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TFT: 4-Cost Carry Strategy - Level 9 Is No Longer Viable!
This video explores the new TFT strategy in patch 16.3B, where focusing on 3-star cost 4 units is more advantageous than leveling up to level 9. The video discusses how and when to use this strategy, managing the economy, and adapting to different lobbies.
1. 📈 Meta Shift: Focus on Three-Star Cost 4
- ✅ Increased XP required for level 9 has made the strategy less viable.
- ✅ Players are opting to stay at level 8 to focus on three-star cost 4 units.
00:00 - 00:16
1. 📈 Meta Shift: Focus on Three-Star Cost 4
- ✅ Increased XP required for level 9 has made the strategy less viable.
- ✅ Players are opting to stay at level 8 to focus on three-star cost 4 units.
00:17 - 01:35
2. 🎯 Detailed Strategy: Choice and Ideal Conditions
- ✅ Prioritize economy augments to accelerate obtaining three-star cost 4 units.
- ✅ Choose compositions and cost 4 units that are not heavily contested by other players.
- ✅ Units that don't need to be unlocked (like Kai'Sa or Kong) are easier to obtain at three stars.
01:36 - 02:03
3. 🔍 Lobby Analysis and Gold Management
- ✅ Analyze the lobby to identify which compositions are being chosen by other players.
- ✅ Ensure a good amount of gold to roll and find the desired units.
02:04 - 03:21
4. Ionia as an Example: Early Game and Essential Items
- ✅ A good start for Ionia includes Shen, Jin, Shinzal, and Tristana (or Illaoi for more frontline).
- ✅ Essential items for Yunara: Infinity Edge and Guinsoo's Rageblade.
- ✅ Third item recommended: Titan's Resolve (or Giant Slayer, Hand of Justice, Quicksilver Sash as alternatives).
03:22 - 04:10
5. 🔄 Adaptation and Augments: Strategic Choices
- ✅ Evaluate whether the augment should strengthen the present or the future of the game.
- ✅ Combat augments are ideal for maintaining a win streak.
- ✅ Economic or XP augments are better for strengthening the late game.
04:11 - 05:17
6. 🛠️ Using Items and Components: Red Buff and Gargoyle Stoneplate
- ✅ Red Buff can be used temporarily on Yunara, but can be swapped to Kindred in the late game.
- ✅ Gargoyle Stoneplate is useful on Kong, especially with the Gen encounter, allowing you to break the plate to obtain components.
05:18 - 06:30
7. 💰 Economic Augments: Advanced Loan vs. Gold Destiny
- ✅ Economic augments are crucial for the cost 4 strategy.
- ⚠️ Advanced Loan can be risky, as the next augment will be of a lower tier.
- ✅ Gold Destiny is a good option to recover the economy.
06:31 - 07:42
8. ⚔️ Lobby Analysis and Composition Choice
- ✅ It is ideal not to contest the same composition with other players in the lobby.
- ✅ For Ionia, the best effects are those that give gold every three takedowns or XP with three/five/seven Ionians.
07:43 - 08:32
9. 🛡️ Stage 3: Save Life and Red Buff on Yunara
- ✅ Saving life in stage 3 allows you to reach stage 4 (late game) healthy.
- ✅ Red Buff on Yunara can be a temporary option.
08:33 - 09:19
10. 🔮 Composition Flexibility: Serafine and Alissandra
- ✅ The presence of Serafine and Brown allows you to consider the Serafine and Lissandra composition.
- ✅ 2-star Alissandra allows you to undo items and change the build.
09:20 - 10:33
11. 💰 Economic Recovery and Stabilization
- ✅ Gold augment helps to recover the economy.
- ✅ Roll to stabilize the composition.
10:34 - 12:42
12. 🏆 Prioritizing Three-Star Cost 4 vs. Level 9
- ✅ Collect gold to try to get three-star Yunara.
- ✅ It's not worth going to level 9, it's better to focus on three-star cost 4 units.
- ✅ Avoid heavily contested compositions, such as Calista.
12:43 - 13:13
13. 💰 Resource Management and Positioning
- ✅ Save money and avoid rolling if there is no direct dispute.
- ✅ Strategic positioning is crucial.
13:14 - 14:03
14. ⚔️ 3-Star Garen: Threat and Current Strategy
- ✅ 3-star Garen is a threat, reinforcing the need to focus on three-star cost 4.
- ✅ Current strategy: stay at level 8 and try to get three-star cost 4 units.
14:04 - 15:25
15. 🎯 Prioritizing Yunara and Winning the Game
- ✅ Prioritizing Yunara is crucial to win against compositions like Garen.
- ✅ Hitting three-star Yunara guarantees victory.
15:26 - 16:38
16. ✨ Threshold and Strategic Positioning
- ✅ Threshold on Yunara helps to avoid focus and increase survival.
- ✅ Strategic positioning is essential to protect Yunara.
16:39 - 18:23
17. 🏆 Victory and Strategy Summary
- ✅ Victory is guaranteed by hitting three-star Yunara.
- ✅ Main strategy: focus on three-star cost 4 units to climb in TFT.