Theoretically, building the 8 Mage – God King composition is extremely simple; you just need to buy all the units of this tribe. However, in practice, it is often far from the theory, and you rarely get to buy all the Mage units easily. So how can players effectively build the 8 Mage – God King team in Teamfight Tactics season 5? Let’s find out.
In the early levels, the sign that you should play the Mage composition is when the shop features many Vladimir. This champion, while not having extremely high damage, possesses a certain durability with his healing ability. To complement Vladimir, Lissandra is the most effective and affordable choice. This champion’s skill has a damage reduction effect on opponents, allowing Vladimir to survive longer. For the frontline units, Sejuani and Kled are the best options.
Moving into the mid-game, what you need to do is find a way to reach the 3 Shadow Assassin threshold as soon as possible. Besides Morgana, who is also a Mage, reaching the 3 Shadow Assassin threshold will help your main carry at this point, Vladimir, reach maximum power. Additionally, LeBlanc is an incredibly strong unit that can stun multiple targets right from level 1.
The biggest mistake players make at this stage is trying to reach the 6 God King threshold by rolling for Yasuo and Lee Sin. We need to remember that to reach that threshold, you must have Aphelios or Diana, the 4-cost champions. However, at level 6, the appearance rate of 4-cost champions is only 5%. If you force yourself to roll to reach that threshold, your team will likely become extremely weak due to lack of upgrades. As a result, players waste a lot of gold and lose a significant amount of health.
Therefore, you should be content with the 4 Mages threshold in the mid-game and add more Shadow Assassins to ensure the strength of your team. After that, what players need to do is save gold and level up as quickly as possible because to reach maximum power, you need expensive champions like Aphelios, Diana, and Darius.
After reaching level 8, you will have two options to complete your team. If you are lucky and upgrade Aphelios to 2 stars early, you can save gold to level up to 9. In case you spend too much gold to upgrade your team, staying at level 8 is not a bad choice. Your goal at this point is to find a way to protect Aphelios so that this unit can deal maximum damage.
In terms of item building, the two most important items for Aphelios are Bloodthirster and Guinsoo’s Rageblade. These will help this unit deal significant damage while also being hard to take down. For the third item, you can choose an attack item like Infinity Edge, Giant Slayer, or add some defensive capabilities with Guardian Angel or Quicksilver.
For the frontline, you should invest in a Morellonomicon for Morgana to reduce the healing of your opponents. Additionally, a Thundering Crossbow for Vladimir will help your team deal significant damage in the early game. As for Darius, tank items will help this unit survive for a long time in battles to unleash skills with continuous armor reduction effects.