It's important to practice by playing a lot in order to get better at a game like Teamfight Tactics, but knowing what to work on is even more important. We've got 3 essential tips for you to consider in order to better understand the game and significantly increase your win rate.
- See also: All our guides on Teamfight Tactics.
Control your economy
Fundamental mechanics if any on TFT, the economy is one of the most important points to understand and master. No matter what lineup you decide to play, knowing when to use your gold, when to save, when to level up, or when to spend it all is an art that comes with time.
Overall, we recommend a situational approach to economics. There is never just one solution to apply in each position, but there are a few guidelines to follow. It is for example recommended to always seek to maintain the highest level of interest you can have (10, 20, 30... gold), without sacrificing your team's power or flexibility by selling units you need.
- Read also: The management of the economy and levels by a Challenger (Saintvicious).
Overall, we also recommend knowing how to play with your advantage: if you are in a winning streak position, it will then be interesting touse your gold more aggressively to level up in order to keep winning. Conversely, it is important to understand when use multiple consecutive defeats to your advantage by saving and building a strong economy to return to the game later.
We've also listed an entire list of tips and guidelines in our advanced guide to economics. While progressing through this fundamental mechanic may seem tedious, we guarantee that the work will be worth the effort, since it is knowledge that will apply to every game of Teamfight Tactics.
Know some compositions well
While it's possible to force a comp every game, we don't recommend it as it won't work in the long run. The higher your ELO, the more you will be challenged and risk dying very quickly if you cannot find your key units. However, it is not necessary to know how to play all the compositions that exist, but knowing at least 3, ideally 4, is a good start.
After each important patch, we offer a cheat sheet of the best comps in the meta that you can keep aside so you never go blind.
You don't have to revolutionize the meta on your own, many people are already doing it for you. On Breakflip, we provide you with a tier list of the best compositions of the moment, as well as two others for items and champions. With these tools, and the composition guides that go with them, you should be able to do well with the cards that will be drawn to you in each game.
Use the tools at your disposal
Whether it's streams, resource sites to places of discussion, many tools are available for free on the internet to know Teamfight Tactics at your fingertips. Information is the sinews of war, which is why it is essential to keep yourself informed in order to progress.
The educational streamers who play in Challenger will allow you to better understand their vision of things and integrate the decisions they explain into your gameplay. The different tools will allow you to know what to focus on in order to progress and to avoid using your energy to think about things on which you can be assisted. Finally, confronting your point of view with that of other players is an excellent way to question yourself and learn.
That's why we have compiled for you all a list of useful addresses in order to put all the chances on your side.
There are no miracles in Teamfight Tactics, your progress is up to you. But if you follow our advice and put some good will into it, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to climb the ladder. If you have any questions or suggestions, we'll be happy to answer them in the comments to this article.
