V9.22 (Teamfight Tactics)

V9.22 (Teamfight Tactics)
Release Date (US)	November 6th, 2019
Highlights
Set 2: Rise of the Elements New champions New traits New items
Related links
TFT 9.22 Patch Notes
Patch chronology
← Previous	V9.21 (Teamfight Tactics)
Next →	V9.23 (Teamfight Tactics)

For the League of Legends patch, see V9.22.

Teamfight Tactics V9.22

Cosmetic

Little Legends

• File:Teamfight Tactics 2019 Egg5.png Series Five Egg added.
  • Melisma, its base egg and 5 variants added.
  • Ossia, its base egg and 5 variants added.
  • QiQi, its base egg and 5 variants added.

Arena Skins

• Five new Arena Skins: Avarosa, Frostguard, Winter's Claw, Infernal, Moutain.
  • Two hidden new Arena Skins: Cloud, Ocean.
• Arena skins are now available in Riot Store.
  • Rift, Basic Draconic, Basic Summoner's and Storm Rift skins are not available.

Client

Ranked

• End of the first ranked season of TFT on November 6th, 2019. Ranked will return on V9.23.
• Placing 4th or better will never deduct LP. Placing 5th or lower will never reward LP.
• We're slightly decreasing the number of challenger and grandmaster slots in many regions in order to make sure that the master to challenger ranks have the appropriate distribution of players.
  • Korea, Vietnam, China: 300 Challengers, 700 Grand Masters.
  • EU West and North America: 200 Challengers, 500 Grand Masters.
  • All other regions: 50 Challengers, 100 Grand Masters.

Game

Set 2 - Rise of the Elements

• For the set of new champions and synergy, visit: List of champions (Teamfight Tactics)/Set 2.

Arena

• Board size increased to 4 rows of 7 hexes from 3 rows of 7 hexes.
• Elemental Hexes:
  • Each game of TFT will have an element assigned, spawing elemental hexes of that element during the planning phase. The hexes will spawn in the same places for all players on every round; the first appears at Stage 1-1, and the second one appears at Stage 3-1.
  • A champion that occupies the hex when the round starts may gain an elemental buff in the form of an item, provided that their inventory is not full. This buff is retained through the combat phase.
  • Ocean Hex: This unit starts combat with an additional 30 starting mana.
  • Inferno Hex: This unit starts combat with an additional 30% attack speed.
  • Cloud Hex: This unit gains an additional 20% chance to dodge enemy basic attacks.
  • Mountain Hex: At the end of the planning phase, this unit permanently gains 30 maximum health for the rest of the game.

Carousel

• Once you pick up a champion from the carousel, your Little Legend will no longer collide with your opponents.

Champion Drop Rates

• Level 8 drop rates by tier changed to 15 / 20 / 35 / 24 / 6% from 15 / 20 / 35 / 22 / 8%.

Champion Pool

• Number of Tier-1 champions reduced to 29 from 39.
• Number of Tier-2 champions reduced to 22 from 26.
• Number of Tier-3 champions reduced to 16 from 18.
• Number of Tier-4 champions reduced to 12 from 13.
• Number of Tier-5 champions unchanged at 10.

Loot boxes

• Uncommon orbs average gold value reduced very slightly.
• Gold orbs average gold value reduced very slightly.
• Spatula drop rates reduced.
• Reduced the chances of getting combined items slightly.
• Dragons now drop two common orbs in addition to their carried item.
• Elder Dragon and Rift Herald drop a common and an uncommon orb in addition to their carried item.

Player Damage

• Base player damage changed to 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 from 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where 3-Star 3-Cost units were doing 1 more player damage than intended.

Mana Generation

• 1-Star champion mana generation changed to 8 mana per attack from 6-10.
• 2-Star champion mana generation unchanged at 10 mana per attack.
• 3-Star champion mana generation increased to 12 mana per attack from 10.
• Mana generated from taking damage reduced by 15%.

Monsters

• New Elemental Drakes: Cloud Drake, Infernal Drake, Mountain Drake, Ocean Drake.
  • When the epic monster health is reduced below some thresholds, new mystery boxes dropped.

Summoned units

• Summoned units don't deal player damage by themselves, but they count as if their summoner was alive if at least 1 of them survives the round.

Trait UI Tooltip Update

• Champions that contribute to a Trait will have their portraits and tier information displayed inside the tooltip.
• Champions that are active on the battlefield will have their portraits highlighted.

