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Fae Aphelios & Lillia

Also called Aphelios Lillia Fast 9 · Fae Fast 9

Fast 9ConsistentHigh Win %Carried by Aphelios & Lillia

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 7 days·Updated 29 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC·Difficulty Medium

No tier yet Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 140 in the last 7 days, and its numbers start at 400. All ranks shows what we measured.

S comps in Diamond+ now: Riftbeast Elder Dragon, Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven. Every grade: the tier list.

Final board

The board at level 9, where most of its games end, from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. Press a level to see the board on the way.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Positions are our rule by attack range, not measured. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.

5Gnar★★
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Sterak's Gage
5Ivern★
5Lux★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Jeweled Gauntlet
5Taric★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Spirit Visage
4Aphelios★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Kraken's Fury
  • Infinity Edge
carry
4Lillia★★
  • Protector's Vow
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Spirit Visage
carry
1Xayah★★
3Hecarimflex
2Alistarflex

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Aphelios

How to play this

When
  • #2.84 with one other36% of games
  • #3.11 with two or more51% of games
Others on Aphelios or Lillia in the lobby, over 174 games of this patch at all ranks.
Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 8 (4%). Level 9 around 5-1: about 20 rolls (40 gold) to 2-star Aphelios; about 30 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 9.5 on average. Boards at its levels average 2.80 across every comp; this one averages 2.93, 0.13 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
Carries

Aphelios 3★ on 2% of boards

Guinsoo's RagebladeKraken's FuryInfinity Edge Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury, Infinity Edge

Lillia 3★ on 1% of boards

Protector's VowGargoyle StoneplateSpirit Visage Protector's Vow, Gargoyle Stoneplate, Spirit Visage

Stage by stage

Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.

Stage 2 Level 4 plan

Play Rakan, Xayah, Alistar and Hecarim.

Aphelios' items go on Xayah until Aphelios comes in at level 7.

Lillia's items go on Hecarim until Lillia comes in at level 8.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Ornn and LeBlanc.

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.9 when they go out in stage 5.

Add Gnar, Ivern, Lux, Taric, Aphelios and Lillia; sell Ornn, Rakan, Alistar and LeBlanc.

52% of its games end at level 9.

Stage 6 Level 10 measured

Its players average 9.5 when they go out in stage 6.

Add Alune, Ornn and Rakan; sell Hecarim.

44% of its games end at level 10.

Its games end around round 6-2 on average, with 9 gold left.

Which version?

Six comps play Fae around Aphelios; the biggest four and this one are compared here. They share the two below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.

All of these play
or XayahAphelios
#5.59 avg29.6% top 43,015 gamesFast 9
Played on about 1 board in 625 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one plays
or Kennenor Ezreal
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Not gradedFae Aphelios
#5.57 avg29.4% top 41,585 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 1,250 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one plays
or Aluneor Maokai
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No tier yetFae Aphelios & Lillia
— avg— top 4140 gamesFast 9
Carried by Aphelios & Lillia
Only this one plays
GnarIvernLuxTaricor Alistar
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Ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+. A dashed portrait is a flex slot: many of its games play another unit there.

No tier yet fewer than 400 games in 7 days   Not graded played too rarely to grade

Board at every levelthe board level by level, with its traits and the options its games play

The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 9 up it is measured over 294 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.

84%952%1044%
Lv 4planRakanXayahAlistarHecarim322Aphelios’s items on XayahLillia’s items on Hecarim
Lv 5planOrnnRakanXayahAlistarHecarimAddedOrnn422Aphelios’s items on XayahLillia’s items on Hecarim
Lv 6planOrnnRakanXayahAlistarLeBlancHecarimAddedLeBlanc522Aphelios’s items on XayahLillia’s items on Hecarim
Lv 7planOrnnRakanXayahAlistarLeBlancHecarimApheliosAddedAphelios5222Lillia’s items on Hecarim
Lv 8planXayahAlistarHecarimApheliosLilliaRakanOrnnLeBlancAddedLillia53222
Lv 952%GnarIvernLuxTaricApheliosLilliaHecarimXayahAlistarAddedGnarIvernLuxTaricSoldRakanOrnnLeBlanc11142222
Lv 1044%AluneGnarIvernLuxTaricApheliosLilliaOrnnRakanXayahAddedAluneOrnnRakanSoldHecarimAlistar1111332222

Not a reroll comp: nothing is 3-starred on even 1 board in 5.

