8 Brawlers
One of the advantages that the Brawler composition has is its strength in almost every phase of the game. Units like Tahm Kench and Maokai are incredibly “tanky” in the early rounds. The new champion Shyvana deals insane damage in the mid-game, while Sett is always a strong unit after stage 5. Therefore, players can rest assured that the Brawler composition will never lack damage, no matter what items you receive.
Moreover, with the changes to the system in patch 11.5, players tend to roll a lot at level 7 to search for 3-cost carry champions. With the Brawler composition having 2 incredibly strong 3-cost units like Nunu & Willump and Shyvana, this team composition has benefited greatly from the meta. For Nunu & Willump, you should equip Warmog’s Blood Armor, Hextech Gunblade, and Dragon’s Claw. Shyvana should still use attack speed items like Runaan’s Hurricane, Guinsoo’s Rageblade…
Yasuo – Duelist
Since the beginning of Season 4, the Yasuo – Duelist team has always been a very strong composition in Teamfight Tactics. This remains true in patch 11.5 as Riot has just buffed Yasuo directly. In terms of team composition, the Duelist team currently has 2 main playstyles: one relies on Yasuo and the other on Tryndamere. You will apply the first playstyle when you get the Yasuo Duelist early and then hyper-roll to get this unit to 3 stars.
If you also have the Duelist trait but it’s on a champion other than Yasuo, players should consider playing around Tryndamere. The most suitable items for Tryndamere include Infinity Edge, Blaster Bow, and Guardian Angel. These will help Tryndamere eliminate targets extremely quickly with quality critical hits. You should also take the Butcher effect instead of the Master to ensure Tryndamere survives as long as possible.
Rageblade
In patch 11.5, Rageblade has only one change, which is a fix that prevents Galio from targeting the position with the most enemy champions. This may seem minor, but it has given the Rageblade trait significantly better control and damage output compared to before, especially in the late game. Combined with its already strong performance from the previous patch, the Rageblade team can now completely defeat super strong compositions like Kayle – Reaper or Olaf – Butcher – Dragon Clan.
A tip for players looking to effectively utilize the Rageblade composition is to roll heavily at level 7. This is the best way to upgrade the 2 main units, Sivir and Kalista, to higher levels and let them carry the damage for the team. Sivir’s ability is also an excellent option to address the attack speed deficiency that Kalista faces within the Rageblade composition.
