Teamfight Tactics Meta: Best Comps and Builds for TFT Set 7.5 (Patch 12.20)

Best TFT Comps for Patch 12.20

• Jade Whispers = 5 Jade, 4 Whispers
• Inner Flame = 6 Dragonmancer
• Age of Dragons = 4 Dragon
• Guild Gang GG = 7 Guild
• Team Green = 7 Jade, 2 Shapeshifter
• Predator Cat = 6 Darkflight, 2 Assassin
• Pool Party = 3 Lagoon, 2 Whispers, 2 Cannoneer
• Laser Yone = 5 Shimmerscale, 4 Guardian
• Aqua Mages = 6 Lagoon, 3 Mage
• Guild Xayah 2.0 = 6 Ragewing, 3 Guild
• Daeja Vu = 6 Guild, 4 Mirage
• Dragonscorn = 4 Scalescorn, 4 Whispers
• Lux Reroll = 5 Astral, 3 Mage
• 300 Whispers = 6 Whispers, 4 Bruiser
• Mage Nomsy = 5 Mages, 3 Prodigy
• One Shot Lee = 6 Dragonmancer, 4 Tempest
• 200 Years = 4 Cannoneer, 3 Cavalier
• Shift-Shots = 4 Shapeshifter, 4 Ragewing
• Dragonmancer Nunu = 8 Dragonmancer
• Daeja Cavaliers = 6 Mirage, 5 Cavalier
• Nidalee Reroll = 4 Shapeshifter, 3 Guild
• Ez-Guardians = 4 Swiftshot, 4 Guardian
• Bonkey Kong = 5 Jade, 2 Warrior

My name is Alan and I’ve peaked Challenger in multiple TFT sets and I constantly work with top Challenger players like Ace of Spades to analyze the meta.

Patch 12.20 is out, and it’s time for our usual meta shake-up. Some reroll comps are coming into the light, and the power level of Dragons are shifting around a bit.

NOTE: These team comps will be accurate when we publish at the beginning of the patch but are constantly updated by our experts. If you visit in between patch releases, there may be a slight lag time for when the blog is updated to match it so be sure to check our official website’s TFT team comp page for the most up-to-date info.

Jade Whispers: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is all about combining the 2 traits – Jade & Whispers. The green Dragon Shi Oh Yu and the purple Dragon Sy’fen are your core units that’ll need a similar itemization – but once you get it online – you’ll have a really powerful board!

[How to play Jade Whispers]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you have lots of B.F. Sword item components, Recurve Bow, Sparring Glove etc. so that you can slam multiple melee AD items for your carries.

Inner Flame: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is a slow roll comp that revolves around Karma as the main carry and builds upon her Dragonmancer origin. Since you’ll give her a sustain and healing item in Bloodthirster, she’ll keep healing herself back up while generating mana from getting attacked by the enemy units.

[How to play Inner Flame]

When to make:

This comp is very simple to play. Go for it if you have a the usual crit item combo in Jeweled Gauntlet and Infinity Edge or simply find lots of Dragonmancers early on.

Age of Dragons: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This is the ultimate Dragon alliance comp that will make you dominate your lobbies! Play it ONLY if you have upgraded 2 star units throughout the entire game that help you win streak easily. Having 3 of the highest cost units in the game requires a strong economy and enough HP so you have to play your strongest board!

[How to play Age of Dragons]

When to make:

Go for this comp ONLY if you can guarantee a strong early and mid game without rolling too much. You can also consider running this board if you get any Dragon Emblems or specifc Dragon trait augments such as Age of Dragons.

Guild Gang GG: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is all about Guild! You play all the Guild units that are in the game with Twitch for the early game, Zippy for the mid game and Jayce for the late game! Since you have such a variety of carries – you can use literally all item components the game offers you!

[How to play Guild Gang]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you see any Guild related Augments such as “Loot Master”, an Emblem or something like “Gear Upgrades”. Having lots of bow item components early on for Twitch is also a good sign to play this.