How these rows are made

Level 9 and up are the boards this comp’s games ended on. Riot’s match data keeps only that last board, so the levels below are planned by one rule from this comp’s own units and traits and Riot’s shop odds, and marked plan — how the rule works. Hover a trait badge for what it does.

Augments that fitby trait and by our rule; no augment has a number of its own

What each augment grants, set against what this comp measured: the same rule the overlay uses when it reads the three on offer. A measured line is the comp’s own placement at a trait level; a line by rule is a fact about the comp, such as the damage its carry is built for.

MeasuredThe comp’s own placement at a trait’s levels, beside the augments that give the trait.

#2.66

Elderwood 7: averages 2.66 here, against 3.28 at Elderwood 5 (172 boards)

#2.64

Fae 4: averages 2.64 here, against 3.06 at Fae 2 (251 boards)

Levelling and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it averages level 9.40, so levelling is the plan (294 boards)

Birthday PresentBuild A BudGoing LongGolden GambleGolden Gamble+Golden Gamble++Hard CommitHedge FundInvestment Strategy IILevel Up!Lucky GlovesLucky Gloves+
66 moreLuxury SubscriptionMoney MonsoonPrismatic DestinyPrismatic Destiny+Shimmerscale EssenceShopping SpreeThe Trait TreeThe Trait Tree+Urf's Grab BagAdvanced LoanAdvanced Loan+Big Grab BagBirthday ReunionBooster PackBooster Pack+Booster Pack++Clear MindCluttered MindConstruct a CompanionConsuming FloraExclusive CustomizationExplosive GrowthExplosive Growth+Gold DestinyGold Destiny+Hard BargainHeroic Grab BagHeroic Grab Bag+Heroic Grab Bag++HustlerInfinity ProtectionInvestment Strategy ILate Game ScalingMalicious MonetizationMax BuildMoney HungryMoney Hungry+Patient StudyPilferSlammin'Slammin'+Solo LevelingSpeedy Double KillSpreading RootsSpreading Roots+The Golden DragonTime SkipCalled ShotCaretaker's AllyCognitive TaxCognitive Tax+ExpeditionFeeling LuckyForge A FriendGood For Something IIron AssetsKick StartKingslayerLate Game SpecialistOne, Two, Five!Pandora's BenchSilver DestinySilver Destiny+Silver Destiny++Silver SpoonYoung and Wild and Free

Riot’s match-v1 data does not report which augments a player took, so no augment has a number of its own on this page or anywhere else on the site. The augment reference lists what each one grants.

Questionswhat people search for about this comp, answered from this page

What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.

How do you play Fae Aphelios & Lillia in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.5 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (52%).

What items does Aphelios need?

On its final board Aphelios holds Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury and Infinity Edge.

Is Fae Aphelios & Lillia good in patch 18.5?

Not graded yet: 149 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #2.88.

Is Fae Aphelios & Lillia contested?

Contest costs it little: with one other #2.84 (36% of games), with two or more #3.11 (51%), over 174 games of this patch at all ranks.

More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played

Traits

Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Avatar1Emerald Aspect1Greenfather1Elderwood4next 5Brawler2next 4Fae2next 4Rapidfire2next 3Vanguard2next 4

What each tier of this comp’s own traits was worth on its boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Elderwood32.998053.288272.6690
Fae23.0614142.64110

By bracket

Diamond, Master, Grandmaster and Challenger against the whole sample. Each board carries the tier of its own player where the sampler held it.

BracketGamesAvg PlaceTop 4 %Win %
Diamond+140#2.9377.1%34.3%
All ranks149#2.8877.8%34.9%

Trend

Avg Place on each of the last 7 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.

Also played

Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.