Champions

For the champion changes, see the respective champion page.

• New Champions: Annie, Azir, Diana, Dr. Mundo, Ezreal, Ivern, Janna, Jax, Kog'Maw, LeBlanc, Lux, Malphite, Malzahar, Maokai, Master Yi, Nami, Nasus, Nautilus, Neeko, Nocturne, Olaf, Ornn, Qiyana, Renekton, Singed, Sion, Sivir, Skarner, Soraka, Syndra, Taliyah, Taric, Thresh, Twitch, Vladimir, Yorick, Zyra.
• Returning Champions: Aatrox, Ashe, Brand, Braum, Kha'Zix, Kindred, Rek'Sai, Varus, Vayne, Veigar, Volibear, Warwick, Yasuo, Zed.
• Removed Champions: Ahri, Akali, Anivia, Aurelion Sol, Blitzcrank, Camille, Cho'Gath, Darius, Draven, Elise, Evelynn, Fiora, Gangplank, Garen, Gnar, Graves, Jayce, Jinx, Kai'Sa, Karthus, Kassadin, Katarina, Kayle, Kennen, Leona, Lissandra, Lucian, Lulu, Miss Fortune, Mordekaiser, Morgana, Nidalee, Pantheon, Poppy, Pyke, Rengar, Sejuani, Shen, Shyvana, Swain, Tristana, Twisted Fate, Vi.

Traits

Alchemist - New Class

• Synergy: Alchemists ignore collision and never stop moving.
• Champion: Singed.

Assassin

• Bonus critical strike damage changed to from .
• Bonus critical strike chance changed to from .
• Champions: Diana, Kha'Zix, LeBlanc, Nocturne, Qiyana, Zed.
• Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Avatar - New Class

• Innate: Having an Avatar on your bench or board transforms all other Avatars in your shop to the Element of that Avatar.
• Synergy: An Avatar's Origin Element is counted twice for Trait bonuses.
• Champion: Lux.

Berserker - New Class

• Innate: At the start of combat, Berserkers leap to the nearest enemy.
• Synergy: When Berserkers attack, they have a chance to hit all units in cone in front of them and apply on-hit effects.
  • 3 Berserkers: 45% chance
  • 6 Berserkers: 100% chance
• Champions: Dr. Mundo, Jax, Olaf, Renekton, Sion, Volibear.
• Item: Berserker's Axe.

Blademaster

• Chance to trigger additional attacks reduced to 40% from 45%.
• Additional strikes changed to from .
• Champions: Aatrox, Master Yi, Sivir, Yasuo.
• Item: Blade of the Ruined King.

Brawler - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Cloud - New Element

• Synergy: All allies gain a chance to dodge enemy basic attack.
  • 2 Cloud units: +15% dodge chance
  • 3 Cloud units: +20% dodge chance
  • 4 Cloud units: +30% dodge chance
• Champions: Janna, Lux, Qiyana, Yasuo.

Crystal - New Element

• Synergy: Crystal units have a maximum amount of damage they can take from a single attack or ability hit.
  • 2 Crystal units: 100 max damage
  • 4 Crystal units: 60 max damage
• Champions: Ashe, Lux, Skarner, Taric.

Demon - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Desert - New Element

• Synergy: Desert units reduce the enemy team's armor.
  • 2 Desert units: 50% armor reduction
  • 4 Desert units: 90% armor reduction
• Champions: Azir, Kha'Zix, Renekton, Sivir.

Dragon - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Druid - New Class

• Synergy: While at least 2 Druids are in play, Druids regenerate 40 health each second.
• Champions: Ivern, Maokai, Neeko.

Electric - New Element

• Synergy: Electric units deal magic damage to nearby enemies whenever they deal or receive a critical strike.
  • 2 Electric units: 70 damage
  • 3 Electric units: 250 damage
  • 4 Electric units: 500 damage
• Champions: Lux, Ornn, Volibear, Zed.

Elementalist - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Exile - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Glacial

• Chance to stun increased to from .
• Champions: Braum, Ezreal, Olaf, Volibear, Warwick, Lux.
• Item: Frozen Mallet.

