Hello dear players, today is the last day of the year and I hope this year has been a good one for all of you. I wish that the new year will bring you all health, happiness and lots of games. On the last day of the year, I wanted to bring a TFT game worthy of today, and so it was. This will also be my last post this year! Without further ado, let's move on to the game!
Here's the video of the game for those who want to watch it, but as usual, it is no commentary:
There was a recording problem in the first minutes of the game so I can't show you the screen with augments, but here is the augment I chose. I wouldn't have thought of choosing any other augment after seeing this one. It's the underground heart, so it's like adding an underground unit to your team. This is great because underground champions are not compatible with each other and they are not easy to find in the early game. This augment will also be very helpful when activating the 5 underground buffs.
I'm sure you're wondering what Underground is. This trait is the same as the pirate trait in previous sets. In other words, you can earn gold and items with this trait, but the mechanics are a bit different. On the bottom right you see a tunnel, the number written on this tunnel is currently 6/10. When it is 10/10, you are asked if you want to continue robbing. You can either take the items/gold offered to you and finish the heist, or you can choose to continue the heist. If you continue, your reward will increase with every 10/10. I did a pretty big heist in this game.
Here is an example for you. Since I am currently in the first stage of the heist, I was offered 10 gold and a reworker. Of course I'm going to refuse and continue to progress the heist. By the way, if you are wondering how it progresses, it progresses 2 points for each round you win and 3 points for each round you lose. When it is 10 you move to a new stage. Since I lost 4 rounds in a row, it is now 12/10. And since I rejected it, it will continue at 2/10. Although if you get the reward, it continues at 2/10. So it doesn't reset, which is a good thing.
Even though the thrill of the hunt has been nerfed in this set, I took it because it was the best option. This way my units will regenerate health as they kill opponents. Considering I won't be using any health regeneration items, it's a very logical choice.
These are the recommended rewards for the second phase of the heist. 28 gold and a magnetic remover. I've never lost so many rounds for this reward, man! Let's continue the heist!
Losing is not a bad thing when playing this composition, but you should not lose too heavily. Otherwise you'll be dead before you realize what happened lol. As you can see I was beaten with only two units and that not only advanced the heist but also saved me a lot of lives. Despite that I have 41 HP. So I have to be careful.
I didn't have the option to renew the last augment and the most logical option was Urgot's augment. I will gain an Urgot and the units adjacent to it will gain 30% attack speed. So not bad at all. I'm sure it will be good for Samira. Even though I don't have a Samira yet lol.
Here are the level 3 heist rewards! Pretty impressive I must say, but I'm not done with my heist yet my friends! I have to keep going and get a higher reward. By the way, I have activated 5 Underground traits. I'm using Ezreal, Vi, Sona and Kayle and 1 more comes from the augment. 5 Underground advances 5 when you lose a heist and 3 when you win. So you progress faster. I still haven't found Samira, the carrier of this composition, which I really need.
I found Samira and things got a bit easier, like I said. I was having Kayle carry the items and I only changed two of them and I also put Senna on the board because she activates the sureshot buff. With this buff Samira gains attack power every 4 seconds. It's completely temporary. I'll replace Aphelios when I find him, he's a great carry.
I lost the previous battle very badly and dropped to 29 HP. That's why I decided that the 4th heist was enough. I would have liked to see the next heist if I had won or not lost so badly, but it's not worth the risk. This is already a big enough heist. Runaan's Tempest, this is already one of Samira's best items, 1 Ornn item, 3 component items, a magnetic remover, a reforger.
I got to level 8, found Aphelios, gave him the items but still lost, because most of my champions are 1 star and I need to get stronger. Especially now I need to turn off 5 Underground and use more functional champions instead. Otherwise I might die after one round!
I just managed to destroy my opponent who beat me badly and caused me to get out of the heist. Samira is a really good carry and the most reliable carry you can turn to when playing an Underground composition. Her best items are Runaan's Hurricane, Giant Slayer and Last Whisper. Until you find Samira, you can have Kayle carry the items like I did.
I killed one of my opponents and we were alone with the other. Samira really does a great job. Since her Ace buff is active, she executes enemies below 10% health. And this is the final composition. I just need to make my remaining champions two stars. In this patch you have to activate the Trench buff because the ability power compositions are very strong. I use Leona, Vi, Ekko and Alistar together to maximize this. Sejuani activates the brawler buff for me. Alistar also activates the Ox force buff so Aphelios doesn't die to random skills of the opponent. Urgot is also inside because of the augment. He gives 30% attack speed to his adjacent teammates, and his ability is also very functional.
I managed to win the last battle, even though it was hard, and finished the game 1st. It was really incredibly fun and this is my first first first place in this set. Samira was the hero of my composition. She proved it with her damage in the last battle. If Aphelios was 2 stars I'm sure he could have done even more damage. Also I could have used her differently by choosing different weapons but I didn't want to risk it lol.
This is the ranking of the game. So you can also see the boards and items of my opponents:
Thank you very much for reading. I hope you liked it. You can express your thoughts about my post in the comments. I wish you all a happy new year and I hope everything you wish for comes true. Take care of yourselves!