Dragon Claw
Except for Butcher, all the dominating team comps in the current Teamfight Tactics meta rely heavily on magic damage. Compositions like Guardian, Vanguard – Legend, Sorcerer, Dragon Clan… all feature powerful magic damage carries. Even with the Assassin composition, units like Akali and Katarina can deal devastating amounts of magic damage. This forces players to build Dragon Claw to protect their important units.
With an effect that reduces incoming magic damage by up to 60%, Dragon Claw can help your units survive much longer in the current meta. Moreover, this item is suitable for both frontline and backline carries, allowing you to build it early without worrying about item loss. If you plan to play Swain as a carry in a Dragon Clan composition, Dragon Claw is an essential item. Kayle also benefits greatly from Dragon Claw as this unit is frequently targeted by Aurelion Sol from the opponent’s side.
Giant Slayer
Before patch 11.7 was updated, this item was not very popular as it only suited a few champions. However, as players’ playstyles have changed, this item has become significantly stronger. First, we need to mention that the Assassin – Spirit team still proves to be quite strong in the solo queue environment. This item interacts exceptionally well with the critical strike chance effect from Assassins and helps your team deal damage extremely effectively in the mid-game.
Furthermore, thanks to the inspiration from the TFT World Championship: Destiny, players are more inclined to “pivot” frequently and build items early on. Giant Slayer fits this playstyle perfectly by providing immediate high damage output for champions very effectively. This item will help players who have just pivoted not to suffer too much damage loss and increase their final winning chances.
Static Shiv
If you notice, units with high maximum mana are highly favored in the late game of the current meta. Names like Aatrox, Sejuani, Azir, or Sett all have maximum mana exceeding 150 points as their skills can change the tide of battle. Meanwhile, items that continuously regenerate mana have been completely ignored by players. This makes Static Shiv a powerful counter meta item at this time.
This item will cause many enemy champions to cast their abilities slower than usual. Therefore, your team will have a significant advantage in terms of damage when your carries can unleash their skills before the opponents. This will increase your win rate when possessing Static Shiv considerably. The advice is to build this item for a champion that can move freely on the battlefield to flexibly change positions based on the opponent’s composition.