In recent patches, Riot Games has continuously reworked the races with unfit gameplay, such as the Shadow Clan which heavily relied on buffing a single carry, or Time Warp which only served to buff attack speed. The Cosmic Galaxy mechanism is no exception, as it significantly impacts the gameplay of Teamfight Tactics, and if there are any elements that are unfit, Riot is ready to make changes.
The latest name confirmed by Riot Mortdog, the lead designer of Teamfight Tactics, to be revamped in patch 10.10 is the Cosmic Galaxy. Essentially, reaching level 5 grants Natural Armor, which greatly increases the snowball potential in the early game when players spend gold to level up early. It’s a given that a 6-unit composition can easily defeat a 4-unit composition.
Riot Mortdog: “Upcoming changes in PBE and patch 10.10 – the Cosmic Galaxy will provide Natural Armor in round 3-1 instead of when players reach level 5.”
Typically, after the second shared round, specifically round 2-4, you can already reach level 5, and if you accumulate gold to level up, it can happen even faster. At that point, you will have Natural Armor early, allowing you more units and effects from your race compared to opponents who don’t level up and save gold. Furthermore, having a higher level increases your chances of obtaining 2-3 cost units at 2 stars significantly, especially for Guardian compositions with Xin Zhao and Rakan.
This, combined with the increased damage from units, means players who tend to save gold and level up slowly will lose health too quickly in the early game, leaving the only viable strategy in this galaxy to be leveling up and rolling early. Perhaps Riot Games does not want the Cosmic Galaxy to become too “industrialized”; players should still be able to hold on whether they spend gold early or not, which is why they are introducing Natural Armor in round 3-1 instead of having it available at level 5 as before.
Currently, aside from the Cosmic Galaxy facing issues, the other universes do not have many serious problems.
