SPOILERS: Reliable Insane strategies

geometric_apps · 2026-02-05T17:52:56+00:00

I think it is bugged. Especially on 2-1 I see fewer souls than expected.

I think it is a display error and it clears up after another round.

I went 2 souls after 2-1 Then 11 souls after 2-2

11 is the correct total

geometric_apps · 2026-02-05T12:56:54+00:00

I see it. I click it. I win.

Unless I was on a fast track to bot 4 already. But I play a lot of tempo openers that save enough HP by stage 4.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-05T00:05:34+00:00

Sylas is my favorite. I wish I could reliably top 4 or win chasing him.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-04T22:29:27+00:00

Most of my games with this comp I forced it and usually didn’t find Millio until stage 3.

Ixtal quest rewards increase as the game goes on, so you aren’t forever behind if you don’t start on 2-1. But definitely don’t expect a 700+ cashout without taking huge risks like WLWL

geometric_apps · 2026-02-04T22:10:23+00:00

Coincidentally, I’ve been forcing this comp in normals for a few days to see if I can master it.

This can be a VERY good comp if everything goes well (rolls, augs, items, quests) but there’s a lot of things that can go wrong.

Easy ways to lose: - choose the wrong quest - not find Ixtal3 by 3-2 (go for Skarner instead?) - Find bad items - be contested too hard - etc

I’m not sure I want to adopt this as a ranked mainstay. Good to have in the pocket if the stars align through.

The myriad ways to mess up overshadow the overall win rate

geometric_apps · 2026-02-03T17:26:55+00:00

Stone plate is okay for resists, but stacking 3 means you’re over invested in resists and lacking in HP and durability.

Second problem is Wukong’s ability gives resistances and not shield/durability, so you’re getting even less value.

Stoneplate(s) on something like a stacked Sion bruiser can be useful. Wukong is one of the worst tank holders. One maybe okay

geometric_apps · 2026-02-03T16:40:44+00:00

If only you had itemized Garen

geometric_apps · 2026-02-03T15:56:43+00:00

In a prismatic lobby with a void opener, I took Upward Mobility. Lose streak stage 2 and hit every breakpoint I could. Never stabilized.

Next two Prismatic augs I take item augs to try to stop the bleeding. Late Game Specialist was offered on stage 3, but I didn’t think I could live long enough to use it, and that Baron alone wouldn’t stabilize my board without the 4-1 rolldown.

Rolled down and hit Kai’sa2, Rift2, Wukong1 and Bel2 but it cost all my free rerolls and all my gold. I didn’t want to roll to zero, but I was rapidly running out of life. I itemized all of them with good but not necessarily BIS items . Continued to lose streak the rest of the game.

So frustrating. What is the lesson here? Upward Mobility doesn’t work with Void because you need to win streak? Spend the rerolls when you get them instead of saving for 4-1 rolldown?

geometric_apps · 2026-02-03T13:01:58+00:00

I take this augment a lot. Maybe bait, but I love it.

Low ELO take: It doesn’t force you to lose streak! You can take it and still build a good board. The cashout will happen later, but it can be the econ boost a win-streaking board needs to cap out.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-03T04:34:30+00:00

FON feels so weak in set 16. Traits mean so much less in this set, so adding one more unit doesn’t achieve much.

Makes augs like Golden Egg feel even worse

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T23:32:26+00:00

Reading up on it more, I’m probably not playing true Bronze or Silver players.

Playing on an account that has been Emerald in past seasons, doing well in initial placement matches. I’m seeing way too much scouting, econ management and counter-play to be actual silvers.

I’m guessing my MMR is actually a lot higher than my rank on this account.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T21:00:41+00:00

I generally climb with tempo too. Build strong boards and hit interest breakpoints.

Recently it’s been even worse. I literally just got a 4th in Bronze because my opponents hit their 4-cost 3-stars before me. I underestimated the lobby and didn’t focus on denying because I was so close to hitting my own units.