Guardian - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Gunslinger - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Hextech - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Inferno - New Element

• Synergy: Inferno spell damage burns the ground beneath the target, dealing a percentage of that spell's pre-mitigation damage as magic damage over 5 seconds, with each tick occuring every 0.5 seconds.
  • 3 Inferno units: +80% damage
  • 6 Inferno units: +175% damage
  • 9 Inferno units: +275% damage
• Champions: Annie, Brand, Diana, Kindred, Lux, Qiyana, Varus, Zyra.
• Item: Inferno's Cinder.

Imperial - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Knight - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Light - New Element

• Synergy: When a Light unit dies, all other Light units gain stackable bonus attack speed and are healed for 25% of their maximum health.
  • 3 Light units: +10% attack speed
  • 6 Light units: +20% attack speed
  • 9 Light units: +35% attack speed
• Champions: Aatrox, Jax, Lux, Nasus, Soraka, Vayne, Yorick.
• Item: Talisman of Light.

Mage - New Class

• Synergy: Mages have a chance, when casting, to instead Doublecast.
  • 3 Mages: 50% chance
  • 6 Mages: 100% chance
• Champions: Brand, LeBlanc, Syndra, Taliyah, Veigar, Vladimir.
• Item: Mage's Cap.

Mountain - New Element

• Synergy: While at least 2 Mountain units are in play, at the start of combat, a random ally gains a 1500 health stoneshield.
• Champions: Malphite, Qiyana, Taliyah.

Mystic - New Class

• Synergy: All allies gain bonus magic resistance.
  • 2 Mystics: 40 magic resistance
  • 4 Mystics: 120 magic resistance
• Champions: Janna, Master Yi, Nami, Soraka.

Ninja - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Noble - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Ocean - New Element

• Synergy: All allies restore mana every 4 seconds.
  • 2 Ocean units: +15 mana
  • 4 Ocean units: +30 mana
  • 6 Ocean units: +50 mana
• Champions: Lux, Nami, Nautilus, Qiyana, Syndra, Thresh, Vladimir.

Phantom - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Pirate - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Poison - New Element

• Synergy: While at least 3 Poison units are in play, Poison units apply Neurotoxin when they deal damage, increasing the mana cost of the target's spell by 50%.
• Champions: Dr. Mundo, Kog'Maw, Singed, Twitch.

Predator - New Class

• Synergy: While at least 3 Predators are in play, Predators instantly kill enemies they damage who are below 25% health.
• Champions: Kog'Maw, Rek'Sai, Skarner, Warwick.

Ranger

• Chance to gain double attack speed changed to from .
• Champions: Ashe, Ezreal, Kindred, Twitch, Varus, Vayne.

Robot - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Shadow - New Element

• Synergy: Shadow units deal increased damage for 5 seconds at combat start, refreshed on takedown.
  • 2 Shadow units: +50% increased damage. On self takedown.
  • 4 Shadow units: +100% increased damage. On any Shadow takedown.
• Champions: Lux, Malzahar, Master Yi, Kindred, Sion, Veigar.

Shapeshifter - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Sorcerer - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Steel - New Element

• Synergy: Steel units gain damage immunity for a few seconds when they are reduced below 50% health.
  • 2 Steel units: 2 seconds
  • 3 Steel units: 3 seconds
  • 4 Steel units: 4 seconds
• Champions: Lux, Nocturne, Rek'Sai.

Summoner - New Class

• Synergy: Summoned units gain bonus health and last longer.
  • 3 Summoners: +40% health and duration
  • 6 Summoners: +100% health and duration
• Champions: Annie, Azir, Malzahar, Yorick, Zed, Zyra.

Void - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Warden - New Class

• Synergy: Wardens gain increased total armor.
  • 2 Wardens: +125% armor
  • 4 Wardens: +275% armor
  • 6 Wardens: +450% armor
• Champions: Braum, Malphite, Nasus, Nautilus, Ornn, Taric, Thresh.

Wild - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Woodland - New Element

• Synergy: While at least 3 Woodland units are in play, at the start of combat, a random Woodland champion makes a copy of themselves (including items).
• Champions: Ivern, LeBlanc, Lux, Maokai, Neeko.

Yordle - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Items

Berserker's Axe - New item

• Stats: 10% critical strike chance, 10% dodge chance
• Passive: Wearer is also a Berserker. Cannot equip on a champion that is already a Berserker.
• Recipe: Spatula + Sparring Gloves.

Blade of the Ruined King

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 40%.

