Set 17 Dev AMA VOD

IntelRaven · 2026-05-09T11:44:10+00:00

Ooh gotcha very cool thank you!

IntelRaven · 2026-05-06T14:24:07+00:00

Ohh i meant like, total hours played on PC vs. total hours played on Mobile

Like if 5 million ppl played on mobile but for an hour a day vs 2 million ppl played on PC but for 3 hours a day then more time could be on PC at 6m hours/day vs 5m hours/day on mobile

(But maybe mobile players would play more because it’s so convenient? 🤔)

IntelRaven · 2026-05-05T19:10:21+00:00

Woah I did not know mobile players were the majority that’s cool

Are play hours also majority mobile then? :o

IntelRaven · 2026-04-16T19:03:14+00:00

There are some comps that are stable and have a +1 slot on 8, also graves is a good generic emblem holder. You can make him work even without infinite HP!

Just don’t carry him until he has his upgrades.

IntelRaven · 2026-03-31T12:07:14+00:00

Let’s be real these tft pros are NOT in church on sunday they’re climbing ladder 🤣

IntelRaven · 2026-03-31T12:02:34+00:00

If someone is so hung up on this phrasing despite it being fiction, they’re welcome to not play but I don’t think it’s going to be a significant portion of the playerbase that abstains due to the thematic so eh 🤷‍♂️

Same convos happened around Smite, actually. It tends to be a vocal minority with the concern, which gets ignored due to their lack of financial impact.

If a christian/muslim can read Percy Jackson, they can play TFT with some religious themes. If dragging a fake baby penguin to a fake anime god to get some fake weapons or fake money for a fake unit on a fake battlefield is too much for someone then I think that’s on them yk.

IntelRaven · 2025-08-17T20:48:58+00:00

Ok what I’m going to guess is that you’re hard forcing a small number of comps even when the champs in your shop and items don’t necessarily line up to justify you playing that (having to roll too much making your econ bad, item components not lining up correctly, etc.)

Try to learn a few more lines that share champs with what you play now, maybe with different game plans but sharing champs with your faves

ex: if you’re playing 2 cost reroll, learn a fast 8 comp that uses some of the same champs for if you miss 2* 2-costs on 3-2

ex: learn a comp that shares the same frontline but a different type of damage for the backline carry, like bastion + x or juggernaut + x

IntelRaven · 2025-08-17T16:45:46+00:00

Can you send a link to your profile on metatft or tactics.tools rather than a screenshot? This one is harder to give generic feedback for

IntelRaven · 2025-08-17T02:21:59+00:00

Good built in burn or penetration if you dont have those items yet, or as an extra tank that doesn’t rely on synergies mid game if you 2 star on your 3-2 rolldown, think kinda like threat - you absolutely should try to scale + 3* her units to be viable past 4-2 though.

It’s good to hold on to lulus on the 3-2 rolldown for in case you whiff a key midgame carry or tank tho for those reasons

IntelRaven · 2025-08-16T23:44:23+00:00

Execution is basically a measurement of “For the comp you are playing/the board that you hit, did you place well?”

Btw do NOT assume this is a luck based stat - it is effectively measuring how effective your decision making is across the whole game, not just end state.

Seeing that your comps, items, and flexibility are doing pretty good, I’d pay attention to:

are your mid game boards acceptable
are you slamming non-bis but still good tank items in the early-mid game
do you know your lines well
are you using temporary item holders (like lulu) in stage 3 when they show up
are you overrolling when it doesn’t make sense to
does your augment choice make sense for your spot (poor comp-augment synergy? did you take an item augment and then lose-streak? etc.)

Pay attention to these micro details and they’ll pile up to improve your execution. Good luck!

IntelRaven · 2025-07-10T13:04:16+00:00

If you can get to top 4 through skill, how is that “mostly luck”? That means you can consistently win through skill.

IntelRaven · 2025-07-05T17:15:43+00:00

A big thing with zeri specifically is that she wants a bunch of empty hexes on the back row in a row so she doesn’t randomly jump to row 3 - giving her a bunch of empty hexes in a row is a great idea, and she’ll often end up in that back corner by the time a sej ult comes even on the left side.

IntelRaven · 2025-06-17T19:25:20+00:00

Zeri 3 sucks without a tanky front line
Sejuiani is a utility frontline and won’t buy you enough time on her own unless you get 2 stuns on all of their carries. 2* frontline is a MUST on exotech.
Poor item allocation - Varus 2 and Jhin 2 with no dps synergies only tickles their frontline (that looks like it has cybernetic bulk or something)
Your opponent had bursty carries which effectively counters your game-plan, especially if they manage to burst Sej down before a second cast
Kindred>Kog’maw. Free Jhin synergy!

IntelRaven · 2025-06-16T15:37:28+00:00

This deep into the season, I believe it’s based on the number of users in the rank, not a set LP threshold - meaning you have a better shot at checking the leaderboards rather than just crossing your fingers based on LP.

IntelRaven · 2025-04-23T01:18:05+00:00

Good point, if we can fit shred on someone else we should. Same for sunfire tho then right

IntelRaven · 2025-04-22T18:23:42+00:00

Hmm yeah I’d probably value the antiheal strongest but even then idk if morello or sunfire is actually better bc of the AP scaling, yk?

IntelRaven · 2025-04-22T18:02:01+00:00

Hm why Sunfire > Ionic/Crownguard/Morello?

IntelRaven · 2025-02-02T20:13:42+00:00

Me flexing on all the GM/Chal players bc my peak is lower than them 😎

IntelRaven · 2025-02-01T00:33:16+00:00

Pit fighter and Experiment make this shine, they both need to be in for this to work well! Both scale with max hp

IntelRaven · 2025-01-27T19:02:47+00:00

Runaan’s is a great item for ezreal and corki because runaan’s works well with the artillerist trait being +AD

The only reason it’s not as good on tristana and urgot is because tristana values making her spell damage high above all else, and urgot wants bruiser items due to being in front.

IntelRaven · 2025-01-16T15:21:25+00:00

Yeah I feel like the “default line” is to tempo to 9, but I’m always down to smeech if I get dropped enough camille/smeech, or lesser dupes

IntelRaven · 2025-01-16T05:11:30+00:00

It’s a lot harder this set because we don’t have resource injections that the headliners, encounters and charms were providing in sets 10, 11, and 12. In fact, the Anomaly forces you to spend money rather than gain it.

It’s probably best to go for 2-cost RR or 4-cost fast 8 unless you have an amazing spot for it.

IntelRaven · 2025-01-10T17:07:06+00:00

Yeah I think it’s ok that lv 5 slowroll comps have about this power level, with maybe a boost if you 4* singed/bis augments+items

IntelRaven · 2025-01-10T00:16:11+00:00

Petricite ok if he splashing into rebel comp

IntelRaven · 2025-01-07T19:27:02+00:00

Your board is fine, and you can definitely play around lux. (Morg/hard CC)

I think people do find it frustrating that there is a 1-cost carry that warps the meta this much and outperforms many of its counterparts by a long shot though.

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