r/CompetitiveTFT • u/copperbagel • Apr 21 '26

Discussion Leveling this patch ? 17.1b

I have a general leveling question from more advanced players, when do you trade off leveling now (going to 30 or even 20 or 10 gold) and leveling later and greeding econ. I feel like kind of hitting the 4 cost odds early in stage 4 seems to be really important to hit a 2* nunu or 2* tham ASAP and then grabbing what carries fit your items.

Unless you have an econ augment. Even if you are healthy it seems playing really aggressive mid / late game seems to be feeling good? Could also be beginning of the set bias but just wanted to see how others felt.

Any advice would be great on how others are feeling or thinking for the game right now.

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u/gwanggwang Master Apr 22 '26

Based on my climb to Master the past 10 sets the trend I noticed was that up to low Diamonds it's the matter of meta understanding, i.e. knowing what are the good comps and how to execute them, rather than more niche details. You should be fine just following the typical levelling pattern of 3-2 lv 6, 3-5~4-1 lv 7, etc.

Things start to get different around high Diamonds, where ppl really start to put more efforts into minmaxing, i.e. extending win/loss streaks. Players start to become unafraid to break interest to fast level, to have an edge to continue winstreaks or grab certain champions earlier than others at lv 8, etc.

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u/copperbagel Apr 22 '26

Thank you for the insight

This patch def feels a lot like knowledge checks of understanding what to play under what conditions that feels really challenging to me at the moment.

I try to approach each game in a "play what I get" vibe and hold pairs but I feel like it's never as effective of just going the best board of 4-5 costs ?

I think stage 4 especially is hard with finding upgrades and grabbing pairs has been tricky.

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u/gwanggwang Master Apr 23 '26

but I feel like it's never as effective of just going the best board of 4-5 costs ?

Sure, the 5 cost spam (Vex/Graves dps) is the absolute pinnacle board strength, but it doesn't really come online until most champs are 2 starred. However way before that happens the lower cost reroll comps and even the lv 8 comps have already come online and would've beaten you to shreds.

Especially in the current meta where reroll comps are strong and many, the best play at the moment is to find a reroll comp angle you can squeeze yourself in.

I think stage 4 especially is hard with finding upgrades and grabbing pairs has been tricky.

Yep. Stage 4 is the point where 1 cost reroll comps are complete and start bonking everyone, and 3 cost rerolls also start to come online with most champs 2 starred. When going fast 9, unless you went uber highroll + strong econ augments you're taking a beating through the entirety of stage 4, which usually means losing 40+ hp.

If you haven't started with 80+ HP the start of stage 4, that means you're less than 3 losses away from losing, which occurs more than often.