Stage 2 Level 4 plan
Play Rakan, Varus, Xayah and Vi.
Aphelios' items go on Xayah until Aphelios comes in at level 7.
Nidalee's items go on Varus until Nidalee comes in at level 7.
Primal Aphelios & Nidalee
Also called Aphelios Nidalee Fast 8 · Primal Fast 8
Fast 8ConsistentCarried by Aphelios & Nidalee
BBTier
#4.57Avg Place
50.8%Top 4 %
5.5%Win %
4.8%Play Rate
78,755Games, 6 days
Grade by day
- A 17 Oct – 22 Oct
- B since 23 Oct
Grade by day
- A 17 Oct – 22 Oct
- B since 23 Oct
Final board
The board at level 8, 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.
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Level
Level 8 is placed by TFT Codex, not measured; the other levels stand by our rule. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.
4Amumu★★
Amumu★★- Gargoyle Stoneplate
- Warmog's Armor
- Spirit Visage
4Aphelios★★
Aphelios★★- Guinsoo's Rageblade
- Kraken's Fury
- Infinity Edge
4Nidalee★★
Nidalee★★- Infinity Edge
- Sterak's Gage
- Spear of Shojin
4Sentinel★★
Sentinel★★- Protector's Vow
- Gargoyle Stoneplate
3Diana★★
Diana★★3Kog'Maw★★
Kog'Maw★★3Vi★★
Vi★★1Varus★★
Varus★★
How to play this
- When
- You hold B.F. Sword and Recurve Bow, and nobody else in the lobby is on Aphelios or Nidalee.Others on Aphelios or Nidalee in the lobby, over 86,480 games of this patch at all ranks.
- Items
- Slam Kraken's Fury first (Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak): of Aphelios' most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #4.22 over 220,356 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:
B.F. Sword ×4
Sparring Gloves ×2
Recurve Bow
Giant's Belt
Needlessly Large Rod
Tear of the Goddess - Level
- Level to 8 and roll there. Its games also end at level 10 (3%). Level 8 around 4-2: about 22 rolls (44 gold) to 2-star Aphelios; about 33 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 8.4 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.46 across every comp; this one averages 4.57, 0.11 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.Finishes at level 8.4 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.46 across every comp; this one averages 4.56, 0.10 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
- Carries
Aphelios 3★ on 1% of boards
Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury#4.26 over 11,076 games at all ranks
Nidalee 3★ on 1% of boards
Infinity Edge, Spear of Shojin, Sterak's Gage#4.21 over 13,821 games at all ranks
Stage by stage
Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.
Stage 3 Level 6 plan
Add Kog'Maw and Akali.
Stage 4 Level 8 measured
Its players average 8.0 when they go out in stage 4.
Add Amumu, Aphelios, Nidalee, Sentinel and Diana; sell Akali, Xayah and Rakan.
63% of its games end at level 8.
Stage 5 Level 8 measured
Its players average 8.1 when they go out in stage 5.
Stage 6 Level 9 measured
Its players average 8.7 when they go out in stage 6.
Add Taric.
Fill the ninth slot: Taric #3.07 (14% won, 1.6k games), Brambleback #3.07 (12% won, 2.9k games), Lux #3.08 (10% won, 2.6k games); all level-9 boards #3.19.
33% of its games end at level 9.
Its games end around round 5-7 on average, with 7 gold left.
Which version?