Team Green: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is pretty straightforward – you see green champions – you buy green champions. It uses almost all Jade units and Jayce as well as Olaf to add in more Synergies and damage as well as frontline and utility.

[How to play Team Green]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you find an early copy of Shi Oh Yu so that you can immediately play 7 Jades.

Predator Cat: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

Rengar is back and Assassins are stronger than ever! Abuse Darkflight with Zekes and tons of attack speed on your carries! The Dragon Tyrant Swain provides enough frontline so that Rengar can slice up the enemy team one by one.

[How to play Predator Cat]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you find lots of B.F. Sword item components to have the perfect itemization on your main carry – Rengar.

Pool Party: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp uses the ultimate trio Seraphine + Graves + Pantheon. The ult of Seraphine grants bonus auto attack damage – meaning when Pantheon ults, he’ll proc it several times immediately. The same goes for Graves as he always shoots 4 bullets at a time. But, Seraphine 3 star will be your ultimate win condition.

[How to play Pool Party]

When to make:

You can almost force this comp every game as long as you’re not contested and can get Seraphine 3 star.

Laser Yone: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is all about Yone as a ranged carry. You HAVE to give him that extra range or else this comp will be very difficult to pull off. Seeing the “Scoped Weapons” Augment should be an instant pick to go for this comp.

[How to play Laser Yone]

When to make:

So, go for this comp if you find an early Spatula either during the first carousel, through an Urf’s Grab Bag or simply get a Swiftshot Emblem / Scoped Weapons as Augment.

Aqua Mages: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp builds upon the new Lagoon trait with the water Dragon Sohm as main carry and the 4-cost Assassin Nilah as secondary carry. Your Dragon will blow up enemy frontlines while your Assassin – Nilah – cleans up the enemy backline.

[How to play Aqua Mages]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you have a good Lagoon starter as well as find a copy of Sohm or Nilah early on.

Guild Xayah 2.0: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

Guild Xayah can now be played with full 6 Ragewings! This is by far the strongest version of any Xayah carry comp with the red Dragon Shyvana as secondary carry.

[How to play Guild Xayah 2.0]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you have a lot of good AD items (Bows and Swords), and have a decent 2-stars start that can snowball you quite easily into the late game.

Daeja Vu: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp focuses mainly around the Mirage trait. Your main damage carry is the Mirage Dragon Daeja and Nunu is your frontline tank alongside his Cavalier & Guild companions.

[How to play Daeja Vu]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you have lots of Bows and Needlessly Large Rods to get the right itemization on your Mirage carry – Daeja. Finding a Yone or Nunu will also help activating Mirage early into the game.

Dragonscorn: S-tier

Team Comp Description:

Scalescorn got reworked! The trait remains now active with Dragons in play and Sy’fen will be the best choice to choose here! With Whispers in the front, you want your main carry Olaf to throw his axes from a safe distance by positioning him right behind them.

[How to play Dragonscorn]

When to make:

You can go for this comp if you have lots of offensive item components such as Bow and B.F. Sword or find an early copy of Olaf to make him get his AD stacks from the get go.

Lux Reroll: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is your typical 3 star reroll Astral-Mage comp with Lux as the source of main damage and the Bruiser duo Sylas and Skarner as main tanks in the front. Since all the units in play are low-cost units, it’s fairly easy to play and a comp you can go for in every game (as long as you’re uncontested).

[How to play Lux Reroll]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you’re uncontested, find a good amount of Lux copies and have a good Astral/Mage starter.

300 Whispers: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp uses mainly Whispers – with Sy’fen as Dragon and Pantheon as strong frontline carries. Zyra is your utility and extra backline damage.

The non-whisper units in this comp support both your carries with either more health in Bruisers, more damage in Warriors or more utility with shields and stuns.

