Thief’s Glove
This item can be considered the equivalent of the Rune of Infinity in Teamfight Tactics. This means that nobody uses it because it has a very high randomness factor. There are many cases where Thief’s Glove gives champions extremely bad items, causing you to lose a match frustratingly. Even when used on units that are not too picky about items like Sett or Yone, the chance of Thief’s Glove obtaining a suitable item is still relatively low.
Therefore, you should not combine Thief’s Glove, even if you have plenty of Fighter’s Gloves. Players can use Fighter’s Gloves to create powerful attack items like Infinity Edge or Giant Slayer. For defensive capabilities, items like Trap Claw or Quicksilver are excellent choices at all stages of the match. They are all more valuable than Thief’s Glove, so players should best skip this item.
Deathblade
In patch 11.5, Deathblade was nerfed quite heavily as Riot reduced its basic stacking. This made champions with Deathblade no longer significantly outshine other pieces in terms of damage. Additionally, the previous nerf targeting Runaan’s Hurricane also slowed down the damage output and stacking of Deathblade on Butcher units compared to before.
Another weakness of this item is that it only suits Olaf himself. Being one of the hottest pieces right now, Olaf is in a state of fierce competition. Even if you manage to combine dream items for Olaf like Deathblade and Runaan’s Hurricane, this champion cannot carry the team when he is only at one star level. The advice is that players should not waste B.F. Swords to create Deathblade until they can upgrade Olaf.
Dragon Soul
In theory, the 9 Dragon Clan threshold will bring devastating power to players with 6 units buffed in attack speed and skill damage. However, to gain this effect, your champions must take damage, meaning they need to be placed at the front line. Clearly, with 1-cost units like Tristana or Brand, they cannot survive when placed in the front row. Therefore, these champions will not be able to activate the Dragon Clan effect.
You also have to remove other systems like Butcher, Bloodsucker, and Vanguard, making your key units more vulnerable. Therefore, combining Dragon Soul and pushing to the 9 Dragon Clan threshold sounds strong but lacks high practicality. You must be extremely lucky and possess both Olaf and 3-star Aurelion Sol to effectively utilize the 9 Dragon Clan combo. Clearly, the chance of this happening is very low.