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Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe

Also called Elder Dragon Ashe Fast 9 · Riftbeast Fast 9

Fast 9Carried by Elder Dragon & Ashe

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 7 days·Updated 30 Oct 2026, 05:14 UTC·Difficulty Medium

—Tier
#4.28Avg Place
52.9%Top 4 %
17.8%Win %
0.1%Play Rate
2,151Games, 7 days

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.

5Ashe★★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Red Buff
  • Last Whisper
carry
5Elder Dragontakes 2 team slots★★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Sterak's Gage
  • Deathblade
carry
5Ivern★
or
  • Lux
5Maokai★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
or
  • Amumu
5Taric★
4Sentinel★★
4Sivir★★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
3Vi★★

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Elder Dragon

How to play this

When
You hold B.F. Sword and Recurve Bow, and nobody else in the lobby is on Elder Dragon or Ashe.
  • #3.90 alone14% of games
  • #4.19 with one other36% of games
  • #4.55 with two or more50% of games
Others on Elder Dragon or Ashe in the lobby, over 3,017 games of this patch at all ranks.
Items
Slam Striker's Flail first (Giant's Belt + Sparring Gloves): of Elder Dragon's most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #3.94 over 1,032 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:B.F. Sword ×4Recurve Bow ×3Sparring Gloves ×2Tear of the Goddess
Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 8 (9%) and level 10 (12%). 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 9.0 on average. Boards at its levels average 3.65 across every comp; this one averages 4.28, 0.63 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

DeathbladeInfinity EdgeStriker's Flail Deathblade, Infinity Edge, Striker's Flail

#3.67 over 69 games at all ranks

Ashe 3★ on 0% of boards

Last WhisperRed BuffSpear of Shojin Last Whisper, Red Buff, Spear of Shojin

#3.22 over 256 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 2 Level 4 plan

Play Cinderling, Rakan, Scuttlecrab and Tristana.

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

Ashe's items go on Cinderling until Ashe comes in at level 7.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Caitlyn and Vi.

Stage 4 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.7 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Ashe, Elder Dragon, Ivern, Maokai, Taric, Sentinel and Sivir; sell Rakan, Caitlyn, Scuttlecrab, Cinderling and Tristana.

79% of its games end at level 9.

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

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

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.2 when they go out in stage 6.

Its games end around round 5-6 on average, with 5 gold left.

Which version?

Eleven comps play Riftbeast around Elder Dragon; the biggest four are compared here. They share the three below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.

All of these play
SentinelElder DragonTaric
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Not gradedRiftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe
#4.28 avg52.9% top 42,151 gamesFast 9
Played on about 1 board in 769 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Elder Dragon & Ashe
Only this one plays
ViSivirAshe
7 smaller versions

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 8 up it is measured over 5,702 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.

89%979%1012%
Lv 4planCinderlingRakanScuttlecrabTristana222Ashe’s items on CinderlingElder Dragon’s items on Tristana
Lv 5planCinderlingRakanCaitlynScuttlecrabTristanaAddedCaitlyn322Ashe’s items on CinderlingElder Dragon’s items on Tristana
Lv 6planRakanCaitlynScuttlecrabViCinderlingTristanaAddedVi332Ashe’s items on CinderlingElder Dragon’s items on Tristana
Lv 7realViSivirMaokaiAsheCaitlynScuttlecrabRakanAddedSivirMaokaiAsheSoldCinderlingTristana1432
Lv 89%AsheElder Dragon2TaricAmumuSentinelSivirViAddedElder Dragon2TaricAmumuSentinelSoldMaokaiCaitlynScuttlecrabRakan1132222
Lv 979%AsheElder Dragon2IvernMaokaiTaricSentinelSivirViAddedIvernMaokaiSoldAmumu111132222
Lv 1012%AsheElder Dragon2IvernLuxMaokaiTaricSentinelSivirViAddedLux1111132222

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. 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.

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.

ChampionBuildAvg PlaceGames
Elder DragonDeathbladeDeathbladeInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeStriker's FlailStriker's Flail#3.6769
AsheLast WhisperLast WhisperRed BuffRed BuffSpear of ShojinSpear of Shojin#3.22256
AsheInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeRed BuffRed BuffSpear of ShojinSpear of Shojin#3.25126
AsheGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeRed BuffRed BuffSpear of ShojinSpear of Shojin#4.1759

Components to hold B.F. Sword ×4, Recurve Bow ×3, Sparring Gloves ×3, Giant's Belt, 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. A 2 on a portrait: that unit takes two team slots.

Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2IvernTaricAmumuSentinelSivirVi4.85avg place759 gamesPlaysAmumuInstead ofMaokai
Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2LuxTaricAmumuSentinelSivirVi4.39avg place291 gamesPlaysLuxAmumuInstead ofIvernMaokai
Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2KennenMaokaiTaricSentinelSivirVi5.05avg place187 gamesPlaysKennenInstead ofIvern
Lv 9AsheIvernLuxTaricAmumuMorganaSentinelSivirVi4.07avg place122 gamesPlaysLuxAmumuMorganaInstead ofElder Dragon2Maokai
Lv 9Elder Dragon2KennenLuxMaokaiEzrealSentinelSivirVi5.85avg place122 gamesPlaysKennenLuxEzrealInstead ofAsheIvernTaric
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.

#3.82

Primal 4: averages 3.82 here, against 4.39 at Primal 2 (5,242 boards)

Levelling and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it averages level 9.03, so levelling is the plan (5,702 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

AD carry

By ruleSuits this carry: Elder Dragon is built for attack damage here (4,507 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 9.03 (5,702)

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 (4,507 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 Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.2 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (79%).

What items does Elder Dragon need?

Its most played build this patch is Deathblade, Infinity Edge and Striker's Flail: #3.67 over 69 games.

Is Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe good in patch 18.5?

In Diamond+: average place #4.28 and 53% top 4 over 2,151 Diamond+ games in the last 7 days. At all ranks it averages #4.28 over 2,216 games.

Is Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe contested?

Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Elder Dragon or Ashe it placed #3.90 (14% of games), with one other #4.19 (36%), with two or more #4.55 (50%), over 3,017 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 Predator1Emerald Aspect1Greenfather1Old Growth1Riftbeast3next 5Hunter2next 3Juggernaut2next 4Primal2next 4Vanguard2next 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
Hunter24.323,92433.8695943.67126
Juggernaut24.305,10644.51185
Primal24.394,36143.82881
Vanguard24.164,65243.91155

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+2,151#4.2852.9%17.8%
All ranks2,216#4.2852.9%17.7%

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.

CompTierShared unitsAvg PlaceGames
Juggernaut Ashe—6#4.106,764
Juggernaut Ashe with Sejuani—6#4.4295
Riftbeast Elder Dragon & DravenS5#4.20103,988
Juggernaut Vanguard—5#5.502,126
Juggernaut Elder Dragon & Ashe—5#4.58649
Riftbeast Elder Dragon with Alune—5#3.59464
Brawler Ashe—4#3.981,258
Hunter Sivir & Ashe—4#4.88260