Sniper – Spirit
In Teamfight Tactics patch 11.5, the Sniper – Spirit composition emerged as an incredibly dominant force. With the tremendous early-game damage from a 3-star Tristana, this composition allowed players to secure victories with ease. However, this is no longer true in patch 11.6 as Riot heavily nerfed Tristana. Specifically, the additional attack speed from Tristana’s ability has been reduced by up to 20% at 3-star.
Furthermore, the two most important items for the Sniper – Spirit composition, Iron Solari’s Pendant and Green Bow, have also been nerfed in patch 11.6. The shield generated from Iron Solari’s Pendant has been reduced, making the fragile champions of the Sniper – Spirit team much easier to take down. The nerf to the armor reduction effect of Green Bow also affects Tristana’s damage output. With nerfs to both offensive and defensive fronts, the Sniper – Spirit team is likely to fall out of the meta in patch 11.6.
7 Sorcerers
With the ability to help teammates survive much longer, Lulu has significantly boosted Sorcerer compositions in recent patches. This champion not only provides strong crowd control but also makes frontline units extremely difficult to kill. Because of Lulu’s immense power, the high-risk 7 Sorcerers composition became incredibly strong in patch 11.5.
However, the overwhelming strength of the 7 Sorcerers team will vanish in the upcoming patch 11.6. The reason is that Riot will remove the effect of Gigantification on a target when Lulu activates the Sorcerer effect. This makes the front line of this composition much weaker and easier to defeat. Of course, Aurelion Sol remains a strong carry, but players will need a lot of defensive items for Annie to hope for victory with the 7 Sorcerers team.
3 Butchers combined with Vanguard, Master…
If one only looks at Olaf losing 5 base AD, many might think the Butcher composition is not heavily affected in patch 11.6. However, we need to remember that this system and the supportive items for Butcher champions have already been heavily nerfed before. Therefore, Olaf’s damage reduction in patch 11.6 will significantly weaken the output damage of the Butcher team, especially at the 3 champion mark.
This makes the 3 Butchers mark no longer easily combined with other tribes and systems to secure victories like before. You will find yourself lacking damage if you only stick to 3 Butchers, as Olaf and items like Runaan’s Hurricane and Deathblade have also been weakened. Perhaps in the next patch, players will need to play up to 6 Butchers to ensure damage output. Of course, this playstyle will be riskier compared to combining with Master or Vanguard at the moment.