Four comps play Primal around Aphelios. They share the four below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
Every version playsDianaVior AmumuAphelios
DianaVior AmumuApheliosBPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee
#4.57 avg50.8% top 478,755 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios & Nidalee
Not gradedPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee with Lux
#5.06 avg39.0% top 4487 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 3,333 in the last 6 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios & Nidalee
Only this one plays
Lux
Open this version →LuxNo tier yetPrimal Aphelios & Ashe
— avg— top 4115 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios, Sivir & Ashe
Only this one playsRakan
Sivir
Ashe
or Yorick
or Maokai
Open this version →RakanSivirAsheor Yorickor MaokaiNo tier yetPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee with Sett
— avg— top 459 gamesFast 8
Carried by Nidalee & Aphelios
Only this one plays
Krug
Sett
Open this version →KrugSettFour comps play Primal around Aphelios. They share the four below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
Every version playsDianaVior AmumuAphelios
DianaVior AmumuApheliosBPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee
#4.56 avg50.9% top 486,480 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios & Nidalee
Not gradedPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee with Lux
#5.11 avg38.0% top 4550 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 3,300 in the last 6 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios & Nidalee
Only this one playsLux
Open this version →LuxNo tier yetPrimal Aphelios & Ashe
#5.15 avg37.7% top 4130 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios, Sivir & Ashe
Only this one playsRakanSivirAsheor Yorickor Maokai
Open this version →RakanSivirAsheor Yorickor MaokaiNo tier yetPrimal Aphelios & Nidalee with Sett
#5.31 avg32.8% top 467 gamesFast 8
Carried by Nidalee & Aphelios
Only this one playsKrugSett
Open this version →KrugSettRanked games, last 6 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 6 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 8 up it is measured over 349,252 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned. Each level’s options are this patch’s.
Lv 4plan
2
2
2Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on Varus
222Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on VarusLv 5planAdded2
222Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on Varus
Added2222Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on VarusLv 6planAdded
1
22222Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on Varus
Added122222Aphelios’s items on XayahNidalee’s items on VarusLv 7realAddedSold1222
2
22
AddedSold1222222Lv 863%Added122
22222
2
Added122222222Lv 933%Added1
132222222Optionsall: #3.19 · 10% won · 20,950 gamesTaric#3.0714% won · 1.6k
Brambleback#3.0712% won · 2.9kLux#3.0810% won · 2.6k
Alune#3.1810% won · 4.2k · most played
Added1132222222Optionsall: #3.19 · 10% won · 20,950 gamesTaric#3.0714% won · 1.6kBrambleback#3.0712% won · 2.9kLux#3.0810% won · 2.6kAlune#3.1810% won · 4.2k · most playedLv 10bestAdded1132222222The 10th championall: #2.06 · 30% won · 2,284 gamesKrug#1.9530% won · 87
Ivern#1.9935% won · 557Lux#2.0132% won · 637Alune#2.0829% won · 835 · most played
Added1132222222The 10th championall: #2.06 · 30% won · 2,284 gamesKrug#1.9530% won · 87Ivern#1.9935% won · 557Lux#2.0132% won · 637Alune#2.0829% won · 835 · most playedNot a reroll comp: nothing is 3-starred on even 1 board in 5.
How these rows are made
Level 8 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. Rows marked real are the boards of the games that went out at that level holding four or more of this comp’s units — real boards on the way to it, not its own games. Under a measured level, its options: what its games put in the slots past that level’s core, best placed first, with average place, win rate and games beside the level’s own. All of them went out at that level, so none is flattered by having got further. The board draws the first, in a gold ring; the most played is named among them. The row marked best adds the champion that placed best at the level above.
Item builds, measuredthe carries’ three-item builds, with average place and games
The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.
| Champion | Build | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphelios | Guinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeKraken's Fury | #4.26 | 11,076 |
| Aphelios |  DeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's Fury | #4.17 | 8,089 |
| Aphelios |  Giant SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's Fury | #4.17 | 4,295 |
| Nidalee | Infinity EdgeSpear of ShojinSterak's Gage | #4.21 | 13,821 |
| Nidalee |  Hand Of JusticeInfinity EdgeSterak's Gage | #4.01 | 3,292 |
| Nidalee |  Edge of NightInfinity EdgeSterak's Gage | #4.08 | 2,553 |
Components to hold B.F. Sword ×4, Recurve Bow ×2, Sparring Gloves ×2, Giant's Belt, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, Tear of the Goddess
Variationswhat close versions add or leave out, and how they placed
Other boards this comp ends on, over the last 14 days. Each row is a version’s usual final board and what it plays instead of this comp’s own board at that level.
Lv 94.32avg place8,217 gamesAdds
4.32avg place8,217 gamesAddsLv 84.79avg place3,931 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.79avg place3,931 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 8
4.98avg place3,868 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.98avg place3,868 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 8
4.41avg place1,679 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.41avg place1,679 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 8
6.15avg place1,537 gamesPlaysInstead of
6.15avg place1,537 gamesPlaysInstead ofAugments 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.
