In Teamfight Tactics Season 7, Riot Games introduced more than one tribe – system with the ability to “economically cheat.” Among them is the Dragon Tribe with many interesting items and good interactions with the amount of gold that players possess. However, according to many statistical websites and even Riot Games’ own metrics, the Dragon Tribe has been extremely weak since the launch of Season 7 until now.
Despite this, according to the comments from the Teamfight Tactics project director – Riot Mortdog, the low stats of the Dragon Tribe are mainly due to players using it very poorly. This leader shared that on the Chinese server, many ranked players believe the Dragon Tribe is extremely strong, and many gamers have requested Riot to nerf it.
Riot Mortdog: “You ask me why the Dragon Tribe is seldom chosen or has a low win rate? Let me reveal a truth that on the Chinese server, the Dragon Tribe is seen as an extremely strong tribe and many high-ranked players here have requested us to nerf it. I think they are right, and in fact, many players are using the Dragon Tribe completely wrong, so this tribe appears weak on paper.”
So, the question arises, what is the correct way to play the Dragon Tribe? In fact, Riot Mortdog has demonstrated on his stream when he used a composition of 9 Dragon Tribe to secure the top position. Basically, when playing this composition, you need to activate the 3 Dragon Tribe threshold early with Aatrox, Kayn, and Volibear (if you have Dragon Tribe emblem, even better).
However, many players only use this tribe when they acquire Idas while rolling to “stay alive.” Remember that all Dragon Tribe items interact with the amount of gold you have. The playing style mentioned above inadvertently weakens the Dragon Tribe items significantly compared to normal, leading to the poor stats of this tribe.
Going back to Mortdog, he often applies a strategy of not buying experience, saving gold, and slowly leveling up at level 5 when deciding to play the Dragon Tribe. With an upgraded composition featuring most champions, gaining strength from Dragon Tribe items (with over 50 gold), you will be able to maintain health very well without worrying about leveling up.
The choice of tech cores is also an important point to note when you need to obtain upgrades that help you reach the 5/7/9 Dragon Tribe thresholds as soon as possible. This is a tribe that derives its strength from the number of Dragon Tribe items, so players do not need to choose cores that upgrade the power of these champions.
In summary, when using the Dragon Tribe, you should aim to activate the thresholds as high as possible, keep plenty of gold to maximize the power of this tribe. Don’t just rely on Idas, but also utilize other champions around it to secure victory.