[How to play 300 Whispers]

When to make:

If you have strong Attack Damage items like Bloodthirster you can force this most games. Sy’Fen and Pantheon are easy carries to flex into.

Mage Nomsy: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This Comp builds upon the previous Dragon in training – Nomsy. As a Prodigy Dragon, she can be now 3 different traits each game but this comp variation sets the focus on the MAGE variation of your Dragon.

[How to play Mage Nomsy]

When to make:

Go for this comp if Nomsy has the Mage trait and you can summon Heimerdinger to the board. For the Evoker variation, check out the “Evoker Nomsy” guide on the team comps page!

One-Shot Lee: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

As the name suggests, this comp simply revolves around Lee Sin, as the main carry. He is tanky enough with Dragonmancer to sustain a lot of damage and heal it back up with Hand of Justice or Bloodthirster. The comp is also simple to play as you mainly just throw in a lot of Dragonmancer units together.

[How to play One-Shot Lee]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you have good Lee Sin items (lots of Sparring Gloves) and have a decent start with Dragonmancers.

200 Years: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp revolves around Cannoneers to blow up enemy teams! The Synergy between Zeke’s Herald and Darkflight is simply too good with your Blasters. Graves will be your main carry so always make sure you sandwich him between 2 Darkflights.

[How to play 200 Years]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you find lots of Aphelios copies or get good Cannoneer Augments such as “Ricochet” or “Hot Shot”.

Shift-Shots: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp uses all Shapeshifters to get a beefy front online while having Swiftshots in the back that’ll deal all the damage needed! You’ll use a 2-star Varus as your main carry most of the game as he’s pretty reliable to find while Jayce and Shyvana will be your meat-shields!

[How to play Shift-Shots]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you find an early copy of Varus, have lots of AD item components such as B.F. Swords and Recurve Bow’s.

Dragonmancer Nunu: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp is unlike any others! Your main carry in this comp is Nunu! However, you can only consider playing this comp if you’re able to make your Mirage Cavalier carry a Dragonmancer and get him 3 stars!

[How to play Dragonmancer Nunu]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you can build an early Dragonmancer spatula or get a Dragonmancer Emblem through Augments.

Nidalee Reroll: A-tier

Team Comp Description:

[How to play Predator Cat]

When to make:

Ez-Guardians: B-tier

Team Comp Description:

This comp revolves around Ezreal as the main carry and is a slow roll comp. While slow rolling for Ezreal at level 5 you can also look to 3 star other 1-cost units like Nasus and Ezreal. There aren’t any large trait bonuses, just a bunch of small things like Guardians, Swiftshot, etc.

[How to play Ez-Guardians]

When to make:

This comp is very simple to play. Go for it if you have good items or find a lot of Ezreals, Leona and Nasus copies.

Bonkey Kong: B-tier

Team Comp Description:

Bonkey Kong is back! This comp slow rolls at level 5 to look for 3 Star Wukong and Leona (and maybe Nasus if you happen to find him on your rolls). The comp then full sends into Jade 5 with the Dragon Shi Oh Yu to support our main tank Leona in the front.

[How to play Bonkey Kong]

When to make:

Go for this comp if you find lots of early copies of Wukong as he is the main carry of the comp. Also try to get early Bows as Wukong will want Rapid Firecannon.

Methodology

We evaluate compositions based on 3 key factors:

• Consistency: How well does this comp perform from game to game and how reliably can you build towards it given a reasonable start?
• Overall strength: If you do successfully complete the comp, how does it match up against other comps, especially those most prevalent in the meta?
• Flexibility: Can you make tweaks and adjustments to the comp while events unfold differently in game? These events include item luck, roll luck, and enemy units.

The combination of these three factors allows us to define team compositions as S, A, or B. The ones that have all three will lean toward S, those that are pretty good but may be lacking in some areas will lean towards B.

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That’s it for now! We’ll be making more team comp recommendations every week and for future patches. Let us know in the comments if we missed anything and good luck in your TFT matches!