Darius 3 Staff Composition
This composition can be considered a powerful upgrade of Vladimir 3 Staff, effectively solving the damage output and multi-target issues in the late game that Vladimir 3 Staff or Warwick 3 Staff cannot address. Moreover, Vladimir synergizes well with certain compositions that ensure both defense and offense like Knights and Sorcerers.
The strength of this meta lies in its uniqueness, ensuring a consistent upgrade of champions since pieces like Leona, Nautilus, or even Rell and Taric are not essential “must-have” champions. Typically, when climbing ranks, players will only choose certain champions, focusing on core damage dealers for leveling up, while defensive champions need only be upgraded to a certain level, thus eliminating worries about a weak level 1 composition in the late game.
The only weakness of this playstyle is the equipment and how early you can get Darius. However, if on a lucky day, you have all the necessary equipment including 3 Staffs and one of them is the Dark Staff, along with having Darius, don’t hesitate to utilize King Lang to dominate the match.
Pantheon “Super Armor Reduction” Composition
Pantheon is one of the strong 3-gold champions in Season 5, especially after patch 11.12 was released, helping Warrior champions regain some of their former strength. However, compared to other 3-gold champions, and even among the Warrior – Dragon units, Pantheon is often overlooked, while in reality, this piece covers all three factors: area damage, reducing opponent damage, and even reducing healing – a factor currently considered one of the most powerful in Teamfight Tactics.
Pantheon’s strength also lies in the fact that this champion belongs to the Dragon class, and whenever a Dragon takes down an opponent, allied champions of the same class receive bonus Ability Power. This allows Pantheon to grow stronger in combat. Additionally, with the Warrior class, Pantheon’s Storm Strike becomes increasingly powerful over time as it scales with Attack Damage gained from this class.
Pantheon is also an essential name in the Warrior composition, but since he is rarely used as a core damage dealer, leveling him up to 2 stars, or even 3 stars, is not too difficult for players familiar with hyper-roll playstyles. Moreover, Pantheon’s item requirements do not need to be fully focused on both offense and defense, allowing for a concentration on damage items for this champion. Additionally, he is part of a good health-defending composition, and thus, simply leveling up to level 8 and focusing on rolling for a 3-star Pantheon and other champions at least 2 stars can secure victory.
Viktor Mage Composition
When mentioning Mages, people immediately think of the meta “The Ink Does It All” revolving around Vel’Koz or Brand in the Mage – Zombie composition, but there’s one champion that is often overlooked and players can take advantage of: Viktor from the Mage – Zombie composition.
Although he does not possess the overwhelming area damage like Vel’Koz, compared to Brand or Zyra, Viktor is a very good option at the moment to become a core damage dealer. With his excellent defensive capability of creating a shield for the nearest ally for 5 seconds, Viktor also deals significant magic damage to opponents, and if equipped with the right items, he can easily achieve “one kill per cast” at 3 stars.
Another advantage of Viktor is that this champion can synergize well with two currently strong compositions: Zombie and Reaper. With Zombies, Viktor will have space to continuously cast spells, especially when summoning Sion. With Reaper, whenever the class is activated, Viktor gains additional Attack Damage and Ability Power. Not to mention, Reaper also ensures crowd control for Viktor to freely unleash in combat.
The weakness of this meta is that it requires players to have a well-arranged composition, as Viktor needs to stand at the backline. Therefore, he can easily be countered by Assassins or champions with long-range attack capabilities like Syndra or Vel’Koz.