Riot Games is returning to a normal Teamfight Tactics patch schedule with Patch 13.3, showcasing a rework to the Gadgeteen trait, system changes to Hero Augment Armories, and balance changes.
Patch 13.3 has Monsters’ Attack! getting back to a normal patch scheduled following the social engineering attack that took place last month. The new update contains several major changes that will impact the TFT Set Eight meta, from increased reroll options for Hero Augment Armories to a large number of balance changes. The only item changes in Patch 13.3 were an adjustment to Theives’ Gloves for an even distribution of items and the Ornn Artifact Infinty Force will now also grant plus-25 mana and plus-25 critical strike.
Players will have a limited time to finish the Lunar Gala event or play in the Fortune’s Favor mode, with both ending on Feb. 13. Updates were applied to all tooltips within Set Eight, from champion spells to items. And Riot will no longer continue to support iOS12 for mobile with it getting discontinued through Patch 13.4 as early OS versions are difficult to support over time, according to Riot. Patch 13.3 will drop into live servers one day later than normal on Feb. 9.
Here are all the notes for Patch 13.3 for TFT Set Eight, according to Riot.
Patch 13.3 TFT Hero Augment system changes

Randomness in TFT Hero Augments is getting reduced in Patch 13.3 while options are getting increased through players having the ability to roll up to four times for the ideal Hero Augment that fits their comp. The change presents players with a total of 15 possible Hero Augments to choose from. Options provided to players through the Stage 2-1 Armory are random while the Hero Augment choices at either Stage 3-2 or 4-2 are tailored to fit a player’s comp.
The four Rerolls for Hero Augment Armories are separate from normal TFT Augment Armories, which will still offer the option to Reroll once. Upon Rerolling a Hero Augment Armory, a new selection of unique Hero Augments will get offered to players.
All Trait changes in TFT Patch 13.3

A rework was applied to the TFT Set Eight Gadgeteen trait, improving its playability during the mid and late-game stages, providing more damage and damage reduction scaling that grows in power upon a player equipping items. The LaserCorps trait underwent a significant number of changes, from new breakpoints to the percent chance of drone damage getting removed. Other traits like OxForce and Underground were also adjusted in TFT Patch 13.3.
- ADMIN: Health threshold variation increased from 40 percent to 66 percent.
- Anima Squad: Attack damage and ability power bonus were adjusted from 10/30/55 to 10/35/60.
- Brawler: Health was adjusted from 20/40/65/99 to 20/45/70/99 percent.
- Gadgeteen (Rework): All Gadgeteen units gain bonus damage and damage reduction for each item equipped to them.
- Gadgeteen (breakpoint of three): Gadgeteen units gain three percent bonus damage and damage reduction per item.
- Gadgeteen (breakpoint of five): Gadgeteen units gain 12 percent bonus damage and damage reduction per item.
- LaserCorps: Breakpoints were changed from 3/6/9 to 3/5/7/9
- LaserCorps: The percent chance for drones to deal damage was removed. Drone damage will now always proc.
- LaserCorps: Internal cooldown for drones was reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 seconds.
- LaserCorps: Damage was reduced from 65/165/200 to 25/45/80/99
- LaserCorps: The number of drones per breakpoint was changed from 1/1/2 to 1/1/1/2.
- Mascot: Maximum health healing adjusted from 1.5/2.75/5.5/10 to 1.5/3/6/10 percent.
- OxForce: Units will remain at one health after the OxForce immunity ends.
- Underground: Breakpoints were changed from 3/5 to 3/4/5/6
- Underground: Locks cracked per win at each breakpoint were adjusted from 2/3 to 2/2/3/4.
- Underground: Locks cracked per loss at each breakpoint were adjusted from 3/5 to 3/4/5/7/
All Champion balance changes in TFT Patch 13.3

Patch 13.3 contained a smaller number of champion balance changes as the focus of the update was more on Hero Augments. Draven is getting a slight nerf that results in about three to four percent less damage and reduced health for the Set Eight champion, while Jinx had her mana buffed to improve her within AP builds as an item holder for Miss Fortune.
Jax’s spell will now scale with ability power, Viego had his spell damage center around the primary target and not himself while also getting a bug removed that had his spell fizzle out, and a bug fix was applied to Janna that affected her Twister spell.
