In recent patches, Riot Games has drawn experience and has not made any major changes in a continuous manner for Teamfight Tactics. However, the game meta continues to change, and in patch 11.14, a team composition known as 6 Assassins has surprisingly made a strong comeback. So what has made this team composition strong at the current time despite not being heavily buffed by Riot? Let’s explore!
Basically, compositions like Divine, Shadow Isles, and Celestial are still considered the strongest team comps in the current meta. Among these races, there are very few champions like Katarina, Viego, Kha’Zix that have the Assassin trait. Therefore, when building an Assassin composition, players will not face intense competition for key champions like when using Karma, Draven, or Vel’Koz. In fact, high-ranked players even choose to stack items for Nocturne to avoid dependency on Katarina.
This is a crucial factor in ranking up at the moment as you can upgrade your composition faster than your opponents when playing Assassins. This allows Assassin players to have a significant advantage in damage output during the mid-game compared to other compositions in the meta. This is a major advantage that helps gamers earn a considerable amount of gold from win streaks and maintain health very well for the late game.
Another strength of the Assassins team is that it allows you to control the pace of the game in the most favorable direction for yourself. When your composition is at a higher level, players can cause opponents to lose significant health if they choose to save gold. If the opponents roll early to survive, they will also lose gold and not reach their peak power level. As a result, players experiencing “reverse losses” in the late game will be much less common.
An equally important factor for Assassin champions is that they can deal significant damage even when you do not have many items. Perhaps just one Infinity Edge for Katarina or a Blue Bow for Nocturne is enough to solve the damage issue for the Assassins team. This advantage will help players overcome difficult matches without relying too heavily on random item drops.
A tip when you play the Assassin composition is to apply a slow roll strategy at level 7 to level Nocturne up to 3 stars as soon as possible. Indeed, when reaching level 8, the appearance rate of Viego, Ivern, or Volibear will be higher, but it is not as important as getting your carry to 3 stars. Nocturne at this moment is an incredibly fearsome carry, so you need to invest a lot of gold and items into this unit.
In conclusion, in patch 11.14, the Assassin composition has returned to the meta as it is a counter to the gold-saving, leveling-up strategy. If you feel too bored playing Divine, Shadow Isles, or Celestial compositions repeatedly, the 6 Assassins team is a great choice to refresh your style and climb the ranks effectively.