Yasuo – Duelist
Essentially, the operation of the Yasuo – Duelist composition does not differ much from before when players still rely on the 3-star “Yasuo.” In addition, players have discovered Fiora’s incredible tankiness when equipped with items like Sunfire Cloak and Thornmail. Therefore, the Duelist composition in season 4.5 has even become stronger and easier to play than before. Moreover, with the introduction of Tryndamere, the Duelist team will have another option to carry in the late game.
With a familiar, easy-to-play, and stronger composition than before, the Duelist team is almost a guaranteed ticket for players to reach the top 4. However, securing the top 1 with the Duelist composition is not at all easy. The weakness of the Duelist team is having too many melee carry champions. Therefore, you will face many difficulties when facing strong crowd control compositions or those with too powerful ranged carries in Teamfight Tactics.
Bruiser
“Tanky” might be the most accurate term to describe the Bruiser composition. The winning method of this team comp will be “overpowering with health” in the literal sense. With strong units at the start like Maokai, Tahm Kench, or Vi, the Bruiser team can easily secure winning streaks early on. Furthermore, with the Bruiser effect now increasing AD, this composition will no longer need to rely on other classes to ensure damage output.
Among the Bruiser champions, Shyvana is the strongest carry that you should invest items in. Shyvana’s skill provides a lot of damage and, notably, turns this unit into a ranged champion. With her superior health, you can skip defensive items for Shyvana and focus on building attack speed and damage items. Items like Rapid Firecannon, Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Runaan’s Hurricane, or Infinity Edge are the best fits for Shyvana.
Nidalee – Warlord
With a meta filled with many powerful ranged carries, Nidalee suddenly becomes a very hot pick thanks to her skill. Essentially, the spears Nidalee throws always target the farthest enemy, causing significant pressure on the opponent’s carries. Combined with the Warlord trait being very strong in the early and mid-game, the damage Nidalee can inflict with each spear becomes even more terrifying.
Moreover, Warlord champions all possess relatively strong traits and provide players with various options to build their team. You can opt to combine with Sniper if you have a 2-star Sivir early on. Building a Warlord team combined with the Butcher trait featuring Tryndamere as the carry is also a great idea. In fact, if you can get the Battle Standard, you can push up to 9 Warlords.