Bloodthirster

• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

Chain Vest

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.
• Now builds into Warden's Mail.
• No longer builds into Knight's Vow, due to the item being removed.

Cursed Blade - Removed

• Removed from the game.

Darkin - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Dragon's Claw

• Magic damage reduction reduced to 50% from 75%.
• Magic resistance increased to 50 from 40.

Frozen Heart

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.

Frozen Mallet

• Health reduced to 200 from 400.

Giant Slayer

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.
• Bonus on-hit damage changed to 8% of target's current health from 5% of target's maximum health.
• Damage type changed to physical from true.

Guardian Angel

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.
• Health on revive reduced to 400 from 500.

Guinsoo's Rageblade

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.
• Attack speed per stack reduced to 4% from 5%.

Hand of Justice

• Increased damage increased to 50% from 40%.
• On-hit healing increased to 50 from 40.

Hush

• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

Iceborn Gauntlet

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.

Inferno's Cinder - New item

• Stats: 20 ability power.
• Passive: Wearer is also an Inferno. Cannot equip on a champion that is already an Inferno.
• Recipe: Spatula + Needlessly Large Rod.

Ionic Spark

• Damage reduced to 100 from 125.
• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

Knight's Vow - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Locket of the Iron Solari

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.

Luden's Echo

• Damage reduced to 150 from 180.
• New Effect: Now always goes off once per spell cast.

Mage's Cap - New item

• Stats: 20 starting mana.
• Passive: Wearer is also a Mage. Cannot equip on a champion that is already a Mage.
• Recipe: Spatula + Tear of the Goddess.

Mittens - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Morellonomicon

• Bug Fix: Tooltip now correctly states it blocks 80% of healing.

Needlessly Large Rod

• Now builds into Inferno's Cinder.
• No longer builds into Yuumi, due to the item being removed.

Negatron Cloak

• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.
• Now builds into Talisman of Light.
• No longer builds into Cursed Blade, due to the item being removed.

Phantom Dancer

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.
• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.

Quicksilver

• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

Rabadon's Deathcap

• Passive bonus ability power increased to 75% from 50%.

Rapid Firecannon

• Attack speed reduced to 30% from 40%.

Recurve Bow

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.
• Now builds into Runaan's Hurricane.
• No longer builds into Cursed Blade, due to the item being removed.

Red Buff

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.
• Bug Fix: Tooltip now correctly states it blocks 80% of healing.

Repeating Crossbow

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.

Runaan's Hurricane

• New Recipe: Negatron Cloak + Recurve Bow.
  • Old Recipe: Negatron Cloak + Spatula.
• Magic resistance reduced to 25 from 40.
• Attack speed increased to 15% from 0%.
• Bolt AD ratio reduced to 60% AD from 75% AD.
• New Effect: Now grants one extra bolt per copy on a champion.

Sparring Gloves

• Now builds into Berserker's Axe.
• No longer builds into Mittens, due to the item being removed.

Spatula

• Removed: No longer doubles the stat power of its sister component.
• Now builds into Inferno's Cinder, Mage's Cap, Warden's Mail, Talisman of Light, and Berserker's Axe.
• No longer builds into Runaan's Hurricane.
• No longer builds into Darkin, Knight's Vow, Mittens, and Yuumi, due to these items being removed.
• Drop rate from orbs reduced.

Statikk Shiv

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.

Sword Breaker

• Armor increased to 25 from 20.
• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

Talisman of Light - New item

• Stats: 25 magic resistance.
• Passive: Wearer is also a Light. Cannot equip on a champion that is already a Light.
• Recipe: Spatula + Negatron Cloak.

Tear of the Goddess

• Now builds into Mage's Cap.
• No longer builds into Darkin, due to the item being removed.

Thornmail

• Armor increased to 50 from 40.

Thief's Gloves

• Increased average value of items at level 8 & 9.

Titanic Hydra

• Attack speed reduced to 15% from 20%.
• Damage type changed to magic from physical.

Warden's Mail - New item

• Stats: 25 armor.
• Passive: Wearer is also a Warden. Cannot equip on a champion that is already a Warden.
• Recipe: Spatula + Chain Vest.

Youmuu's Ghostblade

• Attack damage reduced to 15 from 30.

Yuumi - Disabled

• Disabled due to Set 2.

Zephyr

• Magic resistance increased to 25 from 20.

References

TFT Patch History