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Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven

Also called Elder Dragon Draven Fast 9 · Riftbeast Fast 9

Fast 9High Win %Carried by Elder Dragon & Draven

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 5 days·Updated 26 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC·Difficulty Medium

STier
#4.21Avg Place
52.6%Top 4 %
23.4%Win %
6.0%Play Rate
81,433Games, 5 days
Grade by day
  1. S since 17 Oct

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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Level 9 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.

5Draven★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Kraken's Fury
  • Infinity Edge
carry
or
  • Ashe
5Elder Dragontakes 2 team slots★★
  • Infinity Edge
  • Last Whisper
  • Sterak's Gage
carry
5Ivern★★
or
  • Gnar
5Kennen★★
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Edge of Night
5Maokai★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
5Taric★★
4Amumu★★
4Sentinel★★

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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 Draven.
  • #3.83 alone15% of games
  • #4.09 with one other36% of games
  • #4.43 with two or more49% of games
Others on Elder Dragon or Draven in the lobby, over 86,133 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, #3.68 over 63,055 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:B.F. Sword ×3Recurve Bow ×3Sparring Gloves ×2Needlessly Large RodNegatron Cloak
Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 8 (3%) and level 10 (18%). 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 9.2 on average. Boards at its levels average 3.43 across every comp; this one averages 4.20, 0.77 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 WhisperStriker's Flail Infinity Edge, Last Whisper, Striker's Flail

#3.35 over 3,254 games at all ranks

Draven 3★ on 0% of boards

DeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's Fury Deathblade, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury

#3.50 over 6,353 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 Pebbles, Rakan, Scuttlecrab and Mama Beak.

Elder Dragon's items go on Scuttlecrab until Elder Dragon comes in at level 9.

Draven's items go on Mama Beak until Draven comes in at level 9.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Cinderling and Varus.

Stage 4 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.8 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Draven, Elder Dragon, Ivern, Kennen, Maokai, Taric, Amumu and Sentinel; sell Cinderling, Pebbles, Rakan, Varus, Scuttlecrab and Mama Beak.

79% of its games end at level 9.

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.0 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.3 when they go out in stage 6.

Its games end around round 5-7 on average, with 6 gold left.

Which version?

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

All of these play
Elder Dragon
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SRiftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven
#4.21 avg52.6% top 481,433 gamesFast 9
Carried by Elder Dragon & Draven
Only this one plays
DravenKennen
3 smaller versions

Ranked games, last 5 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 5 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 312,539 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned. Each level’s options are this patch’s.

83%979%1018%
Lv 4planPebblesRakanScuttlecrabMama Beak32Draven’s items on Mama BeakElder Dragon’s items on Scuttlecrab
Lv 5planPebblesRakanVarusScuttlecrabMama BeakAddedVarus322Elder Dragon’s items on VarusDraven’s items on Mama Beak
Lv 6planCinderlingPebblesRakanVarusScuttlecrabMama BeakAddedCinderling422Elder Dragon’s items on VarusDraven’s items on Mama Beak
Lv 7planCinderlingPebblesRakanVarusScuttlecrabMama BeakSentinelAddedSentinel52222Elder Dragon’s items on VarusDraven’s items on Mama Beak
Lv 8planAmumuSentinelRakanVarusScuttlecrabPebblesMama BeakCinderlingAddedAmumu532222Elder Dragon’s items on VarusDraven’s items on Mama Beak
Lv 979%DravenElder Dragon2IvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinelAddedDravenElder Dragon2IvernKennenMaokaiTaricSoldRakanVarusScuttlecrabPebblesMama BeakCinderling111113222
Lv 1018%DravenElder Dragon2IvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinelAluneAddedAlune1111113222Optionsall: #1.59 · 66% won · 12,171 gamesAlune#1.5169% won · 1.3kLux#1.5269% won · 2.9kSoraka#1.5467% won · 875

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. 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.

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 DragonInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeLast WhisperLast WhisperStriker's FlailStriker's Flail#3.353,254
Elder DragonInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeLast WhisperLast WhisperSterak's GageSterak's Gage#3.462,827
Elder DragonDeathbladeDeathbladeInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeLast WhisperLast Whisper#3.432,345
DravenDeathbladeDeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#3.506,353
DravenGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#3.826,171
DravenGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's FuryKraken's FuryLast WhisperLast Whisper#3.553,191

Components to hold B.F. Sword ×3, Recurve Bow ×3, Sparring Gloves ×3, Giant's Belt, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak

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 9DravenElder Dragon2KennenLuxMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinel3.15avg place29,318 gamesPlaysLuxInstead ofIvern
Lv 9DravenElder Dragon2GnarKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinel3.83avg place24,029 gamesPlaysGnarInstead ofIvern
Lv 9AsheElder Dragon2IvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinel4.04avg place17,016 gamesPlaysAsheInstead ofDraven
Lv 10AluneDravenElder Dragon2IvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuSentinel3.18avg place10,029 gamesPlaysAluneInstead ofLux
Lv 9DravenElder Dragon2KennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealSentinel4.06avg place8,788 gamesPlaysEzrealInstead ofIvern
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.

