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TFT Season 16: 5 Common Mistakes Holding You Back From Master Tier
This video highlights 5 common mistakes that prevent you from reaching Master tier in TFT. These include focusing too much on optimal item builds, being afraid to drop below 50 gold, forcing compositions without considering early augments and items, failing to select augments effectively, and having an attachment to champions and items. By avoiding these mistakes, players can improve their gameplay and climb the ranks.
1. Excessive Obsession with Item Builds ⚔️: Flexibility is More Important Than Optimal Items
- ✅ Focusing too much on finding the perfect item for a champion can lead to components piling up on the bench, weakening your board and losing unnecessary health.
- ✅ It's important to balance damage, tank, and effect items.
- ✅ Even if you have the perfect item for a champion, your composition will be weak if you don't have enough tanks.
- ✅ Good TFT players always aim to make the best items from the components they have.
| Item Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Damage Item | Provides damage to the main carry. |
| Tank Item | Provides durability to the main tank. |
| Effect Item | Provides utility effects such as healing reduction and resistance reduction. |
00:00 - 01:55
1. Excessive Obsession with Item Builds ⚔️: Flexibility is More Important Than Optimal Items
- ✅ Focusing too much on finding the perfect item for a champion can lead to components piling up on the bench, weakening your board and losing unnecessary health.
- ✅ It's important to balance damage, tank, and effect items.
- ✅ Even if you have the perfect item for a champion, your composition will be weak if you don't have enough tanks.
- ✅ Good TFT players always aim to make the best items from the components they have.
| Item Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Damage Item | Provides damage to the main carry. |
| Tank Item | Provides durability to the main tank. |
| Effect Item | Provides utility effects such as healing reduction and resistance reduction. |
01:56 - 04:10
2. Gold Management 💰: Break the 50 Gold Rule and Strengthen Your Board
- ✅ Many players are so focused on building their economy that they are reluctant to spend gold to improve their board.
- ✅ It's important to understand the tempo of the game and use gold to level up and reroll to strengthen your board.
- ✅ The 32 gold rule helps determine how much gold to spend to improve your board.
- ✅ If you drop to 32 gold, you can return to 50 gold within the next two rounds.
- ✅ The best TFT players drop below 50 gold during the game to maintain win streaks and preserve health.
04:11 - 05:38
3. Forcing Compositions 🚫: Adjust Your Composition Based on Early Game Spots
- ✅ Forcing a composition is a common mistake among low elo players.
- ✅ Players should decide on a composition at stage 2-1 based on their first augment and items.
- ✅ Players should learn at least 3 compositions and adjust their plans based on early game spots.
- ✅ Players should consider whether it's a good game to play a specific composition before forcing it.
05:39 - 06:45
4. Augment Selection 🧠: Balance Economy and Combat Augments
- ✅ Augments are one of the most important resources in TFT.
- ✅ Low elo players don't know how to choose good augments.
- ✅ A common mistake is choosing 3 economy augments.
- ✅ Economy augments help you get your final board faster, but once everyone has their final board, your board will be weak without combat augments.
- ✅ It's important to balance economy augments to reach the final board and combat augments to become stronger.
06:46 - 08:31
5. Attachment to Champions 💔: Evolve Your Board for the Late Game
- ✅ Having an attachment to champions is a common mistake among players below Diamond.
- ✅ Players are afraid to replace their final board with legends for fear of ruining synergies.
- ✅ In the late game, you should improve your board by adding legends, even if they don't fit the synergies.
- ✅ Players should also not have an attachment to items on their carries.
- ✅ A 2-star Kindred is better than a 2-star Yone. Therefore, if both champions are 2-starred, item priority should be on Kindred.