0%	0.1%	›
Ezrealrarely built	4.31	752	4.29	52.8%	12.6%	0.1%	›
Nidaleerarely built	4.80	679	4.66	44.0%	6.9%	0.1%	›
Azirrarely built	4.85	673	4.70	43.4%	7.7%	0.1%	›
Bramblebackrarely built	4.58	661	4.49	47.5%	8.9%	0.1%	›
LeBlancrarely built	4.63	637	4.53	45.2%	8.8%	0.1%	›
Luxrarely built	3.68	596	3.81	64.4%	18.6%	0.1%	›
Apheliosrarely built	4.36	596	4.32	50.8%	12.6%	0.1%	›
Veigarrarely built	4.35	572	4.31	52.3%	12.6%	0.1%	›
Kobukorarely built	5.08	540	4.84	40.0%	5.2%	0.4%	›
Scuttlecrabrarely built	4.83	496	4.65	45.8%	8.3%	0.1%	›
Ahrirarely built	3.85	436	3.96	64.2%	13.5%	0.1%	›
Master Yirarely built	4.49	398	4.39	51.3%	9.6%	0.3%	›
Tristanararely built	5.03	376	4.74	39.1%	6.9%	0.3%	›
Elder Dragonrarely built	4.57	365	4.44	47.1%	11.0%	0.1%	›
Camillerarely built	5.10	355	4.78	40.6%	8.5%	0.2%	›
Kog'Mawrarely built	4.54	351	4.42	52.1%	6.3%	0.1%	›
Sivirrarely built	4.42	350	4.34	51.1%	13.7%	0.1%	›
Dravenrarely built	4.78	343	4.57	42.9%	14.3%	0.1%	›
Teemorarely built	4.52	335	4.40	49.3%	11.6%	0.1%	›
Asherarely built	4.32	326	4.27	52.1%	14.1%	0.1%	›
Warwickrarely built	4.95	321	4.66	43.6%	5.3%	0.4%	›
Kaylerarely built	4.70	281	4.49	47.0%	8.2%	0.1%	›
Akalirarely built	5.11	273	4.73	38.5%	9.5%	0.2%	›
Xayahrarely built	4.80	269	4.54	48.0%	9.3%	0.1%	›
Varusrarely built	4.96	222	4.60	44.1%	7.7%	0.0%	›
Yunarararely built	4.59	146	4.36	50.7%	11.0%	0.1%	›
Karmararely built	4.73	135	4.41	48.1%	5.9%	0.0%	›
Mama Beakrarely built	4.34	115	4.25	54.8%	10.4%	0.1%	›
Murkwolfrarely built	5.18	103	4.53	38.8%	6.8%	0.0%	›
Pebblesrarely built	4.94	51	4.35	43.1%	5.9%	0.0%	›
Caitlynrarely built	6.18	50	4.60	20.0%	0.0%	0.1%	›
Cinderlingrarely built	4.97	34	4.31	38.2%	11.8%	0.0%	›

Who is the best Defender Emblem holder?

Gnar is the best Defender Emblem holder in Diamond+ games on Patch 18.4b: sample-adjusted average placement 3.36 across 4,735 boards, ahead of Rengar and Sejuani.

Can you craft Defender Emblem?

No. Defender Emblem can't be crafted from components.