After the 12.7 patch was released, team compositions centered around Sivir have become extremely powerful. Although Sivir was nerfed, this champion can still deal a significant amount of mixed damage thanks to the effects of the Assault system and the Technology tribe. Additionally, by utilizing the “item cheating” ability from Recycling, this team will also have enough resilience to maintain health and accumulate gold to roll for Sivir in the late game. As a result, the Assault – Recycling team was born with strong performance from the beginning to the end of the match.
As strong as it is, building the Assault – Recycling team is not necessarily easy for Teamfight Tactics players to consistently rank in the top 4. If you build and arrange your team mechanically, you can easily be eliminated early. So what’s the secret to effectively climbing ranks with this team? Let’s find out.
The first piece of advice for players is not to ditch Jarvan IV in the late game, even though he is only a 1-cost champion. Many players tend to replace Jarvan IV with Rek’Sai, thinking that this unit will have better survivability. However, actual statistics have shown that the 4 Assault version with Jarvan IV has the best average placement, and players should keep this unit for the late game.
The reason for this superior statistic is that Jarvan activates an additional 2 Technology effects with Sivir and provides extra magic damage. Furthermore, this unit’s skill also grants a significant boost to attack speed for your team. Clearly, trading off these good effects for Rek’Sai is not worth it at all.
Regarding team positioning, even if placed in 2 lines, you should keep Sivir and Irelia on the same side of the battlefield. This helps your team concentrate the most damage on a single target to eliminate opponents more quickly. In fact, in some special matches against Assassins, you should place Irelia right next to Sivir to help this unit take down the opponent’s carry faster.
When it comes to item selection, players often make a big mistake by grabbing a B.F. Sword or assembling a Critical Strike Sword too early. While both Sivir and Irelia can use this item well, it does not provide enough attack speed to compete against teams with many melee carries. Therefore, the advice is to grab a Wooden Bow first to craft a Green Bow and Guinsoo’s Rageblade before considering items made from B.F. Sword.
The final piece of advice is not to be too mechanical when choosing a carry by always funneling items to Sivir, even when you can’t upgrade this unit yet. You can even switch to play around Irelia if this unit reaches 2 stars first, grabbing units like Idol. When playing around 4-cost units, adapting your strategy is necessary to suit the situation of the match.