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Primal Elder Dragon

Also called Elder Dragon Sivir Fast 9 · Primal Fast 9

Fast 9ConsistentCarried by Elder Dragon & Sivir

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 7 days·Updated 28 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC·Difficulty Medium

No tier yet Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 375 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 (same carry), Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven (same carry). 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.

5Elder Dragontakes 2 team slots★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Hunter Emblem
  • Deathblade
carry
4Amumu★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
4Sivir★★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
carry
3Vi★★
5Gnarflex
5Ivernflex
5Maokaiflex
1Cinderlingflex

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Elder Dragon

How to play this

When
Nobody else in the lobby is on Elder Dragon or Sivir.
  • #4.49 alone13% of games
  • #5.15 with one other35% of games
  • #5.34 with two or more52% of games
Others on Elder Dragon or Sivir in the lobby, over 406 games of this patch at all ranks.
Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 10 (7%). Level 9 around 5-1: about 33 rolls (66 gold) to 2-star Elder Dragon; about 54 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 8.7 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.08 across every comp; this one averages 5.16, 1.08 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
Carries

Elder Dragon 3★ on 0% of boards

Infinity EdgeHunter EmblemDeathblade Infinity Edge, Hunter Emblem, Deathblade

Sivir 3★ on 1% of boards

Infinity EdgeSpear of ShojinGuinsoo's Rageblade Infinity Edge, Spear of Shojin, Guinsoo's Rageblade

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, Yorick, Scuttlecrab and Vi.

Elder Dragon's items go on Scuttlecrab until Elder Dragon comes in at level 8.

Sivir's items go on Vi until Sivir comes in at level 7.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Cinderling and Tristana.

Stage 4 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.4 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Amumu and Sivir; sell Cinderling, Rakan, Yorick, Scuttlecrab and Tristana.

36% of its games end at level 8.

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.6 when they go out in stage 5.

Add Elder Dragon, Gnar and Ivern.

56% of its games end at level 9.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.0 when they go out in stage 6.

Its games end around round 5-5 on average, with 8 gold left.

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 931 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.

836%956%107%
Lv 4planRakanYorickScuttlecrabVi4Sivir’s items on ViElder Dragon’s items on Scuttlecrab
Lv 5planCinderlingRakanYorickScuttlecrabViAddedCinderling4Sivir’s items on CinderlingElder Dragon’s items on Vi
Lv 6planCinderlingRakanYorickScuttlecrabTristanaViAddedTristana422Sivir’s items on TristanaElder Dragon’s items on Cinderling
Lv 7planCinderlingViSivirScuttlecrabTristanaRakanYorickAddedSivir4322Elder Dragon’s items on Tristana
Lv 836%AmumuSivirViCinderlingElder Dragon2IvernGnarAddedAmumuElder Dragon2IvernGnarSoldScuttlecrabTristanaRakanYorick113222
Lv 956%Elder Dragon2GnarIvernAmumuSivirViMaokaiCinderlingAddedMaokai1113322
Lv 107%AsheElder Dragon2GnarIvernMaokaiAmumuSivirViCinderlingAddedAshe1113332

Not 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.

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. A 2 on a portrait: that unit takes two team slots.

Lv 8GnarIvernMaokaiAmumuSettSivirTristanaVi5.61avg place133 gamesPlaysMaokaiSettTristanaInstead ofCinderlingElder Dragon2
Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2IvernKennenAmumuSivirViCinderling5.79avg place128 gamesPlaysKennenAsheInstead ofGnarMaokai
Lv 9Elder Dragon2GnarAmumuBramblebackSivirKrugViCinderling5.54avg place98 gamesPlaysBramblebackKrugInstead ofIvernMaokai
Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2GnarIvernAmumuBramblebackSettVi5.97avg place70 gamesPlaysAsheBramblebackSettInstead ofSivirMaokaiCinderling
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.

#4.63

Primal 4: averages 4.63 here, against 5.33 at Primal 2 (778 boards)

AD carry

By ruleSuits this carry: Elder Dragon is built for attack damage here (543 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier BladesHold the LineSoul AwakeningCybernetic ImplantsEarly LearningsEmbiggenNO SCOUT NO PIVOTTons of Stats!Focused FireStand United
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15), Wrong damage type (3)

By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 8.69 (931)

Commerce CoreInvested+Invested++Prismatic TicketUpward MobilityCalculated LossCognitive OverloadEpic RolldownEpochEpoch+Trade SectorTrade Sector+
3 moreCrafted CraftingPatience Is A VirtueRecombobulator

By ruleWrong damage type: Elder Dragon is built for attack damage here (543 boards)

Deadlier CapsDark RitualSeraphim's Staff

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 Primal Elder Dragon in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.0 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (56%).

What items does Elder Dragon need?

On its final board Elder Dragon holds Infinity Edge, Hunter Emblem and Deathblade.

Is Primal Elder Dragon good in patch 18.5?

At all ranks: average place #5.17 and 37% top 4 over 406 games in the last 7 days.

Is Primal Elder Dragon contested?

Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Elder Dragon or Sivir it placed #4.49 (13% of games), with one other #5.15 (35%), with two or more #5.34 (52%), over 406 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.

Apex Predator1Greenfather1Old Growth1Juggernaut3next 4Riftbeast3next 5Hunter2next 3Primal2next 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
Hunter25.3634535.2321643.7493
Juggernaut25.4466044.75183
Primal25.3370244.6376

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+375#5.1637.9%8.5%
All ranks406#5.1736.7%8.6%

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.