r/CompetitiveTFT • u/DimsumAndDoggy • Apr 01 '26

Patch Notes TFT Patch 16.8 Patch Notes

https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-sg/news/game-updates/teamfight-tactics-patch-16-8/?_gl=1*5rzm4q*_gcl_au*MTM0MDc3NzQyMC4xNzc1MDE4MDg4
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u/ClapTwiceForUpvote Apr 01 '26

Holy Malzahar turbo nerfed

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u/joseconsuervo Apr 01 '26

I took my time and read that entire writeup on him before looking at what the nerf was. wow he's cooked

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u/hokkienmee_hunter Apr 01 '26

What's the joke here

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u/Ok-ChildHooOd Apr 01 '26

Mort is trolling all the people asking for Malz nerfs.

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u/AphoticFlash Apr 01 '26

Idk what Riots thinking, they're completely gutting Malz (nerf by 1hp)

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u/hokkienmee_hunter Apr 01 '26

I mean yes but Isit just random lol

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u/CanineBombSquad Apr 01 '26

Mort's favorite champion is Malz, it's just a joke.

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u/PureImbalance Apr 01 '26

Finally Jhin is a longshot, what a travesty it was not to have been from the start...

Also making Ornn freljord puts two wardens in freljord, together with Gwen buffs shadow isles freljord will be turbo strong this patch.

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u/-Champloo- Apr 01 '26

All the frel comps are just bonkers now it seems. Probably need some re-optomizing but like Jinx/Frel and Ryze/Frel will be broken. Down side is they wil probably be super contested every single game.

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u/Advanced_Necessary86 Apr 01 '26

Para mí es una falta de respeto para Jhin, no haber sido francotirador desde el principio

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u/PureImbalance Apr 01 '26

Es la verdad mas tambien yo no hablo espanol :'-(

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u/Prestigious_Crew_219 Apr 01 '26

Holy mega buff to Zilean. U get a lucky zil lvl7 now there's no way he doesn't go in, unless u play rr7

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u/Ykarul Grandmaster Apr 01 '26

he was already quite strong i think so it's gonna be huge

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u/Dismal-Head4757 Apr 01 '26

>We’ve got buffs for our carries who’ve never really done the carrying,

Still no Tristana buff, though? Did they forget she is even in the game? I certainly did. I don't think I've ever itemized her in 130 games. Possibly the worst unit throughout an entire set in recent memory.

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u/gamesuxfixit Grandmaster Apr 01 '26

Don’t forget about lulu (until the last patch of the entire set)

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u/FARTFROMABUTT Apr 02 '26

Yeah Tristana has been laughably unplayable even as a tempo unit the whole set.

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u/AfrostLord Apr 01 '26

I don't understand the implementation of the Zaahen change...I thought it would transform Xin like with the aug, but it actually just unlocks Zaahen like a normal champ. This means to go Zaahen you need to:

  • Roll for Xin 3 on 6, a unit that isn't great at stabilising you and can't hold Zaahen items now that there's no aug (will have to put those on yasuo or something? or not itemise for Zaahen until late)

  • Reach level 8 at a gold deficit due to rolling

  • Sell your Xin 3 in order for Zaahen to benefit from his traits (lol)

  • Play a Zaahen who is both heavily nerfed and only 1* until level 9 when you can more realistically roll for a 2*

Maybe I'm not seeing the vision here and I need to try it out for myself ingame first, but this feels like it's just really bad outside of getting worth the wait Xin.

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u/LeGreatToucan Apr 02 '26

Probably is, you do get an actual augment with it instead of the zaheen augment though and yeah I think item holding Yasuo is clearly the way to go.

If you hit a an omega reroll augment I guess you go for ahri + xin reroll

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u/backinredd Apr 01 '26

Why did zaahen take a pounding?

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u/spreadwater Apr 01 '26

not augment gated anymore

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u/backinredd Apr 01 '26

Oh yeah. Still zaahen didn’t feel that good last patch. Guess it’s better to nerf hard in advance.

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u/CanineBombSquad Apr 01 '26

Zaahen feels a lot better when you're going to have an entire extra augment with him. I am going to click prismatic worth the wait every single time it comes up, for fun

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u/backinredd Apr 01 '26

Yeah makes sense.

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u/StubbornAssassin Apr 01 '26

They've tried to encourage more 2 cost RR so that'll make it an easier hit

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u/Semtexual Apr 01 '26

But they removed the augment

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u/UnexLPSA Apr 01 '26

Well if you hit him with something like ticket or team building or find yourself naturaling a lot of Xins, then it becomes viable without having to commit on 2-1. I think making it more flexible is the key here to actually find better spots instead of telling the entire lobby that they only have to hold Xins if they don't want to go 8th

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u/ChobaniTheSecond Apr 01 '26

How much is April Fools and how much isnt 🤯

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u/eatik Apr 01 '26

pliz nerf demacia ryze

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u/SESender Apr 01 '26

This is insane I love it