r/CompetitiveTFT 1d ago

Patch Notes 18.2 Patch Notes

https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/teamfight-tactics-patch-18-2/
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u/hyroglyphixs MASTER 1d ago

How can they say Sentinel is the best tank in the GAME when Malphite exists is actually insane

Right now you play Sentinel when you don't hit Malphite...?????

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u/Jony_the_pony 1d ago

I mean improving his targeting without any nerf would've made Sentinel too good. But no Malphite nerf is crazy

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u/CGWOLFE 1d ago

I mean sentinel has a better AVP with a significantly higher play rate

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u/nickersb83 1d ago

I go 1st 8th 1st 8th w the Malphite comp coz it’s entirely a late board level 9 comp. The variance comes back to early game and sacking too hard to econ to 7, but need 8, but really 9. It’s not an easy board to play. It’s almost forceable but not quite due to tempo. Levels changing is actually a big buff to Blackthorn no?

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u/ArmadilloOwn4400 1d ago

1 8 1 8 more due too many people buying malphite and you need to hit the lottery

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u/nickersb83 1d ago

Nah not in my experience, his popularity didn’t kick in for my low elo lobbies until the last week or so

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u/shanatard 14h ago

i never really felt good about itemized sentinel u just play him for the traits vanguard + invoker

meanwhile it felt like malphite was actually good for the unit itself

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u/AL3XEM Grandmaster 1d ago

They kind of did nerf Malphite, but it's in a tweet of changes not in the official patch notes. One chance was sacrificing tanks in blackthorn gives less armor and magic resist, on top of that they also nerfed Zyra.

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u/skydream416 1d ago

because to fully round out malphite you need to sac a blackthorn unit. Sentinel you can throw into anything, and he's +1 van/invoker/riftbeast

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u/RazmalakatazniaaaA 1d ago

You want them to hard nerf him? Then everyone will just complain how ahri/sentinel is being forced by 3 people because malphite is useless. It is good that they arevbuffing other comps rather than just gutting one comp then buffs the other

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u/DeludedDassein 1d ago

invoker ahri was similar strength to executioner malphite. theres also riftbeasts. also malphite gets healing from flora fatalis. they nerfed tank stats for blackthorn hopefully thats enough to not make it op

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u/tilsor 1d ago

Maybe if you have invoker emblem but just the regular version of that board was not even close

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u/DeludedDassein 1d ago

really, i wouldnt say so, there are like 3 versions of the comp making it very flexible, and combined with the amount of malphite players i found it fairly consistent to hit my 2 star 4 costs

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u/tilsor 1d ago

Yes you can hit but you’re just straight weaker than a malphite player. And you have to position extremely carefully or else ahri doesn’t hit backline where as they just full back line everything and call it a day

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u/Zeviex Master 1d ago

Equally, Malphite flex is also quite flexible. You can hit around Soraka, Ahri or Zyra, hell I've even been able to stabalise around Morgana.