For March, the LoL Auto-Chess Teamfight Tactics has announced some new features. The latest blog post focuses on the Galaxies, a new mechanic intended to make the game more varied.
Update March 17: Meanwhile, there are new details about the champions from Set 3. We have added them below. You can also find a first guide to strong champion combos from us here.
What is happening in March? For mid-March (expected on March 18), Riot Games has already announced some innovations for Teamfight Tactics:
- The release of TFT-Mobile is coming
- The Set 3 with many new champions and origins is set to be released
- A new mechanic called Galaxies will be introduced.
These changes are intended to create more variety and attract new players to TFT.
Does TFT need a new boost? The Set 2 was released in November 2019, replacing or completely overhauling almost all champions that were in the game at launch. However, the new set has also become stagnant since then.
TFT still manages to stay in the top 25 games on Twitch and has over 6.6 million watched hours in the last 30 days (sullygnome). But currently, it is at its weakest value since release.
To ensure that Auto-Chess does not become too boring and shares the fate of Dota Underlords (rank 329 on Twitch according to sullygnome), Riot is introducing not only new champions but also the Galaxies. And they are meant to present new challenges to strategy fans.
Random Galaxies with Symmetrical Bonuses
What are the Galaxies? The Galaxies are special game boards that will appear at the beginning of a match from time to time. They contain special rules that influence the gameplay.
The blog post mentioned two examples:
- In the Neeko-verse, all players receive the item “Neeko’s Help” twice at the start, allowing them to copy champions.
- In the 4-Gold-Champion-Galaxy, there are only 4-Gold champions in the first carousel.
Through these special rules, which are random but identical for all players, much variety is intended to arise. Additionally, it should produce different strategies regarding how to deal with the bonuses.
How many Galaxies will there be? At the beginning, there will be only one or two Galaxies. However, over time more will be released and possibly also removed, depending on how they are received.
Not every match will take place in a special Galaxy. Many rounds will simply adhere to the standard rules.
New Champions in Set 3
What do we know about the new champions? In a blog post, the first champions and classes were introduced.
One group is the Star Guardians: They have the following effect: Grant all other Star Guardians (3) 20 Mana; (6) 30 Mana when a Star Guardian uses its spell.
Members of the origin are:
- Poppy – Tier 1 (Star Guardian/Vanguard): Tanky, melee
- Zoe – Tier 1 (Star Guardian/Sorcerer): Ranged, CC
- Ahri – Tier 2 (Star Guardian/Sorcerer): Ranged, spell damage
- Neeko – Tier 3 (Star Guardian/Protector): AoE, CC
- Syndra – Tier 3 (Star Guardian/Sorcerer): Ranged, spell damage
- Soraka – Tier 4 (Star Guardian/Mystic): Team healing
Another origin is called Cybernetic. They have the following effect: Cybernetic champions equipped with an item receive (3) 300 health & 30 attack damage; (6) 800 health & 80 attack damage.
Members are:
- Leona – Tier 1 (Cybernetic/Vanguard): Tanky, melee
- Fiora – Tier 1 (Cybernetic/Blademaster): Fragile melee, DPS
- Irelia – Tier 4 (Cybernetic/Mana-Reaver/Blademaster): Melee, DPS
The last introduced origin is called Mech-Pilot, and they have the special ability that all 3 Mech-Pilots unite into a Super Mech at the start of the fight.
Members are:
- Annie – Tier 2 (Mech Pilot/Sorcerer): Melee, spell damage
- Rumble – Tier 3 (Mech Pilot/Demolitionist): Melee, spell damage
- Fizz – Tier 4 (Mech Pilot/Infiltrator): CC for back rows and damage
What do we know about the classes? Three of the new classes have already been introduced:
- Blademaster Effect: Blademasters have a chance of (3) 25 percent; (6) 50 percent chance to make two additional attacks upon hitting.
- Magician Effect: All allies receive (2) +15 percent; (4) +40 percent; (6) +120 percent increased spell damage
- Demolitionist Effect: (2) The abilities of the Demolitionists stun for 2.5 seconds. So far, only Ziggs has been revealed as a Tier 1 champion in this class, who, moreover, is classified as a Rebel and deals spell damage from a distance.
Are you looking forward to the update in March? What do you think about the Galaxies?
