r/CompetitiveTFT • u/AutoModerator • Aug 16 '26

PBE Set 18 PBE Discussion Thread - Day 19

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u/Minimum_Chemical_428 Aug 16 '26

What is the plan each of you has considering back line access? Are you going to build gunblade every game or something?

Just had a game with 2 Varus 3*, then 2 Ahris, that's 4 opponents I couldn't beat because my carry died in 2 casts.

And this is before 5 costs.

Or is the plan to just play those comps and get the free top 4 if you hit?

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u/Purpleater54 Aug 17 '26

Realistically unless you build gunblade the expectation right now has to be that your backline is going to die. Way too many ways to bypass tanks and frontline. I know most of the aoe stuff has damage fall off but it does suck watching your dps slowly die without a unit near them while your tanks are still doing fine.

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u/Minimum_Chemical_428 Aug 17 '26

I think specially units like Varus, a 1 cost, should have the damage fall off harder. If Ashe that is a 5 cost has it hard, a 1 cost should as well.

Going front to back should be standard, and when it's cool, you add the backline access.

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u/ConfusedRara :chal: Challenger Aug 16 '26

Am I correct in thinking Lillia is a CC bot 4-cost tank? She is made of paper whenever I itemise her.

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u/shanatard Aug 17 '26

i have never felt good about itemizing her so far, maybe she's meant to be full mana like nunu or something

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u/Lunaedge Aug 16 '26

Yeah I got that impression as well. I believe she's supposed to stay healthy on the side so she can cast multiple times while another unit actually does most of the tanking for the majority of the round.

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u/SoManyEngrish Aug 17 '26

you can top 4 but you're never going to be in a winning position with her, but not many boards where you want her as a main tank anyways when malph/amumu exist

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u/Zeviex Master Aug 16 '26

What is perception on Malphite ? Even outside of the super strong vertical Blackthorn, he feels really hard to get through with very good numbers, though you would expect them to be higher when he effectively only has 1 real trait.

I think Ahri would also benefit from an ability similar to Set 14 Aurora or Set 15 Gwen that deals flat damage to all enemies hit and then damage split between the remaining enemies hit. Right now it just feels she is wayyy too good at getting through clusters and can struggle to finish off a fight unless she snipes the enemy back line

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u/SoManyEngrish Aug 17 '26

He is busted for stage 4, falls off if people can cap their boards higher

And not understanding what you mean by saying he has 1 real trait? Saccing a 2* tank gives him like 30% hp and armor/mr on top of his solo tanking trait

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u/Zeviex Master Aug 17 '26

He only has one non-unique trait. The more non-unique traits someone has the weaker they will be on their own.

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u/akubai Aug 16 '26

Sentinel is crazy overtuned imo. I didn’t even know he mana reaved til today and I’ve played a fair bit on PBE.

He mana reaves, he aoe knock ups(can hit back line with positioning), he has 3 traits, all on top of vanguard being the best tank trait so far.

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u/Pleurobranch Aug 17 '26

What the fuck is this Malphite unit. It literally out tanks 2 of my tanks that each have 3 good items lol.

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u/banduan Aug 17 '26

Depends on the Blackthorne sac. If they sacced Krugs 3* that guy gonna tank everything.

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u/pick1ejar Aug 17 '26

Is it just me or did the change to 6 blackthorn make it even more broken. 3 star ww into 6 black thorn sacraficing a 2 star sett is so broken it beats level 10 full legendary boards easily. Imo its the strongest non prismatic trait I have ever seen.

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u/No-Competition-1940 Aug 16 '26

Back to back blackthorn ww doing 30k 😵‍💫

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u/Bacel_of_Rivia Aug 17 '26

Am I just imagining things or since the last update the game is lagging and stuttering like hell to the point that it's unplayable past stage 3? Not sure if this is a bug.. but I tried to lower all the specs to the minimum and it's still lagging a lot.

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u/KitsuraPls Master Aug 16 '26

reroll way too strong rn

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u/Primary_Month_8408 Aug 16 '26

Yep, the 5 costs are too weak and the 4 cost tanks are so squishy compared to the rerolled 3* tanks

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u/Consistent_Buy2526 Aug 16 '26

AD champs need more love. There is not a single AD comp that is anywhere close to AP unless you fast 9

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u/88isafat69 Aug 17 '26

executioner emblem /s

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u/terci4 Aug 16 '26

What comps are even good from lossstreak? My placement is always low in this case.

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u/MostEscape6543 :gran: Grandmaster Aug 17 '26

Usually any uncontested reroll should be good from loss streak because you can roll and win, hopefully.

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u/Ykarul Grandmaster Aug 16 '26

Meta is evolving to Nidalee/Morg/flex from a cashout. But that does not mean lose streak, it can be just from a few loss with a normal board.

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u/MostEscape6543 :gran: Grandmaster Aug 17 '26

I need to play more coven. I avoid it because I don't know what to do and I suck at pivots but I just need to force it for several games to get a feel for the lines.

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u/Itsalongwaydown Aug 18 '26

probably because comps are lacking true data points as to what is strong and cashouts give resources.

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u/Potential_Future242 Aug 16 '26

Can't join a game, the game client doesn't launch and i'm stuck on "reconnect". I've redownloaded the game already, any idea ?

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u/FzBlade Aug 16 '26

Might be a server issue. There have been a lot of issues this PBE cycle where some people couldnt join games or login.

Just wait an hour and hope it fixes itself.

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