#3.68

Riftbeast 7: averages 3.68 here, against 5.93 at Riftbeast 5 (1,204 boards)

#5.01

Coven 3: averages 5.01 here, against 5.35 at Coven 5 (1,287 boards)

#3.11

Lunar 5: averages 3.11 here, against 3.96 at Lunar 3 (1,856 boards)

#3.98

Primal 2: averages 3.98 here, against 3.98 at Primal 4 (25,869 boards)

#3.61

Blackthorn 2: averages 3.61 here, against 4.06 at Blackthorn 4 (4,984 boards)

#4.49

Blossom 3: averages 4.49 here, against 4.87 at Blossom 5 (3,103 boards)

4 more measured lines

#4.71

Elderwood 3: averages 4.71 here, against 4.71 at Elderwood 5 (6,237 boards)

#4.03

Fae 4: averages 4.03 here, against 4.41 at Fae 2 (1,995 boards)

#3.95

Flora Fatalis 1: averages 3.95 here, against 4.31 at Flora Fatalis 2 (12,368 boards)

#4.02

Rapidfire 3: averages 4.02 here, against 4.53 at Rapidfire 2 (2,023 boards)

Levelling and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it averages level 9.15, so levelling is the plan (312,539 boards)

Birthday PresentBuild A BudGoing LongGolden GambleGolden Gamble+Golden Gamble++Hard CommitHedge FundInvestment Strategy IILevel Up!Lucky GlovesLucky Gloves+
65 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 CompanionExclusive 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 (265,557 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier BladesHold the LineSoul AwakeningCybernetic ImplantsEarly LearningsNO SCOUT NO PIVOTTons of Stats!Focused FireStand United
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15), Wrong damage type (2)

By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 9.15 (312,539)

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 (265,557 boards)

Deadlier CapsSeraphim'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 & Draven in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.3 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (79%).

What items does Elder Dragon need?

Its most played build this patch is Infinity Edge, Last Whisper and Striker's Flail: #3.35 over 3,254 games.

Is Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven good in patch 18.5?

Graded S in Diamond+: average place #4.21 and 53% top 4 over 81,433 Diamond+ games in the last 5 days. At all ranks it averages #4.22 over 86,133 games.

Is Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven contested?

Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Elder Dragon or Draven it placed #3.83 (15% of games), with one other #4.09 (36%), with two or more #4.43 (49%), over 86,133 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.

  1. #1엉망진창 메시#KR1Challenger · KR · 1,540 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-26
  2. #1VIT setsuko#NA2Challenger · NA · 1,596 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-26
  3. #1RF N6M#139Challenger · VN · 1,738 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-26
  4. #5LELOUCH45123#UWUChallenger · LAN · 1,922 LP · level 9 · out at 6-2 · 2026-10-26
  5. #5RF N6M#139Challenger · VN · 1,738 LP · level 9 · out at 6-1 · 2026-10-26
  6. #7J or C#NA1Challenger · NA · 1,509 LP · level 9 · out at 5-1 · 2026-10-26

Traits

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

Apex Predator1Bounty Seeker1Emerald Aspect1Greenfather1Old Growth1Riftbeast3next 5Inferno2next 3Juggernaut2next 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
Inferno23.96233,58634.3025,24053.374,42473.11496
Juggernaut24.04274,19844.6810,59963.561,623
Riftbeast34.03278,73655.931,10973.6895
Vanguard23.96263,30444.264,33863.96152

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+81,433#4.2152.6%23.4%
All ranks86,133#4.2252.4%23.3%

Trend

Avg Place on each of the last 5 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
Elderwood Draven & MaokaiA6#4.2863,898
Riftbeast Elder Dragon with Alune—6#3.42363
Juggernaut Ashe—5#4.164,943
Juggernaut Vanguard—5#5.441,816
Inferno Draven—5#5.22658
Inferno Lux—5#3.97230
Riftbeast Elder Dragon with Maokai—5#6.02205
Executioner Zyra & Malphite—5#3.52135