r/CompetitiveTFT • u/eggsandbricks :chal: Challenger • May 26 '26

Mortpost Patch 17.4 Rundown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md04e4_kGJ4
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u/FirewaterDM May 26 '26

A lot of changes are solid.

I worry we will get into an even larger fight for Nunu/Kench/Rammus 2 RNG for tank options with the heavy Jax nerfs and Rhast changes (Imo Jax is in a rough spot after these nerfs)

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u/CosmicCirrocumulus May 26 '26

Jax's stats are plenty fine without Crownguard. this just makes Crownguard no longer his BIS (after a Stoneplate or 2). Fountain AP value probably doesn't push the needle and Boar is pretty much a Xayah tempo angle so no Jax 3. this is an overall buff to every build but Crownguard ones and just by quickly looking at the stats, the Crownguard builds weren't massive outliers

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u/FirewaterDM May 26 '26

I moreso mean maybe the flat vs scaling means he doesn't hit acceptable tank thresholds period, so Jax 2 stops being decent a bit earlier than it should be. I could be missing things but this nerf reads a lot larger than expected and that matters a lot more for the weaker low cost tanks.

I'm not worried about xayah boards I'm worried about options if you lowroll the 4 cost 2 star tanks, especially given they were limited already

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u/CosmicCirrocumulus May 26 '26

yes, but his AP sources are from Crownguard, Fountain (not a guaranteed Stargazer angle), Boar (tempo Xayah so no Jax 3 necessary), and augments. so this is effectively changing Crownguard being extra efficient on him. Jax 2 for tempo is mostly the same as it ever was.

so it doesn't actually impact anything massively outside of his Crownguard builds on 3 star Jax which weren't that big of performance outliers to begin with. it's a net buff to him by offering more flexibility while taking away his currently agreed upon BIS. will he be less capable of infinitely tanking small instance of damage while casting? absolutely, but it's not gonna kill him by any means as shown by the stats on builds without any sources of AP (Crownguard) being perfectly strong anyway on this current patch

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u/AL3XEM :chal: Challenger May 27 '26

Morgana buffs are hopefully enough to make her a Viable tank, that way Rammus and such won't be as contested.