In Teamfight Tactics , developer Riot Games made an important change to the champion pool on July 1st. There are now higher chances for heroes of tier levels 2 and 3 in LoL Auto Chess. We explain to you how the champion pool works and provide tips on what you need to know to utilize it. We look at the patch notes.
These are the patch notes for the update on July 1st: There are some balance changes. All 8 listed heroes will be buffed, and the origin “Demon” will also receive an upgrade:
- Elise’s mana costs decrease from 100 to 75
- Kennen receives more attack damage 60 to 70 and speed 0.6 to 0.65
- Poppy gains more hit points 750 to 800 and the mana costs decrease from 100 to 75
- Varus’s mana costs decrease from 100 to 75
- Veigar’s mana costs decrease from 100 to 85, and damage increases from 300-600 to 300-700
- Volibear hits faster 0.5 to 0.55
- Miss Fortune needs less mana 100 to 75
- Karthus also needs less mana in Teamfight Tactics 100 to 85
- Additionally, demons become stronger. The proc chance increases from 30/50/70 to 40/60/80
The most important change, however, concerns the champion pool.
TFT update on July 1st changes the champion pool
What is the champion pool? In each round of Teamfight Tactics, you are offered 5 champions that you can purchase. With a “refresh” for 2 gold, you reset the offer.
The selection of heroes seems random, but it is not entirely so. The selection depends on:
- what level you are on
- what rarity levels the heroes have – that is, what tier they are, what color they are (grey-green-blue-purple-orange)
- and what the other players have purchased in terms of heroes.
Champion pool is important for upgrading to 3 stars
That’s why it matters: All 8 players in Teamfight Tactics share a common pool of heroes. For example, Warwick, as a tier-1 hero, is only present 39 times in this pool. Warwick is an important part of the “Wild-Shapeshifter” combo.
If everyone tries to build a Warwick, the chance of pulling Warwick out of the hero pool decreases. However, you need Warwick 9 times to upgrade him to 3 stars.
For a tier 4 hero, of which there are only 13 in the pool, it is almost impossible to get it to 3 stars when another is buying it.
Here you see the old and new champion pool in Teamfight Tactics (a click enlarges the image).
This is how it was changed: With a patch on July 1st, Riot Games changed the probability with which players can pull “stronger units” in Teamfight Tactics.
Especially the probability for tier-2 and tier-3 units has been significantly increased in the mid-game, as you can see in the graph:
- Overall, you will receive significantly more tier-2 heroes in the early and mid-game and fewer tier-1 heroes.
- There are also more tier-3 heroes in the mid- and endgame. However, there are somewhat fewer tier-2 at level 9 and fewer tier-1 heroes.
- For tier 4 and tier 5 heroes, there is almost no change. Only at level 5 are there fewer tier-4 heroes for the very lucky ones.
“I always have bad luck”
What is the important information about the champion pool? For players, it is important to check which combos the other players are building:
- If the other players are building the same combo as you, then you will get fewer heroes that you need for your build. Therefore, it may be sensible to change the combo. If, for example, 4 people build an “Assassin/Void” combo, the individual will receive fewer heroes for this combo and will be weaker.
- Another option is to level up as quickly as possible and then buy champions with higher tier levels from the opponents.
- It is also possible to specifically buy heroes to deprive others when you know that the opponent needs a certain hero for their build.
An important lesson is also that you should only try to bring heroes of tiers 1 to 3 to 3 stars. From level 4 onwards, the champion pool simply becomes too small.
This is what it is about: The mechanics with the limited item pool serve to keep the “meta” in check. If 7 people build the same “super combo”, such as Yasuo-AP, these 7 people will take the heroes from each other and be rather weak.
Who then swims against the tide and has their heroes for themselves, has the advantage.
Teamfight Tactics will constantly be in motion. Our tips will help you stay updated:
