TFT Patch 18.3b Meta Report: Best Comps and Tier Changes

By PivotTFT · Updated 7 October 2026 · 8 min read

The state of Teamfight Tactics patch 18.3b on PivotTFT's tier lists: the strongest comps, items and augments, and every tier change the editors made during the patch.

What Riot changed in 18.3 and 18.3b

Patch 18.3 (22 September 2026) was a focused patch: lower ceilings for the strongest traits, better floors for struggling reroll units, and buffs for combat augments. 18.3b (24 September) followed with a few more nerfs.

Traits

Hunter bonus AD: 20/30/45/65% → 20/30/40/60%
Inferno burn: 1/1/3.5/4.5% → 1/1/3/4%
Invoker mana regen: 3/4/6/9 → 3/4/6/8
Defender resists: 25/60/120 → 25/60/115
Coven essence per loss: 18/25/32/60 → 22/28/35/60

Only the top breakpoints of Hunter, Inferno, Invoker and Defender were trimmed, where emblems let them go furthest. Blossom (3) lost value from a set of Wisps, and Coven's loss-streak cash-outs arrive sooner.

Champions

Reroll buffs: Karma (especially at three stars), Veigar's base damage, Alistar, Gromp, Murkwolf and Warwick (the "Wolf Bros" level 6 reroll), Azir, Cassiopeia and Rammus.
Nerfs: three-star Ornn's artifact forging, Veigar's AP per kill, AD Nidalee (plus a fix for her armour penetration), and Taric's passive shield (his heal went up).
Also buffed: Lillia's heal, AP Nidalee's third attack and Solar Lux.

Items and augments

The Collector's bonus AD dropped from 40% to 35%; Statikk Shiv's ability power rose from 15% to 25%.
Hunter, Invoker and Juggernaut emblems were nerfed; the Brawler emblem was buffed.
Many combat augments were buffed (Hold the Line, Jeweled Lotus I, Giant and Mighty, Group Hug and more), Retribution was nerfed, and several economy augments were adjusted.
Wisps that were bought almost every game became more expensive or weaker.

18.3b (24 September)

Blackthorn AP sacrifice damage amp: 14% → 12%
Kha'Zix ability damage: 285/400/580 AP → 265/370/535 AP

18.3b also restored several 18.2b nerfs that had been undone by mistake (Camille, LeBlanc, Teemo, Ashe, Draven and Maokai) and temporarily disabled four augments: Challenger's Grace, Dark Ritual, Infinity Protection and Nesting Dolls.

What it means: cheap reroll comps built around Karma, Veigar and the Wolf Bros have more room, while boards that relied on a maxed-out trait with emblems lost a little power.

Source: Teamfight Tactics patch 18.3 notes (Riot Games). This is PivotTFT's summary; the official notes list every change.

Best comps in patch 18.3b

S Flora Azir Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 7
Azir three-star with both Flora Fatalis units and Sprykin 3: Rammus holds the front, Fiddlesticks and Soraka turn the fight, and the Summoner soldiers do the rest. One of the best-placing boards of the patch.
S Invoker Ahri Morgana Fast 8, Medium, level 8
Invoker 4 keeps Ahri and Morgana casting nonstop behind Sett, Sentinel, Krug and Taric. Most games put an Invoker Emblem on Ahri: she is the fourth Invoker.
S Invoker Morgana Fast 8, Easy, level 8
Invoker 4 keeps Morgana casting while Sentinel, Hecarim and Diana hold the front, and Alune adds a second caster. It places well across the whole ladder, but a step lower at Diamond and above.
S Kha'Zix Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 7
Kha'Zix three-star isolates a target and deletes it, behind both Flora Fatalis units and Executioner 2: at high ranks the best-placing reroll of the patch.
S Nidalee Aphelios Fast 8, Medium, level 8
The most played board at Diamond and above, and one of the best placing: Nidalee and Aphelios share the damage behind a cheap, sturdy front of Amumu, Vi, Diana and Sentinel, with a pair of every trait they need.
S Veigar Reroll Reroll, Hard, level 5
Veigar three-star with Spellweaver 4 and Elderwood 3: his Ability Power ramps with every kill. It was one of the best-placing boards at high ranks in 18.3b, and 18.4 trimmed his damage a little.
A Alune Fast 9 Fast 9, Medium, level 9
Vanguard 4 at level 9: Alune and Morgana cast from behind Sentinel, Taric, Hecarim and Diana, Diana turns on Lunar for Alune, and Lillia and Fiddlesticks add Defender 2. One of the best-placing level 9 boards of 18.4b.
A Ashe Fast 9 Fast 9, Medium, level 9
Maokai, Amumu and Vi hold a Juggernaut front while Ashe and Sivir shoot from the corner, and Kennen, Ivern and Taric join at level 9. The best-placing level 9 line of 18.3b, it places lower since 18.4 cut Ashe, Juggernaut, Ivern and Kennen.
A Blossom Ahri Fast 8, Easy, level 8
Blossom 5 with Ahri and Ashe carrying behind Sett and Vi: a smooth level 8 line when Blossom units come early, with Sivir and Zyra adding Hunter, Primal and Summoner.
A Cassiopeia Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 7
Defender 6 around a three-star Cassiopeia: six tanks that barely die while she does the damage from behind, and Fiddlesticks turns on Flora Fatalis.
A Draven Fast 9 Fast 9, Hard, level 9
Draven and Ezreal on an Elderwood frame at level 9: Elderwood 3 with Alistar and Gnar, Executioner 3 with an emblem on Draven, and the late 5-costs in front.
A Elder Dragon Fast 9 Fast 9, Hard, level 9
The most played line of the patch: Draven and Elder Dragon at level 9, with Maokai, Amumu, Sentinel and Taric in front and Kennen and Ivern between. Elder Dragon takes two team slots and counts as two Riftbeasts, so he and Sentinel turn on Riftbeast 3. It places better at high ranks than below them.
A Elderwood Aphelios Fast 8, Easy, level 8
Six Elderwood units and the Elderwood Emblem most games put on Aphelios make Elderwood 7 at level 8: the plants, Stonebark Trees and a Lifebloom, come with the Deepwood Protector while Aphelios and Ezreal share the damage. One of the best-placing boards of 18.4b.
A Executioner Yunara Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 6
Yunara three-star at the heart of Executioner 4: crits that bleed true damage, Alistar and Sett in front, and Blossom 3 and Elderwood 3 from the 4-costs around her. Most games put a Blackthorn Emblem on Yunara, which turns on Blackthorn with Azir.
A Flora Malphite Fast 8, Medium, level 8
Both Flora Fatalis units online make Soraka a raid boss; Malphite holds the front while Summoner 3 and Executioner 3 do the rest.
A Juggernaut Zyra Fast 8, Easy, level 8
Juggernaut 6 from a tank opener: six Juggernauts that refuse to die while Zyra's plants and Sivir do the damage behind them. It is played at every rank, and it places well at all of them.
A Juggernaut Zyra Nidalee Fast 8, Easy, level 8
Juggernaut 6 with Nidalee in Sivir's place: Zyra's plants and an Ability Power Nidalee deal the damage while six Juggernauts soak it. It places close to the Sivir version and needs no 5-cost at level 8.
A Master Yi Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 7
Adaptor 3 and Blossom 3 around a three-star Master Yi, with Kog'Maw as the second carry; most games give Yi a Brawler Emblem, and artifacts make him far stronger.
A Rapidfire Aphelios Fast 8, Medium, level 8
Aphelios with Rapidfire 5 behind Amumu and Sentinel: a Rapidfire Emblem on Brambleback, which most games build, joins Varus, Xayah and Mama Beak. A level 8 board that wins on attack speed.
A Rengar Master Yi Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 7
Rengar and Master Yi at three stars carry together behind Vi and Sett; Blossom 3, Adaptor and Primal round out a board built from 3-costs.
A Warwick Reroll Reroll, Medium, level 6
Warwick three-star with Blackthorn 4 and Ravager 4: a level 6 reroll that fights through the whole enemy board, with Malphite in front.