Ma Sorcerer – Dragon Knight
Before patch 11.11b was released, the Ma Sorcerer – Dragon Knight composition hardly appeared in the Teamfight Tactics meta. With too many melee champions in use, this composition was easily countered by team comps revolving around Brawlers and the champion Sett. Therefore, when the reroll strategy at level 6 became meta and Sett possessed an extremely strong “one shot” ability, the Ma Sorcerer – Dragon Knight composition had no chance to be chosen by players.
However, with Riot nerfing Sett’s armor reduction and maximum energy in patch 11.11b, the Ma Sorcerer – Dragon Knight team has made a strong comeback. In fact, another early pressure composition, Demons, was heavily nerfed in this version. Thus, the Ma Sorcerer – Dragon Knight composition will no longer face too much pressure in the mid-game as before. You can level up to 7 and upgrade important units like Yasuo, Pantheon, and Lee Sin quite easily.
Knight – Mage
Although Knights were nerfed in patch 11.11b, the damage reduction ability of this class at 2 champions was buffed. Therefore, the “tankiness” of Knight units in the mid-game, when you don’t have Rell yet, becomes stronger than before. This makes the Knight – Mage composition, which was already strong in the previous patch, even more dominant. Remember that the damage output from champions like Brand, Viktor, or Hecarim was not adjusted in the recent update.
With the nerf to the 4 Knight bonus, players should consider removing Kled in the late game to add other stronger and more durable units. The duo of Knights, Nautilus and Thresh, is a promising choice as they provide additional damage blocking effects for the composition. Additionally, these two champions can activate the Armored and Undead traits to increase the durability and damage of the composition. Not to mention that these are both 2-gold champions that fit perfectly into this playstyle.
Assassin
Not to exaggerate, the Assassin composition is the happiest when Sett is nerfed in patch 11.11b. Essentially, Assassin units cannot compare to Sett in terms of durability. Meanwhile, Sett can deal massive amounts of damage and easily “blow away” weak Assassin units. Moreover, having Assassin champions quickly eliminate a few low-health units only makes this composition more prone to losing when the units summoned by the Undead trait (often combined with the Brawler team) hit the field earlier.
Therefore, when Sett is nerfed, compositions revolving around Assassins have become incredibly strong, even dominating the current meta. The advice is not to be too greedy in pushing all Assassin units to be carry. You should only equip full damage items on one carry unit (LeBlanc, Katarina, or Nocturne) with the task of “carrying the team”. After that, you should focus on items that provide effects for the frontline to help the carries deal damage as comfortably as possible.