One-cost
- Kayle: Spell attack damage ratio increased from 150 to 155 percent
- Kayle: Spell base damage buffed from 20/30/45 to 25/35/50
- Lux: Maximum mana changed from 0/70 to 0/60
Two-cost
- Draven: Spell attack damage ratio reduced from 135 to 130 percent
- Draven: Spell base damage nerfed from 65/100/150 to 60/95/145
- Draven: Armor and magic resistance reduced from 20 to 15
- Fiora: Armor and magic resistance increased from 45 to 50
- Jinx: Mana buffed from 30/90 to 20/80
Three-cost
- Jax: Spell strike damage will now scale with ability power
- Vel’Koz: Updated tooltip now includes that the enemy cannot get stunned again for four seconds after getting stunned
Four-cost
- Taliyah: Spell damage buffed from 200/300/900 to 210/315/945
- Viego: Spell damage will center around the primary target and not Viego
- Viego: A bug fix resolved Viego’s spell from failing to deal damage in certain situations but it can still whiff if enemies leave the AoE of the spell
- Viego: AoE damage to secondary targets was nerfed from 130/195/425 to 125/185/400
Five-cost
- Janna: A bug fix resolved Janna from doing 20 percent of the intended damage from what was stated in the tooltip
- Janna: Damage changed on the tooltip from 100/150/3000 to 50/75/1000
- Janna: Stun damage adjusted from 1.5/2/3 to 1.25/2/10
- Janna: Windy ability power and attack damage nerfed from 12/25/150 to 10/20/99 percent
- Janna: Sunny health shield adjusted from 400/600/4000 to 400/600/2000
All Hero Augment balance changes for TFT Patch 13.3

The system change applied to Hero Augments resulted in a number of balance changes taking place in Patch 13.3.
Related: All TFT Set 8 Champions: Stats, Hero Augments, and costs
Jinx’s carry Hero Augment was buffed with attack speed while Janna’s Rapid Reporting was reworked. Gold from Miss Fortune Make it Rain Hero Augment was adjusted and Malphite’s Rock Solid had its armor to ability power conversion increased.
One-cost
- Galio Justice Punch (carry): Damage amplification increased from 75 to 150 percent
- Gangplank Flaming Ricochet (carry): Bounce damage increased from 90 to 100 percent
- Lux Lucent Barrier (support): Shield amount increased from 350 to 500
- Renekton Reign of Anger (carry): Base attack speed increased from 65 to 75 percent
- Sylas Kingslayer (carry): Bonus maximum health reduced from 30 to 25 percent
- Talon Ox-ian Range (support): Attack damage and ability power reduced from 12 to 10
Two-cost
- Annie Reflector Shield (carry): Shield damage increased from 185 to 200 and internal cooldown reduced from 0.2 to 0.1 seconds
- Fiora Frontline Fencing (carry): Armor and magic resistance increased from 175 to 250
- Jinx Get Excited! (carry): Reworked—Grants Jinx 40 percent attack speed and move speed. The amount is tripled for seven seconds after Jinx scores a takedown.
- Lee Sin Invigorate (support): Attack speed buff duration increased from three to four
- Malphite Rock Solid (carry): The Armor to ability power conversion was increased from 100 to 150 percent
- Rell Hold the Line (carry): Bonus ability power increased from 70 to 80 and damage reduction increased from 30 to 35 percent.
Four-cost
- Miss Fortune Make it Rain (support): Gold granted is now 10 to 20 based on the Stage number. Stage three grants 10 gold while Stage four and after grants 20 gold.
- Sett Regenerative Shield (support): Now grants a Protector’s Vow instead of Locket of Iron Solari
Five-cost
- Janna Rapid Reporting (carry): Reworked to a category five—players gain a Janna and she gains 50 ability power while her ability deals true damage.
- Nunu They See Me Rolling (support): Bonus ability power increased from 10 to 20
All Regular Augment balance changes in TFT Patch 13.3

Balance changes made to regular TFT Augments in Patch 13.3 focused on items granted through Crowns and Souls, while also spreading out gold offered through Augments.