#3.87
Primal 4: averages 3.87 here, against 4.40 at Primal 2 (335,442 boards)
#4.35
Flora Fatalis 1: averages 4.35 here, against 4.94 at Flora Fatalis 2 (5,381 boards)
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15)
By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 8.39 (349,252)
Commerce Core
Invested+
Invested++
Prismatic Ticket
Upward Mobility
Calculated Loss
Cognitive Overload
Epic Rolldown
Epoch
Epoch+
Trade Sector
Trade Sector+3 more
Crafted Crafting
Patience Is A Virtue
RecombobulatorRiot’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 Primal Aphelios & Nidalee in TFT Set 18?
Fast 8. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 8.7 on average. Its games end most often at level 8 (63%).
What items does Aphelios need?
Its most played build this patch is Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge and Kraken's Fury: #4.26 over 11,076 games.
Is Primal Aphelios & Nidalee good in patch 18.5?
Graded B in Diamond+: average place #4.57 and 51% top 4 over 78,755 Diamond+ games in the last 6 days. At all ranks it averages #4.56 over 86,480 games.
Is Primal Aphelios & Nidalee contested?
Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Aphelios or Nidalee it placed #4.30 (25% of games), with one other #4.53 (41%), with two or more #4.78 (35%), over 86,480 games of this patch at all ranks.
More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played
At the top of the ladder
The newest boards of this comp from the players on our leaderboard, best placed first. A name opens that player’s games, board and items included.
- #2Ri Le#2406Challenger · VN · 1,591 LP · level 8 · out at 5-7 · 2026-10-27
- #2minari baby#SG2Challenger · SEA · 1,521 LP · level 8 · out at 5-7 · 2026-10-27
- #3whyyoumadpro#EUWChallenger · EUW · 1,795 LP · level 8 · out at 6-3 · 2026-10-27
- #4102#2600Challenger · KR · 1,715 LP · level 8 · out at 5-6 · 2026-10-27
- #6TTV KatsutaxD#TFTChallenger · EUW · 1,568 LP · level 8 · out at 5-5 · 2026-10-27
- #7Advt#tw2Challenger · TW · 1,667 LP · level 8 · out at 5-3 · 2026-10-27
Traits
Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.
Caustic1Adaptor2next 3Inferno2next 3Invoker2next 3Juggernaut2next 4Lunar2next 3Primal2next 4Rapidfire2next 3Vanguard2next 4What 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.
| Trait | Placement at each tier |
|---|---|
| Adaptor | 24.35317,20934.355,77344.491,010 |
| Inferno | 24.33290,38334.1421,96353.991,042 |
| Invoker | 24.32307,42134.386,43144.5761354.62128 |
| Juggernaut | 24.38331,20544.628,76664.06259 |
| Lunar | 24.52275,57033.7141,42343.4210,94352.993,690 |
| Primal | 24.40319,56443.8715,878 |
| Rapidfire | 24.36299,10234.2218,52044.072,27153.67639 |
| Vanguard | 24.37328,31644.005,60164.33107 |
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.
| Bracket | Games | Avg Place | Top 4 % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond+ | 78,755 | #4.57 | 50.8% | 5.5% |
| All ranks | 86,480 | #4.56 | 50.9% | 5.5% |
Trend
Avg Place on each of the last 6 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.
4.5322
4.5523
4.5724
4.5825
4.5626
4.6327
Also played
Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.
| Comp | Tier | Shared units | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee with Lux | — | 6 | #5.11 | 550 |
| Lunar Aphelios with Lux | — | 6 | #4.60 | 161 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | — | 5 | #4.83 | 12,983 |
| Primal Nidalee with Diana | — | 5 | #5.91 | 536 |
| Vanguard Nidalee & Aphelios | — | 5 | #5.39 | 95 |
| Lunar Aphelios & Nidalee | — | 5 | #3.83 | 77 |
| Vanguard Draven & Elder Dragon | — | 5 | #5.56 | 61 |
| Riftbeast Aphelios & Elder Dragon | — | 5 | #4.43 | 56 |