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Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Brambleback

Also called Elder Dragon Brambleback Fast 9 · Riftbeast Fast 9

Fast 9ConsistentCarried by Elder Dragon & Brambleback

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

No tier yet Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 58 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.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Positions are our rule, by attack range: melee in front, ranged behind, the most-itemed carries in the back corners. Riot's match data has none.

5Elder Dragontakes 2 team slots★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Last Whisper
  • Deathblade
carry
5Gnar★
5Maokai★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
4Brambleback★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Edge of Night
  • Hand Of Justice
carry
4Sentinel★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Protector's Vow
3Krug★★
5Asheflex
3Viflex

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Elder Dragon

How to play this

Level
Level to 9. 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 8.9 on average. Boards at its levels average 3.88 across every comp; this one averages 4.82, 0.94 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 EdgeLast WhisperDeathblade Infinity Edge, Last Whisper, Deathblade

Brambleback 3★ on 1% of boards

Guinsoo's RagebladeEdge of NightHand Of Justice Guinsoo's Rageblade, Edge of Night, Hand Of Justice

Stage by stage

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

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.8 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.1 when they go out in stage 6.

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

Which version?

Eight comps play Riftbeast around Elder Dragon; 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
SentinelElder Dragon
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No tier yetRiftbeast Elder Dragon & Brambleback
— avg— top 458 gamesFast 9
Carried by Elder Dragon & Brambleback
Only this one plays
or Asheor Vi
3 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

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.

Levelling and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it averages level 8.91, so levelling is the plan (110 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 (84 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier BladesHold the LineSoul AwakeningCybernetic ImplantsEarly LearningsEmbiggenNO SCOUT NO PIVOTTons of Stats!Focused FireStand United
Works against it: Wrong damage type (3)

By ruleWrong damage type: Elder Dragon is built for attack damage here (84 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 & Brambleback in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.1 on average.

What items does Elder Dragon need?

On its final board Elder Dragon holds Infinity Edge, Last Whisper and Deathblade.

Is Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Brambleback good in patch 18.5?

Not graded yet: 64 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #4.88.

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

Traits

Active on the core board, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Riftbeast5next 7Brawler2next 4Apex Predator1Old Growth1

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+58#4.8343.1%8.6%
All ranks64#4.8842.2%7.8%

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
Riftbeast Elder DragonS5#3.56140,122
Brawler Draven with Ashe—4#4.6161