Swain is an incredibly powerful carry
It can be said that at the TFT World Championship: Destiny, Swain is the strongest and most sought-after unit. This 5-cost Dragon Tribe unit can take on too many roles in a team composition, from primary damage dealer to tank or support. With the Bloodsucker trait, Swain provides your team with excellent sustainability in fights. Moreover, the healing reduction effect from Swain’s skill will help carries eliminate enemy champions much faster.
This frightening level of perfection allows Swain to fit into any team composition and use any type of item while still possessing overwhelming power. Many matches at the TFT World Championship: Destiny featured 2 or more players using Swain and still reaching high ranks. To build Swain most effectively, you need to have at least 2 defensive items for this unit. Items like Dragon Claw, Thornmail, and Warmog’s Armor are the most suitable for Swain.
Hyper-roll playstyle has become too weak
After the latest heavy nerf aimed at Tristana, hyper-roll compositions have almost disappeared from the meta of the TFT World Championship: Destiny. Players are well aware that hyper-roll compositions are only strong in the mid-game when 1-cost units reach 3-stars with outstanding stats. However, professional players have excellent gold and health management skills. Therefore, investing in 4-5 cost units in the late game will be far more effective.
Moreover, hyper-roll will make your composition severely imbalanced as damage is concentrated on a single unit. Clearly, at the level of the World Championship, players can easily recognize this and counter those 3-star units relatively easily. Not to mention you can lose a match due to being too “unlucky” and unable to upgrade the unit you need to 3-stars, even after spending all your gold. This risk has led to the hyper-roll playstyle being “out of favor” at the moment.
Always change the position of your team after each round
The positioning of units is perhaps the most crucial factor determining win/loss in the late game. Continuously changing your team position will help you avoid being countered by opponents, creating enough space for your carries to deal damage. Furthermore, you need to break away from conventional positioning rules to find the optimal playstyle. This is the key to achieving final victory.
Take the example of match 2 on day 3 of the TFT World Championship: Destiny. At that time, player ZyKOo was using a Dragon Tribe – Sorcerer team with 2 main carries, Swain and Aurelion Sol. His opponent was player Lallana with an Assassin – Spirit team.
If it were a regular ranked match, many would choose to “trap” Aurelion Sol in the corner for safety. However, ZyKOo opted for a bolder approach by pushing this dragon to the front line. This allowed ZyKOo to save many units to protect Aurelion Sol, stretch Lallana’s formation, and prevent the Assassin team from dealing damage too quickly. As a result, ZyKOo ultimately won match 2 with this clever formation arrangement.