- Ancient Archives (Silver-tier): Now also gives two gold
- Ancient Archives (Gold-tier): Now also gives eight gold
- Birthday Present: No longer grants gold on level up
- Brawler Crown: The item granted changed from Redemption to Protector’s Vow
- Clear Mind: Now only grants experience at the end of player combat rounds
- Cluttered Mind: Now only grants experience at the end of player combat rounds
- Cluttered Mind: Champions granted changed to four random tier-one champions
- Heart Crown: The item granted changed from Zz’Rot Portal to Guardbreaker
- Hustler: Now only grants gold at the beginning of player combat rounds
- March of Progress: Now only grants experience at the beginning of player combat rounds
- MechaPRIME Crown: The item granted changed from Titan’s Vow to Bloodthirster
- Pandora’s Items: Added back into the Augment pool
- Prankster Crown: The item granted changed from Edge of Night to Morellonomicon
- Recon Crown: The item granted changed from Zeke’s Herald to Hand of Justice
- Spellslinger Crown: The Item granted changed from Jeweled Gauntlet to Hand of Justice
- Underground Crown: The item granted changed from Hextech Gunblade to a Zz’Rot Portal
Patch 13.3 bug fixes
- Samira’s spell will no longer choose illegal targets or switch targets incorrectly
- The Monsters’ Attack! battle pass date was updated to say it ends on March 21
- Units protected from crowd control through Quicksilver will no longer get affected by Ekko’s attack speed Slow.
- Typos were fixed in the League of Draven Augment, the ADMIN Start of Combat variants, and in Lux’s spell tooltip.
- Omnivamp will now consistently apply itself to the source regardless of the source
- Golden Egg drops that were missing an intended Tactician Crown have been fixed
- Tooltips for Star Guardian, ADMIN, Anima Squad, Prankster, Spellslinger, and Sureshot had their text improved for clarity
- The colors for Nunu’s Hero Augments have been corrected with carry now as purple and support as green
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FAQs
TFT 13.3 Patch notes Set 8: Hero Augment, trait changes, and updates? ›
Randomness in TFT Hero Augments is getting reduced in Patch 13.3 while options are getting increased through players having the ability to roll up to four times for the ideal Hero Augment that fits their comp. The change presents players with a total of 15 possible Hero Augments to choose from.
Will set 9 have hero augments? ›An abundance of TFT Augments are dropping into games during Set Nine, and they're not Hero Augments. The design team for Runeterra Reforged added a total of 240 Augments to the auto battler, along with 28 traits and 60 champions.
What are the rules for augmenting in TFT? ›Augment choices
During each choice the player must select one out of three augments. Each augment has a rarity (silver, gold, or prismatic). The first augment choice has a timer of 43 seconds. The second and third augment choices have a timer of 58 seconds.
Set 8.5 now comes with “Glitched Carousels,” which contain things different than usual. The Stage 2 Carousel will always be glitched, while others have a chance to be glitched as well. Some examples include champions having 2 items, or the champions all being Item Armories instead.
What is the threat trait in Set 8? ›A TFT Set Eight champion with the Threat trait is unique. The Threat trait isn't technically a trait as other Threat units don't synergize or increase bonuses. Players can field any number of Threat units as they will act individually, having more power than other Set Eight champions.
Will Augments be in set 8? ›The main mechanic for Set Eight is Hero Augments, and there are two Augments (one carry and one support) for each of the 59 champions in Monsters Attack!
How do you unlock undiscovered Augments? ›How to unlock more Augments in Fortnite. Some will be locked if you're just starting out, but you'll unlock more Augments in Fortnite by playing more matches in Battle Royale, Zero Build, and and Team Rumble. There's a small chance that a new Augment will appear in your two choices. You'll see a yellow 'Unlocked!'
When should I reroll my augment? ›Wait until you get the first set of Augments. When the screen appears, look at the bottom of it and you'll see the option to reroll.
Can you augment an item twice? ›Repeat this until you've got all the Legendary Gems you want! Q: Can you re-augment a piece of gear? A: Yes. It erases the old one and replaces it with the new.
Can you stack Augments? ›Each Augment grants you a unique buff that gives you an edge throughout the rest of the match. Survive long enough, and you can stack up to four Augments in total.
Can you demote from platinum to gold TFT? ›
Demoting to a lower division or tier happens when your MMR is too low for your current ranking, and you are at 0 LP. Remember: Only players in Grandmaster and Challenger can be demoted. Because there aren't any promo series, there's also no game-based Demotion Shielding in TFT.
What does fast 8 mean TFT? ›Fast 8 is the process of leveling up to 8 early (usually on Round 4-3 or 4-5) as a way to find 4 and 5 cost units faster and easier than other players.
What is a set of traits? ›The most widely used system of traits is called the Five-Factor Model. This system includes five broad traits that can be remembered with the acronym OCEAN: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.