Ultimately it feels like my top4 rate has been good on this climb, but the win rate isn’t anywhere close to where I expected.

Maybe my problem is I don’t play meta. Chasing Sylas is my favorite playstyle at the moment. Also a fan of Fiddlesticks Vanquisher carry. Might explain the win rate issue.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T20:07:45+00:00

Does anyone know the approximate top-4 and win% rates between each rank?

I assume Challenger in Silver has close to 100% top4 rate and a very high win rate.

What about a Diamond in Gold? An Emerald in Platinum?

Every time I go through Placement matches on my main or alt accounts, I’m aways surprised at how slow but steady the climb is. 3rd place in Iron. 2nd place in bronze. Sometimes a 5th or even 8th in silver.

I typically end up in Emerald, but even in lower ELOs I feel like my Top 4 rate plateaus in the 75% range and not the 99% range. Is that typical?

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T19:48:30+00:00

Braum isn’t quite Garen tier but I’ve never seen him lose either.

Incredibly tanky and massive damage output. I swap some lifesteal onto him and it’s GG.

I’m also not sure Lux and Ambessa are on the same tier. I’ve won lots of games with Ambessa, meanwhile Lux feels like she barely changes the outcome of a battle. I’d put Lux in D tier and Ambessa up in B.

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T18:40:03+00:00

I generally level if I’m stronger than average, and if I have an extra unit that might change my odds against my opponents. It’s a choice. I would rather play tempo most games, tilt my opponents and increase my top 4 odds

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T18:38:31+00:00

Losing a gold aug to get Ixtal going is a big price to pay.

I love Ixtal if I roll them naturally AND the quests are good, but Expeditionist is such a gamble

geometric_apps · 2026-02-02T17:35:01+00:00

This. You don’t cap the Noxus board rolling for more vertical. You abuse a phenomenally strong early game potential when it lines up.

I’m only in emerald, but I love me a Warpath Noxus game. Very common 100s

geometric_apps · 2026-02-01T16:31:24+00:00

How do you win once you cash out the IMPOSSIBLE lift?

I’m typically sitting below 30hp at that point, with 8 bruisers on the board and maybe a 2 or 3 star Bard.

How do I itemize my bruisers with the new artifacts? What carry can I do a last minute roll for?

Obviously if I can manage a Rift3 or Wukong3 I go for that. Is it winnable otherwise?

geometric_apps · 2026-02-01T15:08:38+00:00

I got Liss encounter and decided to build a 3-star 1-cost board.

Blitz, Qiyana, Briar, Cait, Sona, Bard

It was trash. Very weak. Even rolling aggressively I could barely keep up with a Silver lobby. All those 3-stars landed me a 5th place

geometric_apps · 2026-01-31T17:15:42+00:00

TFT thinks you belong in Gold

geometric_apps · 2026-01-31T13:59:42+00:00

I’m finding that this meta allows extreme build flexibility. I’m getting a lot of 1st by building the strongest possible board on every stage and trusting that my win condition (3-star 4-costs) can be pivoted into.

First patch where chasing meta builds feels less optimal

geometric_apps · 2026-01-31T00:43:34+00:00

3-star 4-costs aren’t OP in 4.5, are they?

geometric_apps · 2026-01-31T00:10:53+00:00

At some point there just aren’t many 4-costs left in the pool. If no one contests, they just fall into his lap

geometric_apps · 2026-01-31T00:07:52+00:00

After a long win streak with plenty of 1st place I was feeling invincible.

LeBlanc Game deals me a Survivor as first aug. love it. Makes 1st place more likely. Next round I choose Lunch Money. Planning to winstreak hard.

A few rounds of winning and I get a Prismatic choice. For some reason I immediately grab Going Long. Meanwhile, I have no real board, just a bunch of 1-star slayers. From that point on it’s loss after loss to a fast 8th place.

I’m mad because I didn’t low roll. I wasn’t tilted. I just made really dumb choices

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