Does threat count as a trait? ›Threat is the first trait in the game's history that literally does nothing; the trait applies no bonuses or cool gimmicks, just the Threat trait and nothing else — meaning these champs also have no synergies.
Can you put a trait on a threat? ›Threats do not have a Trait bonus, but instead have powerful Abilities and increased base stats.
Are hero Augments random? ›Use hero augments to super power your team leader, or choose a hero augment that helps your leader support the rest of your team! 3 times during your TFT game you will be given 3 augments from a tier to choose from. It is random which augment tier you get to pick from, but every player picks from the same tier.
How do you unlock all Augments? ›To unlock Augments, you will need to progress your Battle Pass, which contains the extra Augments that are not unlocked at the beginning of the season. As you level up, more Augments will become available in-game.
Does it matter what legendary gem you use to augment? ›Augments only give stats (Dex/Int/Str/Vit) depending on the color of the gem you use. The legendary gem you use is irrelevant - only its level matters.
How do you unlock Mr Augment? ›- Complete the story.
- Reach HR29.
- Complete the Assigned Quest Beyond the Blasting Scales.
- Find a Warrior's Streamstone, rewarded (rarely) for defeating Threat Level 2 Tempered Monsters.
- 3 Eternal War.
- 4 Lasting Covenant. ...
- 5 Spectrosiphon. ...
- 6 Mesa's Waltz. ...
- 7 Mesmer Shield. ...
- 8 Cathode Current. ...
- 9 Loot Augments. ...
- 10 Elemental Damage Augments. General Mod Description: Hold to cast will grant all allies within 15m an additional 100% [Element] Damage to their attacks for 40s. ...
Should you reroll gems? ›
Rerolling a gem from a different class will grant a gem of your class in return. It's more cost-efficient to sell unusable skill gems on the Auction House and purchase the exact one you need in return, rather than spending hundreds of thousands of Silver on rerolls.
How many times can you augment an item? ›Every Augment will be able to be rerolled once, at every Augment selection (2-1, 3-2, 4-2).
Can you augment primal? ›Any legendary gem you don't have in your stash or character inventory will be reacquired in the very next GR you complete. So you can augment your items as often as you want.
What does augment legendary do? ›Augment Ancient or Primal Ancient Item
Enchants an Ancient or Primal Ancient Legendary or Set item with additional attribute points. The resulting attribute depends on the gem color used.
Augmenting your Master Rank weapons starts in earnest once you finish the game's main campaign. That's because augmenting requires gathered items and monster drops from the Guiding Lands, which isn't unlocked until you beat Iceborne's last boss.
What is shield charge booster faster than light? ›Shield Charge Booster
"Boosts the ship's shield recharge rate by 15 percent." Stacks additively with multiple Shield Charge Boosters, and multiplicatively with crew skill. It's a 15% increase in recharge rate, not a 15% decrease in recharge time. Recharge time is the inverse of recharge rate.
Zoltan Shield is an augmentation that grants energy shielding which protects ship's standard shields, hull, and crew from any damage until it is depleted. Zoltan Shields are also called Zoltan Super Shields, Zoltan Energy Shield or just Super Shields. "An unexplained technology creates this nearly impenetrable shield.
Does positioning matter in TFT? ›Generic Positioning Rules
You want your strongest damage unit in the corner of the board. This is usually the safest place on the board. If you have any carry melee units, you will want to put them in the second row, usually behind your strongest tank.
- Don't play the same way. ...
- Scout your opponents. ...
- Spend your gold differently. ...
- Build items at the right times. ...
- Watch high elo players.
One of the most popular items to start with is a Recurve Bow. Recurve Bow is one of the best offensive items to build for AD based comps. Giant Slayer and Shiv also provide some leeway to build into AP comps as well. Overall, Recurve Bow is still a strong item that can be used in many different comps.
Can you decay out of plat? ›
Decay only occurs for players in Diamond and up, so if you're in Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum, feel free to skip this section! Reaching the top tiers of League is just the first step. If you want to keep your position, you'll have to fight for it.
What percentage of TFT players are Platinum? ›Rank | Rank % | Tier % |
---|---|---|
Platinum II | 1.1% | 8.0% |
Platinum III | 2.0% | |
Platinum IV | 4.3% | |
Gold I | 2.4% | 25% |
TFT does have a few restrictions when it comes to queueing ranked with friends. You can queue in parties of five when you're Gold rank or below. If you're Platinum or above, you can only queue in parties of three.
What is the strongest in TFT? ›- 1 Top 1: Warwick.
- 2 Top 2: Ultimate Ezreal.
- 3 Top 3: Urgot.
- 4 Top 4: Mordekaiser.
- 5 Top 5: Aurelion Sol.
- 6 Top 6: Belveth.
- 7 Top 7: Garen.
- 8 Top 8: Jhin.
Attack speed is capped at 5. 0 attacks per second. But the attack speed of a champion can be increased beyond this limit (by buffs from other champions).
What does FF mean in TFT? ›FF is an abbreviation of 'forfeit', and is used in competitive multiplayer games to ask other members of the team to agree to surrender.
What are the 4 types of traits? ›A study published in Nature Human Behaviour reveals that there are four personality types — average, reserved, role-model and self-centered — and these findings might change the thinking about personality in general.
What are the big 5 personality traits? ›The five broad personality traits described by the theory are extraversion (also often spelled extroversion), agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. The five basic personality traits is a theory coined in 1949 by D. W.
What are the 6 main traits? ›The Six Traits of writing are Voice, Ideas, Presentation, Conventions, Organization, Word Choice, and Sentence Fluency. It creates a common vocabulary and guidelines for teachers to use with students so that they become familiar with the terms used in writing.
What phrases are considered threats? ›True threats constitute a category of speech — like obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, and the advocacy of imminent lawless action — that is not protected by the First Amendment.
What is the threat maximum in TFT? ›
Threat Level: Maximum
At the start of combat, your Threats gain 60 Maximum Health for every Threat champion on your board.
Keep in mind that Threat units won't work with Built Different, so you should avoid them for the most part.
Can an opportunity be a threat? ›So how are opportunities the same as threats? The definition of risk as "uncertainty that matters" covers them both. Just like a threat, an opportunity is uncertain and it may not happen, but if it does occur then it will have an effect on our ability to achieve one or more objectives.
What poses a threat? ›Poses a reasonable threat means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
What does it mean to carry traits? ›A carrier, as related to genetics, is an individual who “carries” and can pass on to its offspring a genomic variant (allele) associated with a disease (or trait) that is inherited in an autosomal recessive or sex-linked manner, and who does not show symptoms of that disease (or features of that trait).
What is the best legend augment in TFT set 9? ›The most popular and best legend to equip has quickly shifted to Draven. Buffs to the percentage chance of dropping loot at all three tiers has made this augment almost instantly selectable. It is even more enticing if you have a strong start, as the loot will help you snowball out of control.
What percentage does hero augment give? ›Augments | First Armory | At least one |
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Hero | 31 percent | 95 percent |
Silver | 27 percent | 52 percent |
Gold | 27 percent | 71 percent |
Prismatic | 15 percent | 35 percent |
What are augments in Fortnite? For the uninitiated, augments are a form of permanent power up players can collect during matches. Survive long enough in a game, and you'll be given a choice between two random augments.
Is unlocking Augments random? ›As mentioned above, players will choose one of two random augments. The random nature of augments means it can be tricky to build a set of perks that synergize with each other, but players can spend some Gold Bars to re-roll and choose from two new random augments.
What is the strongest champion in TFT? ›Tier | Champions |
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Optimal (S-tier) | Ashe, Jinx, Kassadin, Swain, Warwick, Zed, Irelia, Jhin, Malzahar, Maokai, Samira |
Great (A-tier) | Galio, Sett, Soraka, Teemo, Vi, Cassiopeia, Cho'Gath, Kayle, Orianna, Poppy, Renekton, Viego |
Good (B-tier) | Kled, Taliyah, Tristana |
Who is the best ad carry in TFT Set 8? ›
S-tier TFT Set Eight AD champions
Bel'Veth and Zed are two of the strongest attack damage carriers in Set Eight, while Aphelios is a late-game addition that should only use AD items with Duskwave and Onslaught.
How To Unlock All Augments. The more someone plays, the more likely they are to unlock new Reality Augments. It's all up to RNG, unfortunately, but if the player makes sure to always use as many Augments as possible per match it's more likely that they'll unlock them faster.
How many reality Augments are there? ›There are currently 25 Reality Augments that you can be offered during each match, so it's a good idea to know what each one does to help you make the right choices.